Mamiya-16 Automatic 1959

[Nesster]

This is a gift for my brother in law... I have another pic of the top deck, but my PC is crashed (no video output) so it will have to wait.


Do you want to know a secret? by Nesster, on Flickr


Mamiya-16 Automatic, 1959 by Nesster, on Flickr


Mamiya-16 Automatic by Nesster, on Flickr

[luisalegria]

Very cute !

A full-featured camera indeed. They even managed to pack in a meter.
Is there an aperture control ? Tough to make on on such a tiny lens I'm sure.

[Nesster]

Yes, it's way cool to look at.

There is an aperture, coupled to the meter yet - the little window between the shutter speed and the 'filter' on the top deck, it's at f/5.6 in this shot. Actually, the way I have the camera set the light meter is indicating 5.6 @ 1/100, but I have the shutter at 1/50. I'm not sure but I think the lens stops down all the way to f/11.

[Nesster]

I had to buy a new PC last night, the old one's a goner, 7 years. I think it's the hard drive. The new PC has Vista or whatever it's called, which feels strange. But backups work - I've restored a good chunk of photos and documents so far. I'll need to reinstall software etc.

This one's restored from the backup


mamiya-16 automatic top deck by Nesster, on Flickr

[Schnauzer]

Thats a neat little camera with all the features. Looks like it would fit in a shirt pocket. Seems like it might be a hefty little guy for its size.