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Set the desired  f/stop  on the Aperture

Ring 

 by aligning the f/number with

the red reference dot 

 (The Aperture

Ring has a click stop for each f/stop.
In-between clicks can also be used.)

AM (Auto/Manual) Lever

1. In normal photography, set AM

Lever so that character “A” is visible

in the lever window. If you do so,

the aperture will remain wide open,

stopping the lens down only during
shutter operation.

2. Moving the AM Lever of the lens so

that “M” is visible will stop the lens
down to the preselected aperture,
thus making it possible to confirm
effect of the aperture through the
viewfinder.

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Summary of Contents for M645 Super

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Page 2: ... there is a broad assortment of accessories availa ble the AE Prism Finder and its 3 way metering system automatic Power Drive and a Polaroid film back are rep resentative samples of the M645 system accessories that make it possible to further expand the scope of your photo graphy You can combine various types of system accessories to suit your applications and enjoy your photography For instructi...

Page 3: ...cing Film to the First Exposure 17 Shutter Speed Dial 18 Focusing 19 Aperture Ring Stop down Operation 20 Shutter Release Operation _ _ _ _ 21 1 Methods of Holding the Camera Securely _ 22 Film Transport and Film Unloading _ _ _ _ 23 Depth of field 24 Using Flash 26 Multiple Exposures Infrared Photography _ _ _ _ 27 Time Exposures Mirror Lock up Photography _ _ 28 Using a Tripod Using Delayed Shut...

Page 4: ...e application A 35mm Roll Film Holder Polaroid Land Pack Film Holder as well as 120 and 220 Roll Film Holders are available This system can be quickly attached to the camera ready for the first photograph Also fail safe devices are incorporated including a release lock and removal lock using a Dark Slide 4Unique Moving Coil Electromagnetic Release and High Precision Electronic Shutter The M645 Sup...

Page 5: ...g methods according to photographic conditions These metering systems facilitate AE Photography under difficult conditions such as adverse lighting Further a 3 EV exposure compensator expands the range of exposure control 7 A wide Variety of Multi coated Lenses for Clear Sharp Images Mamiya Sekor lenses have achieved world renown rec ognition as professional lenses of exceptional contrast high res...

Page 6: ... take as many multiple exposures as you wish thereby making it possible lo explore new photo graphic situations Mirror lock up system The mirror lock up feature enables manual raising of the mirror before the exposure is made to minimize vibration This provision makes clear close up and tele photo photography possible even at slow shutter speeds 4 ...

Page 7: ...wer OFF When the battery is exhausted the mechanical shutter can be released at approx 1 l 60 second when this selector is aligned with the yellow dot and optional synchro terminal adapter can be connected with this terminal Mirror Lock up Lever Neck Strap Lug Auxiliary Release Contact When the cover is moved to the left the contact appears This Shutter Release Button contact is used for connectio...

Page 8: ...al Lock Release Button This button is used for unlocking the shutter speed dial from an AE posItion A Single complete turn cocks the shutter and advances the film for Film Holder Coupling Pin Guide Film Transport Gear Film Holder Mounting Bracket Wind up Crank Lock Lever Neck Strap Lug Multiple Exposure Lever When this lever is set at MULTI film isnot advanced even when the Wind up Crank is turned...

Page 9: ...u can observe the effect through the viewfinder Normally use your camera in AUTO position including AE photography Provides a quick reading of depth of filed for various aper tures and distances Lens Alignment Dot Exposure Meter Coupler This coupler is engaged with the Aperture Ring Coupling Pin transmitting an f stop number to the AE Prism Finder Battery Chamber Cover Battery Chamber Cover Latch ...

Page 10: ...ly removed Attaching the Lens Align Lens Alignment Dot with the Camera Alignment Dot 0 lnsert the lens into the camera body Then turn the lens in the direction of the arrow until it clicks and locks into place Make sure that Aperture Ring Coupling Pin A is engaged with the Exposure Meter Coupler Removing the Lens Remove the lens using the same pro cedure as described for the Front Body Cap 8 ...

Page 11: ...he Bottom Coupler of the push the Button I away from the holder properly to the Holder camera body while pressing down on Mounting Bracket of the body the Lock Release Button Press the upper part of the holder together with the body until clicks The green line on the Dark Slide indicates the position to which the Dark Slide can be inserted into the Roll Film Holder without blocking the image Green...

Page 12: ...n by the arrows and press the finder down until the rear hooks latch firmly Removing the Finder Hold the Finder Lock Release Button 0 in while pushing down on the Button l on the opposite side of the finder Other finders can be attached and removed in the same procedure as described above 10 ...

Page 13: ...of the arrow pull out of the arrow while pressing the crank the crank to remove against the camera body It is possible to select the start position of the Wind up Crank in six different positions The following figure shows the six different positions For attaching and removing the Power Drive N refer to its instruction manual 11 ...

Page 14: ...r and press the battery s terminal in while confirming battery polarity Then close the cover Before inserting the battery arrange the battery removal ribbon correctly passing it under then over the bat tery Consequently the battery can be removed easily by pulling the end of the ribbon When the Battery Check Button located on the front of the camera is depressed the Battery Check Lamp lights up Th...

Page 15: ...ith you when going out on a photographic trip for example 4 This camera is designed for use with either a silver oxide or alkaline manganes battery However the life of a silver oxide battery will be much longer The silver oxide battery is pre fered when the AE Prism Finder is attached At times it may be necessary to rotate the film advance crank two full turns to cock the shutter when an empty tak...

Page 16: ...ck Cover Opening Button I Insert out of the camera body At that and the Back Cover will open time move the empty spool in the upper part down to the lower spool compartment Align the right hand side of this empty spool with the lower Spool Stud convex Slide the spool into position making sure that the left side of the spool is properly held by the Spool Clip 14 ...

Page 17: ...film direction is wrong if the leader paper is facing inward Pull out some of the leader paper Gently rotate the Take up Spool in the Insert the tip of the leader paper into direction of the arrow until the start the slot of the lower Take up Spool mark of the leader paper is aligned with the start mark A on the Spool Clip Correctly align the start marks with each other taking care that the film i...

Page 18: ... straight into the holder as shown in the photo above Be sure to check that the Roll Film Insert has been completely set before closing the Back Cover The Memo Clip on the Back Cover is used to hold the box top of the film in use or a piece of paper for storing necessary data 16 ...

Page 19: ...pear in the Film Counter Window The shutter is now cocked and the camera is ready for the first exposure Film Advancing by Film Advance Knob of the Roll Film Holder Check that the Dark Slide is com pletely inserted light blocked When the Film Advance Knob of the Roll Film Holder is rotated in the direction of the arrow until it stops the camera will be ready for the first exposure It should be not...

Page 20: ... is depressed The red 60 1 60 sec represents the highest permissible shutter speed for electronic flash syn chronization The red 0 mark is the AE position and 0 is the AE Lock position These marks are used with the AE Prism Finder N When the Prism Finder N and Waist Level Finder N are attached and the dial is set at 0 or 5 the effective shutter speed is 1 1000 sec Set the Shutter Speed Dial only t...

Page 21: ...ed by a microprism collar which fractures the image whenever it goes slightly out of focus Con sequently this is an invaluable aid for pinpoint focusing accuracy The outer ground glass ring which encircles the microprism collar can be also used for focusing As an accessory Mamiya offers Diopter Correction Lenses which can be attached to the viewfinders Near and farsighted persons will find these a...

Page 22: ...Manual Lever 1 In normal photography set AM Lever so that character A is visible in the lever window If you do so the aperture will remain wide open stopping the lens down only during shutter operation 2 Moving the AM Lever of the lens so that M is visible will stop the lens down to the preselected aperture thus making it possible to confirm effect of the aperture through the viewfinder 20 ...

Page 23: ... shutter the Wind up Crank is unlocked auto matically making it possible to transport the film to the next frame When this setting is used the shutter speed is always 1 60 sec regardless of the Shutter Speed Dial postion When your camera is not in use set the Shutter Release Selector to the red dot so that the power is turned OFF In normal photography set the shutter Release Selctor to the NORMAL ...

Page 24: ...e neck strap to take out the slack and support the camera firmly against your body Attaching it to the camera 1 Draw out the neck strap fastener 8 G the attaching clip while pushing it down 2 Place the hole of the strap fastener over the lifting lug of camera body as illustrated and pull until it clicks and locks into place Removing it from the camera With your finger pull the neck strap fastener ...

Page 25: ...e Crank until the leader paper is completely wound onto the Take up Spool By turning the crank 4 to 5 times after the final frame of the film comes in sight the film will be wound up completely 3 4 5 Open the Back Cover and remove the Roll Film Insert The exposure counter will return to S start automatically Move the Spool Clip of the Roll Film Insert outward to remove the film Remove the film fro...

Page 26: ...ned by referring to the Depth of field Scale engraved on the lens For example with the 60mm f 2 8N lens focused at 10ft 3m and the Aperture Ring set to f 22 the Depth of field Scale reveals that every thing from about 7ft 2m to about 20 ft 6m will appear sharp 2 The lens can also be stopped down to the preselected aperture for direct viewing of the depth of field by using the AM Lever on the lens ...

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Page 28: ...hoe mount flash can be attached to the camera s Hot shoe or the Hot shoe of the Left Hand Grip The Mamiya M645 Super has an 1 When using an electronic flash plug the synchronization cord into the sync terminal and set the Shut ter Speed Dial to 1 60 sec or longer Flash Synchronization Chart ...

Page 29: ...adjustement by turning the Focusing Ring slightly in the direction of the arrow in the accom panying photograph so that the dis tance just observed is aligned with the infrared mark Focus is now correct for infrared and you can release the shutter For information regarding the proper filter and exposure refer to the data sheet packed with the film Always use the appropriate filter for the lens sar...

Page 30: ...y cause blurring of the image due to the high magnification encountered in extreme close ups and telephotography Mirror shock can be eliminated by locking the mirror in the up position before making the exposure 1 To lock the mirror up move the Mirror Lock up Lever to M UP until it clicks 2 With this setting the mirror is locked up Naturally no image can be seen on the screen through the viewfinde...

Page 31: ...mera to the 3 8 tripod When attached to the accessory Revolving Tripod Adapter the Mamiya M645 Super can be instantly rotated to change from vertical to horizontal format or vice versa In order to have the capability of delayed shutter release you must first insert an optional Cable Release Adapter 2 into the camera s Auxiliary Release Contact and any commer cially available self timer cable relea...

Page 32: ...l be closed and the mirror will return Replace the battery 3 Though the fixed Number of Exposure has been Taken The Developed Roll Film has Fewer Exposures than it should have a Check that start mark of film has been aligned correctly 4 The Roll Film Holder cannot be Removed a Check that the Dark Slide has been inserted 5 Precautions for Mirror Lock up Lever If you carry a camera with you outdoors...

Page 33: ...n Cleaning Never touch the lens or mirror surfaces When your camera is contaminated with dust fingerprints and so on blow away the dust particles with a blower and clean the lens surface with lens cleaning tissue and lens cleaner Merely blowing dust particles off the mirror surface is sufficient never touch the mirror Periodic Check Periodically check the camera to make sure that it is in working ...

Page 34: ... 80mm f 1 9 Multicoated M645 bayonet mount applicable to all M645 lenses Moving coil quartz controlled focal plane shutter Electronic B 4 1 1000 sec Mechanical 1 60 sec Film loading Standard lenses Lens mount Shutter Shutter speed Shutter release Mirror Viewfinder Focusing screen Electromagnetic release Built in shutter release lock and manual lock provided Instant return reflective mirror with mi...

Page 35: ...tiple Exposure Lever Depth of field Scale provided on lens With Receiver MZ inserted into body Contact Transmitter MZ can be used for remote control With Cable Release Adapter in the contact cable release and self timer cable can be used Red LED lights up With Battery Check Button X terminal hot shoe terminal Flash synchronization at 1 60 sec or slower speeds Dark Slide Storage Memo Clip 6V batter...

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