Mamiya Press Super 23 || Film Loading

[@MizuBangkok]

Also I hame Mamiya Super 23. I bought 1981. I still have in my home town in Japan. I am glad to see this video. I really like this camera. I was surprised to hear that IRFORD 120TYPE film was still available. I am very nostalgic. I look forward to your future videos

[@IslandPink]

Thanks for this. I just bought a Super 23 for the third time in 35 years, and I was looking at the open film back yesterday , trying to figure out how I used to load the film !

[@jiving0078]

I have a mamiya universal and was curious on if you need to crank the film two times in order to get to the next exposure

[@LillySchwartz]

Thanks for this video Nico, you just helped me to load my new roll film back for the first time! Only shot Polaroid in it before and wasn’t sure whether I was loading the roll film right. It just looked so weird before the pressure plate pushed it into place! And of course beautiful HP5+ as well! 😻

[@andyvan5692]

yes, it is unnerving, esp. as only this camera, mamiya 6/7 and pentax 67/67ii and Rolleiflex/Rolleichord TLR's are loaded this way! The Linhof Technika,toyo as well as other LF cameras (with toyo/cambo 120 backs), the Mamiya RB/RZ and Hasselblad 500 V series cameras (flex and Arc body's included, they use the same backs) are loaded the opposite way, BLACK non-writing side facing the lens!!, it is unnerving as you are looking at the camera back in the first case, BUT the film magasines LENS side for the latter case.

[@khanscombe619]

Awesome Niko. Is this or can it be Graflok compatible using my RB67 Pro S Cine 70 back? On the multi format 66, 645 back, does winding click stop for each frame or do you have to watch in window ?

[@fotolookconde]

I just love my Super 23! So versatile and with so many possibilities!

[@daniblack6918]

Thank you for this video! So helpful! I was just wondering (and I know this will sound like a dumb question but I haven't used this camera before - bit nervous), after I take a picture, will I need to manually advance the film on the back? And if I don't will you create a double exposure? Thank you

[@NicosPhotographyShow]

Yes, you need to advance. If not you WILL get double exposures, or triple…

[@ANolsen]

So I'm guessing that when you reach 8 on the counter (6x9) you just keep on advancing the film until it comes off the first spool?

[@NicosPhotographyShow]

Yes, if it shows frame 8 you still take a pic. Then advance until you feel no resistance and a few more for security. 6x9 yields 8 pics.

[@mamiyapress]

Is that 100mm f2.8 lens on the camera, they are the best but hard to get, I have the f3.5.

[@NicosPhotographyShow]

+mamiyapress yeah its the 100mm f2.8 shot a whole roll yesterday at 2.8. Lets hope it comes out ok!

[@jasmachugh4222]

Will this back work on a Standard Mamiya Press?

[@CanoeToNewOrleans]

Does anyone know why we flip the pressure plate to use 220?

[@NicosPhotographyShow]

It changes the pressure and distance of the plate. But Im not super sure how much it does.

[@CanoeToNewOrleans]

@@NicosPhotographyShow Ok. Thanks for answering. It would only change it slightly, I think.

[@UnleashTheBlob]

If you were to put like a 6x7 back on would you have to put anything else in the camera like a mask or anything?

[@NicosPhotographyShow]

I would think that back in the day they might of had masks on the viewfinder, but I dont have the camera at the time so cant say if it might be on it already.

[@mackenlyparmelee5440]

Thank you! I was freaking out because I just bought one and the counter and stop lever weren't working. Turned out I had the film loaded in wrong!

[@PokySan]

Does this back fit the Polaroid 600 se and 600? And can I be bought new?

[@NicosPhotographyShow]

I doubt it fits the 600se as they made them incompatible. Also cant buy new. Been discontinued fornover a decade.

[@PokySan]

Nicos Photography Show Thanks

[@edinburghtumuran916]

Hi, so nice video. I just got my Mamiya Super 23 and I am so excited to shoot it this weekend and thereafter do a VLOG about it too! See ya around!

[@zoktoberfest]

You didn't mention inserting the dark slide during loading or whenever the back is removed...also removing it when ready to shoot

[@exhper]

Might want to mention pulling the dark slide out to take photos.

[@NicosPhotographyShow]

Yeah, that is a given when shooting and this camera wont let you know like Hasselblads or others that the darkslide is in.

[@henrikgustav2294]

Why is the dark slide there though?

[@MatthiasKupsch]

@@henrikgustav2294 I know this comment is a bit older, but it is so you can remove the back with film loaded that is not fully shot. So if you have multiple backs, you can load them with different films (e.g. one color, one b/w) and then interchange the backs depending on what picture you want to take. In a camera without this system, you would first need to shoot the full roll and then insert a new film afterwards

[@rickdeckard4434]

Don't forget to put in the darkslide when changing lenses there's no secondary shutter keeping out the light!@@MatthiasKupsch

[@creature57]

Thanks for doing this video. It was very helpful.

[@NicosPhotographyShow]

Thanks! Glad it helped.

[@the92project]

That camera looks so big, what is it good for? Never saw it before

[@NicosPhotographyShow]

Its a pretty nice camera. It has 6x9, 6x7 and probably smaller backs. Polaroid ones too. Also the lenses are rangefinder coupled so its fast and accurate to focus. Then the back has bellows so you can do minor adjustments. Its not the prettiest but it works well.

[@bobby-redneck703]

This Mamiya Super 23, as well as Mamiya Universal and Polaroid 600se (all based on the same body) are the descendants of the venerable Mamiya Press. So I think they were primarily intended to be used by press photographers. They also were quite popular in wedding photography for portraiture works during a time. But they can be suitable for a lot of uses too. They are basically a rangefinder body with interchangeable lenses and backs. Ergonomy is weird for most people, but great for lefties. Lenses are greats and these backs allow a perfect flatness of the film, so pictures produced are truely excellents. Some lenses require external viewfinders because their frames aren't covered by the built-in rangefinder. The Super 23 has a bellow which allow you to tilt and shift the film plan and focus closer. For that you must use a tripod and mount a focusing screen instead of the film back. It's like using a small medium format chamber. Good for landscapes and architechture, especially with the Sekor 50mm f/6.3 wide angle (a retro-focus "super-angulon" formula). The Mamiya Universal is essentially the same body but without this feature, so it is lighter. But this one can be used with much various backs, such polaroids backs and the 6x8 auto-winder back of the RB67. The Polaroid 600se is very close to the Mamiya Univeral, if I say right it was sold in a pack with a polaroid back and the Sekor 127mm f/4.7 lens. I don't know if it can use other backs than polaroids ones. Great stuff to use, it definely worth the try, I recommend.

[@NicosPhotographyShow]

Thanks for such an elaborated answer, it is an amazing system with great optics. I hope to use it a bit and give my opinion on the way it handles and different options.

[@filmniyom]

Cool camera👍

[@he1z]

I'm looking forward to your review on this camera! I'm tossed up between the mamiya universal or the koni omega rapid. The koni omega rapid is a bit cheaper, has a wider viewfinder base and doesn't have so many different accessories, which is good for my wallet. But the viewfinder on the Mamiya Press camera's looks really nice and big, also i like the fact that i could shoot polaroids with it.

[@NicosPhotographyShow]

I have only shot one roll with it but it seems a fun camera. Ergonomics are pretty different. Will make a first impressions video soon.

[@lukesphotouk9839]

how meany shots do u get from 6x9

[@NicosPhotographyShow]

8 shots on 120 film. 16 on 220 film (RIP).

[@k0ba_]

Great video m8

[@NicosPhotographyShow]

Thanks James!

[@EvanSkuthorpe]

You should mention that the ASA dial is entirely pointless (mechanically speaking) on this camera, it's purely a reminder for the photographer. It's the same as placing the flap from the film box into the back.

[@NicosPhotographyShow]

I sure should of said it. But having no meter it was maybe overseen by me. Hope to share more from the camera and will point it out.

[@emeryscott7124]

I assumed as much but wanted to find confirmation. Thank you for this!

[@kachimozie4636]

Thank you!

[@swiftangel88]

It's a fun camera to use. I have both normal film back and Polaroid back for this camera. My Polaroid back takes Fujifilm FP-100C which unfortunately is not made anymore.

[@NicosPhotographyShow]

Yeah shooting fujiroids with this would be so much fun.

[@GeorgesThoughts]

why don't you review the camera while your showing how to load the film ? I think its a pretty good idea instead of talking through the steps on how to load film !

[@NicosPhotographyShow]

+GeorgesThoughts i appreciate the comment but I find reviews are a lot harder to do as I like getting to know the equipment before. Film loading videos are something that help new users that bought the camera. I do it as a library for the future users. But the review will come soonish. I just shot the roll yesterday and will be getting results soon. Hope the review is up to peoples standards.

[@monmioamio]

Re: standards : the Nico standard will do. That is why people follow your channel. :-)

[@NicosPhotographyShow]

I will get to it some time soon.