Surely technology moves on and becomes more and more advanced ,but doesn't that also come at a price too? I don't necessarily mean the price tag of the product , but more the experience and the approach to photography in general. In the old days, and we are talking about not more then 10 - 15 years ago before digital became mainstream; photography was something special and not as widely spread as it is nowadays. Those where the times when magic happened, and darkrooms were the holly grail of the photographer. Today, everybody can call themselves a photographer, and equipped with a digital SLR or point and shoot one finds most of them lurking around and snapping away. The reason I moved up to digital medium format was because of the higher quality files one would get, but also because of the magic which keeps happening when using those cameras. It's a more familiar pace to shoot , taking your time , thinking about the composition, and Instead of letting the camera deal with difficult exposure etc. the Photographer uses His/Her skill to create the image.
The Hasselblad H3D31 was my first move into medium format digital, and It was a pleasure to use and handle . The files were incredible and one could see for once that film and digital medium format are equal in feel and look.
I enjoyed your Post and totally understand why you wanted to share your shooting experience with the forum .
MFD is what it is, a great file maker, but way behind the times otherwise...
I want two camera systems... a 1Ds Mark III setup like we have today and then my dream tripod camera... an Alpa TC with a LiveView capable back. I will have all I need when that back gets made...
