When you mentioned the RB67 my first thought was - heavy. Overall it can deliver great results and like any camera just takes some time to learn how to best put it to use. The mirror going off is loud but the camera has such a mass and the damping is good enough that the vibrations seem to not be a problem. I find the 65mm a nice focal length as it has just a bit more dof and I find I need all I can get when handholding. I haven't had much trouble handholding with 127mm and 65mm lenses. Also keep in mind that the mirror is not instant return so having to cock the mirror to see your composition can also be a bit slower. I own a TLR and the rb67 is quite a bit slower as you need wind both the film and also cock the mirror/shutter. Lenses weigh about a kilo apiece.no joke! They are great lenses and most of them are optimized for portraiture so great shallow dof and nice out of focus rendering can be expected from most of them. However a couple of points to keep in mind. I love the size of the negatives and find them very nice to print and the proportions work for my preferred print sizes. Not sure how much more of a quality jump you would see in going from 645 to 6x7. The RB67 delivers in the oomph department. and they don't have that at my camera store right now. 4x5 and 8x10 were considered but I think that starts to get a bit too bulky. 645 is nice but maybe I just need a tad more "oomph" in my negs. The 645 system is great but I kind of feel that push for something way bigger to get the thin DOF look and just to go big. I'm contemplating handheld or potentially with a monopod. ![]() I'd like to get some thoughts as to the use of the RB67 and the results of 6x7 negs and images. I do a lot of documentary-style work (street photography, candid shots, non-posed wedding work) and am looking to bring something a little different Maybe just for my own fun as I have a few 35mm cameras and digital cameras as well as a Pentax 645 system. I have some credit at my local camera store and have thought about getting more digital stuff but I kind of feel the itch to try something different. So I may have an opportunity to get an RB67 Professional (non SD) with 90mm lens, 180mm lens, 2 x 120 backs, WLF and prism finder for a price.
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