Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]henry wrote: > > >Have you also looked into the Bronica RF645? I've only taken a quick look > >but it's a great size. I'm waiting to see if Bronica will add a longer tele > >and an ultrawide to the system. USA pricing seems to be close to pricing > >elsewhere save for the ETRSi starter package which sells for less than $1K > >in some markets. > > > >Jeff S > >NO ARCHIVE > Now this may be the most Leica like MF camera available new. > 645 gives you 16 from 120 and 32 from 220 film. > I got to shoot a roll of Delta 3200 through one of these a couple of > weeks ago. It is very compact and very solid handling. In horizontal mode > it shoots verticals, you have to turn it on its side for a horizontal > picture. Good finder, nice to operate. Standard is a 65mm lens which is > about a 35 to 40 equivalent on a 35mm camera. > The lens is pretty good judging from the little I used it. > Worth checking out. > > Henry The most Leicalike medium format camera to come out in quite a while it seems to me! I'm drooling over it! Mark Rabiner to be continued.... Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/