After owning several Mamiya cameras and using them on a daily basis you quickly come to realize why so many working pros use these cameras. They are designed to work, not be prestigious, just make great images. I've beat the crap out of my 6 and it just keeps working, 2 year old batteries doing long exposures and not skipping a beat. the rb67 could kill and then make a magazine cover image, I mean they are the unsung heroes of modern image media. Keep up the great work!!
I have owned the Mamiya 645 Pro for about half a year now and I absolutely love it! It somehow feels like coming home. Everything is where it is supposed to be and the process of shooting the camera is such a joy. I always know what I'm going to get. Never have I owned a camera before that I shot so few bad pictures with.
The Gimlet was the first “drink” my father ever bought me, a rare occurrence actually, and that makes it very special for me. I remember the resturant in Monterey. Such a good wholesome memory. Nick I developed my first 8 rolls of color film today. The film passed through my RZ67. Thank you for your great videos! You’re a big inspiration.
Great video as always and exquisite pictures! In these quarantine and secluded days, your video is a delight moment of evasion for me. Cheers from Canada!!!
'I just wanted something smaller, that I could keep on the passenger seat and just grab when I needed it." Nick Carver: Mamiya 645 Pro TL. Rest of the photography world: Fuji x100V. ;-)
Whatta 'bout my late Father's Kodak 620 Medalist folder??? Not much bigger than an iphone and just about twice as thick closed up. Good Ektar lens too.
Really appreciate all the time and effort you put into these videos, Nick! what seems like small details and maybe unimportant to most, like all the dolly shots, the lighting, the close ups etc, makes a lot of difference to me. Everything looks so darn clean! The production quality makes these videos go from a 9/10 to a 10/10.
I've been enjoying your recent videos in these times, Nick! Feels like relaxing with a friend, talking about nerdy photography stuff. I'll happily watch as many as you put out. Godspeed.
you're basically my pops Nick. Cocktails and cameras, my role model
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Nick, by no means I mean to be negative. Take my comment in the most positive light. I thought a lot of the shots you've posted on this video are of extreme quality, the choice of locations is superb, subjects, composition, light, just about the best I've seen from your work. I honestly think most of those are better than the shots you end up producing on your on location videos. To be more objective, these I thought are among the best I've seen you produce (I mean, ever, not just amazing for a "stay in the car camera"). 9:40 , 10:20 WOOOOWWWW the mood, the light!, 10:25, to select just a few (ALL shots in this video are jaw dropping gorgeous) Please consider revisiting those locations for on location videos. It's incredible that those amazing subjects were left for car-camera shots, and at least in my opinion, are somehow superior to those subjects you've selected for the more serious, planned work. These subjects deserve some super in depth, planned 6 x 17 shots. BTW, I LOVE Mamiya as well. My favorite film format is 645, and I happen to use a Phase One with digital back, which is a system entirely based on the Mamiya 645 camera. So in a sense, I'm also shooting Mamiya :D and love it.
I appreciate the kind words! And I get what you’re saying. Truth be told, though, I’m not sure many of these pictures would have been taken at all if I’d done them for an on location video. Making an on location video requires so much of my time and attention to be sucked up by the video camera that I’m sure I would miss many of the still photos. That’s actually a big dilemma for me. I love making the videos, but I also know that it costs me photos.
I tried the Gimlet for the first time. REALLY enjoyed it. We used Tanquaray Rangpur which is lime infused and a bit smoother then the Saphire. Worked very nicely.
Great video Nick. I was using a Mamiya 1000s in my studio in the late 1970's, had three of them. Used a RB67 prior to that. Great cameras and miss those iconic machines.
Thank you Nick for the frequent uploads these days! It really does take the edge off. Certainly can't see a decrease in production quality so far as you mentioned in your last video. I have two Mamiya M645s. I really like those older ones but I definitely see now how many more options the newer line gives you. Maybe I'll upgrade some day. Good thing they did not change the lens mount. Cheers!
I had a Mamiya 645 Pro TL and sold it about 8 years ago. Of all of the camera gear I have collected, bought and sold over the years it's the one I regret selling the most. I regretted selling it so much I just bought another one even at today's inflated prices haha! This time just the Pro, aint no body shooting TTL flash with these now days haha!
Stunning set of photographs. I have always liked Mamiya cameras. Having a grab and go medium format camera is great. I have gone super simple, lightweight and lofi with my grab n go and use an Agfa Isola 1, it cost me £3.
The viewfinder shutter is actually great for when you are metering for long exposures or in general for a darker scene. The light coming from the eyepiece can throw your meter off quite a bit.
Look in to a Zeiss Ikon Signal Nettar 518/16 folding camera Nick. I picked one up last year for £27 and it's so much fun, granted it's a rangefinder but it folds down small enough to take anywhere and the results have a wonderful quality plus it's built well. A little bit challenging to use compared to modern cameras but at 60 years old I can forgive that plus people love the thing and that really helps when I'm out pointing it at strangers. Another great video!
I have the Mamiya 645 super with the power winder and AE prism. I have the 45, 80 2.8, 150, 300, 3 tubes, 35, 120 backs. Love the system and use it fairly often. Added bonus, I have a adapter for my GFX50R and the glass is stellar on it.
Also...as a studio camera, the option to use the leaf shutter lenses is really nice...the optional ribbon cable allows one to shoot without having to manually reset the leaf shutter after each exposure...
I have no intention of getting (back) into film photography, but I still love watching your videos and listening to you talk about it. Keep up the good work!
Went out to Onyx/Welden, CA yesterday to shoot some photos. Your on-location series was an inspiration to do that. I am shooting a DX sensor Nikon with vintage lenses, so I don't have the sharpness that I'd like, but I'm working with what I have at the moment.
The Olympus XA has a switch on the bottom with an off/blank setting; backlit (+1.5 exposure); self timer; then a battery check, where it just shrieks at you. If you hear shrieking, the battery is good, if not then there's no power. THAT makes me laugh.
@@nickcarverphoto It's not the last setting - it's off, backlight, shriek, and then timer. So if you want a group photo it shrieks and then you sit there waiting awkwardly for 12s before the shutter actually goes. Fun little thing though, fits in a back jeans pocket just fine.
I have this Mamiya, amongst others. Bought it when my Pentax 645nII died and they said it was not repairable. Roll on a couple of years and another technician managed to fix my Pentax. Now I have 2 645 systems.
Great review of a great camera. I picked mine up from B&H in 2016 and also like the ease of use to grab and go. My local Darkroom club had a Garage Sale two years ago where I picked up a 500mm prime lens for it at a very cheap price. With that on the camera it's not so easy to "grab and go".
Awesome Nick. I have the uttermost respect for the Mamiya, and even as a photographer using the system of Hasselblad and loving it, you sir are making some great clear points of why the system is not only just as good, but maybe even better. Obviously its a matter of taste, just as the drinks your pouring yourself. Invite me for a Mint Julep, and i'll fly across the sea from Denmark when the pandemic is over! Keep up the videos. Cheers.
The awkward hand crank, film inserts and nonstandard cable release were dealbreakers for me so I went with the Bronica but glad to year you found a small format camera you like!
That Mamiya is a beautiful Camera, I have a Bronica ETRS, love it but not so advanced as your Mamiya but that slows me down. Oh I wish I had more time to go take Photographs. I'll bring over some drinks and, we can sip some felavours ;-) sipping Scotch in locked down England.
Hi Nick thanks so much for the review I recently purchased this camera. I’m trying to figure out how to use a strobe flash with it. And cannot find any straight forward videos about it. Would really appreciate if you can do a video on this. Thanks so much for this video, huge fan .
Nick, what do you think about the Fuji GX617? I got a mint kit with all the lenses up to 300mm. Once things settle down I want to get out to the Everglades and get some pics.
Nick Carver I get it going I’ll post a few vids to my YT channel. I have some balsa separation on the 300mm lens. It’s in the periphery of the lens so I’ll give it a shot before I try to fix it. Other then that , it’s perfect. I wanted your Shen Hao but I fell hard for this when I found it.
For your information Nick The Auto A-S system not only switches between average and spot. It switches between 3 modes : Average Mean value of average and spot measurements spot The system is in mean value mode when both A and S indications light up in the viewfinder.
For the metric people: 4cl Gin (dry Gin is preferred) - 2cl pure sirup (or thickened sugar water) and 2cl Lime Juice, shaken or well stired in ice. Delicious 🍸🥴
Thanks for this video Nick. I'm hesitant between this camera and the Fuji GS645s. Want something that shoots medium format but is not a beast to haul around. The Nikon F3hp also has a red curtain in the viewfinder. Another proven camera. Cheers
Brilliant sir. Spent a few days considering what MF to get, was thinking the RZ but I know its too much of a chore to carry all the time. The 6 has a bad f distance for ports and the Contax is too expensive / unreliable. I'm going to grab one of these. Bottoms up, cheers!
The 645E is really reasonably priced and has a nice easy to use diopter adjustment. Also one less place to worry about seals (the viewfinder is molded in). If you don't need auto-exposure the "E" is very much worth looking at. It's basically their studio-use model.
Nice video, 1 question, does it fire in manual mode without the little battery that goes in the bottom of the Body? Thanks! Apparently, it does not...?
The eyepiece shutter thingies are light gray on Nikons..... At least the two I could lay my hands on instantly. When you said that I did a double take. "I don't remember those being black". Nikon vs Canon thing, I guess.
I’m not sure where you buy your camera but have you bought any cameras from Japan from ebay? I’ve been wanting to becasue if the conditions of the cameras but I’ve heard so many stories of crazy import duties or the packages take forever to arrive. Should i not be worries buying from Japan. Any tips on buying from Japan helps tremendously. I have a RB 6x7 but I’ve been really liking the mamiya 645 due to less weight and portability than the 6x7. Would i be downgrading?
I wish I had a neighbor like Nick Carver....we could hang out and waste some time bullshiting about camera gear and film...there would be day drinking....would be low productivity... but good times. Love the videos...thanks for sharing! Cheers, Benjamin
I’m thinking an intervention may be in order! Love your work, as always. These images are stunning in their simplicity. Now imagine how much better they would be if made with a Leica. 😏
Thanks Nick..I've been thinking of getting one since my RB67 is a beast to lug around especially with all my lenses..Damn thing is a bear to take into the woods on a hike. 10+lbs of shoulder ripping hell. (But I still do it from time to time because, well, we do that shit)
Love shooting with this camera. What strap do you have? Every Mamiya 645 strap I’ve found always notes that it doesn’t work with the lugs on the pro/pro TL.
If you don't have regular syrup you can add HC-110. P.S. You should try Botanist gin if you want to try new things. Feels more fine than Bombay. Cheers
Nice video. Now I think even more about a Pro TL 😅 So without the prism viewfinder you can not use Aperture Priority and let the camera choose the right shutter speed?
Thank God for bourbon. And Carver videos. Nick, have you run across Michters American Whiskey? Based on your recommendation I picked up some of that Diplomatico...smoooooth and buttery. Great bottle too.
Tip if you use the mirror lock up lever: always let the mirror down gently or let it fall down on its own. There is a small plastic arm that catches the mirror and can easily snap off if the mirror is forced. Without the arm, the plane of focus in the finder is incorrect. Happened to me and had to get a new body.
You make me want to get one of those, but I think it would be a bit of a waste on me right now as I just don't have the knowledge shooting film that I would like to feel comfortable making that kind of a purchase. I'll be sticking with my Pentax K-1000 for now. Plenty of fun to be had with it and the cost is low. Great video, stay safe and be well Nick.
Since it seems like you enjoyed the gimlet, you should try a southside next. 2oz gin / juice of half a lime / 1/2oz sugar syrup / a few fresh mint leaves. Put it all in a shaker with some ice, shake real good and double strain into a coupe.
Hola. Gracias por tus vídeos. Me gusta cómo transmites la información. Un saludo desde España. Quisiera preguntarte por algún trípode para este tipo de cámaras (Mamiya 645 Pro Tl). Quiero comprarme uno. Un saludo y muchas gracias. Me tomaré ese Gimlet. Hello. Thanks for your videos. I like how you convey the information. A greeting from Spain. I would like to ask you about a tripod for this type of camera (Mamiya 645 Pro Tl). I want to buy one. Regards, and thank you very much. I'll take that Gimlet.
After owning several Mamiya cameras and using them on a daily basis you quickly come to realize why so many working pros use these cameras. They are designed to work, not be prestigious, just make great images. I've beat the crap out of my 6 and it just keeps working, 2 year old batteries doing long exposures and not skipping a beat. the rb67 could kill and then make a magazine cover image, I mean they are the unsung heroes of modern image media.
Keep up the great work!!
You should try a Quarantini. It is like a regular Martini but you drink it home by yourself ;)
bahahah gold
Quentin Tarantino's favorite drink?
Quentin Tarantino's favorite drink?
Excellent.
lol so hard - broke ma neck, shat ma pants
I have owned the Mamiya 645 Pro for about half a year now and I absolutely love it! It somehow feels like coming home. Everything is where it is supposed to be and the process of shooting the camera is such a joy. I always know what I'm going to get. Never have I owned a camera before that I shot so few bad pictures with.
My absolute favorite photography VLOG!! Thanks Nick for the positivity in this negative situation!!
The Gimlet was the first “drink” my father ever bought me, a rare occurrence actually, and that makes it very special for me. I remember the resturant in Monterey. Such a good wholesome memory. Nick I developed my first 8 rolls of color film today. The film passed through my RZ67. Thank you for your great videos! You’re a big inspiration.
Great video as always and exquisite pictures! In these quarantine and secluded days, your video is a delight moment of evasion for me. Cheers from Canada!!!
'I just wanted something smaller, that I could keep on the passenger seat and just grab when I needed it." Nick Carver: Mamiya 645 Pro TL. Rest of the photography world: Fuji x100V. ;-)
Not true. I keep a 500 c/m available to grab whenever I want.
Haha! My definition of “compact” is different than most.
Whatta 'bout my late Father's Kodak 620 Medalist folder??? Not much bigger than an iphone and just about twice as thick closed up. Good Ektar lens too.
Really appreciate all the time and effort you put into these videos, Nick! what seems like small details and maybe unimportant to most, like all the dolly shots, the lighting, the close ups etc, makes a lot of difference to me. Everything looks so darn clean! The production quality makes these videos go from a 9/10 to a 10/10.
I can see a whole new TH-cam channel evolving here and I must say I like it!!
I've been enjoying your recent videos in these times, Nick! Feels like relaxing with a friend, talking about nerdy photography stuff. I'll happily watch as many as you put out. Godspeed.
Ah Gimlet...the first cocktail I've had alone, in my warm college bar. Refreshing memory. Thanks Nick, for once again producing a great video.
Nick, I can't even tell you how thankful I am. I ad the same issue for months. Glad to see I'm not insane. :D
Nick- love your stuff, SOH, and the smash-up concept of a cocktail and a camera. Finally!
you're basically my pops Nick. Cocktails and cameras, my role model
Nick, by no means I mean to be negative. Take my comment in the most positive light. I thought a lot of the shots you've posted on this video are of extreme quality, the choice of locations is superb, subjects, composition, light, just about the best I've seen from your work. I honestly think most of those are better than the shots you end up producing on your on location videos.
To be more objective, these I thought are among the best I've seen you produce (I mean, ever, not just amazing for a "stay in the car camera"). 9:40 , 10:20 WOOOOWWWW the mood, the light!, 10:25, to select just a few (ALL shots in this video are jaw dropping gorgeous)
Please consider revisiting those locations for on location videos. It's incredible that those amazing subjects were left for car-camera shots, and at least in my opinion, are somehow superior to those subjects you've selected for the more serious, planned work.
These subjects deserve some super in depth, planned 6 x 17 shots.
BTW, I LOVE Mamiya as well. My favorite film format is 645, and I happen to use a Phase One with digital back, which is a system entirely based on the Mamiya 645 camera. So in a sense, I'm also shooting Mamiya :D and love it.
I appreciate the kind words! And I get what you’re saying. Truth be told, though, I’m not sure many of these pictures would have been taken at all if I’d done them for an on location video. Making an on location video requires so much of my time and attention to be sucked up by the video camera that I’m sure I would miss many of the still photos. That’s actually a big dilemma for me. I love making the videos, but I also know that it costs me photos.
I tried the Gimlet for the first time. REALLY enjoyed it. We used Tanquaray Rangpur which is lime infused and a bit smoother then the Saphire. Worked very nicely.
I also love the Rangpur for my gin and sodas, just it's difficult to find in bars and restaurants.
Made the drink after you identified the ingredients and before watching the rest of the video. Great drink and enjoyable video! Cheers!
Your videos are like a good cocktail: chilled and crisp.
what the world needs right now - a new #bgwg :-)
Loved the info and the examples you shot with the camera definitely inspired me!
Fun to watch. I’ve had two Mamiyas and completely agree about its engineers’ attention to detail.
Best show on TH-cam ! Thanks
Great video Nick. I was using a Mamiya 1000s in my studio in the late 1970's, had three of them. Used a RB67 prior to that. Great cameras and miss those iconic machines.
"My Mamiya, here I go again..." Sorry, couldn't help it ;)
Haha! Were you expecting me to break out in song at any moment?
nowadays, the manual crank is more expensive than the auto winder
Mine came with it on the box. Along with the electric winder.
I settled on this camera about 6 years ago. Love it. Thanks
Yay! Another BGWG! But bc of the time difference I'm watching it Monday morning (incl. a Gimlet ofc!) Cheers!
I love my 645 Pro TL! I use it more than any other camera!
Thank you Nick for the frequent uploads these days! It really does take the edge off. Certainly can't see a decrease in production quality so far as you mentioned in your last video. I have two Mamiya M645s. I really like those older ones but I definitely see now how many more options the newer line gives you. Maybe I'll upgrade some day. Good thing they did not change the lens mount. Cheers!
I had a Mamiya 645 Pro TL and sold it about 8 years ago. Of all of the camera gear I have collected, bought and sold over the years it's the one I regret selling the most. I regretted selling it so much I just bought another one even at today's inflated prices haha! This time just the Pro, aint no body shooting TTL flash with these now days haha!
The yellow variant is one of the nicest looking medium format cameras I’ve ever seen, damn I want it!
Just made myself a Gimlet. Best drink ever! Thanks for your great videos!
Stunning set of photographs. I have always liked Mamiya cameras. Having a grab and go medium format camera is great. I have gone super simple, lightweight and lofi with my grab n go and use an Agfa Isola 1, it cost me £3.
Another great review of a cool camera. I like the attention to details they put, like the red shield for the viewfinder.
The viewfinder shutter is actually great for when you are metering for long exposures or in general for a darker scene. The light coming from the eyepiece can throw your meter off quite a bit.
Great review Nick, thanks for sharing
I love this camera! its a great addition to anyones arsenal!
Hey Nick, thanks for the content. Keep em coming buddy!
Thank you! Will do.
Thanks to you, I tried my first Gimlet 👍👍! Enjoy the channel!!
I appreciate your videos. Your passion shines through.
Look in to a Zeiss Ikon Signal Nettar 518/16 folding camera Nick. I picked one up last year for £27 and it's so much fun, granted it's a rangefinder but it folds down small enough to take anywhere and the results have a wonderful quality plus it's built well. A little bit challenging to use compared to modern cameras but at 60 years old I can forgive that plus people love the thing and that really helps when I'm out pointing it at strangers. Another great video!
Thanks for the tip. Looks like a cool camera. Reminds of the old Mamiya Six.
I can feel that edge coming right off. Right on, brother
i freaking lover your gear reviews. I almost bought the shenhao 617! I knew I don't need it, but I just wanna have it after watching your review!
Hey Nick, thanks for the video. What a slick little camera!
I have the Mamiya 645 super with the power winder and AE prism. I have the 45, 80 2.8, 150, 300, 3 tubes, 35, 120 backs. Love the system and use it fairly often. Added bonus, I have a adapter for my GFX50R and the glass is stellar on it.
Oh yeah that would be cool on the GFX.
Bombay Sapphire helps take that edge off. Thanks for the info on Mamiya 645.
Also...as a studio camera, the option to use the leaf shutter lenses is really nice...the optional ribbon cable allows one to shoot without having to manually reset the leaf shutter after each exposure...
I have no intention of getting (back) into film photography, but I still love watching your videos and listening to you talk about it. Keep up the good work!
Always my favorite comment to get. Love knowing my videos can appeal to more folks than just film hipsters. Thank you!
The battery check button is part of the reason I want this camera lol
Went out to Onyx/Welden, CA yesterday to shoot some photos. Your on-location series was an inspiration to do that. I am shooting a DX sensor Nikon with vintage lenses, so I don't have the sharpness that I'd like, but I'm working with what I have at the moment.
The Olympus XA has a switch on the bottom with an off/blank setting; backlit (+1.5 exposure); self timer; then a battery check, where it just shrieks at you. If you hear shrieking, the battery is good, if not then there's no power. THAT makes me laugh.
Hahaha. That’s a great design. “If I’m screaming, we’re good.”
@@nickcarverphoto It's not the last setting - it's off, backlight, shriek, and then timer. So if you want a group photo it shrieks and then you sit there waiting awkwardly for 12s before the shutter actually goes.
Fun little thing though, fits in a back jeans pocket just fine.
I have this Mamiya, amongst others. Bought it when my Pentax 645nII died and they said it was not repairable. Roll on a couple of years and another technician managed to fix my Pentax. Now I have 2 645 systems.
Great review of a great camera. I picked mine up from B&H in 2016 and also like the ease of use to grab and go. My local Darkroom club had a Garage Sale two years ago where I picked up a 500mm prime lens for it at a very cheap price. With that on the camera it's not so easy to "grab and go".
So crazy to me they had a 500mm for this system. And a 300mm f/2.8, I believe.
Awesome Nick. I have the uttermost respect for the Mamiya, and even as a photographer using the system of Hasselblad and loving it, you sir are making some great clear points of why the system is not only just as good, but maybe even better. Obviously its a matter of taste, just as the drinks your pouring yourself. Invite me for a Mint Julep, and i'll fly across the sea from Denmark when the pandemic is over!
Keep up the videos. Cheers.
Alot of good information here, and stuff about a camera. Thanks
The awkward hand crank, film inserts and nonstandard cable release were dealbreakers for me so I went with the Bronica but glad to year you found a small format camera you like!
Nice video! Really nice to listen and watch :) keep it up.
Carver, Nick Carver and shaken , not stirred !
you make me nervous flapping your hands around with a drink next to a laptop.
19:20 the one on the Nikon F3 is also red :) nice talk
I enjoyed watching the video as always and joined you with a quarantini!
That Mamiya is a beautiful Camera, I have a Bronica ETRS, love it but not so advanced as your Mamiya but that slows me down. Oh I wish I had more time to go take Photographs. I'll bring over some drinks and, we can sip some felavours ;-) sipping Scotch in locked down England.
Beautiful camera!
Hi Nick thanks so much for the review I recently purchased this camera. I’m trying to figure out how to use a strobe flash with it. And cannot find any straight forward videos about it. Would really appreciate if you can do a video on this. Thanks so much for this video, huge fan .
Nick, what do you think about the Fuji GX617? I got a mint kit with all the lenses up to 300mm. Once things settle down I want to get out to the Everglades and get some pics.
That’s one of my dream cameras. Such a cool system.
Nick Carver I get it going I’ll post a few vids to my YT channel. I have some balsa separation on the 300mm lens. It’s in the periphery of the lens so I’ll give it a shot before I try to fix it. Other then that , it’s perfect. I wanted your Shen Hao but I fell hard for this when I found it.
For your information Nick
The Auto A-S system not only switches between average and spot.
It switches between 3 modes :
Average
Mean value of average and spot measurements
spot
The system is in mean value mode when both A and S indications light up in the viewfinder.
Looking at my Bronica ETRsi sitting on the desk while watching this video. Had to lean over to it..."I still love ya".
Haha. “Ear muffs little buddy”
Great walkthrough!
The photos at at the 10:20 mark - is that Barker Ranch?
For the metric people:
4cl Gin (dry Gin is preferred) -
2cl pure sirup (or thickened sugar water) and
2cl Lime Juice,
shaken or well stired in ice. Delicious 🍸🥴
Thanks for this video Nick. I'm hesitant between this camera and the Fuji GS645s. Want something that shoots medium format but is not a beast to haul around. The Nikon F3hp also has a red curtain in the viewfinder. Another proven camera. Cheers
Brilliant sir. Spent a few days considering what MF to get, was thinking the RZ but I know its too much of a chore to carry all the time. The 6 has a bad f distance for ports and the Contax is too expensive / unreliable. I'm going to grab one of these. Bottoms up, cheers!
The 645E is really reasonably priced and has a nice easy to use diopter adjustment. Also one less place to worry about seals (the viewfinder is molded in). If you don't need auto-exposure the "E" is very much worth looking at. It's basically their studio-use model.
Nice video, 1 question, does it fire in manual mode without the little battery that goes in the bottom of the Body? Thanks! Apparently, it does not...?
nice video! My Nikon F3 actually has a red curtain as well which is really useful:) greetings from germany
Fav person I never met :D Thanks for this
The eyepiece shutter thingies are light gray on Nikons..... At least the two I could lay my hands on instantly. When you said that I did a double take. "I don't remember those being black". Nikon vs Canon thing, I guess.
I’m not sure where you buy your camera but have you bought any cameras from Japan from ebay? I’ve been wanting to becasue if the conditions of the cameras but I’ve heard so many stories of crazy import duties or the packages take forever to arrive. Should i not be worries buying from Japan. Any tips on buying from Japan helps tremendously. I have a RB 6x7 but I’ve been really liking the mamiya 645 due to less weight and portability than the 6x7. Would i be downgrading?
Had one of these back in the day, only let me down once when the flash didn’t sync
I wish I had a neighbor like Nick Carver....we could hang out and waste some time bullshiting about camera gear and film...there would be day drinking....would be low productivity... but good times. Love the videos...thanks for sharing! Cheers, Benjamin
I’m thinking an intervention may be in order! Love your work, as always. These images are stunning in their simplicity. Now imagine how much better they would be if made with a Leica. 😏
Haha - not sure how much better the images would be, but I know how much worse my bank account would look.
Thanks Nick..I've been thinking of getting one since my RB67 is a beast to lug around especially with all my lenses..Damn thing is a bear to take into the woods on a hike. 10+lbs of shoulder ripping hell. (But I still do it from time to time because, well, we do that shit)
Just about every time I’ve brought my RZ on a hike, I regret it halfway in. Haha
@@nickcarverphoto I regret the RB in the Rocky Mountains above 10,000 ft half-way BACK with the camera, lenses and Bogen 4630 17 lb tripod!
Hell yeah,other than on location videos these are my next fave videos on TH-cam.
Love shooting with this camera. What strap do you have? Every Mamiya 645 strap I’ve found always notes that it doesn’t work with the lugs on the pro/pro TL.
Fantastic shots bruh
Personally, the Hasselblad 503CW with the automatic winder is my favorite. 😬I love your reviews. 😍
Can’t go wrong with a hassy. And thank you!
I'll take one of each please. Thanks for all the info!
👍🏼🍸
what strap are you using, i'm so perplexed by strap design for this copared to say rb67
If you don't have regular syrup you can add HC-110.
P.S. You should try Botanist gin if you want to try new things. Feels more fine than Bombay.
Cheers
Nice video.
Now I think even more about a Pro TL 😅
So without the prism viewfinder you can not use Aperture Priority and let the camera choose the right shutter speed?
That's a great Gimlet review! Oh, and the Mamiya 645 is pretty cool too...:)
Thank God for bourbon. And Carver videos. Nick, have you run across Michters American Whiskey? Based on your recommendation I picked up some of that Diplomatico...smoooooth and buttery. Great bottle too.
Great video thanks! Is the focus screen as bright as the mamiya rz? Cheers
Tip if you use the mirror lock up lever: always let the mirror down gently or let it fall down on its own. There is a small plastic arm that catches the mirror and can easily snap off if the mirror is forced. Without the arm, the plane of focus in the finder is incorrect. Happened to me and had to get a new body.
Very good to know. Thank you.
Do you need a different viewfinder for the 35mm panoramic back if you want to see the pano aspect ratio whilst composing on location?
Can someone answer this ↑↑ dude's question?
You make me want to get one of those, but I think it would be a bit of a waste on me right now as I just don't have the knowledge shooting film that I would like to feel comfortable making that kind of a purchase. I'll be sticking with my Pentax K-1000 for now. Plenty of fun to be had with it and the cost is low. Great video, stay safe and be well Nick.
Amen to that - the camera don’t make the fun, the photographer does.
reminds me a lot of my Canon EOS 600, there's also a proprietary shutter release...
Great video. I love my 645AF. This quarantine is killing lots of things, but hopefully keeping us all safe. Also is your site down? It won't load!
Thanks! Should be working (I hope). I just checked and it’s working for me.
@@nickcarverphoto It's working now. Don't know what the issue was
I don’t in anyway drink alcohol but I absolutely love this lol I’m hooked
Since it seems like you enjoyed the gimlet, you should try a southside next. 2oz gin / juice of half a lime / 1/2oz sugar syrup / a few fresh mint leaves. Put it all in a shaker with some ice, shake real good and double strain into a coupe.
Adding some mint...that does sound good.
Hola. Gracias por tus vídeos. Me gusta cómo transmites la información. Un saludo desde España. Quisiera preguntarte por algún trípode para este tipo de cámaras (Mamiya 645 Pro Tl). Quiero comprarme uno. Un saludo y muchas gracias. Me tomaré ese Gimlet.
Hello. Thanks for your videos. I like how you convey the information. A greeting from Spain. I would like to ask you about a tripod for this type of camera (Mamiya 645 Pro Tl). I want to buy one. Regards, and thank you very much.
I'll take that Gimlet.