MAMIYA C3 Professional (1962-1964)
- Medium format TLR, Twin Lens Reflex camera.
- 120 film, 6x6 square format;
- Interchangeable Lens-Shutter assembly: accepts all Mamiya C-series TLR lenses
- LENS-SHUTTER ASSEMBLY: Long Focal 135mm f/4.5 Mamiya Sekor blue dot, suitable for portraiture, commercial and art photography. This particular model has a non click stop aperture ring.
- Manual cocking of the shutter with cranck lever.
The C3 Professional is part of the MAMIYA C series of professional level TLR cameras which offers high quality optics, interchangeable lens-shutter assembly, and bellows focusing for extreme close range photography.
The interchangeable lens-shutter assembly system offers two major advantages over most standard TLRs:
-The shutter is part of this assembly and is therefore completely separate from the camera. This means a faulty shutter, the weakest part of a camera, can easily be dealt with by swapping the lens, allowing you to continue working on your project without disruption. The faulty lens/shutter assembly can then be sent for repair, while you keep on using the camera with other lenses.
- The same TLR camera can be used for studio portraits or fashion photography, and wide angle photography, say for wedding or corporate group shots.
Included with the camera:
- New strap.
- Original front lens cap.
- Cable release.
- 3x SR44 batteries (for the exposure meter of the Kiev 88)
Condition:
Professionally serviced and film tested.
In very good general cosmetic condition with minor signs of careful use.
What we've done:
Body:
- Body stripped down and deep cleaned.
- Focusing screen in good condition, showing minor signs of use.
- Mirror cleaned and in great condition.
- New light seal fitted.
- Film advance and exposure counter are accurate.
- The bellows is in great condition.
- The focusing movement is very smooth.
Lens and shutter assembly:
- Lens assembly stripped, cleaned, re-lubricated and adjusted.
- Overall condition: good, no fungi,haze or separation were present on both lenses.
- Viewing lens: good. with some circular cleaning scratches.
- Taking lens: very good, with some circular cleaning scratches. Still capable of producing crisp sharp pictures (see attached photo of our own test).
Copal Shutter: Shutter serviced, cleaned and lubricated.
Functions: All tested using a real film FOMAPAN 200 fully processed (see attached photo gallery)
Mamiya C3 PDF manual available here at butkus.com.
Kiev 88 TTL meter pentaprism manual available here.
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