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We (my two friends and I) have a huge self contained living room in our North London flat which is used only occassionally for entertaining, and we've decided to 'do it up' - two of us will be using it for photography and the other as a band recording area on occassion. This is pretty exciting stuff - my 'tog friend is a photo journalist who after a year in this profession is also getting jaded and wants to try something new. We're going to be investing quite a bit on flash lighting, remote controls, backgrounds and props. He already has the digital side of things covered with his Canon DSLR's and lenses, whereas I'm going to be doing the film side of things... and this, finally, leads me to my questions from you!
I'm thinking the best studio camera will be a Hasselblad 503CW - would you agree? Reasons why I think so is because:
1. It's a well known brand that potential clients will recognise.
2. It's medium format and very good quality lenses
3. It was designed for studio work, but is small enough to be dragged out into the world. (I used to own several Bronica SLRs, so I know the size/weight issues of a 'Blad are pretty similar).
4. It's 6x6, so easily cropped for whatever aspect ratio the client wants.
5. If need be, I can attach a Phase One H20 (22 MP) digital back to it for instant feedback
My other thought would be to get a 4x5 view camera, but this is a perverse fantasy of mine, which I doubt will be as practical as the 'Blad. All thoughts, experience and comments welcome
I'm thinking the best studio camera will be a Hasselblad 503CW - would you agree? Reasons why I think so is because:
1. It's a well known brand that potential clients will recognise.
2. It's medium format and very good quality lenses
3. It was designed for studio work, but is small enough to be dragged out into the world. (I used to own several Bronica SLRs, so I know the size/weight issues of a 'Blad are pretty similar).
4. It's 6x6, so easily cropped for whatever aspect ratio the client wants.
5. If need be, I can attach a Phase One H20 (22 MP) digital back to it for instant feedback
My other thought would be to get a 4x5 view camera, but this is a perverse fantasy of mine, which I doubt will be as practical as the 'Blad. All thoughts, experience and comments welcome
