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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 RZ67 Professional II (1995) is the refined successor to the original RZ67 Pro (1982), retaining its core architecture — an electronically controlled leaf-shutter system, rotating film back, and modular component design — while adding AE finder compatibility, improved electronics, and a IID (digital back) variant released later. The body accepts interchangeable Sekor Z lenses (each containing its own leaf shutter), interchangeable film backs (120, 220, Polaroid, and Phase One / Leaf digital backs via adapter), and multiple finder options including a 45° prism with AE metering (the AE Prism Finder FZ).
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The definitive 6×7 studio camera — electronic controls, rotating back, leaf shutters at 1/400s, and an AE prism finder that transforms location shooting.
| Field | Value |
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| Format | 120 / 220 film (6×7 cm, 10/20 frames) |
| Mount | Mamiya RZ bayonet |
| Years | 1995–2013 |
| Shutter | Leaf shutter in lens: 8s – 1/400s |
| Flash sync | All speeds (leaf shutter) |
| Meter | None built-in (AE Prism Finder FZ optional) |
| Modes | Manual; AE with optional AE prism |
| Back | Rotating 120/220 back, interchangeable |
| Finder | Waist-level standard; AE prism optional |
| Weight | ~2,050 g (body only) |
Mamiya introduced the RZ67 in 1982 to address limitations of the mechanically driven RB67 Pro SD: the RZ67 used an electronic shutter control system with an accurate quartz-timed shutter in each lens, enabling repeatable exposures, flash sync at all leaf shutter speeds (up to 1/400s), and TTL flash metering with the optional AE prism. The original RZ67 Pro accepted the AE Prism Finder but its electronics were simpler. The Professional II (1995) added improved sealing, updated electronics, and compatibility with the later IID (Instant Image / Digital) back system. The system remained in production until approximately 2013, outlasting Mamiya's own corporate reorganizations.
The RZ67 Pro II was adopted as the dominant professional portrait and fashion studio camera in Japan and was widely used in American fashion and advertising photography throughout the late 1990s and 2000s, surviving the digital transition through the availability of Phase One and Leaf digital backs that mounted directly to the V-series adapter on the RZ body.
The RZ67 Pro II represents the peak of 6×7 medium-format film photography's commercial development. Its combination of leaf-shutter flash sync at 1/400s, a rotating back for orientation changes without tripod repositioning, and a modular system with digital back compatibility gave it a professional relevance that few film cameras maintained into the 2000s. The Sekor Z lenses — particularly the 90/3.5 W (standard), 110/2.8 W (portrait), and 50/4.5 (wide) — are optically excellent, with floating element designs and generous image circles.
For contemporary film photographers, the RZ67 Pro II offers a true 6×7 negative (56×69 mm) — approximately 2.7× the area of 35mm — with a system lens selection that rivals any medium-format SLR. Prices have risen significantly as film photography interest has grown; the system is no longer a budget entry point but remains technically superior.
Mamiya RZ bayonet. Sekor Z lenses all contain leaf shutters: 37mm f/4.5 fisheye, 50mm f/4.5 W, 65mm f/4 W, 75mm f/3.5 W shift, 90mm f/3.5 W (standard), 110mm f/2.8 W (portrait benchmark), 127mm f/3.8 (compact), 140mm f/4.5 W macro, 150mm f/3.5 W, 180mm f/4.5, 250mm f/4.5 W APO, 360mm f/6. Accessories: AE Prism Finder FZ (TTL metering, AE mode), 120 back, 220 back, Polaroid back, RZ-to-Phase One adapter (digital), rotating back mechanism (standard), cable releases, focusing bellows.
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