M in the studio

[totifoto]

Seems that all M useres use there M for a street photography. How is it handling the studio? Show me you´re studio work with the M

[dave lackey]

Originally Posted by totifoto

Seems that all M useres use there M for a street photography. How is it handling the studio? Show me you´re studio work with the M

Hey, great post!

Just starting out with studio work using my Nikon pro bodies and wondering how the M works in the studio myself.

Looking forward to comments.

[Ash]

Uh...ohh....

Doesn't that mean you need to use a flash??


I've been meaning to use mine in a studio, but I don't have a model who is willing, and I don't have £25 to rent out the building for a day!

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[boilerdoc2]

It is a wonder in the studio! I'm at work and don't have the files to upload. Just suffice it to say that the quality is beyond reproach. And the quality does approach MF. Maybe won't enlarge as well but the tonality and sharpness are there. Do it, you'll like it. Great for nudes!
Steve

[dave lackey]

Originally Posted by boilerdoc2

It is a wonder in the studio! I'm at work and don't have the files to upload. Just suffice it to say that the quality is beyond reproach. And the quality does approach MF. Maybe won't enlarge as well but the tonality and sharpness are there. Do it, you'll like it. Great for nudes!
Steve

How do you setup with strobes?

[x-ray]

Shooting M's in the studio is quite limiting due to the lack of accurate frame lines. For my applications SLR's are much more desirable for that reason. I shot Nikons for many years and used a polaroid back on one body and two other bodies for shooting film. It's a very good setup if you need 35mm.

Leicas are good but not in the ball park of medium format. With moderate enlargement even leica images fall well behind MF. Art directors love to crop images.

In later years of my studio film work MF became the standard. I shot fashion for 2 large retail chains on a weekly basis. Some weeks I would shoot three days in the studio and shoot 75 or so rolls of 120 E6 per day. This wasn't unusual and often shoot 50+ rolls of B&W 120 per day. Some weeks would add up to 300 or more rolls of MF film.

In the commercial / professional world strobes are essential in and out of the studio. In 42 years I don't think I've ever shot available light in the studio or known another professional who has.

[rogue_designer]

for me, RF's don't really find a home in my studio. Actually, it's very rare that any 35mm finds its way in. I tend to shoot mostly 120 and 4x5 for studio work.

The lack of close focus capability, limited sync speed options, and small format would all be deal breakers.

The only time I break out the rf's in studio is to take fun pics of the hustle and bustle backstage.