Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mon, 10 Jun 1996, Wolfgang Sachse wrote: > > You are right, moreover i think to buying a Mamiya 7. But the price is as > > hight as the Leica's rate > > Mamiya 7 = M6 medium format. > > What is your opinion ? > > Hi - > > Excuse me for jumping in. I have an M6 plus three lenses > but I like landscape photography without film grain and > superb gradations of color. So I bought M7 with 65mm/f4 > lens. It's a wonderful camera - but far more fragile > than the M6. All plastic. Also requires batteries to > operate (for shutter and exposure meter; manual film > advance.) And mine already had a shutter (in the lens) > replacement. But I've just gotten back from 10 days in > the Julian Alps and ballooning and the pictures are > spectacular and the weight is not too burdensome to carry > (at least to 2000 meters). SNIP To the person inquiring about the Mamiya 7: Have you considered any of the Fuji 120 RF cameras? They do not have interchangeable lenses, but they are cheaper than the Mamiyas and I have spoken to people who really like them. The ones that I have handled seem very sturdy. Just a thought. Gary Toop