Mamiya 7 with Ektar 100 for Medium Format Landscape Photography
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.พ. 2020
- In this video I shoot Kodak Ektar 100 with my Mamiya 7 medium format rangefinder camera to take landscape photos of giant sand dunes in New Zealand. To make sure I get correct exposures for my slide film, I use my Sekonic light meter to take spot meter readings. I use graduated natural density filters to control the highlights in the scene.
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Love the compositions and soft tones. Looking forward to exploring your channel and am interested to see what you produce in the future vids. No pressure!
Thanks so much!
Fine work keep clicking-.6/6 is a great format
Stunning images man
Thank you 🙏
Great video Stephen and beautiful work mate, stunning images 👍🙏
Adrian Alford Photography thank you 🙏
love the outcome amazing compositions, can't wait to see what you have for the future :)
Thank you 🙏
Those photos were absolutely amazing!
Thanks so much!
Hi
Yes you can change iso mid roll. It is the same as adding exposure compensation.
I really love how you drive your car through the little water. 3 times. And then through sand. Its magic.
Edit: Just rewatched it. It is 4 times through the little water. I wish it will be 5 times when I rewatch it.
Lol, you must be into off road driving?
Nice work Stephen, love the shots.
Thank you
Great video and beautiful photos!
Camille Juteau thank you and thanks for watching 🙏
Wow, the pictures are amazing =)
Federico Quaglino thank you
Amazing photos
Mesrop Ayrapetyan thank you 🙏
Great results! So far I have always had problems with the film, especially scanning is not that easy. I like it very much again with your recordings, nice colors and a nice composition.
Sebastian Trandafir thank you. I use Silverfast and it has a great colour conversion tool.
I'm so thankful for this video. It has set me at ease about choosing to use Ektar for the sand dunes in Colorado. It will be my first time using medium format (starting with 645 like many do) and my first time really having a go at delving into landscape as well. Again thank you so much!
Hey man. I think Portra 160 will be great as well. Make sure you treat Ektar like slide film and allow for reciprocity failure. Keep it simple and compose with the shapes and tones in mind. Good luck!
Stephen Milner thank you !! I don’t have a GND filter for helping with the sky sadly. Do you think there’s anyway to compensate for that ?
Stephen Milner I’ve also never shot slide film, so that will be interesting!
@@Georgiaboy_ Use a light meter to measure the highlights, then the darkest areas and average them out.
Stephen Milner awesome. Im about to head out to the dunes today and will certainly take your advice!
Top work mate love the Mam love the Ektar love the images freaked out by that beach n stream drive not sure my Rosie would make it 🚐🥺
Thanks mate. She might need a birthday before you attempted and soft sand.
Love to know how you're using the shutter release cable at 7:15. When you meter the shot with your external light meter, do you use the shutter dial to select the shutter time (2 seconds in this example) at F22 focused on infinity? I'm assuming you're not in Bulb mode for these daylight shots. Thanks for the video!
I havent finished the video yet but im loving the no music calm feeling of your editing and way of speaking, id also want to recommend a fujifilm gx680 for landscape photography since it has lens articulation and you might find that useful for what you are doing
Thank you 🙏 I have looked at the the GX680 in the past and I really like the look of it. It looks like it might be a bit difficult to move around.
@@StephenMilner id say it wouldnt be much worse than a mamiya since its just a bit bulkier and a kg or so heavier, and youre definitely build sturdy enough to just freehand it if desired
Hi. What L bracket do you use for the Mamiya 7. Just got my Mamiya and am looking for one
Love the early morning pictures but didn’t realise than film was a lot more brighter than what I’ve seen on vid. Are you tensionally overexposed? Last one is my favourite. Cheers
Thanks, yes I was exposing for the sand +1.
Very nice work. How do you align a ND Grad with a rangefinder camera?
Thank you. Basically, you guess. I would put the filter in the holder and look through it and adjust it before I put it on the lens.
@@StephenMilner Does not this illustrate why the Mamiya 7, as a lightly built rangefinder, is a relatively poor choice of camera for landscapes? It's virtue is compact size and light weight, neither attribute being much of a premium for shooting landscapes, which are most often shot on a tripod. Add its limited range of lenses, lack of TTL viewing, and rather excessive cost. While it has fine lenses, so do others.
Hey! Great videos! Can you tell me what filter system you are using there? Nisi? I just bought a mamiya 7ii and am trying to research compatible accessories. Cheers
Thanks. It is a 100mm Formatt Hitech system with some Nisi filters. On my Mamiya 6, I used the Nisi 75mm system. I used 2 stop and 3 stop medium edge grad filters, ND filters and a polariser.
@@StephenMilner Awesome information, mate. So, does the V7 100mm Nisi system with the 67mmm adapter fit most Mamiya N lenses? I have this system already and would love it if I could use it instead of buying a new holder system. I have the Mamiya N 43mm
Yes, it will work. Check if all the lenses are 67mm. Remember, it’s a rangefinder and you will not see the filter effect through the viewfinder, so some guess work is involved.
Wich were your shooting settings?
Hi Stephen, may I know what's the L-bracket that you're using? Trying to find one for my Mamiya 7II
Hi
I used this one but had to modify it slightly by cutting the lip in the bottom plate with a small hacksaw. It was easy to do.
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@@StephenMilner I see, thank you. I know Kirk used to make one specially for the Mamiya 7/7II but it's so hard to find one nowadays
Why did you shoot with a nd on even so in the morning is nealy no light available? Very nice Video by the way
There can be 5 stops between the shadows and the bright areas. Using a filter allows me to lift the shadows and balance out the bright areas with the foreground.
Silly question perhaps, can we change ISO during a roll? Shot to shot? Or do we keep all 36 shots at the same ISO. How does this work?
Hi, yes you can change the ISO settings mid roll if the camera will let you do that. It is the same as adding exposure compensation.
@@StephenMilner so when we send the film away what do we tell the lab? Do you push more then two stops and still develop at box or? Thanks
Erik Leypoldt I didn’t get my lab to push or pull but you could try it out and see what happens.
Hey Stephen,
some really beautiful images of the dunes. I like the simplicity that you caught on camera in combination with some very beautiful tones and colors. I like the brightness in the images and the kind of lower contrast to the scenerys. I also own a mamiya 7 (in this case a 7II) and i like it much. but honestly i mostly shoot with an old hasselblad as i am struggling with the range finder cameras a bit.
My last trip was to the Lofoten (th-cam.com/video/I5FJm0j4XFY/w-d-xo.html) and I really enjoyed making images again
Sometimes I have a problem with the mamiy a7II and the film advance lever.
Very irregularly after making an image I want to wind to the next picture, but the film advance lever doenst move. The image is done, but I cant wind to the next image. Till now I do not have found a solution. I tried to rub the contacts, changed the battery but nothing could really solve the problem.
I also do not know how to make the lever move. Sometimes its enough to just switch the camera on and off. Sometimes i close and open the curtain or change the exposure time after setting it to manual mode. Did you have a similar problem so far?
Stay healthy so far. Greetings from Berlin
Thanks for getting touch.
I mostly crop to 6X6 and sometimes think about moving to the 500cm.
Great video and thanks for sharing, you live in a beautiful place.
Once, I had an issue with the shutter. I had only had the camera for a few weeks and I was playing around with the shutter release cable whilst I had film loaded. I am not sure how, but I locked up the shutter mechanism and it would not fire. I had to open the back door to reset the shutter and I lost my film. Luckily, the camera started working and the issue has never happened again.
There is a company in the US that repairs them called Precision Camera Works. You should send it to them.
Good luck
U should be wearing a hat/sunscreen.