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Good stuff! Curious what your scanning process is?

The Thrift Store I frequent had a C220 body only for almost a year. The workers kept trying to get me to pick it up, but I love my Argoflex and wasn't looking to replace it. They were having a spring cleaning sale and it dropped to a ridiculous price that I should have grabbed. I talked to my wife about it that night, she gave me the green light, I go back the next day and it's gone. If I ever need to replace my Argoflex, the C220 is the only TLR I'd consider. Just for closure, but as this video shows, awesome quality as well.

I fell in love with the C220 immediately.

I've had my C220 and it's 65mm, 80mm, and 135mm lenses since 1982. In 1984 I picked up a new C330 and it's still in the box waiting on it's first roll of film. Because I really enjoy the ritual of winding and then cocking the shutter to take a picture. Shutters on all 3 lenses are still working fine and at 1/8 second all three time out near perfect. Just picked up 10 rolls of Ektar 100 and next nice day plan on doing some Panoramics of some small towns nearby Downtowns. Hey, if you want a wide angle it's just a 3 panel panorama away. BTW I have a Epson V800 and have sorted out how to focus the film carriers so I can scan anything I shoot which in my case is 35mm to 4x5. BTW with this scanner it's best to scan at resolutions that are multiples of 1600, because intermediate settings feature interpolation artifacts that degrade find detail.

Yeah, these are awesome cameras. Bodies are kinda heavy, but lenses are small and light. The 180mm is especially great (I am referring to the newer version; never tried the old one). It can be hard to find lenses without haze. There’s a big difference in performance; the clear ones have better contrast. You can get away with a light tripod since the leaf shutters don’t make a lot of vibration and you don’t want a tall tripod anyway.

Fucking genius idea for the tape on the multi shot knob!!! I check that goddamn knob as much as I wind the film on my C220. Great video and shots. Lassen NP has to be on my list of more underrated NP to go to. I was very happy with that place.

Beautiful photos! Cliche or not, I love those motel sign shots

Your video is really cool. I tested an expired Kodak Portra 400 NC in 2002. Although it tended to be purple, I think the images came out amazing in medium format, with my Rolleicord III. ua-cam.com/video/Z39xNO7vUX8/v-deo.html

My first medium format camera was a C-3 that I bought in 1974. When I look at my negatives from that time they are far superior to the 35mm negatives that I shot. I would love to have another Mamiya tlr again!

Thank you !

That tree on the rock was the best one! Just beautiful. I wouldn't change a thing. Mamiya TLRs are probably the most underrated of the truly great camera systems. Affordable. Solidly professional build quality. The mechanical linkages to make the whole thing work (and work reliably) are a marvel of Japanese engineering. As you say, getting a wide lens on a TLR (I'm lucky enough to have the 55mm), and having a pretty much default, inexpensive 80mm f2.8 when you pay through the nose for that on other systems? Knockout. I've neglected mine since I got a Pentax 6x7 which has the virtue of magical simplicity. But I must make more use of my Mamiyas going forward - especially taking advantage of the leaf shutters which I don't have for any other system (I bought all these when digital fever hit in the early 2000s and got everything for super cheap). The parallax indication is a winner. Although I also wouldn't mind having the accessory that raises the camera off the tripod to the height of the viewing lens before exposure. The only downside to these vs. traditional TLRs? They're big as hell. And more complex to operate. I have the C330 and the C220. And I prefer the C220. It's just more compact and manageable. It's still about twice the size of my little Yashica D, but the C330 is a real beast. These were a really big wedding camera back in the day. Before the advent of DLSRs there was an expectation that wedding photographers be unseen and unheard. And the Mamiya was an entry into a versatile, medium format camera with a nearly inaudible shutter.

Love my c220! I also have a c3 but never had a chance to use it yet. Great video and awesome photos

I've just started to use my C-220. It is a wonderful camera! Nice shots in my home area of Shasta County!

If you have or buy even a cheap spanner wrench, the Mamiya TLR lenses are actually quite easy to clean. My 65mm gets hazy, so I just unscrew it and clean it off. Works great. I even take out inner lens elements if I need to. I just have a sharpie handy and I quickly mark a forward arrow on the outer edge of the glass so I know which way it goes back in. All of my TLR lenses have been apart to clean by now. Some seem to get fogged more than others. It is paint or lube or such outgassing that precipitates on the lens. It comes right off. Chris

I have a Mamiyaflex 2 that belonged to my dad. Vintage late 50s I believe. It has the 105mm lens and has been a lot of fun.

I love folding cameras. I've got a few. Nice images.

Hi! I love the C-Series - my favorite TLR andy only 6x6. Pro tip: someone created an adapter allowing you to mount Kiev 88 or Hasselblad prisms on these. Google it - you'll find the 3D model file, then pay for a Nylon 12 laser sintering print from xometry. I use a metered Kiev 88 prism on mine. I also use an upgraded Olsen focus screen. With those upgrades, it is a dream to use! Even without them, I prefer the C330 over the Rollei flex.

Thanks for a great video. This summer I bought a C220 as well as the 65, 105 and 180 mm lens. I enjoy it a lot. Very nice focus and shooting experience.

Absolute gems! A stellar set of images too! 🎉

Quality!

Those night shots came out so good! They came out super clean. As well, I refound my love of my Mamiya C220 this year. It was one of my first medium format cameras that I ever picked up, but it kinda got pushed to the back of the collection. After picking up the 65mm, 105mm, and a 135mm lenses I began to shot with it a bunch this summer and really enjoyed what I captured with it! As well nothing better then a can of "Vitamin R" halfway thru a hike. Great video!

I got given a C220 as my first film camera like 6 months ago. it's the only camera that's never given me a single issue. works perfectly, shots look perfect. my favourite film camera.

Fantastic photos!

I take my C220 with me whenever I hike. I like the 55mm lens and it's a good length for landscapes, but I really find that I greatly prefer the more 'poppy' medium-format look of the 80mm 2.8, so nowadays that just stays on and gives me one less thing to think about, and provides a more fun creative compositional constraint. Usually HP5 so I can still be usefully handheld with an orange or red filter, but I treat myself to the odd roll of slide film for variety too. I really love this system a lot, and we should be thankful the prices are so good (for now!). The C220f with the extremely bright focussing screen is absolutely the one to go for - I think I've only missed focus trying to do something silly like photograph an aerobatic display. I'm not even sure it's 'starter' system - my 500c/m is usually the one I leave at home!

Beautiful photographs. I love wild swimming

Thank you very much for the video. I bought this camera with a solinar lens for small change. Unfortunately, the bellows are cracked and I will try to seal it with acrylic paint for UV filter material. The rangefinder does not work (you can take pictures without it) and it seems to me that the lens has a shifted distance - I have to have the lens calibrated. Your video motivated me to repair it.

That cinestill XX is absolutely gorgeous!

Great video. Do you have youe film lab developed and then scan the negatives they give back to you at home?

Thanks for sharing this! I wanna try some Lomo 120 film in my Rolleiflex and this was a great preview.

The dreaded Jobo double-roll failure. I think all Jobo users have been there. The first roll can be hard to get all the way in there, and then its not real easy to judge if it is! Our friend, the little red clip.

you meant sparingly, not liberally.

I just found out converses were made in 1908 😅 i seen the picture of her and her shoes and went down another rabbit hole that sidetracked from the one im already on looking at old film 😂😂😂 thank you

Bro, you see the Desert Honey guy in Bridgeport or was he gone for the season?

Bodie really is a photo destination if you are in the area of Mono Lake and the eastern access to Yosemite. I've been there several times over thirty years. It's a huge ghost town, acquired by the state after WWII. Technically a state park, it has not been fixed up as a showpiece, but just maintained in its status as found so it doesn't fall apart anymore. It's about 15 miles off the main highway, open year around, weather permitting. It's quite high, so winter is snowed in, but the road is kept open. IMO, best times to go are Spring, as the surrounding hills are green and everything is growing, or Fall, where you get very good light in the afternoon and early evenings. It used to be free, but they charge something now - not much. B&W is king, for all the textures of the old, exposed wooden buildings. Hit Bodie in the early afternoon to evening, then Mono Lake at dawn the next morning.

Great shots. Keep them coming!

Love your photos man!

It's a Minolta. And that is fine. #minoltagang 😊 Thanks for the video. Lovely images as usual and great presentation as always.

Hmm whats the trick to getting decent exposures? I have some VC expired in 2001 - my results aren't great haha

I love this stuff. The process from discovering the old film to developing it. Then the wonder that comes from the images. Who were the people? What was their life like? What happened to them? Neat stuff. Good work.

Whats with the HP5 box tab while shooting Lomo color films?

Hi! is this compatible with 35 mm cameras?

looove your content! You are doing so much things the right way. A lot of infos great pictures great quality!

You’re pretty sexy sitting around a bunch of old film and paper and taking a pose . I love ❤️ the stache too 🎉

What did you shoot this at with the filter?

Fantastic video and photos from the Perkeo. I found one at a garage sale last weekend and It's going to be my first time shooting medium format. Mine has a vaskar lens and I understand the color skopar is the nicer option. But, I read that the vaskar is a nice lens stopped down. A lens hood and filter are also on my shopping list now...

Great result for really old shots. Couldn't I ask you for an advice? I've found a forgotten USSR film approximately shot in 1960's. There are an appropriate replacement for the HC-110? It's very difficult to buy the original one in my country. I have an access to generics (non-Kodak developers cooked with the same - I hope - formula) and to other developers: Microphen, Pyrocat, D76, D23, paper developers. What the time and temperature mode did you use for this film?

Old Fashions while backpacking? My Wisconsin heart says yes.

awesome, dude! come to Colorado this next summer and lets rip some hikes and film!

Great captures and terrific video 👍

One of the worst meals I've ever seen in my life 🤣nice photos though!