Re: [KOML] Some of the Competition...

[Clive Warren <Clive.Warren>]

At 7:20 pm -0500 8/1/00, Eric Goldstein wrote:

>> Right on, Eric. I use a 180 on my C-33 for portraits, and am looking for a
>> 140 for the RB67. I just like the extra versatility I get with the long-rack
>> bodies. With my C-33 or RB67, I can do product shots, photocopies, and the
>> obligatory wedding-bands-on-hands shots without having to fiddle with
>> accessories.
>
>The RB67's a beautiful camera and the lenses are very nice... in fact (keep
>this between us; the Rollei and Hassy guys would go nuts!) a lot of the
>professional shooters I work with prefer the Mamiya glass to the Zeiss and
>Schneider lenses for people work... the quality of the image is much more
>human and renders a much more human character to the image.
>
>BTW some of the Pentax 67 glass is pretty nice and very affordable, but IMO
>not great for people work... a little harsh/contrasty...
>
>How do the C33 and/or Mamiya 23 rangefinder lenses compare with the KO or
>Omegaflex glass? Anybody try both?

snippety snip

Well I use both and prefer the Mamiya C glass using a 135mm lens for
portraiture.  The only hassle is the need for a paramender to correct for
perspective distortion on frame filling head shots - common problem with a
TLR.  So the Koni is used for environmental full length portraiture and now
usually a Bronnie with a 135mm Nikkor for frame filling head shots.

The handling of the Koni cannot be beaten IMO - have some great handheld
portrait shots from the camera using a standard 90mm lens. Have one full
length portrait using the 180mm lens which was printed to a 4 feet vertical
using full frame (Delta 400 film) the quality of which is stunning.

For personal project portraiture I use an 8x10 with a 4x5 back and a Kodak
12" Commercial Ektar for guys and a Turner-Reich triple convertible for
gals. Using the Ektar for gals would get you beaten around the head ;-)

The depth of field using a long 8x10 lens is too shallow for easy use on
frame filling head shots.  Have a look at the depth of field tool on the
CoCam site for an idea of the potential problems using long lenses with
8x10.


All the best,

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