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645 Pro 150mm f/3.8 Leaf Shutter

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Mamiya 645 Pro 150mm f/3.8 Leaf Shutter


 
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Reviewed by: timquig
 (Professional)

Review Date
September 5, 2002

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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Review 1 of 3

Price Paid:  $450.00 from ebay used

Summary:

If you want TTL fill flash..it's an absolute must have. I use mostly for weddings and modeling and it's a pro lens all the way. If possible, use it with power winder grip and shutter cocking cable for maximum ease of use. It's so sharp, I use a softening filter with models and brides to soften the image a tad. Don't want every blemish and pour to show. Highly recommended if you intend to make a living in medium format with people photography outdoors.

Strengths:

well built, robust and meets or exceeds in image quality

Weaknesses:

with the Pro TL body and the motor drive and a TTL prism, this lens adds more weight to your setup with the leaf-shutter in the lens..so fatigue can be a problem.

Similar Products Used:

Mamiya 55-110mm zoom, 105-210 ULD zoom, 55mmL/S, 70mm L/S

Customer Service:

The best. I've sent items back to Mamiya for overhauls and their turnaround for pros is second to none.



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Reviewed by: Todd Walker
 (Expert)

Review Date
July 17, 2001

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

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Review 2 of 3

Price Paid:  $850.00 from KEH (used)

Summary:

Lens can be used in leaf shutter mode for high speed flash sync. or can disengage leaf shutter and use body shutter like on non-leaf lens for when high speed flash sync. is not needed.
Can be used with or without powerdrive.
The best Mamiya 645 lens for portraits!

Strengths:

excellent optics, flash sync. up to 1/500 sec. Easy to focus with. Less expensive than Hasselblad or Rollei.

Weaknesses:

Have to remember to recock leaf shutter on lens if not using power drive.

Similar Products Used:

Bronica leaf shutter lenses.

Customer Service:

not needed



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Reviewed by: M Nasser Djawas
 (Professional)

Review Date
January 17, 2001

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

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Review 3 of 3

Summary:

High Quality Picture every time in Flash required situation.

Strengths:

A must for Fashion photography.
1/500 Flash sync
Coupled with 50MZ 5 this thing outperform even on 2.8 model

Weaknesses:

You need Power Drive Grip WG401 to operate Leaf-shutter.
Not much choice of flashgun.
but METZ deliver!

Similar Products Used:

other Mamiya lens

Customer Service:

dont need it yet.



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