Medium Format.. phase one

[..MD..]

hi now i have your attension...

we had a couple of blokes at work today taking photos with one of these..

i work in a factory which the lighting is terrible...
now they shot most of the day . no flash at all.

is the iso on these things that good or am i missing something..


md

 

[joxby]

taking photos of what ?

 

[..MD..]

taking photos of what ?

sorry i was there :nuts:

just the blokes doing there normal day to day jobs..

moving steel.

welding

grinding


spraying


all indoors " factory"


md

 

[joxby]

Digital backs usually have a smaller iso range that you're average dslr, and certainly don't hit the heights of the current Nikons.
But with a tripod, anything is possible provided stuff ain't moving too fast.

 

[..MD..]

yeah they did have a tripod..

funny thing was a few of the blokes thought they were filming them..

i said nothing till they had gone..



i think it was a mamiya 645 or something like that....


md

 

[33L]

wouldnt the lens play a big factor if additional lighting is required.

 

[macro_man]

assuming they are using digital backs, the ZD from Mamiya has max iso of 400 but couple that with a fast lens and a tripod and i shoud think you can quite decent shot.

PhaseOne backs however have a much greater iso range

 

[ekimeno]

Would be interesting to see the results. Medium and large format film is great for capturing settings with lots of detail... like factories and construction sites. Have a look at Edward Burtynsky's work for examples.

Here's one:
http://media.outnow.ch/Movies/Images/2006/ManufacturedLandscapes/movie.fs/04.jpg

 

[..MD..]

cool shot that .. well worth a look,,


md