Graham Mitchell wrote:
My Aptus II 12 hasn't arrived yet but my local dealer kindly loaned me a Phase One 645DF with Leaf Aptus II 12 back today. It was a great chance to test the Leaf skin tones that people keep talking about, and the C1 workflow.
phillip ino wrote:
Love the lines on the arch picture. Is the dome a reflection?
Thanks phillip! Nope, that's a see-through glass ceiling so the dome is actually there.
This is my first exposure out of my new (for me) Mamiya 645 pro. This is with the 80mm 1.9 wide open.
Shot on some generic B/W 100 iso (from freestyle in LA), developed at walmart (probably not the best idea, but its so darn cheap) and scanned with my Epson v700 (which I really have to figure out how to use).
mirkoc wrote:
Nice pic. How do you like your Mamiya so far?
I'm on the verge to locally buy the same body together with power winder, AE prism, 120 back and 80f2.8 N/L for $550 (supposedly in good condition).
What do you experts think of that offer?
Thanks, so far I do enjoy it. I already got some sand stuck in my lens so I haven't been using it of late (it's in for repair). The max shutter speed of 1000 is annoying, but overall it's much easier to use than my older Hassy (it took forever for me to focus on that thing).
550 is definitely a good price, on apug.org there's (as of yesterday) a set going for 800 with a 35, 55, 80 1.9 and a 150 with an ae prism and power winder. If I didn't have one yet, I'd jump on it.
I recently ditched my D3 kit in favour of a return to film. My most significant purchase so far is the Fuji GX680 II with 125mm f3.2. I've only had chance to put a single roll through so far, but i'm happy
I've only shot about 3 rolls (and this was my first deemed postable) with my Yashica Mat-EM, but every time I develop it I love the results. This was shot on Arista.EDU Ultra 400 at the Whalehead Club in Corolla, North Carolina.
All are shot at f/16, but the lens is really lacking when it's stopped down that much. Generally diffraction is not a problem with medium format at these apertures, but since the 105 probably is optimized for wide open use, you can see how sharpness and contrast deorientates from f/8 and on, especially compared to the 90/2.8 that holds up well to f/22. Of course it's not a problem at all at this small viewing size, but can be good to know.
