Mamiya C3

{"overview":"The Mamiya C3 is a medium-format twin-lens reflex (TLR) camera using 120 roll film in the 6x6cm format. It belongs to Mamiya's interchangeable-lens C-series TLRs, a line aimed at professional and advanced amateur users who wanted the viewing style of a TLR with the lens flexibility more commonly associated with SLRs. Because these figures are wholesale auction results rather than retail, dealer asking prices for serviced examples are usually higher than what the C3 is worth at the hammer.","buying_guide":"Common issues to inspect are sticky or slow shutter speeds on the leaf-shutter lenses, haze and fungus in the viewing and taking lenses, torn or light-leaking bellows, and worn film-advance and focusing-rail mechanisms. Check that the lens-change safety interlock works and that the ground-glass screen is clean, as finder brightness is a major usability factor.

Generated summary, 19 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.