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Katastrofo
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 Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 8:34 pm Post subject: Mamiya RB67 |
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Katastrofo wrote:
After seeing Ron's and another person's photos (can't find the thread) just had to pull the trigger on
this. The camera looks in fairly good shape and comes with the 65 and 90 lens:
Click here to see on Ebay
Not as fancy as Ron's RZ, but hope to do some macros with the 65. |
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Excalibur
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Well done you'll like the 65mm and the first look into the viewfinder is amazing.......ignoring the picture is reversed 
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Congrats Bill! Look forward your shoots!
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Excal and Attila, thanks, I should have this maybe Wed-Thurs next week, can't
wait to try it. |
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Attila
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
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Excal and Attila, thanks, I should have this maybe Wed-Thurs next week, can't
wait to try it. |
I can imagine , not easy to wait for such an exciting item.
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
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Excal and Attila, thanks, I should have this maybe Wed-Thurs next week, can't
wait to try it. |
I can imagine , not easy to wait for such an exciting item. |
I have Provia 100, Portra 160, 400, and 800, plus all kinds of BW film.  |
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Attila
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
| Katastrofo wrote: |
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| Katastrofo wrote: |
Excal and Attila, thanks, I should have this maybe Wed-Thurs next week, can't
wait to try it. |
I can imagine , not easy to wait for such an exciting item. |
I have Provia 100, Portra 160, 400, and 800, plus all kinds of BW film. |
if light will be great I use Provia or B&W for first shoots, if so so, perhaps B&W or Portra.
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GrahamNR17
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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GrahamNR17 wrote:
Congrats, looks like an awesome kit  |
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Kram
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Kram wrote:
It's amazing the prices these sell for now. Great deal! My very first job as a pro in 1982 was shooting portraits with an RB.
Enjoy! |
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Attila, thanks, good advice!
Graham, thanks, and I'm looking forward to your results with the new kit!
Mark, was wondering if I got a good deal. There were some offered on the 'bay
that looked like they fell out of an elephant's behind (that had hemorrhoids). 
I was after this mainly for the 65 and with the bellows, should be able to do some
nice close-ups. Thanks! |
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Schnauzer
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Schnauzer wrote:
I bet you will love it Bill. My cousin has the RB pro S that got me interested when I saw his pictures. Get the right diopter for the finder and you would have to try to miss focus to not get focus. I have never seen anything so easy to focus. The shutter goes KA LUNK but holds steady. A great camera. The bellow are so smooth. I guess you can tell I just love them.
Can't wait to see what you do with it. Hope it turns out to be a great one.
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Laurence
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Laurence wrote:
Oh man, Bill! NICE catch! She's a "big gun" and smooth as butter. I actually took a RB67
on a 9 day hike into the wilder areas of the Olympic Mountains.  The 65 is a wonderful
all around lens. I just KNOW you'll love it.
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And handled with a chain.
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Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 6:57 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Ron and Laurence, thanks! I've been going thru some photos on flickr and here are a few:
I shouldn't be doing this as it makes the waiting even longer! |
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Kram
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Kram wrote:
Go look at Herb Ritz's work. He shot an RZ but same dif. It's the monkey behind the machine that is the big difference.
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Laurence
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Laurence wrote:
Yup, that's the typical quality, Bill. I will try to find some images from the RB in my hard drive somewhere. Kinda late now,
and I'll be hitting the hay in a few minutes. I'm telling you, the 65 alone is a KILLER lens. I've got one enlargement at ...
believe it or not ... 42x60 It hangs over the fireplace, and of course it's from the 65. Possibly the
65 (and maybe the 90) are the cleanest sharpest lenses in the corners as well as the centers of images that I've EVER observed.
And then, we get to the 90...the flagship lens. What can I say? The RB is yet another camera I wish I still had. You know how
it is, buy this, sell that, and so on... 
The cocking mechanism is also so S M O O T H. A true professional feel to this fine camera. When do you think you'll get it?
Edit: Oops, that's right - Wed or Thurs.
One more edit: And the old Epson 2450 cranked out SUCH nice images, one after another, at 2400dpi from the big trannies.
For the big image mentioned above I was at 4800dpi, but I think that is interpolated. Didn't matter - sharp as a tack from a
distance of a foot or more. Truly fine.
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Assent, and you are sane;
Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
Emily Dickinson
Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:08 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
| Kram wrote: |
Go look at Herb Ritz's work. He shot an RZ but same dif. It's the monkey behind the machine that is the big difference.
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Mark, I'm hip. I started a thread of the Herb Ritts' exhibit at Huntsville's MOA in the art section. Yes, it is ALL about who is
behind the camera, and of course I'm intimidated. Have to say, looking thru the main flickr RB67 group, the good pics are few
and far between. |
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Laurence
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:12 am Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
| Kram wrote: |
Go look at Herb Ritz's work. He shot an RZ but same dif. It's the monkey behind the machine that is the big difference.
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Hey Mark: You calling yourself a monkey? After all, you shot with it. And...I'm betting more than a dollar that you
produced your usual outstanding imagery.
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Assent, and you are sane;
Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
Emily Dickinson
Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:13 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
| Laurence wrote: |
Yup, that's the typical quality, Bill. I will try to find some images from the RB in my hard drive somewhere. Kinda late now,
and I'll be hitting the hay in a few minutes. I'm telling you, the 65 alone is a KILLER lens. I've got one enlargement at ...
believe it or not ... 42x60 It hangs over the fireplace, and of course it's from the 65. Possibly the
65 (and maybe the 90) are the cleanest sharpest lenses in the corners as well as the centers of images that I've EVER observed.
And then, we get to the 90...the flagship lens. What can I say? The RB is yet another camera I wish I still had. You know how
it is, buy this, sell that, and so on...
The cocking mechanism is also so S M O O T H. A true professional feel to this fine camera. When do you think you'll get it?
Edit: Oops, that's right - Wed or Thurs. |
Laurence, I'm hoping Tuesday, he's mailing it from NYC tomorrow, priority mail. Would love to see any pics you can locate from
the 65 (or the 90)! |
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Laurence
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:14 am Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
| Katastrofo wrote: |
| Kram wrote: |
Go look at Herb Ritz's work. He shot an RZ but same dif. It's the monkey behind the machine that is the big difference.
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Mark, I'm hip. I started a thread of the Herb Ritts' exhibit at Huntsville's MOA in the art section. Yes, it is ALL about who is
behind the camera, and of course I'm intimidated. Have to say, looking thru the main flickr RB67 group, the good pics are few
and far between. |
You'll eat them alive, Bill. I agree, taking a quick look doesn't show me a lot of outstanding stuff. Time for dinner for you, Bill, and
a whole new experience. Just looking down into the screen is like watching a movie, and really puts you "into" the picture.
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Assent, and you are sane;
Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
Emily Dickinson
Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:17 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Thanks for the vote of confidence, Laurence, I'm already forming ideas. |
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Laurence
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:19 am Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
| Katastrofo wrote: |
| Thanks for the vote of confidence, Laurence, I'm already forming ideas. |
No doubt about
that, Bill! Like Excalibur mentioned above, the first look through down through the viewfinder will blow you away.
Especially with the magnifier AND cutting off extraneous light with your hands. It feels like you can dive in, like Alice in
Wonderland!
_________________
Assent, and you are sane;
Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
Emily Dickinson
Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:22 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
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One more edit: And the old Epson 2450 cranked out SUCH nice images, one after another, at 2400dpi from the big trannies.
For the big image mentioned above I was at 4800dpi, but I think that is interpolated. Didn't matter - sharp as a tack from a
distance of a foot or more. Truly fine. |
I need to try a scan at 4800dpi, probably crash my computer! |
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:25 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
| Laurence wrote: |
| Katastrofo wrote: |
| Thanks for the vote of confidence, Laurence, I'm already forming ideas. |
No doubt about
that, Bill! Like Excalibur mentioned above, the first look through down through the viewfinder will blow you away.
Especially with the magnifier AND cutting off extraneous light with your hands. It feels like you can dive in, like Alice in
Wonderland! |
Laurence, this isn't helping me get to bed and sleep! Thanks for all the great info and advice! |
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Laurence
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:26 am Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
Found the one that's cropped out to 42x60. I was considering using the whole trannie, but there was too much
"junk" on the right side, so I cropped it almost in half to rectangular. This was from the 65, originally a pretty
wide image of course. I had one similar with the Pentax 645, but this one sparkled in comparison.
Four Poppies
RB67
Velvia
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Assent, and you are sane;
Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
Emily Dickinson
Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:29 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Wow, that really pops, even at this file size! |
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