Mamiya RB67: the best camera.. EVER?

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  • Опубліковано 18 січ 2025

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  • @hmuz8388
    @hmuz8388 Місяць тому +24

    extending bowels is wild 😆

    • @highkeybarb
      @highkeybarb  Місяць тому +2

      Guess I was a psycho killer in my past life 🤷🏼‍♂️

    • @hmuz8388
      @hmuz8388 Місяць тому

      @@highkeybarb 😂😂

    • @critterstocosmos
      @critterstocosmos Місяць тому +1

      I love my RB67. Such a heavy beast! I love shooting it handheld. For medium format though, my fav is still 6x6 on my Hasselblad 500 CM. I happily give love to both!

    • @DennisF252
      @DennisF252 Місяць тому

      Damn it, too late was the cry 🤣

  • @DenysShabalin
    @DenysShabalin Місяць тому +13

    The chemistry between the photographer and the camera is clearly palpable here.

  • @BenjiDalton
    @BenjiDalton 16 днів тому +1

    Thanks for sharing. I am considering whether to get this camera or to save up for a Hasselblad 500. It's really great to get different people's perspectives!

  • @Narsuitus
    @Narsuitus Місяць тому +2

    Over the decades, I have used 6x6, 6x7, 6x9, and 6x12cm medium format film cameras. Before I tried 6x7, 6x6 was my favorite aspect ratio.
    The RB67 with 50/90/180/250mm lenses is my favorite medium format film camera. I use it to shoot portraits, events, macro, closeups, still lifes, and landscapes.
    The Nikon F2 with 14mm to 1000mm prime lenses is my favorite 35mm film SLR.
    The Leica M6 with 21/35/90mm lenses is my favorite 35mm film rangefinder.

  • @AutopticViews-pLx
    @AutopticViews-pLx Місяць тому +7

    I have been looking for a medium format film camera for some time now, and the Mamiya rb67 is on my list of contenders. I still need to either convince my wife or find a good hiding place for the camera. But that might risk distended bowels 😅

  • @jodyperalta8924
    @jodyperalta8924 22 дні тому +1

    You paid your dues in your own inimitable way.. excellent

  • @philmartin5689
    @philmartin5689 Місяць тому +1

    Yes it is, I used one as my primary camera with only two lenses, 65mm and 90mm, for 20+ years and that was for weddings, portraiture, still life and my primary interest, landscape photography. I love the 67 ratio. The closest I can get to that ratio digitally, is micro 43. I find 6/2 to be too wide. It's also so slow, you really need to get into the rhythm when using it but that really gives you time to connect with the subject and to get into the zone.

    • @philmartin5689
      @philmartin5689 Місяць тому

      PS heavy, I used mine with a prism attached and a metz hammerhead flash attached and that's when it's heavy. For landscape I always used a tripod, so weight was no issue.

    • @philmartin5689
      @philmartin5689 Місяць тому +1

      and the viewfinder is like Imax compared to other viewfinders.

  • @jeremyrowlettmedia
    @jeremyrowlettmedia Місяць тому +1

    MAMIYA GANG 4 LIFE!! I've been using the RB67 for almost 5yrs now and honestly it is hands down the best film camera I've ever used. With that being said, everything about your opinion of this camera is spot on all the way down to the fact that it's heavy as shit! I love it. With it being heavy allows me personally to be able to shoot handheld in low light without worrying about motion blur. It is the best. We'll die on the hill.

  • @TheNathanMChannel
    @TheNathanMChannel Місяць тому +2

    Fun facts about the RB67
    A used, mint condition RB67 can be bought for $500. $495 covers the shipping cost
    The island of Japan was formed shortly after Mamiya started manufacturing RB67s, causing the land mass to crack and separate from the rest of the continent.
    Eddie Hall's record 500kg deadlift was made with FOUR RB67s cameras concealed inside plastic housings meant to look like weights.
    200 hikers have attempted to climb Mount Everest with an RB67 in their backpack. Five of them died before reaching base camp. The others died while loading their cars to drive to the airport.

  • @jimcook3882
    @jimcook3882 Місяць тому +1

    Sitting here very early Saturday morning in Las Vegas, I really enjoyed your LUV video of your RB. I feel the exact same emotion regarding the Beast. Mine is sitting on a tripod in living room, and every time I see it, I know it wants to go create something awesome. Again, just wanted to say thanks for the XLNT video, and now I'm inspired to put my Beast to work. Jim in Las Vegas ❤

  • @johndavidlevy7
    @johndavidlevy7 Місяць тому +2

    My Mamiya RB67 took a tumble down a hillside once. Didn’t phase the camera at all aside from some dirt.

  • @adriancozma6102
    @adriancozma6102 Місяць тому +2

    The weight of that camera made me want to use it even more 😅 I'm looking to add a 50mm lens to mine, so that I can get a wider field of view.
    I feel you with the availability, I needed to get mine off eBay, because in Romania there were 6-7 available for sale in the entire country, and the prices are the level of house downpayments. But, luckily, there are plenty of technicians that can work on it, in case something might break. Which, from the looks of it, will not happen any time soon.

  • @andyvan5692
    @andyvan5692 29 днів тому

    at 8:55 there are charts for the hasselblad extension tubes, which not only cover magnification, distance info, etc. but the exposure comp. as well, but the bellows factor formula is a simple one, from LF world, 1.5x focal length is the 'barrier' if you cross it, whether a lf std on its rail, or the ext. tube/bellows length, you use 1stop light, so add 1 stop. and also be aware, WIDE lenses get you there FAST, sometimes unaware of how quickly you get there, as 10-24mm is a lot faster to get 1.5x than 105mm or 250 as 10x1.5 = 15 quite close to 10 whereas 250x1.5= 375 ;125 mm away! so a lot of distance, so you can do most shots with this much leeway, but NOT with a wide, as the basic focus off infinity will likely get you to this limit quick,
    esp. as LF wides are like 20/28mm focal length (90/65 mm lenses in 4x5").

  • @jimjimgl3
    @jimjimgl3 Місяць тому +2

    I began before digital. My go-to cameras were my Pentax 67 and Mamiya RZ 67 and Sinar P2. For most commercial jobs back then I used my Mamiya RZ 67 bodies which at the time were pretty much industry standard unless you were a still life shooter and then often it was 4x5. I thought the Mamiya was a pretty much perfect camera.--The Pentax I loved too but I liked polaroids so the interchangeable polaroid back was so nice with the RZ 67. Pentax you needed to have a dedicated polaroid body. Presently I still own the RZ and two Hasselblad bodies and Canon R5 and Fujifilm GFX 100II. If I want to shoot film the RZ and Hasselblad are so nice. I pretty much only use the GFX 100II now for commercial jobs.

  • @sheadonphotography
    @sheadonphotography Місяць тому +2

    THANK YOU!!! I AGREE!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve been shooting for 15+ years. RB67…..THE BEST!!!!!

  • @StonyRC
    @StonyRC Місяць тому

    You have found the camera that best suits your particular work-style. That is what all photographers must strive to achieve - only then will our work excel. Excellent camera, by the way!

  • @areallyrealisticguyd4333
    @areallyrealisticguyd4333 Місяць тому +1

    if you like the RB67 you might like the camera it succeeded and was heavily based on, the Graflex Super D SLR. It is probably still the lightest and most portable large format camera there is

  • @CalumetVideo
    @CalumetVideo День тому

    The RB67 is an amazing camera!

  • @richalexander1138
    @richalexander1138 Місяць тому

    10:00 really good point. My fav lens is the 40mm Sigma art and it is super heavy but you're right, it helps slow me down and think before pressing that shutter.

  • @julianrobertson3303
    @julianrobertson3303 Місяць тому

    Thank you for sharing your thoughts & well said .

  • @fernandoescubos5388
    @fernandoescubos5388 Місяць тому

    I have just recently bought the Mamiya RB67 and I'm still waiting for the first photos I took last week-end to be developed. I like this camera a lot and I hope I will master it and get good results.

  • @ThorsteinBerg
    @ThorsteinBerg 2 дні тому

    I shoot both the Mamiya 645 Pro TL and I shoot 135 format DSX/MSX SLRs (which was the camera I started to learn on). Since I mainly shoot landscapes I have to think weight when it comes to cameras, but yeah, the Sekor lenses are great.

  • @alexandermalitsky6771
    @alexandermalitsky6771 Місяць тому

    Recently bought myself an RB67 Pro (apparently one of the earlier ones since it only has distance markings for 4 lenses on the bellow thingy).
    I haven't gotten a chance to use it properly yet but the test roll is interesting. Even though all the light seals are at various levels of crumbling apart I got minimal light leaks so might just use it as is since where I live servicing this thing is just as big of a pain as in your case.
    But even without shooting with it - It's such a fascinating object. I just can't help but take it in my hands and play with it: turn the knobs, rotate the back, cock the shutter and release it, etc. There's just something beautiful about this camera being a big solid slab of metal and a complex precise mechanical machine at the same time.

  • @meekoo9797
    @meekoo9797 Місяць тому +1

    What a pleasant surprise to discover your video! I completely agree with your thoughts on RB67!
    Every time I see someone writing a love letter to their camera, I can't help but want to buy the same model. You has greatly deepened my love for this camera. The last camera that evoked the same feeling in me was Minolta AF-C.
    I've followed your Instagram.THX!

  • @diagon1321
    @diagon1321 Місяць тому

    Had been heavy into photograpy since yesterday and just find your channel. Awesome photos! Really like your style and your decision in photograpy.

  • @luissalazar2021
    @luissalazar2021 26 днів тому

    The ProSd RB67 do use battery on the film magazine dear , but I do liked that you are shooting film on this days. The compression of films is amazing. The Rz67 have the best lens made by the Mamiya the 110mm. Keep shooting!

  • @whatsonmytable
    @whatsonmytable 2 дні тому

    Your video colors are beautiful... whatre you shooting with? You present very beautifully too!

  • @durango-CODEBUILDER
    @durango-CODEBUILDER Місяць тому +1

    I respect your opinion. I am currently under the belief that MY rollei is the best camera ever! I'm loving using it and it rocks. B)

  • @christopherward5065
    @christopherward5065 Місяць тому

    I agree about the RB67 it’s a great way to make images. It is versatile and whilst unwieldy I love it as a field camera. I need to start using mine again. The rotating back is the bit you missed and the floating elements in some lenses. The leaf shutters sync flash at every shutter speed and the focus scale as you said, indicates how much exposure compensation to use. It’s strong, precise and heavy and very reliable.

  • @mitchellnodier8426
    @mitchellnodier8426 Місяць тому

    I love mine too. Have been using it since 1977. It is a workhorse and a tank. 6x7 is the best.

  • @andyvan5692
    @andyvan5692 Місяць тому

    also the rotating back, an important feature, so one doesn't need to turn the camera, like the Hasselblad v's, but its the longer format, and you have polaroid and other options to, like a 645 back, motor winder (on the magasine), and also like Hasselblad, the sound of the winding cycles (body and back), so asmr.

  • @adzbasslines268
    @adzbasslines268 Місяць тому

    Love the Pro S. Many, many spare parts out there. Just got to be careful buying Sekor C lenses though. Love the Leaf Shutter, and they're great when CLA'd. The FIlm Backs are so easy to service and repair. Just feed your camera a high Grain ISO diet to keep its bowels regular.

  • @rklee65
    @rklee65 Місяць тому +1

    I'm so glad I can listen to just your voice and not have to struggle hearing it over horrible music. 😅

  • @adzbasslines268
    @adzbasslines268 Місяць тому

    I like the Sekor C Macro 140mm with Extension Tubes No 1 & 2 for amazing Macro photography. But I also use it for Portraits with a crop factor of 0.5. The 150 and 180mm is also good, but that's personal preference. Did you mention which Mamiya lens you prefer for Portraits? K/L Lens? RB67? Pro S? Pro SD?
    The 50mm is great for Landscape and I like the 65 and 90mm too with a red filter for B&W architectural.
    I find the 90 and 127mm great for most things.

  • @jodyperalta8924
    @jodyperalta8924 22 дні тому

    I ordered one from Japan but had to send it back because the mirror locked up so .i.ordered another one and exited waiting for it

  • @johndavidlevy7
    @johndavidlevy7 Місяць тому

    My favorite camera. Never gonna give her up.

  • @marlon_nico_photography
    @marlon_nico_photography Місяць тому

    Thank you. 👊

  • @markofsilence6816
    @markofsilence6816 Місяць тому

    I just got a mamiya 645 and absolutely love the waist level viewfinder. Might invest in the RB in the future because of this!

  • @baxtermarrison5361
    @baxtermarrison5361 Місяць тому

    As a portrait photographer there is no better camera out there for me than the RB67. Whilst I have a Hasselblad system and a Bronica system, my RB is the one I go for, first time, every time.
    The RZ has never been on my radar, the (now with age) dodgy electronics and the rather fragile winding leaver has always put me off.
    The RB67, a fantastic camera, a fantastic system.

  • @davidgambin2551
    @davidgambin2551 Місяць тому

    It doesn’t have to be the best as long as it’s the best for you.

  • @ishootfotoz
    @ishootfotoz 7 днів тому

    I have said this with my RB.. I like the weight it has… My hands shake more with lighter cameras or even if I hold a pencil my hands would shake… but with my RB i hold it tighter and closer to my body because of the weight and I feel more sturdy if that makes sense.

  • @sheadonphotography
    @sheadonphotography Місяць тому

    Also….bowels. Im dead! Im so glad you kept that in!!!

  • @andyvan5692
    @andyvan5692 Місяць тому

    yes, I would agree with Carl Zeiss being one of the best lenses, but you also forget the Fuji's, NOT the xt line up, but the large format Fujinon; I have a 65 and 90 mm f 5.6 swd version and they are fantastic landscape lenses, and I put them on my sinar F2, and with tripod, and 120 back it weighs in at 3Kg!, but... I don't mind, its the slowness and quality of the shots, low dof, and high bokeh that I use it for.

  • @jw48335
    @jw48335 Місяць тому

    I owned an RB for several years. It is a great camera - BUT - it was meant to be a studio camera, and it handles like it. For outside a studio, I far prefer a Pentax 67, the Bronica GS-1, Fujica GM670, or the obvious Mamiya 7ii. Also, getting into film cost vs. resolution, it is crazy rare that 6x7 is required. You can make massive prints from 645, whether in the darkroom or via digital conversion. I get > 30mpx of real resolution out of 645 just with an old V850, and 50mpx using a modern Fuji for digitization.

  • @Awayne429
    @Awayne429 13 днів тому

    I love my Mamiya rb67 but I believe for me at least, the Pentax 67 has better ergonomics and picture quality with higher shutter speed. I do love all the quirkiness of the Mamiya Rb67 but I can’t take it on the go as often as I can the Pentax 67. Something about how the Pentax glass renders color makes it the best 6x7 camera in my opinion.

  • @Chris-wj4ze
    @Chris-wj4ze Місяць тому

    Does this thing have a focusing lock? If not, I'm curious to know if there are "focusing creep" issues when the camera is pointed up or down.

  • @derrenleepoole
    @derrenleepoole Місяць тому

    Not sure, but I think you like this camera.

  • @MuffSquad
    @MuffSquad Місяць тому

    I love my RB but only for tripod studio work

  • @jonjanson8021
    @jonjanson8021 Місяць тому

    Been shooting my RB regularly since I bought it used in the early 90's. Never a problem and I'm planning on being buried with it!

  • @Capturethelightraw
    @Capturethelightraw Місяць тому

    I just found your UA-cam I find you interesting I enjoy your video's

  • @jorbin7417
    @jorbin7417 Місяць тому

    Love my RB67 but it was whoopin my ass until I got the prism finder & a more portable 6x7 for long walks/street

  • @carlitosodell
    @carlitosodell Місяць тому

    Yes.

  • @cameraprepper7938
    @cameraprepper7938 Місяць тому

    I think the Mamiya is a good camera, but I would rather have a 4x5" Field Camera with 6x9cm and 6x12cm rollfilm backs, it will be much more versatile with at least 3 different film sizes.

  • @BruceBurke-o6x
    @BruceBurke-o6x Місяць тому +1

    Well, you really like that "F" word **grin** I do shoot a Mamiya, actually, I own 2. A pair of C330S TLRs. One for B&W and one for color. I have to deal with parallax error on close-ups for having a really quiet shutter - no mirror slap. Besides, as an "Olde Fhart," growing up, everyone had a TLR it seemed. And then the format was known as "2 and a quarter square" - not this 6x6 stuff (or other). Indeed, mechanical cameras make you really think about what you are about to do. I have walked away from more than one shot, because it just wasn't right. None of this spray and pray nonsense. I have shot digital and quite frankly, it fails too often and has gotten too damned expensive! Many complain about the cost of film, but considering how much digital equipment is, I can shoot a TON of film for the price differential. Keep having fun as an anti-technologist. ;) I hit subscribe and look forward to more Bowel moments.... =O

  • @horeageorgian7766
    @horeageorgian7766 Місяць тому

    Ofcourse it helps balance the weight if you not only hold the camera with both hands but also attach it with a rope to the ring in your nose. Originally those were used with pigs so they don't plow your garden. But look how it found his way as an accessory into photography.

  • @jonathan_0
    @jonathan_0 Місяць тому

    i love my hassy sooo much. i love using it, as well as just looking at it / holding it in my hands, it's a beautiful thing. the photos i take with it are shit, but i don't even care lol

  • @jhenry248
    @jhenry248 Місяць тому

    I have been shooting with the Mamiya 330 TLR for a few years. The RB67 is on my soon to buy list. What's been a setback here in the US Fujifilm no longer produces 120 400 film which has been my favorite. I just got some Lomography 120 400 to try. What film stock do you used?

  • @jodyperalta8924
    @jodyperalta8924 22 дні тому

    I just ordered one I have my own darkroom

  • @Baoweezi
    @Baoweezi Місяць тому

    Agreed ❤

  • @jodyperalta8924
    @jodyperalta8924 22 дні тому

    I also live in Roswell New Mexico

  • @togo64mx
    @togo64mx Місяць тому

    Just a comment 😮, photographers use gaffers tape not duck tape 😅

  • @albertogvphoto
    @albertogvphoto 16 днів тому

    The best for me SONY A7CR

  • @BelowZero
    @BelowZero Місяць тому

    Every artist has a favourite brush…it seems you found yours. I wouldn’t call it the best camera in the world because no camera is perfect.

  • @whatsgood001
    @whatsgood001 Місяць тому

    You’re based where??? I would have guessed you were in USA or Canada. Cool video btw, I’ve never owned a big camera. Maybe I should look into it 😅

  •  Місяць тому

    This video is so good, this is the second time I'm watching it. BTW, I'm a 6x6 masochist :P

    • @highkeybarb
      @highkeybarb  Місяць тому +1

      Yay! Tbh I think all people who shoot film are lol

  • @Pezinokrm
    @Pezinokrm Місяць тому

    Fujifilm GX680 III S Pro is the next best thing to a 4x5 but with 9 frames... just saying. Cheers! 🥃

  • @aristoioannidis7490
    @aristoioannidis7490 Місяць тому

    I love your energy! Pro SD user with an array of K/L lenses. New sub!

  • @GaryIrving-x5o
    @GaryIrving-x5o Місяць тому

    You should do ASMR. Perfect voice for it.🎶

  • @SkillCollectors
    @SkillCollectors 24 дні тому

    You look like you're 18 years old, how much time could you have possibly spent with all those different cameras? Just kidding, you're right, I love my RB67, it IS the best camera ever 😂 Thanks for the confirmation bias.

  • @hmuz8388
    @hmuz8388 Місяць тому

    6:26 no it's a mamiya

  • @Jazzy-kz6wd
    @Jazzy-kz6wd Місяць тому

    if you drop that camera i think the floor is going to be the one coming out worse in the end...

  • @janbielikowski
    @janbielikowski Місяць тому

    you are a funny gal, I like you

  • @eltinjones4542
    @eltinjones4542 Місяць тому

    Far too much talk and not enough examples

  • @jodyperalta8924
    @jodyperalta8924 22 дні тому

    Bowels or bellows you kook

  • @ronstar7027
    @ronstar7027 Місяць тому

    Sorry. Can't get past the hardware in your nose.

    • @rklee65
      @rklee65 Місяць тому

      Looks good to me.

  • @shumyinghon
    @shumyinghon Місяць тому

    pretty foul mouth -- good intro though