For Sale FS Mamiya Press 6x9 Camera Body w/ Accesories- $160

[dachyagel]

This is a Mamiya Press body with a 6x9 back, grip with cable release, extra film sheet holder (No. 4), and a ground glass / focus screen holder which will also accept individual sheet film holders. The grip didn't have a cable release when I got it, so I replaced the original cable with a slightly longer one (not pictured) -- it works fine.

Rangefinder is bright and pretty clear, seems accurate with a 90mm lens; the 6x9 back is in good shape, but it doesn't come with a dark slide, so you'll have to load the film with the back on the camera or make a dark slide. The body, on the whole, is missing some paint here and there, but there's no rust, and everything works the way it's supposed to -- including the bellows and the locks.

The ground glass holder doesn't look new, but it works fine, and the spring is good; glass is solid, with no cracks.

I'd like to get $160 for everything, plus shipping. PayPayl only; please email me, as I am not receiving notifications from this board.

 

[dachyagel]

Forgot to mention: for those of you who don't know about the Mamiya Press system, the extendable bellows allow you to do TILT and SWING movements on the back, correcting for perspective or changing the focal plane -- which is very cool in a medium format bargain camera.

 

[dachyagel]

Although I do have a lens that I could add to this, it was just CLAed, and I'm not going to let it go for less than $200 (the lens by itself: so the total price for everything would be $360). It would be easy and cheap to find a good 100mm or 150mm on that auction site; in fact, there is a 150mm listed there which looks pristine and will probably go for around $100. So it wouldn't be hard to make this a bargain 6x9 camera, if you don't already have a Mamiya lens to fit it.

 

[dachyagel]

SOLD -- thanks Jon!