My second rangefinder~ Mamiya super 23

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Just bought a mamiya super 23 + 127/4.7 by seiko made in Japan + handle + 6x9 back

 

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Just grabbed one myself one last week among some other goodies, in HK too, coincidentally. Good luck with the new camera!

 

[jusxusfanatic]

Haha! Nice

I got it from hk canera market place, where did you get yours? Just curious lol

Just grabbed one myself one last week among some other goodies, in HK too, coincidentally. Good luck with the new camera!

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I didnt know about hk camera market place or I would have went to take a look! Picked mine up from Sunrise in Sham Shui Po. Seems to at least be operational but will be putting some film through it this weekend hopefully!!

 

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I didnt know about hk camera market place or I would have went to take a look! Picked mine up from Sunrise in Sham Shui Po. Seems to at least be operational but will be putting some film through it this weekend hopefully!!

Nice! Did you buy the same model/parts as I did? If so, I wanna know how much you bought it for lol

 

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Well I got the silver version Super 23 with 6x9 back with the collapsible 90mm f3.5 for... lets say market value. It wasn't cheap but neither was it too pricey. The benefit to me is was that I could pick it and and test it before flying home vs. an unseen eBay purchase. They do offer testing with film although I didn't have time to take up that offer. Of course you have to pay for the film and development (which was pricey relative to how much it is for c41 dev in Ireland)

You're very lucky to have so many stores in HK for cameras. My favorite was All Best Camera in Champagne court. Amazing collection of cameras and fantastic customer service

 

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Nice I got mine for, a bit pricey compared to ebay lol. But hk camera marketplace does also let you test out the camera as much as you like before buying it! They also taught me how to use it, they're very good

 

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Well I got the silver version Super 23 with 6x9 back with the collapsible 90mm f3.5 for... lets say market value. It wasn't cheap but neither was it too pricey. The benefit to me is was that I could pick it and and test it before flying home vs. an unseen eBay purchase. They do offer testing with film although I didn't have time to take up that offer. Of course you have to pay for the film and development (which was pricey relative to how much it is for c41 dev in Ireland)

You're very lucky to have so many stores in HK for cameras. My favorite was All Best Camera in Champagne court. Amazing collection of cameras and fantastic customer service

Ahh, they also helped me clean the lens, which has some"mold" on it. Excellent customer service!! Would really recommend you going there

Really? Didn't know hong kong has more camera stores

 

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I will have to add it to my "To go List" for the next time (there was a url link here which no longer exists)I am around HK along with bringing a bigger suitcase!!

Not sure if I can post website links but I found this one helpful for me. There's 3 parts with some good information

http://www.japancamerahunter.com/2012/06/hong-kong-camera-hunter-pt-1-film-in-hk/

Be careful though, you're treading a steep path with all those cameras available to you. The mamiya is a more than capable camera and I'd recommend getting familiar with that before having your head turned by other cameras.

 

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I will have to add it to my "To go List" for the next time (there was a url link here which no longer exists)I am around HK along with bringing a bigger suitcase!!

Not sure if I can post website links but I found this one helpful for me. There's 3 parts with some good information

http://www.japancamerahunter.com/2012/06/hong-kong-camera-hunter-pt-1-film-in-hk/

Be careful though, you're treading a steep path with all those cameras available to you. The mamiya is a more than capable camera and I'd recommend getting familiar with that before having your head turned by other cameras.

Yep thanks!

 

[jusxusfanatic]

Definately have to be careful to not loose control on buying cameras haha!

Btw if you're interested, just search hk camera marketplace and you'll see their facebook and website

 

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Yep it's very very easy to go overboard! I will take a look. Thanks for the the info! Best of luck with the Mamiya!

 

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Yep it's very very easy to go overboard! I will take a look. Thanks for the the info! Best of luck with the Mamiya!

Thanks! You too