Shashin
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I have one and never sold it.I had one and sold it. Great camera but the warranty/support is really not there (certainly not what you would want for such an expensive piece of kit) and the lens quality is not great. The 25mm is good but way too expensive. The 55 is good. I found a really nice 35mm A. But generally the lenses are ok not really great.
The 25mm is expensive? Compared to what? The Hasselblad 24mm is $6,650, The Leica 24mm is $8950, The Mamiya 28mm is $5,990, and the Pentax 25mm is $4,990.
I have not had the same experience with the lenses. And there again, compared to what? Mamiya? Leica? Mamiya lenses are not universally praised.
Then tally up the system cost. Both will be more expensive. And lets face it, the DF has been ready for replacement for a very long time (any day now, I hear). And with all the trouble I have heard Mamiya owners post about their camera, the service better be good--you should be getting something for your money. My Pentax just works. And when you consider a Pentax body is just $1000 more expensive than a DF (body only) AND you get the 40MP sensor (nearly $20k for a DF and Credo 40MP camera), you really wonder about the value you are getting. I could buy two Pentax 645Ds for the cost of one Mamiya DF and 40MP Credo and still have money left over.
You don't like the 645D, fine. But lets make fair comparisons.