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Medium format cameras like the Mamiya 645 Pro TL produce high-resolution images with excellent detail and dynamic range, thanks to the larger film size. chimney maintenance

Medium format cameras are generally larger and heavier than 35mm cameras, making them less convenient for travel or casual shooting.

Everything else about this camera is a positive. The camera works like a charm.

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It looks awesome! This lens is equivalent to the price for drywall jobs that' i'm planning to do.

No screw-in cable release terminal

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This is an excellent camera. Durable, mirror lockup a must and works flawlessly. Very accurate metering, multiple backs including digital if needed. | Pest Control

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I use the 1000 S, the 645 Pro and the Pro TL with and array of lenses. You may ask why is someone writing about a Dino in the Digital age. Well, I use both digital and Film. there is something to tose colors and style which attracks me. The Mamiya line is a phantastic modular system with plenty of outstanding lenses. There is really no good reason why many of it is sold so cheap. Or let me turn it the other way there is no system out there to match even closely the versatile style at a incredible price level. If you still like film (need a good scanner) that is the ccamera to go for.

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Build quality
Availability of fast lenses
Availability of accessories
Nice bottom shutter speed - 8 seconds
Ability to use 120 and 220 backs, plus 35mm and Polaroid
Mirror lock-up
Viewfinder shield
Multiple exposure lever
All buttons and dials - except iso setting - are intuitive and easy to use
Film backs have lock-out feature which don't let you remove the back without first inserting dark slide
Very accurate metering
Spot, average, or a combination of spot and averge metering with AE prism
Easy to read LED's in viewfinder
Auto-exposure available with AE prism
Aperature visible in viewfinder
Exposure compensation +/- 3 ev (AE prism)
Battery check function
TTL flash
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No screw-in cable release terminal - requires adapter
Cable release adapter is funky and not robust
Unable to hold camera and adjust aperature with left hand
Slow top shutter - 1/1000
Difficult to adjust iso dial while back is on camera

I bought a Mamiya 645 Pro TL kit used off of Ebay for a song. Of course, the main power board in the camera was fried upon arrival. But that issue was resolved in arbitration. I ended up with an excellent + camera with 80mm and 150 lenses, the AE prism, and 2 backs. I have since added several lenses, the waist-level finder, extension tubes, and the cable release adapter.

This camera is my first foray into medium format. Prior to this I was shooting Nikon 35mm, largely manual focus. I love the switch to 645. I use my Mamiya almost exclusively now, except when I need longer, faster glass then the Nikon comes out. The size & weight of the Mamiya mirror an autofocus 35mm system. Albeit the Mamiya is "longer" from back of film back to front of lens.

There is little I need this camera to do that it won't. The 2 major drawbacks for me are; no screw-in terminal for a cable release (have to buy a clumsy-fitting adapter for $20) and the top shutter speed of 1/1000 can be very limiting. My nitpicks in the design are: iso adjustment on the film backs is VERY hard to get your fingers on to adjust when it is mounted on the camera. You have to either take the prism off or the film back off if your hands are gloved or wet. If you shoot only one iso, this isn't as much of a problem, Second nitpick is that I find it hard to adjust the aperature and hold the camera properly while looking through the viewfinder. With your shutter speed set, it should be easy to hold the camera, keep the viewfinder to your eye, and adjust the aperature to your desired meter reading. I find it is not. I have to shift hands, take my eye away, readjust up or down, and repeat. Clumsy, and time-consuming. Especially in critical situations.

Everything else about this camera is a positive. The camera works like a charm. I dropped it HARD on a rock a few weeks ago. The film door popped open, I nicked the front element and scratched up the side of the body. Everything, inclluding the meter, still works. I use my equipment, I try to keep it in decent shape, but I need gear that takes its bumps and this one does it.

Other positives: almost every important focal length for this camera comes in a 2.8 version. There is also a f1.9 80mm lens which is the fastest medium format lens available in any camera. There are a PLETHORA of accessories available for this Mamiya. Finders, film backs, lenses (24mm fisheye to 300 2.8 or beyond?), winders, if you need versatility this brand won't let you down. With medium format prices dropping, you can find deals on everything you need.

The Mamiya Pro TL to my understanding is the last if the manual 645's. It differs from its predecesor, the 645 Pro, by offering TTL flash metering. I have not used this feature, so I cannot comment on it. The 645 Pro TL is the best of the 645 line, imo. I reccommend stepping up to it if you are considering the 645 line.

Customer Service

Mamiya replaced main power board - expensive but done quickly and well with free cleaning, light leak, and shutter speed checks thrown in for free.

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