100 Words is the project everyone who rents through Film Objektiv has the opportunity to complete. Renters submit at least five photographs and 100 Words about the project(s) completed with the help of this gear to help showcase and build this awesome community.
I chose the Mamiya M645 for its reputation as an approachable medium format camera, this being my first experience outside of 35mm. The weight took some getting used to, as did the overall layout and mechanics. After a few rolls I felt comfortable with it, though, and was floored by the image quality and detail. I’m only sorry to have waited this long to try medium format.
Read MoreBelieve it or not, the Contax G2 is the first film camera I’ve used with autofocus. Everything else in my camera bag is manual focus. My trusty Nikon F3, my Pentax 6x7… everything. In fact, until my time recently spent with the Contax G2, I had never used a camera with any automation past aperture priority. Chalk it up to stubbornness? A fear of automation? I’m not sure. All I’m sure of now is that I am in love with the G2.
Read MoreThe Hasselblad XPAN is a camera I’d wanted to use for quite a while. It’s a great little 35mm rangefinder with a standard mode and a panoramic mode. In the panoramic mode, the images come out with an aspect ratio of roughly 2.70:1, which is very similar to the 2.40:1 aspect ratio commonly seen in movies. That’s the feature that really caught my eye.
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