Festivals with the Pentax 67II

I am awaiting my XP-2 to use in an Olympus XA. I can see this may be a very bad thing. I still have the Rollei as an ornament

I have to say I am looking forward to going film again.

Mike

It's good fun really. I wouldn't give up digital now (too convenient and too cheap) but I find a day out with a film camera far more pleasureable, probably because I feel more engaged with what I'm doing. That's the joy of being an amateur, I can see why pros have ditched film en masse though...

Mike, I'm still unsure what you meant so don't blame me for being complicated because of your doing.

The o.p. is talking about the 6x7 and the 645D got mentioned and you asked the question; "What does the camera give you here that a digital crop of FF cannot?".
Now most of the time FF on this forum means 135-format but in this thread where they have been talking about MF size cameras I don't dare to guess.

Wow! Thanks for all the comments.

A few answers...

One reason to use medium format film is that the larger the piece of film (or the larger the sensor) the more detail you can capture and the gradations of colour are smoother. Does this matter when printing smaller photos - no. Does it matter when printing large - yes. For magazines I am aiming at the two page spreads. They make your images look best and you also get a higher fee. You can see a few of my tear sheets here. As you start printing larger the differences are even more important. For exhibitions and as limited edition prints I produce prints that are A2 in size. A 17"x22" print will look very different if you are using a smaller piece of film.

A second reason to use larger film or sensors is to do with depth of field. When shooting portraits with a medium format camera you can get a very shallow depth of field and a nice bokeh. You can study this by playing around with a depth of field calculator and varying the film / sensor size. A shallow D of F and then having the subject sharp creates the 3D effect or the that Hefty mentioned.

Hope this helps!

Chris

Gorgeous colour in your photo. Puts my dinky little ones to shame. Was this from the Friday event this year? If so I was there too.
I have a few pics and a write up on the festival's (and cheese-rolling's) history if you're interested...

Cheese Rolling and Log Riding

Best wishes,
weavehole