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Mamiya 71995
- Mount
- Mamiya 7
- Years
- 1995–2014
- Weight
- 920 g
- Shutter
- 4s – 1/500s
- Meter
- center-weighted-silicon
The Mamiya 7 is a 6×7 medium-format rangefinder. Lenses focus by helicoid, shutter sits in each lens (leaf, syncs flash at all speeds), and a rangefinder patch in the bright finder couples to focus. At 920 g loaded, it weighs less than a Pentax 67 lens. The trade-off: SLR users find the parallax-corrected finder limiting, and lens choice is small (six lenses total, no zooms, no macro).
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Before you buy used
- **Light seal foam** — replace.
- **Rangefinder calibration** drifts.
- **LCD bleed** on info display.
- **Lens shutter speeds** — slow speeds (1s, 4s) drift; CLA per lens, $200–300.
- **Battery contacts** — corrosion from leaks.
- **Film back light leaks** at the take-up spool side; sometimes the film advance counter mis-aligns.
- Service: scarce. KEH Atlanta and a few Japanese shops still service Mamiya 7 bodies. Parts increasingly hard to find.
About this camera
The lightest 6×7 ever made. Lens-shutter rangefinder for photographers who'd rather walk than set up a tripod.
Key Specs
Frequently asked questions
- What battery does the Mamiya 7 take?
- The Mamiya 7 uses a 1x 6V (4SR44 or 4LR44) battery.
- What lens mount does the Mamiya 7 have?
- The Mamiya 7 uses the Mamiya 7 mount.
- What shutter speeds does the Mamiya 7 offer?
- The Mamiya 7's shutter speeds range from 4s to 1/500s.
- What light meter does the Mamiya 7 use?
- The Mamiya 7 meters with center-weighted-silicon.
