sebastel
coarse art umbrascriptor
hi there.
i wonder whether someone here used/uses or owned/owns one of the mamiya 1960ies made fixed lens 35mm rangefinders, like mamiya ruby, or auto deluxe or super deluxe, or even sears tower 18B.
all comments welcome!
i found some references on the net recently, and those cameras seemed to me to be quite solid and well engineered, so i wonder whether it's worth while to go hunting for them on flea markets, garage sells or even @ the net.
cheers,
sebastian
i wonder whether someone here used/uses or owned/owns one of the mamiya 1960ies made fixed lens 35mm rangefinders, like mamiya ruby, or auto deluxe or super deluxe, or even sears tower 18B.
all comments welcome!
i found some references on the net recently, and those cameras seemed to me to be quite solid and well engineered, so i wonder whether it's worth while to go hunting for them on flea markets, garage sells or even @ the net.
cheers,
sebastian
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Bill58
Native Texan
I've got a Mamiya 135 compact. It's OK, but not spectacular.
bmattock
Veteran
I had a Ruby, it was in fairly shabby condition. Not up to the quality of the Minolta, Oly, Canon, etc. I have a Super Deluxe, it's got a very nice (1.5) lens. Ergonomics - not so much. It's a big sharp-edged brick. That has a charm of sorts, but not as easy to use as say the Yashica Lynx 14.
sebastel
coarse art umbrascriptor
thank you for your opinions.
so, i'll be looking out for an olympus 35LC instead ...
cheers
sebastian
so, i'll be looking out for an olympus 35LC instead ...
cheers
sebastian