User manual MAMIYA RB67PROS

[. . . ] CONTENTS Congratulations on your wise decision to purchase this Mamiya RB67 Camera! Perusing this manual before attempting to use the RB67 will assist in correct camera operation and will minimize the possibility of malfunctions. The Mamiya RB67 is one member of a unique "camera family" developed by the Mamiya Camera Company, a recognized world leader in large-format photography. The RB67 takes its place alongside the famous Mamiya C Professional and the Mamiya Press Cameras. Versatility of the Mamiya RB67, embodying fine performance and various capabilities, results in a large format camera that meets and satisfies all requirements of the advanced amateur as well as the professional photographer, offering the means of producing top-grade pictures in all fields including general commercial, industrial, scientific, and news photography. [. . . ] h Position the film so that the leader paper winds evenly between the spool flanges; otherwise the film may be taken up unevenly, causing trouble. 18 l Aligning the starting mark l Attaching the film insert l Film winding for first exposure Move the film advance lever gently, until the starting mark (arrow) of the leader paper aligns with the starting mark of the holder. The film advance lever can be moved in several short, definite strokes. Put the insert into the cassette, aligning the top side of the insert with the white dot (A) of the cassette. * If the film insert is attached in reverse, the back cover cannot be closed. Close the back cover and fully push in the back cover latch while pressing the back cover. The outer cassette of the Pro-S roll film holder can be used for both 120 and 220 film inserts. The film insert of the Pro-S roll film holder cannot be attached to the outer cassette of the former RB67 roll film holder. By winding the film advance lever until it stops, the figure "1" will appear in the exposure counter (39), the red mark indicating incomplete film winding will disappear, and the film will be positioned for the first exposure * Unless film winding from S to 1 in the exposure counter is completed, the shutter cannot be released. 19 l Film advancing * Wind the film advance lever in a slow, steady manner to avoid film winding problems. * Although the film advance lever cannot be reversed until it is wound up to the initial 70" winding, it can be moved in several short, definite strokes thereafter. c The film wind-stop release lever provided for the Pro-S roll film holder is to be used when the holder is used for the Mamiya Universal Press, or when desiring to wind up to the film end while unexposed film remains in the holder. When you finish exposing the full number of e x p o s u r e s , t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s e b u t t o n cannot be depressed and the film advance lever will be freed. l l Film advancing and shutter cocking 2 Exposed Film advance completed (Before exposure) Dl 1. When the shutter is released, the red mark appears in the exposure counter, indicating that the film is exposed. Simultaneously when the shutter is released, the film wind-stop mechanism is automatically disengaged, and the film can be advanced for the next frame. When film is advanced one full frame, the figure in the exposure counter is advanced, and the red mark disappears. * Unless the exposed film frame is advanced, shutter releasing is prevented by the coupling device for double-exposure prevention. * Even though film advance is completed, the shutter cannot be released if return of the film advance lever is hindered by your fingers or by another object. Unloading the film 1. Press the right side spool release pin (43), remove the full spool, then wrap and seal the film to protect it from loosening. * The exposure counter automatically resets to S (start) as soon as the back cover is opened. c When the exposure counter shows other than S, a film is loaded in the holder. Either film advancing or shutter cocking can initially conducted. However, the recommended sequence of these steps to be customarily observed is: (1) film advancing, (2) shutter cocking, and finally (3) shutter releasing. 20 0 Multiple Exposure Photography 0 When desiring to wind up to the end of film while unexposed film remains in the holder. When the film advance lever is continuously wound, with the film wind-stop release lever (42) pushed to the left, the film can be reeled up completely to its end, even though picture taking is still in progress and a film remains unexposed. l Storing the dark slide W h e n t h e multiexposure lever of the roll film holder is moved forward, the coupling pin for double-exposure prevention is disengaged, and whenever the shutter cocking lever is set, shutter releasing can be repeated without limit. * The multiexposure lever can be changed over before or after shutter cocking, and also before or after shutter releasing for the first multiple exposure photograph. * When taking multiple exposure pictures is finished, never fail to return the multiexposure lever to its original position; otherwise, failure in taking subsequent multiple exposure pictures will occur. [. . . ] W e h a v e n a m e d these locks the R-lock, G-lock, P-lock, and M-lock. As seen in the diagram, the R-lock is standard for the Mamlya RB 67 camera b o d y . C o n s e q u e n t l y , in principle, an adapter having an R-lock must first be attached to the camera body. After that, attach the selected film holder through the adapter indicated on the diagram. Roll film holder for Mamiya Press (and M-lock system holders) 36 1 1 I When film holders for the Mamiya Press are used for the Pro-S camera body. When using these holders, mount each holder on the camera body back through a P-adapter and an Madapter. [. . . ]