Not sure if you refer to the eSprit 65 or Sinar M camera but the prices for the eSprit 65 I was quoted around the end of last year sounded quite "normal" to me:
- 10.194 euro for the eSprit 65 LV
- 484 euro for an adaptor to the Hy6 body, or 1.258 euro for the revolving adaptor to the Hy6 body
- 10.903 euro for the set body+back+revolving adaptor Sinar Hy6-s65r
- 17.355 euro for the same set + Schneider AFD Xenotar 2.8/80 PQS, Schneider AFD S-Angulon 2.8/50 PQS and
Schneider AFD Tele-Xenar 2.8/180 PQ
(these were the prices quoted in Austria, and without VAT)
The set prices seem very good deals.
Pascal
Correct Pascal.
I should have posted an edit. First I saw some really expensive prices in a shop in Spain, wich normally is a little cheaper, then with more research realized that the prices are normal.
Yes, the downside is that there is not a big second hand market. So seems that this is also an investment in that sense for the owner (less depreciation), but a limitation for buyers with less incomes.
-O, the guys who own Sinar do not sell them because they are happy
-O, there is a limited number of users
-O both.
My only concern is about if Sinar will keep going making these backs in the future. If they do not sell a lot of gear...
well, my need for an MFD is not for now but in a relative close future and I collect informations. But Sinar is brand that I really take on to consideration because I'm into building a LF system first, and as I see this grade of integration and modularity, is exactly the philosophy I'm looking for.
Cheers,
Fred.