Mamiya 7

The Mamiya 7 is a great camera. If you need higher image quality than 35mm, some flexibility as to lens choice, and portability, the Mamiya 7 is a faithful companion.

Rugged build, sharp lenses, accurate meter, fits well in my hands. easy to use

I wish I could find a half case for it

Not heavy, comfortable to handle, simple controls, wonderful optics, quiet shutter, nice rangefinder - easy to focus even in a dark, spot meter. It is just a very portable, simple, useful camera

Not the most sturdy camera body. Quite expensive

Not heavy, comfortable to handle, simple controls, wonderful optics, quiet shutter, nice rangefinder - easy to focus even in a dark, spot meter. It is just a very portable, simple, useful camera.

Not the most sturdy camera body. Quite expensive.

Lightweight, easy to handle, and, mostly, superlative image quality regardless of

Not as rugged as its price suggests or its user's want

Superb image quality, all the benefits of rangefinder photography, pro-oriented controls

Expensive. Use of polarizing filters is inconvenient

A relatively small, lightweight package producing a large image size. The meter is amazingly accurate even when shooting slides in tricky light. All lenses produce top notch image quality on par with the best in medium format. With no slapping reflex...

The weaknesses are inherent with any rangefinder such as minimum focus distance, dealing with parallax, and slightly slower lens changing period. Slow speed lenses limit DOF effects and might need steadying devices. Viewfinder mechanics are subject to...

A relatively small, lightweight package producing a large image size. The meter is amazingly accurate even when shooting slides in tricky light. All lenses produce top notch image quality on par with the best in medium format. With no slapping reflex...

The weaknesses are inherent with any rangefinder such as minimum focus distance, dealing with parallax, and slightly slower lens changing period. Slow speed lenses limit DOF effects and might need steadying devices. Viewfinder mechanics are subject to...