Minimum Focus Distance

[pash]

Hi There,

I was wondering if anyone could advise me as to the minimum focus distance on the M7II Lenses.

Pretty close to making a purchase and can't seem to find these figures anywhere.

Thanks in advance,

Ash.

 

[Doug]

Hi, Ash... There's some mention of this at
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/mamiya_7_ii.shtml

...where it says:

"Optics

"The mechanical and optical quality of the lenses is truly outstanding. The combination of the film size and optics probably yields the best results among medium format cameras. This is clearly visible in the superb texture and detail of the subject rendering. The lenses come with bayonet mount shades which are mounted on the lens in reverse for storage. Each lens has an electronic leaf shutter. Typically the lens minimum focus is 1m and the maximum aperture f/4. The 210 lens is an exception. Its minimum focusing distance is 7m. The maximum aperture is f/8, and it doesn't couple to the range finder. It is very light and balances on the camera extremely well. All these lenses are small and light. To compensate for temperature changes the lenses focus past infinity mark. Although the near focusing is not the rangefinder camera's forte, a shorter focusing distance on the 80mm lens would be welcome. Mounting a lens requires an extra step to prevent fogging of the film when the lens is removed. This is accomplished by using a shield lever at the camera base plate. After mounting the lens, moving a sliding switch next to the shield lever retract the protective shield and enables the camera controls."

 

[nksyoon]

Hi Ash,

You can download the manual which has lens data from Mamiya USA

NB. The Mamiya USA site doesn't seem to work with Firefox, only MS Internet Explorer. But going direct to the pdf should be OK with Firefox.

Cheers,
Nick

 

[pash]

Thanks guys 🙂