Digital BW, The Print

While there has been much talk of the rangefinder problems (new cameras
with misaligned rangefinders) I'm pretty sure this was a problem with
the Mamiya 7 and not with the 7II. The original M7s, when sent to Mamiya
and aligned, were just fine and stayed that way. My 7II was perfect out
of the box and after many years of using Hassy I am thrilled with this
camera. Not that there's anything wrong with the Hassy, but I needed a
lighter, more "carryable" camera. The lenses are sensational (especially
the 43mm), the negative size is wonderful and the meter is dead on
accurate. Because the lens design did not have to take into account a
mirror, the distortion with the rectilinear 43mm (21mm equivalent)is
approx. .01% at the corners.
If you are looking at a medium format, it is worth checking the M7II.

Stan Shire
Associate Professor/Department Chair
Photographic Imaging
Community College of Philadelphia
Adobe Photoshop 6 A.C.E.
 
215 751-8320
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-----Original Message-----
From: Austin Franklin [mailto:darkroom@...] 
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 8:20 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: Re[2]: [Digital BW] Medium Format--Rangefinders


> I like it so much I
> set up a site for the Fuji Rangefinder lovers of the world:
> www.fujirangefinder.com
>
> Feel free to check it out.

Hi Richard,

Thank you for taking the time to set up the web page, and the
information on
it!  It appears to be a great resource!

Regards,

Austin



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