• Medium Format's key advantage is its large film size in old days for more details
• while the fastest medium format lens are nowhere faster comparing to today's full frame mirrorless lens options
• Full frame 135 format mirrorless just way lighter and compact and more flexible on adapting options overall; and nowaday resolution is more than needed

• ref:
  • https://fstoppers.com/originals/end-medium-formats-reign-my-journey-phase-one-237535

• still film

• motion film

relative Crop Factor = MF width / 36mm (135 film width)

Crop Factor = 1/ relative Crop Factor

(Note: 6 means 6cm in MF)

LF ref:

• 4×5 ref: http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/4x5.htm
• 4×5 ref: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/Cramer.shtml
• 5×7 ref: http://www.largeformatphotography.info/5x7.html
• http://www.fotomancamera.com/product_list.asp?id=168
• LF ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_format_(photography)

MF panorama ref (612,617,624):

• http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/617.htm
• http://www.fotomancamera.com/product_list.asp?id=168

MF ref:

• http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/format.htm
• 645 ref: http://www.kenrockwell.com/pentax/645/645.htm
• 6×6 ref: http://www.kenrockwell.com/mamiya/6.htm
• 6×7 ref: http://www.kenrockwell.com/mamiya/7.htm
• mamiya ref: http://www.kenrockwell.com/mamiya/index.htm
• 6×9 ref: http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Fujica_GW690

• trip-D MiniLab at burlington square (beside SimLim Square)
  • http://www.lomography.com/more/photolabs/2082-triple-d-minilab-burlington-square
  • process fee: 5 sgd
• grace digital lab at clementi
  • http://www.gracedigitallab.com/gdl_price.html
  • http://www.lomography.com/more/photolabs/745-grace-digital-lab
  • Mon-Sat: 11am - 8pm (6pm at Fri)
  • process fee: 3.5 sgd
• Konota Fuji Shop
  • process fee: 5sgd
  • Mon-Sun (10am-7pm, 3pm-7:30pm on Sun)

More shop at SG: http://www.lomography.com/more/photolabs/country/192-singapore

Some Fuji Kodak shop

• basement of lucky plaza have fuji counter selling 120 film

120 film shot counts

• Kodak Professional Ektacolor 160: 4.4-5.2-6 sgd (Peek near City Hall area)
• FujiColor 160NP: 4.4-6.5 sgd

120 Good color one:

• Kodak Ektar 100: 6.6 sgd
• Kodak Portro 160: 12 sgd (8sgd)
• Kodak Portro 400: 7.6 sgd (8sgd)
• FUJI VelVia 100F E6: 7 sgd
• FUJI VEIA RVP50 E6: 6.6 sgd

120 B&W:

• FUJI NEOPAN100 ACROS120: 4.4 sgd
• SHD100 120: 3.5 sgd
• Kodak 100TMax 120: 7 sgd
• Kodak 400TMax 120: 7 sgd
• Shanghai GP3: 2 sgd
• iford infred SFX 200: (14 sgd)

135 film

• Kodak 100: 6.6 sgd
• Kodak 200: 3.5 sgd (2.5sgd)
• Kodak 400: 3.2 sgd (3.1sgd at Tiongbaru plaze fuji shop)
• Kodak Ektar 100: 7 sgd
• iford delta 100: (7sgd)
• iford delta 400: (7sgd)
• iford infred SFX 200: (14 sgd)
• ilford delta 3200: 9 sgd (ruby)
• fuji superia/nature 1600: 14 sgd
• fuji portra 800: 14 sgd
• fuji 100: 5.6 sgd
• fuji 200: 3 sgd (2.5sgd at Tiongbaru plaze fuji shop if I am not wrong)

135 BW film:

• Kodak 100TMax: 7 sgd
• Kodak 400TMax: 7 sgd

• normally no issue: link

• check size comparison of Bronica 645, RZ67, and a 4x5
• film size comparison
• medium format photography intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glI-NGw1O4I

My interchangable MF preference: Mamiya RB67 > Hasselblad 500cm > Fuji GSW690 > Pentax 645 > Bronica ETRSi 645 > Mamiya 645 ProSD > Pentax 6×7 > Twin Lens Reflex cameras > Old fixed lens MF cameras

(AE prism finder > prism finder > waist level finder)

• Most of available and affordable choice are film medium format cameras and they are generally 2nd hand in good or bad working condition;

• guide: http://www.antiquecameras.net/

• Mamiya RB67 video intro
• RB67 are old and common found in Buy and Sell forums, they are the biggest 6×7 MF film camera in size and weight
• RZ67 Pro II intro
• RZ67 are later slim version of RB67, and slightly higher in price.
  • Both above are barrel focusing, you use a knob to rotate to extend the lens forward and backward from body to focus,like TLR cameras

• Mamiya 6: 6×6 compact rangefinder medium format camera with interchangable lens
• Mamiya 7: 6×7 compact rangefinder medium format camera with interchangable lens

• Mamiya 645: cheap and light weight Mamiya MF options
  • “Mamiya models had long-term durability issues. I think that was solved by the Pro/Pro TL series.Personally, my Pro TL has been rock-solid,”
  • 645AF: good cheap AF MF option compared to Pentax 645N
    • Mamiya AF lens review:
      • http://www.getdpi.com/forum/lens-accessory-reviews/15710-mamiya-lens-overview.html
      • http://www.tonyhowell.co.uk/lenstests.htm
    • Mamiya MF lens
      • http://slrlensreview.com/web/reviews/misc/mamiya

• Mamiya RZ lens review: http://www.frankdoorhof.com/site/2011/03/review-lenses-rzrb-system/
• Mamiya RZ vs RB system explained: http://forums.popphoto.com/showthread.php?231224-Mamiya-RB67-vs-Mamiya-RZ67

• Pentax 645 the first gen, are cheap and easy find, with lens compatible to the cheapest Digital MF camera - Pentax 645D, just like all Pentax camera, all Pentax MF lens will work easily on it
  • 2nd gen and 3rd gen costs a bit
• Pentax 6x7 series intro:
  • 1st gen and 2nd gen, cheap and easy find:
    • intro video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSWOiJlT9OY
  • 3rd gen costs more

• avaliable brand new and cheap
• TLR camera is Medium format in most compact form, beside MF rangefinder
  • rolleiflex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_589466&feature=iv&src_vid=GxViNV9-Zgo&v=wEudznuyHms

• affordable and good find in 2nd hand market for big format in a more holdable form, with non-interchangeable MF camera system
  • video intro GW690III: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8wH9KPLbTU
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxViNV9-Zgo&feature=related

• Bronica 645 ETR series intro
• Bronica 6×6 S series intro (Model S, D, C, C2) video
• Bronica GS-1 (6x7 SLR) system intro
• Bronica SQ-Ai intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOQ0XdtW6sU
• All bronica MF lineup
  • D(1959)、S(1961)、C(1964)、S2(1965)、C2(1965)、S2A(1969)
  • EC(1972)、EC-TL(1975)、ETR(1976)、ETR-C(1977)、ETRS(1978)、
  • EC-TL II(1978)、SQ(1980)、SQ-A(1982)、SQ-AM(1982)、GS-1(1983)、
  • ETRS-i(1988)、SQ-Ai(1990)、SQ-B(1996)、ETRS-i LE(1996)

• expensive options like leica in 135 format
• still you can find good affordable ones like Leica M3

• buying guide for hasselblad: http://www.bythewei.com/wordpress/2012/07/things-to-know-before-buying-a-hassy/

• http://www.filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=773.0
• video of Fujifilm Fotorama FP-1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&v=ekd5kE7-dsM&NR=1

• Belair 6×12:
  • http://altcameras.com/2013/01/18/lomography-belair-x-6-12-part-two/

• almost 10x expensive than 135 format DSLR