MEDIUM

FORMAT
SHOOTING FILM LIKE THE PROFESSIONALS
WITH A VARIETY OF CAMERAS INCLUDING
THE BAREBONES PLASTIC FANTASTIC HOLGA
6 X 4.5 cm
35mm lm
(35 X 24 mm)
6 X 6 cm
120 lm
Film for medium format cameras is called 120 lm
(there is also 220 which is double the number of shots per roll)

-6cm X 6cm images (2 1/4 X 2 1/4) - you get 12 shots
-6 X 4.5 (often called 645) - you get 16 shots per roll
-6 X 7 = 10 shots
-6 X 9 is the largest medium format (=8 shots on a roll, the
largest medium format)
-Color, black and white, and positive or slide lm
FILM
35mm lm
(35 X 24 mm)
6 X 4.5 cm
6 X 6 cm
120 lm
Whats the difference

-Larger negative, more information (4 " times more!)
-Various formats with the same lm
-Larger, heavier, less user-friendly cameras
-More expensive, fewer lm, lens and camera options
-Some have xed lenses
FILM
CAMERAS
Twin Lens Reex (TLR)
Digital
Twin Lens Reex (TLR)
Rangender
Single Lens Reex (SLR)
HOLGA Originated in China in 1981, by 2001
over 1 million were sold.
Plastic body and lens
Shutter Speed of 1/100 (or Bulb)
Aperture of /13 (some also /20)
Scale Focusing
Light leaks
Parallax errors
Manual lm advance and rewind
Compose (remember you dont see through the lens)
Light meter (or guess)
Focus (guess some more)
Shoot
Advance lm
SHOOTING
Embrace the lo-
Create bold, strong compositions that do not rely on detail or sharpness
Remember back to how you approached pinhole photography
Get to know light, explore it
You will eventually be able to see when you have the right light
Dont forget to focus and advance the lm
TIPS
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EXPERIMENTATIONS
35mm lm
Panoramas
CAMERAS
Rangender
Twin Lens Reex (TLR)
Single Lens Reex (SLR) Digital
Twin Lens Reex (TLR)
35mm lm
(35 X 24 mm)
6 X 4.5 cm
6 X 6 cm
120 lm
Whats the difference

-Larger negative, more information (4 " times more!)
-Various formats with the same lm
-Larger, heavier, less user-friendly cameras
-More expensive, fewer lm, lens and camera options
-Some have xed lenses
FILM
Yashica Mat 124 G
Twin Lens Reex (TLR)
Twin Lens Reex (TLR)

Small, light, portable

Quiet, discreet

Fixed normal lens

TLR allows for slower s. speeds (1/30)

Great for street photography,

landscapes
Yashica Mat 124 G
Twin Lens Reex (TLR)
Twin Lens Reex (TLR)

6 x 6 Square format - 12 shots

Fixed 80mm f/3.5 lens (=50mm)

Top lens is viewing lens, bottom is

taking lens

Waist level viewfinder (look down)

Image is reversed in viewfinder

Meter turns on when WL viewfinder

is open

Match needle meter

Set aperture, s. speed, ISO manually

Pentax 6 x 7
Single Lens Reex (SLR)
Twin Lens Reex (TLR)

Heavy, large, bulky yet still portable

Loud, risk of camera shake or

mirror slap vibration (stay at 1/125
or above)

Great for portraits or landscape

Pentax 6 x 7
Single Lens Reex (SLR)
Twin Lens Reex (TLR)

6 x 7 format - 10 shots

Interchangeable lenses

55mm f/4 lens (=28mm)

105mm f/2.4 lens (=55mm)

135mm f/4 lens (=75mm)

Meter turns on with toggle switch

Match needle meter

Set aperture, s. speed, ISO manually

Mamiya RB67
Single Lens Reex (SLR)
Twin Lens Reex (TLR)

Large, heavy, bulky, complicated

Great for tripod work: studio,

portraits, landscape

Removable film backs to change film

types easily

Rotating back to change orientation

easily
Mamiya RB67
Single Lens Reex (SLR)
Twin Lens Reex (TLR)

6 x 7 format - 10 shots

Interchangeable lenses and film backs

65mm f/4.5 lens (=35mm)

90mm f/3.8 lens (=50mm)

180mm f/4.5 lens (=90mm)

Rotating back for horizontal or vertical

images

Cock mirror and advance film each time

Viewfinder prism with match needle meter

Set aperture, s. speed, ISO manually

Bronica ETRS
Single Lens Reex (SLR)
Twin Lens Reex (TLR)

Large, complicated

Great for tripod work: portraits,

studio work

Removable backs to change film types

easily
Bronica ETRS
Single Lens Reex (SLR)
Twin Lens Reex (TLR)

6 x 4.5 format - 15 shots

Interchangeable lenses and film backs

75mm f/2.8 lens (=50mm)

150mm f/3.5 lens (=90mm)

Meter turns on with round dial and tap

of shutter release

Match needle meter

Set aperture, s. speed, ISO manually -

also aperture priority setting
Fuji GS645S
Rangender
Twin Lens Reex (TLR)

Small, light, easily portable

Quiet, discreet

Rangefinder focusing is difficult

(dim rangefinder patch)

Fixed wide-angle lens

Rangefinder allows for slower

shutter speeds (1/30 or 1/15)
Fuji GS645S
Rangender
Twin Lens Reex (TLR)

6 x 4.5 format - 15 shots

Fixed 60mm f/4 lens (=40mm)

Meter turns on by tapping shutter

release

Over/Under LED meter

Set aperture, s. speed, ISO manually