Mamiya 645 AFD III Instructions Manual

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75 76Turn the eyepiece shutter lever inthe direction of the arrow.Eyepiece ShutterClose the eyepiece shutter when there is a strong light source behind the camera orwhen pressing the shutter release button without looking through the viewfinder.(This prevents exposure error due to light entering from the viewfinder.)Electronic Shutter Release Contact1. Set the number of frames before loading thefilm. Press the (up) or (down) button whileholding down the emergency film wind buttonA.The frame number display starts blinking.2. The frame number display will change eachtime the (up) or (down) button is pressedafter releasing the emergency film wind buttonA.Under certain shooting conditions, the failure of the film to straighten out may causedefocusing on part of the screen. When the camera has been left standing for a pro-longed period (30 minutes or longer) after the film is wound up, the frame following theframe up to which the film was wound and at which the camera was left standing may beadversely affected by the failure of the film to straighten out. In cases like this, the effectcan be prevented by setting the number of shooting frames to 15 frames for a 120 film or30 frames for a 220 film. This failure of the film to straighten out differs significantlydepending on factors such as the type of film used and the temperature or humidityduring shooting.Since the frame number display will change each time the (up) or (down) button ispressed, display the desired number of shooting frames, then press the emergency filmwind button A to enter the setting. Five seconds after the number of shooting frameshas been selected, the display stops blinking and lights up, indicating the setting hasbeen automatically entered.The number of frames cannot be set while shooting.When the magazine is removed from the camera body, the display will not appear ifthe magazine does not have its battery in place. In this case, load the magazine ontothe camera body and proceed with the setting.Number of frames for 120 and 220 films120 film: Change the number from 16 to 15frames.220 film: Change the number from 32 to 30frames.AA80mm1:28MFAF11114 42222200 5Selecting the Number of Frames to be ShotElectronic Shutter Release Contact / Eyepiece ShutterFor mirror-up, long exposure, or slow shutter shooting, use the magnetic cable releaseRE401 or the remote control RS402 for remote shooting.The assisting release contact is to insert the cable. When use, take the cover off from thecontact and please do not misplace the cover.