Are replacement bubble levels available for Mamiya 7 viewfinders?

Steve Goldstein · Jan 5, 2018

The title pretty much says it all. I noticed the other day that the level in my 50mm finder has dried up. My google-foo seems weak today, perhaps it's the local cold weather.

Chris Livsey · Jan 9, 2018

They were apparently in 2004:
https://www.photo.net/discuss/threads/mamiya-7-viewfinder-dried-out.118886/
and 2010
http://rec.photo.equipment.medium-format.narkive.com/xVkWd8MS/mamiya-7-43mm-view-finder
That's the best my Google can do

Steve Goldstein · Jan 9, 2018

I contacted PhaseOne, who now own what's left of Mamiya. They say they're no longer available and suggested I contact Bob Watkins. He doesn't have any either. Oh well, there are other ways, just way clunkier. Good thing I don't use the finder very often.

EdSawyer · Jan 9, 2018

I had gotten replacements from MAC back when they still ran the Mamiya parts business. There are sellers of mamiya parts on Ebay, from Japan, that might be an option. The level is just glued in, btw. They were about $40/ea from MAC back in the day. Sucks that PhaseOne/mamiya is not supporting selling repair parts, those wankers.

Sirius Glass · Jan 9, 2018

There are replacement bubble levels that are sold in camera stores and on-line. The only problem that I see is mounting it so that it shows when the camera is truly leveled.

Steve Goldstein · Jan 10, 2018

I just ordered one of these

https://www.ebay.com/itm/170928226425

for USD10.96 to my door so I can mount both a generic hot-shoe level and the finder. I'll modify it to reduce the horizontal offset between the camera mount and the mount I'll use for the viewfinder. Yes, this will raise the VF a little higher than Mamiya intended, but that's life. And pretty much any cheap level will be easier to see than the tiny bubble in the Mamiya finder.

G1DRP · Jan 17, 2018

You could try Johnsons Photopia, I used to work there servicing Mamiya gear and we had those in stock.

paul ron · Jan 18, 2018

pick one and just stick it on..

https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&k...qmt=p&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=m&ref=pd_sl_66dcw62pnf_p

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Steve Goldstein · Jan 18, 2018

Sadly, Johnsons Photopia reports they no longer have stock.

Paul, thanks for the thought but I'll stick with the auxiliary cold shoe rail I've already ordered. It's more clunky, but is removable/reversible.

G1DRP · Jan 19, 2018

Steve Goldstein said:
Sadly, Johnsons Photopia reports they no longer have stock.

Paul, thanks for the thought but I'll stick with the auxiliary cold shoe rail I've already ordered. It's more clunky, but is removable/reversible.

Sad news. Maybe they sold off all of their Mamiya stock after I left.

Are replacement bubble levels available for Mamiya 7 viewfinders?

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