Motor winders for Mamiya, any good?

Holly · Jul 14, 2009

Hi all

is the motor winder for RZ reliable? does it save time and hassle
in the long run or just break down and cause more hassle?
also, does it wind film on in an even fashion, or does it take liberties
with the gap in between exposures and you end up with half a frame
toward the end?

if anyone has used one of these, tell me your thoughts on them.

Holly

Dennis S · Jul 14, 2009

I am using one on my Mamiya 645 Super and it seems to do quite well. With the 6x4.5 you have a generous gap between frames and the end of the roll. So far no grief with batteries,wear etc.

Lopaka · Jul 14, 2009

I have a winder for my RZ but don't use it often. It works fine and I have no issues with the frames on the roll. It adds a fair amount of weight, and IMO is for tripod use only. The main benefit is for times when you need to make sequence shots quickly, multiple exposures on the same neg, or using a remote trigger. It burns batteries fairly quickly.

Bob

MikeSeb · Jul 14, 2009

Ditto Bob. It also adds considerable height and some wobble to the whole boat anchor that is an RZ plus prism plus back plus lens plus winder. Bur it works
well, albeit it ain't no speed demon.

Holly · Jul 16, 2009

hey lopaka, don't suppose you would consider selling your rz winder ..?

Lopaka · Jul 16, 2009

Holly said:
hey lopaka, don't suppose you would consider selling your rz winder ..?

Not any time soon.

Motor winders for Mamiya, any good?

Holly

Dennis S

Lopaka

MikeSeb

Holly

Lopaka

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