Michael Reichmann over at Luminous Landscape has posted a fascinating comparison between the high-end digital Canon 1Ds and medium format film. He’s recently sold almost all of his medium-format kit and now solely uses the Canon. As all keen amateur photographers know, medium format is commonly held up as the format to move to when you want greater picture quality than 35mm film offers. The fact that Michael is comparing a digital camera against medium format would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.

Now the ?7000 Canon may be slightly out of reach for the average photographer, but Michael’s in-depth and refreshingly personal article acts as a taste of what will become a lot more affordable in the near future. You can read that article and probably buy a similar camera to the Canon 1Ds within the next 2 years. I hope so anyway!

Website: Luminous Landscape

“And now for something controversial. I have just published a comparison between high-end 35mm digital (the Canon 1Ds) and medium format film. Since I have recently sold almost all of my medium format equipment you may find the results of interest. The article is entitled “The Ultimate Shootout.”