aksclix Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share #41 Posted March 16, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) 59 minutes ago, helged said: Regarding manual focus of S-lenses - for moving subjects - S70 is a fine lens to play with. A good, but much more challenging candidate is S120 (certainly wide open, but also stopped down a little). And if you really want to go enter into (very) difficult territory, try the S180... So when you mention Mamiya 200mm f2.8, things get even harder. An additional factor is unsharpness because of the operator's hands/body, mirror-slap, shutter mechanism, etc. Camera shake also depends on the shutter speed and possibly the lens used (since different weights - and likely the position of centre of mass of the system) influence the 'vibration', or resonance, of the system. If the S-body had image and/or lens stabilisation like SL2x or the Panasonic Lumix Sx (or GFX for that sake), camera shake would be much more controllable. Manual focus of moving subjects with S is fun, but easy it is not. At least not for me... I chose the Mamiya 200 over the S180 because it came at 1/3rd of the price, used.. I also stumbled upon this page with lots of sample images that pushed me towards the Mamiya.. although it was manual focus.. https://www.pebbleplace.com/reviews/medium_format/mamiya_200mm_apo/index.html I got the S only for pleasure shooting as I have the GFX 100s, X1D and SL2 for my main projects.. I had the S 120 but sold it after being frustrated with it on the SL2.. I agree it's great quality but I wasn't going to manual focus an AF lens.. macro isnt all that important to me and I do have a TL 60 macro and Pentax 645 120 f4 macro when I need one.. I was very close to getting the S180 but went with the 200 Mamiya in the end.. Will just have to practice my manual focusing a bit 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lx1713 Posted January 22, 2022 Share #42 Posted January 22, 2022 Thanks everyone, I was doing a bit of research for the S3 when I came across this thread. I had tried the S2 before long ago but I have forgotten how it handled. I have a question regarding the focusing screen. I believe the default screen for the S3 is a full groundglass screen. For those with perfect eyesight, is it easy to nail focus on small details? Say the eyes in a full length portrait at wide open aperture of the 120mm macro. I went from a Canon 1DmIII to mirrorless and I was never 100% thrilled with focusing accuracies of the 1D. It was good, just not great because of the mirror mechanisms not being easily calibrated. I know my final decision is going to be an in-person test of the actual purchase camera but I like to know the general experience of others. Now I'm primarily an SL - SL2S & Q2 user. Love them and will not give them up but I'm finding a need for medium format files. I'm actually not thrilled to go to the S3 but needs may drive my decision. However I do like the thought of going back to OVF. I'm also quite comfortable with manual focusing rather than relying on AF. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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