Loading Film In The Magazine - Mamiya 645 AFD III Instructions Manual

Loading Film in the Magazine

A roll of film can be inserted into the magazine whether the magazine is installed onto
the camera body or not.
B
A
C
D
Be sure to align the lock pins with the holes on the pressure plate. The selected film
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type will be visible through the window on the pressure plate and will be displayed
on the LCD of the magazine when the roll-film insert is loaded.
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1. Open the back cover of the
magazine.
Hold down the A button and press the B button
to the right.
2. Take out the roll-film insert.
Pinch the knobs C of the roll-film insert in the
chamber with your fingers and take out the roll-
film inset.
When you load a film in the magazine for the
■
first time, remove the protective paper which
is attached to the pressure plate of the roll-
film insert.
3. Set the film type (120 or 220).
Hold the button D under the knob and turn the
pressure plate. This frees the pressure plate and
permits it to be turned and set for either 120 or
220 film.
: When the pressure plate (120/220) is set erroneously
Caution
■ When the pressure plate setting does not correspond to the loaded film a mis-
match between the pressure plate setting and loaded film may result in a focusing
error and/or camera malfunction. Always ensure that the pressure plate setting
corresponds to the loaded film.
Plate Loaded
Setting Film
- Inaccurate focusing.
120 220 type
- Film winding after 16 exposures.
- Inaccurate focusing.
- After the 16th exposure has been made, the shutter can be released a
few times until the film's leader paper has run out, but the shutter
blades may be damaged by the leader paper at the film end or by the
220 120 type
film's sticker.
Insert the dark slide in the magazine and press the shutter button and
the emergency film wind button simultaneously. (See page 40)
4. Attach the empty spool to the
F
roll-film insert.
Flip open the backing plate E of the lower com-
partment, fit an empty spool to the bearing, and
push the backing plate F back to the original
position.
E
5. Set a film.
Flip open the backing plate G of the upper com-
partment, set a new roll of film as shown, and
G
return the backing plate G to the original posi-
tion.
Result
Film path
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