For the application Rob, it might be a great viewfinder... 35mm cameras I'm sure you know, have as part of their convenience factor the TTL viewfinder. Something I appreciate more than anything. The beautiful thing is, you can have your cake and eat it to with digital... You don't need a mirror to do TTL view finding with digital quite obviously... Thats my point really, I would love to see a Mamiya 7 III with a 14+ MP sensor.
-el gringo -----Original Message----- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 2:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax is Dying? The Mamiya 7II is the current model, the 7 was replaced by it about 3-4 years ago. A 6x7 range finder camera with fabulous (by all reports) lenses. Yes it is expensive, ridiculously so in the US, but many people think the image quality is worth the money. Some think of it as a decendant of the Mamiya Press, but I would call it more of a direct decendant of the Simon Omega Rapid, Koni-Omega, Rapid Omega 100 (made by Mamiya) line of cameras. As for a real viewfinder..? Some think the 7II has the best viewfinder/rangefinder ever made, even better the the Leica M series. IIRC Rob Studdert uses these cameras. Have you replaced them with digital yet, Rob? -- Keith Whaley wrote: > Have you seen the new (?) Mamiya 7 II? Popular Photography July 2004 > adv., page 7. > I have not yet compared to the model 7 (basic) but it does seem > comparatively small for a 6x7 cm camera... > They must be very expensive, as I can't find a hint of a price on their > web site. > > keith whaley > > Pål Jensen wrote: > >> El Gringo wrote: >> >> The 645 digital on the other hand >> has massive potential. It could be made smaller than it is, more in the >> range of a large 35mm, it could burst faster than any film MF camera, >> and it >> has a real viewfinder, unlike the Mamiya 7. Not to mention that it has a >> nice range of high quality Pentax 645 lenses. This could be THE >> camera to >> own if Pentax pulls out all the stops. > > >> REPLY: >> >> Exactly! Provided that Pentax have any future in mind for their MF >> system(s) > > this is the natural path to take. Mind you, Pentax have previously shown > interest > in the high-end DSLR market with the MD-S. This camera was mainly intended > for their pro MF user base who could use their lenses on a K-mount slr. > At that > time a wholly MF bases DSLR wasn't viable (nor the MD-S apparently). I > don't > think Pentax have changed their basic policy since. > >> El Gringo: >> >> There will always be a place for portable systems, but for >> those who want the UTMOST quality, MF is the promised land. > > >> REPLY: >> >> Lets not forget that the Pentax 645 system IS portable. In fact > > it weights no more than comparable Nikon/Canon high-end slr > systems. The 645 is down right small compared to EOS-1Ds or > similar! I'm sure Pentax will make a 645 DSLR even smaller. > >> >> >> Pål > > > I'm waiting, Pentax... <g> > > keith > > -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html
