how is the mamiya 645 110mm manual focus lens?

[faneuil]

also tempted by all the 80mm C f1.9 lenses I see go by..

 

[faneuil]

oh drat. stumbled on a cheap, bargain quality 80 1.9 and bought it.
somebody stop me please. I find all this cheap manual glass too tempting.
will post more pics as soon as I can.

 

[robmac]

Love the fast 80..... Thanks for the 110 images - funky, but compelling. Another one for the short list...sigh.

 

[mediumcool]

This is a very old thread, but here are some Mamiya 110 shots on a Pentax K-5 (effective focal length about 165mm). Bokeh differs somewhat; depends on the contrast as much as anything, I think. All at f2.8.

http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/435897-post1769.html

http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/435898-post1770.html

http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/435898-post1771.html

http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/435898-post1772.html

http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/435898-post1773.html

http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/435898-post1774.html

 

[ondebanks]

This is the N version of the 110/2.8 at f/4. With extension tube #1, IIRC.

The in-focus sharpness is excellent and I quite like the falloff and bokeh.

In astro work at f2.8, in terms of aberrations, the 110mm is better than my 80/1.9 wide open, not quite as good as my 80/1.9 at f2.8, and further behind my 200/2.8 APO at f2.8. The field is extraordinarily flat, but there's a little axial chromatic, and coma/oblique spherical off axis - classic fast Planar-type behaviour.

Ray

And the obligatory 100% crop of the eye area:

 

[ondebanks]

well... I just picked up a 110mm C lens on ebay for $102 (!)
will try it out and report back.

Eric

$102? You were ripped off, Eric! Got my N version for $55 on ebay. :grin:

Ray