it can fold up, at least once :)~

Never got around to those odd larger format cameras huh?

No I was going to do the fuji 6x8 and some panoramics but I never got hold of them

Too late - I folded it(

Mark Samuels hi there - is your viewfinder loose?

GS-1 owner here as well. The lenses are super sharp and and is easy to hand hold. Just scored a dedicated Bronica GS-1 TTL flash, hard to find, so I jumped on it. You can get a complete system with a couple of backs and three lenses for well under a $1000. Its a great 6x7 outfit.

Hi, another GS-1 owner here, super system that doesn’t get enough credit (as most of Bronica’s gear)as it should. Lenses are great, sure there are only like 10, but all the ones that you need are there. The camera is meant to shoot with the speedgrip, like a big 35mm system, so I don’t understand all the hype about the Mamiya RZ / RB rotating back.

@@zonev3119 I agree about the over hype about the Mamiya. It may be a factor in the studio, but the rotating back just adds weight for street use IMHO. A trimmed downed gs-1 with a waist finder and single lens is comparible in size to my mamiya c330

TXLorenzo and Bronica did address shooting the camera in the studio, with the revolving tripod adapter and prism (luckily I have both), it makes shooting on a tripod easy

Agreed! The least expensive way to enter medium format (6x7). Getting harder to find equipment which has not been used up by some pro. I started 120 photography years ago with this system, and I still have it. The lenses are outstanding.

Play nice guys, it depends on the magnification of your prints so for some people 1/30th is fine

The picture has been taken prior to the gunshot.

@John Texas Getting the focus off doesn't count, Tex.

@John Texas People purchasing something doesn't automatically qualify it to be of any "quality", sport.

@John Texas Call it what you like. I think it immature, or perhaps more naive, to think that ones own ability reflects the abilities of another. You seem to think your abilities are superior to others. I, as have many others handheld "professional" (as you call it) work with slower shutter speeds. This is art, there are no standards for what makes something professional. I'll throw in an Ansel Adams quote to end my rant, "There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept." and as a bonus "There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs."

Film is just better, you cant replicate film with digital no matter how much you try. Imitations are purely imitations they lack all the soul that film has

I quote, even if mine currently is in service because of shutter bouncing 😩 hope to solve the problem!

I know I really make a point of the weight but people who have never held one always think it looks lighter than it is!

I use it handheld for street portraits! Maybe its just me but its not that heavy

Same!

My RB67 is my favorite camera, the weight has never been an issue for me

I also shoot mine handheld with the Optech strap but let's not lie the RB67 is VERY heavy

I’ve owned 3 and sold 3 😩

Ahh! But you are coming from an earlier generation. You Tubers today have no conception of what types of cameras were available prior to the 1970s. Doubt the idea of any of the several varieties of Linhof cameras which shoot 6x7 format on 120 roll film ever occurred to our author. You have admit that finding a good condition Linhof cameras with their matched lenses is going to be a challenge and a cost probably in excess of must cameras discused here.

Will Gavillan I was wondering when he was gonna mention that cause that’s one of the main reason exactly why I want to get the pro ii

The RB is a fantastic camera, it's just very heavy which can limit its use outside of a studio environment. I had one but swapped to the Pentax for weight reasons!

I know I wish I’d bought one of each and kept them

Everytime I take my mamiya 645 out and hand shoot it people always want to stop me and t alk about it and it wastes my time and is frankly annoying as hell.

I would love to have a GF670, but the prices are definitely in the insane area. Try getting something like an older Mamiya 6 folding camera for a fraction of the price and still have some 120 film camera fun.

Way to miss the point. It’s about suitability and specialisation. You’re like the kid who insists to his parents the 14 bags of shopping he’s carrying isn’t ‘heavy’ because he’s still barely managing.

@@JonathanNotley ...no i am the kid who has been man enough to carry those 14 bags and do it all the time...You do not know what i can mange,so speak on ONLY what you have facts about...Having you here addressing me means you are probably the weak ass,punk ass,crybaby beta male who cannot manage those 14 bags,hence the reason You took it personally..GOTCHA!!!! There's always some sucker who can be baited to take something personally,and expose himself.Plus,you do not kNOW what it's 'about' from person to person,and yes,I shoot with a big ass,weighty,meaty DSLR...What a whiny puppet..

....in fact,I spin and carried crates of records for years,which i still have.Back then the power amps alone could easily be 30+ lbs,and speakers were passive them,so they weighed much.I also dabble in IT,and have an IBM mini mainframe which probably weighs around 200 lbs.I also backpack and I take my gear with me,cameras,laptop,etc,etc. When you address someone and you want to seem intelligent,at least do some homework,and find out something before you go off half cocked,making wild assumptions,simply because you took what some stranger on the Internet wrote personally... Now to address what you wrote,if I deem it necessary,or profitable,to carry a 6X7,DSLR,and medium format,and I can handle it l,because I have that strength,then that's none of your problem,nor your business.When YOU step up to the counter at B&H and are buying my gear,then you mIGHT have permission to cry,moan,and whine about the weight..Got it?????

@@JonathanNotley ..oh and I still had liked your video,before you decided to make an attempt to tell me what I missed..wow......

typo..manage...

no

do u still have it.

Yes, absolutely, and I love it.@@adaaam69

Exactly - I used one handheld with a winder, prism and 220 back for twenty years - I now use a Fuji GX 680III and its a piece of candy with images sharp as a cut lemon

@@nelsonclub7722 I used to shoot social events with a polaroid back on it. People loved them. it's hard to get the film theses days.

@@RichardsModellingAdventures Brilliant - I use the Pola back on the GX for compo/lighting/exposure - the film is readily available now - Fuji Insta, Polaroid itself, The Impossible Camera Co and Lomography - Film is making a resurgence - andI think in part its due to the downsides of digital - cost vs instant gratification - (also makes anyone with a digi cam is suddenly a pro apparently) and if you do what I do scan and process digitally - essentially taking out all the smelly long-winded expense and hassle of chem - i used to own a pro darkroom with rooms full of machinery - its a win win - and as for IQ it still beats a Phase One - but it's getting closer - but then how much is a Phase One set up for a proper pro? 100k+!!!!!! I have been Pro for thirty years and recently hired a Phase One XF with an IQ 80mpx - it gave up after ten minutes - luckily I had my Fuji all ready to go - was actually just going to do some test shots - the clients were thrilled at the sheer staggering quality of what I presented to them.

@@nelsonclub7722 I'm thinking of buying another RZ. ( expensive though) I don't shoot professionally any more. I tend to paint a lot these days but still love photography. Good to know film is making a comeback :) How do you process film, lab or DIY?

@@RichardsModellingAdventures Lab every time - however - there is a new little lab on my radar - its called the Film-O-Matic - created by a crazy German - I powered my way through 3 RZ's they are absolutely fantastic cameras - I cannot recommend them highly enough - yes I love the Fuji but the RZ is equally as stunning - I just needed the front standard movements for my portrait work. I wanted to be a painter and studied art but was hopeless at it - I found my canvas was film and never looked back but secretly still wish I could draw/paint. Have a super one

Orange my next video in this series will have a 6x8, some 6x9 and then a 6x17 linhof

Hi Jonathan, are you going to upload that last video? Really informative, enjoyed watching the series today!

Hi Zac I'm still planning on making some more videos but I've been busy shooting! Next series will be a really in depth look at home-scanning and then I'll jump back into the panoramic stuff.

@@JonathanNotley I better snag a fuji 617 before you move the markets then

I don’t think my 10,000 view videos can do much damage but I’d say buy one anyway because they’re awesome

Uh oh I’ll try and add an annotation or something. I’m team Pentax too!

But its so light!! you wont feel like youre dragging bricks all the time.

The biggest reason against the Pentax 6x7 is it's battery dependence. I bought a whole system and a year later sold it all. Both bodies froze on location. I love the Mamiya 6 but won't trust it for the same reason. I love my mechanical Fujica6x9 and Linhof617.

I always planned to make the 'larger formats' video but there are simultaneously too many and not enough options. For the 6x8 I can think of a couple of fuji options but once we reach 6x9 it's just that GW690ii and then reducing backs for 4x5. The panoramic cameras look fun as hell but they're incredibly expensive and rather niche. The fuji 6x17s for example cost around $3000-$4000, get 4 shots per roll and require centre filters to expose evenly, it's not exactly a review with a large audience.

@@JonathanNotley Nick carver uses a shen hao that's a dedicated 6:17 and uses large format lenses then only wide angles will need a center nd

All the prices have gone up a chunk since the release. The plaubel price was generous for the time but they’re now significantly overpriced.

@@JonathanNotley Let's say some cameras' prices go up as a result of internet coverage, an example could be the Pentax 6x7. Now a base model is hard to find below 1.000

The prices of all of them have shifted up but the Plaubel is the most painful! I wouldn’t recommend buying one today - check out the Fuji 6x7 rangefinders (still £1000+).

No that lens is for Mamiya 645s, the image circle would be too small and there aren’t any adapters I’m afraid

Thanx

I checked the prices on the day of upload and saw one of the older models at this price. Bear in mind there are multiple versions of the camera - some even have a 65mm lens.

Jonathan Notley Thank you for reply. Understood. You might see the one old German Plaubel, not with Nikkor, not 67. I thought you mentioned Plaubel Makina 67 series by Japanese company (which has 55mm ver, W67)

Around 3kg for back/body/standard lens but as a kit probably around 5 kg. Its bulk is also and issue, it doesn't hang around the neck well at all, and takes up a fair amount of space in bags. I'm not saying it's a bad camera, and many people have created fantastic results with it - it's just not the 'travel friendly' option!

@@JonathanNotley Thanks, Johnathan. Yes, that's a load!

Hi James, the backs are usually interchangeable but I’m not sure about the Polaroid versions. They have the same mounting system but the shape of an SD back is slightly different to the Pro-S. I reckon you’ll be ok but can’t say for sure

@@JonathanNotley cheers, the mounting part of the Polaroid back looks like it has 4 pins that slots in and the manual says that to attach to the camera body, you would have to remove the camera's revolving adapter?

It’s not a case of shouldn’t it’s a case of it being more suited to a studio environment. I personally have both an RZ and a Pentax 67 and the RZ rarely gets outdoors. Another reason for this is that the focal plane shutter on the Pentax allows for faster lenses (105mm 2.4 and 165 2.8 spring to mind) and suits it to available light. The leaf shutter on the RZ makes it ideal for strobes.

But the Mamiya 7, being the lightest and most suitable for carrying around outside, also has slow lenses (F4 or slower). I have the 6 (with similarly slow lenses), and this hasn't been a problem at all for available light. Although, being a rangefinder, you can go a little slower with the shutter speed.

The Hasselblad is 6x6

Portrait-orientation and landscape-orientation are common terms for a rectangle taller than it is wide and wider than it is tall respectively. I’m not suggesting you must stick to either for specific subjects it’s just easier to use than “with the long side of the frame parallel to the ground” etc

Common terms for people who use cameras with little picture modes on a dial. Don't forget about the 90 LS for the Pentax 6x7 for higher sync speeds

address this please Johnathan