6x6 landscapes on film

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nobody@flickr.com (" I Make Photographs") — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:02:19 -0700

I always take with me the following:
Hasselblad EL/M
Carl Zeiss 50mm F4 Distagon
Carl Zeiss 150mm F5 Sonnar
2 A16S Backs
1 A12 Back
3 A24 Backs
PM90 Prism
Sekonic L778 Dual Spot Meter F
Many filters for both lenses
film: PX, TXP, Tri-X, Tmax 100, and others. It depends on what look I'm after.

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nobody@flickr.com (wojszyca) — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:29:58 -0700

wojszyca posted a reply:

I have a Gossen Luna Pro SBC, an old but awesome meter, and I meter the incident light most of the time, which works great both for negs and slides. I sometimes use the reflected light metering to check the highlights if I have some really bright objects in the frame. In both modes the meter is very reliable and it is also great at night, very accurate.

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nobody@flickr.com (" I Make Photographs") — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 16:35:32 -0700

" I Make Photographs" posted a reply:

Sekonic L-778 Dual Spot F. The finest meter ever made. Look at my photostream and you'll see the results from this excellent meter.

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nobody@flickr.com (Michael Paynton) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:31:17 -0700

Michael Paynton posted a reply:

I use my Minolta Dynax 7 SLR. Very accurate 2% spot and also gives graphical display of areas that will be under and over the mid tone.

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nobody@flickr.com (robb albrecht) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:28:39 -0700

robb albrecht posted a reply:

My gear that I carry on a regular outing is a BronicaSQ and a Canon A-1 SLR. The Bronica has an 80mm f/2.8 lens with a Cokin filter holder and the Canon has 50mm and 28mm lenses. I also carry a Sekonic L-508 spot meter and a Bogen tripod with a 3 way head.
Usually I can fit all that (except the tripod) in an over the shoulder camera bag, but most of the time I just take the Bronica, my meter, the tripod, and a pocket full of film. I like simplicity.

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nobody@flickr.com (hwbuerks) — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:29:47 -0800

hwbuerks posted a reply:

Hello and good evening,
I'm new here and am looking forward to good landscape pictures.

My MF equipment:
Pentacon Six Tl powerd by Baierfoto,
CZJ Flektogon 4/50mm,
CZJ Biometar 2,8 / 80mm,
CZJ Sonnar 2,8 / 180 mm,
Pentacon 5,6 / 500mm.

Mamiya RB67 Pro-S,
Sekor C 50mm - 250mm.

Light Meter:
Gossen spot meter,
Gossen Luna Light sbc.

Scanner: Epson V750 Pro.

My favorite films:
Agfa APX 25 & 100, Rollei Superpan 200, Kodak Tri-X 400

Developer: SPUR SD2525

I wish all members of the group Always good light.

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nobody@flickr.com (tobchasinglight) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:45:24 -0800

tobchasinglight posted a reply:

My MF line up is as follows

Bronica SQAi
50mm
80mm
150mm

Agfa Super Isolette

Yashica 124
Yashica 24

Zero 2000 (pinhole)

I tend only to take one camera/system out at a time i.e. Bronica if I'm feeling energetic or any of the others if traveling light

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nobody@flickr.com (tobchasinglight) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:34:54 -0800

tobchasinglight posted a reply:

I have a Gossen Digisix, Sekonic 508 and a Pentax Digital Spotmeter, the latter being the most accurate for Velvia, Provia etc. The Digisix which is tiny, light and very accurate is great for ambient readings when out with my Agfa Isolette or Zero 2000

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nobody@flickr.com (LunaliteSBC) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:10:58 -0800

LunaliteSBC posted a reply:

They say that the Bronica S, S2, S2a etc. were the "Poor Man's" version of the original Hasselblads. Well I guess that makes me a poor man.

I had always wanted a Hasselblad and when I decided to get into 6x6 from large format a Hassy was all I could think about getting. It was about that time that I found a Bronica S2a body and back in a camera repair store in Melbourne for $100 and the rest, as they say, is history. It is an old camera which sounds like a canon (not the camera but the weapon) when you fire the shutter, one of the backs I have has just aquired a very annoying light leak, it is a cloth curtain focal plane shutter meaning all of the lenses are prime and there are no leaf shutters, it is very heavy and they have a reputation for jamming and gear wearing.

Having said that, I have had no problems (other than the light leak) in just over 2 years of solid use, to me it is the most beautiful piece of photographic equipment I have ever seen, the lenses though old are relatively cheap and are made with exquisite glass, accessories are plentiful, it feels like an extension of my hands and eyes, I'm built like the proverbial brick outhouse (proverbial in Australia and I cleaned up the outhouse bit) so weight is no problem, and I love the results I get.

It's no Hassy but it is my go to camera. I have a 5x4, a C33, a yashicaflex, a pinhole, a 180 land camera and so on but I never go anywhere without the Bronica S2a, 3 lenses, 2 backs, a Gossen Luna Pro F, some colour film and some B&W.

.........still might get a Hassy one day.......

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nobody@flickr.com (Alex Marshall1) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:34:05 -0800

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I'm devoted to my Pentacon Six-in my paranoia I even have a spare body. In terms of medium format fieldwork in general, if I'm looking to carry something lighter on a particular day I generally take a Lubitel 2 or Welta Weltaflex, both TLRs with perfectly decent triplet lenses. Finally, I have a Mamiya C330 TLR with the standard Sekor 80mm lens, and it can certainly take amazing photos. I don't have much in the way of alternative lenses, and don't see myself acquiring many.