| I have a Mamiya 7II with 43,65, and 80mm lenses. This really does come down to being a personal choice based on you perceived needs and vision. I love the 43, but I don't shoot many landscapes with it, but do more street, and urban photos. I think it is very important to use every square millimeter of film and not have any empty or wasted space especially around the edges, and that is perhaps a bit more difficult to do with the 43 than the 50mm lens. The 43 is such a stunning lens though that a little extra work is more than worth the effort in my opinion. I don't think you can go wrong with either lens, they are both wonderful.
I think what I would do if I were in your place is to buy the camera with an 80mm lens and use that for a while. The 80 is a really versatile focal length. Use that until you have a strong need for something else, by then you should have a better understanding of what to get. Deciding what lenses to buy can be a very difficult intellectual exercise made much easier by real life experience. Good luck.
Richard Wasserman |