Changing to 120 or 220 film requires rotating the pressure plate inside the film back. Setting the ISO speed is done by lifting up the outer ring of the shutter speed dial, rotate to the desired setting between 25 to 1600 ISO. When closed the shutter will not release.įilm loading is the semi-automatic type, meaning you have to align the start indicator on the film to an indicator on the camera body. The lens can not be removed with the dark slide open. Closing and opening the slide allows you to change lenses without wasting an exposure. The base of the camera contains the built-in dark slide knob and knob lock. A standard mechanical cable release can also be used. When set, the LED in front is lit, and then blinks when about to release. An electronic self-timer is available with a delay of 10 seconds. It can be used with either the hot shoe or the PC sync connector. Since it's a leaf shutter system, flash sync is available at all speeds. It uses an electronic shutter built into each lens with speeds from 1/500 to 4 seconds plus bulb exposure. Lenses include a wide angle 50mm f/4.0, a standard 75mm f/3.5 and a telephoto 150mm f/4.5. The body has a collapsing lens mount which accepts several interchangeable Mamiya lenses of very high quality.

The Mamiya 6 or New Mamiya 6, introduced at the 1986 Photokina and released in 1989 is a modern rangefinder camera giving 6×6 cm images on 120 / 220 film. For the earlier camera (1940–c.1959), see Mamiya Six. This article is about the camera made in the 1990s.

I may consider doing the Ronsonol rinse and see if that does the trick.ĮDIT 12/2007: It's finally back from the repair shop, with a few photos here.ĮDIT 5/2008: I've now blogged about using this camera.Fujica G690/GL690 | Fujica GW690/GSW690 | Mamiya Press | Marshal Pressįujifilm GF670 | Fujica GM670 | Fujica GW670 | Koni-Omega | Makina 67 | Mamiya 7īronica RF645 | Fujifilm GA645 | Fujifilm GA645i | Fujifilm GA645W | Fujifilm GA645Wi | Fujifilm GA645Zi | Fujica GS645 / GS645S / GS645W The shutter mechanism seems temptingly easy to get at. Unfortunately the shutter blades are really sticky, not really ready to shoot yet. One quirk of this camera is that it focuses by moving the film plane-odd, but it makes for a more reliable RF linkage and a convenient focus wheel that falls under your right thumb. I feel really lucky to get the version of this with automatic film spacing-which seems to work great, unlike the strange Balda system.

In comparison to my Super Baldax, it's a bit more stout, but still very coat-pocketable. I picked up several fun 50s rangefinders (no, not Zeiss/Leica), but am probably most excited about this Mamiya 6. I tried to stay calm and managed not to blow my budget. Thanks to a tip-off from Mark, on Saturday several local Flickrfolk went to a nearby estate sale where a gentleman had died owning, uh, hundreds of cameras.

Mamiya 6 flickr