Any experiences with the contax 80 f/2 on Leica S, Hasselblad x1d or Fuji GFX systems? How does it compare to the native lens options on each system at similar focal lengths? (Eg- XCD 80f1.9, gf80f1.7, s 70mm, HC 80mm) Which one has the most pleasing background blur and overall IQ?
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Contax 80 vs the rest?
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i will still need a few months before i will get the fuji 80, but wide open surely the contax will have nothing to beat the newer lenses, IQ wise, from the bokeh i expect the contax to be special.
stopped down the lens is still top notch, i used it once with the iq180 in studio and was simlpy blown away by the image quality at F8, i expect nothing less on the GFX system
stopped down the lens is still top notch, i used it once with the iq180 in studio and was simlpy blown away by the image quality at F8, i expect nothing less on the GFX system
FloatingLens
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Unfortunately, there are currently no C645 to XCD adapters made, none that I know of, but I would buy one. That being said, there is as far as I am concerned no real competition between a classic 6 element Planar construction against a 14 element behemoth. For me the Planar on 6x4,5 is impossible to beat. (highly subjective 
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My gf 80 is coming tomorrow.. not sure if the contax setup with s-adapter c is worth coming at nearly $4K used..
I see.. didn’t know about that lens.. looks pretty sweet.. so far been only considering the ones with AF but will keep this in mind
yes, I can see from your profile pic that you’re a fanUnfortunately, there are currently no C645 to XCD adapters made, none that I know of, but I would buy one. That being said, there is as far as I am concerned no real competition between a classic 6 element Planar construction against a 14 element behemoth. For me the Planar on 6x4,5 is impossible to beat. (highly subjective
just trying to see if such a huge price tag is worth it for a brand that’s outdated with no support if something were to happenYea.. I was looking to use this on a Leica S body.. if the 80 on Leica seems better than the native 80 on GFX I thought I might keep it.. but you’re right.. it’s a tad too expensive
Is there a difference in optical quality between the N and C versions of this 80mm f1.9 lens from mamiya?
John_McMaster
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I have an 80/1.9 that I use on my S. but not for a long while so no sure which version...
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FloatingLens
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How does the 1.7/80 fare against your expectations?My gf 80 is coming tomorrow.. not sure if the contax setup with s-adapter c is worth coming at nearly $4K used..
I see.. didn’t know about that lens.. looks pretty sweet.. so far been only considering the ones with AF but will keep this in mind
yes, I can see from your profile pic that you’re a fan
It has lived up to my expectations so far!! Haven’t been able to photograph a lot of people with it so far due to the lock down and wide unwilling to be a subject
it did miss focusing the face accurately but with face detection on it does a better job.. the AF noise is noticeably loud but doesn’t bother me.. IQ is pretty great and the bokeh is only slightly more dreamier than the 110..