Mamiya 7, 7II and the 65mm f/4 lens

[mike_johnston]

I'd like to take a look at what people are doing with the 65mm f/4 lens for the Mamiya 7

and 7II. I've already checked out the obvious places like PhotoSIG and pbase.com and

found some interesting stuff but not very much of it. Anybody got any links to pictures or

portfolios shot with this lens? Thanks in advance.

[tom_westbrook]

I have a few in my gallery: <a href="http://www.tomwestbrook.com/Photography/mamiya_7ii.html#photos">http://www.tomwestbrook.com/Photography/mamiya_7ii.html#photos</a>

 

The 65mm is proabably my most used lens for the '7. I've always liked the perspective that angle of view gives. It's an excellent lens.

[jnorman2]

tom - i notice that some of your views with th 65mm are of architectural subjects. how do you deal with perspective control when using that lens for architecture?

[tom_westbrook]

I usually use the bubble level on the 43mm viewfinder, if I'm using a tripod (which is most of the time for architectural subjects). Or if there's a good vertical in the picture, I align that to the nearest side of the viewfinder or bright line. Seems to work OK most of the time. I often get excessive foreground, but that's better than missing the shot entirely. Lately, though, I use the view camera for those kinds of shots if there's time.

[sandy_king]

I use a Fuji GSW690II with a 65mm lens and have considerable difficulty with

perspective control with architecture because the wide angle of view can really distort

the scene. However, if you make a scan of the negative or slide and get a digital file

there are tools in Photoshop there that allow you to make quite a number of

corrections.

 

Sandy King

[j michael sullivan]

All my Italian images were shot with a 65mm lens. First time I ever used a Mamiya 7 too,

Not a bad choice if you want to keep the weight down!

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<A href="http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/photography/Gallery2/

index.html">Northern Italy Gallery</A>

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Cheers,

Michael

[donald_brewster]

I like Jeff Spirer's work a lot. I believe he uses the combo quite frequently (though I could be mistaken about the focal length). See

http://www.spirer.com for an excellent portfolio

[tom_westbrook]

I've done the Photoshop method before and it works fine, but noticed you lose a bit off the sides due to the tradezoidal shape of the full image after applying the fix. The more correction needed, the more you lose. Not a big deal if you plan ahead and frame for it.

[WAn]

Michael, great photos, thanks! I feel again a strong urge to visit Venezia -- my constantly postponed desire :)

[henry_a]

Mike, here's one:

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href= "http://henryambrose.com/rivergirldog.jpg" target"= blank"> http://henryambrose.com/rivergirldog.jpg</a>

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I have some more I'll have to dig up. Also some with 80 and 50 if you're interested. Its a great camera and if I could only have one lens the 65 would be it.

[mike_johnston]

Thanks to all! Yes, Henry, given the high quality of the one you posted I'd love to see

more. Michael, you have some beautiful shots, but some of them don't look quite like

photographs! Can I assume they've been Photoshopped?

 

I really appreciate people taking the time. Thanks.

 

--Mike

[henry_a]

Mike,<br>

Here is a collection of mamiya 7 photos:(will open in new window)<br>

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<a

href= "http://henryambrose.com/mam7/"target="_blank">http://henryambrose.com/mam7/

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First row all 65 <br>

Second row 80, 65, 65 <br>

All the rest are 50, except "Corral Motel" 80.

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Color is scanned from film, B&W is scanned from film and darkroom prints.

Color is Reala, B&W is TriX and HP5 - D400 (one)<br><br>

Disclaimer: I threw this up quickly so color and densities may be less than optimal.

[steve-walton]

Try www.mamiya7.com

 

(Some of my stuff on there, too....).