Ali,
I will second Bills recommendation of the Mamiya C series TLR's. I think
that they have gone back up slightly now but are still quite a bargain. In
my brief wanderings through medium format the Mamiya C330 was the first one
I tried (inspired in confidence that it must be good because it was the
example TLR in the first Ansel Adams "Camera" book). Anyway since I sold it
I kind of miss it now, it's a very complete system and the only real
interchangeable TLR ever. I still haven't settled on a keeper MF body/system
though and my current resident is a Fuji G645Zi (medium wide to standard
zoom model).
The Airesflex/Elmoflex/Olympusflex are pretty but not a truly usable
everyday camera at this point due to age. Still I am tempted by them at
least to fondle (do I have a problem, heck yes!).
Dan S.
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Bill Pearce
Subject: [OM] Re: TLR
> I have been keeping an eye open for a reasonably priced medium format
> camera. Came across this on Yabe.
> Has a Zuiko lens. Item # 120094249328
>
Ali,
Are you a shooter or collector? This may be a good buy for a collection, but
as old as it certainly must be, a poor choice for a collector. It will at
the least require a CLA, and parts may be a problem. It all depends on how
much you want to use it.
If you are looking for a shooter, take advantage of the falling prices on
more recent cameras. The only TLR that has shooter potenital that isn't a
newer, more expensive Rollei, is the Mamiya interchangable lens TLR's.
<SNIP>
I probably forgot some, so Schnozz should step in.
Bill Pearce
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