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Mamiya Super 23 Camera

Accession Number

1380.2016.1

Object Name

Mamiya Super 23 Camera

Created

21/12/2016

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

21/12/2016

Brief Description

Mamiya Supe 23 camera with rotating carrying handle

Materials

metal,glass,plastic

Dimensions

25(W) x21(L) x 19(D) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

"SUPER23 MAMIYA" on camera "MAMIYA - SEKOR 1:3.5 f=100mm NO11878" on lens "MAMIYA ROLL FILM ADAPTER 6X9 MADE IN JAPAN" on back of camera "MAMIYA CAMERA CO LTD A11237 MADE IN JAPAN" on back

Colour

silver, black

Maker

Mamiya

Object Production Place

Japan

Provenance

"If they ever pass a law against owning more than one camera, you'd wish you had a Mamiya Super 23"
The thoughts of professional photographer, Louis Meluso which pretty much sums up this iconic camera which appeared on the market in 1967 to almost universal acclaim though another photographer described the cameras as a cheap attempt to win the press market. Indeed the cameras were often referred to as the Mamiya Press camera.
They did enjoy a bit of a cult following for a decade or so but 35mm cameras became the norm for press photographers with Nikon, Canon and Olympus sharing the market. Interestingly, some 50 years after they first appeared there is a healthy second hand market with Mamiyas selling for 2/300 pounds.
The one we have here in the collection was donated by our old friend, Hamish MacInnes who used it for pictures that were used in his various mountain guidebooks ... cheers Hamish!

Acquisition Method

Donated by Hamish MacInnes

Acquisition Date

21/12/2016

Condition Check Date

21/12/2016

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

21/12/2016

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