Re: Suggestions for entry level medium format camera please

"Tony" <justbecos@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Hello everyone,
>
> I am wanting opinions on which 2nd hand medium format camera to buy.
> Tony
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Tony:  A few months ago I bought a Mamiya RB67 Pro S on ebay for $275.  It
was from a camera store and appears to be in great shape. (A few
interlocks
don't work but...)  I did have to replace the seals on it but that is a
simple process and something that needs to be done probably every so
often.
I bought felt at Wal-Mart and used that although some say to use only
foam.
You can get it on the net if you go that route.  There are three RB67's.
The first was the RB67 which doesn't have the interlocks that prevent
double
exposure and things with the dark slide and other things.  The RB67 Pro S
has those.  Then the latest is the RB67 Pro SD I think it is called.  That
uses a little bigger lenses mount I guess but is otherwise the same
camera.
Your best bet is probably the Pro S in the used market.  The camera new is
around $1300-$1500 for a basic lense and 120 back.  Mine came with the 127
mm lense and that or the 90mm are the most common.  I like the 6X7 format
and wanted a camera that didn't need batteries.  Ric in Wisconsin.