Mamiya’s RB and then RZ67 were absolute workhorses for professional photographers back in the 1980’s. The 180mm lens was amazing for portrait photography. Thanks for helping others experience this amazing Mamiya camera.
Thanks for the video. Originally, I purchased my RB67 for shooting portraits. The lenses I use for portraits are: 250mm f/4.5 180mm f/4.5 150mm f/4 soft focus 140mm f/4.5 macro All are great portrait lenses. However, over time, the 180 became my personal favorite.
Having had the 180mm 4.5 as my ONLY lens on my RB67, I can say it's an absolute machine for tight portraits and headshots. Ended up selling it off to a studio when I got an RZ67ii + 110mm kit
@@Iliya_sh72 the cities are built around cars people only walk there from home to their car and maybe a neighbour next door. Other than that, there's just nowhere to walk to in LA.
The photo at 5:54 of the suburban area and the mountains is amazing. I like the contrast of the beautiful mountains and the city. I had to turn the video quality up from 1080p to 2160p because the image drew me in so much. Very much enjoy your videos Willem! - Jacob
Yeah, agree, I love my Carl Zeiss 180/2.8 at the Pentacon Six/Kiew60 system. Unfortunately my shooting routine often includes 50mm equivalents or slightly wider shots. So I use it in special compositions mostly.
I LOVE using this lens on my Mamiya rz67! it is SO so underrated. I also found it at a camera shop in LA last year for no more than $180. I've actually found that shooting portraits with this lens in landscapes is just life changing. it just gives background and sharper details such a dreamier and deep look to it. thanks for this!
Great stuff. The 180mm for the RB67 is my most-used lens with the camera. Consequently, it's always a fun change when I'm shooting with the 65mm or 250mm. The 180mm is certainly a heavy lens (not sure how it compares to the one for the RZ) but it's got nothing on the 250mm!
I got a 210mm APO. At the time it was released it was one of the most expensive in the Mamiya line, but I picked it up on ebay for around £200. What a bargain now need to set out more purposefully to use it!
Beautiful photos! This topic reminds me that a while into Ansel Adam's long career, after he was hired as the official photographer for the US National Park System, he gained access to one or more of the handfull of Zeiss/Hasselbald/NASA designed lenses built for the Apollo moon mission photos. Some of his most iconic photos were made with those lenses, as long as a 250mm on 6x6 film, if I'm remembering correctly. I enjoy when you dive into topics like this that more of us just wouldn't run into in our own photography experiences, and show us what can be done with these tools. Cheers!
There are some amazing 180mm lenses for medium format portraits, the Zeiss Sonnar f/2.8 being a great burget option. Kodak Aero Ektar 178/2.5 being the option for bokeh lovers.
The picture at 1:24 is a great detail shot, with the modular shapes of the headlight and the visible aging and dents which give it some story. I could see it in a photo book about cars if you made one
I have a 180mm for my RB and it comes out of the bag way more often than I ever thought. So much so that, I recently had issues with it ( sticky shutter) and I found myself buying a replacement since they are relatively cheap and fixing it would cost as much and create a much longer delay.
Looks a great focal length, long lenses are super useful in isolating elements in the scene, need to get a long lens for the Pentax 6x7 myself, again surprisingly cheap for these.
Hi, Willem, I actually found your colorstyle changed a lot all through these years. Now it seems that you prefer to add a little more yellow and green tone to your postwork. What's your thought about the change? Would you make a video about that? Thanks, and keep good work :)
It's just because he moved to LA. You know how it's impossible to shoot anything in Mexico and not grade it to yellow piss? Well, Willem does that to LA shoots, justify the " Famous Golden California Light" thing. Otherwise it would look just like regular photos.
Imma crazy man. Love my 300mm on the Mamiya 645 super. For any significant depth of field you have to crank up the f-stop, but i just love the images you get with it.
I recall my Coast Guard days back in the 1970's. I was on the island of Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Japan. One of the Japanese C.B.'s (Construction Batallion) had a Mamiya camera very similar to yours. He took my picture with another Coast Guardsman. It was the first photograph that looked nearly 3 dimensional. I was amazed, to say the least! Those were the days that I developed my own negatives and positives. I had a lot of fun doing those images. Nowadays I use a Pentax K-5. Someday I hope to be able to afford a Hasselblad medium format camera, the 907X, 50C. Someday.... I hope....
Picked up a 250mm (for about $100) for my RB to do some headshots, but found it much more fun out in the bush doing some landscape vignettes. Highly recommend shaking up your focal lengths like this for a bit of a challenge and some fun
I shot one for portraits etc on an RB67 for a few years. Surprised me when I started to use it. Eventually the body quit working so I'll either have to get it fixed, get another one or sell the lenses.
Imo 65, 90, and 180 is the perfect kit for the RB (and in extension the RZ). If I had extra cash I wouldn't mind eventually picking up a 50mm and some extension tubes or a 250mm
Ah, the 85mm FOV (in 135 'full frame' format) there's a reason for that 180mm lens on the 6x7 format after all. it's also why I got myself a 135/2.5 Takumar to adapt on my GFX, because that also works out to about 85mm. Willem is right on the money about shutter speeds, it's easy to mess up a shot with longer lenses when Image Stabilization isn't an option.
Is there any chance you would be willing to share some of your first work as a film photographer? It always inspires me to see how far other photographers have come compared to when they first started. Maybe you could do a video about it? Anyway thanks for the videos I enjoy watching and learn a lot!
lol the Sekor C 180mm W-N version, you can find a really good one just over $200, insanely cheap, got mine for a lil over $120. unless your looking for the "Soft Focus" version..
Man.. y’all have such beautiful golden hour there.
LOL 4:15 is such a relatable mood, getting annoyed with myself for waiting too long to shoot a photo and missing the prime moment
Mamiya’s RB and then RZ67 were absolute workhorses for professional photographers back in the 1980’s. The 180mm lens was amazing for portrait photography.
Thanks for helping others experience this amazing Mamiya camera.
I found myself using the 150mm for my Bronica GS-1 way more than I thought I would. Longer focal lengths are a blast.
Says the landscape photographer. :)
Very cool how trying out a new focal length can refresh your perspective and cause you to see differently when shooting
He could try out some new films instead of portra 400.
6:03 my favorite shot of the video. Looks amazing with the contrast between the light of the sky and the skyline
When he whips out the rz you know the shots are gonna be bangers
The RZ has RiZen!!!! So happy to see you use it here!!! Please make that video you said about the repair cost!!
Can't go wrong with Sekor lenses. I bought this one off eBay last year for like $115 or so. Insane how affordable they are.
Would love to see a super wide angle version of this video. Great work as always.
Thanks for the video.
Originally, I purchased my RB67 for shooting portraits. The lenses I use for portraits are:
250mm f/4.5
180mm f/4.5
150mm f/4 soft focus
140mm f/4.5 macro
All are great portrait lenses. However, over time, the 180 became my personal favorite.
4:16 me everytime I am about to shoot and the light goes away lol
Yeah been walking around Bangkok with the RZ67, super convenient- such a light camera ⭐️
The camera quality of the video is insane and also the color editing if that is done also!
Having had the 180mm 4.5 as my ONLY lens on my RB67, I can say it's an absolute machine for tight portraits and headshots. Ended up selling it off to a studio when I got an RZ67ii + 110mm kit
Love the sarcasm.. "but good thing it's already a light camera to begin with" 😂
The BTS in this video is just lovely 😍
Hyped to see you use the rz again !!
That skyline shot is awesome!
I have the 50, 90 and 250mm for my RB. The 50mm is a lot of fun. Remember a nice heavy camera keeps you focused on the task.
My god that shutter sound is sooo satisfying
Willem videos make LA look like a post-apocalyptic abandoned city. There is literally no one on the streets ever.
that's because you can't walk in LA. And most cities in US.
@@someonewithsomename Why not?
@@Iliya_sh72 the cities are built around cars
people only walk there from home to their car and maybe a neighbour next door.
Other than that, there's just nowhere to walk to in LA.
@@someonewithsomename ?
I wish ur videos lasted forever. They always make me feel good when I’m watching
we gotta give the videographer his flowers too. their work is unreal with the cinematography.
The photo at 5:54 of the suburban area and the mountains is amazing. I like the contrast of the beautiful mountains and the city. I had to turn the video quality up from 1080p to 2160p because the image drew me in so much. Very much enjoy your videos Willem!
- Jacob
Thank you!
just heard Willem swear for the first time 4:18 hahah
Yeah me too! Haha
So jealous of that so-cal light as I type this in euro darkness
Favourite lens I've seen you use
great natural lighting!!!!
5:53 is my favorite!
Golden hour there is on another level
Yeah, agree, I love my Carl Zeiss 180/2.8 at the Pentacon Six/Kiew60 system. Unfortunately my shooting routine often includes 50mm equivalents or slightly wider shots. So I use it in special compositions mostly.
These are beautiful shots!
first shot is insane! love this video
The RZ is back!! Smash that like button!!
Willem doesn’t find photo subjects; photo subjects find Willem…
Like come on, the light on the back of the Ford!!!
Shot of the Flowers shop reminds me of a Norman Rockwell scene.
Glad to stumble on this... I was thinking about getting this lens and you've just helped me make my choice to jump on it. Love the videos, man!
I LOVE using this lens on my Mamiya rz67! it is SO so underrated. I also found it at a camera shop in LA last year for no more than $180.
I've actually found that shooting portraits with this lens in landscapes is just life changing. it just gives background and sharper details such a dreamier and deep look to it. thanks for this!
You should be glad it's underrated, keeps the price down.
The images are so beautiful! I really like the one of the tree trunk and the city skyline :)
Awesome shots, the RZ looks like even more of a beast with that 180 lens on it! Love the video, makes 7 mins go by so quickly lol
Looking forward to some long lens breaklights
This is a cinematic masterpiece
That first shot literally had me gasp
every RZ67 owner laughed when you said it was a light camera to begin with 🤣
Great stuff. The 180mm for the RB67 is my most-used lens with the camera. Consequently, it's always a fun change when I'm shooting with the 65mm or 250mm. The 180mm is certainly a heavy lens (not sure how it compares to the one for the RZ) but it's got nothing on the 250mm!
I got a 210mm APO. At the time it was released it was one of the most expensive in the Mamiya line, but I picked it up on ebay for around £200. What a bargain now need to set out more purposefully to use it!
Hi. Do you know its list price when released?
Beautiful photos! This topic reminds me that a while into Ansel Adam's long career, after he was hired as the official photographer for the US National Park System, he gained access to one or more of the handfull of Zeiss/Hasselbald/NASA designed lenses built for the Apollo moon mission photos. Some of his most iconic photos were made with those lenses, as long as a 250mm on 6x6 film, if I'm remembering correctly. I enjoy when you dive into topics like this that more of us just wouldn't run into in our own photography experiences, and show us what can be done with these tools. Cheers!
There are some amazing 180mm lenses for medium format portraits, the Zeiss Sonnar f/2.8 being a great burget option. Kodak Aero Ektar 178/2.5 being the option for bokeh lovers.
Love the images Willem, i appreciate the quality of documentation of your work on here. So much intentionality, iam inspired. Well done man.
Since I love to shoot long lenses this was very inspiring. Thanks!
That 180 is sick.
Yesss this is my setup haha, love this!
Nice work mate I have a 180 for the RB don’t use it much but I should.
Great video and photos! Long focal lengths are so much fun to shoot with!
The picture at 1:24 is a great detail shot, with the modular shapes of the headlight and the visible aging and dents which give it some story. I could see it in a photo book about cars if you made one
The way you hold the camera during loading film is so risky! it's like a scene from thriller :-)
The 'Colin and Samir' intro song at 1:00 caught me off guard wow
Suggestion to a future video… it would be interesting to see how you scan but also organize your digital negative :)
I have a 180mm for my RB and it comes out of the bag way more often than I ever thought. So much so that, I recently had issues with it ( sticky shutter) and I found myself buying a replacement since they are relatively cheap and fixing it would cost as much and create a much longer delay.
The ford truck shot 👍
Awesome shots!! i love this video
Looks a great focal length, long lenses are super useful in isolating elements in the scene, need to get a long lens for the Pentax 6x7 myself, again surprisingly cheap for these.
I really like the image of the window with shredded blinds and the skyline shots at the end. With a setup that heavy, you might try using a monopod..
Hi, Willem, I actually found your colorstyle changed a lot all through these years. Now it seems that you prefer to add a little more yellow and green tone to your postwork. What's your thought about the change? Would you make a video about that? Thanks, and keep good work :)
Ahem. East coast light/atmosphere versus THAT CALIFORNIA LIGHT. 'nough said.
It's just because he moved to LA.
You know how it's impossible to shoot anything in Mexico and not grade it to yellow piss?
Well, Willem does that to LA shoots, justify the " Famous Golden California Light" thing. Otherwise it would look just like regular photos.
Imma crazy man. Love my 300mm on the Mamiya 645 super. For any significant depth of field you have to crank up the f-stop, but i just love the images you get with it.
Ive been thinking of picking up the Mamiya Press 250mm (105mm equivalent on 6x9) and this video might have just convinced me
fire video like always
I’ve got that same lens, as well as the 110 & 65. I’ve used the 180 maybe once. I’ll pull it out soon. Great vid btw.
Leuk om je te volgen op je fotografisch avontuur Willem. Groeten uit België.
love the video mate, such an amazing lens I love your last phto of the skyline it's absolutly stunning can't wait for the next zine
Damn dude you’re gonna get buff carrying that thing 💪💪
I recall my Coast Guard days back in the 1970's. I was on the island of Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Japan. One of the Japanese C.B.'s (Construction Batallion) had a Mamiya camera very similar to yours. He took my picture with another Coast Guardsman. It was the first photograph that looked nearly 3 dimensional. I was amazed, to say the least! Those were the days that I developed my own negatives and positives. I had a lot of fun doing those images. Nowadays I use a Pentax K-5. Someday I hope to be able to afford a Hasselblad medium format camera, the 907X, 50C. Someday.... I hope....
I love your style of Shooting, but can u maby make a video, where you explaining how you meter with your external lightmeter in day light?
Picked up a 250mm (for about $100) for my RB to do some headshots, but found it much more fun out in the bush doing some landscape vignettes. Highly recommend shaking up your focal lengths like this for a bit of a challenge and some fun
this is actually the only lens i have for my RZ and i love it!
Loved it !
Tips on carrying the rb67 with me? Just hold her ? Or in a backpack
I have a 250mm lens for my rb that I haven't used yet which I'm super curious about, might do some stuff with it soon 👀
I shot one for portraits etc on an RB67 for a few years. Surprised me when I started to use it. Eventually the body quit working so I'll either have to get it fixed, get another one or sell the lenses.
I just got one of these yesterday!!!! Argh. What film stock did you use here? X
Can you please make a video about how you uses light meter? Thank you.
How do you like your 180mm ? I got a 180 on my Hasselblad, loved it, but gotta have stable hands when shooting hand held.
gotta find yourself a 37mm now, those are crazy fun to shoot with
Love the 180mm on my rb67
Imo 65, 90, and 180 is the perfect kit for the RB (and in extension the RZ). If I had extra cash I wouldn't mind eventually picking up a 50mm and some extension tubes or a 250mm
So relaxing with nice content video. I really like it
Ah, the 85mm FOV (in 135 'full frame' format)
there's a reason for that 180mm lens on the 6x7 format after all. it's also why I got myself a 135/2.5 Takumar to adapt on my GFX, because that also works out to about 85mm.
Willem is right on the money about shutter speeds, it's easy to mess up a shot with longer lenses when Image Stabilization isn't an option.
I’ve got a 180mm for my RB67. I love shooting portraits with it, but like you said you gotta stand waaay back from the subject!
Is there any chance you would be willing to share some of your first work as a film photographer? It always inspires me to see how far other photographers have come compared to when they first started. Maybe you could do a video about it? Anyway thanks for the videos I enjoy watching and learn a lot!
lol all he shoots is cars and houses. Watch his earlier videos, all the same.
What about camera shake handheld like this ? No blur issue ?
Second picture looks like a frame from a Wes Anderson movie
lol the Sekor C 180mm W-N version, you can find a really good one just over $200, insanely cheap, got mine for a lil over $120. unless your looking for the "Soft Focus" version..
Just a vibe
Love your videos
Using this lens for portraits will show its true shine….
I got the Fuji g690 + 100mm and I've been debating getting a 180 for it, but I think I need a external viewer to compose.
"It's impossible to get everything in focus." In the next shot gets everything in focus hahah.
sold my rb67 w/180 .
when did you repair the rz? what was wrong and how much
RB system also has a 250mm lens which is is not as sharp as the RZ lenses. I also don't get the chance to use it after purchasing :(
wonder if this 85mm equiv. thing will ever catch on 😄