Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: John_Black on December 18, 2007, 03:57:22 am
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I need to get something wider than the 80mm kit lens, but I'm bit apprehensive about the 35mm due to potential lens cast issues on a P25. Every now and then I see a cast from the 80mm lens. Most of the time it's subtle and easily hidden with a WB tweak, but every so often there is one that really bugs me. I created a bunch of LCC profiles and they work so-so.
I originally planned to get the 35mm F3.5 AF, but if it has lens case issues on a routine basis, then it's not the right lens. I like that the 45 & 55 are F2.8 (brighter viewfinder). Ultimately it comes down to sharpness, contrast and overall image quality.
For those who have shot with 35, 45 and 55 - any recommendations or suggestions? Thanx.
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I'm owner of the 35mm f3,5 and the 55mm f 2,8.
They are not exceptionnal, and not optimized for a digital use.
They present distorsions in the corners for the 35mm, and chromatic aberrations for both of them.
Some other Mamiya lenses are really better.
PdF
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Thank you. With the occasional lens cast from 80mm F2.8 AF I wondered if the wider lenses would be a problem. The earlier Mamiya rumor thread said a new 45-90 zoom was coming (a new "D" lens). That may end up being what I go with it.
Son has suggested the Hasselblad 50mm F4 CFI. It's expensive and completely manual (stop down metering). I don't mind manual focus, but the stop down metering gets on my nerves when shooting handheld.
Son knows his lenses, I just want to be cheap!
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I need to get something wider than the 80mm kit lens, but I'm bit apprehensive about the 35mm due to potential lens cast issues on a P25. Every now and then I see a cast from the 80mm lens. Most of the time it's subtle and easily hidden with a WB tweak, but every so often there is one that really bugs me. I created a bunch of LCC profiles and they work so-so.
I originally planned to get the 35mm F3.5 AF, but if it has lens case issues on a routine basis, then it's not the right lens. I like that the 45 & 55 are F2.8 (brighter viewfinder). Ultimately it comes down to sharpness, contrast and overall image quality.
For those who have shot with 35, 45 and 55 - any recommendations or suggestions? Thanx.
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See my remarks re the 28mm on a different (current) thread,,,,
I find the 45 mm very balanced to handle, bright and with very good resolution. I have not tested it side-by-side with anything else but it is my most used moderate wide angle. I do not have the 55 mm because I have the 55-110 zoom - which is not as sharp at 55 as the 45 is.
Although I have most of the Mamiya AF lenses, my favorite traveling (landscape) outfit is the 28, 45, 75-150 and the 300 APO. Covers pretty much everything, and if one doesn't have exactly the length needed, one can go wider and crop - which is a good reason to use the P45+.
Bill
Bill
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Bill - which back are using the with 45/2.8? I'm curious to know if lens cast is a common problem. I could just as easily shoot with a 45 as a 35. I'd like to try the 28mm, but at $4k it will have to wait for quite awhile.
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Bill - which back are using the with 45/2.8? I'm curious to know if lens cast is a common problem. I could just as easily shoot with a 45 as a 35. I'd like to try the 28mm, but at $4k it will have to wait for quite awhile.
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I'm using the P45+ and have not seen any lens cast with the 35 or 45 mm lenses, or indeed the 28mm. (Probably because it is specifically made for digital.) Mind you, as I do only outdoor landscapes I'm not sure whether a cast would be very evident. I have never felt the need to use Phase's white plastic "lens cast compensator".
Bill
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An email received today from Capture Integration mentions the new zoom lens being 40-75mm.
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An email received today from Capture Integration mentions the new zoom lens being 40-75mm.
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That makes more sense given the 75-150's introduction.