Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/26

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Subject: [Leica] Wow, are the Mamiya as cool as the HASSELblad?
From: michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema)
Date: Tue Feb 26 10:15:05 2008
References: <200802261007.m1QA7ZIr037742@mail.imagecraft.com> <20080226104101.1CC4030052@donald-1.hostspirit.ch> <200802261114.m1QBEHoH040579@mail.imagecraft.com>

I  like Hasselblad a lot too. I live in the Netherlands.
I think the consensus here in Europe is that Hasselblad is the best MF
system.

Best regards,

Michiel Fokkema

Richard Man wrote:
> I heard somewhere (if it's on the Intraweb, it must be true) that 
> Hasselbald is only really famous in US due to their ad campaigns and 
> over the other side of the pond, the Europeans prefer other brands. How 
> true is that?
> 
> At 02:41 AM 2/26/2008, Didier Ludwig wrote:
>> The Mamiyas are the Volkswagen, the Hasselblads the Mercedes of medium 
>> format, and this is also reflected in their respective prices, if new 
>> or used.
>>
>> I just bought a well working Mamiya 645e with a 80mm/1.9 Sekor 
>> (fastest MF lens ever, btw). Production year 2000. The price? $250...
> 
> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, 
> please use richard at imagecraft.com)
> 
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In reply to: Message from richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] Wow, are the Mamiya as cool as the HASSELbald?)
Message from leica at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] Wow, are the Mamiya as cool as the HASSELbald?)
Message from richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] Wow, are the Mamiya as cool as the HASSELblad?)