In today's digital world, few newcomers to photography will appreciate the amazing cameras Mamiya produced over the years. Besides the fantastic close-up capabilities of the twin-lens reflex C220 and C330 (Diane Arbus) cameras, they also produced my favorite medium format cameras- M6 M7 range finders. The quiet electronic leaf shutters were so much better than the Leica range finders and the medium format film, meant the photographer was working with both quality and ease of use. Digital mainstream cameras have a long way to go to equal the quality. Anyway here are few shots from the Mamiya M7 (my favorite camera to date) and of course Photoshop has helped me re-interpret my images. I put this as a blog, because I scanned the negatives today for the first time since I took the photographs. Revisiting all these negatives from way back and adjusting the image in Photoshop, sometimes makes me feel I am taking the photograph again for the first time. Name the group that inspired the tiger photo. Answers on a postcard or if you cant be bothered, all will be revealed on the next blog
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