I agree that the GA645 would be the best option if you don't mind the fixed lens. What's the use of nice equipment if you leave it at home.
I bring both the Mamiya and the 5D2 on practically all my travel. Keep an eye on the various reputable stores and forums like and. They also gave me a good price on the Li-ion battery with charger. I got mine in like-new condition from Capture Integration, an official Phase One dealer, for less than 1 k and, if I remember well, with some warranty. You shouldn't pay more than 1k for used in good condition. Anyway, just my opinion.ģk is way too much. How large do you print? My standard print size is 11x14" and also I've made nice 16x20" prints from the 645 negatives. A 645 negative is 2.7x larger than 35mm so definitely an improvement. The AFDIII with the 80mm AF-D lens fits in the holster that I bought for my Canon 5D2 with the 24-105mm lens to give you an idea about the size. Plus you can get a modern camera with modern features. Personally I find 645 a good balance between camera size and negative size. Just be aware that the Phase One leaf shutter lenses do NOT work on the Mamiya AFD series, only on the DF but those can't use film backs. If you're patient, you can get the AF-D lenses for a good price. Lenses are of good quality, affordable and fairly easy to get. It also gives you focus confirmation with manual focus. And I find that the autofocus is a very nice to have. To me the AFDIII handles very well handheld due to the grip and the prism finder. I think the Mamiya 645 AFDs are smaller than the Hasselblad V-series with a AE prism and a winder attached and still no autofocus. If compact is key then the Fuji GA645 is hard to beat. You can go smaller but then you'll lose functionality no autofocus, no winder, no TTL-metering, no interchangeable backs etc. While it's not small, it's probably one of the smallest medium format SLRs with autowinder, autofocus and built-in TTL AE metering. I have a Mamiya 645 AFDIII as my main film camera.
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