Mamiyaflex II User manual

MODERATETY PRICED,  yet  equipped with  feotures
  usuolly found only in higher priced comeros-outomotic
  double-exposurepreventionwith outomotic film tronsport
  ond shutter cocking, built-in flosh synchronizotion,eye-
   level view finder ond built-in deloyed oction.
    Tokes twelve block ond  white  or  color pictures,
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LENS AND SHUTTER:  Lensesore directlycoupledby
  occurotelymilled focusingrings which permit needle
  shorp focusing. Picture-tokinglens is the full corrected
  cooted " SEKOR" lens f , 3.5 7.5 cm. Viewing-lensis
  some os obove whichproducesbrilliontlycleor imoges
  on the ground gloss screen. " MERIT"  shutterhos 9
  speedsgroded from 1 to l/300 sec. plus bulb setting.


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CONSTRUCTION:

    O  Front ponel
   @ Mognifier
   @ Focusing lever
   @ Film winding knob
   @ Window  of exposure counter
   @ Bock window
   @ Window closing knob
   @ Lock for comero bock
    O  Shutter releose lever
   @ Shutter releose sofety cotch
   @ Socketfor coble shutter releose
   @ Film pressure-plote
   @ Feed spool chomber
   @ To ke-up spool chomber
      qt Contoct for flosh ottochment
   @ Film indicotor diol

TOADING AND UNTOADING FILM :

                        The unlooded MAMIYAFLEX
                                   is prepored for  looding  by
                         cocking the  shutter with the
                              film winding knob (4) ond re-
                          leosingthe shutter until No.  I
                      shows on the window  of  ex-
                       posurecounter(5), ond of No.
                                                    I  the film winding knob runs



free.  Then, open the comero
bock ond lood the film.  After
 l o o d i n g , t u r nt h e w i n d i n g k n o b
fill No.  I  of the fifm oppeors
in the bock window (6). Close
the window by  turning the
window closingknob (V). The
film is now in proper position

                               for exposure. When the shut-
                               ter is tripped, ond on exposure
                                  is mode, the film winding knob
                                  is outomoticollyreleosed. Turn
                          the knob  until   it stops, the
                      exposed frome will be token
                          up, the shutter will be recock-
                          ed, ond the exposure counter

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wifl show the next number. When 12 pictureshove been
token,the windingknob will ogoin run free. Keepwinding
unfil the fifm is entirelywound up on the toke-upspool.
   TAKING PICTURESWITH THE 'YIA'TAIYAFLEX
                    l,toDEL  ll :
  Monipulotionof oll the controlsis done with the right ,
hond, so the left hond should be used to support ond
hold the comero.
  With the forefingerof the right hond, movethe focusing
leverond bring the screenimogeinto shorpfocus. Theri6ht
thumbwill be restinglightlyon
the shutter releose lever (9),
reody to releosethe shutterot
ony instoncewithout shifting
the hond from the controls.
  The focusing hood snops
into position by Hdrng  up
the front ponel ( I ) of  it.
  When speciollyshorpfocus-
ing mustbe done,the mognifier

                                      is used. The mognifier
                                     will spring into position
                       when pulled out.  The
                         eye should be brought
                       down os closeos possible
                                 to the g loss.
                       When toking o picture
                             with the eye level view

finder, the comero must first be .focused by using eitl'rerthe
 ground-grossor by estimoting the footoge ond setting the
 indicotor on the top of viewing lens. The front ponel con
 be pushed downwords so os to leove o finder frome. The
                         finder should be used with eye
                         close to the peep holl.
                     When closing the hood ; push
                          the finder  f rome slightly bock-
                    wo rds,  o nd  the    f ro me   wil I
                       be  closed outomotico!ly, ofter
                         pressingdown the mognifier,the
                        focusing hood folds itself when
                       pressed down.
                                              It is better to set the shutter
                      speed before winding film.
          FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY:
  When using MAMIYAFLEXwith the MAMIYA FLASH
GUNS, perfect synchronizotionis ob-
toinedot shutterspeedsof lessthon 1125
second,with the someeoseof operotion
os when usingthe comero
olone. Experimentshove
shown thot speeds of up
to     l / . |00  o re p o ssib l e.
But sincethere ore irregu-
lo ritiesin flosh bu lbs o nd
botteries,the upper limit
of 1125 second wos se-
lected in order to ovoid
ony possibilityof foilure.
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oPERATING  :   Built-in hinged mognifier for criricol focus-
   ing. Film tronsport outomoticollystops when next frome
   is reoched, cocks shutter of the some time, eliminotes
  double exposures. Depth of  field scote on  the top
   of viewing lens works outomoticollywith lens focusing,
  ond shows depth of  field  in  correct focus ot  every
  diophrogm openning.





CONSTRUCTIoN :   Die-cost o ll  meroI  body  in  block
  enomel ond block leother,polished metol trim. A  diol
   is provided on the top  of  the winding knob to show
  type of  film with which comero  is looded.  Lens is
  recessedinto comero, ring mokes sunshode.  Coble
  releose socket ond  tripod socket.  Body size obout
                     t   5 ' l , ox 3  f a x 3  in ch e sw ith hood closed.

MAMIYA ACCESSORIES
                          increosethis comero'sver-
                                  sotility, ond improve the
                       quolity of your photos.
                     EVEREADYCASE:

  prorecryour MAMT'AFLEXfror"n::":rTt';::1tl:
  iniury.
FILTERS: MAMIYA yellow ond other color filters ore    1
  mode of the finest opticol gloss, precision grounC.
  For use they ore simply slipped on to the front of
  the comero lens.
MAfrflYA F!A!H pUNS  :  The.e' units con be ottcched                                                                               {
  so quickiy, so eosily ond yet so firmfy, ond enobfe
  you to toke good picture onywhere-onytime.
,l^AlAlYA EXTENSIONHOOD :  Fitssnuglyover comero
  hood, kills ground gfossglore, ond folds flot when not
   in use.
   Mony other occessoriesof superb quolity ond work-
  monshiporg provided for your.MAMIYAEIEX.
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