douglas_green1 Posted June 14, 2003 Share Posted June 14, 2003 It's amazing to me how the prices of good medium format gear are plummeting. I just picked this up as an impulse buy on ebay, because the price was too good to be true. A complete Mamiya RB67, including the normal lens and a 120 back, from a reputable professional camera vendor, including a 15-day right of inspection/return guarantee, for UNDER $400! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2934364886&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOAB:US:6 I can't imagine a better time to get into MF gear for the serious hobbyist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas_green1 Posted June 14, 2003 Author Share Posted June 14, 2003 BTW, if you wish to check out the link above, for some reason, the BB inserted a space after "dll?" and before "ViewItem" that you will need to delete for the link to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rod g. Posted June 14, 2003 Share Posted June 14, 2003 Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_piper2 Posted June 15, 2003 Share Posted June 15, 2003 Hmmm - Nine years ago I DID pick up two Kowa Six bodies and 55, 85 and 150 lenses for $500. But that doesn't mean this wasn't a stupendous deal as well, given the difference in age/serviceablility/format. Sold the Kowa setup to an art student (at a pass-along price) once my darkroom went digital, since there were no 6x6 scanners under $20,000 at the time. Perhaps a mistake..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h._p. Posted June 15, 2003 Share Posted June 15, 2003 The bargains are there. I got my Hasselblad for £330 including a guarantee - which they've honoured already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario_benavidez Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Good stuff! I got a similar deal a few months back from a gentleman in San Jose...Seems he wanted to be a pro photographer, bought all this gear, and didn't use it twice! I worked a deal with him, and got a RB67 Professional S kit, including Body, Back & Insert, WLF, Sports Finder, 90mm Lens w/ caps, strap, lens hood, body caps, and the Grip, for $440 bucks! The best part was that the gear looked as if it had been sitting in a box the whole time he had it! Not a scratch, or anything else on it! Sold all that and bought a Hasselblad kit with 2 backs and tons of goodies. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsandpixels Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 Tell me about it. I just tried to sell a *complete* RD67 system (3 lenses, backs, etc., etc., see the FS ad on photo.net). We're moving to an apartment so thoought my darkroom stuff would have to go. But with a little work I'm turning a walk-in closet into a darkroom. So I will continue to use the beautiful hunk o'camera for a while. What really burns me is that some of my 30 year-old cameras still make great images, but I wonder in 30 years will there even be a readable digital format. Just my two cents worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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