Kees
Newbie
I have the opportunity to buy a beautiful Mamiya 7II for a price I can afford. Finally. 
Now I would like to know if I could use the Lee filter system with this camera. I am affraid it will block (a part) of the viewfinder. Or should I go for high quality B&W filters?
How do you deal with filters and the Mamiya 7II?
Now I would like to know if I could use the Lee filter system with this camera. I am affraid it will block (a part) of the viewfinder. Or should I go for high quality B&W filters?
How do you deal with filters and the Mamiya 7II?
R
rpsawin
Guest
Kees,
The meter on the 7II is not ttl and you have to adjust exposure for the proper filter factor. It's a bit of a pain but the system is so great and it makes it worth it. I personally am leaning toward the Lee system. I have read some posts about the use of ND filters with the 7II and it sounds like it's a pain.
In any case you are buying into a great system. Best of luck.
Bob
The meter on the 7II is not ttl and you have to adjust exposure for the proper filter factor. It's a bit of a pain but the system is so great and it makes it worth it. I personally am leaning toward the Lee system. I have read some posts about the use of ND filters with the 7II and it sounds like it's a pain.
In any case you are buying into a great system. Best of luck.
Bob
sahe69
Well-known
I have the 7, not the II, but the same applies here of course.
Handheld I use exclusively screw-in filters if any are needed. For landscape work with a tripod, I normally attach my ND grad to the upper edge of lens with a small piece of Blu-tac. This way I can avoid the hassle of playing with a filter holder, but OTOH I can use only one filter at a time (I almost never need more than one anyway). In very windy conditions I would however be careful with this, as the wind could grab the filter away.
With a rangefinder, a very exact positioning of the graduation is of course impossible as one cannot see through the lens, but normally my estimations of the correct position have been quite succesful.
Also, by using the "Blu-tac holder" instead of a proper one, you can manage with cokin P sized filters even with the 43 mm lens. (I doubt if this could be done with a normal similarly sized holder without vignetting).
edit/addition: the square filter can indeed block the viewfinder, but I always compose first and only then attach the filter. I also measure light with a separate meter. With screw-in filters it is of course faster as I can dial in the exposure compensation and use the camera's own meter. When working with a tripod a separate lightmeter is however far more ergonomical.
Handheld I use exclusively screw-in filters if any are needed. For landscape work with a tripod, I normally attach my ND grad to the upper edge of lens with a small piece of Blu-tac. This way I can avoid the hassle of playing with a filter holder, but OTOH I can use only one filter at a time (I almost never need more than one anyway). In very windy conditions I would however be careful with this, as the wind could grab the filter away.
With a rangefinder, a very exact positioning of the graduation is of course impossible as one cannot see through the lens, but normally my estimations of the correct position have been quite succesful.
Also, by using the "Blu-tac holder" instead of a proper one, you can manage with cokin P sized filters even with the 43 mm lens. (I doubt if this could be done with a normal similarly sized holder without vignetting).
edit/addition: the square filter can indeed block the viewfinder, but I always compose first and only then attach the filter. I also measure light with a separate meter. With screw-in filters it is of course faster as I can dial in the exposure compensation and use the camera's own meter. When working with a tripod a separate lightmeter is however far more ergonomical.
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Maineiac
Member
filters for M7
filters for M7
I figure that I paid so much for superb lenses, why screw them up with cheap filters. So I went on eBay and bought some B+W UV and Yellow filters for my lenses. Normally they sell for about $50 each, but I got them in almost new condition for $9 each. Can't complain about that, and they're the best.
Larry
filters for M7
Kees said:I have the opportunity to buy a beautiful Mamiya 7II for a price I can afford. Finally.
Now I would like to know if I could use the Lee filter system with this camera. I am affraid it will block (a part) of the viewfinder. Or should I go for high quality B&W filters?
How do you deal with filters and the Mamiya 7II?
I figure that I paid so much for superb lenses, why screw them up with cheap filters. So I went on eBay and bought some B+W UV and Yellow filters for my lenses. Normally they sell for about $50 each, but I got them in almost new condition for $9 each. Can't complain about that, and they're the best.
Larry