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Re: [OM] off OM topic: opinions on medium format 6x6 camera systems

Subject: Re: [OM] off OM topic: opinions on medium format 6x6 camera systems
From: Neal Jones <njones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2001 23:33:40 +0100
The aren't light but they're certainly cheap...Kiev 88 (Hassy copy
-available new -6x6, or 6x 4.5 backs) or med. format SLR Kiev 60 (6x6 or
6x4.5 bodies).  Also second user Pentacon 6.
Enjoy, Neal Jones

At 03:20 PM 05/09/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>>While I still use my OM equipment, I have found myself enjoying the 
>>larger negative, and the square format that my Rolleiflex gives me. 
>>The only problem I am having is being limited to the 80mm lens.  On 
>>my way home from labor day weekend, I stopped, hiked down into a 
>>canyon, and was shooting photos of kids jumping into a small 
>>river... Backlit, slow moving water... Beautiful, but I only had one 
>>view point, and it wasn't ideal...
>>
>>So, I'd love to have a Hassleblad, but the cost of a semi-wide 
>>(50mm), or telephoto (150mm)lens aren't realistic.  I've been 
>>looking at the Rollei SL-66, and well, I'm looking for any other 
>>ideas anyone on the list may have.
>>
>>What I would like, would be a light, 6x6 body, 50mm, 80mm and 150mm 
>>or so..... At a somewhat affordable price...
>>
>>Any ideas would be appreciated.
>>
>>James.
>
>Used Mamiya 6.  Cheap because everyone wants the 7. Very light, 
>comfortable in the hand, decent rangefinder and a choice of several 
>focal lengths.
>-- 
>Winsor Crosby
>Long Beach, California
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