question, minimum focus length of 150 f5.6 mamiya supee 23?

[raytoei@gmail.com]

Hi, i checked the manual and on the Web but could not find the minimum focus distance of the 150 f5.6 lens of the mamiya super23.

Any idea? I am thinking of using this for studio work, in a head and shoulders portrait shot. I have the 100mm and it goes down to 1m, is this suitable enough?

Thanks

Raytoei

 

[DominikDUK]

According to the Mamiya press standard manual the lens focusses down to 7ft or 2.1 meters. The 150mm has less distortion other than that the 100mm should work quiet well.

 

[rybolt]

The rear bellows on the Super 23 can decrease the minimum focus distance by a little bit. Focusing gets a bit twitchy but it can come in handy.

 

[besk]

Extension tubes are also available to allow the lens to focus more closely. However, you will need to focus with the ground glass.

 

[raytoei@gmail.com]

thanks for all the replies!