Suggestions for entry level medium format camera please

Hello everyone,

I am wanting opinions on which 2nd hand medium format camera to buy.

I am currently using a Nikon F4 as my film camera using velvia slide
film.
I want to increase the film size, I like shooting people, but also
enjoy taking landscapes and scenery when traveling.

My budget in $1000 to start with so that limits the field I know.

Any help and opinions would be greatly appreciated.

Tony

On 2008-03-20 22:34:32 -0400, Tony said:

Hello everyone,

I am wanting opinions on which 2nd hand medium format camera to buy.

I am currently using a Nikon F4 as my film camera using velvia slide
film.
I want to increase the film size, I like shooting people, but also
enjoy taking landscapes and scenery when traveling.

My budget in $1000 to start with so that limits the field I know.

Any help and opinions would be greatly appreciated.

Tony

Pentax 6x7 or 67 or 67II. No contest.
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Michael

On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:33:12 -0400, Michael
wrote:

Pentax 6x7 or 67 or 67II. No contest.

How do the Pentax rangefinders compare with the Mamiya 7 or the Fuji
GW670 cameras?

"Tony" wrote in message
...
Hello everyone,

I am wanting opinions on which 2nd hand medium format camera to buy.
Tony
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Tony: A few months ago I bought a Mamiya RB67 Pro S on ebay for $275. It
was from a camera store and appears to be in great shape. (A few interlocks
don't work but...) I did have to replace the seals on it but that is a
simple process and something that needs to be done probably every so often.
I bought felt at Wal-Mart and used that although some say to use only foam.
You can get it on the net if you go that route. There are three RB67's.
The first was the RB67 which doesn't have the interlocks that prevent double
exposure and things with the dark slide and other things. The RB67 Pro S
has those. Then the latest is the RB67 Pro SD I think it is called. That
uses a little bigger lenses mount I guess but is otherwise the same camera.
Your best bet is probably the Pro S in the used market. The camera new is
around $1300-$1500 for a basic lense and 120 back. Mine came with the 127
mm lense and that or the 90mm are the most common. I like the 6X7 format
and wanted a camera that didn't need batteries. Ric in Wisconsin.

On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:34:32 -0700, Tony wrote:

Hello everyone,

I am wanting opinions on which 2nd hand medium format camera to buy.

I am currently using a Nikon F4 as my film camera using velvia slide
film.
I want to increase the film size, I like shooting people, but also enjoy
taking landscapes and scenery when traveling.

My budget in $1000 to start with so that limits the field I know.

A Mamiya 645 1000s with 80mm, 45mm, and 150mm lenses can be had for about
$1000, maybe, less. Light, compact, very portable. Excellent optics.

Stef