Hi everyone at getdpi,
I very recently got a Mamiya 645DF+ (with the Sekor 2.8/80mm lens). The camera came "almost for free" with my Credo 40 DB.
I never really planned to get the 645DF+ (I do all of my architectural and interior work with the DB on the Linhof Techno and wide angle lenses from 24 to 35mm). So what can I do with this new and unexpected gift?
Since I already got the wide angle covered with the technical cam, and also have a normal lens with the 80mm, I was thinking about getting a 85mm eqivalent lens (in 135 terms), which would be a 110 or 120mm with the Credo 40 crop sensor. But I can't spend a lot of money on a Mamiya AF lens right now.
So, my questions are:
- do you think it would be a good idea to get a used Hasselblad 120mm f4 Planar-Macro MF lens for portraits and close-ups (as low as $ 600,- on ebay in seemingly good condition)? How do you think this lens compares to a modern Mamiya 4.0/120mm AF-D lens in terms of image quality?
- is it a problem that this Hasselblad V lens has a central shutter?
- does the original and expensive original Mamiya 645 to V lens adapter have any different functionality than a $ 50,- V adapter à la Fotodiox from China (apart from precision I guess)?
- or is it maybe a better idea to get a Mamiya 645 A 4.0/120mm Macro MF lens (only $ 500,- on ebay)?
- how hard and how successful is manual focussing with the 645DF? Should I get the microprism viewfinder screen instead of the matte screen to improve my chances?
thanks for your valuable input,
Gebhard
I very recently got a Mamiya 645DF+ (with the Sekor 2.8/80mm lens). The camera came "almost for free" with my Credo 40 DB.
I never really planned to get the 645DF+ (I do all of my architectural and interior work with the DB on the Linhof Techno and wide angle lenses from 24 to 35mm). So what can I do with this new and unexpected gift?
Since I already got the wide angle covered with the technical cam, and also have a normal lens with the 80mm, I was thinking about getting a 85mm eqivalent lens (in 135 terms), which would be a 110 or 120mm with the Credo 40 crop sensor. But I can't spend a lot of money on a Mamiya AF lens right now.
So, my questions are:
- do you think it would be a good idea to get a used Hasselblad 120mm f4 Planar-Macro MF lens for portraits and close-ups (as low as $ 600,- on ebay in seemingly good condition)? How do you think this lens compares to a modern Mamiya 4.0/120mm AF-D lens in terms of image quality?
- is it a problem that this Hasselblad V lens has a central shutter?
- does the original and expensive original Mamiya 645 to V lens adapter have any different functionality than a $ 50,- V adapter à la Fotodiox from China (apart from precision I guess)?
- or is it maybe a better idea to get a Mamiya 645 A 4.0/120mm Macro MF lens (only $ 500,- on ebay)?
- how hard and how successful is manual focussing with the 645DF? Should I get the microprism viewfinder screen instead of the matte screen to improve my chances?
thanks for your valuable input,
Gebhard