Mamiya RZ67 Professional IID (2004–2014)
The RZ67 Professional IID is the final revision of Mamiya's modular 6x7 SLR system. It was released in 2004 and produced until 2014. It is a fully modular medium format camera built around the 6x7cm frame - the largest common medium format negative, often called the "ideal format" for its near-perfect proportions when cropped to 8x10. Lenses, viewfinders, film backs, and other components are all interchangeable.
The key change in the IID was a digital interface for direct connection of a digital back. The camera line began in 1982, and the RZ67 shares some features with its predecessor, the RB67, but is in many ways a complete upgrade. The IID kept the same modular system approach that made the RZ67 a studio workhorse, while acknowledging that medium format was moving digital.
Surviving documentation on the IID specifically is thin. Detailed technical specifications - shutter speeds, weight, dimensions, power source - are not readily documented in the sources available, and no period reviews or owner commentary have surfaced in the archive. What is known comes largely from the fact that the IID is the last iteration of a well-regarded system, and from its role in Mamiya's digital transition. As photography-dictionary.the-simple.jp notes, the camera body alone was priced from $2,500 to $3,300 at release, though no specific year accompanies that range.
Known specs:
- Modular 6x7 medium format SLR system camera
- Interchangeable lenses, viewfinders, and film backs
- Digital interface added for direct connection of a digital back
- Production years: 2004–2014
- Original body-only price: approximately $2,500–$3,300
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