The Mamiya RZ67 remains one of the most legendary cameras of all time, well known as a beloved medium format portrait camera. This great review takes a look at the camera and what it is like to shoot with a medium format legend.
Coming to you from Negative Feedback, this awesome video explores the Mamiya RZ67 medium format camera. The RZ67 was first released in 1982, with the last update being released in 2004, and over that time, it has become a favorite of many portrait photographers, so much so that it is still highly sought after on the used market today. Fstoppers writer and film photography guru Hans Rosemond affectionately labeled it "The Best Portrait Camera Ever." The RZ67 takes a variety of film formats up to 6x7. For reference, that creates a negative approximately 4.86 times larger than a 35mm frame, with a crop factor of 0.5x. This gives massive, beautiful negatives full of detail and the medium format "look," which is one of the many reasons photographers still love to shoot with the camera. If you have not had a chance to shoot with one, I highly recommend trying it out; it's still one of my most memorable photography experiences. Check out the video above for the full rundown.
By far, my favorite camera I've owned in my career. I had the 67ProII, AE Prism and the L Grip that made it usable handheld. The 110mm lens is outstanding and the 180mm was my ideal headshot lens. I enjoyed the Pentax67II but preferred the film back system.
I have the RB67 and love it especially the 180mm too. I use mine for landscapes mostly
Best camera ever. Unfortunately I dont have digital back. Hate film.
An amazing camera, some sample images that I have taken recently, even with the Polaroid back. Ive those attached below. Developed and scanned myself if that makes any difference.
An RB67II is on my bucket list along with a 180 and a 110mm and a Polaroid back, imagine people used to digital when you hand them a sheet of paper which develops under their sight???
These kits are hard to find and even harder to find in good conditions, hopefully will find one some day...
One other camera he may not be aware of is the smallest 6x7 SLR ever made, the Bronica GS-1. Here is mine with and without the additional grip, which he should consider finding one made for his RZ if he finds the handling awkward. BTW, 90-100mm is the "standard" 6x7 lens size, not 80mm as he mentioned.
Even tho the Bronica was the smallest 6x7, as he put it, you don't just nonchalantly walk about with one of these beasts (inasmuch as that's exactly what I would do with all my 2-1/4 cameras LOL). They are HEAVY. If you bring extra lenses the entire experience get much heavier real fast.
A separate reality...