my grandma gave this exact camera too me and this was super helpful even though I have no experience with film or cameras I’m still going to give it a try!
I owned this system in the very early 70's. I found it, in its entirety, in a leather case in the empty parking lot of a restaurant that was closed for July and August. I went around the neighborhood looking for the owner to no avail. I went to the police and they said, "Kid, someone wanted to lose that to write it off on their insurance. Go enjoy your "new" camera." I later sold it to my good friend to purchase my first Olympus OM-1. He sold it to another friend who had it stolen from her car and got HER into a new camera. It was not great but was free. The lenses were not great but also free.
Mamiya produced a bit over 64,000 of these cameras between 1967 and 1970. Leaf shutter reflex cameras were not uncommon and were produced by several German companies and also by Topcon. The viewfinder is a bit dim as Mamiya used a semi-silvered mirror to divert some of the light to a photocell on the mirror. Not the most pleasant camera to repair!
How do I know if it’s working or not ? I put battery in and have film loaded as well and I believe it’s working because the dial goes up on the amount of pictures I take but is that enough to know it’s working ?
I got recently this camera's predecessor, the Auto Lux 35 (1963, I think). As far as I can see the only differences are the light meter (mine has selenium cell above the lens) and the later camera has a hot shoe compared to the earlier cold shoe. I think mine has a slow diaphragm which means the auto exposure doesn't work, but I think it will work on manual. Stupidly, I ran the first film on automatic and the negatives were too thin for successful scanning. From the detail I can see on some of the shots, I think the lens is a good'n, and I am going to give it another go with manual setting. Did you fix yours, or is it still in the "project box"? Cheers, Keith
Ah Keith my project box is very deep and alas I've not got around to it yet. I've never tried the Auto Lux but have heard good things. It's the same as the Canon Canonex I think. I'm loving your channel by the way, keep it up.
You received a nice camera in good condition! Thanks for the interesting technical information and the nice video. God save analog photography! ;-)
Vielen Dank für Ihre Unterstützung Matthias!
Thx for taking your time to make this video. Got one that i beleve it to be in excelent condition today. Got some pointers from your vid, thx.
my grandma gave this exact camera too me and this was super helpful even though I have no experience with film or cameras I’m still going to give it a try!
That's great to hear. I hope you create and capture many happy memories with it.
I just got one of those - does the flap inside goes all the way up? mine goes up half way - is that correct? thanks
I owned this system in the very early 70's. I found it, in its entirety, in a leather case in the empty parking lot of a restaurant that was closed for July and August. I went around the neighborhood looking for the owner to no avail. I went to the police and they said, "Kid, someone wanted to lose that to write it off on their insurance. Go enjoy your "new" camera."
I later sold it to my good friend to purchase my first Olympus OM-1. He sold it to another friend who had it stolen from her car and got HER into a new camera.
It was not great but was free. The lenses were not great but also free.
Nice find, but yeah shame you didn't find an OM1. 😂 Thanks for taking time to watch and for commenting. Its very much appreciated.
Cool video and lesson! Saw your link on Reddit and glad to find a fellow photo enthusiast. Looking forward to future videos!
That's great Brian, thank you and welcome. Followed back.
What does the battery power? There’s no flash, no electronics as far as I know
It is just used by the built-in light meter. The camera can be operated with no battery if you use an external light meter. Thanks for watching.
How do I open up de battery lock?
@@Kylored Use a coin in the slot to unscrew it.
@sccjono It worked thanks
Mamiya produced a bit over 64,000 of these cameras between 1967 and 1970. Leaf shutter reflex cameras were not uncommon and were produced by several German companies and also by Topcon. The viewfinder is a bit dim as Mamiya used a semi-silvered mirror to divert some of the light to a photocell on the mirror. Not the most pleasant camera to repair!
Hi Bill, some very useful info there. Thank you for taking the time to pass on your knowledge.
How do I know if it’s working or not ? I put battery in and have film loaded as well and I believe it’s working because the dial goes up on the amount of pictures I take but is that enough to know it’s working ?
The battery does not affect that, but the the light meter needs to battery. Your camera will work fine without a battery.
I got recently this camera's predecessor, the Auto Lux 35 (1963, I think). As far as I can see the only differences are the light meter (mine has selenium cell above the lens) and the later camera has a hot shoe compared to the earlier cold shoe. I think mine has a slow diaphragm which means the auto exposure doesn't work, but I think it will work on manual. Stupidly, I ran the first film on automatic and the negatives were too thin for successful scanning. From the detail I can see on some of the shots, I think the lens is a good'n, and I am going to give it another go with manual setting. Did you fix yours, or is it still in the "project box"? Cheers, Keith
Ah Keith my project box is very deep and alas I've not got around to it yet. I've never tried the Auto Lux but have heard good things. It's the same as the Canon Canonex I think. I'm loving your channel by the way, keep it up.