Response to Can I get medium format quality from 35mm?

Kristian, what you say about Tri-X: I can definitely confirm that from my experiences on 35mm, MF and LF, so I would't be surprised if someone would confirm this technically. If you plan to buy a Pentax645, wait for the Contax 645 to come out, they've got an interesting filmholder: a vacuum-puller to straighten out the film-plane. I've always found the film-plane the critical point in MF-photography, makes me feel uneasy such a big flim on a roll. What you say about new generation-films does not make a difference in principle: everything just moves up, MF not more than 35mm. Given the same amount of light you can use a Delta100 on your 35mm with the same speed and depth as with Delta400 on MF. I believe however that 35mm RF has still an advantage above most MF-camera's in movement-unsharpness. I never got this Delta400 real sharp in my Hasselblad with the Macro-Planar 120/4 (not the first lens in their park), which was not difficult with Tri-X. Maybe TMax400 is better

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