Need HONEST advice about Mamiya Set

[ppjohnson]

Hello. I have inherited a Mamiya m645 1000S camera set from my uncle who has a eye disease and cannot see to use his equipment. I do not know much about this camera and gear. He left me the option to sell it, but I would like to have the most honest responses about his set. I do not plan to use it because I do not have time to learn to use it nor have the money to fork into it and get this "not regularly stocked" film as I was told at Ritz/Wolf Camera. Please let me know what you all think. Thank you for your time.

ps- this website won't let me post the pic. i need help on that too. so you all can see the set. i can't figure it out. my account is activated, it says i need permission...???

 

[The_Traveler]

Read http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/...forum-functions-pictoral-guide-using-tpf.html on how to post pictures.

 

[dxqcanada3]

Mamiya M645 1000S Medium Format Rangefinder Film Camera | eBay

Mamiya M645 1000S | eBay

Mamiya 645 Cameras, Lenses and Photography

The Mamiya is a medium format camera ... it uses 120 or 220 (double length) film.
Many photo stores sell this type of film ... can easily be ordered online.

 

[The_Traveler]

Add the serlal number of the body, the types and serial numbers of the lenses.
How long since this has been used?
Run a single roll of film through it and post the images.
This will tell if shutter, etc is working.

Lew