Mamiya 645 AF Taking Photos with the Mirror Up, Using auto focus and auto exposure, Manual mode

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Taking Photos with the Mirror Up

Use this when you want to avoid even the slightest shocks, for example when taking photos with a slow shutter speed using a tripod, with a telescopic lens, for close-ups, reproductions, etc.

Neither the auto focus mechanism nor the exposure metering mechanism function when the mirror is raised. Set the focus and exposure compensation before raising the mirror. To prevent the camera from moving, use both an electromagnetic cable release (sold separately) and a tripod. Instructions for use of electromagnetic cable release on page 80.

Using auto focus and auto exposure

1.Turn the focus mode selector lever and set it to “S”.

2.Turn the exposure mode setting dial and set it to "P", "Av" or "Tv".

Look through the viewfinder, determine the focus, composition and exposure, then half-press the shutter release button. (Use the electromagnetic cable release (sold separately) or cable release to maintain the half-pressed status.

3.Press the AEL button.

When the AEL button is pressed, the AE lock mark [ ] appears in the viewfinder's LCD panel. Turn the body's mirror up lever towards "M.UP" until it stops to raise the mirror.

4.Press the shutter release button to take the photo.

*After taking a photograph with the mirror up, when the shutter release button is pressed “-no-RE" flashes on the main LCD panel and the shutter is locked. *To cancel the AE lock mode, press the AEL button again.

*Leaving the mirror up for long periods of time can result in film fogging. After taking a photograph with the mirror up, be sure to set the mirror up lever back to its original position.

*As a safety precaution, the mirror up lever does not work when no lens is mounted on the body.

*The lens cannot be removed when the mirror is up.

In the manual mode

1.Turn the focus mode selector lever, select "M", then turn the lens focusing ring to focus.

2.Set the exposure mode setting dial to "M", then use the front and rear dials to set the measured shutter speed and aperture.

3.Turn the body's mirror up lever towards "M.UP" until it stops to raise the mirror, then press the shutter release button to take the photo.

•If the lens is pointed at the sun with the mirror turned up and left like this, the sunlight entering from the lens may focus on the shutter blades and damage them. In this situtation, put the mirror up right before the moment of exposure and return the mirror to the down position directly after the exposure.

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Contents Page Congratulations on your purchase of the Mamiya 645 AF Camera Special Advice To Professional PhotographersNames of Parts and Functions Magazine LCD Main Liquid Crystal Display LCDContents 54 ~69 48 ~5370 ~86 Amount of film that can be taken with one set of batteries Checking the Battery PowerBe sure the batteries are placed with proper polarity After inserting the batteries, set the date and time. SeeReplacing the diopter corrected lens Diopter AdjustmentAttaching Removing Attaching/Removing the LensAttaching the lens Setting the Film Speed Installing the Battery in the MagazineDetaching Shutter Safety RetractionAttaching/Detaching the Magazine AttachingLoading Film in the Magazine When the pressure plate 120/220 is set erroneouslyInsert the loaded film insert into Magazine Shutter Release Button/Holding the CameraShutter Release Button Holding the CameraTaking Photos in the Full Automatic Mode Focus Precautions for Film UnloadingUnloading the exposed film Exposure film Removing a partially exposed film rollSet the focus mode selector lever To M manual focus mode Single Focus Mode SManual Focus Mode M Continuous Focus Mode CSubjects With Which Auto Focusing May Not Work AF Supplemental Infrared Light Using the Focus Lock FunctionOpen the back cover Camera Operation TestLector lever to S to turn Shifting the Program Program AE PAperture Priority AE Shutter Priority AE Manual Mode MMode Time Mode TDisplay of the exposure compensation Viewfinders LCD panel Average Exposure Metering Mode aSpot Exposure Metering Mode S Average/Spot Auto Switching Exposure Metering Mode A-S AutoSingle-Frame Mode Single-Frame Mode/Continuous ModeContinuous Mode Automatic exposure operation in the auto bracketing mode Auto Bracketing ModeCanceling the Multiple Exposure Mode Multiple Exposure ModeSelf Timer Mode Time Mode Bulb ModeExtended Exposure Modes Bulb and Time Modes How to meter and focus at two different distances AE Lock ModeManual mode Using auto focus and auto exposureTaking Photos with the Mirror Up Infrared Photography Depth of fieldMetz Flash SCA3951 System Functions Flash PhotographyFor example Eyepiece Shutter Depth of Field Preview/Eyepiece ShutterFlash Photography with Flashes other than Metz Depth of Field Preview ButtonUsing the M645 Manual Focus Lenses Changing The Focusing ScreenExternal Power Supply Front/Rear Dial Lock Mechanisms select dLoc Electronic Dial OperationsSetting the Index Number Setting the Date and TimeChecking the data to be superimposed Selecting the Data to be Superimposed select FuncData superimpose modes Returning to the normal display Error MessagesStrap Strap/Using a Tripod/Auxiliary Release ContactUsing a Tripod If the shutter cannot be releasedSpecifications of 645AF Common Sense Camera Care and Practice Importance of Proper MaintenanceBatteries Care Liquid Crystal Display After-Sale Servicing
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