Mamiya M645 Waist-Level Finder S / Prism Finder User manual

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Waist-LevelFinderS
PrismFinder

                                         lnstructions

Waist-LevelFinder S

Opens and closes with a single                                                              Tht
touch;magnificationof 1.3x (w/stan-                                                                                     rigl
dard lens at infinity);dioptercorrec-                                             mo
tion lenses interchangeable with                                                                                    nifi
standard magnifier; built-in sports                                                                 len
finder shows field for standardlens                                                                 cor
and accepts a mask for 110,150,and
21Ommlenses,all fields showingap-
proximately80% of the picture-tak-
Ing area.
Names of Parts
1. Auxiliarymask for 110,150,and
  210mm lenses
2. Sportsfinder wire-framefor
  standardlens
3. Finderhood openingflange
4. Sportsfinder eyepiece
5. Alignmentdot for changing
  magnifier
6. Magnifierrelease
7. Finderreleasebutton




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Prism Finder

  The image in the Prism Finder is
   right-side up, laterally correct, and
  moves in the correct direction;mag-
   nificationof 0.74x with the standard
   lens at  infinity; built-on hot-shoe
  comes with eyecup.





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The methodsol interchanging the Prism Finder and Waist-LevelFinder S are the same.
Prior to attachingthe finder to
the camera, confirm that the
white dot on the finder release
buttonis pointingupward.
lf the white dot on the buttonis
alignedwiththe whitedot on the
finder,by depressingthe button
and removingyourfingerfrom it,
the white dot on the buttonwill
automaticallypoint upward. In
this condition,the buttoncannot
be depressed; consequently,                                  oAttaching  Finders           oRemoving  Finders
the finderwill notbe accidentally    Place the rear part of the finder     1. Turnthefinderreleasebutton  2. While pushingin on the re-
detachedfrom the camera.        on the camerabody while hold-    (A)clockwiseuntil it stops(abbut   lease buttonwith your thumb,lift
                                    ing the front part of the finder     60'). Then you will be able to    the finder otf the camerabody.
                                        slightly upward. Slide the rear   push in on the releasebutton.
                                      part forward until  it stops and
                                   gently lower the front part of the
                                     finder on to the camerabody. lt
                                   willthen lock into place.
                                                             Precaution:
                                             Do notleavebothwhitedotsalignedby turningthe buttonwhilethe
                                                                        finder is attachedto the camera.The finder may become detached o
                                                   whenthe buttonis occasionallydepressed,possiblycausingdamage.  o
                                                                                                                        lf you depress the button to point the white dot upward while the
                                                                     finderis attachedto the camera,be sureto depressthe finderagainst
                             www.orphancameras.comthe camerabody; otherwisethe finderwillnot be lockedinto place.

o Using the Sports Finder    o Using the Auxiliary Mask





With Waist-Level Finder S in the   The  wire-frame  of  the  sports   sports finder in this condition.
closed  position, first raise the    finder indicates the field for the    Additionally, when the auxiliary
sports finder eyepiece (4) to a   80mm lenses. When desiring to   mask is set to the second notch,
vertical position. The eyepiece   use the 110,150, or 210mm lens,      it is also possible to lower it over
sight  folds  into the  eyepiece    the auxiliary mask must be  at-    the closed finder hood, although
base; when lifted out of the base,   tached to the wire-frame.                  it  is recommended  to remove
the eyepiece sight will stay in a   When  desiring  to  open  the    the auxiliary mask before lower-
vertical position because of the    Waist-Level Finder Hood, while    ing the wire-frame in order to
eyepiece spring. Next,  lift the    the auxiliary mask is attached to    minimize scratches on the sur-
wire-{rame (2) of the sports find-    the raised frame, first pull the    face of the plastic mask
er.                             bottom of the auxiliary mask out
As the Waist-Level Finder Hood     to the second notch, in order to
can be opened even with the    prevent the auxiliary mask from
sports finder mask raised, focus-    blocking the finder hood.
ing can be quickly and easily   Setting the auxiliary mask to the
checked. (However, if the finder   second notch has no adverse ef-
hood is first opened, the sports    fects on the accuracy of the indi-
finder  wire-frame  cannot  be    cated fields; therefore, it is per-
raised.)                               fectly  acceptable  to  use  the

For the Prism Finder         For the Waist-Level Finder
As an accessory,Mamiyaoffers
diopter correctionlenses which
can be attached to the prism
finders, and diopter lenses for
the waist-levelfinder. Near and
farsightedpersonswillfindthese
accessoriesusefulfor obtaining
accuratefocus.


                          oDiopter Conection Lenses  oDiopter Lenses
                               DiopterCorrectionLensesin six       (l nterchangeable diopter
                               strengthsare available, -3, -2,     conection magnifiers)
                                     -1, +1, +2, and +3 diopters.        In addition to the standard -1.5
                             Merely unscrew (counterclock-   diopter magnifier,there are five
                             wise)thedioptercorrectionlens   more magnifiersavailable: -3,                                                                     -2,0, +1, +2 diopters.                                retainerring(B)fromthe eyecup,                                                         While holding the finder side                                   insert the necessarycorrection                                                           panelswith the lett hand so that                                  lens, and replace the retainer                                                                the magnifier board (C) is not                                   ring. Then slide the eyecup on                                                             lowered, grasp the edge of the
                               the eyepiece of the prism finder    magnifierwith the fingers of the
                                     for easierfocusing.                 right hand, and twist counter-
                                                             clockwiseto remove.
                                                                 Align the white dots of the mag-
                                                                              nifier and magnifierboard; drop
                                                               magnifier into magnifier board,
                                                      and twist clockwise until mag-
                                                                           nifierclicksand locksintoplace.
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