center weighted average metering (non TTL), adjusting to the focal length mounted on the body.automatic dark slide when lens is removed : a cloth curtain unfolds to protect the film from exposure.leaf shutter lenses with no mechanical cocking by the body (a motor built into the lens does this instead).vertical ("portrait") framing due to horizontal film movement, much like some earlier folders.Mechanical rangefinder coupling and electronic contacts for lens identification, aperture The body and lens communicate with each other through a The relatively classic design of a rangefinder camera has been enhanced with modern techniquesĪnd some very innovative choices.
#Bronica rf645 vs mamiya professional
The camera was awarded Camera Press Club's "Special prize" at the Camera Grand Prix 2001, EISA award for professional camera in 2001-2002, and TIPA's best professional photo product for year 2001-2002.įrench photographer Raymond Depardon is reported to have been using this camera for the pictures included in the book "La colline des anges" written in collaboration with J,C. This camera has been introduced in 2000 and discontinued in 2005, with Tamron continuing support until March of 2016. It captures 6×4.5 images onto 120 or 220 film. The Bronica RF645 is a medium format rangefinder with interchangeable lenses made by the Japanese company Bronica. AIUI the 7II is supposed to be just dandy, though.Fujica G690/GL690 | Fujica GW690/GSW690 | Mamiya Press | Marshal Pressįujifilm GF670 | Fujica GM670 | Fujica GW670 | Koni-Omega | Koni-Omegaflex | Makina 67 | Mamiya 7| Bronica GS-1īronica RF645 | Fuji GA645 | Fujica GS645/GS645S/GS645W I believe the wind-on issue was fully resolved when they began to make the 7, though according to some sources the overall build quality of the first version isn't as good as the 6. By all accounts the 7 wide lenses are some of the best ever made. The up-side of that is that the 7 lenses could be proper rectilinear wides, rather than the retrofocus design that the 50mm for the 6 uses. They dropped it when they redesigned for the 7. The collapsing mount was expensive to make, and kept the retail price up. The bodies are rarely seen, probably for three reasons: firstly, most people who have had them love them and don't want to part with them secondly, there was a defect in the wind-on mechanism which meant that they often broke, and spare parts are long since out of stock, so the supply of working 6s is dwindling and thirdly, they didn't make very many, as I understand it. That could explain why the 150mm comes up for sale more frequently than any other part of the system. Certainly rangefinders are better at shorter focal lengths.
A lot of people seem to find it difficult to focus the longer lens adequately. The 50 and 75mm usually have theirs, although being plastic they often seem to be damaged. For instance, if you're prepared to go for 645 then an ETRSi with waistlevel finder is marginally heavier than an RF645 yet it offers interchangable backs, is in plentiful supply secondhand and is cheaper than either rangefinder system.Ĭlick to expand.The 150mm is indeed very common, though I've never yet seen one with its hood. If weight vs film size is your key concern then there are other possibilities. If that suits your style then you're sorted! A body and both lenses costs about £750 from a dealer. So, you're pretty much limited to 65mm and 45mm. It was replaced by a 100mm but not many of these were made either - overcome I think because the debacle had given the system a poor reputation and of course digital was on the rise.
The original 135mm had a short production run because it proved too long for accurate focusing. Unfortunately though it's very hard to get hold of a telephoto lense. It's a nice system and is cheaper than the Mamiya on the whole. I've never seen the second version of the 7 lower than £800.Ī Bronica RF feels much the same weight as a 7. Around £700 to £750 is more plausible - I think SRS Microsystems had one in their last AP advert.
The cheapest that I've seen a Mamiya 7 v.1 secondhand from a dealer is £500 but that's pretty rare.
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