top of page

Learn: Medium Format

"Medium Format" is a term used in photography to describe a category of cameras, and the film they use, which is larger than 35mm but smaller than 4 by 5 inches, which is the starting size of large format photography.

Ansel Adams birthday celebration.png

The Rolleiflex Automat Model 3, also known as type K4B2, is a medium format TLR film camera manufactured by Franke & Heidecke in Braunschweig, Germany.

Ansel Adams birthday celebration.png

Determining the age of most Hasselblads is generally a more interesting process than with most camera brands. Where most cameras have a sequential serial number which usually has no special built-in meaning, and which requires a table associating ranges of serial numbers with manufacturing dates, Hasselblads have a built-in code for easily identifying its age.

Ansel Adams birthday celebration.png

The Mamiya "Press" is a line of medium-format rangefinder cameras produced by Mamiya in Japan from 1960 to the early 70s, and targeted at the professional press photography market,

Ansel Adams birthday celebration.png

HASSELBLAD 500 SERIES The Hasselblad 500 series began with the revolutionary 500C, one of the most iconic cameras in photographic history. Modified throughout the years, the 500 series cameras represent the pinnacle of Victor Hasselblad's V System.

Ansel Adams birthday celebration.png
bottom of page