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Medium Format begginer, which camera should I buy?


america_perez

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<p>To respond to the scanner comment above, I respectfully disagree with the notion that you need a V700 or better. Like a lot of people have said about camera selection, it's all about needs. I have a V600, which weighs in at half the price of a V700, and for my needs (small prints and/or web) it's great. I figure for the number of times I'll be doing large prints (so far: none), I can just take the negs and pay to have them drum scanned... OR, the local camera club has a Nikon 9000 for use by members.</p>

<p>If money was no object (or I was shooting film for clients), I'd definitely get a 9000, without hesitation... but for someone who's on a budget, some of the lower-end scanners are good options.</p>

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<p>If Money is no object then I would go for a Nikon 9000 scanner,....</p>

 

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<p>You got that right. No one has them in stock and I don't see any on eBay.</p>

<p>It may take more than money - like your first born son or something to buy it from someone who has one.<br>

From what I can see, if you want to scan MF, you're going to have to go with a V700 or with a Flextight at $13,000+.</p>

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<p>I would also vote for the Pentax 645n. I've had one for 12 years, it's been all over the world and hundreds of miles on my back and never one problem. Also, if you can't find a Nikon scanner, look for a used Imacon FlexTight Photo...probably about the same price used as the Nikon and it's superior</p>
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<p>Just went through that myself. My suspects were the Pentax 645, various Bronies and the 67 Pentax. Probably the best thing to do is decide your priorities. I had doubts about the 6X4.5 frame, so I opted for something larger- the square. Luckily for me a curious offer surfaced and I went the Kiev road. In the end I got a kit of Kiev 60TTL+45mm f/3.5+65mm f/3.5+80mm f/2.8+250mm f/3.5 all FSU glass in near mint condition complete with filters and leatherish cases. In adition I got an ancient flash with a mounting frame and a leather case. The TTL prism was a bit optically defective so I tried to fix it and broke it a little, believe it or not- that actually helped. For the whole lot plus two developing tanks I had to pay about 120$... And that's more than 7 kilos of equipment!</p>

<p>I may cause a major firestorm, but... It might be worth checking out those Kievs. Just beware of the roulette. On the bright side- there are legends of some Kievs being called good cameras and well... If you get a good Kiev body then you always can swap the soviet glass for more prestige Zeiss. Just scrape off the "Jena"!</p>

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<p>If you think that you may want to move to digital MF in the future, consider the Pentax 645 system. I picked up an original 645 and 45, 75 and 150 A-lenses and an AF 400 FTZ flash for under $600. Later i found a 645n body on craigslist for $200. Easy cameras to use as the controls are the same as contemporary 35's. I haven't found that the loss of interchangable backs a disadvantage, especially since extra bodies and inserts are generally less than the backs of other makes.</p>
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<p>Dave B; there are 7 Nikon 9000's on Ebay right now.</p>

<p>Type in "Nikon 9000" in the search box</p>

<p>If you search other ways; ie title and description; sometimes one finds even more.</p>

<p>They have been on Ebay about always since they first came out many years ago.</p>

<p>There have been over 100 sold this year by my rough tally .</p>

<p>I got one new in the box 3 weeks ago as a spare</p>

<p>When I started looking at them again on Ebay this year; I am not sure if I ever saw a day where there were no Nikon 9000's on Ebay.</p>

<p>A couple of months ago once there were about 18 at once with half brand new in sealed boxes. Earlier in the year some vendors listed auctions that had more than one available and they were less in price then too<br>

Thus even several months ago others too said non were on ebay; when at the same time a brick and mortar store had 4 available then at 2200.</p>

 

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