However there is this, which is close to your budget:

https://secure.ffordes.com/index.htm

Ahhh that links to the menu page Alex... but thanks for looking : )

Whoops bad website. Go to used-->Mamiya-->M645 Cameras where you should find an M645J complete with one lens for £130. It's a little battered but it works.

Looking at used prices of Pentacons it seems unlikely that it will stay below £120, there are some going for as high as £300!

Question: do you develop your film and if not who does, and do you make prints, scan or both?

Oh thanks for that very much Alex!... I will make some research!... good store that! : )

I can and do develop and print, B&W... and I have also a store that does for me too (Colour negs mostly)... I think I will split between the store and then the very best I will do myself so I can dodge/burn to my choices etc... Don (Hoey) here on WPF has shown me the best way to replicate negs, better than any scanner I have seen/used... so I will be using his technique for digitizing the negs : )

Ohhhh Alex... are you part of this project personally?

http://alienproject.wordpress.com

AMAZING!!!

Care to share?

Yes, I am personally on the ALIEN project team ;-) New launches coming up within the next 6 months or so.

Oh yes... of course... I will try to find the links or I will ask Don to give them to me so i can post here... I know they are somewhere here in the WPF threads! : )

Love the ALIEN project!... where is the next launch taking place?... exciting times!

http://www.worldphotographyforum.com...ead.php?t=4972

Thanks Don for the link : )