I cant speak for all the Mamiya 35mm lens series, but the SX (M42) series 35mm lenses are all optically superb but mechanically lame. They make good users on a budget if you dont mind the inferior "feel" they have compared to the takumars. The bodies of that era were all really bad clunkers as I posted earlier. I have a bunch of the SX lenses that take fantastic film images but onc caveat is you cant use them easily on digital because they lack manual aperture modes... jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 2:55 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: The 645 (and Mamiya) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glen Tortorella" Subject: Re: The 645 (and Mamiya) > Hi Adam, > > I see you mention your Mamiya, but I forgot to ask: have you ever > tried Mamiya's 35mm cameras? Overall, what do you think of them? The > ZM, which I believe was their last 35mm, looks interesting. I gather > it might be tough to find one in nice condition, as black camera > bodies tend to get pretty scuffed up. Mamiya 35mm was a failed project. The lenses were at best only ok, and the camera bodies were, at best, really bad. If you are into self abuse, then 35mm Mamiya cameras might be for you. I'll take a nice spanking from a middle aged lady first. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
