The Mamiya C220 is a lightweight
twin-lens reflex camera
A twin-lens reflex camera (TLR) is a type of camera with two objective lenses of the same focal length. One of the lenses is the photographic objective or "taking lens" (the lens that takes the picture), while the other is used for the viewfinde ...
made in the early 1970s by the Japanese camera manufacturer
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 ...
. The camera has interchangeable lenses ranging from 55 mm
wide-angle to 250 mm
telephoto
A telephoto lens, in photography and cinematography, is a specific type of a long-focus lens in which the physical length of the lens is shorter than the focal length. This is achieved by incorporating a special lens group known as a ''telephoto ...
and accepts
120 and 220
rollfilm
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s. The
rack and pinion
A rack and pinion is a type of linear actuator that comprises a circular gear (the '' pinion'') engaging a linear gear (the ''rack''). Together, they convert rotational motion into linear motion. Rotating the pinion causes the rack to be driven ...
focusing system with a
bellows
A bellows or pair of bellows is a device constructed to furnish a strong blast of air. The simplest type consists of a flexible bag comprising a pair of rigid boards with handles joined by flexible leather sides enclosing an approximately airtigh ...
makes it possible for close-up photography without attachments. The straight film path has no sharp turns for absolute flatness of the film.
Variations of the Mamiya TLR line from the Mamiyaflex to the C330S Professional continued the evolution of the TLR camera with the final TLR, the c330S Pro.
Changeable lenses on
medium format
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SLR and rangefinder cameras such as the
Hasselblad
Victor Hasselblad AB is a Swedish manufacturer of medium format cameras, photographic equipment and image scanners based in Gothenburg, Sweden. The company originally became known for its classic analog medium-format cameras that used a waist- ...
line or Koni-Omega Press were the norm. The Mamiya twin lens reflex cameras are among the very few medium-format TLR cameras with interchangeable lenses.
* Dimensions: 118 mm (w) x 167 mm (h) x 113 mm (d)
* Weight: 1.44 kg
Lenses
There are seven Mamiya Sekor lenses:
; 2
wide-angle lens
In photography and cinematography, a wide-angle lens refers to a lens whose focal length is substantially smaller than the focal length of a normal lens for a given film plane. This type of lens allows more of the scene to be included in the pho ...
es: 55 mm and 65 mm
; 2
normal lens
In photography and cinematography, a normal lens is a lens that reproduces a field of view that appears "natural" to a human observer. In contrast, depth compression and expansion with shorter or longer focal lengths introduces noticeable, and som ...
es: 80 mm and 105 mm
; 3
telephoto lens
A telephoto lens, in photography and cinematography, is a specific type of a long-focus lens in which the physical length of the lens is shorter than the focal length. This is achieved by incorporating a special lens group known as a ''telephoto ...
es: 135 mm , 180 mm , and 250 mm
Every lens has its own Seikosha shutter system with a
shutter speed
In photography, shutter speed or exposure time is the length of time that the film or digital sensor inside the camera is exposed to light (that is, when the camera's shutter (photography), shutter is open) when taking a photograph.
The am ...
of B, 1' -1/500 or 1/400 sec, X or M flash synchronisation and bulb mode.
Gallery of images
Image:Mamiya C220.JPG, Oblique view with waist-level viewfinder closed
Image:MamiyaC220b.JPG, Oblique view with waist-level viewinder open
Image:Mamiya C220scale.JPG, Focussed for a close-up, showing distance scale
Image:MamiyaC220f.JPG, Side view showing film winder
Image:MamiyaC220a.JPG, Frontal view showing 80mm standard lens
Image:MamiyaC220c.JPG, Looking down into the waist-level viewfinder
Image:MamiyaC220d.JPG, Rear view
Image:MamiyaC220e.JPG, Base view (underneath) showing tripod mount
See also
*
Mamiya C330
The Mamiya C330 Professional is a traditional film twin-lens reflex camera introduced in the 1970s for the professional and advanced amateur photography markets. This model was 340 grams lighter than the previous model C33, which weighed 2040 gra ...
- uses the same lenses and other accessories
* Mamiyaflex - predecessor model
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