Mamma Mamiya - What a lens | Phase One Old School video series

Today we are launching our brand new old school video series. We have pulled out some interesting vintage photography products out of our closet to have some fun with.

Watch the first episode, where our global ambassador Paul Reiffer tries out one of the iconic Mamiya lenses.

[MrBernd-mjto]

Will there be more ‚old school‘ videos as mentioned by Paul?

[JDFloyd]

I have this lens, and had it converted for use with the XF body.

[josephasghar]

Got one. I love the mechanics of this lens. Didn’t know you could use it on the newer cameras.

[Goldeneaglemedia]

Hi I bought the lens and tried mounting it on the XF body could not pls help

[SamJessop]

Nice video! Still looking to find a 75mm shift for my RB67.

[stefanbeek]

Hello,

I have a Mamiya leaf credo 60. The latest firmware is from 2016. After Phase one took over Mamiya, the IQ was created. The IQ60 firmware can also be installed on the Mamiya Leaf??

[KeithPaynePhotography]

So you have to have it converted to use on the XF body? Was the conversion expensive?

[kevinrichards]

Great video could you tell the name of that tripod your using

[SD_Alias]

Nice! A sharpness/ resolution comparison with a bluering lens would be even nicer ;)

[filippomariazonta]

Mamiya lenses can be used directly with XF or must be converted changing the lens mount ? Do you know also if focusing tubes can be fitted into XF ?

[davidgrandy]

I had a 35mm f2.8 Nikkor PC (Perspective control) lens. Very very sharp lens, but really a one trick pony. I mean how often do you need to straighten a building? Besides Photoshop/Capture One/Lightroom does it better. However a newspaper editor once told me that while I wouldn't be allowed to fix the falling over backwards building in post it would be perfectly OK to use a shift lens in the field. Somehow that made sense. (Slippery Slope?) Now a tilt shift lens is a horse of a different colour. Even Adobe hasn't figured out a way to make depth of field lay down!