I am also always on the lookout for lenses with "issues".....preferably repairable ones. Most of my Mamiya's have had oil on the aperture blades and/or other aperture control problems. I got my 55 f2.8 S for less than $30, an 85 f2.8 for $15, 45 f2.8 for $30 and a 150 f4 for $12 because they all had aperture problems but perfect glass. I have repaired them all and now get to enjoy them that much more knowing that I got them for so little
RustyBug wrote:
Pengland ... +1
I'm a bargain hunter many times ... especially since I shoot mostly outdoors with gear being subject to stuff it was never intended for. It makes little sense for me to ever buy mint glass (although Yakim is the benefactor of my pristine M645 35 N that was way TOO NICE for ME to keep), as I have 'damaged' (i.e. character marks / no longer mint) my own gear way more than I care to admit or think about.
Actually, I do a really good job of taking care of my gear over the years ... but STUFF happens, and I get TOTALLY SICK when it happens to my MINT gear ... while only MAJOR BUMMED when it happens to my 'character' gear.
My 150 2.8 A was around $150 ... the front coating had some very minor issues, so it definitely wasn't 'mint' ... but I think I'll keep it ...Show more →
brucemuir wrote:
It's seems the 150 2.8 is hard to find at any price.
I've had my eyes peeled but haven't even seen one listed.
I know someone said one went for just over 120.00 usd recently but it was completely off my radar
I got my first Mamiya 645 lens on the B&S board here last year. It was of course the 150mm f2.8 A. It is virtually mint and it cost $172 including shipping.....a great buy!
That 35 looks pretty sweet...next on my list after the 120 macro gets here in a few days. How in the world do you get that cat to sit so still...taxidermy?
He loves having his picture taken.He is actually a little stuck on himself.
Yeah i am looking forward to using the 35 a lot more.It is really sharp and great Mamiya color.
-Jim
Hello,
I just recently got my Mamiya 120/F4, and the Pro adapter.
How do you guess get exposure information?
Liveview seems to be only correct in AV mode, not M.
In manual mode, it seems the LiveView screen will look good, then the photo is way blown out.
When I correct the shutter speed setting to compensate for the overblown exposure in manual mode, then the LiveView is very dim, hard to see.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Not sure about the liveview, but when I want to shoot manual, I'll use AV mode (like shooting a polaroid) to check histogram for exposure, then make my adjustments in manual to either keep it the same, or make changes to move my exposure left or right as I'm trying to intrepret the scene.
Might sound like a bit of a pain, but since I typically shoot manual (metering mode) when I want to achieve something different than 'normal/average/18% gray' anyway ... it is a natural step (i.e. AV/polaroid) anyway to understand the light values of the scene before determining my aperture/shutter settings. Way easier than taking multiple spot meter readings (imo).
When I shoot manual mode, I set the shutter speed and compose/focus wide open, then stop down to shoot. When I am doing something where I want really critical DOF control, so I want to preview with the DOF at shooting aperture, I have some blackout drapery that I keep in the car to use as a darkcloth and go 'under the hood' ... which BTW is why I wear that silly visor (avatar) that my family hates, it serves as a 'mini-darkcloth' to aid with viewing ... works like a champ, unless I'm shooting f16 or so, but then who needs DOF preview at f16.
Otherwise, I might simply bracket my aperture/DOF if I'm feeling lazy ... or just shoot AV and edit in PP if I'm feeling REALLY LAZY at the time.
I always struggled with my budget in the old days and didn't bracket much or shoot polaroids, but was always told "film is cheap" ... an extra frame or two in digital is even cheaper.
Pop off an AV, check, evaluate and adjust for manual ... easy.
buggz2k wrote:
Hello,
I just recently got my Mamiya 120/F4, and the Pro adapter.
How do you guess get exposure information?
Liveview seems to be only correct in AV mode, not M.
In manual mode, it seems the LiveView screen will look good, then the photo is way blown out.
When I correct the shutter speed setting to compensate for the overblown exposure in manual mode, then the LiveView is very dim, hard to see.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
What camera are you using?
On my 7D it just works. I use the live histogram and the metering needle displayed at teh bottom of the screen to adjust the exposure.
Oh, I'm using a new 5DMkII.
I also have a 40D, I should try it on this also.
Maybe, I should have LiveView in stills mode only also? I will try this...
Okay, changing LiveView mode on the 5DMkII didn't make any difference.
I am seeing from my quick tests, that I can shoot in M mode and use the exposure meter in the view finder reliably, this is good.
I like M mode better than AV mode.
Thanks for the suggestions!
Jim, Thanks for sharing, I'm interested in your opinion of the 35mm, Did you correct any distortion in the red doors shot? How about some 100% crops, center and corners? Any expierience shifting with it?
Dave
David McCaugha wrote:
Jim, Thanks for sharing, I'm interested in your opinion of the 35mm, Did you correct any distortion in the red doors shot? How about some 100% crops, center and corners? Any expierience shifting with it?
Dave
I would also ask what you did with color saturation? It's hard to get reds that deep that don't get blown out.
