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Wormhole indeed. Thanks for all the suggestions. Fun looking at all this pretty stuff. I guess I should’ve specified a budget, which is in the <200$ range.
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If you're OK with interesting but never stellar results, a Holga, or a Diana, is a lot of fun. But you'll never take a "straight" high-quality photo with it. The limitations are what make the plastic cameras fun, of course.
You might look into the many, many Fuji/Fujica/Fujifilm medium format cameras that were produced. Some are still expensive (their most recent, the GF670 comes to mind), some are very heavy
Pretty much, medium format cameras are heavy. If you're
the sort of cyclist who counts pounds (never mind those measly
"gram" things) medium format cameras are as outlandish a choice as
view cameras. And honestly, aside from the joys of look-down
Rollei viewfinders, the whole point of medium format is superior
image quality. If you're giving that up, might just as well go
with 35mm and save the weight and space.
Or, for that matter, you might consider forgetting the whole film thing and going digital instead. It's really a better fit for cycling anyway. Even a cheap, crappy obsolete digital can give you some pretty nice results.
This was taken on a 9 year old Lumix FH-22 my daughter lent me
that she got in a $5 box of a dozen old obsolete digitals down at
the thrift store. It is 100 x 57 x 27 mm
(3.94 x 2.22 x 1.06″) and weighs
170g.
(the Fujica GL690), but some are quite manageable and can be found inexpensively once in a while. I have a Fuji GS645S that's lighter than most with a fixed 60mm lens, a little wider than a 35mm lens would be on a 35mm body. Some of them have a "roll bar" which seems appropriate for when you're biking :)
Also make sure that everyone you meet knows that you're into cameras. You will be given many, and once in a while, one of them might actually work or be useful for your needs.
Take care,David
On Mon, Aug 19, 2019 at 4:33 PM Chris Balaschak <cbala...@gmail.com> wrote:
Following. I'm in the market for a 120-film camera. Considering just a Holga (cheap, lightweight, packable).
-- Steve Palincsar Alexandria, Virginia USA
On 8/19/19 6:17 PM, David Bivins wrote:
... some are very heavy
Pretty much, medium format cameras are heavy...
Well, if you want real image quality,
it's hard to beat an 8x10 contact print.
On Monday, August 19, 2019 at 7:08:03 PM UTC-4, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On 8/19/19 6:17 PM, David Bivins wrote:
... some are very heavy
Pretty much, medium format cameras are heavy...
CL Swartz never did mind a large format camera and a fixed gear bicycle.
I remember I had a Yashica-Mat in Vietnam.
Can't remember what happened to it, but it really didn't hold a
candle to a Rollei. For certain jobs, there was nothing like a
6x6 TLR. But, IMHO riding along on a bike isn't one of those
jobs - any more than it would be for a Graflex.
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