Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Simon Ogilvie wrote: > > Dan Honemann wrote: > >I think anyone about to buy a Fuji or Mamiya RF may do well to check out > >this Bronica first. True, it's a 645 rather than a 6 square or 6x7, but it > >is not much bigger than a 35 RF, solidly built, very quiet and unobtrusive. > > Looking at the specs, the Bronica is only slightly smaller > and lighter than the Mamiya 7. Yet the Mamiya exposes almost > twice the film area and has 6 available lenses. It's also very > similar in price. The Bronica is going to have to be very good > to take sales away from Mamiya IMHO. > > Simon. > > ----------------------- > **£39.99 for 3 Gameboy Games** Av. RRP £60. > See http://www.totaliseshop.co.uk Perhaps that is what the specs. say but I have owned a Mamiya six and it feels much bigger than this camera. THis camera feels about the same size as the Fuji 645 S if you all can remember the one with the roll bar. Also the price of the camera and lens is less than the body only for the Mamiya, a very big factor in my book. I paid $1600 for the Bronica and lens at the Hunt show. I could not even find a second hand Mamiya seven with a lens for that price at the later PHYSNE show in Waltham. I think this camera may be quite popular. It is small enough to fit into a bag with some Leica gear for the times you think you might need or want medium format. John Shick