need help

[hensa]

Hi

is the mamiya 645 pro TL a good choice ?

thanks for all your help

[distagon]

hmmm,
I guess it depends on what you would like to use it for?
what do you indeed to shoot with the camera?

[hensa]

abit of product, landscap and portr
and maybe abit of street

[zekai]

hasselblad 500cm with a 80mm lens will do.

[hensa]

how much will it cost me ?

[distagon]

hmm but why medium format?
I would say that 35mm/digital would do fine too.

cheers

[hensa]

digital no fun, haha
i want to move to film to practice and it will force me to improve even better due to high cost.

[clubgrit]

I agree on the Hasselblad recommendation by zekai, still my favorite MF workhorse, flexible.

However, the Rolleiflex 3.5F or 2.8F are fantastic too. They are also cheaper used here (at least for now) than in the USA, around $1300 and below. Lens is fixed, so no opportunities to use other focal lengths (it only has 80mm), except to add a Mutar. Two types of lenses, Schneider and Zeiss, Americans like Zeiss, Asians like Schneider, both same same :-).

Being a TLR, you have to make sure the lenses are aligned properly and focus correctly, as well as shutter speeds, so ask for a warranty of at least a week.

Confused now ? IMHO, both are great MF products to me, but I'll probably start with the Rolleiflex, and if you like MF and wish to explore further, get a Hassy and lenses later while still keeping the Rolleiflex :-).



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[hensa]

thanks for the advise !
I will check it out at.