Re: finally made the jump to medium format with a Seagull

Remember to think square.

I have once owned a Yashicamat, Mamiya 330, and a Bronica SQ-A ...
I miss square formats ... but I have switched to nature photography and 
finding a 800mm lens for 6x6 is not easy.

Scotty Fitzgerald wrote:

> It took me over a year to make the jump to a Seagull.
>
> You would prob'y have to search an archive, I made a few posts
> concerning costs.  I labored over the decision for over a year, and
> decided that the Seagull 109 was the way to go.  I was very surprised
> to find they had only one model with flash X synch, but since my
> hand-me-down Mamiaya 35mm had that, I wanted to keep the feature.  I
> like having to have a seperate light meter, and look forward to
> getting to use it with the old Mamiaya.
>
> I would have liked something with interchangeable lenses, but that
> would entail me having to carry around a camera that costs as much as
> a used car.
>
> I will let you know how it turns out.  Thanks for kind and helpfull
> remarks in the past.  I am running out now to take a few pictures.
> ---
> Scotty Fitzgerald