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Mamiya Super Omegon 90mm f/3.5 Lens: Oil on Shutter Blades
Super Omegon 90mm f/3.5 lens by Mamiya. Servicing this lens (fits the Rapid Omega 100/200) with oil on the shutter blades. If you look at the number three…
Mamiya Sekor 55mm f/1.4 M42 Lens: Damaged Filter Ring and Versions
Servicing a 55mm f/1.4 Mamiya Sekor M42 thread mount lens. As you can see in the first photo, the filter threads have been damaged beyond repair by what…
Mamiya 60mm f/2.8 Macro Lens: Repair and Versions
Mamiya 60mm f/2.8 Macro Lens. Another lens that arrived in two pieces. Seems to be a lot of that going around lately. This lens I find interesting, not too…
Mamiya 105mm C Lens for TLR: The Six Versions Explained
Servicing a Mamiya 105mm f/3.5 D Lens for TLR. The 105mm lens had the most variations of all the C lenses made for the TLR series with a total of six…
Nikkor-O 55mm f/1.2 Instrumentation Lens: Diaphragm Blade Repair
Servicing an unusual lens: Nikkor-O 55mm f/1.2 instrumentation lens. These lenses were designed for close focus work and have no focus helix. They were…
Mamiya 80mm f/2.8 C Lens Variations
Mamiya 80mm f/2.8 C lens variations. I get many questions on the different styles of 80mm f/2.8 lenses that were made for the Mamiya TLR series. Here is…
Mamiya 645 Super Film Back: Repair and Red vs Blue Dark Slides
Mamiya 645 Super film back repair and differences between the versions. I'm servicing a 645 Super film back damaged from impact. The outer film knob was…
Canon Pellix: Semi-Transparent Mirror Design and Service
Servicing a Canon Pellix. Interesting design using a fixed semi-transparent mirror that diverts some of the light to the viewfinder. This was the first…
Mamiya Sears Auto CS 1000MXB: A Rare NC1000 Variant
Mamiya Sears Auto CS 1000MXB. This is the second lowest production number SLR from Mamiya (2000DTL was the lowest). Produced for Sears in 1978 very few…
RB67 65mm Lens Variations: Single Coated, NB and C
Mamiya RB67 65mm Lens Variations. Although there were five different styles of RB67 65mm lenses (not counting the k/l version), these three variations…
Mamiya 2000DTL: One of the Rarest Mamiya Cameras
Rarest Mamiya camera of all time? Well, almost, with a production figure of 1,130 units (OK, the Prismat of 1960 had only 455 units produced).this 2000DTL…
RB67 with Lizard Skin Covering and Gold Plated Parts
Interesting RB67 variant. Mamiya made this model with lizard skin covering and gold plated parts. A bit flashy for my taste but I suppose it does appeal to…
Mamiya Production Date Codes: How to Date a Camera or Lens
Mamiya Production Date Codes. I am often asked about how to date a Mamiya camera or lens. Long post but here is the info from my website: Mamiya used a…
Skeletonized Mamiya 645: Clear Panel Dealer Display Body
A “skeletonized” Mamiya 645. Mamiya designed the clear panels to fit on a standard 645 body as a promotional display for dealers. This is a fully…
An 1899 Photography Almanac from the Book Collection
This almanac was printed in 1899. We have a very large collection of photography books, but the most fascinating are the ones over 100 years old. Looking…
Yashica-Mat 1957: "Yash.non" Lens Name Manufacturing Error
*MANUFACTURING ERROR*The relationship between rare and valuable has always fascinated me. A mint-made error of a 5 cent coin can sell for over 360 times…
Rex Reflex B2: A 1952 French Interchangeable Lens TLR
Up until this afternoon I thought Mamiya was the king of interchangeable lens twinlensreflex (like the mamiyac330). Out of nowhere here is the Rex Reflex…