Guy Mancuso
Administrator, Instructor
If you want really luminance look try the 80 1.9 . Jack is sending me his see if i can shoot some stuff with it . It's old ,manual and cheap but kind of a interesting look
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Guy,If you want really luminance look try the 80 1.9 . Jack is sending me his see if i can shoot some stuff with it . It's old ,manual and cheap but kind of a interesting look
Dale,Anders, have you tested the 150mm f/2.8 D? I have not, but have seen several images from it which have exhibited nice bokeh, while it's also tack-sharp. It has a bit of a clinical or modern look, but at least it does not seem to present a harsh or jittery bokeh. I'm considering it for its contrast, sharpness as well as it bokeh, though I don't see it as a "buttery" type of look.
Jack,IMO, the best lenses on the Mamiya for bokeh are:
80 f1.9 manual, Hasselblad FE 110 f2, Mamiya 145 Soft Focus (this is a floating front element "De-Focus" design so can be adjusted from slight to heavy soft effects that also vary bokeh), Mamiya 150 f2.8 AF-D, And of course the 200 f2.8 APO you just mentioned.
Re the Phase/Schneider 110 LS lens: Tough to say what the bokeh on this will be. The 80 LS seems a tiny bit clumpier than the 80 AF-D, so if the trend holds, then probably not... But, if by chance the 110 LS borrows design from the Hassy 110 F lens -- which seems somewhat likely -- then there is hope
Thanks!!! :salute:IMO, the 200 APO and 150 AF-D are very close. The 80 D is definitely not as smooth as either of those -- not bad mind you, just not as smooth. The 80/1.9 is smoother than the 80 D too, but adds some swirlys wide open... The 80 LS seems to have a bit of the swirlys too.
Warranty/Distribution/Bundling-Options.What, if any, is the difference(s?) between the current Mamiya "D" lenses and the PhaseOne branded versions?