For Sale Mamiya 7 / 7ii 43mm lens + viewfinder + caps

[jhw]

In superb condition; no flaws; shoots wonderful.
Lens, caps, hood, box, lens pouch, finder, finder pouch. Again, apug stalling out on uploading pix, so I'll post later. But, really, just look at any picture of a clean 43, and you have the picture... sad to see this go, but need the money for other things...
The bixby bridge shot in my 'gallery' ((there was a url link here which no longer exists)) was shot with this... again, it's in great condition.
$900 shipped in US

 

[lbloom]

>> $800 shipped

That's a remarkably low price for a 43.

Edit: I put in the original price you posted to put my comment in context. Happy to delete the post, if you prefer.

 

[jhw]

Yeah, I just realized that. I was going by completed sales on ebay, saw some private sales around this price, and didn't see the KEH Ex+ sales for 1200$ until after I posted. Oh well...if someone wants to pounce, they have a deal... Kharma's come my way on this forum, maybe time to pass some along...

 

[Katie]

Really? $800 shipped? I might have to get this ... that is $200 less than I've seen before. Let me check the fun money account...

 

[jhw]

Sorry; 900$. I had not realized I had all the original packing/hood, etc., and adjusted the price. Still a decent deal for someone...

 

[Klainmeister]

Katie: Do it.

I have this lens and between the 80mm and 43mm (they both are optically perfect), it's a real gem in terms of shots you never even though possible.

 

[Katie]

I only have $800 to spend. I will cove shipping and PayPal though. Let me know.

 

[jhw]

Pending...

 

[EdSawyer]

I got mine for about 760 in similar conditiion, but it took a while to find that good of a deal, so 800 is still a really good price.

 

[BardParker]

PM sent

 

[gphoto120]

That is a great price......I should have checked the forum earlier!

 

[Katie]

Payment sent!! Yay!

 

[segedi]

I paid $1145 for mine 3 months ago... so this is a screaming deal. GLWS!

 

[zalmyb]

I'm rooting for Katie...

 

[zalmyb]

Oh, I didn't realize this thread was two pages... now my comment looks wack. Oh, well.

 

[jhw]

...and sold. Thank you!

 

[Katie]

I'm rooting for Katie...

NOT wack!! It's sweet ... I need more people rooting for me! Hi Zalmy, by the way. Nice to see you here!

 

[EdSawyer]

Great lens, the best medium format wide angle ever, I think. THE reason to get a mamiya 7.

 

[lbloom]

^ Concur with Ed. The 43 is a masterpiece.

Have fun with it!

 

[zsas]

Congrats Katie! Beautiful focal length!

 

[Katie]

Thanks guys - I'm stoked! Questions - I have the 65mm now and am wondering if I should sell I as it probably won't be used much now with the 43mm hanging around - or should I trade it for the 80 (I've had an interested party already want to trade - as we switched the 80--65 already - so switch back I should say). What do you think? Too close to each other?

 

[Klainmeister]

It's hard to say. I switched from the 65mm to the 80mm because I did find them too close, but there are times I really wish I hadn't. On the other hand, I find the 80mm is an excellent lens, and find myself using it quite a lot now. It's kinda like having a 24mm and a 50mm with a 35mm camera if that helps. With the 65mm, it's like having a 24mm and a 35mm lens. Tough to say, depends on how you use em.

Enjoy!

 

[lbloom]

My perspective:

43-80-150 makes a very well balanced kit.

If I have to travel with just a single lens, though, the 65 is my choice of focal length. I am partial to 28 mm on full-frame 35 too. If you see the world in another focal length, you can probably skip the 65, excellent lens though it is.

Does that make sense? Beyond that, it's a question of priorities and finances.

 

[Katie]

I shoot 28 and 21 on my 35mm rangefinder. On my SLR 35mm I shot 24 the most. I only ever use a 50 or 85 for studio portraits, which I do less and less of lately...

 

[lbloom]

I shoot 28 and 21 on my 35mm rangefinder. On my SLR 35mm I shot 24 the most. I only ever use a 50 or 85 for studio portraits, which I do less and less of lately...

Due to the different frame aspect ratios between 35 and 6x7, there are multiple ways of looking at this, but I tend to consider the 43 and 65 lenses to be roughly analogous to 21 and 28 on 35 mm.

While you may well discover that you prefer other focal lengths in this format, since you do like the 21/28 combination, I would hold off the swap and shoot the 43/65 set for some time.