Medium Format Cameras: User's Guide to Buying and Shooting (Paperback)

by Peter B. Williams (Author) "Cameras. When looking at camera equipment, there is a remarkable tendency for people to believe that because something is newer, it must be better..." (more)
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Product Description
Medium format cameras, which use a larger negative than 35mm cameras, are the tools of choice for most professional photographers. In this guide, the techniques that make medium format photography so popular with professionals are explained in language that even hobbyists can easily understand. All aspects of medium format photography are explored, including equipment selection, composition techniques, and the differences in images produced by single lens reflex and twin lens reflex medium format cameras. This is a great resource for beginners as well as those who wish to improve their medium format photography.

About the Author
Peter Williams is actively involved in every area of photography-from equipment sales to photojournalism. He lives in Denver, Colorado.

Product Details

• Paperback: 107 pages
• Publisher: Amherst Media (December 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584280425
• ISBN-13: 978-1584280422
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #879,113 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative for a novice., September 7, 2001

By	Linda Bianucci "lbianucci" (Mantua, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews

I read this book because I wanted to move from 35mm to medium format but had no knowledge of or background in it. I really found this book to be helpful to me. It explained the very basics of medium format, cameras, TLR, accessories, metering, etc. very clearly and in terms I could understand. For someone who doesn't have a clue and wants to learn more it really is a great book to begin with. I agree that anyone with a working knowledge of medium format would look for something more advanced, but, for the novice it's perfect.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a book for beginers in medium format, August 23, 2001

By	Pep Miró - See all my reviews

I've found the book is writen in a very simple terms. For beginers can be useful, but if you are not a beginer, you won't learn much thinks reading it. As a conclusion, if you want to buy a medium format camera and you don't know anything about it, you can buy this book, but if you are not a beginner, don't spend your money with this book.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Absolute beginners book, October 6, 2005

By	Serious photographer (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

I bought this book because I was a serious 35mm amateur photographer who wanted to move into medium format because of the increased quality. I was totally ignorant of the basics of medium format, such as the difference between 120 and 220, so anything I read was helpful. I agree that this is a book for absolute beginners. If you are interested in camera models and history and want a book to add to your photographic library in this category, then you will find this book useful. I really wanted a book with more artistic content, such as extensive discussion of composition in various medium formats, especially 6x6, but was disappointed. In hindsight, I would not buy this book. One would be better to study books of photographs by outstanding medium format photographers in order to enhance understanding of the creative aspects of the medium.