User manual MAMIYA 6

[. . . ] Congratulations on your purchase of the New Mamiya 6, 6 x 6cm range/viewfinder camera for 120/220 film, featuring interchangeable lenses and automatic exposure control in a compact, lightweight body, which handles as easily as a 35mm camera. Its innovative retractable lens mount allows the lens to be partially recessed in the camera body a unique feature which further adds to the camera's compactness. Three interchangeable lenses, a 75mm standard, a 50mm wide-angle and a 150mm telephoto, make the New Mamiya 6 a system camera that serves many needs. The New Mamiya 6 is built with traditional precision workmanship and optical perfection. [. . . ] If this is not done, light may enter from the spool flanges when the film is unloaded. 17 [Determining the shutter speed] Shutter speed dial: AE (automatic exposure) Based on the aperture setting, the camera automatically selects the shutter speed. AEL (AE lock) The camera memorizes the aperture when shutter release button is touched slightly so that, even when the position of the subject or camera changes, a picture can be taken with the initial aperture setting and is not affected by changes in light. open as long as the shutter release button is pressed. -. The New Mamiya 6 has an aperture-priority, AE lens shutter. Once the aperture and film speed are set, the AE meter selects a proper shutter speed in relation to the set aperture. Under the manual photographic mode, proper shutter speed is indicated by a red LED within the viewfinder. To set the diaphragm to a desired aperture, rotate the aperture ring (A) until the appropriate figure is aligned with the central red index line (B). (Click stops are provided at each engraved aperture number but the diaphragm can be set also for intermediate stops. ) 2. Rotate the shutter speed dial and select either the AE 0 or manual mode for photographing. Rotate the dial to align it with the white index line (-) on the camera body. l At 0 or 13, the dial is locked. The lock can be released by pressing the AE lock release button (A) in the center of the dial. l In any position other than 0 or @, the shutter speed dial moves freely from click-stop to clickstop: it must be set on a specific click-stop and cannot be used at an in between setting. Intermediate Shutter Speeds (between engraved numbers) are not possible. Shutter controls On the shutter speed dial the yellow numbers indicate the number of whole seconds while the white numbers indicate fractions of seconds, Example: "4" indicates 4 seconds while 125 indicates 1/125 seconds. 18 indicator The shutter release button is designed so that pressure can be applied in two stages. When it is slightly touched, correct metering data is displayed on the left side of the view finder. When it is depressed all the way, the shutter is released and an exposure is made. *The LED's are located at the very left margin of the finder in order not to interfere with the field of view of the wide angle lens. l Bright field of view frame (set by lens) I~- -~-i When the lens mount is retracted, the viewfinder frame (i. e. the bright frame) selected is the widest frame for all lenses. 19 20 [Photographic area covered] When the lens has been focused, the double-image superimposing rangefinder produces two superimposed images within the square 0 of the viewfinder. Rotate the focusing ring until the two images converge and are superimposed as on the figure on the left. The lens is now focused. The two images can also be superimposed by using the boundary line between the viewfinder and the square or split image. Adjust the images until the boundary lines converge. Within the viewfinder the photographic area covered is indicated by the visible bright frame. Parallax is automatically compensated for according to the subjectto-lens distance. 83% of the field of view is visible at r;, and 100% is visible at the minimum focusing distance. The appropriate bright frame area is automatically selected upon lens interchange. 21 [Unloading the film] 1. Press the shutter release button when you have focused and determined composition. [. . . ] (In the case of examples 0 - 0, the red LED will flash a warning on the upper right side of the viewfinder. 0 When the lens cannot be removed: 0 Is the light shield curtain open?@ Is the lens mount retracted or stored in the body? 0 Be sure to use new batteries. t Batteries which will not function at low temperatures may be used when returned to use at normal temperatures. [. . . ]