After all those years .... Mamiya 6

- sebastian -
I actually did buy UV filters for all 3 lenses - still I did not feel confident putting them inside the bag I was using without a lens cap. When nothing than dust collects quickly on lenses/filters and needs to be removed prior to shooting.

- nksyoon -
Yes I know - I manage to expose and have developed 2 slide films before I left for vacation and tested the metering (direct versus AEL or hand shading) and found that it was necessary for many shots to shade the viewfinder or to meter without sky in the image. Now I hope for the best and keep my fingers crossed.

- Armoured -
It was a sad day when I sold the Rolleiflex T (to the other side of the world, but should be in good hands), but I needed to raise some cash and also wanted to keep number of cameras down to reasonable leve. I also have and use fill 4x5 setup. But you are fully correct - TLR offers very different perspective - especially with portraits. Its design makes it also less "aggressive" when shooting somebody from close distance resulting in more relaxed subject. I do miss the Rolleiflex, but now I have to make it without one. Should the time come I will get one again. Most probably the "T" again as it draws so beautifully. Mechanically it will outlast the Mamiiya 6 I guess ... However size wise Mamiya 6 with collapsed 75 mm lens is only 75mm thick (!) so not bulky at all and easy to put in a bag.
 
Matus said:
Armoured -
It was a sad day when I sold the Rolleiflex T (to the other side of the world, but should be in good hands), but I needed to raise some cash and also wanted to keep number of cameras down to reasonable leve. I also have and use fill 4x5 setup. But you are fully correct - TLR offers very different perspective - especially with portraits. Its design makes it also less "aggressive" when shooting somebody from close distance resulting in more relaxed subject. I do miss the Rolleiflex, but now I have to make it without one. Should the time come I will get one again. Most probably the "T" again as it draws so beautifully. Mechanically it will outlast the Mamiiya 6 I guess ... However size wise Mamiya 6 with collapsed 75 mm lens is only 75mm thick (!) so not bulky at all and easy to put in a bag.
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See, you may want to just keep your eyes open until you find a nice 'Cord class - just to complement the 6 and until you come across the perfect 'Flex.

I reversed the choices (sort of) and got the 7 - great big negs and sharp, sharp images but honestly not using it enough, simply because of the bulkiness and in turns out I kind of prefer waist level more often than I thought. The $50 Diacord is getting much, much more use/unit of currency.
 
vz7 said:
Out of the three lenses which one do you like the most and which one is the sharpest?
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The 50, 75 and 150 are all capable of taking very -- extremely -- sharp and detailed images. However, the 150 is more difficult to focus and less forgiving of focusing errors. As to my personal preference, it is a tossup between the 50 and 75, although the 50 is reputedly the best of the outstanding trio and certainly the most expensive and most rarely offered for sale these days.
 
No nice Principalmarkt shots yet (though this will improve as I finally got calibration slides for Fuji films), but here I a few I made with this camera (sorry for double posting - they are already in some other thread too) during the vacation in Spain.

Ronda, Spain, 150 mm, Delta 400:


Gibraltar, 150 mm, Delta 400:


Alcaza, Seville, Spain, 75 mm, Delta 400:


Canos de Meca, Costa de la Luz, Spain, 75 mm, Delta 400:


I should have color shots soon too (after correct scanner calibration)
 
Looks like you made a leap into using the Mamiya 6 and will undoubtedly get some magnificent pictures. I wanted one a few years ago but decided on the Rolleiflex 3.5F and have had very good results with it. Let's see more photos!
 
It is really kind of you - I will do my best to bring you more - currently I am fighting new calibration slides - as I have some color shots too that I would like to share. Keep eye on this thread.

For the 150 lens - I believe many get put off by the rather small frame lines (and more difficult focusing) for this lens, but it can really deliver nice results. I was surprised how much I have used it - it is worth the struggle. In fact I have used all 3 lenses about equal.
 
Great shots Matus. Some of my first shots with my Mamiya 6 were also made in Spain as I picked up the camera in Madrid while there in 2007. The Mamiya 6 is a really versatile camera - perfect when travelling. I love the combination of portability and image quality. Late '09 I took mine with me to Yosemite while also hiking around with my 4x5 kit. Predictably, I needn't have bothered lugging my 4x5 round with me as the best shots I made were on trails that were too long or arduous to carry the 4x5. The shots I got from the M6 on those occasions enlarge beautifully.
 
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