martin muller

Fix / repair for sale or trade; I would not. Fix / repair for display; I probably would not. FYI, I have Bronica; one lens needs repair; the films I loved are no longer produced so I suppose I now own conversation pieces. Today's street value is less than 500 dollars. Today's systems far exceed the resolution of the Bronica. I am not getting younger; doubt I can carry the Bronica all day long as I once did. Best wishes to you.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

Keep in mind that many folks here have only one direction...forward...and only one speed...full. Some projects need to be undertaken because they are fun or maybe just because they are the right thing to do. I refurbish older two-way radios. There is absolutely no financial future in it. But it is fun to do, and some of the rebuilt radios do their basic functions much better than the newer, over-computerized ones.

My suggestion here is to make your decision based on your own level of passion for the project...whether you decide to keep or trade the camera.

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

I never had the joy of a twin lens. That was from my father’s time. But if I had one, I would keep it in an acrylic museum quality box sitting nicely on a shelf eager to strike up a conversation and collect dust.

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

I also have a C330 with virtually all the lenses (except the 65mm) and accessories. Also have the original hard case. I loved this camera back in the film days but for some reason I've been reluctant to get rid of it. Everything was working when I stopped using it but it's been so long some of the shutters might need cleaning.

nikonbrain Loc: Crystal River Florida

I found the leatherettes last night ,I looked at images of C330 last night they do not seem to be for it but there where different years I think .I had a C3 and C330 along with a C220 .You can have them if you want . They are from the MAMIYA AMERICA CORPORATION Elmsford NY .

BebuLamar

The Mamiya C330 although not as expensive as the Rolleiflex it's the best TLR in my opinion. It's one that has interchangeable lenses.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

it's just my opinion, but I feel the C330 is a very nice TLR and deserves to be fixed up, either by you or by an interested buyer. If you plan to keep it, get it fixed. If you will be selling it, repairs probably will be too expensive to be worthwhile... the selling price may not be enough to cover the cost of a proper repair. You'll get a lot less for a camera that needs work, but at least will not have tied up more money in it that you may not recoup.

There were three or more versions of the C330, which were the most advanced and premium models offered in the series. It doesn't mean much today because 220 film is no longer available, but I know some of the earlier models could not use the longer 220 film rolls, but later models including all the C330 variants could. They all can use 120 film, which is still available.

Personally I have a nice C33 with a couple lenses, as well as an older (C2 or C22?) in very rough, but working condition that I toyed with having some fun fixing up. Haven't gotten around to that yet. Life got in the way. There is an extensive system of lenses and accessories for the Mamiya C-series cameras. The later models are arguably "better" because they have things like depth of field scales for all the system lenses. Some of the earlier models lack scales for lenses that hadn't been developed when the camera was manufactured, although the later lenses are usable on them. If I recall correctly, the Mamiya C system had about a 15 year run or longer.

While I like the Mamiya TLRs, I'm just not a fan of the square format (2-1/4). My favorite TLR is the Koni-Omegaflex, which has a 5:4 image format. There's a fairly limited lens selection for the K-O TLR, but the ones that are available are superb. It's also a very durable camera. For example, no bellows. It uses a telescoping, rigid light trap instead. It also uses interchangeable film backs that can be swapped mid roll, so you can have different films loaded and ready to use, should they be needed. (Less relevant today, since there's fairly limited choice of 120 film. And there's no 220 film, so four of my film backs specifically for those longer rolls are no longer usable, dammit.)

The Koni-Omegaflex system is rather large and heavy. The Mamiya C-series and their lenses are a bit smaller and a little lighter. There also are more lenses available for the Mamiya system: seven focal lengths, if I recall correctly. There were several variants of some of the Mamiya lenses, too. I don't know how their performance compares to the K-O lenses.