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Mamiya Six I

Mamiya·1940·Camera

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Setting up the production capacity for Mamiya Six cameras followed immediately after the formation of Mamiya Kōki Seisakusho (マミヤ光機製作所, Mamiya Optical Works) in May 1940.[1] First advertised in Asahi Camera in September 1940[2] the Mamiya Six went on sale in December 1940 at a price of ¥248[3] According to company history, the first production of 61 cameras sold out on the first day, with orders for 250 additional units received.[4]The Mamiya Six was designed with both the domestic and the exp

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