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Mamiya 35mm Forum Welcome! General Information (Moderators: Herron, vintageslrs, malare)   Mamiya Magazine 35 « Previous Topic | Next Topic » Pages: 1     Author  Topic: Mamiya Magazine 35  (Read 45 times) thirteen13 New Member member is offline Gender: Posts: 2 Mamiya Magazine 35 « Thread started on: Oct 27th, 2009, 6:34pm » This is my second Mamiya camera (also have a Mamiya 6 RF). I just recently acquired it from a camera store that was going to trash it - of no value they said - no-one will want it. So I got it free. It has the original box, case, both magazines, original lens cap etc. Cosmetically it is in great shape and everything works smoothly. A very well made camera with some interesting features - not the least the interchangeable backs. Amazing! Only one thing puzzles me and I wondered if anyone has an answer. The lens is clearly marked as 50mm f2.8 yet the aperture ring is marked to f1.9. Looking through the lens with the shutter open and then moving the aperture ring to f2.8 then to f1.9 it's clear that the aperture opens wider than f2.8. So is the lens a 2.8 or a 1.9?? « Last Edit: Oct 27th, 2009, 6:35pm by thirteen13 » Logged Herron Site Owner Administrator member is offline No burden is heavier than a great potential! Gender: Posts: 1909 Re: Mamiya Magazine 35 « Reply #1 on: Oct 28th, 2009, 10:41pm » Interesting. The Mamiya Magazine 35 used a fixed 50mm f/2.8 Mamiya-Sekor lens in a Seikosha MXL shutter. An f/2 lens was also available on some, but finding one built that way is rare. I would love to see a picture of yours and the aperture ring, since I have not seen one with an f/1.9 designation!. For those who may not have seen one, here are pictures of one (I have three) from my collection ... all of which have the f/2.8 lens: ----- BTW - the camera store owner missed the mark. There are Japanese collectors who would salivate over a Magazine 35 in great shape! Logged Ron Herron Photographer & Camera Collector My Blog: Painting With Light Travel Pix: Excellent Adventure My Store: A P E R T U R E thirteen13 New Member member is offline Gender: Posts: 2 Re: Mamiya Magazine 35 « Reply #2 on: Oct 29th, 2009, 12:43am » Thanks for the reply. Even though everything seems to work well I'm treating the camera to a CLA - back next week. I'll post pics for you then. I noticed one other interesting thing - the aperture ring is marked to f16 but the depth of field scale is marked up to f22. Logged brennus Senior Member member is offline Posts: 50 Re: Mamiya Magazine 35 « Reply #3 on: Oct 29th, 2009, 08:37am » Hello, I remember have seen such a camera with two backs at 600$ in a German store there is some time. Congratulations. Regards, B. « Last Edit: Oct 29th, 2009, 08:38am by brennus » Logged Pages: 1  Forum Jump ------------------ => Welcome! ------------------ - Introduce Yourself! - General Information ------------------ => Image Gallery ------------------ - Post Your Recent Images for Discussion! - "Vintage" Images - General Photo Tips & Techniques - Hometown Pix - My Collection ------------------ => Technical Information ------------------ - Mamiya 35mm - SERVICE & PARTS INFO - MAMIYA 35mm - Technical Problems & Questions - M42 Thread-Mount Lenses ------------------ => Marketplace ------------------ - Mamiya 35mm - BUY / SELL / TRADE ------------------ => The Digital Space ------------------ - Digital Connections ------------------ => Announcements & Suggestions ------------------ - Suggestions & Announcements ------------------ => Photo Competition ------------------ - 2006 Summer Photo Competition - 2007 Summer Photo Competition - 2008 Photo Competition Voting - 2009 Photo Competition « Previous Topic | Next Topic »

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