Sorry if what I want to say will be abrasive. It won't be intentional, just a reflection of my English language skills.
The LuLa fora is a place first and foremost about landscape photography. When a lot of people who were interested in the HiEnd cameras and Digital Backs migrated here from the late RG forums, Michael was very kind to let them congregate here and supported them in exile. I still remember the times when the Medium Format forum was the place to discuss all genres and all Hi End equipment. It was a place to learn and see different views, to see some the work of the pros. For me, as an amateur and gallery owner, it was very enlightening.
What changed I do not know. I suspect that many people lost their enthusiasm and interest in the Medium Format Digital after the financial crisis hit a lot of businesses and the business of professional photography changed with the introduction of newer generation of cameras from the mainstream manufacturers. The MFD became unnecessary for a lot of pros. The market moved to the the next big thing, the flat tilt and shift cameras for landscape photography. But it is only a niche. There only a few people left who still use their view cameras, with digital backs. The pros migrated to their new Canons and Nikons, and now their Sony's. There is no real interest in the discussion of the nuances of the CCD or CMOS interpretation in the price driven market from the pros, as I see that. They are moving to the smaller and universal systems. If before the MFD users were pioneers, now they are mostly amateurs , and I am among them. Pioneers were willing to share. They used their T/S lenses on people shoots, they were interested in the exotic solutions to the deliver their vision to the customer. They were talking, and I was listening, about art and workflow, about visual interpretation and techniques.
Now we are discussing pixels and ISO.
Sorry for the rant.
Yevgeny
Moscow, Russia
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