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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: Fahsi on January 31, 2007, 05:26:39 am

Title: Does really Mamiya stopped their developments? if
Post by: Fahsi on January 31, 2007, 05:26:39 am

 

http://www.photoscala.de/node/2088 (http://www.photoscala.de/node/2088) (sorry only german...)

it's wirtten, that mamiya stopped their evolution of cameras? is this true?

Title: Does really Mamiya stopped their developments? if
Post by: free1000 on January 31, 2007, 05:53:45 am

This is old news, the cameras and lenses division was bought up by another company... I notice that the article has the date September 2006.

We are still waiting to see how the new company handles the Mamiya product line.

Title: Does really Mamiya stopped their developments? if
Post by: Fahsi on January 31, 2007, 06:13:45 am

mh okay now i'm really not sure about buying a mamiya...

Title: Does really Mamiya stopped their developments? if
Post by: eronald on January 31, 2007, 08:15:40 am

They have a new company for the photo products but it seems to be doing well.

The ZD is a steady seller here in Europe, is my feeling.

Edmund

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mh okay now i'm really not sure about buying a mamiya...
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Title: Does really Mamiya stopped their developments? if
Post by: RSPhoto on January 31, 2007, 10:08:42 am

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http://www.photoscala.de/node/2088 (http://www.photoscala.de/node/2088) (sorry only german...)

it's wirtten, that mamiya stopped their evolution of cameras? is this true?
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The article says the opposite: It says that there will be digital developments in the future.

Title: Does really Mamiya stopped their developments? if
Post by: pss on January 31, 2007, 05:07:02 pm

ZD back will be released in the US in about 6 weeks...list 9000$

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Post by: Quentin on January 31, 2007, 05:12:59 pm

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ZD back will be released in the US in about 6 weeks...list 9000$
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And the ZD?

The back should do well at just $9k.

Quentin

Title: Does really Mamiya stopped their developments? if
Post by: mcfoto on January 31, 2007, 05:44:11 pm

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=e...6lr%3D%26sa%3DG (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.mamiya.co.jp/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=4&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DMamiya%2BDigital%2BImaging%2BCo.,%2BLtd%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG)

Mamiya new web site, the new company.

Title: Does really Mamiya stopped their developments? if
Post by: stefan marquardt on February 01, 2007, 02:54:59 am

Quote from: Quentin,Jan 31 2007, 05:12 PM

And the ZD?>

hi Quentin,

 I spoke to mamiya germany a few days ago (because the ZD I bought turned out to be a "EU-model" (probably from mamiya france or somewhere and imported by the dealer into germany) and therefore not covered by garanty by mamiya germany).
They said,  the ZD is going to be reduced in price shortly. (thats some kind of law: you buy something and the next day you here of the upcoming discount).

Apart from that, your dealer (R.White) seems to have/had some really competitive deals on the ZD.

stefan

Title: Does really Mamiya stopped their developments? if
Post by: Fahsi on February 01, 2007, 04:46:34 am

i know this kind of problems

it's really good to hear that the back will only at 9000$(this mean only about 8,500€ with taxes...thats great to hear!

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Post by: andrewparker on February 01, 2007, 07:45:24 am

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http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=e...6lr%3D%26sa%3DG (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.mamiya.co.jp/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=4&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DMamiya%2BDigital%2BImaging%2BCo.,%2BLtd%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG)

Mamiya new web site, the new company.
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Google tranlations are good comic value if you're a native English speaker;

"Silver salt camera matures".

This bit of accidental philosophy has also got me thinking;

"everyday life does not know the place where it is restricted"

Glad to hear the ZD back is coming though- if it's any good, if it has decent software, if it works as advertised, if it is well supported, if interfaces to the RZ without hangups.....

All very big ifs.....

Will the silver salt camera really mature?

Andrew Parker

Title: Does really Mamiya stopped their developments? if
Post by: Quentin on February 01, 2007, 11:55:23 am

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And the ZD?>

hi Quentin,

 I spoke to mamiya germany a few days ago (because the ZD I bought turned out to be a "EU-model" (probably from mamiya france or somewhere and imported by the dealer into germany) and therefore not covered by garanty by mamiya germany).
They said,  the ZD is going to be reduced in price shortly. (thats some kind of law: you buy something and the next day you here of the upcoming discount).

Apart from that, your dealer (R.White) seems to have/had some really competitive deals on the ZD.

stefan
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Hi Stefan,

I was really thinking just of the US market, where the ZD has not yet been released.  You're right about Robert White deals - I bough my ZD from them at the then best possible price available.

Sod's law if the price comes down, but that is to be expected I am afraid.

Quentin

Title: Does really Mamiya stopped their developments? if
Post by: Pantoned on February 02, 2007, 03:28:32 pm

I have no idea what are Mamiya plans for next year, reading the news on their new web they seem to be selling Schneider lenses now, I don't really get what is the way in involving in large format now. Or maybe the web translation from japanese is very bad.

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mamiya.co.jp%2Fnews_20070201.html&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=es&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools)

Arnau.

Title: Does really Mamiya stopped their developments? if
Post by: pss on February 02, 2007, 03:41:25 pm

the ZD camera will not be released in the US...too many problems....the ZD back is faster ( just a bit) and supposedly has slightly better imagequality (hard to imagine how or why)...i guess this will help mamiya with the sales of their bodies....there really is no need to sell the ZD body if the back is only 9000 list (which might come to quite a bit lower street price?)...it will work on the 645afd and on the RZ with an adapter, which makes the back rotatable! so with prices on ebay as they are, this is a way to get a complete system (with lenses, maybe even 645 and RZ!) for a price comparable to a canon system...with better 50 and 100 quality....i guess any competition is welcome...even if it is 3 years overdue...

Title: Does really Mamiya stopped their developments? if
Post by: pss on February 02, 2007, 03:43:34 pm

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I have no idea what are Mamiya plans for next year, reading the news on their new web they seem to be selling Schneider lenses now, I don't really get what is the way in involving in large format now. Or maybe the web translation from japanese is very bad.

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mamiya.co.jp%2Fnews_20070201.html&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=es&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools)

Arnau.
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any chance of schneider lenses coming out to whichever system makes my heart go faster....they are the best...

Title: Does really Mamiya stopped their developments? if
Post by: mcfoto on February 02, 2007, 10:05:29 pm

http://search.ebay.com/mamiya-zd_W0QQfnuZ1 (http://search.ebay.com/mamiya-zd_W0QQfnuZ1)

They have dropped the ZD price & have several for sale from Germany.