Ahem! $150 for just the body but with what else ? The one thing that has really been holdinh me back from Medium format is the cost of film and accessories. BTW as you said with the Pentax system your lenses/ flashes / etc are compatible hence less to reinvest while with the Mamiya it's a whole new investment from the bottom up.
--- Evan Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had the chance to pick-up a Mamiya 645 over the > weekend at > the bargain price of $150 dollars. I hesitated > since I > wanted to think about the pros and cons of the > Mamiya system > vs the Pentax. I began to think of the total cost > of the > Mamiya system. While I could get the body for $150, > if I > wanted a power drive I was looking at another $200, > a > metered prism $300 more. KEH now lists a bargain > Pentax 645 > at $569 about $100 less than the M645+drive+prisim. > Has > anyone else compared these two systems? I have a > short list > of comparisons. > > Mamiya > Pros > Cheap body > True system camera > Pro level bodies have interchangeable backs (this > always > seemed like a neat feature but how does it work in > reality) > High quality glass > > Cons > True system camera mean me spending lots of money on > system > Expensive high quality glass > Auto focus lenses don't have aperture rings. Stupid > mamiya > > > Pentax > Pros > Body has everything you need > Adapter to let me use 6x7 lenses so I can get a 6x7 > when I > tired of tiny negatives > Adapter to let me use 645 lenses on my k-mount > bodies less > gear in my bag > Affordable (sort of) high quality glass > > Cons > no interchangeable backs > No interchangeable finder > > I would love to hear if someone on the list has > actually > used both systems. > > Evan > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. > To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. > Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at > http://pug.komkon.org . > ______________________________________________________________________ Find, Connect, Date! http://personals.yahoo.ca - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
