Mark101
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It appears to me that MF second hand equipment prices continue to fall. I've just bought a Mamiya RZ 50mm f4.5 lens for £225 in mint condition, which I think is totally amazing considering this lens retails around the £900 mark.
Calumet have an ex display RZ 50mm f4.5 lens in their e bay shop for a buy now price of £299. Now that is value.
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welshwizard645
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I've also noticed low prices for 645 lenses......
Is there a website where the relative merits of the Mamiya-Sekor lenses are assessed?
In the middle of my LBA spree of FA*/DA*/FA Limited lenses for Pentax... I fancy getting another lens for my Mamiya 
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Malcolm_Stewart
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...Is there a website where the relative merits of the Mamiya-Sekor lenses are assessed? ...
Is this test summary of any use?
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numanoid
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Is the price of film increasing tho as it gets harder to find?
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welshwizard645
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Thanks Malcolm, I want real-life reviews of the macro lenses for the 645 system..
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nimbus
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Film is not particularly hard to find, there are a number of good mail order suppliers and some shops including Jacobs carry 120 film, even, say it quietly, some branches of Jessops. Prices have not really changed a great deal, only increased slightly, whether this will remain the case is another matter.
Certainly the prices of the equipment have dropped dramatically, a friend has recently bought some Mamiya 645 gear, in good condition at a price that would have been inconceivable not very long ago. This equipment is of course robust, being built to withstand extended professional use.
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numanoid
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I think its a shame but the equipment is getting cheaper cos everyone wants digital and on a non enthusiast level at least, film is on the way out. Give it ten years i reckon
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Edited by numanoid (14/03/2008 22:49)
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Mark101
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I think its a shame but the equipment is getting cheaper cos everyone wants digital and on a non enthusiast level at least, film is on the way out. Give it ten years i reckon
I think digital has a way to go to reach the quality of a fine film. Show me an A3 digital print from a 10 megapix camera against film and I'll pick the digital one anytime.
A 25 meg 35 mm full frame might do the job, but it will be a few years yet.
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zx9
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I think its a shame but the equipment is getting cheaper cos everyone wants digital and on a non enthusiast level at least, film is on the way out. Give it ten years i reckon
I think digital has a way to go to reach the quality of a fine film. Show me an A3 digital print from a 10 megapix camera against film and I'll pick the digital one anytime.
A 25 meg 35 mm full frame might do the job, but it will be a few years yet.
Not far off with the EOS1 Ds111 at 21.1 IIRC meg!
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Mark101
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I think its a shame but the equipment is getting cheaper cos everyone wants digital and on a non enthusiast level at least, film is on the way out. Give it ten years i reckon
I think digital has a way to go to reach the quality of a fine film. Show me an A3 digital print from a 10 megapix camera against film and I'll pick the digital one anytime.
A 25 meg 35 mm full frame might do the job, but it will be a few years yet.
Not far off with the EOS1 Ds111 at 21.1 IIRC meg!
I'll buy one, when the retail price is £700
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yashicamat
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Without starting up the eternal "film vs digital" debate, while 35mm cameras are probably comparable if not inferior in some cases to the latest crop of professional dSLRs, I still feel that good quality medium format cameras have the edge in not just detail, but also tonality.
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