Mamiya M645 1000S manual Using the Sports Finder Using the Auxiliary Mask

0 Using the Sports Finder 0 Using the Auxiliary Mask

WithWaist-LevelFinderSintheclosed Thewire-frameofthesportsfinderin-

Settingtheauxiliarymasktothesecond

position,firstraisethesportsfinder eyepiece(B)toaverticalposition.The

eyepiecesightfoldsintotheeyepiece base;whenliftedoutofthebase,the eyepiecesightwillstayinavertical position because of the eyepiece

spring.Next,liftthewire-frame(C)of thesportsfinder. AstheWaist-LevelFinderHoodcanbe openedevenwiththesportsfinder maskraised,focusingcanbequickly andeasilychecked.(However,ifthe

finderhoodisfirstopened,thesports finderwire-framecannotberaised.)

dicatesthefieldforthe80mmlenses. Whendesiringtousethe110,150,or 210mmlens,theauxiliarymaskmustbe attachedtothewire-frame.Whende-

siringtoopentheWaist-LevelFinder Hood,whiletheauxiliarymaskisat- tachedtotheraisedframe,firstpullthe

bottomoftheauxiliarymaskouttothe secondnotch,inordertopreventthe auxiliarymaskfromblockingthefinder hood.

notchhasnoadverseeffectsonthe accuracyoftheindicatedfields;there-

fore,itisperfectlyacceptabletouse thesportsfinderinthiscondition.Addi- tionally,whentheauxiliarymaskisset tothesecondnotch,itisalsopossible toloweritovertheclosedfinderhood, althoughitisrecommendedtoremove

theauxiliarymaskbeforeloweringthe wire-frame in order to minimize scratchesonthesurfaceoftheplastic mask.

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