Every starter kit is wrong. Few of us have stuck with the first view camera acquired.
Take what you're offered, use it and you'll discover what would suit you better. The lenses should serve you for quite a while even if the camera and tripod don't.
what would you recommend instead ?
i can get this set up of a friend for around 250 gbp..
mostly it will be travelling in a car for landscapes with the mamiya 7 for the harder to reach places...
The lenses are worth at least £250 (assuming reasonable condition), so buy it and try it for portraits, and look at swapping the camera later on when you've figured out what's important to you.
One of the great things about LF is how modular it is. You can buy this kit (and I think it's a good price for this kit), and if you don't like the camera, sell it and get another. The lenses can be used on almost any camera, save for having to change out lens boards, but other things like your tripod and film holders work with almost anything. As mentioned very, very few of us are still shooting with our first kit. And, LF equipment tends to hold its value.
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