Mamiya Press
The Mamiya Press is a Japanese medium format press/rangefinder camera system with interchangeable lenses and interchangeable roll-film backs. It was aimed at working press and commercial photographers who wanted larger-than-35mm negatives in a hand-held body, and sits alongside the later Universal Press in Mamiya's press-camera lineup.
At recent UK auction, hammer prices for Mamiya Press bodies have typically fallen in a £94–£220 range, with a median around £140. A £220 result in January 2026 sits at the top of today's band and usually reflects a complete outfit with a lens and back, while body-only or cosmetically tired examples tend to hammer closer to £90–£140. These are saleroom results — wholesale levels rather than dealer retail — so condition, completeness of the lens/back/grip set, and working rangefinder coupling all move the number noticeably.
Variants
Select a variant to filter the sales history below.
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| Standard | — | — | 1 | £202 – £202 |
| Super 23 | — | — | 10 | £70 – £350 |
| Universal | — | — | 13 | £45 – £550 |
Sales History
Prices shown are realised prices — auction results and completed eBay sales, never asking prices. Most saleroom figures are hammer prices, before commission; some houses publish a premium-inclusive figure, and we do not adjust for condition. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher. How this figure is calculated.
Prices updated: August 2026
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| Aug 2026 | USD 350 | £262 | 🇺🇸 eBay | Universal | |
Title: [N MINT] Mamiya Universal Press Film Camera 100mm F3.5 Lens 6x9 type III JAPAN
Description:
Total Condition;. Serial Number;. There is no fungus. There is no fog. Weekends are not available because office is closed. No problem in the view. There are a few tiny dusts. I send a product byDHL. Location: MATSUE, SHIMANE, Japan |
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| Aug 2026 | USD 350 | £262 | 🇺🇸 eBay | Universal | |
Title: [N MINT] Mamiya Universal Press Film Camera 100mm F3.5 Lens 6x9 type III JAPAN
Description:
Total Condition;. Serial Number;. There is no fungus. There is no fog. Weekends are not available because office is closed. No problem in the view. There are a few tiny dusts. I send a product byDHL. Location: MATSUE, SHIMANE, Japan |
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| Jul 2026 | USD 80 | £60 | 🇺🇸 eBay | Universal | |
Title: [N MINT] Mamiya Universal Press Black Medium Format Film Camera Body From JAPAN
Description:
There is no balsam separation. Above condition is based on my own opinion. Total Condition;. No problem in the view. Serial Number;. Weekends are not available because office is closed. tiny scuffs from normal use. Location: AKISHIMA, TOKYO, Japan |
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| Jul 2026 | USD 80 | £60 | 🇺🇸 eBay | Universal | |
Title: [N MINT] Mamiya Universal Press Black Medium Format Film Camera Body From JAPAN
Description:
There is no balsam separation. Above condition is based on my own opinion. Total Condition;. No problem in the view. Serial Number;. Weekends are not available because office is closed. tiny scuffs from normal use. Location: AKISHIMA, TOKYO, Japan |
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| Jul 2026 | USD 270 | £202 | 🇺🇸 eBay | Standard | |
Title: 【N MINT+ in Box】Mamiya Press 23 Standard 6x9 Camera w/Sekor 90mm f3.5 From JAPAN
Description:
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 【N MINT+ in Box】Mamiya Press 23 Standard 6x9 Camera w/Sekor 90mm f3.5 From JAPAN at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Location: Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
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| Feb 2026 | £56 | £45 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | Universal | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 269) Title: A Mamiya Universal Press Medium Format Film Camera Body
Description:
grey, body G-VG, in non-matching camera box, (Qty: 1) |
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| Jan 2026 | £220 | £220 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 312) Title: A Mamiya Press Rangefinder Camera
Description:
A Mamiya Press Rangefinder Camera, serial no 2870832, body F-G, some paint wear/scratches, small ding to top corner, rangefinder working, with Mamiya |
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| Oct 2025 | £239 | £190 | 🇬🇧 Chiswick Auctions | Universal | |
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Auction: Photographica (Lot 302) Title: Mamiya Universal 6x9cm Rangefinder Camera.
Description:
Body #A98817 with an interchangeable 6cm x 9cm roll film back (both with signs of normal use). Fitted with a 127mm f4.7 Sekor lens (shutter firing, ... read more |
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| Oct 2025 | £88 | £70 | 🇬🇧 Chiswick Auctions | Super 23 | |
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Auction: Photographica (Lot 287) Title: A Mamiya Super 23 Press Camera
Description:
A Mamiya Super 23 Press Camera Serial No: A86624 Body: F - paint wear and dents to top plate Shutter: working Lens: Mamiya Sekor 100mm f/3.5 Optics: (Qty: 1) ... read more |
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| Aug 2025 | £438 | £350 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | Super 23 | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 164) Title: A Mamiya Super 23 Press Camera Outfit
Description:
comprising the Mamiya Super 23 body, G, lenses a Mamiya-Sekor f/6.3 65mm, optics F with haze, a Mamiya-Sekor f/3.5 100mm, optics F-G with haze, a |
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| May 2025 | £200 | £200 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | Super 23 | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 65) Title: A Mamiya Press Super 23 Camera
Description:
A Mamiya Press Super 23 Camera, serial no A 13679, body G, two tint dings to top plate, light scratches to top plate, range finder working, with |
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| Apr 2025 | £119 | £95 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | Super 23 | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 265) Title: A Mamiya Super 23 Press Camera
Description:
silver, serial number A19503, body F, rangefinder patch clear and moving, rear bellows appear G, with a Mamiya-Sekor f/3.5 10mm lens, optics G, |
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| Mar 2025 | £138 | £110 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 267) Title: A Mamiya Press Large Format Camera
Description:
black, body P-F, leatherette lifting, with a Mamiya-Sekor f/6.3 65mm lens, shutter needs attention, with a 65mm finder, a multi-format roll film back, |
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| Mar 2025 | £225 | £180 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | Super 23 | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 240) Title: A Mamiya Super 23 Medium Format Rangefinder Camera Outfit,
Description:
black, serial no. A58482, rangefinder patch works, body G, lens G, with a Mamiya 6 x 9 roll film back, with a Mamiya-Sekor f/6.3 65mm lens, shutter |
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| Jan 2025 | £138 | £110 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | Super 23 | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 181) Title: A Mamiya Super 23 Medium Format Rangefinder Camera
Description:
black, serial no. A47734, with a Mamiya-Sekor f/3.5 100mm lens, shutter cocks and fires but blades are stuck closed, rangefinder patch works, body G, |
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| Dec 2024 | £325 | £260 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | Universal | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 161) Title: A Mamiya Universal Press Medium Format Rangefinder Camera
Description:
1969, black, serial no. A108696, with Mamiya-Sekor f/6.3 50mm lens, black, serial no. 259926, body, G, some haze to finder, lens, F-G, shutter |
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| Dec 2024 | £138 | £110 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 156) Title: A Mamiya 23 Standard Medium Fomat Press Camera
Description:
silver and grey, body G, some usage marks to front panel, with additional handgrip and trigger release, shutter works, rangefinder works, fitted with |
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| Oct 2024 | £94 | £75 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 170) Title: A Mamiya 23 Standard Medium Format Camera
Description:
body F-G, sports finder held on with tape, some wear marks to front panel, shutter works, iris works, rangefinder works, with a roll film back, lens |
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| Aug 2024 | £139 | £110 | 🇬🇧 Chiswick Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Photographica (Lot 173) Title: A Mamiya 23 Press Camera
Description:
A Mamiya 23 Press Camera Serial No: 2816634 Body: VG Shutter: working Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 100mm f/3.5 (28807) Optics: G some internal dust Notes: with ... read more |
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| Apr 2024 | £100 | £100 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 259) Title: A Mamiya 23 Standard Camera
Description:
A Mamiya 23 Standard Camera, serial no 2864873, rangefinder working, body G, ding to L/H corner of top plate, with Mamiay Sekor 90mm f/3.5 lens, in |
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| Jan 2024 | £125 | £100 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 241) Title: A Mamiya 23 Standard Rangefinder Press Camera
Description:
serial no.2829162, with a Mamiya-Sekor f/3.5 90mm lens and a Mamiya 6 x 9cm roll film adapter, shutter working, rangefinder patch very faint but |
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| Aug 2023 | £162 | £130 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | Universal | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 239) Title: A Mamiya Universal Medium Format Rangefinder Camera
Description:
black, body G, with body cap, left hand shutter grip, & 6x7 M series 6x7 film back, also with a good range of back adapters including a back adapter (Qty: 1) |
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| Jul 2023 | £150 | £150 | 🇬🇧 David Duggleby | Universal | |
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Auction: Maritime, Scientific Instruments & Cameras (Lot 3053) Title: Mamiya Universal camera body, serial no. A87210, with 'Mamiya - Sekor P 1:4.7 f=127mm' len...
Description:
Mamiya Universal camera body, serial no. A87210, with 'Mamiya - Sekor P 1:4.7 f=127mm' len... |
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| Jun 2023 | £70 | £70 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | Super 23 | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 66) Title: A Mamiya Press 23 Camera
Description:
A Mamiya Press 23 Camera, serial no 2804957, body F, some paint scratches/wear, some leatherette missing from front, rangefinder working, with Mamiya |
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| Apr 2023 | £125 | £100 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | Universal | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 206) Title: A Mamiya Universal Press Medium Format Rangefinder Camera
Description:
black, circa 1971, serial no. A106932, with a Mamiya-Sekor P f/4.7 127mm lens, shutter working, body G, lens F, haze, dust, with camera back M |
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| Apr 2023 | £125 | £100 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | Super 23 | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 196) Title: A Mamiya Super 23 Medium Format Rangefinder Camera
Description:
black, circa 1969, serial no. A62758, with a Mamiya-Sekor f/3.5 100mm lens, shutter working, body G, lens F-G, haze, with a Mamiya 6 x 7 roll film |
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| Apr 2023 | £320 | £320 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | Super 23 | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 347) Title: A Mamiya Press Super 23 Camera
Description:
A Mamiya Press Super 23 Camera, serial no A 42353, rangefinder working, body G-VG, with Mamiya-Sekor 100mm f/3.5 lens, shutter working, barrel G-VG, |
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| Mar 2023 | £81 | £65 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 287) Title: A Mamiya 23 Press Rangefinder Camera
Description:
grey/green, serial no.2813968, with a Mamiya-Sekor f/3.5 90mm lens, chrome, serial no.865018, shutter working, front bezel plate missing, camera body |
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| Mar 2022 | £688 | £550 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | Universal | |
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Auction: The Collectors sale (Lot 601) Title: A Mamiya Universal Medium Format Rangefinder Outfit
Description:
including Mamiya-Sekor f/6.3 50mm, f/3.5 100mm, f/5.6 150m and a f/5 250mm, some light internal haze/fungus to lenses, complete with angle finder, RB |
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| Feb 2022 | £94 | £75 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 633) Title: A Mamiya Press Rangefinder Camera
Description:
with Mamiya-Sekor f/3.5 90mm lens, body, F, lens, F, shutter requires attention and haze / cleaning marks to the front element |
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| Dec 2021 | £186 | £150 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | Universal | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 621) Title: A Mamiya Universal Medium Format Rangefinder Camera
Description:
black, body G, some wear to piant, rangefinder clear and responding, with two roll film backs, also with a Mamiya-Sekkor 150mm f/5.6 lens, shutter (Qty: 1) |
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| Oct 2017 | £180 | £150 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 99) Title: A Mamiya Press 23 Rangefinder Camera
Description:
green, serial no. 2819225, with Mamiya-Sekor f/3.5 90mm lens, chrome, serial no. 1043904, body, G, lens, G, some light cleaning marks to front |
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| Nov 2013 | £200 | £200 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | — | |
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Auction: PHOTOGRAPHICA AND SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS Including Scales, Weights and Measures Thursday 21st November at 9.30am (Lot 652) Title: A Mamiya Super 23 Press Outfit
Description:
A Mamiya Super 23 Press Outfit, serial no. A56016, with Sekor f/3.5 100mm lens, body, G, lens, G-VG, shutter working, with Sekor f/6.3 50mm lens, P-F, shutter working, heavy scratches to front, Sekor f/5.6 150mm lens, F-G, haze, shutter working, 50mm finder, rollfilm back (2), cutfilm back and more, in Mamiya aluminium case Estimate: £80 - £120 |
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| Mar 2007 | £96 | £80 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | Universal | |
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Auction: Cameras, Photographs and Optical Toys (Lot 402) Title: Mamiya Universal no. A71317
Description:
Mamiya Universal no. A71317 Estimate: £50 - £100 |
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| May 2004 | £130 | £130 | 🇬🇧 Bonhams | — | |
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Auction: Mechanical Music, Railwayana & Cameras (Lot 601) Title: Mamiya Super 23 Press camera,
Description:
Mamiya Super 23 Press camera, Estimate: £140 - £200 |
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| Sep 2001 | £188 | £160 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (Lot 241) Title: Mamiya 23 Standard no. 283722
Description:
Mamiya 23 Standard no. 283722 Estimate: £100 - £150 |
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| May 2001 | £293 | £249 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: MAGIC LANTERNS, OPTICAL TOYS AND CAMERAS (Lot 326) Title: Mamiya Press no. 2835416
Description:
Mamiya Press no. 2835416 Estimate: £25 - £150 |
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| Jan 2001 | £199 | £169 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (Lot 320) Title: Mamiya Press no. 2811031
Description:
Mamiya Press no. 2811031 Estimate: £200 - £400 |
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| Aug 2000 | £376 | £320 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: Cameras and Photographic Equipment (Lot 310) Title: Mamiya 23 Super no. A39656
Description:
Mamiya 23 Super no. A39656 Estimate: £200 - £400 |
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| May 2000 | £152 | £129 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | Super 23 | |
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Auction: Magic Lanterns, Optical Toys and Cameras (Lot 345) Title: MAMIYA SUPER 23 CAMERA NO. A49814
Description:
MAMIYA SUPER 23 CAMERA NO. A49814 Estimate: £150 - £200 |
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| May 1998 | £184 | £160 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND OPTICAL TOYS (Lot 470) Title: Mamiya Press camera no. 2813444
Description:
Mamiya Press camera no. 2813444 Estimate: £20 - £200 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is a Mamiya Press worth today?
In the current UK auction market a Mamiya Press typically sells for between about £94 and £220 at hammer, with most clean, working examples clustering around £140.
How much does a Mamiya Press sell for at auction?
Recent UK hammer prices range from £94 for a tired body-only example up to £220 for a more complete outfit, with a median near £138.
Does condition affect the price?
Yes — a working rangefinder, clean leaf shutter and a light-tight film back are the main value drivers, and examples missing a lens or back sit at the bottom of the range.
Is the Mamiya Press the same as the Universal Press?
No, they are separate models in Mamiya's press-camera line and should be priced independently; this page covers the Press only.