![]() ![]() Russ, you and Chris (and hopefully you, too, Alan) are actually making what was going to be my secondary point, which is the even greater thing about these cameras and their current affordability: The average RB has already provided someone with decades of great pictures.įor pros, no matter what they paid originally, it's safe to say that their Mamiya "paid for itself" early on, and that all these years hence (and especially when an RB is in use today) can be safely considered "bonus." Oh, and the "ugly" 65mm (non-C) lens I just got for it today must surely have depreciated quite a bit from its original stay on the sales shelf! Beat-up or not, it's beautiful, and with eight glass elements and a built-in shutter I can't imagine Mamiya let them go for $80 back in the day. Or have you had better luck than I have at finding an old price list? I'll adjust for inflation, of course. So I'm eager to make this point, but it rings a little hollow (at least for me) without some kind of price reference to what this gear originally cost in the early 70s. ![]() Especially with decent scanners (and even b/w processing equipment) so affordable as well. (Though I'll admit that my $235 Canon Elph 300HS does a number of things the Mamiya could never dream of, and is a lot easier to bring along!) It seems to me that if you're willing to take your time, think about the shot beforehand and really enjoy the process of making pictures, this former studio staple and Serious Camera has actually become the perfect "budget" solution for even rank amateurs like me. When I think about what can be bought new for that amount in 2011, I can't imagine anything even remotely comparable. I got it used from KEH a few weeks ago as a trade on a little-used dSLR, but the price for the kit with just about everything as inexpensive as RB gear can be - Non-Pro-S 120 back, non-Pro-S body, 127 C lens, waist-level non-metered finder - was $237. One of the main points I'd planned to make - after praising its gorgeous images and how fun it is to use - was its current status as a photo bargain. I was just getting ready to write an article about my love for my new (sort of) Mamiya RB67. ![]()
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