Mamiya C220 Pro in focus

[Nick De Marco]

My short pictorial review of this handy system TLR on my blog here:

http://rangefinderchronicles.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/mamiya-c220-in-east-london.html

and a couple of the pics:

2 by nickdemarco, on Flickr

12 by nickdemarco, on Flickr

Thanks for looking,

Nick

13 by nickdemarco, on Flickr

 

[CMur12]

Great review and photos, Nick. I'm an enthusiast of TLRs, also. Though I have others, my Top 3/favorites are a Mamiya C330f (with 55mm, 80mm, and 180mm Super lenses), a Minolta Autocord CdS-III, and a Rolleiflex T. I can't imagine being without any one of these.

- Murray

 

[ray*j*gun]

I also love TLR's. I have a C220 kit that includes 3 lenses an eye-level prism and the various hoods and filters. The images are wonderful. I also own a Yashicamat LM and a RicohFlex Super both mint examples. I did try an Autocord recently and it jammed the first time I used it and has really soured me on that camera. I have never owned a Rolleiflex but maybe someday...

 

[leicapixie]

Mamiya and TLR

Mamiya and TLR

A really nice review and report on Mamiya 220 and TLR cameras in general.
The photos nicely illustrating the words.
I used Mamiya TLR from the c3 to c33 to c330, professionally in my studio.
Fashion, Advertising, Publicity and Documentary.
When out of studio, the weight was awesome!
A friend who also shot Mamiya TLR, who is smaller than me(registered dwarf said my lady)
claimed after hours carrying his rig, on putting down,
went into "free-fall".
The straight path film path(Mamiya TLR and Pentax SLR) resulted in very sharp photographs.
Hasselblad sometimes slipped here with it's film path, as does Rollei.
When I gave up studio, to cover a nation in change, I stopped using the Mamiyas..
The RF and SLR in 35mm were easier and safer.
I kept the Rollei..lighter.
The quality of Medium format trumps 35mm.
The 220 which I never used, a very good starting point.
My only complaint with (my usage of TLR) is the "look" of images.
Everything looks like it was shot in the 40' and 50's..
But creamy rich detailed prints have no age!

 

[nongfuspring]

Hi Nick, I pass by your blog every now and then to see what's new. Nice stuff, it's pretty refreshing to come across intelligent personal reviews of cameras without the usual histrionics that most blog seem to have. Also, good taste in architecture to boot, that Velodrome is beautiful.

 

[Nick De Marco]

Thanks for the kind comments - makes it worth keeping the blog up
I agree with most of the above comments to - the lighter weight of the Rollei F2.8 (not to mention it's lens and meter) is why personally it is always my choice

 

[Manuel Patino]

Great photos! Thanks.

 

[amhildreth]

Wonderful photos. Exactly the reason why I love using my C220 w/105mm lens. I do need more lenses for even more fun.

 

[Rodchenko]

Loved using my C220, but it is a big heavy beast.