Pre-Owned - Mamiya Mamiyaflex-C Professional with Mamiya-Sekor 105mm 3.5The Mamiya Mamiyaflex-C Professional paired with the Mamiya-Sekor 105mm f/3.5 lens is a legendary, vintage medium format Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) camera setup. Spanning a system first introduced in the late 1950s, Mamiya's C-series revolutionized TLR photography by breaking away from fixed-lens designs (like the Rolleiflex) and incorporating an interchangeable twin-lens system and a bellows focusing mechanism.
Camera is in proper working order, shutter is accurate and glass is clean with no signs of mold/fungus.
Key Specifications & System Features
- The Mamiyaflex C System: Unlike traditional TLRs, the Mamiyaflex C series uses a flexible bellows system extended by side knobs. This allows for extreme, macro-level close-up photography—down to roughly 7 inches—without needing macro adapters.
- The 105mm f/3.5 Lens: This focal length serves as a "long-normal" or short portrait lens on the 6x6 cm square film format. The early 105mm variants feature a five-element Heliar-type optical formula, offering smoother out-of-focus background rendering (bokeh) and a slightly lower, "dreamier" contrast wide open compared to standard Tessar designs.
- Leaf Shutter Mechanics: The entire shutter mechanism and flash sync (Seikosha type) are built directly into the interchangeable lens assembly, allowing for full flash synchronization at all speeds ranging from 1 second up to 1/500th of a second.
- Operation Workflow: On these early Mamiyaflex models, winding the 120 roll film and cocking the lens shutter are two entirely separate manual actions. You must advance the film crank on the body and manually cock the lever on the front lens assembly before each exposure.
