 Debbie |
Mamiya 645e Lens I just bought a Mamiya 645e lens that came with an 80mm. Are all Mamiya medium-format 645 lenses compatible? I am thinking about purchasing a 150mm. Thanks!
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John A. Lind |
Debbie, At one time, the answer was YES. Seems there are two types now with Mamiya's introduction of an auto-focus body (645AFD) and AF lenses for it. Any of the NON-auto-focus lenses can be used on every manual focus body from the three original M645 bodies, to the 645 Super, 645 Pro and 645 Pro-TL. The lens mount has remained the same throughout . . . a larger, medium format version of Nikon's manual focus "AI" lens mount. What I don't know about are the AF lenses being made for the 645AFD, and whether these will fit all the other manual focus bodies. Mamiya's FAQ doesn't address using the AF lenses on a manual focus body. It does address the reverse: using a manual focus lens on the AFD body. From their description of having to manually stop them down, I don't believe an AF lens will work on anything but the 645AFD. Either way, the AF stuff inside them would be wasted dead-weight on a manual focus body. These lenses have a specific AF designation. -- John
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John A. Lind |
P.S. While Mamiya has maintained the same manual focus lens mount on all its manual focus 645 bodies, other accessories such as prisms, winders, hand grips, etc. are not interchangeable among all of them. Compatability depends some on which accessory, the biggest gap being compatability of items for the original M645j, M645 and M645-1000S with later bodies such as the Super and Pro. The exceptions are the 120 and 220 film inserts. Like the lens mount, they've also been the same from the beginning. -- John
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Debbie |
Thanks, John! Your answers really helped!
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