Are rb67 and rz67. 360mm lenses the same optical design/formula?

harlequin

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Hello Team,

I have a chance to do some horse trading for either a rb67 360mm C lens in very good condition or from another friend a Rz 360mm with more mileage on the lens odometer, was wondering if they would be same sharpness/contrast etc..

I just like the more compressed look with longer telephoto lens...
Thanks for your opinions and input on this!

Vincent//Harlequin
 

MattKing

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Andrew O'Neill said:
Optically the same. RB has shutter in the lens, RZ doesn't.
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Are you sure about that Andrew?
The RZ67 doesn't have a built in shutter - they are all in the lenses.
 

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MattKing said:
Are you sure about that Andrew?
The RZ67 doesn't have a built in shutter - they are all in the lenses.
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oops meant to say RB has shutter speed controls on the lens. Thanks Matt.
 

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There are actually 2 different 360mm lenses for Mamiya RB/RZ67 system, the older version is f/6.3, and the newer version is f/6, with a completely different optical design. I believe all of the RZ67 lenses are the f6 version, which I would think is likely at least a little better (otherwise why would Mamiya revise it?), but I've never seen a comparison. There aren't really any terrible lenses in the lineup, the difference between the two is likely subtle. The newest RB67 lenses will be marked K/L.
 

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...APO - corrected for 3 wavelengths: blue, green, red and now infra red. That seems to be four wavelengths.
 
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