In effect, your focal lengths of each lens are halved, i.e. Granted, they are only F4 lenses, but this is not an issue with such a big negative size, and you cannot compare an F4 lens for this format to a 35mm format, as depth of field is not comparable. The lenses are second to none in optical quality, they make my Leica lenses all look soft in comparison. The winner factor for me is s half the weight of a hasselblad, but has a bigger negative (6x7 as opposed to 6圆), and for me a more useable format. Now I REALLY love my Rollei, don't get me wrong, but sometimes I struggle with the square format, I just find it difficult to 'see' in 6圆 format, therefore the search started for something a little more traditional format, but as usual I wanted a super lightweight camera (like the M6) that could deliver outstanding image quality.Īs I am no expert on film cameras as have been purely digital for many years, I was unaware of all the options available, then I started to learn about the Mamiya 7ii, a rangefinder.lightweight, with 6x7 sounds too good to be true, so I started doing some more research, and it seems this camera is very highly regarded amongst those that use it. Until recently, I had only been shooting film on the Leica M6 and a Rolleiflex for medium format. On my crusade to find the perfect medium format camera over recent months, I think I may just have found the holy grail - The Mamiya 7ii. (50mm,(25mm equiv) - I turned to see this girl who was watching what I was doing)

Mamiya 7 ii