Mamiya 80mm f/1.9

Reply to 80 1.9 C for sale

nobody@flickr.com (B.O.D) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 02:47:42 -0700

B.O.D posted a reply:

How much? PM me...
Thanks.

Reply to DOF at 1.9. Where to focus?

nobody@flickr.com (c7c4ee1a2cac5f2a506dc7841b1daab3) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:59:50 -0700

c7c4ee1a2cac5f2a506dc7841b1daab3 posted a reply:

I bought this lens because it has a smaller dof than the Leica Noctilux. I love it!

For me it's not really necessary to have both eyes sharp. Sometimes I have a good picture in my hands even if there is no eye sharp. :-)

Reply to DOF at 1.9. Where to focus?

nobody@flickr.com (Cuckooclock) — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 03:02:01 -0700

Cuckooclock posted a reply:

Thanks Kody. I will try that :)

Reply to DOF at 1.9. Where to focus?

nobody@flickr.com (KodySalzburn) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:08:25 -0700

KodySalzburn posted a reply:

I will say that it helps me to compose the shot using only one eye, and then open the other eye as I begin to fine tune the focus. Give it a try.

Reply to A versus M switch on the 80mm 1.9

nobody@flickr.com (KodySalzburn) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:21:41 -0700

KodySalzburn posted a reply:

I have a 645 Pro with the AE prism. The instructions say to leave it on A to use AE metering.

Reply to DOF at 1.9. Where to focus?

nobody@flickr.com (Sandy Phimester) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:14:50 -0700

Sandy Phimester posted a reply:

The Pro TL has made my life easier with focusing, because of the screen, but definitely be prepared for some missed focus shots if always wanting to stay wide open. I've gotten a lot better, and practice will definitely help, but there have definitely been times I swore it was perfect, but wasn't when looking at the finished image days later.

Best thing to do I guess is just play around with it for a while and see how good you really are at focusing with it wide open.

Reply to DOF at 1.9. Where to focus?

nobody@flickr.com (Cuckooclock) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:47:08 -0700

Cuckooclock posted a reply:

Thanks Sandy. I will have to curb my enthuiasm. 2 inches isn't much and your right it isn't always necessary to shoot wide open. I must say though the focussing screen isn't bad and gets you very close to where you want it ot be.

Reply to DOF at 1.9. Where to focus?

nobody@flickr.com (Sandy Phimester) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:35:34 -0700

Sandy Phimester posted a reply:

You said it yourself, it's simple math really. You have 2 inches at this distance, so keep the eyes both within the 2 inches, so basically straight on to the camera like your head in the photo there. Otherwise .... no.

Stop down when necessary, always shooting wide open is a crutch just as much as anything else.... Or learn to accept one eye being less focused than the other when not straight to the camera.

I can tell you that at f/1.9 shooting human subjects you will miss focus from time to time, some people have lots of trouble with it. Some not so much.

DOF at 1.9. Where to focus?

nobody@flickr.com (Cuckooclock) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:21:28 -0700

Cuckooclock posted a new topic:

Hi

I have picked up one of these gems recently and I'm not sure of where to focus wide open. Here's an example

Okay its not a model but I don't have one.

I'm thinking at 5ft (according to DOF master) I'm looking at a 2 inch DOF is this correct? Therefore I may get the eyes (if I'm lucky) but not the end of the nose. Or is there a way to ensure the eyes are always in focus? I am using a spot rangefinder screen but at 2 inches of DOF how often am I going to nail the shot?

Cheers

NB; I would prefer to open to 1.9 as I want as much bokeh as possible.

Reply to A versus M switch on the 80mm 1.9

nobody@flickr.com (ridgeway photographer) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 03:36:46 -0700

ridgeway photographer posted a reply:

A - auto, M - manual. In A the diaphragm stays open to focus and closes when you take the shot. In M it is always closed to your chosen aperture.

Most people would use A mode only, maybe selecting M to check depth of field if they have one of the later bodies with no dof lever.

Don't know why you should think the focussing is wierd but, the 80/1.9 has awful bokeh (in my opinion) which can make things look a bit wierd when it's wide open - which it would be in the A position.

Hope that helps.