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By Robb Williamson
I have been lurking onLuLafor a long, long time and soaking up the raging debate on 35mm vs MF vs Value vs Film vs (for some) moving on to a different profession… just/ kidding.

My Background…
I'm quite happy with my work as a commercial location photographer the last 18 years and thought I would add my two cents on the newLeaf Aptus II 10back and my experiences and how I came to my decision. I went back and forth trying to rationalize the purchase of a high-end digital back the last several years. In the film days, I enjoyed shooting with my Leica Ms, Canon F1s and Eos 1s, Hasselblad 203s, Mamiya 7s, Fuji GX617s, Fuji 6x9 rangefinders, and Contax 645. I enjoyed shooting with all of these cameras for different reasons and I grabbed the best tool suited for different jobs. Plus I like variety.
Watermelon is my favorite but I don’t want it every day.
The Nikons and Canons do the job but I don’t want to get stuck with a formula every job. Th...

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Michael Reichmann is the founder of the Luminous Landscape. Michael passed away in May 2016. Since its inception in 1999 LuLa has become the world's largest site devoted to the art, craft, and technology of photography. Each month more than one million people from every country on the globe visit LuLa.
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