Mums and the Mamiya

Here is another image acquired using the Mamiya C330 and the Sekor 105 mm -- again, shot wide open at f/3.5. As with the previous image, the rendering of the lens here is pleasant and overall, I am very fond of the results it produces. I think I prefer this lens to the others I own for the system (the 55 mm f/4.5 and the 80 mm f/2.8).

If it ain't bokeh...

Frankly, I don't shoot enough with the Mamiya C330, but it always gives good results when I do break it out. At the time this photograph was made, my beloved Rolleiflex SL66 was in California being repaired, so I was putting some clicks on my other cameras. Anyway, the Sekor 105 mm is new to me and I have to admit that I have been captivated by the bokeh it can produce, as illustrated with this photograph. Funny how the most interesting bokeh comes from old lenses that were designed before bokeh was such a thing! This image was captured on Ilford Delta 3200 rated at 1000 and developed in HC-110 for 8 min.