The standard lenses were either the 80mm f2.8 C, the 70mm f2.8 C E, or the 90mm f1.9 C. Accessories included a waist-level non-metered viewfinder, a non-metered pentaprism, and three TTL-metered prisms (CdS, PD, and AE). The film can be pre-loaded in film magazines but cannot be changed mid-roll. The original Mamiya 645 was equipped with an electronically controlled cloth focal-plane shutter with speeds of 8 seconds to 1/500 sec, a mirror lock-up, and selectable multiple exposure. As for the viewfinders, grips, and other accessories, not all of them were cross-compatible. A true system camera, it accommodated interchangeable lenses and viewfinders, and all first and second-generation manual-focus Mamiya 645 cameras used the same lenses and film spools. It was the first Mamiya camera to offer the 645 format and produced 15 exposures on a 120 roll film. For starters, let’s focus on the first Mamiya 645 made from 1975 to 1987. I also take other kinds of photographs as well.Mamiya 645 Photo from the eBay listing by harry_camera_japanĪccording to Wikipedia, the Mamiya 645 is actually a system of manual focus medium format film and digital cameras that came in three major generations: first-generation manual-focus film cameras, second-generation manual-focus film cameras, and autofocus film and digital cameras (beginning with the 645 AF launched in 1999). Clicking on the images will present you with a version 1000 pixels wide to further enjoy. I trust that this irony is not lost on anyone. All of the photos were shot with a Ricoh GRDII. When I meet them out on the streets I ask to photograph their camera, and usually post it here the same day. People who shoot film simply do because they choose to, and the Photo Culture of Tokyo is full of film camera users. The relationship one has with their cameras affects their approach to making a picture. At the same time they physically exist as expressions of these same concepts. I just pick up the one that looks nicest on the dayĬameras are wonderful little contraptions.īy making photographs, they are tools with which one can express their personal taste and private sensibilities. I don’t think about what camera I should use that much. A really good camera has something I suppose you might describe as its own distinctive aura. Changing cameras means that your photographs will change. If you want to change your photographs, you need to change cameras. Cameras and Photography spotted in Tokyo, Japan.
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