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Ronan
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Greetings everyone! First of all, really nice forum! I will try to keep this sweet & short.
I have been shooting with the Nikon DX system for quite sometime, and recently been shooting with their FX system, the D3 and D3x. I now have the urge to check the Medium format world (thanks to a colleague that bought a Hasselblad H2 with a film and digital back...).
I'm in the market for a medium format camera, with a right handed grip, metering, and preferably inexpensive, to wet my appetite and see if i wish to later upgrade the system and/or purchase a digital back. Medium Format Targets (for now): Still Life, Landscape, Architecture.
I have done some research and found the following to meet my expectations in both IQ, Handling/Performance and of course current budget:
Mamiya 645E (Cheapest Mamiya 645 that meet my need i believe?)
Mamiya 645 Super (The one with detachable grip)
Mamiya 645AF (The one with build in grip & viewfinder)
Pentax 645 (Cheapest i believe?)
Pentax 645N (AF ability)
To follow my research, i figured i would join and ask some questions directly to users that have used them.
Are their other systems/bodies i should consider?
Anything that i should absolutely know about them?
Can each be upgraded to a digital back? I believe the Pentax 645's cannot?
What should i expect to pay for a complete system with 1 lens? Prices vary largely on the internet and in stores are quite... ridiculous.
At the time i am NOT interested in purchasing a digital back (unless the deal is quite good, lol).
Thank you for your time
I have been shooting with the Nikon DX system for quite sometime, and recently been shooting with their FX system, the D3 and D3x. I now have the urge to check the Medium format world (thanks to a colleague that bought a Hasselblad H2 with a film and digital back...).
I'm in the market for a medium format camera, with a right handed grip, metering, and preferably inexpensive, to wet my appetite and see if i wish to later upgrade the system and/or purchase a digital back. Medium Format Targets (for now): Still Life, Landscape, Architecture.
I have done some research and found the following to meet my expectations in both IQ, Handling/Performance and of course current budget:
Mamiya 645E (Cheapest Mamiya 645 that meet my need i believe?)
Mamiya 645 Super (The one with detachable grip)
Mamiya 645AF (The one with build in grip & viewfinder)
Pentax 645 (Cheapest i believe?)
Pentax 645N (AF ability)
To follow my research, i figured i would join and ask some questions directly to users that have used them.
Are their other systems/bodies i should consider?
Anything that i should absolutely know about them?
Can each be upgraded to a digital back? I believe the Pentax 645's cannot?
What should i expect to pay for a complete system with 1 lens? Prices vary largely on the internet and in stores are quite... ridiculous.
At the time i am NOT interested in purchasing a digital back (unless the deal is quite good, lol).
Thank you for your time