w/Motor Grip【Mint】Mamiya 645 Pro TL FK402 Eyelevel Film Camera Body Japan #2757
Detailed Specifications
Brand: Mamiya
Model: Mamiya 645 Pro TL
Camera Type: Medium Format SLR Film Camera
Film Format: 120 / 220 Roll Film
Image Size: 6 x 4.5 cm
Lens Mount: Mamiya 645 Mount
Viewfinder: Eye-Level Prism Finder
Finder Model: FK402
Focusing: Manual Focus
Exposure Control: Manual / Aperture Priority depending on finder configuration
Shutter Type: Electronic Focal-Plane Shutter
Shutter Speed Range: 4 sec to 1/1000 sec, plus Bulb
Flash Sync Speed: 1/60 sec
Metering: TTL metering with compatible prism finder
Film Advance: Motorized with Motor Grip
Multiple Exposure: Supported
Mirror Lock-Up: Supported
Interchangeable Film Back: Yes
Compatible Film Backs: Mamiya 645 Pro / Pro TL Series
Hot Shoe: Yes
Tripod Socket: Yes
Power Source: Battery Powered
System Type: Modular Medium Format Camera System
Country of Manufacture: Japan
Used Camera Specialty Store Comment
The Mamiya 645 Pro TL is one of the most respected medium format film cameras in the Mamiya 645 system. It offers an excellent combination of professional image quality, modular flexibility, relatively compact dimensions, and intuitive SLR-style handling.
Its 6 x 4.5cm negative is significantly larger than 35mm film, allowing the camera to produce images with finer detail, smoother tonal transitions, richer depth, and the distinctive rendering that makes medium format photography so appealing. This format is especially well suited for portrait, fashion, studio, landscape, commercial, and fine art photography.
The 645 Pro TL is also an excellent choice for photographers who want to experience medium format without moving immediately to a larger and heavier 6x6 or 6x7 system. Compared with many other professional medium format cameras, the body remains relatively manageable and familiar to photographers coming from 35mm SLR cameras.
The FK402 eye-level finder provides a comfortable and natural shooting position similar to a conventional SLR camera. This makes composition quick and intuitive, particularly for handheld photography, portraits, events, and location work. The eye-level design is also useful for photographers who prefer not to work with a waist-level finder.
The Motor Grip further improves the handling of the camera by providing a more substantial grip and powered film advance. This makes the camera easier to hold securely, especially when using larger Mamiya 645 lenses, and provides a more efficient shooting workflow when taking multiple photographs in succession.
Another major advantage of the Mamiya 645 Pro TL is its highly modular system design. The photographer can interchange film backs, finders, grips, focusing screens, and lenses depending on the shooting situation. This flexibility makes the system suitable for both studio and location photography and allows users to build a camera setup around their individual needs.
Interchangeable film backs are particularly useful because they allow photographers to switch between different film stocks, ISO speeds, color negative film, black-and-white film, or transparency film without having to finish the entire roll already loaded in the camera. This is one of the features that distinguishes a professional modular medium format system from simpler fixed-back cameras.
The Mamiya 645 lens system is another important reason to choose this camera. Mamiya produced a wide range of high-quality lenses covering wide-angle, standard, portrait, telephoto, and specialty focal lengths. Many of these lenses are highly regarded for their sharpness, pleasing color reproduction, and attractive rendering.
The 645 Pro TL is particularly attractive for portrait photographers because the larger film format provides excellent subject separation and smooth tonal gradation. With appropriate Mamiya lenses, it can produce the classic shallow-depth-of-field medium format look that remains difficult to replicate with smaller film formats.
Landscape and fine art photographers can also benefit from the larger negative, which captures a high level of detail and provides excellent flexibility when producing larger prints or high-resolution film scans. The 6x4.5 format also gives more frames per roll than larger medium format systems, making it a practical compromise between image quality and film economy.
We recommend the Mamiya 645 Pro TL to photographers who want a serious professional medium format film system that is flexible, dependable, and enjoyable to operate. It is especially suitable for users moving up from 35mm film photography, as well as experienced medium format photographers looking for a versatile 645-format system.
With its modular construction, FK402 eye-level finder, motor grip, extensive lens selection, and proven Mamiya 645 system design, the 645 Pro TL remains an excellent choice for photographers who value the unique image quality and hands-on shooting experience of medium format film.
Everything shown in the photos is included in the package.