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Subject: Re: [OM] Today's wedding shoot
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 19:09:03 -0700
Tomoko wrote:

>Although I am not familiar with the Mamiya Super-23 with 6x7 back, have you
>considered the Mamiya rangefinders?
>
>I have one in the form of the Mamiya 6 with three lenses which I bought
>used in
>Japan.  A bit bigger than the 35mm SLR, but one can hand-hold this easily
>because there is no mirror inside the body.  A very quiet shutter.  Flash sync
>to 1/500sec.
>
>While the Mamiya 6 and 6MF were discontinued, there is the new Mamiya 7II.

In two places I have read that the Mamiya 6/7 cameras did not focus close
enough for a good head shot portrait. Is that true? Do you have trouble
getting close enough for a tightly framed portrait?

Winsor

Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California, USA
mailto:wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx





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