Re: Recommendations for medium format camera

Gary Stewart wrote:

> Now, assume that I can get any brand at a good price, what would you get
> and why?

This is always a personal choice and any advice you get will be tainted by
personal prejudice, whatever the arguments put forward.

Personally, I'm a big fan of the Mamiya RZ-67. Maybe not quite as robust as
a Hasselblad, but I love the 6x7 format. I shoot digital for most of my
paying work, these days, but use the RZ whenever I shoot something for
myself. I've used 'Blads a lot and the whole range is of exceptional
quality, which means you may be slightly safer buying used kit. The 'Blad
is also rather smaller than the RZ, which may be a factor if portability is
important, though you say you'll mostly be in the studio. If you have the
money, my ideal combo would be an RZ for the studio and a Mamiya 7 for
location (they don't share lenses, alas, so it's a pricey combo).

You don't say precisely what 'gear' you have, but you may need a beefier
tripod.

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