I already have the greates MF system ever made - the Mamiya RB67 :-)
I have had (and regularly use) a very sweet six-lens kit.
I have simply decided that this is what I wish to use most of the time.
:-)
On 21 May 2012, at 11:40 PM, John Hermanson wrote:
> If you're investing in MF you will be able to find some sweet deals.
>
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> On 5/21/2012 8:54 AM, Dawid Loubser wrote:
>> That it has, John!
>>
>> It really broke my heart to sell that lens, and if I didn't give up
>> on
>> 35mm film in general, I would never ever have sold any of this
>> equipment. It's a move I did for artistic reasons, to force myself to
>> stop using it.
>> I feel truly privileged to have owned and used that lens (I have
>> hundreds of negatives) - instead of putting it in a case.
>>
>> Dawid
>>
>>
>> On 21 May 2012, at 12:48 PM, John Hermanson wrote:
>>
>>> I'm surprised to hear that. The 250/2 sure has done some traveling.
>>>
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>>> On 5/20/2012 4:44 PM, Dawid Loubser wrote:
>>>> Gentlemen, it's been a blast - but I have decided that 35mm film is
>>>> doing my work more harm than good.
>>>> The Olympus OM equipment is so darn spectacular to use, that they
>>>> automatically take preference over other (larger-format) cameras
>>>> for... shall we say... "considered" work.
>>>>
>>>> I could never stand the agony of carefully breaking up and
>>>> selling my
>>>> rather spectacular OM kit, so I sold the whole lot to a local
>>>> dealer
>>>> for about $6000. It broke my heart, but it needed to be done. Even
>>>> when you shoot an amazing film like Adox CHS 25, only a few of
>>>> the OM
>>>> lenses have the optical qualities to produce spectacular prints,
>>>> which
>>>> even the humblest Mamiya RB or large-format lens can. I just
>>>> processed
>>>> some 6x7cm Pan F work, and I decided "that's it - 35mm could never
>>>> compare, so why continue torturing yourself to get the best out of
>>>> those tiny negatives with even *more* effort than what it takes to
>>>> produce good MF and LF work?"
>>>>
>>>> I have returned to my roots, and that meant letting go of this -
>>>> most
>>>> satisfying of 35mm systems. I am going to use the funds to build a
>>>> new
>>>> darkroom, and to acquire a few necessary medium- and large-format-
>>>> related pieces of equipment. Be prepared for a couple of
>>>> interesting
>>>> OM items that will no doubt show up on eBay soon (21/2.0, 40/2.0,
>>>> 90/2.0, 250/2.0, OM-3Ti, 20/38/80/135 macros, etc). I won't be
>>>> following all of that - though I am mighty curious as to what a
>>>> 250/2.0 will fetch on the open market.
>>>>
>>>> If I remain subscribed to this list, it's only because I have
>>>> hundreds
>>>> of OM negatives yet to print and scan, and I would like to continue
>>>> sharing and discussing them on this most characterful list. It does
>>>> sadden me that 95% of posts on this list no longer discuss OM
>>>> gear or
>>>> film-related work, but that's the nature of being in 2012, I guess.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you all for the interesting discussions, thoughts, and ideas.
>>>> Oh - and Moose - it's a little bit your fault :-)
>>>> (only kidding)
>>>>
>>>> Dawid Loubser
>>>> http://philosomatographer.deviantart.com/gallery/
>>>>
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