Bench Test - Mamiya 16 Automatic
35Yet another impulse purchase and an additional entry into the sub-miniature world of photography … while i scored it for under $30.00 USD [edit: FACT CHECK - ebay auction was exactly $30.00 “Fast & Free Shipping” + tax] likely will be paying double that to be able to slit 35mm film down to 16mm and develop film reel accessories ... an aside, i watched a video where some gentleman taped the sub miniature film to a developed 35mm roll and fed the 35mm roll with the piggybacked 16mm film onto his existing 35mm jobo tank reel ... interesting idea but it wasnt without some issues
with the exception of the light meter, this mamiya 16 automatic appears to be fully functional ... we will have to put a roll of film through it and see how it behaves 😆
Lens f 2.8 - f 16
Shutter Speeds 1/200th sec - 1/2 sec and b
Light Meter inoperable
Viewfinder 1:1
Focus 1’ - oo
Built in yellow/green filter ( +2 ? ). the filters are interchangeable and available in yellow, green, and red
the “unknown” lever : filter cover ... so i am guessing the filters are interchange-able ... ??
however i am unable to find any additional filters online, but since it looks like the one currently installed has a hairline crack i am in the market
video about the “mystery lever” lol:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHNoH4Qqh1M
according to bing ai in skype:
According to the information I found online, the Mamiya-16 automatic sub-miniature camera does not have replaceable filters, but it does have a built-in yellow filter that can be slid in front of the lens. The yellow filter is useful for enhancing contrast and reducing haze in black and white photography(bluemooncamera.com)(photrio.com). The camera also has a flash shoe and a PC connector for attaching an external flash unit(bluemooncamera.com)(camera-wiki.org).
The Mamiya-16 automatic sub-miniature camera has a Mamiya-Sekor 25mm f/2.8 lens that can focus from 1 meter to infinity. The lens has an aperture range of f/2.8 to f/16 and a shutter speed range of 1 second to 1/200 second. The camera has a collapsible optical viewfinder and a built-in selenium meter that can automatically set the aperture based on the light level and the film speed. The film speed can be selected from ASA 10 to ASA 400(bluemooncamera.com)(camera-wiki.org).
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The Mamiya-16 automatic sub-miniature camera uses 16mm film that is loaded into special cassettes. The cassettes have two chambers, one for the supply spool and one for the take-up spool, and a bridge between them to keep the film in place. The cassettes are light-tight and can be loaded and unloaded in daylight. The camera can take 20 exposures of 10x14mm size on each cassette(bluemooncamera.com)(camera-wiki.org).
I hope this answers your question about the Mamiya-16 automatic sub-miniature camera. If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask me. blush
end of bing ai in skype reply.