Quote Originally Posted by photophorous
Good luck. Let us know what you decide to get.
Thank you Paul for the your great detailed response

I ordered a Mamiya C330 + 80mm yesterday from Ebay. The camera is warranted for 3 months and has been checked by a technician. And i got for 275$ US. Seemed like a good deal to me and it was cheaper than the other ones on Ebay. It should be here in couple of days. I also found the manual for it in PDF format and have been reading it in the past couple of days so i know what to expect when i receive the camera.

as for the scanner i decided to first try out the camera and shoot few rolls until i decide to go further with it and get my own scanner. You also mentioned that It’s harder to find a place that develops the medium format rolls. I think Blacks does it here in Canada. But i think im gonna call them tomorrow just to make sure. If not i have to find a place before i get the camera and start shooting.

i agree with you when you said "Don’t expect film to magically give you great results" but i have seen some great results, quality wise with medium format cameras, like shooting portraits and i think if i learn how to use it properly and get the best of out of my rolls it would be much better than my Digital SLR shots both quality wise and also the tone that film cameras give the pictures are just amazing.

One last favor Paul. Do you know any good websites that explain the aperture and everything with a medium format? i guess the bad thing about using a Digital SLR is you never learn these things because the camera does it all for you. Do you know any articles i can read until i receive my camera? I have heard that i need a handheld meter as well. Are there any articles explaining how i should use one and whats the benefits of having one? i didnt order the meter yet. I just want to make sure that i really need it.

Thanks again