CLASSICS MaMiya
MaMiya 645aF
Mamiya adding autofocusing to its 6x4.5cm system in 1999
with the 645AF which featured an all-new GRP bodyshell with
a fixed prism viewfinder and a new electronic lens mount.MaMiya ZD Back On RZ67 PRO iiD
Capture back version of the ZD fared little better than
the camera, hobbled by a tiny monitor screen, only 12-bit
colour RAW capture and a very small buffer memory.MaMiya 645aFD
Updated 645AFD model incorporated the “Mamiya Serial
Communication” interface to enable the fitting of digital
capture backs without the need for an external sync cable.MaMiya RZ67 & 500MM
The RZ67 shown fitted with the monster APO-Sekor 500mm f8.0
telephoto (equivalent to 242mm in the 35mm format).MaMiya DM33 caPtuRe Back
Last gasp? Mamiya-badged versions of the Leaf Aptus-II series capture
backs – six models in all, from 22 to 80 megapixels – were packaged with
the Mamiya 645DF camera body to help stimulate sales beyond working
photographers. The strategy met with limited success.MaMiya ZD
Late and lamented... Mamiya’s ZD medium format D-SLR was another
potentially great camera that failed to get off the ground. First shown at the
2004 Photokina, various technical and financial problems meant it didn’t reach
the market until mid-2006... by which time it was nearly already outdated.66 67
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