Good to see other people praising these folders. I don't own any Mamiya cameras, but I own a Suzuki Press Van (very rare Japanese rangefinder) and I'm absolutely in love with it. They're a bit more expensive than the Mamiyas and feature a secondary rangefinder window, but the lens is a bit sharper. It's also a bit bigger, but it's built like a fucking tank. A big recommendation for anyone looking for these kinds of cameras. I've made a short video just showcasing how it works (quickly shot with my phone, nothing special) but Japanese Vintage Camera also has a video on it.
Nice video, I have the K2 version of Mamiya 6 and I love it so far. It can shoot both 6x6 and 6x4.5 which make it pretty versatile foldable. The lens on it is also no slouch. Happy shooting !
Awesome video. I have the older version of this camera and I've yet to develop the film I shot with it. Hopefully everything is good with my copy. Your images came out great!
Thank you Daniel! For this incredible video. Also, enjoyed your inside to how the photo editors would use the square format in order to edit the photos for the spread. God Bless you sir.
Nice job on the video, I'm considering something like this. There are a ton of these old medium format cameras out there. While hey do have limitations like low maximum shutter speed, they are great for landscapes. Before films resurgence you could buy them at thrift stores for 5 dollars now people are taking better care of them and selling them for more but to me it's worth it.
Good video. Thankfully not another of many showing how to load film and push the shutter button. The photos at 2:45 and 9:20 show one or two problems I've seen in these cameras and personally experienced, and I'm not sure what to conclude about them. The 9:20 seems to show light strike from a bellows light leak. In lesser degree, you can see the same in several other photos. It's usually repairable, or the bellows coul;d be re[palced for a price. At 2:45, you see a flare off the chrome strip. This softens the photo and seems to be caused by a very dirty lens or poor lens coating. I've owned two Mamiya 6 over the years, and one had this flare issue, if not as bad as here. As you look through the many videos showing this camera, you see that flare often. Doing a controlled test is beyond my resources, but I'd want a return option if I were buying a Mamiya 6, because getting a competent service to disassemble and clean the lens, which may not resolve such an issue, would cost nearly as much as the camera is worth.
I was reading, it is the way the lens is design, something about the coating/oils causing a strong halation look. I do plan on getting lens cleaned once my Rollei is ready. Hopefully not too expensive and effective.
@@danieldijo Sort of a further update on the lens flare issue. The models mounting the Olympus lens seems to suffer flare more than the Mamiya made Sekor lenses. Both are Tessar copies which is not normal subject to such issues. The Olympus lens is reported to suffer from coating problems are they age. I have no personal experience with the Olympus lens, and I've had reason to question flare in one of my cameras with a Sekor lens, so buyer beware.
Good to see other people praising these folders. I don't own any Mamiya cameras, but I own a Suzuki Press Van (very rare Japanese rangefinder) and I'm absolutely in love with it. They're a bit more expensive than the Mamiyas and feature a secondary rangefinder window, but the lens is a bit sharper. It's also a bit bigger, but it's built like a fucking tank. A big recommendation for anyone looking for these kinds of cameras. I've made a short video just showcasing how it works (quickly shot with my phone, nothing special) but Japanese Vintage Camera also has a video on it.
Nice video, I have the K2 version of Mamiya 6 and I love it so far. It can shoot both 6x6 and 6x4.5 which make it pretty versatile foldable. The lens on it is also no slouch.
Happy shooting !
Happy shooting! Thank you, very cool sounds like a fun one.
Awesome video. I have the older version of this camera and I've yet to develop the film I shot with it. Hopefully everything is good with my copy. Your images came out great!
Thank you, happy shooting.
Thank you Daniel! For this incredible video. Also, enjoyed your inside to how the photo editors would use the square format in order to edit the photos for the spread. God Bless you sir.
Happy to hear that! Yeah I love that whole concept as well
VERY nice Camera ! I wish someone will make digital Cameras with bellows !
yeah it'd be a nice flex haha
Nice job on the video, I'm considering something like this. There are a ton of these old medium format cameras out there. While hey do have limitations like low maximum shutter speed, they are great for landscapes. Before films resurgence you could buy them at thrift stores for 5 dollars now people are taking better care of them and selling them for more but to me it's worth it.
Pull trigger on one of these. They are work it. I also like the Mamiya c330 but way larger.
Keep up the great videos
Thank you for the motivation
Good video. Thankfully not another of many showing how to load film and push the shutter button. The photos at 2:45 and 9:20 show one or two problems I've seen in these cameras and personally experienced, and I'm not sure what to conclude about them. The 9:20 seems to show light strike from a bellows light leak. In lesser degree, you can see the same in several other photos. It's usually repairable, or the bellows coul;d be re[palced for a price. At 2:45, you see a flare off the chrome strip. This softens the photo and seems to be caused by a very dirty lens or poor lens coating. I've owned two Mamiya 6 over the years, and one had this flare issue, if not as bad as here. As you look through the many videos showing this camera, you see that flare often. Doing a controlled test is beyond my resources, but I'd want a return option if I were buying a Mamiya 6, because getting a competent service to disassemble and clean the lens, which may not resolve such an issue, would cost nearly as much as the camera is worth.
I was reading, it is the way the lens is design, something about the coating/oils causing a strong halation look. I do plan on getting lens cleaned once my Rollei is ready. Hopefully not too expensive and effective.
@@danieldijo Sort of a further update on the lens flare issue. The models mounting the Olympus lens seems to suffer flare more than the Mamiya made Sekor lenses. Both are Tessar copies which is not normal subject to such issues. The Olympus lens is reported to suffer from coating problems are they age. I have no personal experience with the Olympus lens, and I've had reason to question flare in one of my cameras with a Sekor lens, so buyer beware.
Great vid hehe keep it up 💪
Thank you!