really it is up to michael to sort this out and maybe he will put an end to this by either re-naming the section of the forum or setting up a new sub-forum (i actually don't see the point in that either...everybody knows why they come HERE....)
let's face it....the borders are getting blurred and the reality is that most people shoot both and often on the same job and in the end it is the images that tell the story....
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On the old RG site there was a professional section that few people went to, though we all know the medium format section got the most attention. So maybe a rename might not go that well. It really is up to Michael.
I know it's easier to just go to one section and quickly review what is going on then click off. I don't have time to look into every section to see if there is a topic of interest.
As far as posting images in this recent section I've stopped. It just caused too much noise and negativity. I will post an image in another area of medium format to show an example of something like a tilt shift or the sharpness of the M8 but not in this section.
I do think this format fixation is silly. Brand fixation even more silly. Photographers have always used different formats for different looks or applications and there really never has been any rules. Art Kane shot 35mm Kodachrome when most of the professional world shot 8x10, Peter Lindberg shot some of the world's most compelling fashion with a Nikon, Phillip Dixon also.
Demarchillier and Annie routinely use a Canon and just because Annie uses a Canon to shoot the queen, she's not getting away with anything, or just leveraging her name. She's just using what is right for the moment or the scene.
In fact even for the most diehard medium format user I doubt if few here or anywhere go out on the day without some kind of dslr in the bag.
More because of high iso which is something that medium format doesn't seem to be able to address.
Once again, this format fixation makes no sense. Buy what you want, use what you want but limiting what you look at because the hole in the back of the camera is 25% larger is so silly it's laughable.
JR
