Ive been looking at buying a TLR Seagull and was wondering if they have a decent light meter on them? and anything else someone could tell me about them would be very helpfull...would i be better off going on ebay and getting a yashica or mamiya?
2007-02-25 10:28:55 · 2 answers · asked by Monkeybones 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Don't buy a Seagull, the build quality on these medium format TLR's are notoriously bad. You are much better off sticking to a Mamiya TLR or Rollei TLR rather than having to continually send the Seagull in for repairs.
As for the idea of buying a camera on Ebay it is sort of a crap shoot unless you are buying from a reputable seller. I would suggest you go to a good online used camera broker like KEH.com. They have lots of used mamiya tlr's for sale ranging in price from $95-$500
2007-02-25 10:56:56 · answer #1 · answered by wackywallwalker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suspect Seagull cameras made recently are much better than they used to be - but in the past, they were rather poorly made.
All medium format cameras have dropped in price on the used market - Of the Yashicas, consider the 124G , which has a four element tessar type lens.- If you want something fancier with interchangeable lenses, see if you can find a Mamiya C330. - However, this Mamiya does not have a built in light meter. I believe the Yashica has a pretty good light meter, but I am not sure.
2007-02-25 18:15:21 · answer #2 · answered by Franklin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋