mamiya zm quartz User Guide

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Description of

Shutter soeed dial

"A"

(Set

"AEL"

Cable release
Exposure counter

Neck

at

stands

strap

for normal

for AE Lock.)

socket

eyelet

Parts

Film

operation.

advance

Shutter release

lever

Hot-shoe/eyepiece

button.

cover

Hot-shoe

(X-contact)

Exposure

compensation
Film

rewind knob

(Pull

up to open

Film

speecVexposure

Lens

release

scale

with

crank

camera back)

button

compensation

dial

Main

Self-timer

Viewfinder eyepiece

Shutter curtains
(Delicate,

don't

switch

LED

touch!)

Lens

mounting

index

Minor

Film advance

(Delicate,

sprocket

Film

don't touch!)

Auto lock

take-up spool

pin

Automatic

Focusing

Rewind

bufton

Mamiya Winder

film

advance coupling

aperture

ring

coupling lever

Alignment

index for mounting

ring

Aperture

Depth-of-field

Distance scale

scale

Film chamber

Tripod

socket

Winder electrical contacts

Mamiya

Back

cover

film memo holder

with

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(1)

Open the
knob.

(2)

Inseft
up spool.

loaO

Load
the

the film.

back

cover by

a film

car.tridge into

end of the film

pulling

into the

up the rewind

the film

chamber.

slot

of the take-

l.

Take
into

the

(3)

Advance
engaged

(4)

Close the
exposures

"1".

Insert

the batteries.

out the battery

cartridge.

Replace the

the film

with the

back

cover tightly

until the

caftridge

and insert two batteries

caftridge.

until

the film

sprocket

teeth.

and make

exposure

pedorations

two

counter

stops at

are

blank

Turn

2.

switch

s"t the fitm

{.

Lift

up the film
and rotate
in

the window

film

speed
used.

the main

"ON".

to

speed.

speed

it

until the number

matches

the

of

film

being

dial

the

the camera

Set

$.

(1)

the shutter speed

Set

(2)

the exposure

Set

(3)

the aperture

Set

Recommended
(with

(4)

aDertures

100 film)

ASA/ISO

When the shutter

inside the

lights
speed automatically
with the aperture
ff an LED flashes or buzzer
You

can select

fects. For details of

in AE mode.

"A".

dial to

compensation dial to the

in accordance

release button

viewfinder to indicate

selected by

setting.

the

shutter

the manual

with the light conditions.

f/16-11 fl11

is lightly

the camera

sounds, see

speed'manually

mode, see

Do not align the auto
pin

on lhe aperture

central index

with the
mark of

the correct shL:rer

the

"0".

-8
pressed,

in accordance

page

for

special

page

lens.

1'15.6-4

an LED

10.

11.

ef-

lock
ring

4r

Compose

h

lfr

press

Then
Wind the film advance

wn"n the

/,

Press in the rewind

knob in the direction

rewind
Never open the back
the cartridge.

the

and

shutter

last

button.

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\ltili;-/

focus on the subiect.

release button

lever for the next shot.

exposure

Fold the crank out and

of the arrow.

cover until

gently.

has been made...

See

is

the film

rewound

page

rotate the

13.
back into

Loading

Batteries

the

1. Push
tion of the
up for

easy removal.

Lens

the battery

arrow

cartridge in the

The

cartridge will

direc-

pop

2. Load the
the camera, making
terminals

3. Insert the
lustration Then
tridge locks into

Mounting/Removal

two batteries that

are lacing up

cartridge as

press

place.

sure that

down until

come with

shown

plus

(+)

in

the il-

the car-

4. Turn

lhe main
switch should be left in the
tion when

the camera is not

switch

to

"ON".

"OFF"

in use.

This

posi-

Match the red dots on the lens and cam­era body, then
rection of the arrow until

position.

rotate the lens in

it

clicks into

the di-

lf the auto lock

index mark,

tral
be turned. In this case, rotate the aper­ture ring away lrom the index mark while
depressing

.

The

auto
tral index mark
camera

shutter speed

ble ol

pin (A)

is set at the cen-

the aperture

the auto lock

lock

should be set

oin

when the lens is mounted on

like the Mamiya

ZE-X which is capa-

priority

AE

pin.

ring

cannot

to the cen-

mode.

Removing the lens
Press the lens release button and
the lens to the

a

left

until

it

stops.

rotate

Loading

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the

Film

the back cover of

1. Open
pulling

up on
rect sunlight
film. Stand

with

shadow
Load a
chamber of
rewind
hold the film

film cartridge

knob to its original

the

the rewind

when loading or unloading

in the shade or cast
your

the camera and return

in

knob

own body.)

into the film

place.

camera

(Avoid

the

position

by

di-

to

Insert the end

2.
the

of

a

Setting

film take-up spool.

of the

Film SPeed

the

film into the slot

First advance

3.
film advance

knob in the direction

wind

the slack

take
tant to

lower teeth of

and

gaged

lever; then

out of the

make sure

perforations

in the

the film by operating

that the both

the sprockel

rotate

the arrow

of

lt is impor-

film.

the

of

the re-

the

are en­film.

upper

the

to

back cover

4. Close
and
operating
leasing
appears

performing
that
checking
when

the

advance

the

the film advance

the

advance

the film

the shutter

in the exposure
film is advancing

until

this operation,

rewind

the

if

of

film by

the

counter

knob

lever

the camera

alternately

and

lever

numeral

While

make sure

properly

rotates

is operated

re-

"1"

by

film speed

the

Set

lifting up

by
speed dial
ASA/ISO
(The
cadridoe or box.)

the outer

rotating

and

value appears

film speed

the film being

of

rim of

it until

in the

is jndicated

used

film

the

the conect

window.

on the film

.

when setting

lt,

compensation

"0"

the

"0"

oosition

It is convenient
film box
er on

lntermediate

follows

scale

position,

insert

and

the back

film speeds

when

necessary.

film speed

the

accidentally

it should

remove

to

it into the

the camera

of

the exposure

returned

be

the end

memo

can

shifts

to the

of the

hold-

be set

from

as

(Automatic

AE

1.

Set the

shutter

(automatic

AE

2.

Set the

exposure

"0"

to the

mark

compensation

3.

Set the
cordance
shown in

aperture

with

the illustration

speed

exposure)

compensation

(How

to use

is

explained

after

the light

Exposure)

"A"

dial to
operation.

later.)

selecting

conditions

for

dial

exposure

in

ac-

as

Photography

.

Do

not align

aperture

ring

mark:

otheruise,

not

be

obtained

Recommended
(with

ASA/ISO

fl16-11

apertures

100

film)

fl11-I

the

with

correct

auto lock

the

central index

exposure

pin

on the

can-

4.

When the

pressed,

lightly
vieMinder
speed

automatically

camera in

setting.

"OVER"

.

The

buzzer

sounds at the rate

second

to indicate

tain

the correct

ture

ring

until the LED

"LT"

o

The

sounds

at the rate
to indicate
the

aperture

flashing

"LT"

.

A lit

shutter

speed is

1

second and 4

flash

unit is

so

dark that the

flashes.

o

lf

any

of

(2

slowly
zer
batteries

times

sounds,

are low

olaceo.

shutter !.elease

LED

an

to indicate

the

lights

correct

selected

accordance

LED

with the

flashes

of 8 times

overexposure.

exposure,

turn the

stops flashing

LED flashes

and the

of 8 times

underexposure.

ring

until the LED

LED

also indicates

set between more

seconds. The

recommended

"LT"

LED

remains lit

the

shutter

speed LEDs

per

second) and the

this is

indication

an

and

should

button is

inside

shufier

by the

aperture

and

To

aper-

buzzer

oer second

Again,

stops

that the

than

use

in

conditions

flash

buz-

that

be re-

the

the
per

ob-

turn

of a

or

the

o

Keeping

pressed

after the exposure
completed
continue

indicating the same shutter
speeds to
whether or
rect.

the

shutter

release button

has been

causes the

permit

LED

display

easy checking of

not the exoosure was cor-

o

Slow Shutter

When the shutter speed

to

selected
and

by

"AEL"

(AE

for hand-held shooting,
sound at
warning

the rate of 1 time

you

Warning

Speed

automatically

the camera in the

modes is too slow

Lock)

a buzzer

the lens to a

to set

10

"A"

per

(Auto)

will

second

wider

you

apenure
speed),
sturdy

(giving

or to mount

tripod to avoid the

a faster shutter

the

blurred oictures
The safe slowest
hand-held shooting

shutter speed

varies with the
length of the lens in use.
ter speed
adjust
change

It is also

photographs

warning system automatically

for this

variation when

lenses

possible

with

to take

preset

speeds

the

1. Set
sired soeed.

pressure

2. Light

will cause

button
dicate lhe shutter
lens

aperture

degree of

(4

flash

times

another soeed-

3. The correct

turning the

by

soeed dial

shutter

on the shutter

an LED

soeed selected

not appropriate

is

brightness, a second

per

second)

exposure

apenure

on a

camera

possibility

of

for

focal

The

slow

shut-

you

shutter

to the de-

release

to light and

can be obtained

ring until

in-

lf the

for the

LED will

to indicate

the

Manual Exposure

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Focusing

flashing LED and the
cide

o

When the shutter

propriate
will light

o
the LED remains lit for 10
the
lightly
release button is released

posure
even before ten seconds have
11 light
shutter release button for more than
seconds, the LED will disappear
as the button is released

for

(but

With manual

shutter

then released

and

is completed, the LED will

pressure

speed setting

lhe apedure, a

not flash)

shutter speed settings,

release

is maintained

LED

steady

single

seconds after

button is

11 the

after the ex-

coin-

is

oushed

shutter

go

elaosed

on the

as soon

ap-

LED

out

Manual

shutter soeeds
independently
allowing for maximum

ten

sure control. During manual
set the shutter
to accord with
ouirements

pressure

Light
button
rate of 4 times
appropriate
ture

setting. The exposure

iusted on this basis.

of the metering

speed and

your

specific exposure re-

will

on the

cause an LED to llash at the

per

second

shutter speed

Holding the Gamera

for

lhe ZM work

creativity in expo-

system,

operation,

lens

aperture

release

shutter

to indicate

for

the aper-

should be ad-

the

Before
must be brought
rotating the focusing
can be checked
conditions:

(1)

When lines

rangefinder appears

(2)

When the

microprism

fined

(3)

When the

matte field is clear and sharp

into sharp focus by

by any of

in the

pan

of

ring appears sharply de-

part

of

photograph,

taking a

the

subject

ring. Correct locus

the following

central split-image

straight.

the image in the

the image in the

the elbow

Press

your

body

of

the camera

using

lt is also recommended

cally.
press

the camera

for extra steadiness
Most bluned

camera shake
camera steady.

your pictures

oi
steady
gently

with a squeezing

jerking.

firmly against

for a steadier

agarnst

photographs
caused by

lmprove the sharpness

by

Depress the release

hold,

horrzontally

holding

that

your

forehead

are due

not holding the

your

motion,

the side
whether

vedi-

or

you

to

camera

button

withoul

Hewinding

the'Fi|m

When the last exposure has been

made,
the Jilm must be rewound back into the
cartridge
camera.
until

1. Press in the rewind

before removing it from the

Never

the camera back

ooen

this has been done.

button

2. Fold the crank out
knob

rotate in the

and

arrow.

13

from the rewind

direction of

the

3. When the rewind
pull

lightly,
ooen

the

up on the

camera

back and

lilm.

.

When the film has been
film advance
the rewind button and
film advance
rewinding and it
tion

lever may stop

rewind the

lever fully after the completion

will return to its normal

knob

stans

to turn

rewind knob to

remove the

lully advanced, the

halfway Press

film Turn the

posi-

of

Exposure

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The center-weighted

o{

system
oossible exoosures

ing situations

ject

is situated

source such

in the shade

the

subject
against a
sure

quired
subject

may be accomplished
methods described

dark background,

increase

to bring out

The exposure compensation

Compensation

exposure

the ZM will

as snow, against

give you

in most

However,

against a bright

of a backlit
is

spotlighted

or decrease

the details of

below

metering

the best

all shoot-

of

when the

a window,

tree, or when

on stage

some expo-

may be re-

either of two

by

sub-

light

the

(1)

AE Lock

not only

difficult

position

Lock)

the camera

is removed

ZM is equipped

for obtaining

with backlighting,

lighting situation

the exposure

The Mamiya

cial device
sure
other
And this device

the shutter speed

Set
(AE

When the shutter
pressed
memorizes,
the finger
button

is called

dial

release

from the

15

with a spe-

correct

but

as

Lock

the AE

"AEL"

to the

is lightly

button

in, or

locks

reading until

release

expo-

any

well.

To use
close
of
lhe
ter release button

Hold the shutter
and
you

picture

make the exposure.
correctly

light conditions

lf it is

subject, determine
the oalm

about

so that sky

included
the exposure

sure

the AE Lock

to the subject until

the subject covers

viewfinder and

move back to
want

and

exposed even

not

12"

in the viewfinder;

as described

lightly

until the

release in this

the

photograph,

to

press

the

oossible

of the

to

hand at a distance

(30cm),

or

or other bright

value and

above

function, move
the desired

the center

place

release button to

The subject

move close to

the exposure

point

area of

press

the shut-

LED lights.

position

from

compose

under difficult

the camera

areas are

then

make the expo-

part

where

the

will be

the

using

of

not

lock in

the exposure compensation dial

Use of
is the most effective
compensation
proach your
person

slanding against

the river or spollighted on stage,

ross
erc.
The

dial surrounds

permits

up to

When compensation

sation.

may

it

be set

+2

+1

or exposure decrease

by rotating

tween settings

amount of

quired

depends

the beginning,

photo

same

the safe side

on

to

Be sure
exposure compensalion
needed to avoid exposure

set

method oJ exposure

you

when

subject closely, such

+2EV

for exposure

to the

may

increase or decrease

mainly on experience;

it's a

two

at

the

the snow ac-

the film rewind

(2

flstops)

setting

desired

be used. The

also

good

three

or

settings

back to

dial

is not longer

failures

to

cannot ap-

as a

knob

compen-

is required

increase

idea to take

at

"0"

-1 -2
In-be-

to be

when

at

re-

in

Exposure

increase

subject):

subject

Set the dial

-2

setting.

is situated
exposure

is spotlighted

such as on stage,

When the subject

background,

bright
creased

subjects):

When

the exposure.

to compensate

+1

+2 as required.

ot

Exposure decrease

your

background

a dark

results are obtained

best

-l

priate

or

(for

backlit

against a

must be in-

the dial to

Set

(for

frontlit

against

by decreasing

to the appro-

Self-timer

(bulb)

B

Exposure

1. Set the main
should be advanced either belore or
after this
not function

2. The
shutter
leasing
proximately
timer is
and the
The LED flashes twrce
first 8 seconds, changing to 4 times a
second during the
warning
released

switch

adjustment

unless the

self-timer

release

button

the shutter after a

ten

seconds

in operation, an LED will flash

will

buzzer

that the shutter is about to

"S-T"

to

The

self-timer will

film

is advanced.

tlvill

start when the

pressed,

is

period

While the

inlermittently.

sound

a second for the

last 2

seconds as a

The film

re-

of ap-

self-

be

Depth-of-Field

.

Before shooting, cover the vieMinder
eyepiece with the hofshoe/eyepiece
cover
the eyepiece
cause the
exposed as a resull of extraneous
entering from the back.

o
after

ting the main switch to
.

again while the self-timer is operating,
the
val
o

the shutter soeed dial is set to

prevent

to

The self-timer can be halted even

the

lf the

shutter

shutter

10

of

The self-timer

light from

Failure

photograph

countdown

release

will

released

be

seconds

cannot be used

entering

to do so

to be incorrectly

has

started by sef

"On"

"OFF".

or

pushed

is

button

afler an

when

"B''

via

may

light

inter-

the

Set

(bulb)
At this
open
ton

release and

orevent

shutter soeed dial

for exposures

position

as long as the shutter release but

is held

down

camera shake

longer

the shutter

The

triood is recommended to

use of a cable

"8"

at the

than 2 sec

will remain

Stopped-down aperture

Focused distance

When the

ject,
of the

focus This
and increases
stopped down while

lens
To
or to
bother of
be stopped
of-focus.
appropriately
rendered in

camera is focused

a cenain distance

subject is also in

is

called the depth-of-field

as the lens

is

opened up to larger

render

a background in

allow snap-shooting

pinpoint

focusing,

down to increase

Opening up the lens

enables

sharp detail

Deolh'ot-lield

on

in front

and back

relatively

aoerture is

it decreases

apertures

sharp focus,

without

the lens

the depth-

aperture

a subject to

against a

a sub-

sharp

as the

the

can

be

pur-

posely

blurred background

ground
The

depth-of-field range can be
mined using
the

camera lens. Once the
ture is
ures
mark indicate the
aperture
For

example. if the

15ft

range from

(10m)

30ft

the depth-ofifield

selected, the

on both sides of the center index

on the distance scale.

(5m)

at an

approximately 10ft

will also

desired aoer-

corresponding fig-

depth-of-field for that

is focused

camera

aperture of

in

be

sharp

fore-

or

deter-

scale of

f/1 1,

(3m)

focus.

at

the

to

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Infrared

Photography

1.

Clip-on typeflash units
lite ZE
on the hot
Mamiyalite MZ 36R), a sensor
must be attached to the hot shoe A sync
cord is not required.

2.

Set the shutter soeed dial

"AEL"

or

3. The Mamiyalite wilt be fully charged a
few seconds after lhe switch
on. lf
shutter release button while the flash
unit is being charged, the LED display
will

shift
natural light conditions to 1/60 sec. as
soon as the
When the shutter speed dial is at a man­ual soeed between
125
synchronizes
charging
1/60 sec and 2 sec,

18R)

or MZ

you

sec,

For

shoe

position.

maintain light

from the shutter speed for

flash is fully

the

camera

for flash at 1/60 sec. on

When the

(the

are mounted directly

grip

.1/1000

dial

the

18

Mamiya-

type units

to the

is turned

pressure

on the

charged

sec and

automatically

is

between

set

will

shutter

(the

base

"A''

1/

be

released at the selected
oressure on
will

cause

ter

speed

charged, an
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Batteries: 8 AA-size

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shutter release

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Mamiya ZM has

warning

warning
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The batteries
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damage the internal mechanisms
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camera normally
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when battery

LED

corresponding

buzzer

shutter release

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(A-76),

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sure to replace

old batteries or batteries

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terminals

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should always

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the camera for long

batteries,

or

silver oxide batte.ies

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loading

batteries into the

are located

the terminals

any

take apart

batteries, short

exposures

both two

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on Batteries

a built-in

to the

button is lightly

dead, the LEDs

same shape

circuit that

power

is running

correct

shutter speed flashes

of 2 times

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be removed

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of different

properly.

of the batteries

when the

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use 1

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battery

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pressed.

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per

second when

quickly

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camera is not to

place.

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which

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cartridge with a

into fire.

gives

and

possible,

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bat-

could

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plus

and

dry

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When

the camera is not in use, the main

"OFF"

position

the LEDs

a

be

will light up whenever the

premature
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with a mount
camera may be damaged Do not
the
Avoid
on the delicately
camera

Do not
above
humidity
damaged if the
naphthalene
temoerature.
Never
should be blown
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other

gently
Inspect the
spect
cludes the film
chronization,
any irregularities
camera malfunctioning will not
Do not
covered Leave this to

battery exhaustion

depth ot the tripod socket is

screw

camera on a tripod

strong vibration and

or allow it to strike against objects.
keep the

(40"C)

100'F

or salt in the air The

or formalin

touch the

especially sure to never rub the

clean the camera carefully

place

where there is

wiping with

camera

parts

moving

etc. Test

try to repair

Cautions

lf the

longer

adjusted

camera

or below

camera is left for a long time in a.place where there is

surface of the miorror or lens with the hands Any

with

off

a soft, dry cloth. Never use

periodically

before trying to take important

advance and shutter

that may exist.

or

main

camera's

than this, the internal mechanisms

shock since this

parts

of the camera. Be careful nol to drop the

for

extended

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camera

gas.

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in

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when it is not

shots should also be taken if

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the camera iJ

Mamiva

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switch should be

is left

switch

shutter button

in

7/32

use excessive lorce when mounting

(

15"C),

mechanism

store color film

photographing

after

operation, electronic

dealer.

in the

is

(5.5mm)

may

cause adverse influence

periods

where temperature is

or where there is excessive

surface of the

solvents

being used.

photographs

possible

damage which results in this

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some

left

in the

"ON"

depressed, causing

or film can also be

position,

lf a tripod is

at the designated

at the beach or

plastic parts

when

irregularity is

mirror

cleaning.

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sure

flash

to discover

used

of

dust

to in-

This in-

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the

soft

dis-

by

Specifications

of camera:

Type

priority

automatic exposure

24mm x 36mm

format:

Picture

lenses: Mamiya-Sekor

Usable
Shutter:

Camera

Self-timer:

Sync
Metering system:

Metering
Exposure compensation:

Film speed
Viewfinder

Electronically
range from 4 sec.
2 sec. to

the shutter

hand-held
era in the

1/1000 sec. at

warning

shake

speed drops

shooting

Auto/AEL

Approx

by buzzer and

contact:

ing using SPD

X-sync on a

range:

flashing

(silicon
EV0.5 - EV18
EV1

range:

information

speeds of

shutter

LEDS and
exposure

an intermittent

and battery

In manual mode;

35mm single-lens

reflex

with manual override.

camera

E series and

controlled

1/1000 sec. at

to

metal

MANUAL and

: A buzzer sounds

the

below

according

slowest

to the lens used on

mode.

10-second delay;

timer operation

LED.

hot-shoe

TTL center-weighted,

photo

EV18

+2

(ASA/ISO

(ASA/ISO

f-stops

12-32OO

-

ASA/ISO

display:

1 - 1/1000 sec.,

diode)

LED

plus

open-apedure

100, f/2 lens)

dot

buzzerwarn

exhaustion

An LED dot

lights at the speed

(SLR),

aperture

EF series

plane

focal

position

AUTO

(bulb).

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inlermittently

safe speed

the cam­signalled

fil .7 lens)

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displays

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of over- and

lenses
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and

when

for

meter-

indicate

under-

set for

manual shutter

the exposure

another LED

Viewfinder

field of

flashes at

magnification

(with

view
Focusing screen:
Film advance:

angle

Exposure

Using

and 30'stand-off

counter:

when camera

rewind: Manual

Film

source:

Power

batteries

or two

batteries.

Power switch:

Main switch

Flash synchronization:

Auto or

on

camera
sec, the shutter
when the

flash is

Winder coupling:

operation
Dimensions:
Weight:480

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Specifications

with

140mm

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design are subject

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lf the

speed.
automatically

speed

calculated

later speed.

the
ratio: 0.85X

infinity).

lens at

50mm

Fixed spliVmicroprism

film advance

lever

angle

back

rewind

Two 1 5V

1.5V silver

rewind lever.

with

alkaline-manganese

oxide SR44

Automatic

type

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is oPened

and shutter

When using

a

Manual and adiusted

is automatically

speed

fully charged

Electrical contact

the Mamiya

(W)

x

Winder ZE

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88mm

to change

and

without notice

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setting

with 93%

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type

the camera,

coverage

with matte

with 130"

reset to

LR44

(5-76,

G-13,

release button.

Mamiyalite

to 11125

to

set

coupler

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52mm

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