Questions Should Be Directed to the Question Thread Feel free to check out the many other photosharing subreddits available on Reddit as well.Ģ. If you just want to share an image you've taken, you're welcome to post in /r/photographs, our sister photo sharing sub. The image should be used to support an overall broad and nonspecific topic/question rather than the focus of the post. Posting images is only allowed as self-post using the photo as an example for the discussion, to either begin a conversation about aspects of the example or to ask a photography-related question. Ask a Question Official FAQ and Wiki Please be sure to read the FAQ before posting. This is not a good place to simply share cool photos/videos or promote your own work and projects, but rather a place to discuss photography as an art and post things that would be of interest to other photographers. As such, it is a very professional tool made for the advanced crowd and some might not appreciate its lack of automation./r/photography is a place to politely discuss the tools, technique and culture of photography. Battery consumption is not an issue because of the lack of fancy electronic functions (only the meter and the leaf shutter require electric consumption). The replacement of the curtain shuuter by the leaf shutters on the lenses makes flash-sync possible at any speed but more importantly almost completely eliminates any vibration induced by the shutter. The viewfinder is one of the biggest and brightest on any camera today and it makes viewing your image a pleasure.

The controls are very simple and well laid out, making the process of taking the photograph an intuitive and simple joy. The camera feels very good in the hands, thanks to its ergonomic design and its construction of wrapping a rubber-ish skin over an aluminium-selenium inner body.

But compared to other medium format cameras it is a wonderfully compact and lightweight package. Compared to a 35mm rangefinder such as the Leica M's or the Contax G's it is definitely more bulky. With that in mind, the Mamiya 7II fits the bill perfectly. Most people who are considering this camera should mostly be looking for the increase in ultimate image quality over 35mm but without the proportional increase in weight and bulk. This is one of the best medium format cameras for landscape, travel, street, and documentary work on the market today.

Mamiya 7 ii photos