Easy to use Inexpensive for brand new and Used Pic quality is real good My customer very like the picture quality so I can make money

Low price when you wanna resale

In thailand you can buy a brand new one from dealer for $ 1250 (body , 100mm normal and 6x7 or 6x6 film back). acually, I use sony digital camera and Nikon FM2n for studio work but my customer want me to get a bigger film, So i bought GS-1 Used. Gs-1 can do everything i need from 6x6 film.

Customer Service

don,t know yet

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Minolta 700si /28-80mm,28-200,35-105,70-300 Nikon FM2n/ 35-105,105macro Sony dsc-s70

Extremely affordable used. Very good optical quality. Cheap film backs.

Some issues with cold weather use. Not a good choice new - low resale value (see strengths).

I had wanted a medium format for the longest time, but just couldn't justify the cost given how little I would really use it. I bought the Bronica because of the very low used price and the reported ease of use and handling. With the speed grip it is very easy to hand hold and operate. The film backs are quite easy to load and lenses and film backs are very affordable used. I am extremely pleased with the quality of the optics, the handling, and overall build quality. There seems to be plenty of used lenses and accessories available and I have had no break downs or reliability problems. I really enjoy it for taking portraits of my children.

Customer Service

Have not needed repairs - basic accessories are overpriced.

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Twin lens reflex

Price. Seems to be of good build quality.

Dim view finder. Don''t like where the info is displayed.

I rate the GS1 a 4 because Bronica doesen''t go out of their way to pick the pockets of the consumer, plus they make a solid product. It just isn''t for me. I used a colleagues because I was in the market for another 6x7 camera. I already own 2 Mamiya 7''s and Love them!! Mamiya is a very good company to deal with by the way. Got some real nice pics from the GS1 but truly disliked 2 things in particular; The view finder is not bright at all. Annoyingly dim. I guess I''m used to a rangefinder. Secondly, I do not like the view finder info at the top of the part of the viewing area. Once again, such things are what you are used to. I like the info at the bottom or the side. Doesen''t beat my Mamiya 7 in any category.

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Mamiya 7.

Inexpensive, reliable, fairly light.

Possible resale value. Best to purchase used.

Fine optics, reliable film transport, accurate shutter, bright finder, simple design. Use 65mm, 100mm, 150mm.

Customer Service

OK: Bronica & Tamron

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Pentax, Mamiya, Rollei, Hasselblad, Fuji, Horseman. Also 4x5.

1. Excellent Metering
2. Well Balanced
3. Very flexible SYSTEM
4. Less expensive than competition
5. Excellent optics
6. Leaf shutters mean no vibration
7. good mirror dampening
8. mirror lock-up
9. rotating AE viewfinder
10. Equipment is readily available used.

1. Certainly not a 35 mm with regard to size/weight
2. Smaller lens selection than I would like.

I LIKE it alot. It does outdoor photgraphy very well - and the images - WOW!

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No other slr med format. Only 35 and TLR.

Compact, well constructed, advanced electronics, outstanding optics. The proprietary TTL flash unit is often described as underpowered, but I find it just about right, and its functionality is excellent.

Limited availability on used market (I only purchase used gear). Battery fades rapidly in cold weather (accessory battery back would solve this).

If you care more about the quality of your images and less about your own image, the GS-1 is an extraordinary value and a wonderful performer.

Customer Service

Tamron service provides excellent advice, though I haven't needed any repairs yet.

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Kowa Six, early Hasselblad, Rolleicord.

Light weight, built to take a beating. Have had mine for 16 years,
only once has it been in for repair.

None

Would buy another tomorrow in a heartbeat.

Customer Service

Excellent

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Mamiya RB 67

Not bulky and heavy.
Great lenses.
Works smooth.
Leaf shutter (flash at all speeds)
Clear & bright viewfinder.
You can use it handheld as good as on a tripod.
You have total creative freedom.
Great softness (out of focus)

No problems so far :-)

I do a lot of people photography indoors/outdoors
and love the camera and the lenses. I use the 100 and 150mm the most. What I often do for head shots
(vertical) is putting on a 6x4.5 back (6x4.5 is vertical on the GS-1) and use the 150mm. If I need a bigger size I use a 6x7 back with the rotating viewfinder (a must have).

Customer Service

Not needed yet :-)

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Hasselblad 501 C/CM
Mamiya 7 & RB

Easy to Handhold expecially with speed-grip. Excellent meter.
No vibrations (leaf shutter).Great lenses : excellent colour saturation.
The system can achive wonderfull sharpness.
Low price used.

TTL flash only with the Bronica flash.
A little bit complex way to interchange between mirror-up and normal mode.
Batteries' life short.

Anyway, for what I have obtained with my GS-1 with 65,150 and 250mm I can only testimony the EXCELLENT results. Nothing to compare with P67 (due to focal shutter vibrations...)
A really great buy.

Customer Service

can be a problem.
After 3 months I'm still waiting for a spare part (elettronical part) from Japan. Or it's a problem of the Italian distributor ?...waiting...

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Pentax 67, Pentax 645, Pentax 645n, Linhof Master Technika (4x5")

Relatively light for 67, Price S/H, quality of the results.

Smaller system than Mamiya RB/RZ. No revolving back - but this keeps weight down.

I bought the standard kit (body, WLF, 100mmPG, 120 back) for a relative pittance. I have since bought the speedgrip, second back, and a Polaroid back. Top performance at a bargain price secondhand. Perhaps the best "undiscovered" MF camera out there.

I only have the 100mmPG lens at the moment, but it compares well against the Mamiya 7II 65mm, a very sharp lens. Get the speedgrip - it totally transforms the handling of the camera, even when tripod mounted.

I hope Tamron, Bronica's owners, read this list and realise that this is a system worthy of more support.

Customer Service

Not yet tried.

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Other MF contenders. I also own a Mamiya 7II