Al,
I like #1 . Nice to see some new Mamiya shooters.#3 the hay bale looks very sharp
I have the 110 f2.8 and it is a great portrait lens and quite small in size which is a nice bonus
-Jim
Jim Schemel wrote:
Al,
I like #1 . Nice to see some new Mamiya shooters.#3 the hay bale looks very sharp
I have the 110 f2.8 and it is a great portrait lens and quite small in size which is a nice bonus
-Jim
Thanks for your kind opinion, although maybe I oversharpened it a little after resizing.
Anyway, you were the one who said that this lens is worth buying, so thanks again!
Rusty,
The copy of the 45 i had was very sharp and contrasty, looks like you have a good one as well.I think the bnw is the stronger of the two images.Nice job
-Jim
RustyBug wrote:
Al ... the 110 looks nice. I really like the colors in the second one ... do I detect a bit of 3D-ish going on here as well
The funny thing is that I bought it by accident In fact I was looking for mamiya 80/1,9, but since I could not find it for some time I decided (also basing on Jim's opinion) on buying mamiya 110/2,8, and I don't regret it.
Shortly afterwards I finally managed to find 80/1,9, but from initial test it seems that I prefer 110mm
As far as 3-D effect is concerned, this is what came to my mind when I watched photo no. 3 and I am happy because of it
RustyBug wrote:
One from the 45/2.8 (first time out) straight out of the camera jpg
And playing with some (demo version) CS5 action (x-post in BW) of the same.
Fotographos,
#1 is very nice.Great color and looks to be sharp as a tack.Look forward to more posts.
-Jim
Here is a quick grab with my Mamiya 35N @3.5 its a little soft the shutter was @1/20 sec.
Definitely an odd subject but it captured my attention for a while. The image was shot in a grave yard. It seems to be a discarded temporary grave marker from a childs burial plot, but I can only guess. It's sad and eerie at the same time. I'll post some more later when I get a chance.
Mamiya 150/2.8 A at 2.8 with a little tilt (Mirex).
Nicely done shot and PP work one of of the most erie and, as you say, sad subject I've seen in awhile. The hint of color does something I think would be missing in B&W.
John,
#2 is very nice.How do you like the 35N. I have it and i think it is a very nice lens but i just do not get a lot of opportunities to use it a lot.Shortly i will be heading to NYC and will have more of an opp to use it.
-Jim
Jim Schemel wrote:
John,
#2 is very nice.How do you like the 35N. I have it and i think it is a very nice lens but i just do not get a lot of opportunities to use it a lot.Shortly i will be heading to NYC and will have more of an opp to use it.
-Jim
Thanks Jim. I had a 35mm (C) lens from about the mid 80's until about the mid 90's and sold it when I went from an M645 to an RZII kit. At the time I was never impressed by it's wide open performance but was always very happy with it stopped down. This new 35mm that I've aquired recently is the N (apparently the same optics as the non 'N' version) and it does seem quite sharp wide open (but falls off a bit at the edges) but I can't say that I've really done enough with it to judge. I am very happy with the sharpness of the couple of images I posted, both shot at F4, but it does get sharper at F8 and it is certainly sharp there across the frame. I'm not sure I can compare it with my Leica R 35/1.4 stopped down but then I can't shift or tilt on the Leica so the Mamiya 35/3.5 N wins out anyway! For me the benefits of tilt/shift outweigh minor differences in sharpness but sharpness is only one quality.
Here's an unsharpened 100% crop from about the lower/centre (bottom third of the image) of the first image (35/3.5N at f4). I'm sure it would have been a little sharper at iso100 but I think it's fine.
55/2.8 N at F2.8 with some tilt. The Bokeh from the 55/2.8 N may be a bit harsh close up and wide open. An identical image shot at f8 is quite smooth in comparison.
