The C33 is a interchangeable lens TLR camera manufactured by Mamiya between 1965-69. It has a interchangeable lens system a feature on not many TLR camera’s. Bellows focusing allows extreme close-up photography which is not easy with other TLR’s. Auto cocking of the shutter feature is existent only on the C33 and C330 series.
Features:
Film 120 roll, picture size 6x6cm
Lens-Shutter assembly: interchangeable, accepts all Mamiya C-series TLR lenses
Focusing: Fresnel ground glass screen, bellows focusing
Pointer in the viewfinder shows exposure increase which metered a hand pose meter, as bellows are extended and,
Auto Parallax correction scale for the lens being used (for this purpose the parallax correction lever must be set as to the lens, left side of the camera)
Focus knobs: two, bilateral, on the lowest front side of the camera
Shutter release button: right lower front side of the camera, only works after film advance and operate once when Multiple exposure/film stop selector must be on Roll film (double exposure prevention), w/ cable release socket
Shutter releasing is also possible by the lever on the Lens-Shutter assembly
Caution: If there is no film in the camera the Shutter release button do not work, even with the shutter cocked
Winding lever: also auto cocking of the shutter on the lens by an advance stroke, right side of the camera
The shutter can be cocked by a lever on the lens/shutter assembly, but no film advance.
Multiple exposure / film stop selector: in front of the winding lever,
Viewfinder: image in correct orientation, manufactured by Nippon Kogaku (Nikon), Japan, Tokyo, an early version
Interchangeable such as Waist level, Metered CDS Porrofinder, Prism finder and some others
Standard finder is Waist level finder.
Frame counter: left side, advance type, resets via opening the back cover
Flash PC socket: on the lens-shutter assembly, beneath right side of the finder lens
Flash sync: M, X, via a lever on the lens-shutter assembly
Back cover: removable, w/ red window and built-in lid, to ascertain whether or not the camera contains film
Cold-shoe
Strap lugs
Tripod socket: 1/4″
Body: steel, very solid as rock; Weight: +2 kilograms
Lens Mamiya Sekor 135mm F3.5.
