Medium Format camera recommendation?

[natas]

Hey guys,

I was wondering if someone here could make a suggestion on a good starter medium format camera. What I would like to get is something that can hold a digital back if I decide to pursue that. However, right now I am just interested in getting a good medium format film camera that I could use at weddings, and for landscape photography. So far I have been looking at the Mamiya AFD, its right at my price range but I am not sure if it will take a digital back.

[dseelig]

HI
I had a mamiya afd and quite frankly hated it shutter delay feel of the camera. I bought a contax 645 yes a dead system but other then a 28 mm lens it has all the lenses you would want works with digtal backs and the lenses are great and have come down in price on the used market.

[Professional]

Look at Hasselblad 500 series cameras, or maybe Mamiya.

[Henry Goh]

Hey guys,

I was wondering if someone here could make a suggestion on a good starter medium format camera. What I would like to get is something that can hold a digital back if I decide to pursue that. However, right now I am just interested in getting a good medium format film camera that I could use at weddings, and for landscape photography. So far I have been looking at the Mamiya AFD, its right at my price range but I am not sure if it will take a digital back.

If you use a Mamiya AFD III body with the latest firmware, you will find it is a huge huge improvement over the older AFD and AFD II, especially shutter lag.