Mamiya 7II users.. where are you!!

just walked in the door with my new (to me) mamiya 7, 43mm and finder, 65mm and 150mm.

couple of packs of tri-x waiting to be burned!
 
Mamiya 7ii, 80mm, Fuji color negative film.

I enjoy photographing archaeological sites and landscapes and have used Hasselblads for these purposes, but now use the Mamiya because it is quite good handheld. The attached picture was taken along a southern Colorado highway, something I could not have done so easily with the 'Blad, for which I would have preferred to set up a tripod. As a travel kit, I now carry two Mamiya camera bodies, one with an 80, and the other with either a 65 or a 50mm lens mounted. Having the 150 would be nice, but I'm happy with what I have . . . . for now. Still prefer the Hasselblad where the use of graduated neutral density filters or macro lenses are a requirement, though.
Charles Freeland
 

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so i was swindled into shooting a wedding. these folks were not going to take no for an answer.

i figured i would really go out on a limb and shoot it all on a mamiya 7, leica m6 combo. the 43mm on the mamiya and the 35mm on the leica. nothing more, nothing less.

so, mamiya 7 and 43mm
 

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who would have thunk the mamiya 7 would make such a damn fine wedding machine?
 

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Nice pictures, Emra. Ballsy, though, to use the 43mm at a wedding - sometimes not the most flattering perspective for people!
 
thanx. i never would thought the 7 would make such a damn fine wedding camera (as if i even know what makes a good wedding camera).

maybe that's why it worked so well. i have no idea what the hell i am doing (with weddings) and hadn't already convinced myself the rangefinders were no good for weddings.

it is quickly becoming a problem as a few of the girls have seen it and are absolutely demanding the same look. weddings, sheesh.
 
This is my first post. I found this forum since I'm looking to join the Mamiya 7ii family. I tried to buy this camera years ago but unfortunately I switched to digital. Now I'm boring with my D200 and pick up my Leica M6 with 35'cron again. And it made me think of M7II +50mm or 43mm... for a combination of Leica M.

I only want to get ONE lens, 50 or 43. Any comments? Thanks.
 
JMZ- said:
<snip> pick up my Leica M6 with 35'cron again. And it made me think of M7II +50mm or 43mm... for a combination of Leica M.

I only want to get ONE lens, 50 or 43. Any comments? Thanks.
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I shoot with a 35mm RF and a Mamiya 7. I like wides. With a 35mm body I use a 35mm and a 28mm lens almost exclusively.

But the 50mm lens on the Mamiya 7 seems to be very wide. Almost too wide for a everyday lens. I find the 65mm to be just right for the Mamiya 7.

If you like a 35mm lens on your Leica, the 50mm may be a bit too wide for your liking on the Mamiya 7. Certainly the 43mm will. Consider the 65mm.
 
Thanks for your inputs, Bob.

I do like my 35mm on my Leica. Well, I want sth. different on the Mamiya 7 setup, especially for landscape.
 
I agree with Bob that the 50 mm is probably too wide for normal activity, e.g., a walking around lens, but it is a beautiful specialty lens. I have the 80 mm and the 150 mm as well. The 80 mm is not bad as a walking around lens. In my case, with a couple of exceptions, my most popular images (and sales) have been from negs or chromes made by my Mamiya 7. For those taking notes, the exceptions were from negs made by a Wisner 8x10.
 
those last two were with your body and my 65mm. souped up last night.

i have been working on the two mamiya 7's as of late. pretty happy really.
 
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