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Hello, I do a lot of street photography and recently I have ad the idea of doing it Medium format.
I know it sound crazy but I have seen it done with great result.
I'm just not to sure if I can afford a good system under £300 who could do the job.
Mamiya 6 or 7 are out of my price range and the Fuji seem huge .
 
fred2511 said:
Hello, I do a lot of street photography and recently I have ad the idea of doing it Medium format. I know it sound crazy but I have seen it done with great result. I'm just not to sure if I can afford a good system under £300 who could do the job. Mamiya 6 or 7 are out of my price range and the Fuji seem huge .
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Umm, it isn't really that crazy to shoot street photography with a medium format camera (see Vivian Meier, for instance).

Just grab a decent condition TLR (e.g., Minolta Autocord, Rolleicord, Mamiya C330, etc.) and you'll be set for not much outlay.
 
The camera will be bigger than a 35mm one, nothing you can do about that, its 120 film.
So you're looking for the smallest 120 shooter you can find ?
 
Probably easier to remain un-noticed with a TLR than it is with a smaller camera held up to your eye.


Steve.
 
Tlr seem to be a better way then mamiya 7 type, maybe a bit more discrete to
 
Agree with all of the above, get a TLR, some Tri-x and you are set! You can even get something like a Yashica 635 (fixed lens and no meter but not really a problem) for less than £80. I have one and find it to be great.
 
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Got really itchy finger and bought a full Kiev60 TTL complete for a bargain price, it as the waist viewfinder and the ttl.

I will try with that first and can always sale it on a profit on EBay .
 
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