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bought a used medium format today, did i get a good deal?
Hey all. I like photography and have done a good bit of it with 35mm
but know little of this medium format realm. I frequent auctions and buy things that i can do well reselling. Today I got a Mamiya C220 with a lense that says "Mamiya-Sekor 1:2.8 f=80mm no.789144" and another lense that is much longer and says "Mamiya-Sekor 1:4.5 f=18 cm No.847377", also got a flash, and something made by Sekonic that you look through, it seems like some sort of light meter, but there's little knobs on it you can use to zoom in with. Everything is in pristine condition, mint i might say, this thing doesn't even look used. I got it all for $70. Did I get a good deal? How much is all this stuff worth? What do I have, and who uses this format and why???? I know these are a lot of questions, i hope someone can help me! Thanks a lot! Adrian |
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"adrian" wrote...
Hey all. I like photography and have done a good bit of it with 35mm but know little of this medium format realm. I frequent auctions and buy things that i can do well reselling. Today I got a Mamiya C220 with a lense that says "Mamiya-Sekor 1:2.8 f=80mm no.789144" and another lense that is much longer and says "Mamiya-Sekor 1:4.5 f=18 cm No.847377", also got a flash, and something made by Sekonic that you look through, it seems like some sort of light meter, but there's little knobs on it you can use to zoom in with. Everything is in pristine condition, mint i might say, this thing doesn't even look used. I got it all for $70. Did I get a good deal? I think you did. How much is all this stuff worth? Look at the prices for similar items on www.KEH.com or on ebay. IIRC, when I was looking for MF stuff, excellent C220 was worth more than $100 (without all the extra stuff). What do I have, and who uses this format and why???? You have a camera that can use medium format films called 120 and 220 and interchangeable lenses. I has no moving mirror. Lenses are twins -- you look through the top one, and the film is exposed with the lower one. When you look to compose the frame, the light reflects off the fixed mirror, that's why the camera type is called "twin lens reflect" (TLR). The size of the frame on the film is about 58 mm square. As you can see, it's larger than a 35-mm frame. Since films and emulsions used are basically the same, you get more information on a frame than you do in 35-mm photography (about 4 times more). MF is a compromise between (or the marriage of the best things of, depends on whom you ask) the highly portable 35mm and large format. Once you see a 2 1/4 inch square slide or a print from a 6x6 B&W negative, you'll most likely be impressed. The difference between MF and 35mm is quite dramatic. Who uses it? Hmm... Whoever is not satisfied with the quality they get from 35mm films, I suppose. Or, whoever is tired of lugging all that LF gear around, setting it up, etc. MF used to be the format of choice for professional photographers, although I heard that many switch to digital nowadays. It's probably still is for fashion and studio portrait professionals. 80mm is basically the "standard" lens, equivalent to about 45mm in the 35mm terms. 180mm lens is a good portrait lens, equivalent to about 100mm lens in 35mm terms. You can get more information in rec.photo.equipment.medium-format, I set the follow-ups there. Also, check out numerous pages on the web. Just search on Google for "Mamiya C220" (without quotes). Victor |
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