I have never had a Pentax 645 or a Mamiya 645 in my hands. Big mistake. I like the Mamiya "build your own camera" concept - everything is exchangeable; winders, grips, lenses, view finders, backs. The pricing of lenses are very attractive. The amount of used gear avaliable is huge. The only thing exchangeable on the Pentax are the lenses and film backs, which of course are the most important.
I only have one Russian lens (Pentacon Six mount) - an fish eye Arsat. Very good - but rarely used. The good thing about Russian lenses is that test charts are avilable from the supplier - at least from ARAX www.araxfoto.com Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Derby Chang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 5. februar 2006 12:40 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: OT: 645 - Pentax compeditive Jens Bladt wrote: > I have been thinking of getting MF 645 equipment that will allow the use of > lenses for Pentacon Six/Exakta 66/Kiev 60 through P6-adapter. > I have found that Pentax is quite competitive economically, > A Mamiya 645 1000s with AE prism is about the same price as a Pentax 645 = > 350 USD in used condition. > The Pentax 645 will then have (what the Mamiya doesn't): > Winder, grip, exchangeable film cassettes, TTL-Flash option, optional > Programed AE. > The Mamiya 645 will have (what the Pentax doesn't): > Exchangeable viewfinder. > > The Mamiya is a durable all steel design and very versatile (customizeable) > The Pentax is a modern camera concept. > > I know this isn't quite fair, because the Mamiya 645 1000s is an older > camera concept. I perhpas should have used the Mamiya 645 Super version. But > in my case (MF)is seems a feasible comparison. I thought this was quite > interesting - at least for MF and film users :-) > > > Regards > Jens > > > Jens Bladt > http://www.jensbladt.dk > We've chatted offline about this, but I might add a few things about the P645 and the M645. I agree that comparing the 1000s with the P645 isn't entirely fair, but in the 2nd hand market, I've seen the P645 go for much cheaper (in Oz at least) even though the P645 is a more recent camera . The Mamiya Super is probably a better comparison, but I don't see them on the market as much. So I'd have to say the Pentax is better value. I've already mentioned I like the ergonomics of the P645 a whole lot more. Plus, I prefer the view in the P645 from the M645. Secret admission. I'm starting to fall in love with quirky Russian optics....Arsat, Horizon, Zenitar. I hope someone will slap me if I buy a lomo. D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc
