Wandering Around with the Mamiya C220f.


When I traded off my Hasselblad kit last year some friends wondered if I was going to miss having an interchangable lens medium format camera in my line up, the answer was no, because I have one, the Mamiya C220f.

What a tank of a twin lens reflex camera, especially compared to Rolleiflexes and another TLRs out there, the Mamiya C220f is sturdy, and the lenses available for it are 55, 65, 80, 105, 135 (an interesting lens in its own right), 180, and 250mm. The only lens I don't have is the 250mm, I should look for one at some point. Yes I lose out with the lack of interchangable backs but I'm one for finishing the roll of film.

I managed to stuff my C220f with the 80mm lens on, some film, a light meter and the 55mm lens and hood into my Lowepro sling bag I use for skiing for my morning walks. What I should do next time is rock a 65mm and 105mm lens combination. The Mamiya while hefty sits well on my back while walking around the neighbourhood.

I used Freestyle Photographic's house brand Arista EDU Ultra 200, it's sort of a rebrand of Fomapan 200, it's ok film, not my favourite. I purchased it to experiment with, same thing with Ultrafine Extreme 400 in 120, I want to see what it can do. Reality is I have my go to emulsions for anyting I seriously want to capture.




Camera: Mamiya C220F, Sekor 80 F2.8 Blue Dot Lens.
Film: Arista EDU Ultra 200, Rodinal 1+50.

Mamiya  C220f

Olde Oakville Parkette

Rocks and Lake Ontario May 2020

Ghost of a Branch

Dingle Park May 2020

Three Flag Poles

Gallery Service Entrance_

Centenial Pool Entrance_

Oakville Milton Real Estate Board._

Take Out Stations in Front of Seasons

Spring Floral Arrangement_

Dove Plus Arrow




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