Wrote Denton:
>I currently own and use a Mamiya 7, an RB67, a Mamiya C330, and a
>Rolleiflex. I have also owned an RZ67. Why so many? Because each has its
>strengths and weaknesses.
The C330 is a lovely old commode, and I guess a good auto mechanic could
fix it in an emergency. I seriously considered it myself a decade ago.
The 7 is useless for closeups, and even difficult
>for portraits. OTOH, it is, as you say, a huge Leica, and suitable for
>street work.
I have used a Mamiya Six for backpacking in Lapland, many days' marches
away from all civilization. Still my favorite MF camera for such occasions
is an old Zeiss Super Ikonta 2 1/4 by 2 1/4 folding rangefinder with a Tessar
lens. It is fixed of course, but in other respect it is like a Hasselblad in a
pocket. And it is no heavier than many modern compacts!
>There are other more convenient MF cameras. The Pentax 67 is like 35mm;
It is rather more like a truckload of 35 mm cameras. Body, lenses and prism
weigh a ton. No sir, unless I can have a native shikari walking behind me
carrying it like a double express rifle!
Vänliga hälsningar/Best regards
Lars Bergquist
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