Both the 50 and 65 looks really nice.I use both - 65mm as a wide "standard" lens, and the 50mm as a wide angle lens.
Both C versions, and I'm happy with both.
Fist, you're making a lot of assumptions on what and why. Secondly, my linked is in itself a small sample of very common comments on C lenses. It is not some sort of different science to properly using these lenses, reason I see them as result of either inconsistencies in production quality, or pro abuse prior to landing on used market.The comments represent a small dataset. The negative comments give the impression of not knowing how to use a lens in the 50mm focal length. I have 3 C lenses and 1 KL lens, all are good performers. Best results are achieved with a tripod and cable release, as is the case with all camera/lens combinations irrespective of format.
I only have the 127/3.8 C today for my RB67 pro s and would like to go wider. I’ve looked at both the 50mm and 65 and I’m a bit torn.
In close focusing it is quite clear, in general photography I did not see it as "very noticeable". Going by Mamiya's instructions for lenses with FE, it states " peripheral image quality will deteriorate significantly" if FE is not used correctly. Part of that experience is related to subject matter, part of it is to a ... BAD floating element (so seeing an effect or not may be for the broken FE?). It can go bust and it is not easy to figure out when it is. The FE adjustment is in itself very gentile with almost no resistance, and while it certainly does alter optical alignment, its effect is not always as clear as Mamiya states, given the "significant" reference.For assumptions. I'll assume that many complaints about the C lenses is people assuming the floating element doesn't
have a visible effect on sharpness. If you watch the corners when you adjust the FE it's very noticeable.
In close focusing it is quite clear, in general photography I did not see it as "very noticeable". Going by Mamiya's instructions for lenses with FE, it states " peripheral image quality will deteriorate significantly" if FE is not used correctly. Part of that experience is related to subject matter, part of it is to a ... BAD floating element (so seeing an effect or not may be for the broken FE?). It can go bust and it is not easy to figure out when it is. The FE adjustment is in itself very gentile with almost no resistance, and while it certainly does alter optical alignment, its effect is not always as clear as Mamiya states, given the "significant" reference.
no idea what you're driving at, something I said? it's common to state what I said, outside of critical close focusing FE effect is not all that apparent and I am not the first one who said that, far from it. Then again, read my whole thing and don't be selective in what I said in some parts.I guess like in other things. Image quality is in the eye of the fuzzygrapher. Or, some are either more or less critical of their pitchers.
....i've seen the aforementioned Mamiya variable QC wrt to the C lenses for the RB 67. Best to try the lens - ideally with film, but just a look through the viewfinder will probably confirm. The RB screen is pretty clear - a lens should have a pronounced 'pop' about it and snap in and out of focus quite noticeably. Given good samples, both 65 and 50mm C lenses are very good lenses. Their performance is fairly similar.Just came across this place of few talking about the 50 C. It reminded me of a number of places stating pretty much the same: QC of C line was all over the place and of unknown performance until actually tried. I never had any C lenses so it would be interesting to see if anyone with similar BAD "C" experience comes in here. Perhaps it was less about quality control, but more about pro-abuse and perhaps design being prone to going bad after rough time at a pro site, then ending up on second hand market.
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