Square
5 dollar inserts (compared to contax\'s $250)
Inserts are smaller and quicker to load (they\'re also symmetrical, meaning no switching around the empty spool)
Not too much bigger than 645 cameras, much smaller than 67 slr\'s.
Entry price isn\'t too bad (6003 kit cost me 400, 6008 with pqs lens was 850)
Leaf shutters (many go up to 1/1000)
Ridiculously awesome Schneider glass available (at a steep price)
Fast fast glass (50 2.8, 80 f/2 (if you could find it), 110 f/2, 180 2.8)
Cheaper zeiss alternatives (also pretty darn good)
Ability to grow (upgrade each lens slowly, get the af system (which uses all the same backs, batteries, lenses etc).
Rotating 645 back!!
Usable waistlevel (compared to the Contax which is stuck in horizontal (boo) and costs an arm and a leg (ridiculous)).
... I\'ll do a write up when I\'ve used it for longer.
Downsides:
Louder than the Contax, mamiya, etc.
Gets expensive.
Hard to find in North America
If I don\'t need to work too quickly (ie dont need to be changing film quickly) the RZ67 is amazing, but has only one fast lens.
If I were just shooting adults I\'d probably get the Pentax 67.
If I used long (over 200mm) lens I\'d go with the Pentax (which has the most I ridiculous selection of fast long glass, but also has the bounciest shutter...)
The Rollei sl66 is also a darn fine camera but not the quickest (though easier to focus than the hassy).
Jan 26, 2013 at 10:04 PM
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