Got a Mamiya 6

chriscrawfordphoto · Apr 17, 2013

About a month ago, I bought a Mamiya 6, something I have wanted since I was in high school, when they came out back in the 90s! I absolutely LOVE this camera! I have the 75mm lens now, hoping to get the others as soon as I can afford them. I've already shot 30 rolls of film through it!

noacronym · Apr 17, 2013

Nice pics.

brucemuir · Apr 17, 2013

Nice tonality which is what I'd expect from you.
I especially like the 2nd shot of the clapboard farmhouse. 6x6 slightly wide isn't always easy compositionally.
You did nicely here.

The shot of the sign is a bit disturbing. Any backstory you know of? (I'm hoping all it is, is some bored kids that reshuffled the lettering one night )

troyholden · Apr 17, 2013

Love 1, 5, 4. You've got a sharp eye!

kcham16 · Apr 17, 2013

Congrats- those are great photos... I just picked up my mamiya 7 and couldn't be happier... Have fun with it, keep posting pics

tony lockerbie · Apr 17, 2013

Never used one but only hear good things about it. Like your pics too, especially 4 and 5. At least the kids that did that can spell!

chriscrawfordphoto · Apr 17, 2013

brucemuir said:
Nice tonality which is what I'd expect from you.
I especially like the 2nd shot of the clapboard farmhouse. 6x6 slightly wide isn't always easy compositionally.
You did nicely here.

The shot of the sign is a bit disturbing. Any backstory you know of? (I'm hoping all it is, is some bored kids that reshuffled the lettering one night )

It is across the street from a college, so I'm guessing some of the students got drunk over the weekend and messed with the sign, but I don't know for sure.

chriscrawfordphoto · Apr 17, 2013

Thanks, everyone, for all the comments. I love this camera! Wish I'd gotten one years ago.

limsoonchung · Apr 17, 2013

Lonely town. Where are all the folk who live there?
Looks like the Mamiya 6 fits your vision very well. Great photos. Well done.

Pasto · Apr 17, 2013

This has been my favorite camera for years now. After buying the 50mm lens I stopped using the 75 and 150. It's remarkably sharp, and I like wide and sharp

KenR · Apr 28, 2013

50mm

I used the 6 on a hiking trip in England last summer. I found that the 50mm was how I saw the world - only took it off once or twice. On days that promised to be tough, I left the other lenses in the room and only took the 50 with me - didn't miss the weight or the other perspectives.

Richard S. (rich815) · Apr 28, 2013

Nice shots. I do not need a Mamiya 6/7, I already have plenty of very nice MF cameras, but the more I see the more I want!

chip j · Apr 30, 2013

Had a 6 outfit w/all 3 lenses-could't get many good shots because of the parallax-it's a lot greater thanw/a 35mmRF.

Roger Cole · May 1, 2013

chip j said:
Had a 6 outfit w/all 3 lenses-could't get many good shots because of the parallax-it's a lot greater thanw/a 35mmRF.

Depends how close you shoot and how tight you crop. At the distances such as in the photos in the OP, it shouldn't be any problem at all.

I normally don't crop that tightly anyway, unless circumstances absolutely require it.

I'd like to have one, either 6 or 7, but already have too many cameras and have trouble deciding which one(s) to take on trips or on a given day!

250swb · May 1, 2013

Great pictures Chris, you are doing full justice to your leap of faith in buying the Mamiya 6.

Steve

gliderbee · May 1, 2013

I'm just back from a long weekend in Istanbul. I took my Mamiya 6 with all three lenses. Of sixty pictures, ONE was taken with the 150, two or three with the 75 and all others with the 50.

Stefan

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SFC · May 3, 2013

chip j said:
Had a 6 outfit w/all 3 lenses-could't get many good shots because of the parallax-it's a lot greater thanw/a 35mmRF.

That's the dumbest thing I've ever read.
I have an M6 with all 3 lenses. My best photos have been taken with this camera. If you can't get good photos, trust me, it's not the parallax.

chip j · May 3, 2013

I had problems with the Mamiya 6, not the Leica M6--have many great shots done with a Leica M4, and now my Contax Gs. I work in too close for the large Mamiya 6 parallax, and am most comfortable w/a 35mm SLR.

Trask · May 3, 2013

For all who find a Mamiya 6 with a 50mm lens ideal, you may want to consider a Plaubel Makina 67W. Even more portable than the Mamiya 6 as the bellows fold in flat. Great Nikkor lens, too.

Ken Nadvornick · May 3, 2013

Whew... Looked at #4 and for a moment thought I was back in Winnemucca, Nevada...

Ken

agphotography · May 5, 2013

Though I've never owned one, let alone shot with one, I remain convinced that a Mamiya 6 or 7 would be my ideal camera. I'm "making do" with an old Hasselblad for now

Wonderful images Chris, it's very clear that you have found YOUR camera.

Richard S. (rich815) · May 5, 2013

Any in the San Francisco area (east bay ideally) up for loaning a 6 or 7 out for a few hours? Maybe a joint shoot somewhere? I got a load of cameras you can try too.

schewct · May 9, 2013

Beautiful pictures. Congragulations.

gliderbee · May 9, 2013

Roger Cole said:
I'd like to have one, either 6 or 7, but already have too many cameras and have trouble deciding which one(s) to take on trips or on a given day!

Once you have one of these, that problem is solved: you will know

Stefan

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rpsawin · May 10, 2013

Nice work Chris.

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