[Leica] three questions: C41 b/w film; Mamiya DM22; why no US version of GF1 w 20mm kit?

[passaro.vince at gmail.com (Vince Passaro)]

Rabs,

I understand that Salgado since going digital was using some sort of digital
645 Pentax but I could be wrong.

On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 5:37 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:

> > I'm contemplating C41 b and w film. I've used the Kodak and liked it
> > sometimes and not others (dependong on factors I was too ignorant to
> learn
> > how to control at the time, I suspect). My impression though was that
> Koday
> > was the best of them but I do recollect an Ilford that some people
> liked...
> > perhaps it was that 50 ASA of theirs?
> >
> > Anyone using C41 and feel knowledgeable and opinionated enough to declare
> > differences and preferences?
> >
> > Or, here's another question:
> >
> > I see on B&H site that there's a Mamiya medium format digital camera for
> > under $10K, called the DM22. Anyone know about it, have an opinon, etc?
> for
> > the price it comes with an 80mm lens, which I guess is kind of an
> equivalent
> > to normal size lens?
> >
> > And finally: among you GF1 fanatics out there -- does anyone know why you
> > can buy the GF! with the 20mm as a kit in Europe but, after a brief
> > availablility, not here? (here being the good ole' US of A folks. TGeam
> > America. Burn the camera in order to save it. Semper Fi. all that.)_
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Vince
> >
> That's just the back on the Mamiya.
> Check the dpreview two cameras came out two weeks ago to shake up the
> medium
> format thing a little big getting it going.
> A Pentax and a Mamiya with the Mamiya costing twice what the Pentax was
> costing and both the the exact same format and megapixels.
>  40MP, 44 x 33 CCD sensor,
> And the Pentax looks super cool and cost $9,400
> It has respectable glass from its 645 system for the lowest price point I
> think in medium format photography. Which is good for me becaue if I'm
> getting into a new system for me I'd also need glass.
>
> http://www.dpreview.com/news/1003/10031002pentax645d.asp
> Pentax unveils 40MP 645D medium format DSLR
>
>
> [Rabs]
> Mark William Rabiner
>
>
>
>
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