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In the mid-1960's when I started working professionally as a photographer I used 35mm as often as I could even though most editors preferred — and even insisted — on medium format.  For magazine covers I frequently needed to use 4X5" because some of the more reactionary editors considered even 6X6cm to be too small.

Fortunately, those days are gone.  Except among photographers!  This has lead to the format wars.  The debates rage on — 35mm Vs 6X6; 6X6 Vs. 6X7 Vs 4X5".   The net forums and mail-lists are filled not only with Nikon Vs Canon debates ad-nauseum, but also endless soul searching over which format isbetterthan the other.

Not here!  Here the argument has been settled. Get one of each!

Seriously, thatisthe solution.  Regrettably not everyone can do this, so here is my take on the problem.  If you can't buy all three (35mm / medium format / large format), buy the largest format (physical size ...

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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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