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RE: Medium format film photography - Holga plastic camera ii
thank you for taking a look and such kind words !
as you can see i took this one with less than $40 plastic Holga camera exposing 120 film. the optic of this camera is the most simple - there even more cheap plastic lenses and there are glass lenses with the price that i said before.
for the better and more sharp results i use Hasselblad 500cm or Fujifilm GA645 - both medium format (120) of course much more expensive but not too much. i also learned to develop bw at home and i scan my film by myself too. i love the process by itself - its don't replace the needs of digital camera that i still use for works by requests :-)
Definitely I see the ability to scan negatives and do post- processing in software as a major positive point.
I have checked out several medium format cameras and may buy soon. And I would also have to buy again all my developing equipment.
I lived for many years in Cairo. And there it was increasingly difficult to buy film of any type. And it could only be developed by bringing back to UK. A major disincentive.
At the moment I have a roll of film in my Leica M3 which would be my trip back in time.
I will keep my eyes open for a medium format camera - but I see with Fuji and Hasselblad having made "medium format" digital it may be just a matter of time before this becomes the professional and serious amateur choice.
good luck ! will wait for your results !
and don't forget to use #filmphotography when you're posting here on Steemit please !