Mamiya 6 photos

[jky]

I said to myself that if I were to shoot film again, it would be medium format. A couple of weeks ago, I managed to gather funds for a M6, 75 & 50... bought a box full of expired film & some portra and had enough left over for a V600 flatbed.

I'm thoroughly enjoying the M6 - love the handling, the viewfinder and that collapsable mount (flattens it just enough to fit in my diaper bag).

I'm not enjoying the scanning 😱

 

[back alley]

sometimes i miss my 6...great camera and awesome lenses!

 

[ornate_wrasse]

I love my Mamiya 6 and the images it produces.

I've also purchased expired 120 film for it and have had great results.

The only thing I haven't liked about it is that I can't seem to trust its meter readings. I've taken to using my external meter whenever I use this camera. When I use the external meter, my film images are perfectly exposed.

Enjoy your new acquisition!

Ellen

 

[taemo]

nice to see another RFF Calgarian and great Stampede shots with the Mamiya 6, one of my dream cameras.

I shoot with a Pentax 6x7 and do my own scanning with a V600 and the included Epson software and overall happy with the results.

if you are interested on some 120 films (HP5+, Delta, TMAX, Provia 100 and Velvia 50/100) let me know as I'm looking to retire from MF

 

[jky]

Ellen - my experience confirms everything I've read about the meter being easily influenced by something bright over head. I'm trying to make it a practice to point down and lock the meter at that reading.... tell you one thing I missed: the wide margin of error you have with negs.

taemo - taemo rin 😉 Thanks for the 120 offer, but I'm afraid I've exhausted my film budget for the time being (love b&h). I might have questions about your scanning workflow however... quite the learning curve.

 

[mrisney]

I have been using the Canon 24-70 MKII on my 5DMIII a bit lately, which is an extraordinary lens, but my Mamiya 6 and the Mamiya 50mm is still the best camera and lens setup in my collection.

Mamiya 6, Mamiya Sekor 50mm f/4

Los Lobos, Big Sur California, Summer 2013
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Berlin, Germany, Summer 2013
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Big Sur California, Summer 2013
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Edinburgh, Scotland, Summer 2013
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All images shot with Mamiya Sekor 50mm f/4, Kodak Portra 160, processed and scanned Citizen Photo, Portland, Oregon

 

[KenR]

The meter is terrible with even minimal backlight. So if the sun isn't coming from over my shoulder, I meter off the ground or where-ever the tones seem similar and use the AEL setting to carry this over to the desired view. Sometimes I use the "sunny f16" rule instead of any meter reading. That this is the Achilles heel of the camera took many underexposed shots for me to learn.

 

[cody.wms]

A (possibly) soon to be missing RCB by Cody Wms, on Flickr

 

[ornate_wrasse]

Great shot! Was this taken with the 50?

A (possibly) soon to be missing RCB by Cody Wms, on Flickr

 

[cody.wms]

Great shot! Was this taken with the 50?

It was. I just have the 50 and 150. I've been getting wider and wider over the past couple of years, and I've really enjoyed shooting with the 50 (and processing everything at home!)

 

[gshybrid]

50mm on the Oregon, Washington coast....

 

[j.scooter]

^^ Great work gshybrid, I like them both.

 

[gshybrid]

ditto and thanks....

^^ Great work gshybrid, I like them both.

 

[jky]

I miss the coast!

 

[gshybrid]

I miss the coast!

My wife and I just spent our anniversary in Cannon beach. The weather hit a few extremes... really it just added to the surreal atmosphere along the coast....

 

[jky]

 

[cody.wms]

Been doing some night work recently.


Night by Cody Wms, on Flickr

 

[helen.HH]

50mm on the Oregon, Washington coast....

Gorgeous, me thinks I'm on the wrong Coast
Such Beautiful Atmospheric landscapes

 

[helen.HH]

748_S1_0007 by helenhill_HH, on Flickr

 

[kiss-o-matic]

My first medium format pictures evar...
As I read before shooting, meter may not be the best ever. Can work with moody B&W though.


Texting & Smoking (1) by gaijin_punch, on Flickr


Resting by gaijin_punch, on Flickr


Vantage Point by gaijin_punch, on Flickr