User manual MAMIYA 6MF

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] 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. Advance the film by winding the film advance lever until it stops. 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. a red LED will light on the upper right side of the viewfinder. 1. Open the back cover and remove the roll of film. 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 careful not to let the roll of exposed film unwind. 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. * Wind the advance lever until it stops. (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. or frame spacing. *To remove the film before exposing the entire roll, cap the lens and press the shutter release button and wind the film onto the take-up spool frame by frame. 22 1. [. . . ] When the shutter release button is touched slightly, an LED blinks to indicate a suitable shutter speed. A few exposures can be made, but replace the batteries as soon as possible. When the batteries are depleted, the LED ceases to light and the shutter cannot be released. l Replace both batteries at the same time. Avoid using old batteries with new ones, and avoid mixing different types of batteries. [. . . ]