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Re: [OM] In the square

Subject: Re: [OM] In the square
From: Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:13:55 -0500
Thanks, Chris. I had a Hassy, once upon a time. Back in the late '70s it was. 
Used it to take pictures of horses, which I hoped to make money at, but 
journalism got in the way. Would up selling it.

Had a C330 and a couple of lenses for a while. It was just too bulky. But I 
really liked it and got some nice shots.

The Mamiya rangefinder MF system was in my sights when I finally took the 
digital plunge and spent all my money on Olympus E-1 stuff. If I went back to 
film now, I think the Mamiya RF system would be what I'd go for, but I don't 
see it happening.

--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal

On Jan 21, 2014, at 4:46 PM, Chris Crawford wrote:

> Bob,
> 
> You're doing well with the square format. I have loved shooting square
> since I was 15, when my father bought me an ancient prewar Rolleiflex. I
> still have it, and have also owned a Mamiya C330f, two Hasselblads, and a
> Mamiya 6. I had to sell the C330f and the first Hasselblad many years ago
> because I was unemployed at the time and facing hunger. The later
> Hasselblad was bought in better times. I sold it and used the money for
> the Mamiya 6 because of my health. I just couldn't carry the Hassy and the
> 3 lenses I had for it. The Mamiya 6 is a rangefinder system with three
> lenses that weighs less than a Nikon D800 and a couple of its bigass zooms
> does.
> 
> I shoot about 80% of my work on the Mamiya 6, and it is my everyday, all
> the time carry camera.

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