C41
Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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The Mamiya Press (1960) is a 6×9 medium-format rangefinder press camera. Body design draws from older Speed Graphic-era press cameras but adds Mamiya's modular bayonet **lens** mount and interchangeable **film back** system. Six lenses available (50, 65, 75, 90, 100, 150, 250 mm), four backs (6×9, 6×7, 6×4.5, Polaroid), no meter (use external), Seiko leaf shutter in each lens. Coupled rangefinder, ground-glass back available for studio focus.
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C41
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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Kodak Portra 160 is a professional C-41 color negative film with fine grain, soft contrast, and natural color.
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About this camera
6×9 medium-format press camera. Interchangeable lenses, interchangeable backs (6×9, 6×7, 6×4.5, Polaroid), all-mechanical operation.
| Field | Value |
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| Format | 120 — 6×9 (8 frames), 6×7 (10), 6×4.5 (16), Polaroid |
| Mount | Mamiya Press |
| Years | 1960–1976 (Press, Press Super 23, Press Universal) |
| Shutter | 1s – 1/500s + B, Seiko leaf, in each lens |
| Flash sync | All speeds |
| Meter | None |
| Modes | Manual |
| Weight | 2,200 g |
| Battery | None |
Released 1960 as Mamiya's answer to the American press camera market (Speed Graphic, Crown Graphic). The line evolved:
Production ended 1976 as the Mamiya RB67 (1970) took over the medium-format-with-modular-system niche.
The Mamiya Press is the only medium-format press camera that gives you a 6×9 cm negative on roll film with interchangeable lenses. For working press / commercial photographers in the 60s/70s who needed wider-than-6×7 negatives but didn't want 4×5 sheet film, the Press was the answer. The 6×9 negative scans to ~150 megapixels of detail, equivalent to high-end medium-format digital backs.
For 2026 buyers, used prices on Press bodies have risen with the medium-format film revival. A Press Super 23 + 100mm + 6×9 back runs $500–900 — still a fraction of an equivalent Mamiya 7 or Fuji GW690.
Mamiya Press lenses: 50/6.3, 65/6.3, 75/5.6, 90/3.5, 100/3.5, 150/5.6, 250/5. Backs: 6×9 (8 frames), 6×7 (10), 6×4.5 (16), Polaroid (pack film, modern compatibility limited), ground-glass back. Press Super 23 added tilt/shift back movements for view-camera-style perspective control.
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Kodak Tri-X 400 is a classic black-and-white film known for strong tonality, visible grain, and documentary character.
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