ZEISS FOR MAMIYA 7 II RETAIL NYC SERIES

Like all Hassies until the most recent H1 (and the X-Pan), the 1600F was 6ењ† medium format on 120 film, used interchangeable film backs, viewfinders, and lenses. Unfortunately, the shutter mechanisms on these early focal-plane bodies were delicate and Victor Hasselblad wanted a camera that could be used in all conditions with even the most ham-handed photographers.

ZEISS FOR MAMIYA 7 II RETAIL NYC SERIES

You can read about the early Hasselblad focal-plane history (the original 1600F and the later 1000F) on my Hasselblad 200 series page. The other series in the Hasselblad are the 'X' series (X-Pan X-Pan II) which are panoramic 35mm cameras and the new H series (H1) which are 6x4.5 medium format and digital-ready cameras.

They can share (for the most part) lenses, film backs, and some prism finders. Hasselblad refers to the 500 / 2000 / 200 / 900 family as the 'V' series. It also allows for 12 shots on a standard 120 roll or 16 on a 120 roll using a 6x4.5 format back.

The square 6ењ† format (56mm x 56mm) on medium format film makes the most of the image circle from smaller lens, means that you do not have to turn the camera sideways for portrait photographs, and allows for cropping flexibility later on. This means that almost everything is interchangeable: lens, prism/finder, cranking knob, and film back. I've since sold my 500C/M and now own a Hasselblad 203FE so you can read that page too if you want to learn about Hasselblad's newest focal plane shutter series.Д«orn in 1957, the Hasselblad was one of the first system cameras. I've also written an article comparing the different medium format film types, so read that first if you're unfamiliar with medium format. Surprisingly, the Mamiya very much held its own. I used to own a Mamiya RB67 which I used in the studio, so take these comments in view that I am explicitly comparing the Hassie against the Mamiya. Using the text or images on this website without permission on an ebay auction or any other site is a violation of federal law. Until the recent popularity of 6~10+ megapixel interchangeable lens digital SLR cameras from Canon and Nikon, it was the standard camera of fashion and portrait studio photographers. The Hasselblad 500 series is a very successful line of single-lens reflex medium format cameras made by the Hasselbald Corporation of Sweden, using German-made Carl Zeiss lenses with built-in leaf shutters.The 500 series is renowned for its excellent optics, sturdiness, reliability, and compact size.

Zeiss for mamiya 7 ii retail nyc