Which Mamiya 7 Lens is the BEST

[@Jsoberon]

Cool, now I can imagine that I am using the best Mamiya 7 lens with my imaginary Mamiya 7.

[@Ілля-й6ы2щ]

stop publishing video at the same time! how shoul i choose what to watch first?:)

[@BadFlashes]

Perfect! Glad to help hahahah

[@BadFlashes]

pick one ... as long as you watch both!

[@Ілля-й6ы2щ]

​@@BadFlashesoh i will!:)

[@Ілля-й6ы2щ]

@@BadFlashes XD

[@vmcampos]

I somehow missed this video the first time around. Glad I watched it, as I'm currently having a really day, and you, honestly, have brightened it. 📸

[@BadFlashes]

Awww sorry but I’m glad I helped

[@jb.photography]

Man, your photography really has grown so much since I first found you via the Route 66 video. Bangers only in this one! Keep up the good work.

[@BadFlashes]

Awww thanks so much. I love this video so much tbh I’m so glad you liked it 🥳 Thanks for the kind words

[@hejmRage]

My thoughts exactly. Great shots!

[@qvarfoto]

Haappy bee dayy dude!! Oh and to a tight lens enthusiast such as myself, that 150 is friggin ay-may-zaing!! Great episode man, as always! Cheers

[@BadFlashes]

Right on! well now I know it's cheep ... maybe just maybe ill have to get one lol

[@bernardkealey6449]

Happy Birthday Caleb!! For this birthday you should gift yourself a Mamiya TLR with a 55, 80, and 135. Tho the 65 and 105 are darn good too - and some of those come in f/2.8. And there’s 180 and 250 just in case…. Big bellows, get spooky close. And never an issue with rangefinder coupling issues… Yes I’m going to hassle you till you cave in and try… u know you want to!

[@BadFlashes]

I definitely want to do something for me lol

[@thenotoriuosbg7372]

I'm glad you shot at least one portrait with the 150 mm, the longer lens shines in this scenario. I also love having a long lens available as it makes you change creativity when shooting, looking at a subject differently or picking out details. I like to have a (in 35mm lenses) 35mm, 50mm and 200mm as combo deal. Great video, with some great shots

[@BadFlashes]

Aw thanks. And yeah. You are so right about the detail shots. :)

[@mikejankowski6321]

Happy Birthday! Nice video, lots of good photos showcasing the variety of focal lengths. Thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@BadFlashes]

Ah yay so glad you liked it. Thanks for the Bday love

[@metalfingersfilm]

lets goooo, dude!! I've been dying to do this but never had the opportunity. 65mm gang

[@BadFlashes]

it just so happened it was right place right time right people 🥳

[@Bertzcommodities]

Not gonna lie your black and white shots were super nice but once you loaded that color film in you started seriously groovin !! Great shots my friend !!

[@BadFlashes]

Aw thanks. The color is my fav here toooooo

[@guillaumebouqueau]

Happy birthday! And thanks for thanking us wishing you a happy birthday. 😄

[@BadFlashes]

Thank you! 😍😍😍

[@thumperjdm]

Another great, well-edited video! Hope your subscriber count continues to grow & grow!! Kern County photo trip?

[@BadFlashes]

Awww thanks. I’m feeling the groove haha

[@BadFlashes]

Kern for the win!

[@thumperjdm]

@@BadFlashes I thought I recognized that area. 👍

[@susanrainey9694]

Love the happy and super-useful video. Keep them coming and Happy Birthday! 🎉

[@BadFlashes]

Thank you! 😃 I'll keep trying 🤪

[@Shmooexe3440]

Happy birthday Caleb!!!

[@BadFlashes]

😘🙌🏼

[@MasonMacQuarrie]

Happy birthday week! Been thinking about mamiya 7 for a bit now….its like you made this knowing

[@BadFlashes]

You should! They are AMAZING. also thanks :)

[@MasonMacQuarrie]

@@BadFlashes been trying out the Fuji gsw690iii with the 65mm on it and I’ve been liking that so I’ll have to test a mamiya 7 to see

[@CryptoJones]

After being introduced to your channel recently, it's crazy to see how you get more and more handsome as you get older when compared with your older videos.

[@BadFlashes]

Awwww that’s maybe the loveliest thing I’ve heard in a while. 🥰

[@thevoidedwarranty]

Although i don't like your photographic style ,i enjoy your videos very much. Thank you for putting the effort in

[@BadFlashes]

Hahaha thanks 😊 🙌🏼🔥

[@revaaron]

I was out at a Lighthouse for sunrise in Portland, ME this morning. I kept thinking back at this video. I really wanted something wider than the 80mm to get the ring around the sun.

[@BadFlashes]

Oh totally totally 😻

[@revaaron]

I went the wrong way... $200 for a 150mm. I need to figure out if I want the 43, 50, or 65.

[@BadFlashes]

I get that decisions decisions lol

[@revaaron]

@@BadFlashes I think I decided on the 50mm. ...

[@revaaron]

@@BadFlashes 43mm acquired

[@VentureOutside]

I just picked up the 43mm for my Mamiya 7, loving it so far, I also have the 65mm. Might keep an eye out for a 150 at some point. Thanks for the video!

[@BadFlashes]

Oh nice!!!!! That’s solid I mean with the price tag of that 150. It ain’t a bad buy

[@chicagoangler]

I have the 65 and 150. Torn between 43 and 50. Are you diggin the 43v

[@BadFlashes]

Personally like the 50 more. I’ll keeping an eye out for one

[@chicagoangler]

@@BadFlashesawesome. Yeah it seems like you can get more purpose out of the 50 vs the 43. The 43 is very shot specific.

[@BadFlashes]

Totally

[@DLivingston]

Happy Birthday! I like that hat you been rockin as well. Now for the camera, I like the form factor, I'm assuming. Don't have one but I feel like id prefer it much better over my bulky Pentax 645.

[@BadFlashes]

Oh yeah, the form factor is definitely better than the 645. And thanks 🙏🏼

[@monochromebluess]

I hope you pick up the 50mm as it will certainly complement your existing 80mm. As always an enjoyable romp through house dereliction

[@BadFlashes]

🥰🥰🥰 Thanks. Definitely got to look em up soon

[@IceBergs]

Just bought a backup companion to my Rollei with your code. Love you and Roberts in Indiana

[@BadFlashes]

Wonderful!!! So happy 😀

[@paulhenry7678]

Well done, Caleb. I'm also partial to the 50mm. Seems like quite a few people have focus issues with the 150...maybe it's a calibration problem with some copies? (You might take a look at Craig Prentis's video on the 150) A belated Happy Birthday!

[@BadFlashes]

Thanks so much. And right. That 50mm

[@dflf]

“I don’t hear bees yet” You never hear the one that stings you

[@BadFlashes]

Hahahaa true.

[@ChrisW.Fuji_Canon]

Happy Birthday!💥🤘

[@BadFlashes]

🚀🚀🚀

[@maxwellwellmax878]

I have a 7II + 65mm super light and instantly gives me street cred lmao. I love this camera and hope to get more lenses for it.

[@BadFlashes]

Such a great camera, one of the best ever! And yeah that’s why we do it the cred hahahaha

[@jonathanhobson7534]

Happy birthday! I hear they're bringing The Phantom Menace back to theaters in May specifically for you.

[@BadFlashes]

THEY ARE ... and im too too sooo too sooo sosososososososososososos PUMPED

[@KNOWphotosplease]

I have't shot my Mamiya 7 since I picked up the Hasselblad 501c about 9 months ago, but this video just made me want to dust it off!

[@BadFlashes]

Do itttttt!!!!!!!! 😊

[@PaulieB]

Happy Birthday bro

[@BadFlashes]

PAULIE B!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IN THE HOUSE thanks so much 🥰

[@chriszueger]

ahhh what a great video Caleb. Thanks and happy birthday! I'll send you a pokemon card. 😘 I only own the 80mm, but I wish I had the budget for the 65 😩 and by the way, how in the world are you only at 30k subs?

[@BadFlashes]

aw thanks! For my bday ... want to send me more subs lol 😝

[@charliewaterman816]

Happy birthday :) and i totlaly called the lens that would wake a nice kit for sure :)

[@BadFlashes]

haha no way .... you did????

[@Dieboltphoto96]

Fantastic vid. I just picked up my first medium format camera yesterday (Pentax 6x7). Whats with the KU sticker on the car? You from Lawerence?

[@BadFlashes]

oh nice... dope one to go with! I'm not from Lawrence but I'm from KS and did go to KU :)

[@Dieboltphoto96]

@@BadFlashes Rock Chalk! Didn’t know that. I’m based in KC.

[@BadFlashes]

@Dieboltphoto96 oh sick!!!! That’s awesome. Love me some good old KC and KU

[@jonatascd_]

so I recently bought the 150mm as well and it turns out the rangefinder wasn't calibrated but with the wider lenses it wasn't that noticeable. Thus I sent the camera plus the 65 and the 150 and now I don't have any issues anymore

[@BadFlashes]

Oh right on. That’s solid.

[@LaPlatapusses]

Happy Birthday!!

[@BadFlashes]

🤩

[@damons6759]

I love the 50. Probably from being so used to 24mm in 35 format. Also, the 150 is such a great lens for a good price.

[@BadFlashes]

Damn. I need a 150 now lol

[@gewglesux]

Great job man!! loved this

[@BadFlashes]

Awww yay so glad

[@adriancozma6102]

I think the real question is if the image quality is so significantly better compared to other systems, that it justifies the high cost of the body and the lenses? A similar question that people are yet to answer for the Leicas, as well

[@BadFlashes]

People like what they like and I love this system 100%

[@isaacnamias2655]

What is that viewfinder thing on the hot shoe?

[@BadFlashes]

It’s for the 50mm bc it’s so wide.

[@zkramez]

I’ve owned every lens at one point or another. To my surprise… favorite lens is the 50mm and the HIGHLY hated 150mm. The 150 is so cheap too. $300 MAX. It’s such a great lens. 50mm is pricy but I love it.

[@BadFlashes]

That’s also good to know your fav toooo

[@zkramez]

@@BadFlashes great lens! Plus you don’t NEED the view finder. You can easily guesstimate.

[@gatsbye53]

Happy Birthday! 📷

[@BadFlashes]

😍🥰🥰🥰😍🥰😍🥰

[@matteooballa3581]

hehe first view ;) happy birthday by the way!

[@BadFlashes]

🎉 THE BEST! thanks so so so much

[@theaviationphotographer61]

happy birthday, I recently I picked up a roll of expired scotch crome 400 and I have no clue when it expired but it is a 400 iso slide film which you don't see anymore and I know when shooting expired slide film to shoot at box speed but how should I develop should I develop at 400 iso and push/pull in development?

[@BadFlashes]

Shoot and dev at 400 maybe 320 but expired slide is usually good or bad. There really isn’t any in between

[@theaviationphotographer61]

@@BadFlashes awesome, thanks!!

[@andrew_aden]

happy bd dude! what drone did u get?

[@BadFlashes]

Hahaha I’ve had it forever!!!!!! But I always forget to fly it. 2024. This is the year of the drone. But it’s the DJI mavic air 1

[@andrew_aden]

@@BadFlashes thanks! happy bd ! Jason should learn how to use the comments feed and answerin !

[@revaaron]

I have the 43mm and 150mm on my radar. Still happy with the 80mm

[@BadFlashes]

Radar of love

[@danielstephens9225]

I used to be an electrician and I can confidently tell you I have no idea why that plug was that high on the wall. I also love all the 50 mm shots I too only have an 80 mm and am thinking about picking up that 50.

[@BadFlashes]

Haha that’s funny! I am glad you were able to weigh in with your expertise. And for sure 50 is awesome.

[@treyusher32]

Man you should really send some of those cards out to be graded! Especially if that charizard is legit cuz I was drooling over that

[@BadFlashes]

Oh, they’re legit! I didn’t realize how much they were actually worth lol

[@treyusher32]

@@BadFlashes Im super jealous then! 😭

[@Francois_L_7933]

Happy Birthday kid. 🎉

[@BadFlashes]

Thanks 😻

[@colemandupuis9066]

Caleb: "why is the plug that high up on the wall?" Me, looking at the outlet more than six feet up on my own wall: ........

[@BadFlashes]

Hahaha oh wow 😮 How did I know

[@Minolta_Gal]

Happy bday week! 🎉🎉

[@BadFlashes]

Thank thank thanks thanks

[@bradysdarkroom]

Plus side to the 150, it is cheap! Just scooped up a clean copy for $205 on the ‘bay

[@BadFlashes]

NO Way .... I didnt check the price.... ok im in lol

[@bradysdarkroom]

Always good examples for 300-350 “buy it now” prices which is already super low relative to the other mamiya 7 lenses. If you are patient enough to wait for one up for regular bidding that’s where the real deals happen.

[@Jetpeggy]

Mewtwo is a good choice, and this was a good video.

[@BadFlashes]

Hahaha awesome. 🤩

[@yolklab]

happy birthday Caleb 🧀

[@BadFlashes]

AHHHHH thanks so so much!

[@petervernia5074]

"Hear me out: Pokemon, but Ash is loaded" Happy birthday!

[@BadFlashes]

Very much is hahaha Thanks :)

[@juankamilo]

I knew it, its the lensbaby sweet optic!

[@BadFlashes]

hahaha you got it!!!!😝

[@y2ktube]

Video @ 18:11 "maybe the best lenses ever made" Huh? - What you two Mamiyamigo's don't realize, is that these Mamiya lenses have an internal ticking time**mb. With enough twists of the focus ring, the flex that connects the rear contacts to the deeply imbedded electronic leaf shutter, becomes 'open' (connection break). Basically the paperclip bending back & forth scenario. With this, the shutter gets sporadic (starts to blank out frames), eventually going into total shutter failure.

[@BadFlashes]

If and when it comes I’ll cry … then buy a new one hahah

[@MeowjinBoo]

i thought i would never own a mamiya 7 (with a 80mm f4), then i met someone who traded me my beat up gw690iii and a contax g1+ 45mm f/2 lens for it. I purchased a 150mm f/4.5 when i was in japan for 45000 yen and did a photoshoot with it in Japan. The results are great. I still kinda prefer my fuji 6x9, but maybe I'm not use to the 6x7 ratio yet. I find the 80mm a bit too tight for me, and i'm trying to pick up the 65mm but damn is it expensive. Also your comment about the f4 being a letdown is true, since i shoot alot of iso100 film. Didn't realize how much extra help i got from that extra half stop from my gw690

[@BadFlashes]

I get that. Personally love 6x7 format. So so much. Maybe sell the 80 and get a 65

[@MeowjinBoo]

@@BadFlashesI think that's the plan. I actually went to 30 camera shops all over the country when I was there and I did not see one 65mm. I always wonder where these ebay cameras from japan come from, alot of stores just had a bunch of leicas, hexars, and really bizarre rare cameras (f3 titan, hexar rf limited, gold cameras etc) Prices are also ALOT higher at the stores in japan than on Ebay (except for Fujiya Camera in tokyo and Kitamura Camera stores in each city always seem to have good deals). The only place I was able to find Mamiya 7 lenses were at Fujiya Camera, and they had 5 150mm f/4.5 haha.

[@besimai]

Happy birthday!

[@BadFlashes]

😍

[@j.j.1267]

13:51 seems like you had some time for FX left 👀😂

[@BadFlashes]

Some times I do lol

[@VariTimo]

6x7 is very close to the 65mm 15-perf IMAX motion picture format. And Christopher Nolan’s go to lenses for that have been a 50mm T2 and an 80mm T1.9 for a long time now. Unless they need something very specific, that’s all the lenses they’ve used for those thick IMAX sequences.

[@BadFlashes]

I want to shoot some IMAX stuff some day!

[@VariTimo]

@@BadFlashes Get in line.

[@xdfckt2564]

Happy Birthday. From a small town in the south of India.

[@BadFlashes]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@CryptoJones]

What is the podcast name? I want to listen to yall!

[@BadFlashes]

Mamiyamigos :) it’s here on YT

[@briglnai]

I love my 50 on my Mamiya6. 75 collects dust, as does the 150mm.

[@BadFlashes]

that's why I want a 50 so bad !

[@nozomitojo8029]

happy birthday😇😇😇😇

[@BadFlashes]

🥳🥳🥳🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@tectopic]

Since I got the 65mm I hardly ever use the 80mm anymore. 65mm is just how I visualise the shot.

[@BadFlashes]

I get that!

[@markmoodywv]

Happy birthday

[@BadFlashes]

yay thanks thanks thanks

[@ulfpulf9667]

happy birthday

[@BadFlashes]

Awww thanks

[@mpk33]

Ok, i'm up for a fight, big boy. 😅 I'll put the Nikon 80mm 2.8 on the Plaubel Makina 67/670 against your Mamamia F4 lenses all day. Aaaaand that's the uppercut knockout, son... 😂😂😂

[@BadFlashes]

Hahaha damn!!!!!!

[@mpk33]

@@BadFlashes All in good fun, broski. Please ask Jason to go easier on his Makina winder. I've seen him be super rough with it. Brought a tear to my eye. They're expensive to service & I only know of one still working repair technician in Florida that has parts for them.

[@Awayne429]

Have you ever tried Krispy Kreme? Is it krispy?

[@BadFlashes]

Yeah, I have had Krispy Kreme doughnuts before like 1 billion years ago but they’re really good

[@ricb4195]

Ok, I admit, I've never been in this location. :)

[@BadFlashes]

It was so fun

[@gewglesux]

BTW.... happy birfday. friend!!

[@BadFlashes]

😍😍😭😭😭thanks thanks thanks

[@murphyschneider7050]

Happy birthday!! Birthday buddy, thanks to your video I’m closer to dip into the mamiya 7 world….you are really the very worst….maybe this will be my birthday present this year🎉

[@BadFlashes]

Hahahaha I know I am. Thanks for the bday wishes ☺️

[@robbiepeachey9027]

Anyone else feel like they're watching Chris Pratts lil bro shoot a few rolls?

[@BadFlashes]

😛 I’ve actually gotten that a couple times in my life

[@RacerMunky]

Time stamps would have been so helpful on this one.

[@BadFlashes]

Noted. 🤓

[@MetalDEmpire]

the correct answer is always the one that either you can afford, or the one that doesnt require a mortgage, which is none

[@BadFlashes]

True

[@dankspangle]

Make your lenses fight until one of them passes out! Cos Pokemon is cruel.

[@BadFlashes]

So true!

[@Theirrelephant]

Hey. Marry me?

[@BadFlashes]

Sorry taken lol bit too late haha

[@charleyfolkes]

Uh-ohhh .. new Caleb showed up 😱 🔪 .. or maybe imposter syndrome?!? Be careful bro -

[@BadFlashes]

Hahaha Not sure I follow but im there for it

[@charleyfolkes]

@@BadFlashes Oh man .. just having fun with your ‘new Caleb’ story thread. Like, imposter syndrome is that self doubt .. ( uhh, new Caleb? Aren’t I a good enough Caleb, Jason?! ‘ ) Then you kill him, ( the doubt ) .. but he keeps popping back up hmmm .. you tell a good story!

[@BadFlashes]

Ohhhh ok ahaha thanks a ton 😝

[@MakersTeleMark]

I nor very few people own this camera, so why would we watch this video? Hmmm. We don't.

[@BadFlashes]

Well then this one isn’t for you…. Or them…. It’s for me and the people who want to watch it. Simple.

[@MakersTeleMark]

@@BadFlashes You don't see that you are the epitome of the stacked copper carhartt beanie meme? That's cool, but embrace your view count for you then. C'mon dude, stop this bs. Take a good photograph. At least Jason can do that.

[@atlasofambience]

What a dumb ass comment lol. Is he supposed to make videos that specifically cater to the cameras you own or something? That's such an entitled thing to say. And what does owning the thing even matter? Anyone who enjoys this hobby will likely be just as curious (if not more) about the stuff they don't already own...

[@lukeg2174]

Happy Birthday!!!!

[@BadFlashes]

🍾🙌🏼