Mamiya C3 Professional Tlr Camera Bundle Inc 3 Lens Sets Make An Offer
TREAT YOURSELF TO A SLIGHTLY EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT!! Life changes, I need less camera equipment and so some favourite kit has to go. Everything works well with known faults listed honestly. None of this kit is brand new, (it dates I think to the mid 1960s) nor is it "museum grade", please allow for the fact. MAMIYA C3 TLR BODY with WLF. Everything works, bellows and back are light-tight. The fabric covering is all secure and in good condition for the age of the camera.
Comes with trigger shutter release. The WLF has the flip-up lens I tend to use this most of the time. MAMIYA-SEKOR 135M 1:4.5 LENS PAIR. Viewing lens # 605308, Taking lens #605179 front and rear lens caps. MAMIYA-SEKOR 180MM 1:4.5 LENS PAIR.
Viewing lens# 796734, Taking lens #727021 front and rear lens caps. Both lenses would benefit from a clean: I lack the ability and tools to make a good job of stripping the lens. MAMIYA-SEKOR 65M 1:3.5 LENS PAIR. Viewing lens #652182, Taking lens #652305 aftermarket front and rear caps. It could be freed up by someone competent with this equipment.
There is a noticeable dent in the lens hood. Both lenses have microscratching front and rear and I've never noticed any effect on my photos.I shall pack it in a padded camera shoulder bag and in a carton. The camera and lenses weigh just under 3 kilos so I'm assuming a packaged weight of 6 kilos. It was developed from the Mamiyaflex series of cameras built from 1949 to 1956.
The Mamiya C series was initially aimed at the professional market, but some later models were intended for amateurs. Unlike most TLR cameras, the Mamiya C has interchangeable lenses. The upper and lower lenses come off as a unit, and are available in at least seven different focal lengths. The lower lens of each unit has an aperture diaphragm.
As well as a leaf shutter. A flash sync terminal is part of the lens unit, and the delay can be set to M or X mode. The camera has an interlocking baffle that enables lenses to be changed without exposing the film. Focusing is performed via a bellows. System on the front side of the camera.
Early models had separate film advance and shutter cocking mechanisms; on later models the shutter was automatically cocked as the film was advanced. There is no metering in the camera body, so an external light meter. Is necessary; later models were compatible with optional accessory viewfinders that had built-in meters.