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My Mamiya
Saturday, 7th March 2009 • Geek stuff, Photography, Technique • No comments
I arranged to go to the bi-annual photographic market in Bern this weekend with Beat, to see what accessories we can find for our medium-format cameras. Being tired last night, at the end of a tiring day and long week, I forgot completely that the market is on Sunday, not Saturday. Unfortunately, I only realized this when I was already on the train to the city, so I carried on, grabbed a coffee from Starbucks and wandered through the city to the camera shops to see what the second-hand windows contained. I first came across a Hasselblad 500C, marked up at Fr. 1,000, which was out of my price range. On the same shelf, however, a shiny Mamiya 645 1000S caught my eye and the price tag of Fr. 298 meant that I jumped at the chance to get a new medium format film camera.
The complete kit, which was far in excess of what I was expecting, will succeed the Bronica ETRSi which I bought about fifteen years ago. The Mamiya is equally as sturdy and has a superbly bright viewfinder, as well as a range of accessories whi
New beginnings
Monday, 4th August 2008 • Work • 4 comments
I began my new job with Burson Marsteller Switzerland today. This is how it went.