I had the 18/3.5, but for some reasons, I don't like to shoot wider
than 35 on the OM or the Leica M.
On the XPan, I love the 30, and on the Mamiya 7II, I love the 43. I
think it's because they are for different purpose? I don't know.
A number of these were shot by the Mamiya 7II/43. You can't tell by
web pics of course, but they are quite spectacular (the lens quality).
I had two cameras strapped to my body on the 8+ miles Panoramic Trail,
so the weight is definitely OK.
http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/Yosemite09-2/
http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/Yosemite09-3/
We had 8 people in the wet-print exchange right now. I will see
whether existing group wants to include one more.
On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 5:56 AM, Sawyer, Edward <Ed.Sawyer@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'd be up for the print exchange too, if there's still room and the deadline
> is a little ways out. I can do color or B&W wet prints up to 4x5.
>
> Speaking of mamiyas and their lenses, lately I've been intrigued by the
> Mamiya 7, and particularly it's wides (the 43 specifically but also the 50
> and 65.). I have a pair of Fuji rangefinders now that I like a lot (GW670III
> and GSW690III) but neither is really as wide as I'd like. I want an M7II with
> the 43. I wish it was 6x9 but I think I can probably live with 6x7 format on
> that. Hopefully it will be a step up from the Fujis, and not just a lateral
> move. Those are quite nice cameras, but the lack of a really wide lens on the
> 6x9 has me wanting that 43 pretty bad.
>
> The other things I've considered are something like a Cambo wide with a 47 or
> 58, or a Silvestri with the same thing. Each with either a 6x9 or 6x12 back.
> But neither of those options is as easy to deal with in the field
> (handholding, focusing, etc.).
>
> I guess what I really want is a 6x9 or 6x12 rangefinder with the equivalent
> of the Zuiko 18/3.5 (or 21/2) mounted on it. ;-) So far the M7(II?) and 43mm
> seems like the closest to that goal.
>
> Thoughts?
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