Preparing to Shoot, Check Battery Capacity

2. Preparing to Shoot

2-1 Check battery capacity

2-1 Check Battery Capacity

The Bronica RF 645 requires a set of batteries to function, since the camera employs an electronically controlled shutter.

1.Check the battery level before each shooting session.

2.Turn on the main switch and lightly press the shutter release button while looking through the viewfinder. The battery power is at a satisfactory level for shooting if the LCD on the left side of the viewfinder turns on and the battery warning mark "(insert)" does not appear.

Note 1: Approximately 100 rolls of 120 type film can be shot on a fresh set of batteries before the batteries must be replaced (under Bronica manufacturer test conditions.)

Note 2: Replace depleted batteries with new ones as soon as the bat- tery warning mark begins to blink on the LCD. Low battery capacity can cause the camera to malfunction.

Note 3: If the LCD does not light up or switches off shortly after depressing the shutter release button, it is time to replace the battery with new ones.

2. Preparing to Shoot

2-2 Loading Film

1.Choose a suitable film. The Bronica RF 645 can take either

120or 220 film type. 120 type of film with light shielding back paper takes 16 frames to a roll, while the 220 type without back paper takes 32 frames to a roll. To load the film, open the rear camera cover and set the film type selection lever to either 120 or 220 position according to the film to be loaded. Make sure that the film type display window on the camera back shows the number you set on the lever.

Note 1: Take the cover sheet attached to the film gate section of the camera off before loading the very first roll of film you use. The cover sheet is provided to protect the light shielding curtain.

Note 2: When loading film, first attach a lens on the camera body so that the light shielding curtain opens. This precaution will protect the light shielding curtain from any accidental damage.

2.Depress both left and right side film spool shaft lock buttons with the camera back open. The shafts pop downward from the bottom of the camera and are identified by red rings.