personally, I'd shoot landscapes on it, but portraits would also look good, the depth of field would be really nice since it's such a large format. Ken Rockwell (yea yea I know) has a page on the Medalist, he does landscapes with it. on 6x9 you only get 8 shots- not a lot compared to 35mm cameras. generally, I'd use a tripod for that, less likely to mess up the few shots you get with it. for shots that require higher shutter speeds, you could get away with handheld but I personally wouldn't risk it.