Originally Posted by
Robert Fisher
Kyle, your Sinar F is at least as good and probably superior to the light weight, flimsy and over priced Arcas. If your goal is to produce images, why not: (1) keep your Sinar; (2) buy additional quality glass; (3) buy an 810 Sinar for big negs/positives, and; (4) buy a quality Chamonix 57 or 58 for a light weight solution.
BTW, I have owned new 45 & 810 Orbix Arcas. IMO they are great $800 to $1,200 camera bodies but obviously grossly inferior to Sinar P/P2's.
Best of luck!
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