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Subject: [Leica] Mamiya 7II gotchas?
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 17:56:27 -0800
References: <C5D8F491.4AF51%mark@rabinergroup.com> <49B3A744.7030700@gmx.de> <EB1F203B3CA640BA8DF12CA10AE630B1@Family> <5B229D1C-CB05-479E-901C-6308EEB35A0E@ralgo.nl> <49B40E35.3010501@gmx.de>

The camera, a 6x7 designed and built by Cosina, 
will most likely be marketed only as a Fuji. And 
only in Japan. And about $3000. Tom Abrahamsson 
is going to Japan next month, and is intending to 
at least shoot with one, and probably bring one 
back.


>Hi Bruce,
>
>According to Voigtl?nder: release in May 2008, 
>price will be announced as soon as possible. I 
>personally can't believe the rumours of 3000 USD.
>
>I reckon between 1200 and 1500 Euros (pure guesswork on my part).
>
>Cheers
>Douglas
>
>leica wrote:
>>  What's the news of the awaited 6x6/6x7 folding Voigtlander, Douglas?
>>
>>  Bruce.
>>
>>  On 8-mrt-2009, at 18:07, Douglas Barry wrote:
>>
>>>  Yes it does look remarkably like it. 
>>>Personally, I prefer to stick with my four old 
>>>6x9 Voigtlander Bessas which have the rather 
>>>neat removable 6x4.5 adaptor or my four 6x6 
>>>Voigtlander Perkeos. Similar ones available of 
>>>eBay at reasonable prices!
>>>
>>>  Douglas
>>>  _________
>>>  Douglas Barry
>>>  Bray, Co. Wicklow
>>>  Republic of Ireland
>>>
>>>  "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> wrote
>>>>  Isn't this Fuji the same as the planned 
>>>>Vogl?nder that's been on the Voigtl?nder site 
>>>>for ages?
>>>> 
>>>>http://www.voigtlaender.de/cms/voigtlaender/voigtlaender_cms.nsf/id/pa_fdih7jzkae.html
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Douglas
>>>>
>>>>  Mark Rabiner wrote:
>>>>>  Maybe not such a large pocket.
>>>>>  - a deep pocket, yes.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  Film itself is a hard thing to financially come to terms with in these
>>>>>  tightwad shallow pocket days.
>>>>>
>>>>>  What would I want to pay a buck a shot or a fraction of a penny?
>>>>>
>>>>>  I don't even know what film costs now. I forgot.
>>>>>
>>>>>  Tiimewise its hard to afford.
>>>>>  With the time equals real money equation forgetaboutit!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  Mark William Rabiner
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>  From: Richard Man <richard.lists at gmail.com>
>>>>>>  Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>>>  Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 23:55:10 -0800
>>>>>>  To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>>>  Subject: Re: [Leica] Mamiya 7II gotchas?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  That folder will cost a cool ~$3000!! Also need large pocket/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 12:49 AM, Mark 
>>>>>>Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  The Fuji GF670 folder seems pretty darned interesting
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  http://photo.net/medium-format-photography-forum/00OF7F
>>>>>>>  http://static.photo.net/attachments/bboard/00O/00OFPs-41430584.jpg
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  Fits right in your pocket!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>  -- // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com
>>>>>>  // w: http://www.rfman.com
>>>>>>  // b: http://rfman.wordpress.com
>>>>>>
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