Richard Polom

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July 22, 2008 10:52 PM  (go back to main view)
Big Boss has arrived!!!
I've been waiting for this ebay package for the last week and a half! And today it finally got here!!! I always wanted to have a medium format camera and now I'm the proud owner of a Contax 645 with the reputable 80mm f72 Carl Zeiss Planar Lens.
I have to tell you, for someone who's used to a manual focus F3 and a Yashica electro 35.... this is a biiiiig change. Had the read the manual a couple of times before trying anything.

I just think this will be a lot of fun!
I also thought it would be appropriate to present "Big Boss" to his new family.
I had to explain it to the others.... even though this new guy is really big and with fancy... everything, I wasn't going to neglect the rest of the gang... They seam to be taking it well :)




Now I just have to get out there and shoot my ass off!

Hope you all have a great weekend! I know what I'll be doing :)

Until next time...
Take care!
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Blog Comments (10):
Posted by arthur on May 05, 2008 11:04 AM
that's amazing man!!! i'm excited to see what you do with it!

that's funny about presenting the "big boss" to the family! :P

kinda jealous, i'm not gunna lie ...
Posted by Richard Po... on May 05, 2008 11:34 AM
Thanks bud! Yeah I just sent my first 120 roll to the lab. Its so different than a 35mm... the whole procedure of loading the film and taking it out... sticking the roll at the end! Its like I’m starting from scratch, which is really exciting!

When I saw it, I knew I had to call it "Big Boss"... I was even scared of it! :)

Hehehe! You wouldn’t be jealous of the damage to my bank account. Its the kind of purchase that needed some smoothing out with my g/f :)

Take care!


Posted by arthur on May 05, 2008 9:34 PM
that's dope - i can't wait to see how they look! i can imagine ... i remember the feeling of first loading a roll of film over a year ago ... it was ... interesting! :P

i'm definitely not so jealous of the dent it left in your bank acct! :P
Posted by Chris on May 02, 2008 3:13 PM
so happy you got the contax!!!!

have you gotten any film back yet?????
Posted by Richard Po... on May 02, 2008 4:26 PM
Yeah me too!!!

I didn't get any yet. I just started shooting yesterday... Hopefully by next week I'll get something. Its really a beast! :) I love it!
Posted by Dmitry on May 02, 2008 1:52 PM
Looks like a great family of camera's you got
I just got my hessalblad 500cm a few days a go. can't wait to shoot and see how the first roll will turn out.
Posted by Richard Po... on May 02, 2008 2:32 PM
Thanks :)

Congrats on the Blad!!! I think medium format will take some getting used to but I’m very excited to see the results!

Happy shooting!
Posted by Thorsten O... on May 02, 2008 2:47 AM
Wow, that's a big one. I get interested when I see a thing like that because my scanner can take medium format as well...
Posted by Chris on May 02, 2008 3:13 PM
your scanner is the best money can buy; it better be able to do medium format.

you should buy a contax, brother! they're incredibly inexpensive now!
Posted by Richard Po... on May 02, 2008 7:25 AM
Yeah, it is pretty big compared to the "others" The first thing that really struck me was how bright and clear the viewfinder was... also its a heavy camera :)

Well, I can't speak for myself because I didn't try it yet... but I've seen some shots people have taken with it and its really something! On the plus side, one day I might have enough $ to get a digital back... but that's very far away right now.
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