Mamiya 645AFD question

IgorB

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• Dec 16, 2014

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Hi,
I already have few MF cameras: Fuji 645, rolleiflex, rollecord and autocord, and now have chance get like new Mamiya 645AFD camera. Is it worth buying this camera to have opportunity use wide and portrait lenses?
Thank you.

 

locutus

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• Dec 16, 2014

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Depends in part on what you want from a camera.

The TLR's you mentioned are all waist level finder cameras. The AFD has a fixed prism so its quite different in use then those.

Personally i enjoy looking at a large ground glass

 

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• Dec 16, 2014

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The Mamiya 645 AF series is nice because you can use all the Mamiya 645 lenses including the manual focus ones including the 80mm f/1.9 lens.