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>looking into getting a medium-format camera for portraits
>deciding between RB67, Pentax 645N, and Pentax 67
>walk into local film lab and see RB67 I've been eyeing for a little while
>speaking to owner about camera to better understand it
>listing for it on website says it has a 645 back
>comes with one lens, the 90mm f/3.8
>after some contemplation decide to pull the trigger and buy it
>owner gives me a 180mm f/4.5 to go along with it for some reason
>loads film into the camera for me because i have no idea what i'm doing
>promptly go out to take some portraits
>very quickly realize i'm out of my element and the waist-level viewfinder with the mirrored glass is too much for my monkey brain
>while fumbling around trying to make my hands keep a stable composition i forget to properly wind the camera so i took at least 4 photos on the same frame
>eventually figure it out and get to the end of the roll
>look at the shots i took and it says 10
>even though the 645 back takes 16 shots apparently and the 67 takes 10
>wind up the roll and send it in to get developed
i have no fucking idea what i'm doing and i bet i fucked up every single shot whether it's focusing or composition. i'll never take the simplicity of my fuji gw690 for granted again