The Mamiya Press series, are nothing like the M6, M7, or Leica. The are big, clunky, modular, have no interlocks, etc. There were two versions over the years the original Press/Press Super, and the later Super 23/Universal.
I have owned two Universals over the years and would have one now if it wasn't for money problems. I love the bulky, ugly things; but they are not, I repeat, NOT Leica like. Ciao, Graywolf ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Frantisek Vlcek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 4:56 PM Subject: Re: The LX Let Me Down, A Mamiya Love Affair in the Offing? > SB> If someone can show me another Med Format camera that handles close to a > SB> 35mm, and which is very quiet, I'd be happy to look at it. But over the > SB> past year or so I think I've exhausted all the possibilities. > > Hi Shel, > 1) Mamiya 6 (square M7) > 2) Mamiya press 23, super 23,... (rollfilm backs from 6x6,6x7 to > 6x9, coupled rangefinder, no interlocks, so more manual than newer > cameras), lenses from excellent 50/6.3 to 180/250 (?), nice > rangefinder with brightlines and paralax correction, although > somewhat clumsy changing of masks for different formats. Leaf > shutter on all lenses. Big plus - CHEAP! About 1/5 price of Mamiya > 7 new (even from R.W.) or even less. > > Good light, > Frantisek Vlcek > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
