I have read on some other blogs whilst researching that the Mamiya 7ii light meter is not the best, and not always accurate. (My friend Bernhard shooting inside Man Mo Temple - 7ii light meter coped easily with this scene) All of this kit fits easily into a small 'Think Tank Retrospective 5' shoulder bag (the same bag I carry a 4/3 system in), and I am quite sure there is no other interchangeable medium format kit on the planet that can take up so little room and produce such big results.Īlso worth noting are that the lenses use leaf shutters, which means near silent operation, and minimal vibration when shooting, hence handheld shots at lower shutter speeds are much more useable than with a DSLR rig. The lenses I use on this system are 50mm (25mm equivalent), 80mm (standard lens, 40mm equivalent) and 150mm (75mm equivalent), which I think covers all bases, wide angle and architecture, standard lens and 3/4 portrait/headshot lens. an 80mm lens is approx a 40mm lens in 35mm format, therefore an F4 lens can give you a depth of field not too disimilar to F2 (hope this makes sense.).This is one of the reasons they don't need to make faster lenses, if you had an F1.4 lens on this format, depth of field would be so slight that you would struggle to ever get anything in focus.
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In effect, your focal lengths of each lens are halved, i.e. Granted, they are only F4 lenses, but this is not an issue with such a big negative size, and you cannot compare an F4 lens for this format to a 35mm format, as depth of field is not comparable. The lenses are second to none in optical quality, they make my Leica lenses all look soft in comparison. The winner factor for me is s half the weight of a hasselblad, but has a bigger negative (6x7 as opposed to 6圆), and for me a more useable format. Now I REALLY love my Rollei, don't get me wrong, but sometimes I struggle with the square format, I just find it difficult to 'see' in 6圆 format, therefore the search started for something a little more traditional format, but as usual I wanted a super lightweight camera (like the M6) that could deliver outstanding image quality.Īs I am no expert on film cameras as have been purely digital for many years, I was unaware of all the options available, then I started to learn about the Mamiya 7ii, a rangefinder.lightweight, with 6x7 sounds too good to be true, so I started doing some more research, and it seems this camera is very highly regarded amongst those that use it. Until recently, I had only been shooting film on the Leica M6 and a Rolleiflex for medium format. On my crusade to find the perfect medium format camera over recent months, I think I may just have found the holy grail - The Mamiya 7ii. (50mm,(25mm equiv) - I turned to see this girl who was watching what I was doing)
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