Why so expensive!
I fitted a round knob to the bottom catch for ease. Bacause the top winder was still moving the film slightly I bored out the top of the empty film spool making the camera film winder obsolete. you just have to remember you wind your shutter and film seperately No one fixes wind on faults on 6x7s it is a write off so you have nothing to loose
Gareth
This any good
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pentax-645-120mm-camera-45mm-f2-8-lens-75mm-f2-8-lens...
Neil
It's very nice and ideally what I want but it's £700
Yes I know but it’s cheaper than the one you linked
At £2500
Neil
Now the hunt for a good medium format camera is back on. There was a Pentax 645,the original version on ebay last week that didn't make £300! Gutted as if I'd known the Bronica was about to die and I could sell it for nearly that in its state I would have bought it!
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You may well not be able to replace the Bronica with what you get selling a faulty one. I would have recommended at least getting an estimate before putting it on ebay.
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The Pentax 67 is the one major gap in my user experience - I always wanted one but could never afford one. The viewfinder clarity is just amazing.
I was lucky enough to own one in my Twenties, but even then I found it too bulky and heavy for walking any real distance. Other than that one negative, absolutely everything else about it was superb - from the viewfinder experience to the final result, the pinnacle of film photography for me
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MF SLRs are quite rare, so the prices are crazy for most of them, i got a Bronica ETRS a few years back for a good price, but now evenn those are eye-watering.
My normal MF is a Zeiss Ikon Nettar, a folder that is great for landscapes and a very handy holiday camera. Voigtlander Bessa folders are pretty good too - i have Klein, which is 6x4.5 but the counter is broken, so i lose some shots (the idea of it was you wind to "1" in the window, then the counter kicks in and stops the winding when you reach the next frame).
I got a pinhole MF from Ranica in Belarus last year and i have used that more than any other MF camera in the last 12 months, mainly as it is just different and a bit of fun.
Rolleicord can be good for a bargain - most people go for the Flexes (must admit, they are lovely), but the Cords are not that inferior and later models are very good.