Mamiya C330
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| Mamiya C330 image by Gustavo Vasquez (Image rights) |
The C330 was released in 1969 as part of the Mamiya C series of interchangeable lens medium format TLR cameras. It is an improved version of the C33.
Similar to the the previous C33 model it uses a film advance crank and supports cocking of the shutter automatically during the winding stage. A new feature is interchangeable focusing screens. It can be changed by first removing the finder, extending the bellows and rotating the lever on the front of the screen holder. The right side of the camera no longer has the lens distance scale window and has moved to the left side of the body. This six sided scale can switched to a variety of focal lengths by rotation of the knob. This scale is also interchangeable. The back no longer has the film loaded red window, as the back fully supports both 120 and 220 film. It uses a rotating pressure plate inside the back, which also switched the film type display window on the back. The film counter is automatically adjusted for the film type. There is two shutter releases, one on the lower right hand side base of the body and another plastic downward firing one at the right side of the front standard. The one on the base supports a screw in cable release. The releases can also be locked.
C330f
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| C330f image by Peter Lerman (Image rights) |
A revised version was released in 1972 as the C330f, it can be identified by a focus locking leaver on the left focus knob. The lens selector knob has also been revised and no longer contains the ASA window for setting film speed. Instead of the ASA window, the back has added a film memo holder which sits on top of the film format window.
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| C330f left/back view image by Peter Lerman (Image rights) |
C330S
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| C330S image by big-film (Image rights) |
The final version C330S was released in 1983. It is nearly identical to the previous version. The body is lighter because more plastic parts have been used. It introduces the single action waist level finder. The focus screen have changed and are incompatible with the previous C330 and C330f. The strap lugs are no longer a slot type.
Links
- Mamiya C330 / C330f / C330s manuals at Mike Butkus' Orphan Cameras
