Ive come from using MF (a Hassy) to 5x4 and I really enjoy LF, BUT something has happened which has totally blown me away....
I just did my first print exchange on APUG, the print that arrived through my front door was shot using a Mamiya 7 and I just cant believe how sharp it is, I mean it really is sharp, sharper than my Hasselblad and dare I say it but it is sharper than my 5x4!
So this got me thinking...Just what am I doing wrong? Is it my technique, my equipment, my darkroom practice?
I use modern multi coated lenses and although I have not got years of LF experience I'm pretty happy with using my camera and my darkroom practice is improving all the time.
So is the Mamiya sharper than 5x4? Are the lenses really that good?
Or should I be looking at myself to somehow improve my prints to the sharpness of the Mamiyas?
BTW, I'm not about to go out and get a Mamiya 7, I'm hooked on LF!!
Mike
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