I now also have a Leica R 60/2.8 macro lens that I got for less than I paid for the Mamiya. To be honest, they both are good. Really hard to tell the difference. Bokeh is just a bit better (smoother) with the Leica. The fact that the blades never really retract all of the way, even wide open will probably sway me away from the Mamiya eventually. Besides, I am a Leica fan in general.
Found my mamiya 60mm 2.8 in my old spotmatic bag, purchased an adapter for my Nikon D40. Not sure how to take advantage of the out apurture ring? I use my camera Pleinairing painting landscapes. thank
evdelos
This is a preset type of lens.
The inner ring (closest to the camera body) sets the smallest aperture, say f11for this conversation. The outer ring is what you turn for DOF and shutter speed controls. So for this example, you cannot stop down the aperture lower than f11.
I find presets very useful because you get real-time DOF previews.
On my Pentax and Canon cameras this lens works best with Av shooting mode.
jcolwell wrote:
.......I was surprised to see that the diaphragm blade edges are clearly visible when the aperture is "wide open", see third photo below.]
Is this typical for this lens? If not, it may be that your copy is slightly out of adjustment or was misassembled at some point. I have come across other lenses that have also had "exposed" aperture blades wide open. I have serviced some of these and was able to correct the condition with minor adjustment(s).
jcolwell wrote:
I've resurrected this thread to provide new links to the tulip petal, example photos mentioned in the second post, at the start of the thread.
Looks like a good lens Jim. Just what I need, another reasonably priced Alt on my wish list
