I found my old C220 in a camera bag recently and used it again after a decade or more. I had forgotten how satisfying it is to use this TLR and am loving it again.

Nice video! All that flooding looks like a job for Post10 another very popular New England KZfaqr who goes around unclogging drains during floods :)

My favorite TLR! I use it with a 3D printed adapter and a Kiev 88 45-degree metered prism. This is a member of my "mechanical trifecta" - the C220, a GW680iii, and a purchased-new Hartblei 1006 (Kiev 88). Another great video sir!

Hail, fellow fan of Shakey Graves! He's pretty awesome; I'm still waiting to see him in concert. He came to NFF a few years ago, but on a day that we weren't there. Womp womp. . RIP Bruins season - they had a good run though. "You're still here? It's over. Go home...Go. [chika chikaaaaahh]"

great video. I LOVE my C330, it's become my most used camera in the last year. Its just such a well made camera.

Great vid, as usual. I have had a Mamiya C3 for about four years now. I have the 65, 80, 100, and 180 lenses. All great. I added the paramender and have found it helps a lot with keeping things in focus, especially when shooting fairly open. It is a surprisingly affordable system for what it is. Other than the size of the camera, it is almost perfect. I had mine CLA'd two summers ago and it is like new. I always enjoy shooting with it.

By far, my favorite photographer

Really nice video. I've been using Mamiya TLR cameras for a long time. They're big and heavy but they are great fun too. The 55 is one of the best in the series - it can get crazy amounts of detail from things far, far into the distance. Really a great lens. Thanks for uploading, I'm a subscriber and have watched lots of your videos. Keep doing what you're doing, and best of luck with the channel! :D

great music great vid. thx Robbie！

Always enjoy your video's Robbie!, The Mamiya TLR was my first medium format, a C33 actually and I agree the 55mm is indeed a gem and hard to get.

Loved that camera. Also P-town is such a great time. Can't wait to see what you shot there. 🤙

I'd like the uncut ending where you just start hurling insults at us until we close the video ourselves

Damn, now I need to go and check out my favourite field, haven't been there since last autumn probably.

Such a good video man. Best photography KZfaqr no question. The talking head, the original soundtrack, the photos. Very inspirational. You’re the only person who does photography videos that after I’m done watching I think to myself “damn I want to make a video like this” Great job Robbie, keep it up.

I picked up the C220 a year ago. I walked into my local thrift store and there it was. I was lucky and got mine for 50 bucks. I love the camera and the lenses are incridebly sharp. No need for a Rollei with this C220. Mine hase the lever on the winder though.

Great video. I bought mine a few years back. Sold it in the end because it was simply too bulky for me. I think it is the only alternative to the more expensive rolliflex and if you dont mind the rawness and bulk it a great keeper. To me it painfully reminds me of the era where the Japanese were copying everything from the west. With rangefinders to medium formats, they do it so with more thought in the function but somehow raw in form. With levers exposed and aluminium edges, i prefer the rolliflex sadly.

Nice work. Like your style.

Hey Robbie, looking forward to more nice shots from this.

The Mamiyaflex is the first iteration of this line followed by the Mamiyaflex C2, they then dropped the "flex" and went with just Mamiya CXXX from then on. I have the C2 it is just as big and bulky as the C220 and C330 great camera and the whole system is incredible, interchangeable lenses on a TLR is huge imo.

Zesty stuff here, great shots! Its awesome to see a photographer gravitate towards a camera because of the love of photography over reasons of hype and possession. Great video, cannot wait to see the wonderful wprk you will no doubt produce with this camera in your hands! 🎉

I have considered a C220, but I have two 1950's TLR's, that work just fine, one of which is both exceptionally rare and in fantastic condition. I therefore have four 120 cameras, two of which are interchangeable lens ones and don't really want to sell any of them, so can't justify the C220.

I have a similar story of acquiring my Bronica S2A. It was the sellers grandfathers camera who was in the military and bought it when he was stationed in Japan in the late 60s early 70s. But the seller didn't know anything about cameras and listed it "as-is" because the darkslide was missing (you can't test it without a dark slide or a roll of film) and he was "too scared to do anything with it cause it might break". I bought it for $177 which according to the seller all of that went to charity! But the camera is in flawless condition and works beautifully, I got a pretty good deal.

I have the C33. It is a great system. Lovely shots with the wide angle

Love my C330f and yes it's like carrying around a small child.

It’s a beautiful camera! I love mine! Nice thumbnail!!!

Man I wish Los Angeles was as photogenic as the east coast. Lived out here my whole life i feel like I’m always just seeing the same shit over and over again. When I visit my girls family in Boston/New Jersey I find myself shooting endless rolls because of the history and beauty of the East coast LA is such a shithole for photography lol

Great shots, looking at picking up a TLR myself.

Well done Robbie

Hi, Robbie. You have a gem of a camera there. Here in the Netherlands, they have become almost unaffordable. 😭Especially in the configuration you have there. My physical health situation no longer allows me to work with this camera, I am disabled, but it remains a beauty for me. And it's not just the appearance; the results are certainly beautiful. I get a strange feeling when I see you there with that camera, a tiny bit of jealousy. 😭😭😭. But it is granted to you, my friend. From watching your videos, I know that you prefer the Fuji over the Mamiya. But I personally have the opposite feeling. Thank you for sharing this video, friend. Have fun working with this camera. I'll stick with my micro 4/3 system, which I also enjoy a lot. Kind regards from the Netherlands, Antoine. PS. Sorry for my not-perfect English.

You're right about wide angle focal lengths on 6x6 - I got the 40mm for my Bronica S2A and the field of view on 6x6 is magic.

I hope it works out better than the Universal! FYI, manufactures made attachment lens sets with both wide and tele adapters. They are very rare, but I do have a Yashica set. It's a much lighter and smaller way to get a "three piece set" for your TLR.

great camera, I always had a look on it, but still ended up as a Rolleiiflex shooter... each camera has its pros and cons....

always love your video style and great photos! hope we cross paths sometime Robbie!

I usually hate “first impression” vids but - love Robbie vids - love Mamiya C system Exc++++ video, minor fungus no impact on shooting 😂

loving the X files tee

Spooky Mulder! (Am working my way through the X Files at the mo... a joy)

I have Yashica D 120 as working con. My first camrea. At presen I hadling so many. In 1966 TLR is the best cam. But on 2024 photography is automatic have no manual no brain . 76y old I am Calcutta INDIA.

Robbie, did you get a new car? No more 2nd Gen Scion Xb.