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ARAX–60 (645) MLU
MEDIUM FORMAT CAMERA
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
1. GENERAL NOTES
The ARAX-60 is a medium-format single lens reflex (SLR) camera with light-tight rubberized fabric curtain shutter and
6x6cm (ARAX-60) or 6x4.5cm (ARAX-645) frame size. The camera is designed to meet the needs of any photographer,
from the advanced amateur to the working professional.
The ARAX-60 cameras are hand selected KIEV-60s that undergo an extensive mechanical upgrade process. These
camera, lens and TTL prisms are re-assembled, adjusted, tested, and matched to provide superior performance. Any
deficiencies in the basic Kiev design are addressed via reinforcement and/or replacement.
A new upgraded MLU (Mirror Lock-Up) system is installed on those models that are ordered accordingly. The Mirror
Lock-Up system operates independently of the shutter release. This feature eliminates any vibration caused by the mirror
movement during macro photography or working with long focal length lenses. The shutter mechanism is re-built and
upgraded for durability and accuracy, and the interior of the camera is treated with a new light-absorbent coating. Both
film advance and frame spacing are checked and adjusted. Additional tripod mount reinforcement results in improved
reliability of the shutter speed mechanism when using a tripod. ARAX cameras have a special durable light-absorbent
black finish (the original coating is removed by a special sand blasting process and the new proprietary finish is applied),
and maximum viewfinder brightness is achieved via our special focusing screen with a frame size scale.
All Lenses and Prisms are also hand picked and all optical and mechanical functions are re-tested to meet the high
standard of ARAX cameras. Finally, each camera has to pass a rigorous final inspection and professional testing.
The ARAX cameras are the future of the medium format generation giving absolutely exceptional performance due to
their superior quality. With proper handling and care, your new ARAX camera will enable you to produce high-quality
medium format transparencies, and dramatic large black and white or colour prints for many years to come.
The camera is designed to use 61.5-mm wide non-perforated roll film (type 120). The camera’s curtain shutter offers
exposure times over a range from 1/1000 to 1/2 sec. and manual exposure "B".
The camera comes complete with the MC ARSAT 2.8/80 “standard” lens. The lens is provided with a special multi-
layer antireflection coating (MC = Multi - Coating), which upgrades the image quality and enhances its contrast due to
better-integrated transparency and reduced light dispersion. The focal length of the lens is 80 mm, the relative aperture is
1:2.8, the diaphragm setting limits are f2.8 - f22, and the near focusing limit is 0.6 m.
Critical focusing is accomplished with the aid of a micro-raster or a range finder wedge arranged in the center of the
field of view and with the aid of a ground-glass surface.
The shutter cocking mechanism is of the lever type, interlocked with the film-transport mechanism and frame counter.
The back of the camera is hinged. The frame counter returns to its zero position automatically when the back of the
camera is opened.