Fotodiox has hundreds of ways to mount lenses onto your dslr or slr camera. The 645e features professional quality, interchangeable film inserts, aperture priority, manual exposure, and basic tools to expand your creativity. Now is the time to get some topofthenotch analogue camera equipment, as pros still switch to digital and you can get their used equipment at bargain prices. Technology and creativity meet high performance superior image quality dslrlike handling pushing the limits. The mamiya 645 pro discontinued was manufactured from 1993 to 1998 minor updates to the mamiya 645 super. Mamiya would slowly start to pull out of the amateur and semipro 35mm market throughout the rest of the 1970s with their name appearing on models made by other companies by the end of the decade. A few months ago i purchased the mamiya 645 pro from a friend for a great deal. Click my link to get two months of skillshare premium for free. This group is all about the mamiya 645 pro camera system.
Fwiw, only the super and the pro have removable magazines. A 7580 is a standard lens neither wa nor tele on mf, the same field of view on a 35mm camera is a 50mm lens. Mamiya 645 vs canon 5d 1ds mk2 for fun now with pics. For getting into medium format, its an excellent choice. Please post pictures taken with or of your mamiya 645 pro camera. Like the classic leica m, they have optical finders with parallaxcompensating frame lines, and they provide big negatives in. The mamiya rb67 and rz67 have revolving backs, while the pentax 6x7 is set up like a giant 35mm slr and most people shoot it handheld. The super is a plastic housing built on a frame, apparently the inside is not that great, people say the gears wear out with heavy use. Fotodiox pro lens mount adapter, pentax 6x7,67 lens to mamiya 645. Make offer new mamiya 645 pro auto extension ring no. The mamiya 645 pro was manufactured from 1993 to 1998.
Is this possible and if so what back would i buycan some please direct me in the right direction. I want to give a short overview of the mamiya 645 system. Mamiya had several models of the 645 and this is the last and most advanced one before they went to autofocus. Imacon believes a single digital camera back should provide a solution that is flexible enough for any challenge a photographer has to deal with.
For the 645 pro tl, 645 pro, 645e, 645 super, m645, m645j, m645 s bodies. The mamiya 645 s is excellent value for the money written on. Only used the early pentax 645 briefly but found it darker than the mamiya 645 super pro protl series cameras. The focal length is the same, only the angle of view changes.
One of these days i need to buy the rapid winder for the e camera and put it on my s and start using it more often. Actus lensplate with mamiya 645 pro tllens bayonet black, acbm645 99070718 actus lensplate with mamiya 645 pro tllens bayonet titanium, actm645 99070738 discontinued. This has long been recognized as one of mamiyas best prosumer cameras, and i am inclined to agree. Wlfs on the mamiya 645 make shifting from landscape to portrait orientation very awkward. The mamiya 645e system was offered as a promotional package up through 2004.
While i never actually owned the camera, i have worked quite a bit with it and feel i have a good understanding of. Unfollow mamiya 645 pro to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The lens was designed as an entrance level standard angle prime and was often bundled with starter kits. All photographs are welcome, no restrictions, but please dont feel upset if i remove pictures i dont believe are fitting to the group. Their prism finders and split rangefinder dot screens are quite bright and easy to focus. Its external appearance, too, has been modernized and its ergonomic design. In reply to italianswti jul 15, 2005 for instance, the imacon hasselblad backs, 16mp or 22mp offer mamiya 645 versions.
Mamiya 645 pro digital back pro digital talk forum. The mamiya 645 pro discontinued was manufactured from 1993 to 1998. It was designed to bridge the gap between small and large format cameras mimicking the functionality and compactness of 35mm slrs. Mamiya 645 i agree with some of the others here 67 film is a great thing, and 35mm film wont give you the same experience at all. For 645, ive had the mamiya m645 s, 645e, and 645 pro each by itself, not at the same time and just recently traded the pro for the bronica etrsi. The 645 pro is the latest masterpiece in this series and incorporates all the latest mechanical, electronic and optical advances. Interchangeablelens 214 rangefinder cameras such as the mamiya 7, mamiya 6, and bronica 645 are optimized for handheld shooting. This back was 22 megapixels, which almost isnt even worth it anymore for medium format, because you could just use a cheap canon rebel or a nikon d3300. Pentax 645 lenses are fully coupled on the 645d, mamiya m645 lenses are stopdown only on the 645af series. The mamiya 645e discontinued was first released in 2000 entrylevel model with a noninterchangeable back and finder. Pentax 645 vs mamiya 645, which is best for manual.
The 645 af is a medium format slr camera made in japan by mamiya, the companys first autofocus camera. In this video, i give you an overview of the mamiya 645 pro tl and explain how it became my first medium format camera. Mamiya leaf medium format digital backs and cameras. All other models, including the s, j, e,and standard m645 use inserts. When i got my camera, lenses and stuff i went looking for information about these.
This 645e was a complete camera with a lens, back and auto exposure. A set of lenses that go with the mamiya 645 pro medium format camera body weve got sitting in a dust covered case. Hasselblad ixpress iadapter kit fusing mamiya 645 pro. Congratulations on your purchase of the mamiya 645 pro mamiya pioneered the 6x4. Two types of the lens are available these days the older, now discontinued c version and the newer, still in production n version.
I also own a super and a pro with prisms, motor drives, and waist level for all cameras. Digital backs believe it or not, the rb67 pro s and pro sd can accept a digital back. The mamiya 645 camera systems are a series of medium format film and digital cameras and. Photography forums to discuss digital photography, film photography, photographers, techniques and cameras and equipment, along with advice on buying and using cameras. Jeffery salter takes us behind the scenes with the very first cover shoot using the phase one iq260. However, its erogonomic and modernized design delivers the handling ease of a 35mm slr. The m645 super, 645 pro, 645 pro tl and 645e are mediumformat slr. Only used the early pentax 645 briefly but found it darker than the mamiya 645 superproprotl series cameras. Page 33 when using a flash, carefully read the instructions that come with the flash bulbs or flash unit to check for appropriate shutter speeds and to avoid malfunctions. Page 2 congratulations on your purchase of the mamiya 645 pro tl mamiya pioneered the 6 x 4. The mamiya 645 super was a major upgrade released in 1985, with great looks and a modular design allowing filmbacks to be swapped midroll. But everything was scattered all over the whole internet so i will try to collect everything and put it together to. These backs provide a much larger sensor than 35mm cameras, leading to increased image quality.
The m645 super, 645 pro, 645 pro tl and 645e are mediumformat slr cameras made in japan by mamiya from the mid1980s. Ive owned a mamiya 645 super and its a fine camera, i own bronica gear and rate it very highly, all i can saywithout beating about the bush, being perfectly honest, without malicious intention i can safely announce. Mamiya 645 e body medium format camera body at keh camera. The mamiya 645 protl was manufactured from 1997 to 2006 and is functionally similar to. Mamiya 645 pro tl incorporates mechanical, electronic, and optical technology. Using mamiya 645 medium format lenses as shift lenses with. The mamiya 645 paved the way for the camera manufacturers 6x4. Actus lensplate with mamiya 645 pro tl lens bayonet. The mamiya 645 protl was and still is an excellent medium format camera, and not just because youre shooting medium format film. The 645 pro tl is the latest masterpiece in this series and incorporates all the latest mechanical, electronic and optical advances. Interestingly from a user perspective it seems the only real difference is the pro is more rugged. Fotodiox pro lens mount adapter, pentax 6x7, 67 lens to mamiya. About hasselblad ixpress iadapter kit fusing mamiya 645 pro camera wdigital backs.
Instead, the company would focus on professional level medium format cameras like the completely modular rb67 and m645 cameras in 1970 and 1975. Mamiya m645 pro tl medium format camera body at keh camera. Even though it is a manual focus camera, it uses rather advanced electronics. Basically the manual focus pentax lenses are more desirable on modern digital than the m645 lenses for ease of shooting reasons aside from the 801. I find the easiest to use is the mamiya 645e with 80mm lens. I do miss the faster lenses available for the mamiya, but i do love the compactness of the bronica.
It is very compact for a medium format camera and with the grip and aeprism finder it handles like a 35mm slr. As you guys know, ive been using these cameras for over 6 months now and i think its time i officially share my opinion on these 2 cameras. The mamiya 645 protl discontinued was first released in 1997 minor updates to the mamiya 645 pro. It was followed in december 2001 by the 645 afd, a version of the same camera made compatible with some digital backs not produced by mamiya at the time, and mamiya produced improved models, the 645 afdii and 645 afdiii later. Ast hassel hasselblad cf v lens to mamiya 645 m645 m645 645e 645j adapter ring. As for which 67 to go for, the pentax is probably easy to use, but the mamiya rz67 is well worth a look too check out the bellows focusing, which.
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