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Instructions

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Congratulations on

your

purchase

of the

Mamiya

645

PRO

Mamiya

ioneered

he 6x4.5

ilm ormat

and

ntroduced

he

world's

irst

645

SLR in 1975.The 645 PRO is the latestmasterpiecen this seriesand

incorporates

ll he

latestmechanical,

lectronic nd optical

advances.

ts

external ppearance,

oo,

has

been

modernized

nd

its

ergonomic

esign

further

nhanced.

We

are

sure hat

you

will

enjoy he

many

advantages

his cameraand

its

accessories

ffer

and

want

o

particularly

ention:

The

645

PROhas

a built

in

self imer

(delayed

hutter

elease) hichwill

also

facilitate

imeexposures.

ttaching

pecial

eaf

shutter

enseswill

automati-

callyset he focalplaneshutter o 1/8sec.Heavydutygearsconnect o the

improved

owerDrive

GripWG401

Thisgripalso

utomaticallycocksthe

eaf

shutter

enses

nd

permits

emote

ontrol.

The

AE PrismFinderFE401

specially

reated

or

this camera,automates

exposure ndshows

LED

safety ignals.

5mm

ilmholders ow

come

with

panoramic

dapters. super

ast

300mm

12.8APO enswas

alsodesigned

for

this

camera.

We are convinced hat ydur camerawill serveyou well, becausewe have

designed

t for heavy

professional

se.

However,we

ask

you

o

please

ead

alloperating

nstructions

arefully efore

ou putyour

equipmento

work, n

order o ensure

proper

operation

nd maximum

esults.

Thismanualcoversthe

basic camera.

Sepa-

rate instructions

are

supplied

with

all sys-

tem accessories,

n-

cluding

enses, nders,

fi lm holders, tc.

Foradditional

nforma-

tion

please

eel ree

o

contact

your

author-

ized Mamiyadealeror

the

Mamiyaimporter in

your

country.

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SpecialFeaturesof Mamiya645 pRO....................3

Names

and

Function

of

parts

.................7

Attaching

and

Removing

Lenses

.........................10

Attaching

and

Removing

Rol l

Fi lm

Holders

. . . . . . .11

Attaching

and

Removing

Viewfinders

................

2

Attaching

and

Removing

he

Film

Advance

Grank

. . . . . . .13

lnsertingBatteryand BatteryCheck ....14

Shutter

Release

Selector

.......16

A

Trial

Fami l iar izat ion

est

. . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .17

F i lm

Loading. . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1g

Advancing

Film

to

the First

Exposure

................21

Aperture

Ring/Stop-down

Operation

..................

3

Focusing

.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Depth-of-field....... ..................25

FifmTransport nd FilmUnloading .....26

Using

he

Self-timer/Delayed

hutter

Releas

....27

Muftiple

xposures

.... . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Time

Exposures

.... . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . .2g

Mirror

Lock-up

hotography

........

........2g

Infrared

hotography

.......

............;......30

Using

Flash

.... . . . . . . . . .31

Usinga Tripod

Holding

he

Camera

teady

nd

Secure|y...........33

Attaching

nd

Removing

he Neck

Strap

...........34

Specifications

.........35

Trouble

hooting

.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Basic

Accessories

.........

.......gg

System

Chart

..........41

Storing ndCheckingheCamera

.......42

Features

nd

pecifications

ubjectto

hange

ithout

otice.

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3

x More

Negative

rea

Than

he

35mm

Format

Plus

Superior

mage

Quality

rom

Mamiya

World'

Glass

Lenses

The

6x4.5cm

ormatoffers

approx.

3 times

more mage

area han

he

35mm

24x36mm)ormat,

Man's

ision

s

horizontal

nd

rectangular.

Film

Holders

re

ectangular

ndso

are

most

pictures

n

them.

The6x4.5

ormat

salso

arge

nough

o

beviewed

without

magnifier

nd

tsaspect

atio

horizontalvertical)

is ideal,

equiring

minimum

cropping.

Mamiya's

high

pedormancemedium ormat ensesassuresharpness

and

beautiful

olor

idelity.

Sturdy,

Versatile,Safeand

Highly

Reliable

Body

-

Tailored to

Satisfy

Pro

Needs

-

Introduced

n

1975 o

not only

provide

n

alternative

o

the

35mm

ormat,but

to afford

he

user

with advanced

versatil i ty

iven

ts

much

arger

ormat, he

Mamiya 45

Series s constantly eingupgraded. lements uchas

speed

and

handling

lus

a

host of

other

pecialfeatures

have been

enhanced

o

satisfy

he

needs of

most de-

manding

rofessional

.

Two

new

convenient

afety

eatures

havebeen

added

o

the 645

PRO

n

he

ormof

state-of-the-art

ptoelectronics

which

mmediately

dentifies

roblemswith the shutter

(i.e.when t wil l not release)when he AE PrismFinder

FE401

sused.

Whetherthese

alfunctions

evelop

rom

failureo

draw

out he

Dark

Slide,

r

f

here

are

problems

in fi lm take-up,

he

LED will

indicate he

source

of

the

trouble.

With hese

new

advancements,

amiya

elieves

the

mostdemanding

ro

will

be

more han

satisfied

ith

the

new edition

45.

Enhanced nterchangeable ollFilm HolderSystem

-

Enables

Polaroid

and

Even 35mm

Panoramic

Photography

The 645

PRO

featuresan

interchangeable

ilm

holder

system

capable

of

using

a

far wider

range

of

roll

fi lm

holders

han

before.

Depending

n

the application,

he

system

can

be

quickly

attached

o or

detached

rom he

camera,

nsuring

he abil ity

o catch

even

astchanging

scenes. t also features ail-safe evices ncluding,or

example,

ne

hat

warns

when

you

have

ailed o ake

out

the

dark

slide

when he

AE Prism

Finder

FE401

s

being

used.

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f,

lnterchangeable

iewfinders

1. AE Prism FinderFE401

The AE

(automatic

xposure)

rism

Finder

FE401

ea;

tures

hreemodes

of

TTL

metering,

ncluding

utomatic

switching

rom

center-weighted

veraging

o

spot me-

tering. t

also has

a

t3EV

exposure

ompensation

d-

justment.

2.

Prlsm

Finder

PF4O1

The Prism

Finder

PF401

s without

metering lectronics

and

designedor

manual

hotography

ode.

Both

prism

Finders

how

an unreversed,

prightmage

nd

are

deal

for

eyelevel

photography.

3. Waist Level

Finder

N

The Waist

level

Finder

N is

desirable

or

low

angle

photography

nd

particularly

or

horizontal

omposition.

A

self

erecting

hood

with

built- in

magnifier

shields

groundglass

rom

allambient

ight.A

built- in

portsfinder

permits

yelevel

iewing

nd s

ideal

or

action

photog-

raphy.

Bright,

Dynamic

mages

isible

n

he

Foc