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Oddly, even though he sold his, the review on photoethnography.com is the primary thing that sold me on the camera. I understood the plusses and minuses and decided that, like throwing pots on the potter's wheel, the wrist exercises would help me keep my wrist problems safely in remission. It's very handholdable once you get used to the weight and I am quite comfortable shooting for a 2-3 hour studio shoot with the RB67 in my hands the whole time.

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If you really want to see a great demonstration of the difference, you should read my blog article on grain and film size.

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After all the search hits I got, I put up a Followup article with some more details.

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