Mamiya RB67: the best camera.. EVER?

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  • Опубликовано: 19 янв 2025

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  • @hmuz8388
    @hmuz8388 Месяц назад +24

    extending bowels is wild 😆

    • @highkeybarb
      @highkeybarb  Месяц назад +2

      Guess I was a psycho killer in my past life 🤷🏼‍♂️

    • @hmuz8388
      @hmuz8388 Месяц назад

      @@highkeybarb 😂😂

    • @critterstocosmos
      @critterstocosmos Месяц назад +1

      I love my RB67. Such a heavy beast! I love shooting it handheld. For medium format though, my fav is still 6x6 on my Hasselblad 500 CM. I happily give love to both!

    • @DennisF252
      @DennisF252 Месяц назад

      Damn it, too late was the cry 🤣

  • @DenysShabalin
    @DenysShabalin Месяц назад +14

    The chemistry between the photographer and the camera is clearly palpable here.

  • @BenjiDalton
    @BenjiDalton 17 дней назад +1

    Thanks for sharing. I am considering whether to get this camera or to save up for a Hasselblad 500. It's really great to get different people's perspectives!

  • @Narsuitus
    @Narsuitus Месяц назад +2

    Over the decades, I have used 6x6, 6x7, 6x9, and 6x12cm medium format film cameras. Before I tried 6x7, 6x6 was my favorite aspect ratio.
    The RB67 with 50/90/180/250mm lenses is my favorite medium format film camera. I use it to shoot portraits, events, macro, closeups, still lifes, and landscapes.
    The Nikon F2 with 14mm to 1000mm prime lenses is my favorite 35mm film SLR.
    The Leica M6 with 21/35/90mm lenses is my favorite 35mm film rangefinder.

  • @AutopticViews-pLx
    @AutopticViews-pLx Месяц назад +7

    I have been looking for a medium format film camera for some time now, and the Mamiya rb67 is on my list of contenders. I still need to either convince my wife or find a good hiding place for the camera. But that might risk distended bowels 😅

  • @jodyperalta8924
    @jodyperalta8924 23 дня назад +1

    You paid your dues in your own inimitable way.. excellent

  • @philmartin5689
    @philmartin5689 Месяц назад +1

    Yes it is, I used one as my primary camera with only two lenses, 65mm and 90mm, for 20+ years and that was for weddings, portraiture, still life and my primary interest, landscape photography. I love the 67 ratio. The closest I can get to that ratio digitally, is micro 43. I find 6/2 to be too wide. It's also so slow, you really need to get into the rhythm when using it but that really gives you time to connect with the subject and to get into the zone.

    • @philmartin5689
      @philmartin5689 Месяц назад

      PS heavy, I used mine with a prism attached and a metz hammerhead flash attached and that's when it's heavy. For landscape I always used a tripod, so weight was no issue.

    • @philmartin5689
      @philmartin5689 Месяц назад +1

      and the viewfinder is like Imax compared to other viewfinders.

  • @jeremyrowlettmedia
    @jeremyrowlettmedia Месяц назад +1

    MAMIYA GANG 4 LIFE!! I've been using the RB67 for almost 5yrs now and honestly it is hands down the best film camera I've ever used. With that being said, everything about your opinion of this camera is spot on all the way down to the fact that it's heavy as shit! I love it. With it being heavy allows me personally to be able to shoot handheld in low light without worrying about motion blur. It is the best. We'll die on the hill.

  • @TheNathanMChannel
    @TheNathanMChannel Месяц назад +2

    Fun facts about the RB67
    A used, mint condition RB67 can be bought for $500. $495 covers the shipping cost
    The island of Japan was formed shortly after Mamiya started manufacturing RB67s, causing the land mass to crack and separate from the rest of the continent.
    Eddie Hall's record 500kg deadlift was made with FOUR RB67s cameras concealed inside plastic housings meant to look like weights.
    200 hikers have attempted to climb Mount Everest with an RB67 in their backpack. Five of them died before reaching base camp. The others died while loading their cars to drive to the airport.

  • @johndavidlevy7
    @johndavidlevy7 Месяц назад +2

    My Mamiya RB67 took a tumble down a hillside once. Didn’t phase the camera at all aside from some dirt.

  • @jimcook3882
    @jimcook3882 Месяц назад +1

    Sitting here very early Saturday morning in Las Vegas, I really enjoyed your LUV video of your RB. I feel the exact same emotion regarding the Beast. Mine is sitting on a tripod in living room, and every time I see it, I know it wants to go create something awesome. Again, just wanted to say thanks for the XLNT video, and now I'm inspired to put my Beast to work. Jim in Las Vegas ❤

  • @adriancozma6102
    @adriancozma6102 Месяц назад +2

    The weight of that camera made me want to use it even more 😅 I'm looking to add a 50mm lens to mine, so that I can get a wider field of view.
    I feel you with the availability, I needed to get mine off eBay, because in Romania there were 6-7 available for sale in the entire country, and the prices are the level of house downpayments. But, luckily, there are plenty of technicians that can work on it, in case something might break. Which, from the looks of it, will not happen any time soon.

  • @andyvan5692
    @andyvan5692 Месяц назад

    at 8:55 there are charts for the hasselblad extension tubes, which not only cover magnification, distance info, etc. but the exposure comp. as well, but the bellows factor formula is a simple one, from LF world, 1.5x focal length is the 'barrier' if you cross it, whether a lf std on its rail, or the ext. tube/bellows length, you use 1stop light, so add 1 stop. and also be aware, WIDE lenses get you there FAST, sometimes unaware of how quickly you get there, as 10-24mm is a lot faster to get 1.5x than 105mm or 250 as 10x1.5 = 15 quite close to 10 whereas 250x1.5= 375 ;125 mm away! so a lot of distance, so you can do most shots with this much leeway, but NOT with a wide, as the basic focus off infinity will likely get you to this limit quick,
    esp. as LF wides are like 20/28mm focal length (90/65 mm lenses in 4x5").

  • @jimjimgl3
    @jimjimgl3 Месяц назад +2

    I began before digital. My go-to cameras were my Pentax 67 and Mamiya RZ 67 and Sinar P2. For most commercial jobs back then I used my Mamiya RZ 67 bodies which at the time were pretty much industry standard unless you were a still life shooter and then often it was 4x5. I thought the Mamiya was a pretty much perfect camera.--The Pentax I loved too but I liked polaroids so the interchangeable polaroid back was so nice with the RZ 67. Pentax you needed to have a dedicated polaroid body. Presently I still own the RZ and two Hasselblad bodies and Canon R5 and Fujifilm GFX 100II. If I want to shoot film the RZ and Hasselblad are so nice. I pretty much only use the GFX 100II now for commercial jobs.

  • @sheadonphotography
    @sheadonphotography Месяц назад +2

    THANK YOU!!! I AGREE!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve been shooting for 15+ years. RB67…..THE BEST!!!!!

  • @StonyRC
    @StonyRC Месяц назад

    You have found the camera that best suits your particular work-style. That is what all photographers must strive to achieve - only then will our work excel. Excellent camera, by the way!

  • @areallyrealisticguyd4333
    @areallyrealisticguyd4333 Месяц назад +1

    if you like the RB67 you might like the camera it succeeded and was heavily based on, the Graflex Super D SLR. It is probably still the lightest and most portable large format camera there is

  • @richalexander1138
    @richalexander1138 Месяц назад

    10:00 really good point. My fav lens is the 40mm Sigma art and it is super heavy but you're right, it helps slow me down and think before pressing that shutter.

  • @julianrobertson3303
    @julianrobertson3303 Месяц назад

    Thank you for sharing your thoughts & well said .

  • @CalumetVideo
    @CalumetVideo 2 дня назад

    The RB67 is an amazing camera!

  • @fernandoescubos5388
    @fernandoescubos5388 Месяц назад

    I have just recently bought the Mamiya RB67 and I'm still waiting for the first photos I took last week-end to be developed. I like this camera a lot and I hope I will master it and get good results.

  • @alexandermalitsky6771
    @alexandermalitsky6771 Месяц назад

    Recently bought myself an RB67 Pro (apparently one of the earlier ones since it only has distance markings for 4 lenses on the bellow thingy).
    I haven't gotten a chance to use it properly yet but the test roll is interesting. Even though all the light seals are at various levels of crumbling apart I got minimal light leaks so might just use it as is since where I live servicing this thing is just as big of a pain as in your case.
    But even without shooting with it - It's such a fascinating object. I just can't help but take it in my hands and play with it: turn the knobs, rotate the back, cock the shutter and release it, etc. There's just something beautiful about this camera being a big solid slab of metal and a complex precise mechanical machine at the same time.

  • @luissalazar2021
    @luissalazar2021 27 дней назад

    The ProSd RB67 do use battery on the film magazine dear , but I do liked that you are shooting film on this days. The compression of films is amazing. The Rz67 have the best lens made by the Mamiya the 110mm. Keep shooting!

  • @meekoo9797
    @meekoo9797 Месяц назад +1

    What a pleasant surprise to discover your video! I completely agree with your thoughts on RB67!
    Every time I see someone writing a love letter to their camera, I can't help but want to buy the same model. You has greatly deepened my love for this camera. The last camera that evoked the same feeling in me was Minolta AF-C.
    I've followed your Instagram.THX!

  • @diagon1321
    @diagon1321 Месяц назад

    Had been heavy into photograpy since yesterday and just find your channel. Awesome photos! Really like your style and your decision in photograpy.

  • @ThorsteinBerg
    @ThorsteinBerg 3 дня назад

    I shoot both the Mamiya 645 Pro TL and I shoot 135 format DSX/MSX SLRs (which was the camera I started to learn on). Since I mainly shoot landscapes I have to think weight when it comes to cameras, but yeah, the Sekor lenses are great.

  • @durango-CODEBUILDER
    @durango-CODEBUILDER Месяц назад +1

    I respect your opinion. I am currently under the belief that MY rollei is the best camera ever! I'm loving using it and it rocks. B)

  • @whatsonmytable
    @whatsonmytable 3 дня назад

    Your video colors are beautiful... whatre you shooting with? You present very beautifully too!

  • @christopherward5065
    @christopherward5065 Месяц назад

    I agree about the RB67 it’s a great way to make images. It is versatile and whilst unwieldy I love it as a field camera. I need to start using mine again. The rotating back is the bit you missed and the floating elements in some lenses. The leaf shutters sync flash at every shutter speed and the focus scale as you said, indicates how much exposure compensation to use. It’s strong, precise and heavy and very reliable.

  • @mitchellnodier8426
    @mitchellnodier8426 Месяц назад

    I love mine too. Have been using it since 1977. It is a workhorse and a tank. 6x7 is the best.

  • @andyvan5692
    @andyvan5692 Месяц назад

    also the rotating back, an important feature, so one doesn't need to turn the camera, like the Hasselblad v's, but its the longer format, and you have polaroid and other options to, like a 645 back, motor winder (on the magasine), and also like Hasselblad, the sound of the winding cycles (body and back), so asmr.

  • @adzbasslines268
    @adzbasslines268 Месяц назад

    Love the Pro S. Many, many spare parts out there. Just got to be careful buying Sekor C lenses though. Love the Leaf Shutter, and they're great when CLA'd. The FIlm Backs are so easy to service and repair. Just feed your camera a high Grain ISO diet to keep its bowels regular.

  • @rklee65
    @rklee65 Месяц назад +1

    I'm so glad I can listen to just your voice and not have to struggle hearing it over horrible music. 😅

  • @jodyperalta8924
    @jodyperalta8924 23 дня назад

    I ordered one from Japan but had to send it back because the mirror locked up so .i.ordered another one and exited waiting for it

  • @adzbasslines268
    @adzbasslines268 Месяц назад

    I like the Sekor C Macro 140mm with Extension Tubes No 1 & 2 for amazing Macro photography. But I also use it for Portraits with a crop factor of 0.5. The 150 and 180mm is also good, but that's personal preference. Did you mention which Mamiya lens you prefer for Portraits? K/L Lens? RB67? Pro S? Pro SD?
    The 50mm is great for Landscape and I like the 65 and 90mm too with a red filter for B&W architectural.
    I find the 90 and 127mm great for most things.

  • @marlon_nico_photography
    @marlon_nico_photography Месяц назад

    Thank you. 👊

  • @johndavidlevy7
    @johndavidlevy7 Месяц назад

    My favorite camera. Never gonna give her up.

  • @markofsilence6816
    @markofsilence6816 Месяц назад

    I just got a mamiya 645 and absolutely love the waist level viewfinder. Might invest in the RB in the future because of this!

  • @baxtermarrison5361
    @baxtermarrison5361 Месяц назад

    As a portrait photographer there is no better camera out there for me than the RB67. Whilst I have a Hasselblad system and a Bronica system, my RB is the one I go for, first time, every time.
    The RZ has never been on my radar, the (now with age) dodgy electronics and the rather fragile winding leaver has always put me off.
    The RB67, a fantastic camera, a fantastic system.

  • @ishootfotoz
    @ishootfotoz 9 дней назад

    I have said this with my RB.. I like the weight it has… My hands shake more with lighter cameras or even if I hold a pencil my hands would shake… but with my RB i hold it tighter and closer to my body because of the weight and I feel more sturdy if that makes sense.

  • @davidgambin2551
    @davidgambin2551 Месяц назад

    It doesn’t have to be the best as long as it’s the best for you.

  • @sheadonphotography
    @sheadonphotography Месяц назад

    Also….bowels. Im dead! Im so glad you kept that in!!!

  • @andyvan5692
    @andyvan5692 Месяц назад

    yes, I would agree with Carl Zeiss being one of the best lenses, but you also forget the Fuji's, NOT the xt line up, but the large format Fujinon; I have a 65 and 90 mm f 5.6 swd version and they are fantastic landscape lenses, and I put them on my sinar F2, and with tripod, and 120 back it weighs in at 3Kg!, but... I don't mind, its the slowness and quality of the shots, low dof, and high bokeh that I use it for.

  • @jw48335
    @jw48335 Месяц назад

    I owned an RB for several years. It is a great camera - BUT - it was meant to be a studio camera, and it handles like it. For outside a studio, I far prefer a Pentax 67, the Bronica GS-1, Fujica GM670, or the obvious Mamiya 7ii. Also, getting into film cost vs. resolution, it is crazy rare that 6x7 is required. You can make massive prints from 645, whether in the darkroom or via digital conversion. I get > 30mpx of real resolution out of 645 just with an old V850, and 50mpx using a modern Fuji for digitization.

  • @Awayne429
    @Awayne429 14 дней назад

    I love my Mamiya rb67 but I believe for me at least, the Pentax 67 has better ergonomics and picture quality with higher shutter speed. I do love all the quirkiness of the Mamiya Rb67 but I can’t take it on the go as often as I can the Pentax 67. Something about how the Pentax glass renders color makes it the best 6x7 camera in my opinion.

  • @MuffSquad
    @MuffSquad Месяц назад

    I love my RB but only for tripod studio work

  • @Chris-wj4ze
    @Chris-wj4ze Месяц назад

    Does this thing have a focusing lock? If not, I'm curious to know if there are "focusing creep" issues when the camera is pointed up or down.

  • @derrenleepoole
    @derrenleepoole Месяц назад

    Not sure, but I think you like this camera.

  • @jonjanson8021
    @jonjanson8021 Месяц назад

    Been shooting my RB regularly since I bought it used in the early 90's. Never a problem and I'm planning on being buried with it!

  • @Capturethelightraw
    @Capturethelightraw Месяц назад

    I just found your RUclips I find you interesting I enjoy your video's

  • @jorbin7417
    @jorbin7417 Месяц назад

    Love my RB67 but it was whoopin my ass until I got the prism finder & a more portable 6x7 for long walks/street

  • @carlitosodell
    @carlitosodell Месяц назад

    Yes.

  • @cameraprepper7938
    @cameraprepper7938 Месяц назад

    I think the Mamiya is a good camera, but I would rather have a 4x5" Field Camera with 6x9cm and 6x12cm rollfilm backs, it will be much more versatile with at least 3 different film sizes.

  • @horeageorgian7766
    @horeageorgian7766 Месяц назад

    Ofcourse it helps balance the weight if you not only hold the camera with both hands but also attach it with a rope to the ring in your nose. Originally those were used with pigs so they don't plow your garden. But look how it found his way as an accessory into photography.

  • @jonathan_0
    @jonathan_0 Месяц назад

    i love my hassy sooo much. i love using it, as well as just looking at it / holding it in my hands, it's a beautiful thing. the photos i take with it are shit, but i don't even care lol

  • @BruceBurke-o6x
    @BruceBurke-o6x Месяц назад +1

    Well, you really like that "F" word **grin** I do shoot a Mamiya, actually, I own 2. A pair of C330S TLRs. One for B&W and one for color. I have to deal with parallax error on close-ups for having a really quiet shutter - no mirror slap. Besides, as an "Olde Fhart," growing up, everyone had a TLR it seemed. And then the format was known as "2 and a quarter square" - not this 6x6 stuff (or other). Indeed, mechanical cameras make you really think about what you are about to do. I have walked away from more than one shot, because it just wasn't right. None of this spray and pray nonsense. I have shot digital and quite frankly, it fails too often and has gotten too damned expensive! Many complain about the cost of film, but considering how much digital equipment is, I can shoot a TON of film for the price differential. Keep having fun as an anti-technologist. ;) I hit subscribe and look forward to more Bowel moments.... =O

  • @jhenry248
    @jhenry248 Месяц назад

    I have been shooting with the Mamiya 330 TLR for a few years. The RB67 is on my soon to buy list. What's been a setback here in the US Fujifilm no longer produces 120 400 film which has been my favorite. I just got some Lomography 120 400 to try. What film stock do you used?

  • @jodyperalta8924
    @jodyperalta8924 23 дня назад

    I just ordered one I have my own darkroom

  • @Baoweezi
    @Baoweezi Месяц назад

    Agreed ❤

  • @jodyperalta8924
    @jodyperalta8924 23 дня назад

    I also live in Roswell New Mexico

  • @togo64mx
    @togo64mx Месяц назад

    Just a comment 😮, photographers use gaffers tape not duck tape 😅

  • @albertogvphoto
    @albertogvphoto 17 дней назад

    The best for me SONY A7CR

  • @BelowZero
    @BelowZero Месяц назад

    Every artist has a favourite brush…it seems you found yours. I wouldn’t call it the best camera in the world because no camera is perfect.

  • @whatsgood001
    @whatsgood001 Месяц назад

    You’re based where??? I would have guessed you were in USA or Canada. Cool video btw, I’ve never owned a big camera. Maybe I should look into it 😅

  •  Месяц назад

    This video is so good, this is the second time I'm watching it. BTW, I'm a 6x6 masochist :P

    • @highkeybarb
      @highkeybarb  Месяц назад +1

      Yay! Tbh I think all people who shoot film are lol

  • @Pezinokrm
    @Pezinokrm Месяц назад

    Fujifilm GX680 III S Pro is the next best thing to a 4x5 but with 9 frames... just saying. Cheers! 🥃

  • @aristoioannidis7490
    @aristoioannidis7490 Месяц назад

    I love your energy! Pro SD user with an array of K/L lenses. New sub!

  • @GaryIrving-x5o
    @GaryIrving-x5o Месяц назад

    You should do ASMR. Perfect voice for it.🎶

  • @SkillCollectors
    @SkillCollectors 26 дней назад

    You look like you're 18 years old, how much time could you have possibly spent with all those different cameras? Just kidding, you're right, I love my RB67, it IS the best camera ever 😂 Thanks for the confirmation bias.

  • @hmuz8388
    @hmuz8388 Месяц назад

    6:26 no it's a mamiya

  • @Jazzy-kz6wd
    @Jazzy-kz6wd Месяц назад

    if you drop that camera i think the floor is going to be the one coming out worse in the end...

  • @janbielikowski
    @janbielikowski Месяц назад

    you are a funny gal, I like you

  • @eltinjones4542
    @eltinjones4542 Месяц назад

    Far too much talk and not enough examples

  • @jodyperalta8924
    @jodyperalta8924 23 дня назад

    Bowels or bellows you kook

  • @ronstar7027
    @ronstar7027 Месяц назад

    Sorry. Can't get past the hardware in your nose.

    • @rklee65
      @rklee65 Месяц назад

      Looks good to me.

  • @shumyinghon
    @shumyinghon Месяц назад

    pretty foul mouth -- good intro though