recent mamiya 7 shots

[clark_yerrington]

<p>now that i've had the mamiya 7 and 80mm for a year, am beginning to understand its exploitable qualities. a ways to go still, but making progress. and saving my pennies for a 43mm.<br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079 /4773904734_35fa470425_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="524" /><br />people at a block party, anchorage , alaska. good fun even in the rain.<br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4773895572_7c15507dba_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="524" /><br />kachemak bay, homer, alaska.<br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/47732545 89_738fd4ce4 6_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="524" /><br />celebrating summer solstice.<br /><br /><img src="http :/farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4773250551_de1674ef15_z.jpg" alt="" width="524" height="640" /><br />musical performance at anniversary party for art magazine 'F'.<br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com /4031/4694364122_2d51323006_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="524" /><br />trailer house, homer, alaska.<br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flic kr.com/4072/4687024305_5f89ce15d4_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="524" /><br />family photo in the chives.<br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4773863158_f038126cd8_z.jpg" alt="" /><br />kenai lake shoreline.<br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/47739 02500_4d4a909bbb_z.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="640" /></p>

[clark_yerrington]

<p>bunch of busted links. looked good in preview.<br />sigh.</p>

[sebastianmoran]

<p>Chuck tell us what you've learned about the exploitable qualities?</p>

<p>I like the light in the mountains on the kachemak bay, homer, alaska image.</p>

[sasvata__shash__chatterjee]

<p>Clark,</p>

<p>Nice images.....had spaces in the URLs, that's why they were not showing....trying to fix here:</p>

<p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4773904734_35fa470425_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" /><br /> people at a block party, anchorage , alaska. good fun even in the rain.<br /> <br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4773895572_7c15507dba_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" /><br /> kachemak bay, homer, alaska.<br /><br /> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4773254589_738fd4ce46_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" /><br /> celebrating summer solstice.<br /><br /> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4773250551_de1674ef15_z.jpg" alt="" width="524" /><br /> musical performance at anniversary party for art magazine 'F'.<br /><br />\ <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4694364122_2d51323006_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" /><br /> trailer house, homer, alaska.<br /><br /> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4687024305_5f89ce15d4_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" /><br /> family photo in the chives.<br /><br /> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4773863158_f038126cd8_z.jpg" alt="" /><br /> kenai lake shoreline.<br /><br /> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4773902500_4d4a909bbb_z.jpg" alt="" width="480" /></p>

[clark_yerrington]

<p>shash: thanks so much! i owe you one.<br>

richard: the mamiya 7 is really good for spontaneous candid shots. with careful focusing, using the wider F-stops, the subject is really sharp while the background and/or foreground is soft. settings are easy to adjust on the fly and the operation is relatively unobtrusive. tonal range is excellent. the rangefinder [i.e., lack of mirror blockout] gives a good sense of whether you captured the best moment or not. i am learning to be careful around the edges of the frame, in order to not cut off parts of the subject -- since the frame lines in the viewfinder aren't an exact point of cutoff on the exposed film. still some problems there, as you can see.</p>

[steve_10170]

<p>WOW! Totally awesome! Really enjoyed the shots and feeling a part of the festivities. Amazingly sharp, great contrast and tonal ranges too. Certainly longed for this camera too as a rangefinder enthusiast and have settled for Fuji GS 645; hoping to have it back from an RF adjustment while there is still light this summer! Thanks for sharing, clark. Cheers.</p>

[photomat-]

<p>These are superb! I really like the color shot of the lake. I ticked one camera off my lust list recently when I got my Hasselblad. The Mamiya 7 is another I'd love to have. The lenses are just so sharp, as evidenced here. Congrats.</p>

[clark_yerrington]

<p>many thanks, guys.<br>

i am loving the mamiya 7! <br />[how much is that 43mm, again?]</p>

[hjoseph7]

<p>Nice Shots in REAL B&W !</p>

[blanston]

<p>The lake shot appears almost 3-D.</p>