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Mamiya Six
{{Distinguish, Mamiya 6 The Mamiya Six, also known as the Mamiya-6, is a series of folding medium-format rangefinder cameras manufactured by Mamiya between 1940 and the late 1950s. The cameras captured twelve 6 cm × 6 cm images on 120 film rolls. Some later models could also take sixteen 4.5 cm × 6 cm images. The cameras were coupled rangefinders, but had a unique focusing mechanism that moved the film plane instead of the lens. The lenses were not interchangeable, and were made by various Japanese manufacturers. Beginning with the model IV, the name on the top plate changed from "Mamiya Six" (two lines) to "Mamiya-6". Models * Mamiya Six I (1940) * Mamiya Six I A (1941) * Mamiya Six III (1942) * Mamiya Six II (1943) * Mamiya Six II A (1943) * Mamiya-6 IV (1947) * Mamiya-6 V (1953) * Mamiya-6 K (1954) * Mamiya-6 IV B (1955) * Mamiya-6 Automat (1955) * Mamiya-6 K II (1956) * Mamiya-6 IV S (1957) * Mamiya-6 P (1957) * Mamiya-6 Automat 2 (1958) See also * List of Mamiya product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folding Camera
A folding camera is a camera type. Folding cameras fold into a compact and rugged package for storage. The lens and shutter are attached to a lens-board which is connected to the body of the camera by a light-tight folding bellows. When the camera is fully unfolded it provides the correct focus distance from the film. The key advantage of folding cameras is their excellent physical-size to film-size ratio when the camera is folded for storage. Portable folding cameras dominated camera design from the 1890s to 1930s and were significant into the late 1940s. Specialized cameras such as the Polaroid SX-70 Instant film camera, and the Speed Graphic press cameras used folding designs into the 1970s. The typical amateur camera of the early 20th Century made various "postcard" sized negatives around 4" × 5". By the 1930s 6 cm × 9 cm cameras for either the 120 or 620 film size, were highly popular. The use of folding cameras declined in the late 1930s with advances in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medium-format
Medium format has traditionally referred to a film format in photography and the related cameras and equipment that use film. Nowadays, the term applies to film and digital cameras that record images on media larger than the used in 35 mm photography (though not including 127 sizes), but smaller than (which is considered large format photography). In digital photography, medium format refers either to cameras adapted from medium-format film photography uses or to cameras making use of sensors larger than that of a 35 mm film frame. Some of the benefits of using medium-format digital cameras include higher resolution sensors, better low-light capabilities compared to a traditional 35mm DSLR, and a wider dynamic range. Characteristics Medium-format cameras made since the 1950s are generally less automated than smaller cameras made at the same time. For example, autofocus became available in consumer 35 mm cameras in 1977, but did not reach medium format until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangefinder Camera
A rangefinder camera is a camera fitted with a rangefinder, typically a split-image rangefinder: a range-finding focusing mechanism allowing the photographer to measure the subject distance and take photographs that are in sharp focus. Most varieties of rangefinder show two images of the same subject, one of which moves when a calibrated wheel is turned; when the two images coincide and fuse into one, the distance can be read off the wheel. Older, non-coupled rangefinder cameras display the focusing distance and require the photographer to transfer the value to the lens focus ring; cameras without built-in rangefinders could have an external rangefinder fitted into the accessory shoe. Earlier cameras of this type had separate viewfinder and rangefinder windows; later the rangefinder was incorporated into the viewfinder. More modern designs have rangefinders coupled to the focusing mechanism so that the lens is focused correctly when the rangefinder images fuse; compare with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamiya
is a Japanese company that manufactures high-end cameras and other related photographic and optical equipment. With headquarters in Tokyo, it has two manufacturing plants and a workforce of over 200 people. The company was founded in May 1940 by camera designer Seiichi Mamiya () and financial backer Tsunejiro Sugawara. History Mamiya originally achieved fame for its professional medium-format film cameras such as the Mamiya Six and the Mamiya Press series. It later developed the industry workhorse RB67 series, the RZ67, the 645 and the twin-lens reflex Mamiya C-series, used by advanced amateur and professional photographers. Many Mamiya models over the past six decades have become collectors' items. The earliest Mamiya Six medium-format folding camera, the 35 mm Mamiya-Sekor 1000DTL, the lightweight 35 mm Mamiya NC1000, the 6×6 cm medium-format C series of interchangeable-lens twin-lens reflex (TLR) cameras, and the press cameras of the Super/Universal s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
120 Film
120 is a film format for still photography introduced by Kodak for their '' Brownie No. 2'' in 1901. It was originally intended for amateur photography but was later superseded in this role by 135 film. 120 film survives to this day as the only medium format film that is readily available to both professionals and amateur enthusiasts. Characteristics The 120 film format is a roll film which is nominally between 60.7 mm and 61.7 mm wide. Most modern films made today are roughly 61 mm (2.4 inches) wide. The film is held in an open spool originally made of wood with metal flanges, later with all-metal, and finally with all-plastic. The length of the film is nominally between and , according to the ISO 732:2000 standard. However, some films may be as short as . The film is attached to a piece of backing paper longer and slightly wider than the film. The backing paper protects the film while it is wound on the spool, with enough extra length to allow loading and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mamiya Products
This is a list of products made by Mamiya, including cameras and lenses. Models made by Mamiya but marketed under other labels are shown in parentheses. Cameras 16 mm format * Mamiya 16 (1949) * Mamiya Super 16 (1953) * Mamiya Super 16 II (1957) * Mamiya Super 16 III (Tower 16) (1958) * Mamiya 16 Automatic (Revue 16 Automatic) (1959) * Mamiya 16 Deluxe (1961) * Mamiya 16 EE Deluxe (1962) 126 format * ( Argus 260 Automatic) (1964) * ( Keystone K1020) (1966) — fixed-lens single lens reflex 35 mm format Rangefinder * Mamiya 35 I (1949) * Mamiya 35 II (1955) * Mamiya 35 III (1957) * Mamiya Magazine 35 (1957) * Mamiya Wide (1957) * Mamiya Elca (1958) * Mamiya Crown (1958) * Mamiya Metra (1958) * Mamiya S (1958) * Mamiya Wide E (1959) * Mamiya Auto Metra (1959) * Mamiya Metra 2 (1959) * Mamiya Auto Metra 2 (1959) * Mamiya Sketch (1959) — square image format (24mm × 24mm) * Mamiya S2 (1959) * Mamiya Ruby (1959) * Mamiya Auto Deluxe (1960) * Mamiya Ruby Standard (1961) * Mamiy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamiya Rangefinder Cameras
is a Japanese company that manufactures high-end cameras and other related photographic and optical equipment. With headquarters in Tokyo, it has two manufacturing plants and a workforce of over 200 people. The company was founded in May 1940 by camera designer Seiichi Mamiya () and financial backer Tsunejiro Sugawara. History Mamiya originally achieved fame for its professional medium-format film cameras such as the Mamiya Six and the Mamiya Press series. It later developed the industry workhorse RB67 series, the RZ67, the 645 and the twin-lens reflex Mamiya C-series, used by advanced amateur and professional photographers. Many Mamiya models over the past six decades have become collectors' items. The earliest Mamiya Six medium-format folding camera, the 35 mm Mamiya-Sekor 1000DTL, the lightweight 35 mm Mamiya NC1000, the 6×6 cm medium-format C series of interchangeable-lens twin-lens reflex (TLR) cameras, and the press cameras of the Super/Universal se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
