Medium format cameras

I'm hoping to buy a medium format camera sometime this summer and was looking for recommendations and comments from people who use medium format cameras. I'm looking for a medium format camera that's:

• $700 or less
• Easy to operate
• Prism viewfinder
• Prefer operation to be similar to 35mm SLR's
• recommended by photographers

Any camera suggestions are appreciated. I've looked into Noritas (hard to get), Pentax 645, and Mamiya 6 (expensive). Thanks!

Caramel Apple Pie

Caramel Apple Pie - for my Pie Book for color class. It was yummy.

Megan

Cell Project

These are a couple of my cell phone pics that I had already shot. I'm trying to figure out if I should do more environmental portraits or something more studio and formal.

Checkout blog is back

After a 3-month hiatus, I have finally started updating the photo checkout blog again.

Jacob

Which do you prefer?

Hello everyone! These are two of the image I'm going to show in 360 tomorrow, but I wanted to get everyone's opinion on something. I did a simple curves color adjustment layer on each (the second of each image). Which do you prefer? This is an abstract project focusing on color and form. Thanks!

anyone going to spe in dallas?

just curious...

Ghosting

A few more for my portraiture project, let me know what you think.

Wilson School

These images were taken at the Wilson School last spring during Non-fiction class. I'm looking to get comments on composition or other things you notice.

Aidan

I have been a scanning maniac. Finally getting to some of the images I made with my Norita last year. This is my son Aidan by the Madison.

Anyone????

Okay, so who has...or knows someone who has a bunch of crazy crap in their windows, or have sweet sunlight shining in during a certain point in the day...what's your favorite window and why??? Most of you know for senior I'm photographing windows and need an interesting window or two to photograph. Let me know ASAP please. Thanks all, I will see you as I roam the VCB. Amanda

Seitz roundshot 160 million mega pixels!!!!!!

That right a 160 million pixels in a 6 x17 panoramic camera, it can also shoot images up to 3GB . Price $35,000 http://www.roundshot.ch/xml_1/internet/de/application/d438/d925/f934.cfm

Custom Bokeh

I was asked by a few to post this link (click the title). Not a ton photo potential but could be a cool way to create some custom backgrounds for Photoshop.

Bozeman

For 343 we went on a field trip to Main St. to photograph how we see Bozeman.  I decided to take the assignment literally and took shots of everything I could find that actually said "Bozeman". Here's a few, let me know what ya think! Forgive me for the layout - first timer...

Free Film

For those of you who might be interested. A previous student that I know has several boxes of 4x5 B&W and 8X10 B&W film that he has had and won't be using any time soon. It is all either close to its experation or just past it, but he has kept it in his frezer since he got it, and it is Free. He just doesn't want it to go to waste, so if you would like it or are interested let me know. I believe he has at least a box of each. Thanks, LeAnn

Kyle and My Fear of Disappearing This is the first image in a series I'm starting that deals with my fear of getting lost in this city and becoming anonymous in a place with 1/10 of the country's population.

Advanced Digital Abstract Project

Here are some of the first images from my Advanced Digital project. I'm making abstract photographs where form and color are the dominant subjects. I think I've decided to make this more conceptual by photographing within the "blighted" district of Bozeman. Also, since Uta Barth is one of my influences on this project, I hope the final project (in book form) will cause the viewer to consider the beauty of the image and the perception of an area labeled as "blighted". I hope to find the boundaries of what has been labeled as such so I can try to make one image on each street. That's just a thought for now.... any feedback on the images is appreciated. Also, I'm having trouble deciding how much blur to use so I've included duplicates of two images with different amounts of blur. More...or less blur?

Summer of Hope Portrait Project

Here are some of the first images from the first family I'm photographing from the Summer of Hope Project. I plan to go back again to get some better portraits so hopefully the boys will feel a little more comfortable around me. The boy next to the computer is their only biological son and he's also the youngest of the bunch. The other two individual images are of the boy they adopted from the Philippines. The photograph with all four of the boys shows the other two kids they have adopted from Russia. I photographed them all together on the couch in the living room because this is where they all spend their time together. The boys aren't allowed to have much "alone" time, so they tend to congregate in this room. Any thoughts or comments are welcome. Plus, I plan to convert these to b&w...any suggestions on the best way to do this for the best results?

Windows Mishap!

Hey all, beware of double exposing your work! It kinda sucks :(