Mamiya

Explore 16 Mamiya vintage camera models — specs, production history, reviews, and market values in the VTA archive.

Cameras

• 1000 DTL — A 35mm SLR that pioneered dual-pattern TTL metering with M42 screw-mount compatibility. Includes full specifications and production years.
• 500 DTL — A 35mm single-lens reflex camera introduced by Mamiya in 1968, part of the Mamiya/Sekor TL/DTL series and typically supplied with a 50mm f/2 lens.
• 645 — A medium format film camera system produced from 1985 to 1993, part of Mamiya's 645 series with interchangeable components and aperture-priority exposure.
• 645 AF — A medium format SLR camera with autofocus, built for professional use and long-term reliability. With the complete spec table and when it was made.
• 645 AFD — A fully electronic medium format SLR camera introduced in 2001, featuring autofocus and support for both film and digital backs.
• 645 Pro — A medium format SLR camera system introduced in 1993, known for its balance, bright viewfinder, and quiet operation. Find the complete spec table here.
• 645 Super — A medium format single-lens reflex film camera produced from 1985 to 1993, part of Mamiya's modular 645 system and typically sold with an 80mm f/2.8 lens.
• 645E — A medium format film SLR camera introduced in 2000 as an entry-level model in Mamiya’s 645 system, featuring aperture-priority exposure and electronic.
• 7 (1995-2014) — Featuring interchangeable lenses with built-in leaf shutters, coupled rangefinder focusing. Full specifications and review.
• C220 (1968-1975) — The Mamiya C220 is a twin-lens reflex (TLR) medium format camera introduced in 1968 as a simplified, cost-effective alternative to Mamiya’s flagship C330.
• C220f (1970s-1980s) — A simplified twin-lens reflex camera designed for entry-level use in Mamiya's professional TLR lineup. This page has when it was made.
• C33 — A twin-lens reflex camera using 120 film, released in 1965 as part of Mamiya's professional C series. Covers detailed specs and production dates.
• C330 (1969-1974) — The Mamiya C330 is a professional-grade twin-lens reflex (TLR) medium format film camera produced by Mamiya from 1969 to 1974.
• C330f (1975-1983) — The Mamiya C330f is a professional-grade twin-lens reflex (TLR) medium format camera introduced in 1975 as an updated version of the highly regarded C330.
• C330S (1983–1994) — The Mamiya C330S is the final and most refined version of Mamiya’s professional twin-lens reflex (TLR) camera series, representing the culmination of
• M645 (1975–1987) — 5cm medium format single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras. Full specifications and review. This page has full specifications and production years.
• M645 1000S (1976-1990) — Designed as an evolution of the original M645, the 1000S introduced a faster maximum shutter speed of 1/1000 second. Full specifications and review.
• M645 Super (1985-1999) — Designed for professional and serious amateur photographers, it combines the flexibility of interchangeable film back. Full specifications and review.
• M645J (1979–1983) — Designed for photographers seeking the advantages of 6x4. Full specifications and review. With what it sells for today and full specifications.
• MSX 1000 — A 35mm SLR camera with mechanical operation and built-in TTL manual metering, produced by Mamiya in the mid-1970s. Find detailed specs here.
• NC 1000 — A compact and lightweight 35mm bayonet-mount automatic SLR camera introduced in 1978 as part of Mamiya’s new NC series. This page has full specifications.
• Press Super 23 — A press camera from the 1960s with interchangeable lenses and backs, designed for 6x7 or 6x9 cm film formats. Covers production dates.
• RB67 (1970-1990) — A modular, rotating-back medium format SLR so overbuilt it could survive a fall from a tripod—and often did. With production dates.
• RB67 Pro (1970-1974) — The Mamiya RB67 Pro is the inaugural model in Mamiya’s renowned RB67 series of professional medium format single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras.
• RB67 Pro-S (1974-1990) — The Mamiya RB67 Pro-S is a professional-grade, modular medium format single-lens reflex (SLR) camera introduced in 1974 as an upgraded version of the
• RB67 Pro-SD (1990–1998) — Introduced in 1990, it combines mechanical robustness with improved lens compatibility and user ergonomics. Full specifications and review.
• RB67 Professional — A mechanical medium format SLR system camera, known for its robust build and studio reliability. Find full specifications and production years here.
• RB67 Professional SD — A modular medium format SLR film camera with a 6x7cm image format, introduced in 1990 as a fully mechanical system designed for studio and field use.
• RZ67 (1982-2004) — A modular, leaf-shuttered titan that brought precision, flexibility, and TTL metering to professional 6x7cm photography—where image quality was non-negotiable.
• RZ67 Pro — A professional medium-format camera system introduced in 1982, known for its electronic shutter and studio durability. Covers full specifications.
• RZ67 Pro II (1993–2004) — The Mamiya RZ67 Pro II is a professional-grade medium format single-lens reflex (SLR) camera introduced in 1993 as an advanced evolution of the original.
• RZ67 Professional (1982–1993) — The Mamiya RZ67 Professional is a modular, medium-format single-lens reflex (SLR) camera introduced in 1982 as the electronic evolution of the highly
• RZ67 Professional II — A medium format SLR camera introduced in 1995, featuring electronic controls and precision focusing enhancements. Covers full specifications.
• Universal Press — Mamiya Universal Press: a little-documented medium format press camera system from Mamiya, in company literature 1970–1978. Part of the Mamiya Press family.

Compact

• 16 Automatic — Mamiya 16 Automatic (1959) subminiature camera — Mamiya-Sekor 25mm f/2.8, selenium meter, 10x14mm frames on 16mm film.
• 16 Super II — The Mamiya 16 Super II is one of the more thinly documented entries in Mamiya's long-running family of 16mm subminiature cameras — a line the company
• DL28 — Mamiya DL28 medium format digital camera system (2008), pairing 645AFD III body with 28MP Leaf Aptus-II 6 back. 16-bit capture, 12-stop dynamic range, ~$15,000.
• U — Mamiya U, an obscure fixed-lens vintage camera. Little is documented; known only from a single collectibility source valuing the line at ~$50 / €45.

Medium Format Rangefinder

• Six II — Mamiya Six II (1943) — a little-documented 6x6 folding camera from the Mamiya Six series, notable for its film-plane focusing design.
• Six III — Mamiya Six III — rare 6x6 folding medium format camera from the Mamiya Six series (1940-1958). Back-focusing design, 7.5cm lens, 120 film.

Medium Format

• 645 DF — Mamiya 645 DF medium format camera body (2009), designed for digital backs, the only 645 system supporting both focal plane and leaf shutters with sync to 1/1600s.
• Mamiyaflex Automat A — The Mamiyaflex Automat A, introduced in 1949, was the camera that put Mamiya on the map — and it holds a genuine first: it was the first Japanese TLR with
• Mamiyaflex Automat B — Mamiya Mamiyaflex Automat B (1954) — a 6x6 TLR on 120 film with a Sekor 75mm f/3.5 lens and Seikosha Rapid shutter. Thinly documented.
• Mamiyaflex C2 — Mamiya Mamiyaflex C2 (1958-1962), the second TLR in Mamiya's interchangeable-lens C series. 6x6 on 120 film, Sekor 7.5cm f/3.5 lenses.
• Mamiyaflex PF — Mamiyaflex PF (1957) — Mamiya's police-use TLR for forensic 1x photography. Obscure, little-documented medium-format model; PF stands for Police Flex.
• Rapid Omega 100 — Mamiya Rapid Omega 100 — an extremely rare 6x7cm medium format rangefinder with 90/3.5 Super Omegon lens. Little documented; known from collector sightings and classified listings.
• Rapid Omega 200 — Mamiya Rapid Omega 200 (1975): a 6x7cm medium-format rangefinder with interchangeable backs and lenses, part of the Koni-Omega family. Thinly documented but well-regarded by owners.
• RB67 Professional S — Mamiya RB67 Professional S (1974-1990) — the 2.69 kg fully mechanical 6x7 medium format SLR with rotating back, bellows focusing, and Seiko leaf shutters. A professional workhorse at a fraction of Has…
• RZ67 Professional IID — The RZ67 Professional IID is the final revision of Mamiya's modular 6x7 SLR system, released in 2004 and produced until 2014. It is a fully modular medium
• Six IVB — The Mamiya Six IVB is a 6×6 medium format rangefinder film camera. Beyond that basic identity, the documented record is remarkably thin. No detailed

Rangefinder

• 35 I — Mamiya 35 I (1949) — Mamiya's first 35mm rangefinder, with fixed 5cm f/3.5 Hexar lens and Copal shutter. First Japanese camera to auto-cock its leaf shutter on film wind.
• 35 Metra — Documentation on the Mamiya 35 Metra is thin, and even the naming is a little slippery — the same camera appears in period references as the "35 Metra,"
• 35 Metra 2 — Mamiya 35 Metra 2, a late-1950s Japanese 35mm rangefinder with uncoupled selenium meter, offered with 1.9/48mm or 2.8/48mm Mamiya Sekor lenses.
• 35 Ruby Standard — Mamiya 35 Ruby Standard (1961): a 35mm leaf-shutter fixed-lens rangefinder with coupled selenium meter, Kominar 48mm f/2 lens, also sold as the Sears Tower 18B.
• Magazine 35 — Mamiya Magazine 35 (1957): a rare 35mm rangefinder with interchangeable film backs, Seikosha-MXL shutter, and 5cm f/2.8 Sekor lens.

Slr

• 645 1000S (1976-1990) — Mamiya 645 1000S (1976–1990): second in Mamiya's 6x4.5 medium-format SLR line, adding 1/1000s top shutter speed, multiple exposure, and a built-in self-timer.
• 645 Pro TL — Mamiya 645 Pro TL medium-format 6x4.5 SLR, made 1997-2006. Final manual-focus 645 body, adding TTL/OTF flash metering to the modular 645 Pro system.
• 645J (1979-1982) — Mamiya 645J medium format SLR — the budget Junior version of the classic Mamiya 645, fully manual with interchangeable Sekor C lenses.
• MSX 500 — The Mamiya MSX 500 is a 35mm SLR released in May 1974, part of the MSX series that marked Mamiya’s return to the 42mm threaded lens mount after the DTL
• Prismat (1961) — Mamiya Prismat NP (1961) — Mamiya's first 35mm SLR, an Exakta-mount camera sharing its body with the Nikkorex F and briefly fitted with Canon lenses.
• Prismat PH — Mamiya Prismat PH (1961) — 35mm SLR with behind-the-lens Seikosha leaf shutter and selenium meter. Sold as PCA V-90 and Tower 37.

Subminiature

• 16 (1948) — Mamiya 16 subminiature camera (1959) — all-metal 16mm shooter with fixed 25mm f/2.8 lens, 10x14mm negatives, and a family of variants from Super to Auto.

Tlr

• C — Mamiya C (1956): the first production medium-format TLR with interchangeable lenses. 80mm f/2.8 Mamiya-Sekor, Seikosha-MX shutter, twin-knob bellows focusing.
• Mamiyaflex (1948) — Mamiya Mamiyaflex TLR — the postwar camera that launched Mamiya's TLR line and led to the interchangeable-lens C-series. Thin documentation on early models.

Other Models

• 127mm — A medium format standard lens with leaf shutter, made in Japan for the Mamiya RB67 system. This page has detailed specs and production dates.
• 150mm — An interchangeable lens with built-in electronic leaf shutter, designed for the Mamiya 6 rangefinder camera. Includes full specifications.
• 210mm — A short telephoto prime lens for the Mamiya RZ67 medium format system, featuring apochromatic correction and a built-in Seiko #1 shutter.
• 300mm — A medium format autofocus telephoto lens for the Mamiya 645AF and Phase One systems, noted as the longest in the 645 lineup at its release.
• 500TL — A 35mm SLR camera with spot metering and M42 screwmount, introduced at Photokina 1966. Covers detailed specs and production dates.
• 55-110mm — An autofocus zoom lens built for Mamiya's 645AF system, offering a 35mm equivalent range of 34–68mm. With the complete spec table and when it was made.
• 55mm — A standard prime lens for the Mamiya 645 system, part of the Sekor C N series. With full specifications and production years.
• 6 — Mamiya 6 spans three folding 6x6 cameras: a 1957 zone-focus model, a 1969 rangefinder, and the celebrated 1989 interchangeable-lens rangefinder produced until 1995.
• 65mm — A wide-angle lens for Mamiya TLR cameras with a 63° angle of view and f/3.5 maximum aperture. Covers detailed specs and production dates.
• 80mm — An interchangeable medium format lens with an electronic leaf shutter, designed for the Mamiya 7 system. Includes detailed specs and production dates.
• 90mm — A standard prime lens for the Mamiya RB67 medium format camera system, introduced in 1974. With the complete spec table and when it was made.
• HM401 — A 645 format roll film back for Mamiya 645AF series cameras, supporting both 120 and 220 film. Includes full specifications and production years.