Want to Buy WTB MF camera

removed account4 · Apr 11, 2018

looking for a MF camera
here's the criteria
no folders, no TLRs no prewar stuff, or press cameras or graflex
that was me in a former life !
looking for something kind of modern either square format, or rectangular is OK
mainly looking use it to shoot portraits .. tired of looking DOWN .. so prism is GOOD
changable lenses is good vertical is important 6x45 won't work unless it can rotate ..

oh and im a cheapskate, and i don't mind junk lenses or russian cameras as long as they work
have somethng to sell? shoot me a PM

Tim Stapp · Apr 11, 2018

sounds like you want a Pentax 67 or 45. The 45 has the advantage that it is more "hand holdable" and in my opinion, less "fragile."

removed account4 · Apr 11, 2018

maybe ! do you have one to sell cheap ! ?

Tim Stapp · Apr 11, 2018

No, but the last time I was in Marks Photo and Video in Grand Rapids, MI they did have one of each. About $400 for the 45.

removed account4 · Apr 11, 2018

thnx i'll check out the website, i apprecaite the suggestion!

Rick A · Apr 11, 2018

Mamiya 645, Bronica 645 or 6x6, range finders, Hassy, Pentax 645, Contax?

qamaro · Apr 11, 2018

Mamiya 6, 6MF, 7, 7ii, 645 AFD's (I, II, III) - The Rangefinder's would not give tight portraits but will give good results for 1/2 height or full length portraits.

Fuji GS645 Pro or Zi Pro
Contax 645

While a little heavy an RB67 or RZ67 with AE Prism would do it. the RZ67 you can even shoot 645, 6x7 and even 6x6 or digital (with the IID version + digital plate) just by changing the film back. Both these have rotating backs so no need to turn the camera to shoot vertical portraits.

Eric Rose · Apr 11, 2018

Precision Camera in Austin TX or KEH are my go to places for used stuff.

removed account4 · Apr 11, 2018

thanks for the suggesti0ns so far !
totally forgot about precision camera ..
shows the last time i read view camera ...

EdSawyer · Apr 12, 2018

rz67 is the answer.

Poisson Du Jour · Apr 12, 2018

This one...
But...TFFJ*

( * Too Flash For John!! )

Poisson Du Jour · Apr 12, 2018

Tim Stapp said:
sounds like you want a Pentax 67 or 45. The 45 has the advantage that it is more "hand holdable" and in my opinion, less "fragile."

LOL! The Pentax 67 is not fragile (and has better quality lenses than 645). War-torn, beaten, bashed, bombed and buggered specimens of the Pentax 6x7 /7 are still in use...

qamaro · Apr 12, 2018

The RB, RZ and Pentax 67 are tanks! as said they have a great series of lenses too.

choiliefan · Apr 12, 2018

Bronica SQ or GS fits the bill and the leaf shutters give more capability with electronic flash. They're quite compact, have excellent lenses and are value-priced. The GS is a 6X7 which may be had with a prism finder which swiveled for horizontal or vertical shooting. An RZ67 would be pretty nice too but lots more dough.

removed account4 · Apr 12, 2018

thanks for the suggestions so far !
anyone have specific personal experience
with the ARAX rebuilds ? i hear they took all the bad out
and back filled with love and dependability ...

John Galt · Apr 12, 2018

Dead Link Removed, just how cheap are you ? I have an excellent condition Hasselblad 500 ELX body with a Rooski prism finder. I got it in an auction lot from an estate. I converted it to use 2x9V batteries. I put 4 rolls of B&W film through it to test my three A12 magazines and my one A24 magazine. The body performed flawlessly. I have no idea what she is worth but I do know that apparently the ELX is currently the best deal in the Hassy V System world . . .

bdial · Apr 12, 2018

PHSNE show is this weekend in Newton MA on Saturday, should be lots of choices there to compare and contrast.

removed account4 · Apr 12, 2018

thanks john! im not a fan of electrics
and hassy glass is $$$$ even though the camera is $
=
ahh i forgot about phsne this weekend !
last time i went i left with stuff i didn't need LOL

bdial · Apr 12, 2018

last time i went i left with stuff i didn't need LOL

Easy to do there, you may want to leave before the dollar table opens

I will be there at the VCP table, I don't think we currently have any MF cameras though, but I can check.

removed account4 · Apr 12, 2018

I hope i can make it ! I'll try to make it there if i am not "bogged down" here in paswonquitte

Sirius Glass · Apr 12, 2018

jnanian said:
looking for a MF camera
here's the criteria
no folders, no TLRs no prewar stuff, or press cameras or graflex
that was me in a former life !
looking for something kind of modern either square format, or rectangular is OK
mainly looking use it to shoot portraits .. tired of looking DOWN .. so prism is GOOD
changable lenses is good vertical is important 6x45 won't work unless it can rotate ..

oh and im a cheapskate, and i don't mind junk lenses or russian cameras as long as they work
have somethng to sell? shoot me a PM

If I had a spare Hasselblad and some lenses to go with it, I would sell it to you at a price you would be willing to pay.

removed account4 · Apr 12, 2018

Sirius Glass said:
If I had a spare Hasselblad and some lenses to go with it, I would sell it to you at a price you would be willing to pay.

thats awfully nice of you !

Jacob Weiss · Apr 12, 2018

I have a Bronica ETRSi Kit with 70mm lens and Prism and SpeedGrip

4season · Apr 12, 2018

I have a minty Kiev 88CM outfit with 6x6 120 back, 80/2.8 Arsat lens and WLF, all very late production and marked "Made in Ukraine". No prism finder or strap but these are readily available. This is the version which takes Kiev 60 / Pentacon-6 lenses.

Also have a Hasselblad 500c w/A12 back, early WLF and 120mm S-Planar. Decent glass but cosmetics are pretty rough overall and it's more of a restoration project or parts unit and will need a fair amount of work before you can start taking photos with it.

Sirius Glass · Apr 12, 2018

Jacob Weiss said:
I have a Bronica ETRSi Kit with 70mm lens and Prism and SpeedGrip

I have a pistol grip that came with a Mamiya C330 with a prism. I did not like it for that camera nor for the Hasselblad with a prism. Both were too top heavy and that if moves the hands away from the controls that they were design to be operating.

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