Serial Number: Cam0111
Type:
6 x 6 electronic middle-format rangefinder camera
Manufacturer:
Mamiya
Country of Origin:
Japan
Production Period:
1940 - 1950
Approximate Price:
US Dollars 1,049.00
Reference:
camerapedia.wikia.com
Status: Display
Description:
Mamiya is a Japanese camera maker, founded in 1940 and that progressively specialized itself in professional medium format cameras. Mamiya was founded in May 1940 by Mamiya Seiichi and Sugawara Tsunejir? as Mamiya K?ki Seisakusho Mamiya Optical Works). It was based in Tokyo, Hongo, and its first camera was the Mamiya Six, a 6×6 folder with coupled rangefinder that focused by moving the film plane. There were many versions in the Mamiya Six series, and it was the only Mamiya model for eight years. The Mamiya Six is a series of 6×6 folders with a coupled rangefinder, made by Mamiya from 1940 to the 1950s. All of them are focused by moving the film plane. The Mamiya Six I, II and III were wartime and immediate postwar models, and had both eye-level and waist-level finders. The coupled rangefinder was combined with the eye-level finder. As a result, there were three windows at the front of the top housing. The Mamiya Six III added an exposure counter with double exposure prevention.
