CAMERAS WANTED!  I finally found the Mamiya Sketch I've been looking for. It just arrived from the UK, and needed a little TLC. I got it fixed and working quickly, and am now running a test roll through it.


Mamiya Sketch (c.1959)
 
Mamiya Prismat SLR (curved nameplate, c.1960)

However, I'm still looking for the curved-nameplate Mamiya Prismat to complete my collection. If you have one for sale or trade, or know of someone who does, please contact me!

Lens Auction Price Information!  Auction price averages are available for the interchangeable lenses used on all Mamiya 35mm SLR cameras. Visit my Lens Auction Prices Table to view this ongoing effort!

Reprinted Instruction, Service & Repair Manuals may be purchased from this site. To see if the data you're looking for is in the collection, check out the Instruction Manuals page (Note: all proceeds help fund site maintenance).

September 3, 2009  Minor updates to the Camera Auction Prices page!

September 2, 2009  Read the review in the September 2009 edition of Shutterbug Magazine, of the stunning 28-megapixel medium-format Mamiya DL28 digital camera that, with an optional magazine, can also shoot film.

August 25, 2009  More minor tweaks to the Mamiya Rangefinders page.

August 24, 2009  Finally found a Mamiya Sketch in reasonable condition!

August 19, 2009  A minor update to the Mamiya ZE page, talking about its use without batteries!

May 12, 2009  Updates to the Camera Prices and Lens Prices pages!

March 30, 2009  Some minor tweaks have been happening right along. New eBay connection on the Home Page.

November 21, 2007  Some changes made to the Finding Auction Prices page.

November 16, 2007  Additions and deletions made to the Manuals page.

August 31, 2007  Updates and new graphics made for the Sunny 16 page.

April 4, 2007  Read the review of the new 22-megapixel Mamiya ZD medium-format digital SLR, on sale in Europe for the past year!

March 28, 2007  New Mamiya ZE Lens Comparison Page is added, showing how a Mamiya E-series lens compares to some very stiff competition.

March 24, 2007  Updates to the Lens Auction Average Prices page.

March 18, 2007  A new "How-To" page, on Cleaning the MSX Viewing Screen has been added.

November 28, 2006  Minor changes and addtions to the Home Page and History page.

October 6, 2006  Added a Zenit TTL (c.1980) to my collection of Russian cameras.

September 1, 2006  Mamiya O/P completed the transfer of its Optical Equipment Division, manufacturer of leading medium-format cameras and lenses to Cosmo Digital Imaging Company, Ltd., forming a new company called Mamiya Digital Imaging.

Mamiya Digital Imaging has acquired all Mamiya assets, inventory, property, trademarks and patents. They are expected to retain a substantial number of present Mamiya staff and facilities, and will continute service of Mamiya cameras and lenses in the existing Mamiya distribution network.

August 6, 2006  One of the leading service facilities for Mamiya 35mm cameras has changed its ownership and name. You can read about the new Concept Lighting on my Related Links page!

April 24, 2006
The Rumors Are True!
Mamiya Transfers Camera and Optical Division
Mamiya O/P has announced that its Optical Equipment Division, manufacturer of leading medium-format cameras and lenses will be transferred to a new company, Cosmo Digital Imaging Company, Ltd. on September 1, 2006. From the information available, however, it also looks as though the Mamiya name will continue!

April 20, 2006
Breaking News!
Mamiya may be getting ready to announce it is getting out of the camera and lens business! Rumor has it that Mamiya may be transferring all the assets of its camera and lens business to a Japanese IT company!

April 11, 2006  New information added on the Mamiya CS Lenses page (for Mamiya NC1000 lenses).

April 8, 2006  More new information on the Mamiya Z-Series cameras.



March 22, 2006  At long last, the Camera Auction Price Averages page has been updated! Some auction price averages have retreated, while others have appreciated a bit.

March 12, 2006  New images added to the Kodak portion of my collection.

March 1, 2006  Brand new images and new acquisitions in the German Camera portion of my collection!

January 28, 2006  View the latest update to the Mamiya Lens Auction Prices information. Trend indications have been added, based on the direction of changes from the previous update.

December 18, 2005  An update to the Mamiya Prismat information.

December 13, 2005  Just added Island Camera Repair, a recently discovered camera repair facility in Farmingdale, New York, to my Related Links page. Island Camera is still servicing Mamiya TL, DTL, MSX, DSX and ZE cameras.

December 10, 2005  For some, the long-awaited instructions on The Proper Way to Remove the Mamiya TL or DTL Top Plate.

December 4, 2005  Just an update to my Mamiya MSX and Mamiya Auto XTL information.

November 24, 2005  A little bit of housekeeping, and a few changes to my Gallery pages.

November 8, 2005  A lot of minor page design things going on throughout the site, with additional pictures and information on my Rangefinder and Prismat pages.

October 17, 2005  There are two new additions to the Russian portion of my collection, a Kristal SLR (c.1961) and a medium-format Moskva-5 (c.1956).

October 9, 2005  Updated information on Mamiya Lens Prices, for all Mamiya SLR. Also, significant changes in the look of the Mamiya 35mm Forum, including a provision for posting images!

September 30, 2005  Updated information on Mamiya E "S" lenses, for the Mamiya ZM camera.

September 28, 2005  Thanks to Gentle reader Wim de Kan, from the Netherlands, an error has been corrected in the "hot shoe" reference for the Mamiya MSX.

September 23, 2005  There is now confirmation for the identity of the Mamiya Vulcan rangefinder on the Rangefinder page, thanks to reader Maurice Fisher in the UK!

August 21, 2005  Several new links have been added to the Mamiya Prismat page that support the early entry of Mamiya into the annals of 35mm SLR history!



August 4, 2005  I have many new items to offer for sale through Amazon. There's a great selection of Lens Filters, Camera Cases, Light Meters, and Tripods. This is in addition to the great Photography Books already available!

July 26, 2005  Thanks to Jeorg Mueck in Germany, I have a stylized image to show what the proposed new Mamiya ZM-bodied Voigtländer Bessamatic would have looked like, if planned production had not been interrupted in 1984 by the untimely bankruptcy of Osawa, Mamiya's primary distributor.

July 12, 2005  Finally have the beginning of my Kodak page ready to share (normally accessible through the Rest of My Collection page), even though the images are bad and the listing incomplete!

July 10, 2005  Made a noticable change to the Home page, and added a Mamiya History page!

July 8, 2005  Added more information to the Mamiya Auto XTL, Mamiya DTL and NC1000 pages!

June 23, 2005  Added new information to my Mamiya Auto XTL page!

June 15, 2005  Added a new "General Photography" category to my Mamiya 35mm Forum page, for discussions about general picture-taking tips, films preferred, etc!

June 4, 2005  Still more additions to the How To page!

May 30, 2005  The latest update to the Lens Prices page!

May 27, 2005  Perhaps not the ones you wanted most (I'm working on them), but there are now even more additions to the How To page!

May 17, 2005  Have received a few good photo submissions for the Gallery page, so it gets the first update today!

May 11, 2005  Interesting new information about the Mamiya Auto-Lux and the Mamiya Prismat!

May 6, 2005  Have the first good photo submission for the Gallery page, from a reader in Poland!

April 28, 2005  April is shaping up to be a busy month! Made minor adjustments to the layout of the XTL and X-1000 page and, more importantly, added a test Gallery page in response to some of your Surveys! Not sure where all this energy is coming from! I have been making little style and layout tweaks all over the site, and just changed all the headline fonts!

April 24, 2005  It's beginning to take shape! More additions to the How To page!

April 21, 2005  An affiliation with Amazon.com allows me to make the best camera collecting, camera repair, and basic photo technique books available on this site!

April 17, 2005  Added the first How To page, something a lot of you have been asking for! More "how-to" information to come, as I can get them completed.

April 12, 2005  A few new resources added to Restoration Tools, Equipment & Information.

April 4, 2005  I have finally updated the Lens Prices page!

March 27, 2005  New info on Camera Leather Kits to refinish your old camera body!

February 15, 2005  A labeled viewfinder diagram, as well as additional info concerning the P-Adapter on the NC1000 page!

February 1, 2005  Our son's second surgery since last December went well and I am unwinding by updating the site a bit. There is new information now on the TL & D TL page!

January 16, 2005  I have updated the Manuals page, in the first step toward simplifying its use. Let me know what you think of the changes by using my Survey!

January 14, 2005  I am contemplating adding some "how-to" information and wondered how it might be received. Let me know what you think!