Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]About time you get the RF645 bug! I think we have around 4 or 5 Bronica users in New Orleans. Shame the RF645 is now no mo but oh well. Yes, there are 3 lenses. Actually 4 if you count the early 135mm. The 100mm is now going for double it's original price of $500. If you have an older RF645 with the 135 framelines, you'll have to find someone to change it to the 100mm frameline. I have one body that has the 135 and one with the 100mm frameline. Yet I have neither the 135mm or 100mm lens, go figure. The RF645 is not much larger than a Leica, can use 120 or 220 film, has full Program Mode, Aperture Priority, Manual Mode, Over/under -3 - +3 EV, self-timer, exposure lock, panel inside showing all readouts, TTL flash with the Bronica RF flash. The Program mode works pretty damn well, I have to admit as I rarely use any camera in "P". Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" Subject: [Leica] I may buy another film camera... > ...something I thought to be very unlikely. But last week I played with > Michiel's Bronica MF rangefinder at a meeting of a camera club we both > belong to, and I fell in love with it. I have owned a MF rangefinder > before, the Fuji "Texas Leica", but got tired of it eventually--too big, > too plasticky, lens too slow (5.6) and not interchangeable. The Bronica > RF is lovely--smaller than the Fuji, solid like a Leica M, a choice of 3 > lenses, and a viewfinder and rangefinder that is much better than I > remember the Fuji to be. The lenses are not that fast--f4--but at least > faster than the Fuji and the focal length of the most common lens is > more usable too (equivalent to roughly 35mm). The thought of doing > street photography with a rangefinder but getting a 6x4.5 negative is > very appealing indeed. > > Nathan