Mamiya 645 DF Instruction Manual

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Printed in Japan

320210-LB-02E

Instructions

Preface

Congratulations on your purchase of the Mamiya 645DF Camera.

Mamiya pioneered the 645 SLR system camera three decades ago and the Mamiya 645DF, with its TTL auto-focus, auto-exposure and auto-ﬂash is the latest Mamiya masterpiece and reﬂects its long tradition of medium format camera expertise.

Combining 35mm handling ease and speed but with an image size almost 3 times larger, it is a full-featured camera, utilizing many digital controls and LCD displays, and featuring 19 custom settings for fully personalized digital photography.

Its high-tech focal plane shutter with speeds up to 1/4000 sec. permits ﬂash sync up to 1/125 sec. and has an exclusive “Safety Retraction” feature, which protects it against accidental damage.

The AE Prism Finder with its many features, protected by a sturdy magnesium housing, and also the Power Drive Grip, are now integral components of the die cast aluminum camera body, designed for heavy professional use.

All the many features, safety interlocks and other important information are covered in detail in these instructions. It is imperative that you read them thoroughly before you put your camera to work, in order to ensure proper operation and maximum results.

Special Advice To Professional Photographers

Your Mamiya 645DF is designed for heavy professional use and will give you a long service life if properly maintained. Your camera and lenses have many moving parts which require periodic lubrication. Its electronic components, too, are subject to wear and tear and are affected by ambient conditions like dust, sand, sea air, heat and moisture.

If cameras had odometers like automobiles, it would be easier to specify servicing schedules. May we suggest that if you shoot thousands of images per year, you send your equipment annually for servicing to the Mamiya distributor in your country.

Mamiya 645DF corresponds with digital backs compatible with MSCE (Mamiya Serial Communication of External).

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Names of Parts and Functions

Hot shoe (page 73)

Eyepiece shutter lever (page 65)

Main LCD (page 5)

Rear dial (page 7)

Strap lug (page 23)

Front dial (page 7)

Shutter release button (page 29)

Drive dial (page 42)

Auto focus assist infrared light emission window (page 50)

Self timer lamp (page 77)

Exposure mode dial

(page 44 to 53, 69, 81 & 82)

Mirror*

*Do not touch the mirror

Electronic contacts

Lens mount alignment

mark(page 18)

Depth of ﬁeld preview button

Diopter adjustment dial

(page 72)

(page 21)

Strap lug (page 23)

Rubber eye piece (page 22)

Diopter adjustment lens (standard accessory) (page 22)

External power socket (page 92)

Battery case lock lever (page 13)

Battery case (page 13)

Tripod socket (page 93)

Self timer button (page 43, 64 & 66)

Interval button (page 67 & 68)

Main LCD backlight button

Multiple exposure button

Focus point selector button

(page 70)

(page 54)

(page 34)

AF lock button (page 40

Focus mode selector lever (page 33 & 35)

Lens release button (page 17 & 18)

Set button (page 53 & 54)

Flash auto adjustment select

Digital Back

Synchro terminal (page 78)

Electronic shutter release contact

(page 65)

Auto exposure lock button (page 57 & 58)

AEL Exposure metering button (page 50)

button (page 6, 76 & 77)

Exposure compensation

Auto bracketing button

(page 56)

(page 59 & 60)

button

Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD)

During actual use, only the relevant icons and indicators are displayed.

Viewﬁnder LCDMain LCD

Auto focus area frame

During actual use, only the relevant icons and indicators are displayed.

Electronic Dial Operations / Liquid Crystal Displays

Exposure mode

Position

Shutter speed adjustment Aperture adjustment

Aperture adjustment

Shutter speed adjustment 1/125 to 1/60.

Front dial Rear dial

Flash metering compensation

(when using Metz flash and SCA3952 adaptor)

displayed

Auto-bracketing button

Flash auto adjustment select button

The multi-turn auto bracketing

repeat setting

Turn the auto bracket ON/OFF

Electronic Dial Operation

Liquid Crystal Display

Due to the limitations of the space and letters, words and letters on the LCD are abbreviated.

Display examples of the main LCD

Display examples in the custom function mode

Content

Preface ............................................................................................................1 to 2

Names of Parts and Functions .....................................................................3 to 4

Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD) ......................................................................5 to 6

Electronic Dial Operations .................................................................................. 7

Liquid Crystal Displays .................................................................................7 to 8

Before Taking Photographs .............................................................12 to 23

Inserting the Batteries ....................................................................................... 13

Checking the Battery Power .............................................................................. 14

Battery Power ..................................................................................................... 15

Battery Care ........................................................................................................ 16

Attaching and Removing a Lens .............................................................17 to 18

Attaching and Detaching a Digital Back .................................................19 to 20

Diopter Adjustment ............................................................................................ 21

Replacing the Diopter Correction Lens ........................................................... 22

Strap .................................................................................................................... 23

Basic Operation ................................................................................24 to 30

Attaching a Lens and Digital Back ................................................................... 25

Taking Photos in the Fully Automatic Mode ...........................................26 to 28

Shutter Release Button ..................................................................................... 29

Holding the Camera ........................................................................................... 29

Electrical Contacts ............................................................................................. 30

Advanced Photography and Various Functions ............................32 to 78

Focus Modes ...................................................................................................... 33

Single focus mode(S) ...................................................................................... 33

Continuous focus mode(C) .............................................................................. 33

Focus Area .......................................................................................................... 34

Normal focus area ........................................................................................... 34

Spot focus area ............................................................................................... 34

Selecting the focus area .................................................................................. 34

Manual Focus Mode ........................................................................................... 35

Manual focus mode ......................................................................................... 35

Lenses with the focus mode selector .............................................................. 36

Attaching a Leaf Shutter Lens .......................................................................... 37

Manual focusing using the focus mark ............................................................ 38

When Auto Focus Fails ..................................................................................... 39

Using the Focus Lock Function ........................................................................ 40

AF Assist Infrared Light .................................................................................... 41

Drive Modes ............................................................................................... 42 to 43

Single-Frame Mode ......................................................................................... 42

Continuous Mode ............................................................................................ 42

Mirror up Shooting ........................................................................................... 42

Self Timer Mode .............................................................................................. 43

Exposure Modes .......................................................................................44 to 53

Program AE (P) ................................................................................................ 44

Program Shift (P

/ PL) ............................................................................. 44 to 45

Aperture Priority AE (Av) .................................................................................. 46

Shutter Priority AE (Tv)..................................................................................... 47

Manual Mode (M) .................................................................................... 48 to 51

One-push shift function .................................................................................... 50

Auto mode mechanism..................................................................................... 51

Synchro mode (X) ............................................................................................ 52

CF (Custom Function) Mode (CF) .................................................................... 52

C1, C2 or C3 Modes......................................................................................... 53

Programming C1, C2 or C3 .............................................................................. 53

Exposure Metering Modes ................................................................................. 54

Average/spot auto exposure metering ............................................................. 54

Center-weighted average/spot exposure metering .......................................... 54

Center spot exposure metering ........................................................................ 54

Exposure warnings ............................................................................................. 55

Exposure Compensation .................................................................................... 56

AE Lock Mode ............................................................................................57 to 58

Auto Bracketing Mode ...............................................................................59 to 61

Taking Photos with the Mirror Up ............................................................62 to 64

Electronic Shutter Release Contact .................................................................. 65

Eyepiece Shutter ................................................................................................. 65

Self Timer mode .................................................................................................. 66

Interval Photography .................................................................................67 to 68

Long Exposure mode (Bulb Mode).................................................................... 69

Backlight button .................................................................................................. 70

Front / Rear Dial Lock Function ......................................................................... 71

Depth of Field ...................................................................................................... 72

Depth of Field Preview ........................................................................................ 72

Flash Photography .....................................................................................73 to 74

Rear Curtain Sync Mode .................................................................................... 74

Metz Flash SCA3952 System Functions ........................................................... 75

Flash Compensation Settings...................................................................76 to 77

Custom Functions ............................................................................80 to 86

Setting Custom Functions ........................................................................81 to 82

Custom Functions of MAMIYA 645DF ...............................................................83

Custom Function Quick Guide .................................................................89 to 90

Types of Custom Settings ......................................................................... 84 to 86

Miscellaneous Operations .............................................................88 to 100

Changing the Focusing Screen ................................................................89 to 90

Using the M645 Manual Focus Lenses ............................................................. 91

External Battery Socket ...................................................................................... 92

Tripod ................................................................................................................... 93

When You Think Something Might Be “Faulty” ................................................. 94

When Any of These Displays Appear .......................................................95 to 96

Speciﬁcations ............................................................................................. 97 to 98

Common Sense Camera Care and Practice ..................................................... 99

After-Sale Servicing .......................................................................................... 100

Before Taking

Photographs

Preparation before

taking photographs

Inserting a battery/ Attaching and detaching a lens/Attaching and detaching a digital back/An explanation of settings.

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Inserting the Batteries ( )

The camera will not operate without batteries

Checking the Battery Power

Set the drive dial to “L” to turn off the power. Use six “AA” alkaline or lithium batteries.

1. Lift the battery case lock lever, turn it counter

clockwise and pull out the battery holder.

2. Install the batteries while ensuring their polarities are properly aligned with the

markings on the battery case.

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Be sure the batteries are placed with proper

polarity

3. Return the battery holder to its case and lock

it by turning the lever clockwise. Make sure it is ﬁxed ﬁrmly in place.

and

Set the drive dial to “S” to turn on the power. Check the battery condition in the lower right corner of the main LCD.

The batteries are sufﬁciently charged.

There is little power remaining. Have new batteries on hand. Camera will still operate.

There is very little power remaining. Camera will stop operating soon.

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When replacing the batteries, be sure to use six new batteries of the same type. Do

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not mix different types of batteries or old batteries with new ones.

Set the shutter release mode selector lever to “L”

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(to turn the power off) and replace the batteries

with new ones.

When the batteries are spent, “

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the main LCD and the viewﬁnder's LCD when the

shutter release button is pressed.

batt

” ﬂashes on

Rechargeable nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) or nickel-cadmium (-Cd) batteries can be

used. Custom settings (C-04 on page 84) If the battery type and setting do not match, remaining battery power will not be displayed.

Battery Power

Battery Care

1. Battery life of the originally supplied batteries is dependant on storage conditions.

2. Blots and fingerprints on terminals may cause loose connection and corrosion.

Wipe the terminals before loading the batteries.

3. It is advised to carry spare batteries in remote or foreign locations.

Remaining battery charge display

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The camera’s power is turned on when the drive dial is set to “S,” “C” or “M.UP.” In order to prevent the camera’s battery power from draining, sleep mode is automatically established if no operations are performed for a speciﬁc period of time while the power is ON (with exposure metering status maintained).

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The initial setting for the exposure metering status maintenance period is 15 seconds. It can be changed at any time to a period within 30 sec., 60 sec. using the custom settings. (C-03 on page 84)

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In sleep mode, operating the shutter button or function setting button restores power ON status.

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In sleep mode, the shutter speed and f-number in the external LCDs go off, and the icon shown in the ﬁgure is displayed. (This mark appears in program AE mode.)

For the purpose of the descriptions and explanations provided in these instructions, it is assumed that the camera’s power is on.

4. Battery performance decreases in low temperatures. Keep them warm when in cold

climates or locations. External battery case PE401 is available as an optional accessory.

5. Store the batteries in a cool and dry place, away from direct sunlight.

6. Remove the batteries from the camera body when they will not be used for a long

time.

7. Replace the batteries with new ones as soon as they are exhausted. Liquid leakage from the battery may damage the camera.

8. Read the label warnings of the batteries for their handling.

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Attaching and Removing a Lens

Attaching

1. Remove the front body cap, just like you would remove a lens, by pushing the lens release button A backward and then turn the front body cap counter clockwise and lift out.

To remove the front lens cap, squeeze the shiny sections together and lift out.

To remove rear lens cap turn it counter clockwise.

2. Attaching the lens

Line up the lens mount alignment mark B with mark C on the camera to ﬁt the lens in place, then rotate it in the direction of the arrow until it clicks into place.

Do not touch the distance ring or other rotating parts when attaching the lens.

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When installing a lens, do not press the lens release button

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Removing

While sliding the lens release button back A, rotate the lens counter clockwise until it stops and lift it off.

After removing the lens from the camera body, protect both ends by attaching the

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caps.

Oil, dust, ﬁngerprints or water on the electronic contacts could result in

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malfunction or corrosion. Wipe such impurities off with a clean piece of cloth.

Attaching and Detaching a Digital Back

This manual explains the method for attaching and detaching ZD digital backs

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and M series digital backs. For attaching and detaching backs from other makers,

please refer to their instruction manuals.

Before attachment

1. First remove the protective covers from the

camera body and digital back. The ZD digital back's removal lock release lever is made to slide in the direction of an arrow, and if the digital back is pulled to the front, pushing in a digital back removal button inside, it will separate. With the M series digital back, a button on the left side of the body needs to be pressed in order to detach the protective cover.

2. Remove the camera rear cap by putting a ﬁnger into the notch and sliding the cap down.

Attachment

1. Align the lower contact pins of the digital back

with the lower contact pins on the camera body.

2. Rest the digital back on the lower ledge of the

camera body so the camera body contact pins and digital back contact pins meet. Hold the digital back lever open (on the right side of ZD backs) or hold down the release button (on the left side of M series backs) then press the upper part of the digital back B to the camera body A. A click will be heard as the shutter is released, signaling that the back has been correctly mounted.

Automatic setting of shutter

To protect the shutter curtain, when detaching the digital back from the camera the shutter curtain will automatically open and the mirror will go into the upright position, effectively locking the camera. When reattaching the digital back, the mirror and shutter will return to the set position and the camera becomes unlocked and ready for use.

When batteries are not inserted in the camera body, the shutter cannot be

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released.

Detaching the digital back

When detaching the digital back, pull back the detachment lever (found on the right side on ZD backs) or press the release button (found on the left side of M series backs) and pull away from the camera body.

When detaching the digital back from the

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camera body, the shutter will automatically

ﬁre, the mirror will go to the upper position

and the shutter curtain will open, leaving the

camera locked.

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Diopter Adjustment

Replacing the Diopter Correction Lens

Look through the viewﬁnder and make sure that the focus frame (Rectangle with Circle) is in sharp focus. If it is not, turn the diopter adjustment dial in the “–” direction if you are nearsighted, in the “+” direction if you are farsighted. If this is not sufﬁcient you may require an optional diopter correction lens. See below.

Point the camera at a bright, plain object such as a white wall when making this

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adjustment.

1. Remove the rubber eye piece by sliding

upwards.

2. Remove the existing diopter by sliding downwards using the ﬁngernail groove and detach.

3. Insert a new diopter by aligning it to the base of the diopter holder and sliding it upwards into place then reattach the rubber eye piece.

Diopter matching.Diopter not matching.

If there is dirt or dust on the lens surface, remove it with a blower or sweep it off

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Range of adjustment of diopter correction lenses (Optional accessory)

Diopter correction lens

DE401 (standard) -2.5 to +0.5

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DE402 (for nearsighted users) -5.0 to -2.0

DE403 (for farsighted users) 0 to +3.0

Range of adjustment

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gently with a lens brush.

If there are ﬁngerprints or dirt on the lens surface, wipe away with a piece of clean,

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soft gauze.

Using solvents could discolor the diopter correction lens frame.

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Strap

Put the neck strap through the mounts and secure it using the buckle as illustrated.

After attaching the strap, pull it and make sure it does not loosen at the buckle.

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Caution

To ensure safety, pull the ends of the strap taut, and check that they

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are fastened securely to the metal mounts on the camera.

Basic Operation

This section describes basic camera operations.

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Attaching a Lens and Digital Back

Taking Photos in the Fully Automatic Mode

Attaching a lens

Attaching a digital back

Line up the lens mount alignment mark A with mark B on the camera to ﬁt the lens in place, then rotate it in the direction of the arrow until it clicks into place.

1. When detaching the digital back, pull back the detachment lever (found on the right side on ZD backs) or press the release button (found on the left side of M series backs) and pull away from the camera body.

2. When detaching the digital back from the camera body, the shutter will automatically ﬁre, the mirror will go to the upper position and the shutter curtain will open, leaving the camera locked.

Set the drive dial to “S” (single-frame advance mode).

The drive dial has an “S” (single-frame advance mode) setting and a “C” (continuous advance mode) setting. (See page 42.) When set to “L,” the power is turned off. When set to “M.UP”, the mirror moves into the set postion.

2. Set the focus mode selector lever to “S” (single focus mode).

There are three focus modes: “S” (single focus mode), “C” (continuous focus mode) and “M” (manual focus mode).

Focus mode Focusing

Single focus mode

Continuous focus mode

Manual focus mode

Half-press the shutter release button to focus. When the focus mark lights, the focus is ﬁxed and the shutter can be released. (See page 33.)

The camera keeps focusing continuously while the shutter release button is half-pressed. The shutter can be released regardless of whether or not the focus mark is lit. (See page 33.)

Focus manually. (See page 35.)

Taking Photos (continued)

3. Set the exposure mode selector dial to “P” (program auto exposure).

There are four exposure modes: “P” (program AE), “Av” (aperture priority AE), “Tv” (shutter priority AE) and “M” (manual mode). “X” is for synchro mode, while “CF” is used to for custom functions.

Exposure mode Features

The aperture and shutter speed are determined automatically according to the shooting conditions. This mode is best suited for general photography,

Program AE

Aperture

priority AE

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Shutter prior-

ity AE

Manual mode

Exposure metering mode is automatically set to average/spot

since it allows you to concentrate on the shooting. You can change the shutter speed and aperture by turning the front and rear dials while the “P” (Program AE) mode is selected. (See page 44 and 45.)

Set the desired aperture and the camera selects the correct shutter speed. Use this mode to control depth of ﬁeld. (See page 46.)

Set the desired shutter speed and the camera selects the correct aperture. Use this mode to stop motion. (See page 47.)

Set this mode when you want to use special combinations of the aperture and shutter speed. (See page 48 to 51.)

exposure metering before exposure metering is performed.

There are three exposure metering modes: In the “A” mode the average brightness in the entire frame is measured with emphasis on the center of the frame. The brightness at a speciﬁc spot in the center of the frame is metered in the “S” mode. The “A-S” mode automatically switches between these two modes depending on the contrasts in the picture. (See page 54.)

5. Focus

1. Aim the camera so that the subject is within the focus frame

2. Half-press the shutter release button, and focus will be adjusted automatically.

When the focus mark●lights, the picture is in focus.

3. When●lights, press the shutter release button further down to release the shutter.

Out of focus Marks

Flashing: The picture is not focused and the shutter cannot be

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released.

Either press the shutter release button again to adjust the

focus or move the camera to change the position of the focus frame.

Shutter Release Button / Holding the Camera

Shutter release button

The shutter release button has a two-step action. When pressed lightly it stops at a certain point. In this manual this position is called the “half-press” position.When you “half-pressed” this button, camera functions are activated.When the shutter button is pressed further down, the shutter is tripped. This position is called the “release” position.

Normal

Holding the Camera

Half-press

Release position

Electrical Contacts

Oil, dirt, ﬁngerprint, or moisture on the electrical contacts may cause malfunction

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or corrosion. Keep the contacts clean with a dry clean cloth.

Horizontal

Vertical

Hold the camera still when taking photos to obtain sharp pictures.

Grasp the grip ﬁrmly, press your both elbows against your body and support the

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camera at the bottom with your left hand.

At slow shutter speeds, or when using the self timer, it is best to use a tripod and a

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cable release or an electromagnetic cable release (Optional accessories).

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