search two ways....
search two ways....
Hi All,
I was wondering, how can I come to own one of these fine examples of just-pre/wartime Japanese engineering? I tried typing in "Mamiya Six" into eBay, and I found nothing, nothing at all. Surely this camera is not so rare that there is not one camera on eBay? Maybe I am doing something wrong, I did try searching "All Categories", with "Worldwide" though..
Regards,
Craig.
Actually three...
Mamiya Six
Mamiya 6
Mamiya VI
I've found them under all three searches because there are no markings that indicate specifically which model.
Also search vintage then folders, then folding cameras. Look at every listing in each of those searches.
It may seem lot of work, but in my experience, searching that way every couple of months has rarely ever NOT turned up a Mamiya Six or 6 folder. Seriously, because I have purchased and resold at least six of these and still have another two in parts. I've had Certo6 replace a bellows on one, very satisfactorily. I know them well.
If you are serious about finding one, use those methods repeatedly. You will find one.
The one I have that is in parts was dropped on it's rewind knob, bending a few of the film count gears. The film count mechanism is an engineered nightmare. They generally defy re-assembly. However, I had Certo6 re silver the mirror in the range finder. the rangefinder is easy re-assembly and calibration. So, I am now going to use the camera as a shooter, WITHOUT the film stop and count. The double shot prevention is still functional without the film stop/count. So I will use it as a user shooter rangefinder with film plane focus, and use the ruby window for film advance. In my estimation, this is the way the camera should have been built. In the eight I have owned the film stop/count was reliable in only three. I stripped the others of the film stop/count as useless once they did not function right.
The camera is a phenomenal user shooter, with fantastic Image Quality and a very good range finder, until the film stop/count gives problems. Then you need to modify it back to no film stop/count mechanism to turn it back into a functional reliable camera. In fact, very reliable.
Interesting that i seem to run into all these automated cameras equipped with auto counting/stopping. I never had a problem stopping the next number at the ruby window with any old folder. Why automate?
