The Mamiya C330 Professional is a traditional film

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 ...

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 grams (with 80 mm lens). The later C330f is an improvement on the C330 and was succeeded by the C330S with further improvements. * Uses 120 and 220

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s * With the rack and pinion bellows type focusing system, close-up photography is possible without attachments. * Has a self-cocking one action 360° winding crank with a

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prevention device. Double exposure is also possible. The straight filmroll path has no right-angle turn and guarantees an absolutely flat film. * The backplate is changeable for single-exposure photography * Dimensions: 122 (w) × 168 (h) × 114 (d) * Weight: 1.7 kg (with standard lens) The

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C-series cameras are one of the very few

twin-lens reflex 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 viewfind ...

cameras with ''interchangeable lenses'', along with the Koni-Omegaflex and Zeiss Contaflex. Image:C330extended bellow for close-ups.jpg, Extended bellows for close-ups Image:C330focusing hood.JPG, Focusing hood and changeable screen Image:C330Turnable Filmplate.JPG, Film compartment with adjustable filmplate and changeable backplate

Lenses

There are seven Mamiya Sekor lenses: ; 2

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es: 55 mm and 65 mm ; 4

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 , two versions of 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 (chrome) or Seiko (black) leaf shutter system with a

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of B, 1' -1/500 sec, X or M flash synchronisation and bulb mode. The C330 camera has two shutter release buttons, an automatic conversion film counter 120/220, an indicator of the film in use, a removable back cover, a hexagonal distance scale rod for the different lenses, automatic

parallax Parallax is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two lines. Due to foreshortening, nearby objects ...

compensation, an automatic exposure factor indicator and interchangeable focusing screens.

Accessories

* 7 interchangeable screens for focusing (matte, split image 4°, split image 6°, microprism, microprism + split image 45°, cross-hair and

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pattern. * 3 types of finders: a prismfinder, a porrofinder and a

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-porrofinder (with a built-in CdS

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). * Three types of magnifying hoods: normal focusing hood, CdS magnifying hood and a magnifying hood 3.5× or 6×. * Two paramenders for

correction * gripholders and pistol grip * backplates for

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External links

{{commonscat, Mamiya cameras
Mamiya TLR System Summary by Graham Patterson
(covers all Mamiya c-series cameras)

by luis triguez 120 film cameras Mamiya TLR cameras

Lenses

Accessories

See also

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