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Post by GeneW on Jul 5, 2006 9:11:47 GMT -5
Whoohoo! The Mamiya 1000 DTL with 55mm/1.8 I purchased from Wayne has arrived! So, my understanding from Ron's excellent Mamiya site is that this is a pre-70's camera, hence a good camera for shooting doors  I'm looking forward to trying the Sonnar M42-mount 135mm on this body. Thanks Wayne! Gene |
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Post by GeneW on Jul 5, 2006 10:16:35 GMT -5
I meant to ask: where does the Sekor part of the name come from? Why Mamiya/Sekor?
Gene
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Post by kiev4a on Jul 5, 2006 10:59:14 GMT -5
Hope the camera does a good job for you Gene. I originally had two of 'em because my first TTL SLR was a Mamiya 1000TL (they are harder to find). Age wise it should qualify as a "Doors Shooter." Go out and find a scene that "lights your fire" (ahem).
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Post by vintageslrs on Jul 5, 2006 12:43:03 GMT -5
Gene
good for you!!
I think you are gonna love it.....
Enjoy
Bob
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Post by vintageslrs on Jul 5, 2006 12:48:59 GMT -5
The Sekor part of the name is explained this way in Ron' most excellent Mamiya site:
"Immediately following WWII, Mamiya faced many production problems. Shutters and lenses were in short supply. Manufacturers began to make their own to meet demand. Unable to buy a sufficient supply of shutters and lenses from Chiyoda, their former supplier, Mamiya purchased a factory in Setagaya (Tokyo) to manufacture shutters and lenses for themselves.
It was this Mamiya Setagaya factory (later called Setagaya Koki) that originated the Sekor lens name. For a short time, Mamiya also bought lenses from Olympus Optical. "
hope that answers the question Gene.
Bob
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Post by kamera on Jul 5, 2006 14:26:11 GMT -5
Gene,
I think you will find it a good camera and fun to shoot.
Had one that was perfect that I accidently dropped in a river because I failed to heed the arthritic condition in my hands and did not use a strap.
The one I replaced it with from Ebay works great, but has a distraction of a green cover over the viewfinder, which Ron Herron has attributed to a loose 'film' on the top prism.
Have not checked to see what the cost to fix such would be, so have not used the camera as much as I had intended. The problem does not affect adjustments, etc., but is just visually distracting.
Ron Head
Kalamazoo, MI
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Post by GeneW on Jul 5, 2006 15:22:41 GMT -5
LOL, well, every collector needs a 'door shooter' in the collection, right? Thanks for the note on the Setagaya factory, Bob. 'Sekor' is a nice-sounding name. We have, in Canada, a chocolate shop/ice cream chain called Laura Secord, and Mamiya/Sekor always sounds like something yummy to my ears... Ron, arghhh. Dropped in a river? I've never had that happen (yet) and can only imagine the dismay of hearing a camera plop into the water and disappear. Sorry to hear the replacement one has a distraction. I think I'll enjoy the Mamiya very much. It reminds me a lot of the Pentax I used to own in the 60's. Not that it'll displace my Nikons in my affection, but it has a venerable space of its own. Gene |
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Post by kiev4a on Jul 5, 2006 15:47:09 GMT -5
Gene:
One thing you probably already have noticed--the Mamiya 1000 isn't a lightweight. It think it weighs as much or more than the Nikons of the period.
Wayne
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Post by GeneW on Jul 5, 2006 16:11:55 GMT -5
Wayne, for sure it has heft! The Pentaxes of the day, though smallish, were also fairly hefty as I recall. Mine was certainly heavier than the Olympus OM-1 I replaced it with some years later. Anyway, real cameras have heft, don't they? LOL Gene |
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Post by kiev4a on Jul 5, 2006 16:36:31 GMT -5
If that's the case, my Nikon F4 with the old Vivitar Series 1 35-85mm f2.8 zoom is a REAL camera--but I like it.
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Post by GeneW on Jul 5, 2006 18:12:20 GMT -5
Wayne, the F4 is a prized model. I'm fond of my F3HP and sometimes use a Tamron 60-300 zoom on it. I use a padded wheelbarrow to carry it with me when I go out Gene |
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Post by Just Plain Curt on Jul 5, 2006 20:34:24 GMT -5
A padded wheelbarrow huh? Hmmm, gotta add that to my Christmas wish list, LOL.
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Post by GeneW on Jul 7, 2006 16:29:29 GMT -5
Does anyone know the filter size of the Mamiya/Sekor 55/1.8? I'm guessing 49mm since that was a popular size on Pentax-type cameras, and my 52mm Nikon filters seem just a bit too big.
Gene
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Post by vintageslrs on Jul 7, 2006 20:26:00 GMT -5
Gene
Mine takes a 52mm filter.............the 49mm is way too small for the one I have!
Bob
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Post by GeneW on Jul 7, 2006 22:26:33 GMT -5
Bob, I believe you're right. I confused myself by trying to think... I was trying a 55mm filter, not a 52mm Nikon filter. Doh!
Gene
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