Mamiya RB67 Pro SD User Manual

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4 . Attaching and Removing the LensAfter cocking the mirror and the lensshutter, mount the lens on the camera body.Cocking the mirror1. Remove the front body cap from thecamera body.2. Be sure that the mirror is in the cocked,down position in the camera body, shieldingthe film plane from exposure to light.If the mirror is up, cock the mirror by fullypushing down the shutter cocking lever towardthe front of the camera.Cocking the lens shutter1. Remove the rear cap of the lens by turningthe bayonet ring clockwise.2. Cock the lens shutter. Firmly turn the shut-ter cocking pins with your fingers, to the reddots (A) of the cocking position,l If the cocking pins are not fully turned to thered dots (A), the shutter will not be com-pletely cocked.l The shutter is always cocked on a lens thathas been removed from the body.Attaching the lens1. Turn the bayonet ring counterclockwise,and align the white dot on the bayonet ringwith the red mark at the center of the lensmount.2. Mount the lens, keeping the red markaligned with the red mark on the body; thenfirmly twist the bayonet ring clockwise. Thecamera and lens are now set.NOTE:Do not place the camera on its back without the rear body cap or film holder being in place.Otherwise the coupling mechanism may be damaged!.9