Mamiya Tilt Shift User manual

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       .Congratulations on your purchase of a Mamiya Shift/Tilt Adapter Nl 701

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     .It's exclusively for the purpose of close-up photography with the Mamiya RZ67 PRO II
ln order to take full advantage of its capabilities and to insure proper operation, please read this instruction
manual carefully before using your new equipment.

Acaurlorrt
Use a tripod strong enough to hold the camera and its lens, and be sure not to shoulder or carry the camera with the tripod.
Be sure to hold the body of the camera when using the Shift/Tilt Adapter on  it, not to hold the lens or the Shift/Tilt Adapter in
order to prevent any iniury to you or any damage to these products caused by a fall ofthe camera.





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AttachlnE, the'$h iftfri  lt, AdaBter





1.Cock the mirror of camera body.             3.Attach the adapter to the camera body      4.Remove the front cap by turning  it
2.Remove the rear cap of the adapter. (To     just like a lens. Red dot @ against camera's    counterclock wise and attach the lens the
release  it, the bayonet mount locking lever     red dot @ and lock  it into position by        way you attach  it to the camera.
must be turned clockwise as far as it will      moving bayonet mount locking lever
go.) Red and white dots @ and @ will then    upward, as far as it will go.
be aligned.
*  tt pin G) is not located as illustrated,
move  it counterclockwise  until  it clicks
into position at green dot.




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Disassembling the outfit!





   1.Cock mirror and shutter.                     3.Turn the locking lever of the adapter
   2.Turn bayonet locking collar of lens          counterclockwise and  lift the adapter_
   counterclockwise  until its white dot is        *  tt ttre mirror and shutter are not
   aligned with adapter's red dot and lift the      cocked, the adapter cannot be removed.
   lens.




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l.Loosen locking knob @).                                        Without shift Movement
2.While observing the groundglass screen,
turn shift knob .) and lock  it when desired
position  is found.
'* The shift scale, calibrated in
millimeters, shows the +/-1Omm
movement range.
* Shift and tilt movements can be used
together.


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Using the tilt movement to increase depth of tield





l.Loosen the  tilt locking knob.                                     Without  tilt movemenl
2.Adjusting the  tilt movement.
Turn the  tilt movement knob while
observing the groundgrass screen.
Lock  it when desired position is reached.
*The  tilt scale, calibrated in degrees,
shows the +/-12'movement range.
* The above photos were taken with
lens aperture wide open to demonstrate
the eflect. ln actual use the smallest
aperture should be used.


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Recommendable backs are the 6x4.5 Roll Film Holder and various Digital Backs.
When using the 6x7 Roll Film Holder, be careful of vignetting at the marginal area of an
image.
Please check for possible vignetting depending upon your requirements before taking a
photograph.
Use of the Polaroid Proofing Holder is recommended  for checking composition, and
approximating vignetting and depth of field effects.
Checking Procedure
1. Make all of the functions ready for shoottng.
2. Attach the 6x7 Roll Film Holder without a film to the Camera Body then remove the
   Dark Slide.
3. After setting the R-M Lever to "M" (multiple exposure),  slide the T Lever of the lens until
   the letter "T"(time exposure) is visible to set Time Exposure.
4. Press the Shutter Release Butlon.
5. Open the back cover and observe the diaphragm in the center of the 6x7  f rame at wide
   open position. lt looks round as in drawing A.
6. Cut a piece of thin cardboard and fit it into the film plane of the film holder.Then  clip off
   a corner, leaving a tiny triangular opening through which you can look al the back of the
    lens.
7.   lf the shape of the diaphragm looks like a leaf (drawing B),  it is an indication that
    vignetting  will take place. As you look, turn the diaphragm ring of the lens and observe
   the point at which the (smaller) diaphragm opening becomes round again. Then read
   the f/stop setting. This is the minimum setting you should use to prevent vignetting"
8.   ll is sufficient to check from the upper and lower corner of one side only.
9.  Release "T" setting and return the "R-M" lever to normal (center) position.



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 * When using the AE finder, determine
 the exposure before using tilt and/or
 shitt movements.
 As the movements may affect
 exposures, it is recommended  that you
 make several bracketed exposures.
 * Using the shift and tilt movements
may cause the upper part of the finder
 rmage to darken, caused by mirror cut_
 off. This will not necessarily affect the
actual image. However, these
movements can create vignetting on the
film and therefore require special care.
* When using lenses with floating
elements, read the lens-subject distance
after focusing and add 27.2mm for the
thickness of the adapter. Then follow
instructions supplied with lens.





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