Mamiya 645 AFD III manual Setting Custom Functions, Custom Functions of Mamiya 645AFD

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Setting Custom Functions

Custom Functions of MAMIYA 645AFD III

The custom functions allow you to change the method for using or accessing the camera functions as you like. Take photographs the way you are most comfortable with.The custom functions can store separate settings for 3 users. You can preset the functions for indoor, outdoor or portrait photographs and for other conditions. When at C-00, chose 1 (A), 2 (B), or 3 (C) to store a specific set of user function selections for the group of custom settings from C-01 to C-32.

However, if you set C-00 to 0, the settings used will be the default set. With this choice you can change only C-33 to 35.

 

 

 

 

 

1. Turn on the power.

 

 

 

 

 

Turn the shutter release mode lever to the “S

P

 

 

 

 

or “C” position.

vA

 

 

 

 

 

T

 

 

CF

 

v

M

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Turn the exposure mode dial to select “CF

 

 

 

 

 

(Custom Function mode).

 

 

 

 

 

3. Turn the rear dial to select the settings for

vA

 

 

 

 

user A, B, or C.

P

 

 

 

 

 

T

 

 

CF

 

v

M

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Turn the front dial to select the item you

 

 

 

 

 

want to set.

 

 

C

X

 

 

 

 

F

 

M

 

 

 

 

P

Tv

There are 35 items from C-01 to C-35.

 

 

 

Av

No.

Item

(Initial setting)

1

2

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

C-00

Custom functions No

 

A

B

C

 

Steps of aperture,

 

 

 

 

C-01

shutter speed,

1/3EV step

1/2EV step

1EV step

 

 

exposure compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C-02

Data imprinting

No

Yes (data, index)

Yes (date, index)

 

C-03

Aperture setting after lens change

Yes

Open

Minimum

Number of stops

C-04

Metered value display time

15 sec.

5 to 60, on

 

 

C-05

Range of exposure compensation

± 3EV

± 5EV

 

 

C-06

External LCD backlight

Backlight button used

on

 

 

C-07

Select battery

Alkaline-manganese

“Ni-CD, Ni-HM”

 

 

C-08

Bracketing order

N-U-O

N-O-U

U-N-O

O-N-U

C-09

Cancel auto bracket

Power OFF

Until released

Released after

 

one shot

 

 

 

 

 

 

C-10

Manual mode bracketing

Shutter speed

F-number

 

 

C-11

Front/Rear dial function

Front: Tv,

Front: Av,

 

 

exchange in manual mode

rear: Av

rear: Tv

 

 

 

 

 

C-12

Rear function dial

No (Exposure

Yes

 

 

enabled/disabled

compensation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No switching

Switched

 

 

C-13

Dial function direction

(CCW:decrease/

(CCW:increase/

 

 

 

 

CW:increase)

CW:decrease)

 

 

C-14

Program shift

Program shift

F-number shift

Shutter speed shift

 

C-15

AEL & AFL function

No (front: AFL

Yes (front AEL

 

 

button exchange

/rear: AEL)

/rear: AFL)

 

 

 

 

 

C-16

Half-press shutter release

AF operation

AF operation/

 

 

function mode

AE lock,

 

 

 

 

 

 

C-17

AEL function lock/unlock mode

Continuous

Released after

While the shutter

 

one shot

button is pressed

 

 

 

 

 

C-18

Focus indicator selection

Yes

No

 

 

C-19

AFL function lock mode

Yes (no AF operation)

Yes (AF operation)

 

 

C-20

M mode one-push setting

Shutter speed shift

F-number shift

 

 

C-21

Bulb exposure time setting

60 minutes

1 to 60 minutes, on

 

 

C-22

Bulb shutter release setting

While shutter button

Each time shutter

 

 

is pressed

button is pressed

 

 

 

 

 

 

C-23

Shutter speed in X mode

1/125

1/90 (1/80)

1/60

1/45(1/40)

C-24

Automatic sync speed setting

1/60 to 1/125

Metered value

 

 

(less than1/125)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C-25

TTL flash compensation mode

No

Yes

 

 

C-26

AF beam setting

Fires

Does not fire

 

 

C-27

Flash sync. timing

No

Yes

 

 

C-28

Copy custom function

No

Yes (User A)

Yes (User B)

Yes (User C)

C-29

Custom function reset

No

Yes

 

 

C-30

Shutter release without film

No

Yes

 

 

C-31

Auto film loading setting

Shutter button

Closing rear

 

 

pressed halfway

cover

 

 

 

 

 

 

C-32

Multiple exposure mode

Until multiple exposure

Multiple exposure

 

 

button is pressed

number setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

C-33

Digital back CF configuration

No

A

B

C

C-34

Clock/calendar setting

 

 

 

 

C-35

Index setting

 

 

 

 

91

 

92

 

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Mamiya 645 AFD III manual Setting Custom Functions, Custom Functions of Mamiya 645AFD

645 AFD III specifications

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