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Mamiya TLR Summary 5

1.0.5 Names and Dates

The Mamiya Flex name was used for a series of fixed lens twin-lens reflex cameras built from 1948 to about 1956. These had 'A' and

'B' designations, hence the 'C' in the interchangeable lens models. Refer to the Mamiya web page (Section 13) for details. The dates

of manufacture are very difficult to confirm. Some references quote the date of announcement, others the date of first availability in a

particular country. Further more, older models would still be available new for a period. The basic C220/C330 design, with minor

modifications, lasted some 26 of the 38 year production history.

More detail on dating of the cameras and lenses can be found in Section 2.6.

Summary of model chronology

Model Initial year of production Final year of production

Mamiyaflex C 1956 1958?

C2 1958 1962?

C3 1962 1965

C33 1965 1969?

C22 1966 1968?

C220 1968 1982?

C330 1969 1974

C330f 1972 1982

C220f 1982 1995

C330s 1983 1994

For the frivolously minded: the texture on the rubber covered models is a capital 'M'...

1.1 Mamiyaflex

Dates of manufacture

10/1956 or 1/1957 - 1958?

Weight (body)

Film advance

Knob, automatic frame counting and spacing.

Shutter cocking

Manual

Shutter releases

One, right side

Parallax compensation

Scale

Exposure compensation

Scale.

120/220 capability

120 only

Lens focus scales

80, 105, 135mm

Interchangeable screens

WLF type

Sports finder (80mm)

Flash shoe

Yes

Removable back

Yes

Multi-exposure

Manual stop to prevent double exposure

Cable release

Appears to vary with age - some have been seen with, some without. There are reports

that modern standard conical releases do not work. The fitting is in the side of the front

standard, level with the shutter release arm.

Tripod screw

Other idiosyncrasies

Original chrome 80mm, 105mm, 135mm lenses (

400

second). Frame counter must be

manually reset. Also known as the Mamiya Flex C Professional. There is a single

focus knob on the right side, with a focus lock on the left. The lens retaining wire is

hinged from the opposite side when compared to the C3 and later models, and the light

baffle control is on the right side. The base of the camera differs from the later models

in not having the flat base / tripod socket / ‘chin’ front. The cameras were equipped

with two ‘Dracula fang’ type support pins, which required a special tripod adapter

jpg/tripodb.jpg . (Picture courtesy Ken Kirch). There appears to have been an early

paramender design for this camera.

1.2 C2

Dates of manufacture

6/1958 - 1962(?)

Weight (body)

1250

Film advance

Knob. Incorporates frame counter around knob barrel. A red window is fitted as a 'film

loaded' indicator only.

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