med format?

[ishootRAW]

I kinda want to play with medium format a little. However I don't want to spend a lot. Just wondering if anyone knows of old MF cameras that can be got at a bargain. I have heard that the Pentax 645 is great, But that's a little over my budget.

Mind you that I have not really done a lot of research about this. I was just thinking it would be fun to play around with.

[Izzy]

Ken Rockwell got his Pentax for about $300
Pentax 645

[ishootRAW]

Originally Posted by Izzy

Ken Rockwell got his Pentax for about $300
Pentax 645

That's what I saw. I also thought that if I get a little more serious that's what I would get.

I was just wondering if there was something under $150 that I could get just too see if I like it.

[inkista]

Maybe an old Rolleicord fixed-lens TLR?

[RichardTaylor]

Just have a look through EBAY - quite a few 120 twin lens reflexes are available.

[3bayjunkie]

get the Mamiya 645AF with the 80mm 2.8 kit lens. Mamiya 645 w. AF 80mm lens 120 film camera kit ex+ | eBay This is the second best medium format 6x4.5 to the Contax 645. But at a quarter of the price. You're looking at $2,500 - $3,000 for a decent contax 645 kit. The Pentax 645 makes a clean 3rd, less features but only about $400 for a good one PENTAX 645 KIT...75MM 2.8, 120 INSERT, FLASH 307-796 | eBay, but not as good as the Pentax 645N which in that case you might as well get the Mamiya for the same price of around $750-$1000...

[BigFuzzy]

Lomography

[SwissJon]

Originally Posted by Izzy

Ken Rockwell got his Pentax for about $300
Pentax 645

Ken Rockwell stated that the 18-200 VR 3.5-5.6 was a miracle lens that replaced an entire bag of lenses, including I believe a 70-200 f2.8 and several primes, so I take what he says with a pinch of salt.. I've a feeling he's paid to say the things he says

Nikon 18-200mm

I've noticed a few Hasselblad 500 series cameras showing up for about $1000.. Ok, perhaps that's a bit more than the Pentax, but it's a HASSELBLAD!!!

[ishootRAW]

Originally Posted by BigFuzzy

Lomography

Not my style

Alas a hasselblad is my dream camera, but I'm 14 and $1000 is not a "see if I like it" price

I may well see if I can get a pentax. But right now the 50 1.4 is first on the "blow as soon as I get the paycheck" list

Hmmmm, I wonder if I could ask Mommy and Daddy for a H4D- 200MS for Christmas?

[BigFuzzy]

Originally Posted by ishootRAW

I kinda want to play with medium format a little. However I don't want to spend a lot. Just wondering if anyone knows of old MF cameras that can be got at a bargain.
I was just thinking it would be fun to play around with.

Originally Posted by ishootRAW

Not my style

So what is your style?

You mention, play, fun, cheap, bargain... that's what we/I were going off on from which I'd argue Lomography cameras fit those qualities more than any of the cameras mentioned so far.