User manual MAMIYA MAMIYA 6MF ACCESSORIES

[. . . ] Mamiya6 AAF 0 Congratulations on your purchase of the Mamiya 6 MF, Succeeding the New Mamiya 6, the Mamiya 6 MF is the latest addition to the Mamiya 6 x 6cm format series which has become the world's standard in the medium format field thanks to Mamiya's stress on "originality and reliability "-two qualities that have become synonymous with the very name Mamiya. A combination of Mamiya's traditional precision workmanship and modern aesthetics, the 6 MF can take photos in any of three formats ( 6 x 6cm, 6 x 4. 5cm and the wide panoramic format using an adapter with 135 film ). Featuring automatic exposure (AE) control, the 6 MF is compact, light weight and exhibits the versatility of a 35mm camera, while assuring high quality medium format pictures, The retractable lens mount, which allows the lens to be partially recessed into the camera body, further adds to the camera's compactness while protecting the lens. The 6 MF also comes with three types of high perfomance interchangeable lenses - the standard (75mm), wide angle (50mm), and telephoto (15Omm) - to satisfy a variety of photographic prerequisites. [. . . ] * In any position other than A or AEL, 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. * lntermediate Diaphragm settings (between click stops) are possible 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 Viewfinder display over-exposure L 4 Double-image The shutter release button i s designed so that pressure can be applied in two stages. When it is lightly 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 *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. Bright field of view frame (set by lens) *When the lens mount is retracted, the viewfinder frame (i. e. the bright frame) selected is the widest frame for all lenses. 19 AE photography AEL photography Manual mode 20 Photographic area covered When the lens has been focused, the doubleimage superimposing rangefinder produces two superimposed images with in 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 subject-to-lens distance. The composition will be within the line A for 6 x 6, 0 for 6 x 4. 5 and @ for panoramic format. 83% of the field of view is visible at -, and 100% is visible at the minimum focusing distance. The appropriate bright frame area is automaticaily selected upon lens interchange. 21 [Unloading the film] 1. Press the shutter release button when you have focused and determined composition. After completing the last exposure, wind the advance lever several times, until the film with its backing paper is completely wound onto the take-up spool. The advance lever will become easier to actuate when the film has been completely wound on the spool. * When the shutter release button i s pressed and the film is exposed. By pushing the spool stud release lever to the right, disengage and remove the spool. As shown, the roll of film can be easily removed from the take-up chamber if you push the spool up a little-it will then lift out. When the back cover is opened, the exposure counter will automatically return to `S' (start). Be sure to seal it immediately. l To prepare for another roll, remove the empty spool from the film chamber, and place it in the take-up chamber. (Otherwise a red LED in the viewfinder will signal that it is impossible to press the shutter release button. ) l Do not advance the film too quickly, as this might adversely affect film flatness. [. . . ] (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. [. . . ]