Cameras and lenses

135 format : I have used a Contax SLR system with all classical lenses : 24mm, 28mm, 35mm, 50mm. Then the zoom lenses: Vario-Sonnar 28-85mm and 80-200mm.

Digital : Canon 5DMk2 and 450D with 24-105mm, 70-200mm f/4 L zoom lenses, Zeiss Planar 50mm f1.7 (*), Leica Elmarit apo macro 100mm f2.8 (*), Leica macro 60mm f2.8 (*), Leica Summicron 35mm f2 (*), Zeiss Distagon 28mm f2.8 (*), Leica Summicron 50mm f2 (*).

(*) - with adapter. 

Medium format. I have used Hasselblad V and Contax 645 systems. The Hasselblad V system was a love and hate affair, but the 200 series cameras were an outstanding achievement : simple and lightweight. Unfortunately they are no more being developed by Hasselblad, after switching to the H system. I have used 500 series and 200 series camera bodies. Lenses : 40mm, 50mm, 80mm, 150mm, 140-280mm zoom.

The Contax 645 is an excellent system which unfortunately was discontinued by Kyocera. It remains nevertheless an excellent system and as long as user support is available I would recommend it. Lenses : 35mm, 80mm, 150mm, 140-280 zoom (with adapter). 

Large format : Sinar F2 8x10; Ebony SV810U; Chamonix 8x10.

I also use a Kenko 2x HBF Teleplus MC6 converter for the Hasselblad. A test of this converter is here.

Scanner

Film and negative photographs in this site have been scanned using the following scanners : Leafscan 45, Minolta Dimage Scan Multi Pro with LEK upgrade, Imacon Flextight Precision II, Imacon Flextight 848 . A comparison between the Minolta, the Leafscan 45 and the Imacon Flextight Precision II can be found here. I am now installing a Howtek Scanmaster 7500 drum scanner.

The Scanhancer is a device to be used in conjunction with the Multi Pro scanner. A test is available here.