The AFD II may be a little "happier" with a digital back, but if that is not something you are planning to do in the near future, or ever, there is no advantage at all to the AFD II compared to the AFD.
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I actually have the AFD, and I also agree, I prefer the manual mirror lock up switch. Your comments and any insights are appreciated. My goal is to have the camera readily available and ready to shoot when I am out hiking or exploring.īased on your experience with the AFD II do you think it would be a good fit for how I would like to use it? Since my only option is to order something used online I don't have the opportunity to hold one in my hands before ordering. It is just too big for what I am looking for and everything is manual on the camera. I thought of Mamiya because I have a RZ67 Pro II that I bought new back in the 90's and it has always been a good camera with excellent quality lenses. The option to add a digital back in the future is a plus but have no plans to do that at this time. An accurate meter would be very important to me because I would mostly be shooting slide film with this camera and I would need to be able to trust the meter in the camera. I run across different interesting opportunities that I just don't have time to get setup for with my large format gear and so the most important features for me would be autofocus, AE metering and good quality lenses. Most of my photography is large format landscapes and there are times when I would like to have an autofocus 120 film camera with me on my hikes and adventures that is fast, easy to use and will still produce good quality negatives and slides. I am currently looking at the 645 AFD II for a couple of reasons. Every system has its pros and cons and I am trying to figure out if there are any deal breakers for me in regards to this camera.
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I am looking at a used Mamiya 645 AFD II camera and was hoping some current owners of the camera could comment on their likes and dislikes.