The Mamiya 7 is a
medium-format
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rangefinder
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system camera manufactured by
Mamiya
is a Japanese company that manufactures high-end cameras and other related photographic and optical equipment. With headquarters in Tokyo, it has two manufacturing plants and a workforce of over 200 people. The company was founded in May 1940 b ...
. It was introduced in 1995 and discontinued in 2014.
Features
The Mamiya 7 has a coupled
viewfinder
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window which displays frame lines appropriate to the lens mounted, but only for the 65 mm, 80 mm, and 150 mm lenses. The 43 mm, 50 mm, and 210 mm lenses require an external viewfinder to be inserted into the hot shoe for composition. The camera has a built-in dark slide that allows the manual-focusing electronic
leaf shutter
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lenses to be changed with film in the camera. It can operate in auto exposure, auto exposure lock, and manual modes. It captures ten 6 cm × 7 cm images on
120 film rolls, and 20 on 220 film. The camera also features a self-timer, hot shoe, and flash synchronization terminal. An optional panoramic adapter allows 24×65 mm images to be captured on
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* 135 film, a type of still photography format commonly referred to as 35 mm film
* 35 mm movie film
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.
The Mamiya 7II was introduced in 1999. It features an improved viewfinder and multi-exposure capability.
Lenses
* Mamiya 43 mm f/4.5
** Requires external viewfinder FV701
* Mamiya 50mm f/4.5
** Requires external viewfinder FV703
* Mamiya 65 mm f/4.0
* Mamiya 80 mm f/4.0
* Mamiya 150 mm f/4.5
** Optionally used with external viewfinder FV704
*Mamiya 210 mm f/8.0
** Requires external viewfinder FV704
** Does not couple to the camera's rangefinder. Focusing distance must be manually estimated.
See also
*
Mamiya 6
*
List of Mamiya products
This is a list of products made by Mamiya, including cameras and lenses. Models made by Mamiya but marketed under other labels are shown in parentheses.
Cameras
16 mm format
* Mamiya 16 (1949)
* Mamiya Super 16 (1953)
* Mamiya Super 16 II (1 ...
References
Mamiya 7 product page at Mamiya Leaf
External links
Mamiya 7 pageat Camera-wiki.org
A review of the Mamiya 7
7
120 film cameras