Mamiya TLR 6.3/250 bokeh?

[mikhail_r]

Would anybody be so kind to post any links to pictures (jpegs) taken with the

Mamiya TLR 250mm f/6.3 lens, please? Preferably containing some troublesome

junk (bare trees, ets.) in front and behind the plane of focus... have tried

google & yahoo with no results. :(

 

Thanks.

 

P.S.: I'm not worried about sharpness or even flare, just pictural qualities of

that glass (going to make tiny portrait contact prints, old CDV style).

[cabbiinc]

 

I dont think this is what your looking for but what the heck eh?

[mikhail_r]

> I dont think this is what your looking for

 

You're right, those are all Mamiya SLR & RF, not TLR shots. Anyway, thanks - nice to look at (though definitely not a clue to the problem)...

[wharridge]

Mikhail,

 

This might give you a better idea:

 

http://lrh.structuregraphs.com/test/mamiya_tlr_lens.htm

 

...Wayne

[mikhail_r]

Many many thanks - that really shows the lens' character... and I'd say I tend

to like the glass. Some (not very) harsh bokeh spots could be further modified

to a degree by substituting a graduated 'anti-center'-filter for the regular

aperture blades I guess, and with that done - I don't see any reason not to use

the 250mm with much pleasure.

[mikhail_r]

BTW, is the tested 180mm f/4.5 a 'Super' or an older one?

[wharridge]

My 180/4.5 is a Super, I've had it for a very long time and it was well used when I bought it !

 

...Wayne

[jack_welsh]

I don't have any photos to show. But, I had the 250 and liked it very much.

[mikhail_r]

> I had the 250 and liked it very much

 

I guess I'll, too. Anyway, my mind is already set up to buy it.

 

Thanks again for all the responses.

[radfordneal]

Here's one from the 250mm 1:6.3. Not cropped. Can't recall the aperture...<div></div>

[radfordneal]

And here's another. Again, not cropped, and I can't recall the aperture...<div></div>

[mikhail_r]

Great! Thank you.

 

And here I do see the front bokeh as well - also definitely not bad at all.

Lenses prized for their rear bokeh (almost always considered more important)

usually tend to give out a so-so to awful front one; this lens looks more like

neutral concerning 'front vs. rear'... the rear IMHO being just a little bit

better.

 

... I guess people who say 'it was not-so sharp so I got rid of it' just do not

shoot portraits. :)

[User_4136860]

I have the 55,80,135, 180super, I mainly shoot portraits and social photography, I didn't buy the 250 because it's a bit long for portraiture, and tends to flatten perspective on the face and secondly it's too long to use indoors in my fairly small studio, or domestic situations, my most used telephoto is my 135, although the 180 super is sharper ,and good for tight head shots, or outdoors.

I personally find the 65mm lenses too close to the standard 80mm lenses in their angle of view to make them worthwhile buy for me