C41
Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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tlr-medium-format
The Mamiya C-series is the only commercially significant **interchangeable-lens TLR system**. The C330 (1969) is the professional flagship — a 6×6 medium-format twin-lens reflex with a bellows that lets the lens pair extend forward (no helicoid focusing in the lens itself), and a release lever that lets you swap matched lens pairs (taking + viewing) while the camera is mounted on a tripod. Eight lenses were made: 55, 65, 80, 105, 135, 180, 250 mm, and a soft-focus 105.
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C41
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The TLR with interchangeable lenses. Bellows focus, eight matched lens pairs, and the only TLR system that wasn't fixed-lens.
| Field | Value |
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| Format | 120 (12×6×6 cm) |
| Mount | Mamiya TLR (proprietary bayonet for C-series lens pairs) |
| Years | 1969–1994 (C330 / C330f / C330s) |
| Shutter | 1s – 1/500s + B, Seiko leaf, in each lens |
| Flash sync | All speeds |
| Meter | None (CdS Porroflex finder optional) |
| Focus | Bellows, rack-and-pinion |
| Weight | 1,700 g (with 80mm) |
The Mamiya C-series TLR line started 1956 with the C-series; the C330 was the C-series Professional flagship from 1969. Variants:
Production ended 1994 when Mamiya discontinued TLRs. The C220 is the simpler, lighter sibling (no parallax-correction indicator, no exposure-correction reminder, no auto-spacing for film advance).
For working studio and wedding photographers in the 1970s/80s who needed the TLR look (silent leaf shutter, square format, waist-level finder) but also wanted multiple focal lengths, the C330 was the system. Hasselblad cost more; the Mamiya C330 with two or three lens pairs delivered comparable image quality at half the cost. The 105/3.5 DS soft-focus lens was a portrait specialty unmatched in any other format.
For 2026 buyers, the C330 is significantly heavier than a Rolleiflex but offers the wide-to-tele range the Rolleiflex can't. Used prices on the body are reasonable; lens-pair pricing varies wildly (the 55mm wide and 250mm tele are expensive due to scarcity).
Mamiya TLR lens pairs (always sold as taking+viewing pair): 55/4.5, 65/3.5, 80/2.8 (kit), 105/3.5, 105/3.5 DS (soft focus), 135/4.5, 180/4.5 super (later 180/4.5), 250/6.3. Porroflex prism finder (optional CdS meter). Paramender (parallax compensator that raises the camera the height between the two lenses). Magnifying chimney finder.
C41
Kodak Portra 160 is a professional C-41 color negative film with fine grain, soft contrast, and natural color.
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