150mm f/4.5 Mamiya N for Mamiya 7 camera system

[Kenneth Lee]

I purchased this Mamiya 150mm f/4.5 N lens in for an overseas trip in April 2012. It was new in box.

You probably know that this is one of the best commercially available lenses ever made. It's extremely sharp with excellent blur rendition.

Asking $650. Includes front and rear lens caps.

See http://www.kenleegallery.com/html/ma...mamiya150N.php for photos.

I also have a Mamiya 7 camera for sale here, CLA'd in April 2012 by Precision Camera Works. See http://www.kenleegallery.com/html/mamiya7/mamiya7.php

$1250 plus shipping. Includes lens cap and shade.

[david schaller]

Ken,
I'll take the camera and 80 mm.
Thanks,
Dave

[Kenneth Lee]

Here is a photo made with the 150mm Mamiya N lens.

See http://www.kenleegallery.com/html/tech/blenheim.html

[Kenneth Lee]

The camera has been sold. The lens is still available

[Kenneth Lee]

Here is another photo made with the 150mm Mamiya N: http://www.kenleegallery.com/html/tech/Mayfair1000.html

[Kenneth Lee]

The web site Photodo rates lenses on a scale which goes from 0.6 to 4.8, with 4.8 being the best. Photodo rates the Mamiya 150 N at 4.3.

That's the highest rating of any medium format lens they have tested, and better than most lenses from Leica, Nikon, Canon, etc.

Considering that the medium format "sensor" size is 6x7 - much larger than "full-frame" or 35mm size - the Mamiya 150 N may be the best lens out there, period.

[Kenneth Lee]

Here's a sample detail scan of a negative made with the 150mm Mamiya 7 lens on Kodak TMY.

The full negative is on the lower right, detail on the upper left. Size is equivalent to a 32x40 inch print, or 80x100 cm.

If you're a Mamiya 7 shooter, this lens belongs in your kit. You might want to get a Mamiya 7, just so that you can shoot with this lens.

[Kenneth Lee]

[Kenneth Lee]

Another image made with the 150mm Mamiya lens, hand-held in Oxford England. A Mamiya 7 with this lens is a great traveling kit especially if you like detail shots.

Don't believe me, find out for yourself with some ACROS or TMX (or color stock if you like): grainless at huge size, with image quality that just doesn't quit, all the way out the the edges.

My reputation is very good, and the lens is like new.

Asking $650. Going elsewhere soon, so if you've had your eye on it, now's the time.

[L Gebhardt]

Ken, that's quite a good deal. If I didn't already have this lens I would jump on this. Hard to believe you haven't sold it yet.