santino
FSU gear head
don't hesitate, try the Pentacon Six. It seems to be less a gamble.
TVphotog
Television Grunt
I just solved all the problems and found me a Pentax 645 at a yard sale with 2 lenses for 100 bucks. No Kiev worries for me. Of course, I still stare longingly at the 88Cs on Ebay...
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ruben
Guest
I am now at my 5th day of daily carriage (it is becoming a personal diary 
), and by now I am more clear about 2 things.
a) The camera is very heavy for me, and this may bring the whole story to an end. Either I get used to, or sorrowfully bye.
b) The basic design of all the knobs, scales, and rings, is e x t r e m e l y easy to manipulate. It is a real pleasure to handhold this camera.
Cheers,
Ruben
), and by now I am more clear about 2 things.a) The camera is very heavy for me, and this may bring the whole story to an end. Either I get used to, or sorrowfully bye.
b) The basic design of all the knobs, scales, and rings, is e x t r e m e l y easy to manipulate. It is a real pleasure to handhold this camera.
Cheers,
Ruben
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ruben
Guest
After some written talk with Trevor Allin, who maintains an encyclopaedic sized website about the Pentacons Six, he kindly drove my attention to the mundane fact that a heavy Medium Format camera should never pend from the throat, but from a shoulder and across your body.
What a shame for me !
Cheers,
Ruben
PS
You guys of the one camera one lens fashion......
PS II
Still without a single image to show you. Why ? Given the solution to my former basic problem, I decided to purchase a Pentacon Six and start my first photo session with both Medium Format cameras, simultaneously.
(BTW, the mount is the same) Gear in transit.
What a shame for me !
Cheers,
Ruben
PS
You guys of the one camera one lens fashion......
PS II
Still without a single image to show you. Why ? Given the solution to my former basic problem, I decided to purchase a Pentacon Six and start my first photo session with both Medium Format cameras, simultaneously.
(BTW, the mount is the same) Gear in transit.
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oftheherd
Veteran
Well, Ruben, looking forward to seeing your comparison of the two, as well as photos from them.