I was hoping to post in here sooner rather than later, but unfortunately my Mamiya M645 arrived having lived in a smoking environment. I need to relube the lens, re-cover the camera and possibly source a new mirror
carstenw wrote:
I don't know Neopan, so what is it which you miss?
Mostly the smooth transitions between the different shades of gray and, deep, rich blacks (at least when developed in Caffenol C M) and crisp whites. The grain was pretty fine and it seemed to scan very good.
carstenw wrote:
Do you mean that your equipment is holding your back and medium format will liberate you? Or do you mean that you suffer from gear lust?
Without a doubt the latter....I'm not good enough to take advantage of what I already have let alone MF
Mamiya 645 200/2.8 APO on the 5D classic.
I'll probably regret it but, I'm not using this lens enough to justify keeping it so it is on the market in the B & S forum.
I can only imagine how difficult it is to use that 150 on the Mamiya, especially with teeny tiny frame lines! I don't think I'll ever shoot that focal length
phillip ino wrote:
I can only imagine how difficult it is to use that 150 on the Mamiya, especially with teeny tiny frame lines! I don't think I'll ever shoot that focal length
It's incredibly challenging to get what you want in focus wide open within 15 feet or so. I wish Mamiya had made a 100mm lens instead of an 80mm lens (it's too close to 65mm to justify having both).
Agreed re the 150 is a bitch to focus wide open. The problem is the rangefider base is too short for a lens that long, unfortunately.
I think the 80 and 65 are both woth having though, they draw quite differently. I do wish there was something faster than f/4 though. A nice 110 f2.8 or so would have been sweet.
Still easily the best all around portable medium format system out there , i think. (mamiya 7)
