Comments on: Mamiya Announces New Medium Format DSLRs

By: Quazi Ahmed Hussain

Quazi Ahmed Hussain — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:50:43 +0000

Medium format DSLRs are not for common photographers. These days even some studios are resorting to 35mm high resolution full frame DSLRs like Nikon 3Dx or Canon 1Ds Mark III that get the job done pretty well. The advantage of these workhorses is; if need be one can take it out for action shooting anytime and get excellent results together with handling ease.

I’m sure Hasselblad and Mamiya also know that. That’s why I think they produce may be 100 units of a particular model and push sell it to known customers during the following 3 years.

By: Darren Addy

Darren Addy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:35:34 +0000

Where I would think that the larger sensor size should excel is NOISE at higher ISOs. Noise is the digital equivalent to film grain and that’s the main reason that pros shot medium format over 35mm. Same would be true of medium format digital, but the makers don’t seem to get that yet. By putting the same density of pixels on a larger chip, they are getting more total megapixels, but not necessarily less noise.

I think photographers would be more likely to go with medium digitals if they could get similar megapixels, but better noise performance at high ISOs (compared to their 35mm counterparts).

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:05:19 +0000

i rencently purchased an olympus e-620 an have no idea how to use sorta frustrating love to take photos but now night photos are a serious challange something that with my 100 dollar camera seemed to be no problem. then the cost to learn to use is beyond my range i saved for a year for this one. any suggestions would be great

By: flatulent1

flatulent1 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:02:11 +0000

“For camera body alone, when does a medium format camera like those from Mamiya start to become a realistic choice for your photography?”

When I can afford it. Not before.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:35:12 +0000

@sapperchris
Not really, I think the megapixel races, at least in the smaller sensor cameras, are petering out. Thankfully. There just reaches a point where the average consumer actually suffers because of it, when you lose saturation and gain noise just to have more megapixels. It seems like camera makers are putting a cap on it, or at least slowing it down.
Still though, agreed that sensor size matters far more than megapixels.

By: John Jessup

John Jessup — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:44:29 +0000

Yeah, yeah! But what about the same person shooting the same thing at the same time? Would Tiger shoot the same scores with hickory shafts and feather filled golf balls?

By: Sapperchris

Sapperchris — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:11:57 +0000

Its not the MP that counts, its what you do with them!

it sounds great all those pixels, but another year and we will see small format cameras with that many, unless your shooting fine art for hanging in galleries, I doubt most people would notice, and of course it doesnt stop with the camera, the lenses will be priced at a similar level.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:53:44 +0000

I feel a sudden need to hire a Nikon D3x and a medium format camera for one day and let the cameras do the talking. As a competent landscape photographer, I would love a bigger format than my current Nikon D300.

As for the Mamiyas…….well I once photographed with a friend who had one and it was always causing him grief. So if you have the money to buy medium format, I would first look at the Leica S2. Anyone concur?

By: Abhilash

Abhilash — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:53:18 +0000

I have a Sony a300 with a 18-70 and 75-300 lenses. There are so many types of photographs that I still need to take that if I buy anything new, I know that I will just get diverted. For a hobbyist like me, I prefer to master my equipment before adding anything new, even if its just a filter.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:16:36 +0000

When I have the money I am going straight past FX and right into medium format!! No question. I will spend what it takes!