![]() ![]() There are multiple focusing screens with crosshairs, rangefinders, micro prisms etc, and these are easily swapped out. There are only two lenses in this series the 75mm tilt-shift and 500mm APO.Īs with any system camera, there were a number of accessories and interchangeable parts produced. Ensure when buying that this still comes with the lens though! K/L: Newer lenses with better coatings and a built-in adapter ring, which means that they will fit on both the Pro-S and the Pro-SD without a separate adapter. They fit the Pro and Pro-S, and the Pro-SD with an adapter. They fit the RB67 Pro, Pro-S, and the Pro-SD with an adapter.Ĭ: Multicoated lenses released in 1974 with the Pro-S. Original: Single coated lenses released with the Pro in 1970. There are actually four “series” of lenses for the range: ![]() The mounting thread for the lens changed from 54mm to 61mm meaning that lenses designed for the Pro and the Pro-S will not fit without an adapter. The Pro-SD did have one change that you need to be aware of if you are looking to buy an RB67. As an aside, the quality of the seals and the speed and quality of the service are excellent. You can get replacement seal kits from, mine arrived recently and I will be giving them a go. The Pro-SD back will fit on the Pro-S and it is something that is right at the top of my shopping list as my Pro-S back has a slight light leak around the dark-slide slot, which is not particularly uncommon at this age. First off is that there are no light seals to replace in the back it uses a series of metal baffles to keep the light out and so they never need replacing. It was very similar to the Pro-S but added a few nice features. Actually, I feel like my quality varies day-to-day and I am around that age! System updates and lensesįollowing the Pro-S model was the Pro-SD. There are plenty around but the quality does vary massively, just as anything from up to 40 so years ago will. ![]() The Pro-S is the version you will most often find for sale these days. I have the “Pro-S” model which was made between 19 and added a double exposure interlock, focus lock, self-erecting WLF (waist-level finder) hood and an indicator to show which orientation you are in. The format was beloved by magazine photographers in the 70’s and 80’s much in the same way that 6×4.5 was but with so much more detail available from the larger negative.Īll versions of the RB – including the later RZ67 – have a Rotating Back which gives it its name, and allows portrait or landscape photographs without the associated hernia when turning it on its side. The standard back for this camera shoots 6cm by 7cm negatives, which are huge! You only get 10 exposures from a roll of 120 film, compared to 12 if you shoot 6×6, or 15 if you shoot 6×4.5. Of course, the reason for the “67” in the name is the format of the negatives it produces. The RB67 was much more of an indoor beast, finding a home in many studios across the world and actually surpassing the “C” cameras in popularity pretty quickly after its launch. The “C” series TLRs were primarily used by wedding photographers and “amateurs” who had the money and skills to get the best from them. Camera Review: Me and my Mamiya RB67 Pro-S - EMULSIVE Close Search for: ![]()
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