Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'll second the RF 645. I own 2 bodies+lenses and did not spend over $2000. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <nathan@nathanfoto.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 11:04 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] In which Kyle buys a Hasselblad.... >I am one of those couple of folks. The RF 645 itself is not that expensive, >and neither are the wide angle and normal lenses; the >third lens, the 100mm (there is also an extremely rare 135mm) is a bit >pricey, $800-$1000. > > The Bronica is a real rangefinder, very suited to Leica-like shooting in > medium format. > > Nathan > > G Hopkinson wrote: >> Or the Bronica RF645. We have a couple of folks shooting those. Trouble >> is both types seem exempt from the bargain pricing on >> most >> other 120 cameras these days. Cheers >> Hoppy >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf >> Of >> Jeffery Smith >> Sent: Saturday, 14 July 2007 10:15 >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] In which Kyle buys a Hasselblad.... >> >> I'm so surprised that the Mamiya 7 isn't the MF of choice on this >> forum. Like a MF Leica M7. >> >> On 7/12/07, Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> wrote: >> >>> At 5:04 PM -0500 7/12/07, Jeffery Smith wrote: >>> >>>> Steve Barbour has a page of "Hasselblad Using Photographers", but >>>> instead of adding pictures to the page each week, he gradually deletes >>>> them from the page. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> I think I'd rather see a page of 'Photographer Using Hasselblads', >>> although the title might be appropriate under some circumstances. :-) >>> >>> ...from someone who sold most of his Hasselblad stuff in the 80's, >>> except for the SWC. I made the Mamiya 645 my main MF system, and it >>> was (almost) ideal for my applications. >>> >>> -- >>> * Henning J. Wulff >>> /|\ Wulff Photography & Design >>> /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com >>> |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > *Opportunistic Image Acquisition* > > General photography: http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > http://www.greatpix.eu > Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > > Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 > Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information