I've been carrying this camera around everywhere I go.

It's a 1953 dual-format Mamiya-6. It takes 6x6 and 6x4.5 negatives. That's in centimeters. For the metric challenged that comes out to 2 1/4" square and 2 1/4 x 1 5/8". I'm shooting 6x6 now. I've not really been interested in 6x4.5 but I might try it out since this camera can shoot it.

It folds up into a nice compact package that will fit in a coat pocket. The lens is a 4 element Tessar design. Not the fasted lens in the world, (f3.5) but sharp. The focusing is done by moving the film plane. There is a thumb wheel on the back that is easy to reach for focusing. Really a sweet camera. It was made in 1953 but it uses the latest in sensor technology. The sensor in it now is Fuji Pro 160C color negative film. An even newer sensor is a roll of Kodak Ektar 100 that is ready to load when the current roll of Fuji is done. Ektar 100 came out last year in 35mm and, due to popular demand, was released this spring in 120 roll film. That is one of the great things about these old cameras. The latest technology film gives them capabilities that they never had new. Below are a couple of pictures taken recently. More at my Flickr set: 1953 dual format Mamiya-6. I hope to get some more negatives scanned this weekend.