I caved

taraj_00 · Apr 28, 2012

And ordered a Mamiya 645e this morning

WOOHOO!

tirediron · Apr 28, 2012

Excellent! What all did you get besides the body?

taraj_00 · Apr 29, 2012

Umm, it had the lens with it, and I've orderd the rapid wind grip too.

tirediron · Apr 29, 2012

The 80mm? Great piece of glass.

taraj_00 · Apr 29, 2012

tirediron · Apr 29, 2012

Well, stop posting on forums and get out there and take some pictures!

taraj_00 · Apr 29, 2012

It's not here yet

LOL

taraj_00 · May 3, 2012

It's here, it's here!!!! I've got a roll of Ektar in it right now (only 120 I had at the house!) YAY!

tirediron · May 3, 2012

:addpics:

taraj_00 · May 5, 2012

Gotta finish the film and ship it off first!

tirediron · May 5, 2012

Enjoy... the MF gear is what I haul out when I want to relax an shoot for ME... I spend an entire day and only go through one roll.

Sw1tchFX · May 6, 2012

The 80mm for the mamiya manual focus cameras is just about the smallest 80mm you'll find in MF, and it is RAZOR sharp. Wide open or stopped down, no difference in sharpness on minilab scans. It's also got fantastic looking bokeh when shot wide open.

You'll love the scans you get back from IFL (if you're still using them), they'll smoke 35mm. If you want your socks knocked off, shoot Ektar 100 @ 50 and have it scanned off the Noritsu. Incredible color and sharpness with almost no grain.

taraj_00 · May 8, 2012

Phhht, I don't think I like it... Not because of the images (I just finished a roll), but because of the camera itself. It's not intuitive, it's much larger and heavier than I'm used to... It's just cumbersome... Think I'm gonna send it back.

terri · May 8, 2012

Really? That's too bad. You don't think you could get used to how it handles, then? (You might forget some of your annoyance when you see your negs.)

tirediron · May 8, 2012

taraj_00 said:
Phhht, I don't think I like it... Not because of the images (I just finished a roll), but because of the camera itself. It's not intuitive, it's much larger and heavier than I'm used to... It's just cumbersome... Think I'm gonna send it back.

You're missing the point... take your time! If you shoot more than a full roll in one day, you're shooting too fast.