I picked this camera up at the Ohio Camera Swap in Cincinnati for about $20 a few months ago and have just now gotten around to trying it out. Produced during the early 80's, the Mamiya ZE is a fairly pedestrian camera. It's a well built camera that feels a little more solid than some other cameras from the time which shouldn't be surprising considering the company is most famous for their professional medium format cameras. It's pictured here with a motor drive that moves the film along at about 1 fps.
The camera is aperture priority only. While there is no way to directly control shutter speed, there are controls for adjusting exposure +/- two stops which gives the user a little more control. The shutter speeds are visible in the viewfinder so you at least know what the camera is doing.
I've been very busy lately so it was nice to finally take the time to shoot a roll of film. I took the camera to one of my usual locations, Sugarcreek meto park jsut south of Dayton.
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Birdhouse #6. I've taken multiple pictures of this birdhouse, most from the same angle. I think its a bit of a compulsion.
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Sky shot. I saw a small plane fly over and tried to catch it. Can you find it in the frame? (I can't)
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Caution. The steps are irregular, I actually find it easier to stay off the steps and just walk up beside them.
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Mamiya ZE
Sping 2013
Neopan 400 in DD-X, scanned with my old Minolta Scan Dual IIIMamiya ZEblack and whiteddxdoorlockminolta dual scan IIIneopan 400mamiyaZEScan1306050010
