MAMIYA C3 Twin Lens Reflex Camera
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Mamiya C3 Camera with 180 4.5 lens,90 degree prism,sheet film back and lens caps. All parts are in very nice shape. The C3 is an excellent camera and accepts all lenses and accessories for Mamiya TLRs.
From: Mark Hubbard [email protected]
Subject: Response to Where can one buy Mamiyaflex equipment reasonable?
Date: 1998-04-27
While I would generally agree with most of the above advice, your emphasis on low price ("poor, poor horsewoman") would actually suggest shopping for the older camera and lenses, which can save you hundreds of dollars. An early Mamiyaflex body, or a C2, C3, or C33, is now priced at 1/2 to 1/3 the cost of a C330 and up body. Expect to pay no more than $150 for one of these older bodies. Likewise, the so-called chrome lenses (more accurately designated as having the Seikosha shutters rather the newer Seiko shutters) are an excellent buy right now, because just about "everybody" knows to avoid them for lack of replacement parts. This potential drawback is moot if you can pick up a chrome lens for less than the price of repairing a black lens. $75 to $150 for a chrome lens (depending on length and complexity) would be a great price.
As for length, it's hard to beat the recommendation for the 80 and 135, since these were the two least expensive and simplest lenses made for these cameras, and they correspond to the standard Rolleiflex f2.8 and the Tele-Rolleiflex in length.
The chrome lenses are insanely great, sharp, contrasty and
coated lenses for the money, and although Mamiya America will no longer
service them,
who cares? Chances are that if the shutter has worked OK for the last 40
years,
it's probably going to work OK for a few more years.
From: [email protected] (Richard Cochran) Newsgroups: rec.photo.equipment.medium-format Subject: Re: MAMIYA C3 Date: 9 Jul 2003 "m@rko pec@revic" [email protected] wrote > Thanks. > Has anybody maybe used both, this camera and Hasselblad 500, i know it's a > long shot but... I borrowed a 500C/M with three lenses for a year, and then I bought a Mamiya C330 with a set of lenses. There's no question that the Hassy is a better built, finer machine. But I found that I was always stopping down to f11 or further for DoF reasons anyway, and I can see no difference between the Zeiss lenses and the Mamiya lenses at those small apertures. At least, no optical difference worth the price difference. Changable backs are a nice advantage to the Hasselblad. And parallax-free viewing is nice. Construction quality is far superior. The Mamiya with three lenses is smaller and lighter than the equivalent Hasselblad kit. It's much quieter in action. And it's faster handling, with that big crank wind. It's nice to be able to see the subject during and after exposure time. If cost were no object, I'd certainly prefer the Hasselblad. But in the real world, I'm very happy with the Mamiya. The results are beautiful either way.
From: "Slavko Eror" [email protected] Newsgroups: rec.photo.equipment.medium-format Subject: Re: MAMIYA C3 Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 I have one and IMHO it's a great camera. It is all manual all mechanical beast that takes a little longer to operate than MF SLR's but for those who have no need for quick shooting it really doesn't matter. If you intend to shoot a lot of closeups you will need a paramender though which may not be easy to find. For portraits and landscapes you don't need the paramender at all. I have used it without a tripod in many situations with great sucess. Hang it arround your neck and you can pretty much shoot as slow as 1/15. It is heavy though so wach your back if you intend to carry it for a long time. Here are a few pro's and con's from my experience: PRO: Great build quality. Great optics. Great price. Quiet. No vibration. All mechanical. Close focusing distance. CON: No meter. No polaroid back. "m@rko pec@revic" [email protected] wrote > Any views, advices? > I'll be grateful for any info.
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