Silly me! I never looked, but then I sold mine in 2007 so I will not be going back to check.
Wow.
I've been using my C220 for years and never noticed that until your comment made me take a close look. I always just thought it was some sort of non-descript pattern.
Jeremy
C22 with 55mm, C22 with 80mm, C33 with 105DS, and C33 with 135mm Bluedot. Just got a fourth Stovepipe Finder, all these cameras have 220 Backs on them. Dual Hoya Med Yellow Filters on each lens. Been shooting 220 Shanghai have a lot of new negs to print. Results very good and consistent. I have Hasselblads but these are just great for some things.
Hmm Well don't have an actual favorite, if I had to narrow down to just one, I guess it would be the 105mm. Just slightly longer than normal and an old
friend, like an old pair of shoes. I may really like the 55mm, I haven't had time to test it properly but that's coming. I'm so glad these are around again. I have a lot of history with them.
In the past I had multiples of all the focal lengths too. This time it's more pared down
The Porrofinders give you a rightside-up, laterally reversed image.
The Prism finders give you an image that is both rightside-up and un-reversed.
The prism finders are heavy, but relatively small and bright.
The Porro-finders are relatively light, bulky, and provide a relatively dim image.
I'd love to have one of the magnifying chimney finders, but then my two lens C330 kit wouldn't all fit in one moderately sized bag.
SONY DSC by Nokton48, on Flickr
The Hasselblad Stovepipe works great on the Mamiya C33. Some strips of Hollywood Gaffertape with hold it on securely. The Zeiss glass ocular makes the screen uber sharp, totally adjustable whether you need glasses, or not. Looks cool too.
The eyepiece needs some rubber sheet cut out and glued to it, if you wear eyeglasses. View is HIGH EYEPOINT with a nice black border around the viewing frame.
You have found Nirvana on Earth. Enjoy is as much as I enjoy my Nirvana with my Hasselblads.
Don't tell me you missed the name on the chimney finder.
You have found Nirvana on Earth. Enjoy is as much as I enjoy my Nirvana with my Hasselblads.
120 Eastman 5222 XX by Nokton48, on Flickr
Anybody here going to try the 120 XX film? B&H has the best price on it. My favorite 35mm film for decades. Should be delicious in medium format Mamyflexes
C22 No 2 135mm New Leitz Tiltall Hacked Leitz Ball Head by Nokton48, on Flickr
Mamiya C22 Body #2 with 135mm Blue Dot Yellow Filters Paramender. Mounted on new to me Leitz Tiltall heavily modified. Regular column replaced with modern black one with Leitz Ball Head neatly permanently attached. This new Ball Head (same as on my Leitz Tabletop Tripod) works great on the original Tiltall and a Japanese Quick Mount, which also works great with the Paramender. This weighs little enough that I can carry it around with one hand without straining. And it is rock solid Leica Quality. Broncolor Octobox 150 left, 4x6 foamcore right. Sony Nex-7 with Zeiss Touit Makro Planar 2.8/50. Painted background by David Maheu "Tiim Kelly Gold Plaster".
Enjoy
Got some good Mamyflex negs ready to print. Also posting cause I have Blads and Mamys and both are equally useful for different reasons. Printed negs are virtually interchangeable in small prints.
Something besides Hasselblad!
Very nice rig Nokton.
I picked up recently a brused and battered Mamiyaflex and equally battered 65mm and 180mm.
Bent winder, focus was out, filter rings were banged up, slow speeds were sticky, elements needed cleaning, focus screen and mirror needed cleaning etc.
Everything thing is working now except the winder is buggered, so I just use the red window instead.
I wrapped a bit of tape around the tripod pole so I know how much to raise.
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