My new camera and lenses

[raphaelaaron]

woo! i finished my final exam, and this weekend, I plan on trying out my new medium format camera - the norita 66!

i acquired 2 of these lenses at a deal at 70.00 each

-rittron 80mm f2
-noritar 160mm f4

time to kill some mamiyas....

 

[PASM]

Great! Norita? These are something new to me.

"I believe it was designed by the same person who designed the original Nikon F, but Nikon decided not to venture into MF and passed on it.
--->
Actually, I believe it was designed by the guy behind the Canon F1, not the Nikon F.
A quick google search shows both. I'd only seen the Nikon reference in the past."

- APUG Norita 66 discussion http://www.apug.org/forums/forum51/47008-any-norita-66-shooters-out-there.html

 

[raphaelaaron]

If my reading serves me right, I think it was made by the guy who designed the Canon. Canon didn't want to get into Medium format, so He went to Graflex Norita with his designs.

This is a predecessor to the Pentax 67, and if you've every heard of the Pentacon Six, or Exakta 66, this is the japanese equivalent to those cameras.

I bought this camera mostly for the glass. 80mm f2 = fastest lens in medium format photography. and a flickr search shows some fantastic images taken with it.

This is a rare camera, so it's normal if not many people know too much about it, and when it goes on ebay, it sells well into the 1,000 dollar mark

 

[Alex_Holland]

Wow, great camera Raphael. f2 IS fast for medium format. I think the fastest other than that I've seen is a 2.8 planar on a rollei or something. I could be wrong.

 

[PASM]

Thanks for the info. There's always something new (or old ) to discover.

If my reading serves me right, I think it was made by the guy who designed the Canon. Canon didn't want to get into Medium format, so He went to Graflex Norita with his designs.

This is a predecessor to the Pentax 67, and if you've every heard of the Pentacon Six, or Exakta 66, this is the japanese equivalent to those cameras.

I bought this camera mostly for the glass. 80mm f2 = fastest lens in medium format photography. and a flickr search shows some fantastic images taken with it.

This is a rare camera, so it's normal if not many people know too much about it, and when it goes on ebay, it sells well into the 1,000 dollar mark

 

[raphaelaaron]

hey guys, just wanted to post some shots i got back from shooting with this camera:

i did a soft focus test, and this was only at f4

 

[raphaelaaron]

and another. love how this particular lens can focus up to .35 meters

 

[eric-holmes]

Love it! I want to shoot more film!

 

[raphaelaaron]

Love it! I want to shoot more film!

! do itttt

here's another. sorry for the uploads once at a time. i am seriously scanning each one because the photo lab didn't do such a choice job.

 

[Vautrin]

Wow, great find!

 

[raphaelaaron]

here's another shot with the 80mm f2 lens:

 

[raphaelaaron]

one more!

 

[photocist]

I must say those girls are really sexy... are they models or friends? if they are friends... wassup?!

not to mention that lens is sharp!

 

[raphaelaaron]

haha! the second girl started out as a model, but she became a good friend.
those shots were from a recent trip of hers to visit me in new york.

and yes, as for the lens, it is quite sharp wide open. i love the shallow depth of field it gives to out of focus parts as well.

 

[ShamKhaleefa]

wow..this is great camera..