steve_whetman

I hadn’t found that one, a very helpful comparison thank you for posting the link! if I can go for it, I think the updated viewfinders in the Gx617 would be a great help considering the price per shot and risk of bad composition. Might be an expensive Christmas!

I’ve read that one, wasn’t particularly helpful… ”take a light meter reading with your external meter (I just guess)”. I’d really just like to hear what the G617 viewfinder is like to use compared to the GX617. I can’t find anyone talking about that comparison.

jeez it's been a while 😄 I love landscape pics and I'm trying to work out if I feel it's worth spending a once in a lifetime amount of money on a panoramic film camera. I currently have a Voigtlander Bessa II 6x9 Rangefinder and i love it. In the past i've used a Fuji GW690III, Mamiya 7 and a bunch of other medium format cameras., I'm no expert, i just like the craft and format. Now i'm looking at some panoramic film cameras and i hope to get some folks opinions on a few things! 1. Fuji G617 vs Gx617 viewfinder, I know the viewfinders here are tricky, are the Gx617 viewfinders really worth the upgrade? I don't think I need the other lenses the Gx617 allows, but the viewfinder and general quality of life updates might be useful, would love to hear thoughts. Specifically around viewfinders. 2. Horseman 612, the compact package is appealing. How are the lenses compared to the Fuji panorama cameras? I love Fuji lenses, are the lenses used on the Horseman really noticeably better to someone who cares more about character and less about resolution and sharpness? 3. Linhof 617, only just looking into this one. Any opinons from folks would be appreciated. 4. Any other panoramic medium format cameras i've missed? it seems hard to find them so please let me know if i missed some, only just found out about the horseman today! Very best, Steve

Thanks Arthur, and Anthony, I got it repaired at jps (johnsons photopia) so I'll give them a call and see what they think. Problem is I'm going on holiday to Japan on Monday and had planned to use it as my main camera. Thankfully I bought a Bessa ii as a back up so I'll take both :)

After much fiddling I managed to get it to close, change the lens and shoot a roll of film! The winding mechanism feels terrible, very flimsy and liable to break at any moment! Is it particularly flimsy for other mamiya 6 owners?

Hi folks, I have a mamiya 6 I bought from Japan and paid a fair bit taxes to get to the uk. There was a problem with the film advance lever so sent it off to be repaired, but it's come back with a note saying the light curtain lever is cracked and I can't turn it. I'm sure it worked before I sent it off, but it was sent from one repair shop to another, as the first place couldn't repair the film advance lever! Does anyone know if there's a way around this if I unscrew the light curtain lever? I don't want to send it off again and returning it to Japan will mean I I'll lose rather a lot of money. Any suggestions appreciated!

I've found that mixing up all the chems of the 1 litre kit and storing them in a cool basement away from light means they run for around a year and will do many more rolls than recommended.