Any one using the Mamiya AFD II on a P30? Pro/Cons? Quality of the Mamiya?
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i use the P30 on the 645adII and one the RZ with the phase adapter.....the integration is phantastic, as long as oyu remember to turn the back on the camera and the back talk, the camera won't fire if the back isn't ready (so you will have to turn it on:) )....only drawback is the 1/125 sync, but with the RZ i don't have that problem....af is ok, as good as any other MF af, useless compared to canon/nikon.....
the P30 is simply amazing, fast, versatile, great color, clean, it just works..every time..software is the best anyway, although i find myself using LR nowadays....
i haven't had any problems with any of my mamiyas, ever...the 645 does not feel as nice as a rollei, but it is lighter and you can get a back-up on ebay for under 1000$....lenses are very good, easily keep up with anything else out there, not as good as schneider, but what is....and again, much, much cheaper....
with the option to put the P30 on the RZ, i really can't find anything wrong with the set-up....some say the mamiya feels plasticy...you will have to judge that for yourself....it is very well made and like i said i have never had any problems...everyhting is where you expect it to be.....
i was looking at contax as well, it was the fact that i had had a mamiya 645afd before (with no problems) and that i felt some lens and accessory prices were going a little high for the contax, so i went with mamiya.....if the contax would have faster sync, i would have gone that way.....