Shel, I am pretty sure, once you get a 'flex, you'll forget about Mamiya altogether. I have recently took a look at Mamiya 7II at a local store and was diapointed. I mean, it's a terrific camera, but almost $2K for the body and almost as much for the standard lens?.. Also, I didn't like the rangefinder -- it is absolutely beyond me what prevented the designers to put on a multi-kilobucks body the same thing any $100 zoom p&s have -- automatic adjustment of the view of field when you change the focal length. In this respect the 'flex (or any TLR for that matter) feels more like the traditional SLR: what you see is (largely) what you get. By the way, I liked the RF focusing aid in Fuji 690 a lot more -- at least, trying the two side by side in the store. You may want to take a look at one -- and it costs a fraction of Mamiya (but no interchangeable lensesthere).
However, you may want to factor in the cost of changing the focusing screen on the rolleiflex/rolleicord -- the starndard one is plain bad. Way too much light falloff everywhere except the dead center. The screen change costs anywhere between $100 and $300 (I am still waiting for something to push me and make me do that on my 'cord). In any event, no matter what you pick for MF, the results will be far beyond anything 35mm can offer. Even $60 Moskva-5 rangefinder will do (which, btw, does both 6x6 and 6x9. I am about to get one ;) On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 12:02:24 -0400, "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I keep vacillating between a Mamiya 7 and a Rolleiflex TLR. They both > offer features and characteristics I like. I'll probably get the TLR > first as it fits within my current meager budget. Then either add the > Mamiya or replace the TLR with it. > > Aaron Reynolds wrote: > > > Despite all my enabling, Shel, I really > > do imagine you'd be happiest with a Mamiya 7. > > -- > Shel Belinkoff > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > -- http://fastmail.fm - Email service worth paying for. Try it for free. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
