Specifications of Mamiya NC 1000 and NC 1000 S Camera Modelsģ5 mm SLR with shutter speed priority AE (automatic exposure) and manual override

Mamiya NC 1000 S with the 1:1.4 standard lens and a CS 28 mm 1:2.8 lens, both with their original boxes. On the box of the Auto Mamiya-Sekor CS 28 mm 1:2.8 wide-angle lens is a price sticker which says 398 DM (this equals approx. The price sticker on the box of this NC 1000 S with the 50 mm 1:1.4 lens says 585 DM (German Marks), which is the equivalent of approx. When the NC series was introduced in 1977 the boxes were still red (and sometimes yellow as well). The camera is a relatively late model (ca. Below is a picture of such an example, a mint Mamiya NC 1000 S in black with the Auto Mamiya-Sekor CS 50 mm 1:1.4 lens and an Auto Mamiya-Sekor CS 28 mm 1:2.8 wide-angle lens, both items still in their original boxes. The value on the used market is depending on the condition of the camera (as with all collector´s items).Įvery once in a while you can still find some basically new Mamiya NC series equipment in its original box on the market (i.e. The silver version is not seen very often and is worth a little more. The Mamiya NC 1000 S is available in black and in silver. Serial numbers lower than K150848 have the old design and serial numbers higher than K152262 have the new design. The improved version can also be recognized by the serial number of the camera. You can find out more details about the differences further down on this page. You can see this difference only when you open up the bottom part of the camera. This improved control gives supposedly more stable and precise shutter speeds over a longer period of time. Otherwise, the two camera models are the same.Īccording to a technician at Mamiya in Munich, Germany, the design of the shutter speed control has changed at one point during production of the NC 1000 S. The NC 1000 S has a couple of features which the NC 1000 doesn´t have: interchangeable focusing screens and a film memo pocket on the back cover. Based on the information I have so far, the black version of the NC 1000 S was the first model of this series which was introduced by Mamiya in 1977.

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