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Originally Posted by Hans Tucker
Any Astrophotographers from the film era still around?
I have been looking at Takahashi schematics and one item that features a lot is the Mamiya 645 Camera. I notice Takahashi also has a few adapters for this particular camera
Were these the ducks guts back in the film era...the choice of season professionals...albeit an expensive choice?
Why? or was this just big in the Japanese market?
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I've still got a complete RB67 and lenses -this is the 'proper' Mamiya medium format, and 120 roll is easy enough to get hold of. I think the 645 was popular mainly because you got more shots per roll than the 6x7, the camera was a lot easier to handle and the 'semi' medium format neg still gave ridiculous levels of enlargement compared to 35mm. I suspect any pros from that era would tell you the Hasselblad was the ducks nuts, though. I think the 645 is the largest neg that would fit in the fully corrected area of the FSQ - although I seem to remember seeing adapters for the pentax 6x7 in the catalogue as well. Pity there's no adapter for the RB - I'd love to stick that on the back of the FSQ.
cheers,
Andrew.