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Medium Format Photography:  The Facts Behind the Hype

by iwhcvd

If you're like many photographers, you're always looking for the
perfect image.  In addition to being aesthetically and
compositionally flawless, you also crave perfect representation
of color, texture, and the finest of details.  You want your
photos to show the fine textures, subtle hues, and crisp edges of
your subject matter.  You want the ultimate image.

Medium format photography can help get you this image.  As you
may know, medium format photography uses a film format that is
significantly larger than the standard 35mm format that we all
know and love.  By using a larger film area, medium format
cameras can capture significantly more information, and therefore
a much sharper, more vibrant image.  A larger slide or negative
will always give a better image, all other things being equal, as
it simply allows for that much more information to be stored.

Additionally, since medium format cameras a generally all
"professional" cameras, the quality of the lenses used is very
high.  In fact, some of the highest quality optics in the world
can be found on the front of medium format cameras.  You're not
going to find much cheap, low quality consumer grade glass in the
medium format world.  Rather, the finest lens makers of all times
have tasked their best engineers with the mission of creatin
amazing lenses for their medium format cameras.  Some of these
lenses are a wonder to behold, and can help you create some
spectacular images.

All these factors add up to give you an amazing quality image
that will blow away any 35mm image taken under similar
conditions.  If you look at a medium format negative or slide
under a loupe, you will be shocked by the magnitude of detail
that is visible.  It's hard to describe, but the difference is
immediately visible and striking.  This is not a small quality
improvement that is visible to only an elite few, this is a
radical change in the quality of your photos.

Indeed, it is this quality that leads many professionals to deal
with the added cost, size, and weight of medium format gear.  To
be sure, its not the most convenient and affordable of formats. 
The larger negative requires a larger, more complex camera to
deal with.  A larger lens is required to focus enough light to
expose the medium format film pane.  These larger, more complex
cameras and lenses are also significantly more expensive than
35mm cameras.  Medium format cameras are not for the average
photographer, but rather for the professional or amateur who
demands only the best looking images possible, while still
allowing for some flexibility and portability, which large format
lacks.

So, should you go out and buy a medium format camera today? 
Quite probably not, given the complexity of most medium format
systems.  However, if you're looking to greatly improve the
quality of your images, and you're not too daunted by the
complexities and expense involved with a medium format camera,
you should start shopping for one today, as nothing else will
fulfill that desire as well as medium format camera can.

David Wilson is a photography enthusiast and webmaster.  He
invites you to <a href="http://www.hasselblad.info">buy a
Hasselblad</a>, the finest medium format camera in existence, or
simply shop for <a
href="http://www.photogearmall.com/ams">photography gear</a>. 
It's an <a href="http://www.photogearmall.com">amazing hobby</a>
that will last you a lifetime.

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