My Journey Into 120 Medium Format Photography.

My journey into 120 medium format photography.

I started with the Lubitel 166B, which has been a real conversation starter. But...I soon realized that wlf are not my thing.

So I moved up to the Asahi Pentax 6x7 with a 75mm f4.5 and a 200mm f4. A much easier and fun camera to use. The experience has been awesome.

Then I upgraded to the Mamiya RB67 Pro S with a 90mm f3.8 and a 100-200mm f5.2 W. The camera is wonderful to work with with the bellows focusing. However the camera is quite heavy. With the 90mm lens the camera is 7lbs! With the 100-200mm lens...the camera is more than 10lbs! But I really love the rotating back of the camera and the superior quality of photographs the camera creates. Plus the filmbacks can be removed midroll to switch film stocks. Which is a wonderful bonus! It is my favorite camera out of all the cameras i have ever used.

Finally I added the Mamiya 645 Super with a 55-110mm f4.5 and a 75-150mm f4.5. With both lenses being f4.5 it is a nice touch. The photographs produced by the 645 Super are a little smaller than the photographs produced by the RB67 Pro S but are still of superior quality. Plus like with the RB67 Pro S the filmbacks can be removed midroll to switch film stocks. Absolutely wonderful. Next I want to get an RZ67 Pro with an AE prism finder.