Then again there is this camera that does 6x9cm on 120 film, and is smaller
than those.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1316630375
Larry
Skip Williams wrote:
> The Bronica is a much smaller camera than the Mamiya 7, but it's not much
> lighter. I'm constantly amazed by the weight of the Mamiya, but the 6x7
> format dictates a certain size camera. The limiting factor is the height of
> the roll film + the top deck. The Bronica is 1/2 the width, but it's
> negative is also 1/3 the size of the Mamiya. I've found that the Bronica
> feels much smaller than the M-7 in use.
>
> M 7 II: 159 x 112 x 123mm, 1,210g
> Bronica 645: 145 x 107.3 x 64 mm, 1,110g
>
> Skip
>
> >From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: RE: [OM] Camera design question
> >Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 13:59:20 -0800
> >
> >>Or even smaller ... Look at the new Bronica 645. It's very nice and
> >>about as small as medium format can get. With it's portrait film
> >>orientation, it's very much like an Olympus Pen FT all-grown-up.
> >>
> >>Skip
> >>
> >>
> >>>From: "Robert R. Gries" <rgg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>Subject: RE: [OM] Camera design question
> >>>Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 13:27:02 -0600
> >>>
> >>>What about that Mamiya 7? Or the Fuji GA645ZI? Both nice and compact
> >>>
> >>><snip>
> >>>
> >>>No, but I have wondered why Oly or somebody has not designed a medium
> >>>format camera in the style of the Epic Stylus. Imagine a 120 camera
> >>>just a little bigger than an OM4. It would put off digital for years.
> >>>--
> >>>
> >I have used a 7 and it is hardly compact except when compared to
> >Mamiya SLRs. The Bronica is definitely not compact in spite of the
> >press hype, essentially the same size as the Mamiya which exposes a
> >much larger film frame. Check the dimensions. I don't know anything
> >about the Fuji.
> >
> >I was talking about very compact in the same way that the Epic Stylus
> >is probably 1/3 the volume and weight of the OM4 which is already
> >small.
> >--
> >Winsor Crosby
> >Long Beach, California, USA
> >mailto:wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
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