14 thoughts on “Portrait by the Brick Wall, Part 3.”
Mamma Mia! This Mamiya is a Killer in plasticity and Umberto is happy with a stronger image, hm Peter;-)…you can now make a slide show..music: Pink Floyd..we don´t need no education…just another brick in the wall….
Ha ha… now the song is in my head…
I start thinking you are a better and better photographer using Mamiya and film. We should really care for Leica and CCD?
Beautiful portrait.
Ciao.
Good question…
Thank you for the compliment Umberto.
Peter.
Umberto,
Voltaire did wrote: “In his writings, a wise Italian says that the best is the enemy of the good!”( from La Bégueule).
So let us be wise! When I read of the weight of the Mamiya-Monster I smile and stroke my gentle L(ady)M9 tenderly..the M9 is always with me.. I have a full bag of Nikon stuff( get dusty)…for me is important: I want to have joy with my hobby: with the M9 I have joy taking pictures and be able to immediately process and enjoy again( that is why I love digital)!
Ok, if I had to earn money with it, I would propably think different, but even icons like Henri Cartier-Bresson have been very modest for a long time( one camera- one objectiv)- and what did he move!!
So, what works for Peter must not be our goal! Peter is a expansion of consciousness, but I never ever would like to carry around those “heavy rocks” with me anymore!
Dear A,,
excuse me if my english is not plainly understandable. My question was purely rethorical!
And it was not a criticism to Leica.
I own an M9 myself and it surely is my most used camera. What I wanted to stress was how beatiful are the images Peter shot in medium format film. Of course, everybody can take beatiful shots with any kind of camera/device and it is normal that everybody has its own preferences.
I also shoot mainly digital because, I agree 100%, it gets to the final result more quickly and more easily but surely medium format cameras together with B&W film can produce exquisite result.
Finally coming to the bulkiness, the RZ67 is mainly a studio camera. I own a Mamiya 7 that I (too rarely) use for mountain landscapes: in my excursion bag, a very little old Mountainsmith camera backpack, I store the body with lens and other two lenses. In the same bag I can store my M9 with lens, two other lenses and my Leica CL. And the weight is the same: as you know “Leica weighs more”.:)
Ciao.
U
Ok Umerto, another wise Italian!:-)
Ciao,Andreas
Andreas, as you said the real important thing is enjoying taking photographs… and hopefully for me having good results from time to time. Cheers.
Umberto
Stunning.
Not to focus too much on equipment but where can we find a brick wall like this?
Or was it the film, the format size, the beloved subject, and the talent of the photographer?
This brick wall was in the middle of nowhere…
Wow. A mamiya 7 AND RZ 67. Which do you prefer overall?
For the images I like to create, the RZ67. But, they compliment each other nicely.
Peter, I have to echo previous comments about the wall (texture / shade) – it’s a perfect framing anchor and the entire shots screams talent. A wonderful exposure. Love it! R.
Prosophos 
Mamma Mia! This Mamiya is a Killer in plasticity and Umberto is happy with a stronger image, hm Peter;-)…you can now make a slide show..music: Pink Floyd..we don´t need no education…just another brick in the wall….
Ha ha… now the song is in my head…
I start thinking you are a better and better photographer using Mamiya and film. We should really care for Leica and CCD?
Beautiful portrait.
Ciao.
Good question…
Thank you for the compliment Umberto.
Peter.
Umberto,
Voltaire did wrote: “In his writings, a wise Italian says that the best is the enemy of the good!”( from La Bégueule).
So let us be wise! When I read of the weight of the Mamiya-Monster I smile and stroke my gentle L(ady)M9 tenderly..the M9 is always with me.. I have a full bag of Nikon stuff( get dusty)…for me is important: I want to have joy with my hobby: with the M9 I have joy taking pictures and be able to immediately process and enjoy again( that is why I love digital)!
Ok, if I had to earn money with it, I would propably think different, but even icons like Henri Cartier-Bresson have been very modest for a long time( one camera- one objectiv)- and what did he move!!
So, what works for Peter must not be our goal! Peter is a expansion of consciousness, but I never ever would like to carry around those “heavy rocks” with me anymore!
Dear A,,
excuse me if my english is not plainly understandable. My question was purely rethorical!
And it was not a criticism to Leica.
I own an M9 myself and it surely is my most used camera. What I wanted to stress was how beatiful are the images Peter shot in medium format film. Of course, everybody can take beatiful shots with any kind of camera/device and it is normal that everybody has its own preferences.
I also shoot mainly digital because, I agree 100%, it gets to the final result more quickly and more easily but surely medium format cameras together with B&W film can produce exquisite result.
Finally coming to the bulkiness, the RZ67 is mainly a studio camera. I own a Mamiya 7 that I (too rarely) use for mountain landscapes: in my excursion bag, a very little old Mountainsmith camera backpack, I store the body with lens and other two lenses. In the same bag I can store my M9 with lens, two other lenses and my Leica CL. And the weight is the same: as you know “Leica weighs more”.:)
Ciao.
U
Ok Umerto, another wise Italian!:-)
Ciao,Andreas
Andreas, as you said the real important thing is enjoying taking photographs… and hopefully for me having good results from time to time. Cheers.
Umberto
Stunning.
Not to focus too much on equipment but where can we find a brick wall like this?
Or was it the film, the format size, the beloved subject, and the talent of the photographer?
This brick wall was in the middle of nowhere…
Wow. A mamiya 7 AND RZ 67. Which do you prefer overall?
For the images I like to create, the RZ67. But, they compliment each other nicely.
Peter, I have to echo previous comments about the wall (texture / shade) – it’s a perfect framing anchor and the entire shots screams talent. A wonderful exposure. Love it! R.
Thank you Sir Rob.