MAYMIYA PROFESSIONAL PRESS CAMERA - WITH 100mm LENS - OWNED AND USED BY MIKE BARICH. “This was my go to rig - great for weddings and magazine covers like Minnesota Insurance, Minnesota Motor Sports. This camera was used mostly when mounted to tripods”. Mamiya Digital Imaging Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that manufactures high-end cameras and other related photographic and optical equipment. With headquarters in Tokyo, it has two manufacturing plants and a workforce of over 200 people. The company was founded in May 1940 by camera designer Seiichi Mamiya and financial backer Tsunejiro Sugawara. Many Mamiya models over the past six decades have become collectors' items. The press cameras of the Super/Universal series are highly valued. THE CAMERA'S OF MIKE BARICH - Mike Barich is a famous photographer that covered the Twin Cities rock scene in the `60s and `70s He has photographed the Stones, Joplin, Hendrix, the Doors and hundreds more. His technique was no frills - in your face photography. Most of the time he had 2-3 camera's hanging off his neck and he got into some of the tightest spaces to position himself for what are known as the most important shots in Twin Cities historical rock reference. Mike also was a highly skilled commercial model and product photographer. You can now own his entire camera collection including this model. All Camera’s are sold as is. These cameras and accessories are sold as collector items. although at the time of the sale most were lightly cleaned and tested. PHOTO OF JIM MORRISON (C) 1969 by Mike Barich.


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