#Trouble with mamiya 7 ii frame lines manual#
#Trouble with mamiya 7 ii frame lines iso#
#Trouble with mamiya 7 ii frame lines plus#

The lower lens is the вЂtakingвЂ™ lens, while the upper lens is the viewing lens, behind which is a fixed mirror set at 45-degrees to reflect the image up to a focusing screen. (Image credit: Future)ДЄs the name suggests, the TLR employs two lenses of the same focal length, arranged one above the other. Production has likely finished,В but some вЂnew oldвЂ™ stock may still be available. the viewfinder isnвЂ™t reflex) and was available in a range of brightly colored front plates.

Launched during the вЂplastic fantasticвЂ™ camera craze, the Blackbird Fly is a 35mm pseudo TLR (i.e. PS the additional frame lines in the MF don't bother me and there seem to be a lot of MF models on the market so don't necessarily rule that option out.Blackbird Fly (2008). If you don't break it it will probably hold its value quite well for resale at the end of the project. As others have said parts may be a problem since it is quite an old model now. Meter: cell is easy to block (or catch non-image light), may want to brush up on handheld meter technique and /or use an exposure guide to double check.Д«uying: they aren't cheap so I'd suggest using somewhere with some kind of warranty in case the thing turns out not to be reliable.

I have found the depth of field scale on lenses is a bit optimistic, probably want to test but may find yourself stopping down 1 or even 2 stops from what the scale says. As others have said it is a very compact system for the quality of neg you get - big and sharp (if you want sharp). Seriously consider just choosing a lens and sticking with it.

#Trouble with mamiya 7 ii frame lines plus#

A big plus for the Bronica RF645 is that this is automated when you release/install the lens. Changing lenses is slower than some because there is a manually operated dark slide you need to work twice during a lens change. But I still keep a knife in my bag just in case - the screw slot is very thin and you need a thin knife blade (or a special tool) to turn the screw.Д®xperience: yes, I use one and if you like rangefinders then you'll probably enjoy this one, finder is large and bright and easy to focus. I went through a period where I had to tighten it every couple rolls but that was a couple years ago and haven't had any issues since. There is a reverse thread screw keeping everything together (accessible if you pull the rubber top back), and sometimes it gets loose. The one issue you read about is the film advance lever. Not real fast lenses (f4 f3.5) but it's easy to handhold 1/15 and 1/8 is doable (and even 1/4 and 1/2 but I wouldn't bank on one-offs of those shots). Wonderful, extremely quiet vibration-free leaf shutters, wonderful, wonderful. The lens collapses easily into the body for packing into a bag. I got all my Mamiya 6 gear from ebay dealers in Japan and have had nothing but good experiences with them. The close focusing issue gets in the way of it being a good close portrait lens. I've had all three lenses but now use only the 50mm. Though it looks big, it's well balanced and handles very nicely.

#Trouble with mamiya 7 ii frame lines iso#

It just depends whether the photojournalist is prepared to be slowed down in favour of enhanced image quality or whether autofocus and variable ISO are a greater consideration. I'm not a photojournalist but if I was shooting, say, a Nikon D4 and wanted to shoot film as well, I'd buy an F5 or F6 and get the benefit of sharing lenses. At least with digital you can change the ISO to suit the prevailing conditions.

#Trouble with mamiya 7 ii frame lines manual#

Also, you're stuck with one ISO rating and manual focusing via a rangefinder. If I'm honest, unless you can get 220 film, I'd be amazed that a photojournalist would want to run a Mamiya 6 alongside a DSLR, as changing film every 12 shots could be a bit restrictive. The ONLY critical issue I've ever heard people mention is that you need to be careful not to damage this mechanism as getting it fixed could be difficult - especially if you need any spare parts.ДЄll of that said, they are fabulous little cameras and I know there's a couple of FW members who've had them, sold them and regretted doing so. In fact, the front of the body 'collapses' allowing the standard lens to recess into the body to save weight. The body and a couple of lenses will pack down fairly compact. I think there's a closer-focusing attachment but I couldn't be bothered trying to hunt one down. There are only 3 lenses (50mm, 75mm and 150mm) which is fine but, as with the Mamiya 7, they don't focus closer than 1 metre.

However, I was never a big fan of the 6x7 format and tried out a Mamiya 6 briefly. I had a Mamiya 7 for years and, as far as I know, the lenses I had were very similar in optical design to the Mamiya 6 and, therefore, stellar (I had the 43mm, 65mm and 150mm lenses).