General Information

Serial #

62163

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal body; glass lenses; wood handle; leather strap and covering

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

16.3 cm

Width

15.4 cm

Height

10.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still cameras

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MAMIYA

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Tokyo

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Late 1950'S to 1980'S

Canada

Used by a Canadian photojournalist to capture industrial photographs and press photographs for the 'Monetary Times', the 'Globe and Mail' and for various international associations.

Function

An apparatus used to record still images by means of creating a photograph.

Technical

This professional 2 1/4" x 2 1/4" TLR has interchangeable lenses. The Mamiyaflex C's bellows, with the 7" rack & pinion focus, was a significant improvement of the basic TLR design. Unlike other Mamiyaflex C series cameras, the original C has two front legs and only has one focus knob.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

On proper front at top: "MAMIYAFLEX" in raised letters/ On upper lens: "1:2.8 F=8cm No. 232404 MAMIYA-SEKOR"/ On lower lens: "1:2.8 F=8cm No. 230724 MAMIYA-SEKOR"/ Outside of lower lens: "SEIKOSHA-MX"/ A series of numbers/ "JAPAN"/ On body: "No. 62163"

Missing

One leg is missing.

Finish

Black body with silver-coloured metal hardware.

Decoration

N/A