Medium Format Macro Photography (Mamiya RB67, Instax Square, Raynox DCR-250)
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2024
- Come follow me as I take some macro photos with a Mamiya RB67 with a Raynox DCR-250 closeup lens and a custom Instax Square SQ6-based film back.
Camera used: Mamiya RB67 Professional S with a 127mm f/3.8 Mamiya lens (get one on eBay)
Instax Back used: I found it on eBay but that seller seems to have stopped selling there. However his website is www.zluxtech.com/ and you can still buy Mamiya backs there. There are more people selling on eBay as well. I am very happy with the quality of my back from zluxtech.
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Having the depth of field and definition of a MF camera on an Instax Square is fantastic, and I just love the waist-level viewfinder! Great experiment as always, while I work I'm watching all of your old videos! 😁
really excited about doing this too
When close focusing with the Mamiya RB you need to compensate for the light. How much compensation needed is indicated on the distance scale on the right hand side.
Oh didn't know that, thanks!
Great video Micael and some lovely photos 😊 Great to get the prints out straight away 😄
Your videos are some the best photography videos I have seen - very well done - good content and very good presentation.
Aww thank you :) makes me happy to hear
Great project! I really love the close up pictures that you made with this setup. They are dreamy with nice colours. I already have the Mamiya RB67 and Epson V600 (I use Silverfast software), so I only need to add the Raynox adapter and the Instax back, haha... 😁
You really inspired me with this to get into the medium format instax photography, its just such a fascinating medium. That Mamiya is a little expensive for my grad student budget tho, so i went the other route and modified an instax wide camera to take mamiya press lenses, waiting on my final parts now and am absolutely curious to see the results, thank you for the inspo!
Cool! Did you modify it yourself? Was it a lot of work? Did you follow some particular guide?
@@MicaelWidell I modified it according to a UA-cam video, it was very doable, basically gutting everything electronic except the motor and removing the lens altogether
I'm just waiting for an adapter the UA-camr sells with the Mamiya bayonet on it to adapt the lens from a Mamiya press I bought.
incredible video! I liked the idea using the instax on medium format camera
Next up: Macro photography with large format cameras. ;-) Thanks for trying this out and for the Nikon Z 50 macro tip. If you ever get the I'm Back digital sensor for the Mamiya RB67, please share how well it works for macro photography.
A tip for you, for the overexposed pictures. If you scan them as TIFF (and not as JPEG) even at jut 800 DPI, you can get a lot of highlight recovery on Photoshop. Load PS, and go to Image -> Shadows & Highlights. There, you can play with all the sliders, and you can get back lots of Highlights that are normally burned to the naked eye. For instagram or zine usage, it works well enough to salvage some pictures.
It’s a beautiful camera
Great setup, and nice images. I use Vuescan software for my epson v800 and get full control.
YESSS!!!! AMAZING CAMERA !!!
If you wan't to step up your scanning process I reccomend using silverfast. I also suggest you work with the image after you have scanned it, try and get it as flat as possible when you scan the image and then do a little edit in lightroom to bring it back to how it looks in real life. You said one of your photos were quite dark, and you could bring that up in silverfast first. Then edit in the contrast and colours again in lightroom to how it is supposed to look like.
I like using instax film a lot
Instead of using a scanner, try take a photo of the picture with your sony camera in raw format with a macro lens.
Great video, I also have mamiya and ordered zinstax, can you share name of the backpack in this video or the link?
Wow, you exactly summed up how I feel about INSTAX. I love the format , the idea and ease. But the whole process is let down with frankly shitty cameras that aren’t worth more than a tenner! Sure their are a few digital ones now but as you say no control. I can’t believe for 100-150 euros we cant have a basic fully manual control camera with simple fixed glass changeable lenses. If 7artisans can make cheap 80quid lenses then so can Fuji. It’s a niche sector with no players other than Fuji , it’s set squarely in the amateur photographer area. Are they missing something?
Yes, so strange that they haven't produced a SINGLE camera with manual controls. I guess the target group is not photographers at all.
Hey! Outstanding video. 👏👏👏 Do you know what is the distance between the subject and the lens at 1:1 magnification? Thanks!
Sorry, it was a long time ago I made this video, so I cannot remember. Please try to see in the video what distance I am shooting at :)
Curious why you didn't use the AUTO-1 & 2 extension tubes with the 127mm lens? Thanks for the video!
I don’t own these tubes and I wanted to get going quickly and easily
I think the weight must make it difficult to keep still. Thanks for an interesting video.
Tbh making the film back isn't that hard. I made on myself using the same 3d print adapter they're using. Planning to make it open source so everyone doesn't have to pay 369$ for it. Should be less than $100 to make including the cost of the instax
Doesn’t it involve soldering and circuit boards?
@@MicaelWidell No, there are only mechanical connections, with the mount of the back. The Instax camera used does the job of ejecting the film propertly without modification.
I am also thinking of making one for myself, so I cannot wait to see the 3d print adapter source for thism
Micael Widell a little as I removed the circuit board and have tiny wires to connect. You could solder or electric tape it. Pretty simple to break down. Check my videos for it
I see the Fujifilm Instax Square SQ6 cameras go for less than $100. Might try to build my own film back rather than hand over $480 (price I saw on ebay for the already-made film back).
I would never want to do that work myself for that money. I am pretty sure it involves soldering, circuits, 3d printing parts, and high amounts of precision.
So brave! 1000 dollars with film. I'll stick to my A7iii and adapted sigma 105. But well done for experimentation
Hello, very good videos on your channel. A question, how do I connect the instant camera to the mommy?
It is simply a film back that you hook on like any other film back
So that Raynox DCR-250 says the max filter size it can fit is 67 mm.
The Sekor 127 mm lens has a 77 mm filter size on the front so how were you able to fit it on there? Did you have to use a step down adapter between the lens and Raynox?
Thanks for your help, I’m trying to duplicate the same setup.
Yes I have to use a step down ring. I think you should be able to see it in the video if you look closely.
Thanks for the video!
I take it 6x6 is the wrong format to try macro photography with high depth of field?
You will not get high depth of field in macro photograpraphy, regardless of sensor size :)
@@MicaelWidell I usually focus stack on digital. obviously out of the question with film. Perhaps newer is better after all (for certain things)! thanks!
Which camera bag is that? I am trying to find one to fit my rz67! Thanks :)
I think it is this one: www.lowepro.com/hk-en/format-backpack-150-lp36625-pww/
Hi, can u send me the link to buy it? thankksssss
Ey Micael! May I ask what kind of adapter do you use attach the Raynox to the lense? Thanks a lot!
It’s just a step down ring to bring down the diameter of the opening. The spring loaded device comes with the raynox lens.
Hey Micael, why do it easy way, when you can get huge and expensive gear to experiment with 😮. Yeah one out of thousand shots will be really good though 😉.
When you tried all the good ways to do something, you get curious about the bad ways as well ;)
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And that's what gets results..." 🤩
Please can you make a mobile photography and video ghraphy video's
Does the Raynox DCR250 work with a 15-45 zoom? I saw some review that it works only on longer focal lengths.
Yes it is true that you need a pretty long focal length to get good magnification. I think 45mm is on the short side of you want to do serious macro photography. Not sure exactly what magnification you would get but it wouldn't be a lot.
Might as well try Apple's built-in Image Capture for scanning.
Focus closer :) not zoom in ;)
Its work with the rz ?
I don't think so, if you refer to the instax back. You have to get one especially made for the RZ. The Raynox lens will fit any camera, but sometimes you need a step down ring (I needed one for the RB67 lens)
use a camera with macro lens to scan the photos
Fint :)
Great video! If you are ever in need of a replacement please check out my Frankinstax adapter.
Definitely not something I would consider doing.... doesn't really compute with me...
Should I ever want Instax print, I would link up and Instax square printer to one of my Fuji cameras :-) But the image quality is, as you mention pretty bad...