Melvin:(posted 8356 days ago)Invest a couple of hundred bucks in a Seagull 120, 4 element lens, Chinese TLR, load it with T MAx 400, expose a wide-range subject properly, develop it properly in T MAX, then make a 16x16 print. Notice the glowing blacks, the shimmering highlights and the infinite greys in between.
The try finding a same-size print from a 35 mm neg that looks as good- even one from my Leica M6 with a Summicron lens. You will find VERY few if any. And the Seagull is the least impressive 6x6. Try a new Rollei or Bronica, Contax or Hassy or Mamiya RZ and ask again.
Then take another equal step up to 4x5, then look at a well done 8x10 contact print.
I rest my case, but I will not sell my 35s. I ( and others like HCB and Salgado) get truly great shots with a 35 because they are small light and inconspicuous. Both the 2 seat Lotus Elise and the Mercedes S600 have their place on the road, and I wish I could afford either. (Come to think of it, if I had all the $$ I spent of cameras, I could probably have both.).
Cheers