Mamiya 645 dilemma

[belgiumreporter]

With some spare time at hand i thought to get the mamiya out of the case it has been residing in for the last three years.

Everything seems to be working fine and once more i was amased at the bright viewfinder of the 645 super.

Even the 85-210 4.5 zoom is easy to focus, what a diffrence from the hasselblads and rollei's.

It's a wonderfull camera and i love the 80mm 1.9 and the ultra wide 35mm 3.5.
Still, i'm thinking of parting with it as the last time i used it i noticed just how slow it is to work with. 
I've sold both my other two 645 1000S without any regrets, but i just can't seem to let this one go even though i'll probably never use it again.

Dos anyone else have a camera he or she just can't part with, knowing it will never be used again and it won't fit in with the rest of the collection?

[philbirch]

Mamiya C33. I bought a Seagull 4 to use instead. Can't bear the thought of losing the C33 and its lenses, prism etc.

[Rachel]

The Mamiya 645 was my main roll film camera many years ago. Mine was the basic 654J but I accumulated a whole range of lenses and accessories for it. Although I had a metered pentaprism for it I preferred the waist level finder even though the viewing image was transposed left to right. The lovely big focusing screen was a joy to use. I still have the whole outfit but haven't used it for years.

IMG_0034 by Rachel, on Flickr


IMG_0031 by Rachel, on Flickr

[farside1]

Ditto for the M645J. I bought it during the Great Purge of 2008 and it's been a rock-solid performer.
At the time I should have also acquired a couple of lenses to go with it, but I was happy enough using my P6 lenses via an adapter.