Property from the Collection of Ray C. Cottingham

Description:

Mamiya Universal Kit, comprising a Mamiya Universal body with a Mamiya Sekor 50mm f6.3 lens (SN 15628), a 50mm Mamiya Press finder, a 6x9 film adaptor and a 6x7 film adaptor, a Mamiya Sekor 100mm f3.5 (SN 46915), with two lens hoods, lenses with front and back caps. In a hard-sided case. Size of case: 14 in. x 18 3/8 in. x 6 1/2 in.

According to the consignor the motorized still cameras were used for aerial filming. The still cameras were mainly used for landscape photos and personal photos.

A retired chemical engineer, Ray Cottingham has had an outstanding 40-plus-year career as a freefall camera flyer. He made his first jump in 1960 and has had more than 12,000 skydives. His photo library is a veritable history of skydiving from the early years of round canopies through today’s most sophisticated advances in the sport. A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Cottingham has shot and performed in skydiving scenes in movies such as ‘Point Break’, ‘Terminal Velocity’ and ‘Honeymoon in Vegas’, filmed a countless amount of footage for TV programs and ads and shot many still photos that appeared in a variety of magazines.

Measurements: Height: overall of camera 9 1/2 in. x Width: 7 1/2 in. x Depth: 4 1/2 in.

Condition:

Overall good condition, general wear and scratches consistent with age and use, interior of case in poor condition.

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