Medium Format Choices.

[lxdesign]

a friend of mine just got the Mamiya super -- and I have the ProTL -- both great manual focus 645 camera's.

If you get the prism finder with built in meter, you can't go wrong.

[nc5p]

You can get leaf shutter lenses for Mamiya 645, I've got one and it syncs to 1/500. And yes the Super does have interchangable backs. It's a great camera for handheld use.

[dancqu]

True. But the Zenzanon lenses are great - independent of the shutter.

I tend to agree. I'm not sure I've seen any sign of light-fall-off
with the lenses wide open. Sharp images into the very corners.
One though may wish to shave a half stop off the wide open
rated speeds; 60 and 75 mm. Seiko Electronic shutters.

I bought new an ETRSi outfit as the AEIII prism was offered
half price. Very nearly bought the SQAi. Why the ET? Because
of the lens selection; 75mm vs 80 normal and 60mm vs 65
moderate wide angle. Also ET lens speeds are a little
faster and the lenses a little less expensive.

Turned out eye level was not my cup of tea at all. A real
pain in the neck. The camera is always used with a tripod.
So I bought Bronica's Rotary Finder. A real pleasure to use.
It makes for bright, sharp, comfortable waist level viewing.

As it came the ETRSi's screen was disappointing. So a
Beattie screen was ordered and installed. BIG improvement.
That with the Rotary make for very easy focusing even in
the deep dark woods. Topped off the tripod with a 410
Gear Head from Manfrotto. Very precise, no play, and
always locked for final adjustments.

All in all, the camera is now very usable. Dan

[DeanC]

Shutter slap is a big issue. Try hand-holding a Pentax 6x7 and trying shooting at 1/30 of a second--really impossible. Tripod a most.

That's GOT to be the mirror though, not the shutter.