Love that photo at 10:35. Really enjoyed this, Craig!

I like the window and abandoned ball shot (no way we would have just left a football behind when I was a kid) and the shot of Barney of course.

Really liked the shot of Barney. The way the light tapers off into the background looks really nice. He poses so well, too!

Your dog is a talent model! Love him!!

Glad you’re back!

Always love watching your videos Craig. Glad to have you back, cheers from Canada!!

Lovely images Craig. The ball and window and the photo of Barney are spot on. Thanks for sharing.

Great to have you back Craig - some good pictures there, especially the doors/windows & Barney (of course!)

So nice to see you back again! Lovely medium format images!

Good to see you out and about again. The old door was my favourite shot, great textures

Craig, as always Barney makes the perfect companion and model as well. As you stated all the images looked very nice with regard to focus issues and exposures too. I think the dog and his owners and the photo of Barney were excellent.....Cheers !

Your videos make me feel very relaxed and certain that photography is something I want to do for a lifetime

Great yo see you and Barney again, lived the image you made of him.

Very good to see you back, Craig. Some nice shots here - my favourite is the wrought iron gate and rhododendrons. I have a Mamiya 7II and a 150 lens; I don’t recall having focusing problems, but I find the lens limited in terms of minimum focusing distance and maximum aperture. It’s kind of neither one thing nor another. So I haven’t used it much. Someone referred to it as a portrait lens and I reckon that’s probably its forte. I was interested in the idea of scanning negs via a digital SLR; much quicker than a scanner! Thanks again

The sharpness was really nice in these shots and I like the look of this focal length. Nice work, Craig.

What a great way to enjoy a Sunday morning coffee... watching the Barney show with occasional appearances by some bloke with a camera ;) Seriously, it was great seeing another video of yours Craig. Great photo of the T-rex and that shot of Barney was magnifique Stay well Craig, Steve

I really enjoy your channel, Craig! Thanks for doing it!

Helpful video, Craig. I'm thinking about getting this system. I would love to see a video on your current scanning workflow. Thanks.

Greetings from Texas, great video as always. Looking forward to more content. Always amazes me how you can get Barney to sit so still! I can never get my animals to sit still enough for a proper photo.

Great video. Glad you got over your focus issues. Barney is a super cooperative dog.

I just sold my 150mm. It has been an enjoyable and at the same time painful ride. When I aim for the closest (or nearly) focus, the actual focus had always been a bit further from where I aimed by a certain amount. I could offset this amount manually by experience. When I got it right, the outcome was absolutely fabulous. However, in the long run, the uncertainty and constant doubts had overwhelmed me and killed all the joy. Hence the farewell.

Good to see you out and about. I need to go on a similar excursion with a 150mil that I just got for my etrsi. I haven't shot that zoomed in for a while, so it will take some getting used to in order to notice the shots I could get with it. Thanks for the video, cheers Craig.

Another great video Craig really enjoyable content and keep up the great work 👍👍👍👍

Pleased to see you back. Very interested to see the Delta 400 used in medium format. I've used HP5 120 film and find it is a completely different beast compared to its 35mm counterpart. The only reason I haven't yet tried Delta 400, which is my go-to 35mm film, is a slight tendency to tightwaddedness! Big shout out to Barney for maintaining his professional demeanour in difficult circumstances.

Thanks for your videos, they are so relaxing! I hope the next one will be with colour film

Great shots. I particularly liked the dog poo alley and the overgrown gate.

Good to see you back! Nice monochrome work. Like the photos of the somewhat derelict buildings. I like the compositions, really worked well with the monochrome film.

Wish my dog was as easy to photograph as yours. Mine stays still right until I aim the camera at her and then walks right up to the camera.

I’ve missed u man. Great video, looking forward to the next !

I know I‘m very late to the party but three thoughts: 1. always send in your lenses with the camera to check the rangefinder. Sometimes a lens needs to be collimated. You don’t notice with a 65mm lens, but the 150mm needs to be spot on. 2. check if you need a diopter lens. I had one (-0.75)made for my Pentax 67 and since then all my shots are in focus, even at f2.4. 3. don’t move the focus ring back and forth. Go from infinity to your point of focus and stay there. It makes a difference. You need to practice this, we‘re kind of used to go back and forth. With the other lenses it‘s not that crucial, but with the 150 it can be. I own all six of them, btw.

Nice video Craig, i love the pic of Barney

Hi Craig, thanks for your videos. I enjoy them very much. Years ago I had this lens + a Mam 7II and I got pin sharp negs but I didn't like it on the camera so I finally sold it, I didn't used it very much. Mostly because the rangefinder gave me not the feedback I needed for composing pictures with the combination. I even sold the Mam 7 and bought a Makina 67 wich fits better to my kind of work.

Love your videos! That’s for creating !

Great video Craig! I really liked the photo of Barney! As for the lens - I haven't had much experience with rangefinders, but I really like that focal length. I use the 180mm on my RB67 very extensively, for portraits and for landscapes, so I think it's worth putting in a bit of time to get that lens to work for you.

Great to see a new video! I really like the wrought iron gate/rhododendron shot. I have the Mamiya 7II and a 150 lens; I haven’t had focusing problems but find it quite limited in terms of minimum focusing distance and maximum aperture. It’s kind of neither one thing nor another; someone called it a portrait lens and that’s probably its forte. Anyway, keep up the good work. I was interested in the scanning process using a digital SLR - much quicker than a scanner! Thanks again.

Another great video, well done.

Hi Craig - greetings from Ireland. Great to see you uploading to KZfaq again. I always look forward to and enjoy your excellent videos. The biggest photographic mistake I ever made was selling my Mamiya 7ii. I bought an RZ67 instead. It's a great camera too and the lenses are incredibly sharp, but you need a wheelbarrow to carry it around. Keep up the great work. Ciarán

Hallo from Italy. I have a Mamiya 7 with 43 mm lens and 150 mm like you The infos was extremely positive for the 43 mm and for some reason negative for the 150m mm problems for focusing,etc. I bought 150 mm some months ago but till now I have no reason to be not happy It’s a great camera and hope to use it more and more I allways look at your videos ,great job. Ciao Francesco

Sick shots

The power of film¡¡¡¡

Barney looking like a stallion at 10:30! Great shots.

Awesome video! I have been curious about this lens but I have always been hesitant to get it because of the focusing issues I hear about. But looking at your shots, I think they look sharp enough to me. Seemed like you really took your time and made a conscious effort to get the focusing right.

I usually shot Ilford HP5 Plus 400 yet the Delta 400 is my next purchase. I have a Fuji GF670 with a funky focus which I need to get into the shop. A shame to let a camera sit. Appears your 150mm was behaving today. Thanks for coming back and sharing your film experience. Enjoyed your work.

Hi Craig! We are looking forward to new films!

I love that you dropped the instagram handle just as you say 'it must be user error'!

Man, love your videos....i don't really understand how you film them on your own, you have shot reverse shot, establishing shots, close up shots, POV...oh God!! this are short films in it selves besides very good reviews and very nice pictures. i just wanted to say that I appreciate you work.

I‘m using the 150mm on my Mamiya 6. Different system also but no issues so far. From the three lenses I own I use the 75mm one most often. The last one photo of your test roll is the best one

Great work, Craig. I can possibly offer a little insight on focusing the Mamiya 7 lenses. It is possible to get tack sharp focus with the 150mm, but as you said, the real challenge is the relatively small, low magnification frameline in the rangefinder window (which takes a bit of getting used to). This seems to have been the source of your initial troubles, which you’ve now sorted through, but another lesser known problem is that the Mamiya 7 lenses suffer from an issue related to the depth-of-field markings, wherein the markings are off by about two stops. So for example, if you wanted to shoot the 150mm at f32 and desired maximum focal depth, you’d normally zone focus by setting the infinity mark to f32 (on the right-hand side) and note that the 5-meter mark is opposite the f32 mark on the left-hand side (i.e., everything between 5 meters and infinity should be in focus). The reality is that these markings are optimistic by about two stops. In other words, following the above method on the 150mm, the actual focal depth would be limited to everything between 7-20 meters. To properly zone focus these lenses, the best practice is to set the infinity mark to the f-stop mark that’s two stops under what you’re actually shooting (e.g., set the infinity mark at f16 when shooting at f32). To be safe, I often zone focus 2.5 stops under. This seems to be a problem with all the Mamiya 7 lenses but it’s more noticeable on the longer focal lengths (I don’t own the 210mm, but have read similar reports regarding that one). Since I switched to this focusing procedure, my landscape images have been much more reliably focused. Hope that helps!

Hi Craig. I've been shooting with the150mm lens for a few years now, mostly tripod mounted landscapes using hyperfocal technique. Hand-held focussing can be tricky as you say, but I love the way it renders.

It’s good to see you back, and you have been missed. There’s only yours, Steve O'Nions's and David Hancocks's channel’s I watch all the time for analogue photography. And not a hipster amongst you all. I use Delta 100 a lot in my Bronica, I really like it and it’s my favourite 120 black and white film. However, tonal range on the 400 looks fantastic with lovely fine grain. I know those sort of characteristics are hard to accurately judge with a scanned image on an iPad though and I might have got it completely wrong. I think for black and white photography it has to be analogue and this level of tonal range shows why. The images looked great, very nice indeed and I'll definitely be giving the 400 a try. May I ask what developer you used please? I know there’s complicated maths with lux and lumens, but the f4.5 is much wider than the 35mm equivalent isn’t it? I know it’s far more complicated than working out crop factor. I hope the lens works out for you. I also hope you’re not like me where if I find I'm struggling with a certain bit of kit, then I find out others have had the same struggles I can quickly fall out with said bit of kit. I’ve just sold a lens that I’ve used no more than half a dozen times in five years. On the other hand if I have a bit of kit I love, like my Canon 7DII with my Sigma 150-600 Sport, I can upset with reviewers. I find myself screaming at my iPad, frothing at the mouth and screaming obscenities, for the reviewer to set it up properly when they complain about front or back focusing. A great video, thank you and even though you’ve been missed I’m glad your busy with your professional work.

Hey Craig. Nice calming vid mate. You have patience to burn. When you removed the rol film, It brought me back and i could taste the glue! Kind regards = ) Ewan

I have the Mamiya 6 with all 3 lenses and once I bought the 50mm I haven't taken it off the camera. I used my 150mm once and didn't like the postage stamp size area in the viewfinder for composing. I only took one roll of film using it and got a nice portrait, but haven't used it since. If the viewfinder size was bigger I would consider using the 150mm more.

Nice video, I have the 150mm for the Mamiya Press system, in about 15 years I think I used it only once to take just one image. After this video I might try it again.

Hi, Craig. I just picked up this lens. Have you found a “sweet spot” that perhaps mitigates the focusing issue? Perhaps f/11? or f/16? I have run 2 rolls through so far and it’s been mostly disastrous 😂. When I do nail focus it’s absolutely. Stunning.

Loved it. As usual, Barney stole the show. Maybe film a video from his POV of the shooting process? 😉

Hi Craig, nice images. When I know I'm not going to be taking long exposures that would require a tripod I take out the good old monopod. Then if I need to use speeds slower than 1 over my focal length I've got it covered.

I love my 150mm. It could do really good panoramic as well. It's sort of hard to snap the focus at the beginning, but you get used to that. Just have a 210mm in yesterday , which is the least "online praised" lens from the mamiya collection, but let's see

What a brilliant dog!! I'll bet if he could, he'd be a selfie king!! :-)

Regarding too-bright part of Barney's head, even though you could see detail there in the film with a loupe: Scan the film three or more times, once normally-exposed, then under-exposed, then over-exposed; then combine in a good HDR program like Photomatix. Had the same issue with my late golden retriever, and that method fixed it.

10:29 OMG 😍🐕‍

Putting the film wrapper into ur pocket so u dont litter. Thats awesome

Might be worth getting your eyes checked or trying out a dioptre correction lens or a weak pair of ready reader glasses or both.I've had problems with my old cameras slr and rangefinder types and hate shooting with my prescription glasses.The extra power from a dioptre or ready reader lens can help....................

What filter did u use on this lens : ) Is that for protection use?

Being a portrait lens,I think they designed it to shoot wide open,or there is a focus shift?My rangefinder Cam works best with short lenses!So I shoot long lenses with the RB 67! I like your channel very much and your dog too!!! Regards from Switzerland,Bernd

Not exactly the same as you but I have the 150mm for my Mamiya 6 and I can agree, it’s a bugger to focus and frame. Nice lens, just hard to use well.

Hi I am comfortable with your video. I do not have a medium camera Instead of satisfied Please upload frequently

I get banding with my sony a7 ...have you had these issues?...Barny is hell bent on trying to steal the limelight!

me too, this lens needs to recalibrate to the camera , i had the same problems, pissed me of

Sorry to be repeating myself!

Maybe your lens is not collimated.