Hi,
As a forum "lurker" for the last few months I thought it about time that I become a little more involved in this interesting community. I noticed that Marc Williams is including an adapter for using V lenses with the Mamiya AFD11 that is a part of the impressive Aptus/Mamiya AFD package he has for sale in the CI classifieds on this site. I would be interested if Marc - or anyone else who has used one - would be prepared to share their experience in using V lenses with the AFD via one of these adapters. I think I have seen similar adapters that were sourced from Russia(?) and Japan(?) on the web (probably "fleaBay") - at prices as low as $100 in some cases. I also noticed that Mamiya, which at last seems to be coming back to life now that their relationship with Phase is about to take off, has announced that they are about to release one themselves ( at around $400 ) which seems like a smart way to encourage long-time Hassy V users to test the Mamiya/Phase waters now that Imacon is concentrating on the H system.
Over the years my work has changed and I have found myself accumulating an increasingly diverse collection of equipment and my Hasselblad stuff has been used less and less. Anything that can enable me to make more effective use of this Zeiss glass is a big plus in my book.
This section of the forum seems to be where the action is - but moderators are free to move it to the Mamiya section if they feel it belongs there.
Thanks for any input,
Ian Donald
http://www.iandonald.com
As a forum "lurker" for the last few months I thought it about time that I become a little more involved in this interesting community. I noticed that Marc Williams is including an adapter for using V lenses with the Mamiya AFD11 that is a part of the impressive Aptus/Mamiya AFD package he has for sale in the CI classifieds on this site. I would be interested if Marc - or anyone else who has used one - would be prepared to share their experience in using V lenses with the AFD via one of these adapters. I think I have seen similar adapters that were sourced from Russia(?) and Japan(?) on the web (probably "fleaBay") - at prices as low as $100 in some cases. I also noticed that Mamiya, which at last seems to be coming back to life now that their relationship with Phase is about to take off, has announced that they are about to release one themselves ( at around $400 ) which seems like a smart way to encourage long-time Hassy V users to test the Mamiya/Phase waters now that Imacon is concentrating on the H system.
Over the years my work has changed and I have found myself accumulating an increasingly diverse collection of equipment and my Hasselblad stuff has been used less and less. Anything that can enable me to make more effective use of this Zeiss glass is a big plus in my book.
This section of the forum seems to be where the action is - but moderators are free to move it to the Mamiya section if they feel it belongs there.
Thanks for any input,
Ian Donald
http://www.iandonald.com