Mamiya 135 Rangefinder User manual

1. INSERTING THE BATTERY
 Open the Battery Compartment Cover on the base of the
 camera by turning the cover counterclockwise with a coin
 (Fig. 2).
With the (+) sign facing you, insert one 1.3V mercury
 battery (Mallory PX-675 or Eveready EPX-675), replace the
 cover, and turn it clockwise until tight (Fig. 3).
o Carefully wipe the contacts of the battery before
 inserting  it into the compartment.
o Under normal circumstances, the life of a mercury
 battery exceeds one year.
o lf it is found that the meter needle does not move when
the camera is aimed at a bright subject, replace the battery
with a new one.
o When replacing a battery, be sure to obtain the correct
type.
o When the camera is not used for a long period of time,
remove the battery and store it in a cool, dry place.
2. LOADING THE FILM
 1. Open the Film Compartment Door by pulling up the
   Rewind Knob (Fig.4).
2. Drop the film cartridge into the compartment and
    rotate the Rewind Knob until it drops down and locks
    the cartridge in place (Fig. 5).
3.  Insert the film leader into one of the slots in the
   Take-up SOool (Fig. 6).
4.  Slowly advance the film by moving the Film Advance
    Lever and be sure that the perforations on both sides of
   the film are caught by the teeth on the Film Advance
   Sprockets (Fig.7).
5.  Close the Film Compartment Door and advance film a
    single stroke and depress the Shutter Release Button
   after each stroke (Fig.8). Continue this until the
    figure "1" appears in the Exposure Counter Window
    (Fig.9).
6. As the film is advanced through the camera the Rewind
   Knob will turn in a counterclockwise  direction, indicat-
    ing the  f ilm is advancing properly (Fig. 10).

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Turn the Film Speed Ring dnd set the camera to the
ASA/DlN rating of the film you are using (Fig. 11).
Note that any intermediate point between film speed
readings is unusable.
4. AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE PHOTOGRAPHY
1. Turn the Auto/Flash Ring until "Auto"  is aligned with
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   graph. The aperture and the shutter speed will be
   automatically determined and set.
3. When taking pictures with automatic exposure control,
   make certain that the meter needle falls within correct
   exposure area.
4. When the meter needle falls into the under-exposure
   warning area, you must switch the camera to flash
   photography as your subject is too dark to photograph
   bv existing light.
5. lf the meter needle falls into the over-exposure warning
    area, adjust the exposure with an ND (Neutral Density)
        f ilter, as your subiect  is too bright.
I  Close-up correction mark
2 Warning mark (over-exposurel
3 Aperture scale
4 Meter needle
5 Shutter speed scale
6 Warning mark (under-exposure)
7 Double-image section
8 Flash ready light

5. FOCUSING AND VIEWING
 1. While looking through the finder, turn the Focusing
    Lever until the double image seen in the bright center of
   the vieMinder overlaps into one sharp image (Figs. 13
   and 14).

2. Zone focusing is also possible for quick focuSing. Zone
   focusing marks located under part of the focusing ring
    (Fig. 15).
   Turn the Focusing Lever and align a focusing mark with
   the index point corresponding to the lens-to-subject
    distance.   90fi0il      feet    3.3   5      10   *
     (meter) (1)   (1.5)    (3)     (infinity)
  The bright frame line in the viewfinder determines the
   area within which your subject will be accurately
   framed at inf inity focus. When pictures are taken at the
   closest possible distance of 3.3 feet, put your subject
   within the inner close-up correction mark.
  When the focusing distance is approximately 1Sft (5m)
   and the meter needle points to f/5.6 or a smaller stop
     (i.e. f/8, Il14l on the aperture scale, everything from
   approximately 10 feet (3m) to infinity will be in sharp
    focus.
6. HOLDING THE CAMERA
Holding the camera steady is very important in obtaining
sharp photographs. Hold the camera steady with both
hands and lightly press it against your forehead. To release
the shutter, gently depress the Shutter Release Button with
your  f inger (Fig. 1 6).
For a vertical-format picture, the camera should be held
with the Film Advance Lever down. The Shutter Release
Button and the Film Advance Lever can be operated with
one's thumb (Fig. 17).
7. FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
For  f lash photography, use the Bell & Howell 1350
electronic flash to insure adequate illumination. By attach-
ing the flash unit to the camera Accessory Shoe, both
contacts of the flash unit and shoe are directly connected
(Fig. 1B). Turn the "Auto" mark of the Auto/Flash Ring
out of line with the index point and align  it with the Flash
mark (. ./V..\,  according to the ASA rating of the film
you are using.
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Take the pictures at a distance of 7 to 15 feet. Set the
ON-OFF switch to ON (red) position (Fig. 19). The battery
current is then on and an oscillating sound will be heard
from the flash unit as the unit charges.
When full charge is achieved, the ready light (green) will
glow in the viewfinder, and the unit is ready to flash.
When the flash unit is not used, turn the switch to the OFF
(blue) position to prevent unnecessary drain of the bat-
teries.
 8. SELF.TIMER
When the Self-timer Cocking Lever is turned to the stop
and the Shutter Release Button is depressed, a delay of 10
seconds is provided before the shutter  is released (Fig.20).
Do not depress the Shutter Release Button while standing
in front of the camera. Otherwise, the correct exposure will
not be assured.
Do not forget to cock the Film Advance Lever before a
picture is taken.
Do not return the Self-timer Cocking Lever to the original
position once it has been set.

9. REWINDING THE FILM
After a roll of film has been exposed,  it n   -.t be rewound
into its cartridge before being removed from the camera.
Push the Rewind Release Button on the camera bottom
(Fig.21) and turn the Rewind ;(ns$ clockwise until the
f ilm pulls free of the Take-up Spool (Fig. 22)   .
Avoid direct sunlight when unloading your  f ilm.



  DESCRIPTION OF PARTS (Fig. 1)
   1. Exposure counter
   2. Shutter release button
   3. Film advance lever
   4. Accessory shoe with built-in hot-shoe  f lash contact
   5. CdS Cell
   6. Rewind knob and  f ilm compartment door release
   7. Self-timer cocking lever
   8. Auto/Flash ring
   9. Focusing lever
  10. Film speed (ASA) window
  11. Film speed ring
  12. Film chamber
  13. Film advance sprockets
  14. Film take-up spool
  15. Film compartment door
  16. Battery compartment cover
  17. Tripod socket
  18. Rewind release button

SPECIFICATIONS
Film Size:         135 (35mm)
 Lens:              Mamiya-Sekor 38mm  f 12.8
                4 elements in 3 groups.
S'hutter:           Copal B Special automatic programmed shutter.
                  Speeds from 1/30 to 1/650 sec.
                   Automatically set to 1125 sec. for taking pictures
                   with flash.
Exposure Control:   Fully automatic EE system.
Operating Range:   Coupf ing control from EV9 ltl2.8, 1 /30 sec. ) to
               EV17  (f 114.3, 1/650 sec.)at ASA100.
                    Film speed scale ASA25-400.
Viewfinder:          Bright  f rame,0.5 magnif ication with parallax
                     correction mark, shutter speed and aperture
                       scales, exposure warning signals and flash-ready
                       signal visible in viewfinder.
Focusi ng:          Coupled rangef inder with doubleimage focusing
                   spot at center of viewfinder field.
Flash:               Cordless flash contact in accessory shoe.
Film Advance:       Single-action self-cocking lever. Film advance
                        lever travel angle 130".
Film Counter:       Progressive type, reads from "S" (start) to 36.
                   Counter automatically resets to "S" when  f ilm
                 compartment door is opened.
Self-timer:           Built-in type.
Filter:         46mm diameter screw-in type.
Dimensions:        4Tr" x23/o" x2" (114 x72.5 x 53.5mm)
Weight:           14 ounces ( 0Og)