Still deciding on which MF system to go with,
My question if anyone shooting jewelry with MF Film or Digital backs, any suggestions are much appreciated.
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emaivel wrote:Still deciding on which MF system to go with,
My question if anyone shooting jewelry with MF Film or Digital backs, any suggestions are much appreciated.
nathantw wrote:emaivel wrote:Still deciding on which MF system to go with,
My question if anyone shooting jewelry with MF Film or Digital backs, any suggestions are much appreciated.
I'm not sure this is still relevent or not, but one person on a different forum gave his thoughts on photographing jewelry with a digital camera. He had a Kodak 16MP back for medium format camera and he purchased a Canon 1DS II (whatever their 16mp camera is) thinking it would replace his Kodak. What he found was surprising. He said that the Canon camera couldn't deal with specular highlights well and he ended up bagging the Canon. The Kodak had no drama and just did what he asked it to do. Even though they're the same amount MP, they're different.
So, should you use film or a digital back, well, that depends on whether you can afford a digital back. A used Kodak back for a Hasselblad will run about $3500. That doesn't include the medium format camera, lenses, extension tubes, lighting, etc. If you can deal with that then by all means, use a medium format camera with a digital back. If you can't afford the back, just use the slowest available film you can buy.
If you can rent a view camera then eve better!
aobono wrote:i use canon, and i think its mf is good. im not a professional, just an amateur.
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