ok i admitted to skip i was dead wrong

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on the subject of comparing digital to medium format. i am a hobbyist that
shoots 90% landscapes, with most of my prints done 20 x 24 and an occasional
30 x 40. i am a sharpness freak, btw. i dont have the money to spend on a
canon 1D plus lenses. last year i sold all of my 6 x 9 and 4 x 5 equipment,
so it will be all different equipment for me anyway. please give me your
suggestions for a camera that would serve me well for less than $2000, and
used is definitely ok. i am headed to hawaii and would love to use it there.

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"grilla" <grilla@swbell.net> wrote in message
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> on the subject of comparing digital to medium format. i am a hobbyist that
> shoots 90% landscapes, with most of my prints done 20 x 24 and an
> occasional 30 x 40. i am a sharpness freak, btw. i dont have the money to
> spend on a canon 1D plus lenses. last year i sold all of my 6 x 9 and 4 x
> 5 equipment, so it will be all different equipment for me anyway. please
> give me your suggestions for a camera that would serve me well for less
> than $2000, and used is definitely ok. i am headed to hawaii and would
> love to use it there.
>
Remember, in your post you said "best you can buy digital print." $2000
doesn't get you the best you can buy, more on the order of $10,000 and up
will. The Canon 1Ds mkII mentioned in the article is about $8000, the
Mamiya ZD I mentioned runs about $10,000, body only, and the 32mp Hassy back
even more than that. $2000 will get you a 20D with a 28-135 IS or 17-85 IS
lens, which will get you very nice 16x20s, but if you push it to 30x40, you
may be disappointed. You may be able to find a used Canon 1Ds (11mp, not
mkII) for that price, but it's unlikely, I'm looking at one for $5000, and
used digital backs for MF are still up in that range and more.

--
Skip Middleton
http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com

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Stacey wrote

>So let me get this right, you're used to 30X40 prints from 4X5 and want a
>digital to replace that for under $2000? Sounds more like you need a fuji
>6X9 rangefinder to me..

Or something like a 1D/10D/20D, stitching software, a fast PC and a lot
of organisation and patience.

--
Hil