Manual Focus Mode; Lenses With The Focus Mode Selector - Mamiya 645 AFD III Instructions Manual

Manual Focus Mode

Manual Focus Mode (M)
The auto focus function can be cancelled, and you can focus manually.
M
S
A F
C
A
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1. Switch to "M" (manual focus
mode).
Turn the focus mode selector lever and set it to
"M" (manual focus mode). appears on the
external LCD panel.
2. Manual Focus Operation for
Telephoto and Zoom lenses.
All Mamiya 645 AF Telephoto and Zoom lenses
can be switched from Auto Focus to Manual Fo-
cus by sliding the focusing ring on the lens FOR-
WARD until it clicks. When this is done, the "Auto
Focus" inscription on the lens barrel is covered
and the lens can then be focused manually. When
the FOCUSING RING is set in this position the
external LCD display on the top of the camera
will show . It is not necessary to set the FO-
CUS MODE SELECTOR on the body to "M". To
switch back to auto focus, simply slide the focus-
ing ring BACK towards the camera and the "Auto
Focus" inscription on top of the lens will again be
visible.
This method applies to Mamiya 645 AF T elephoto
and Zoom lenses only.
3. Adjust the focus.
Turn the lens focusing ring A until the subject is
in focus. When it is in focus, the focus mark
lights in the viewfinder LCD. (See page 37.)

Lenses with the Focus Mode Selector

When a lens with the focus mode selector is attached and the focus mode selector
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lever of the camera body is set at "S" or "C", you can change focus modes between
automatic and manual with the selector of the lens.
To use the auto focus function, both the camera body and the lens have to be set in
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the auto focus mode.
When either the camera body or the lens is set in the manual focus mode, auto focus
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does not function.
See the instruction manual for each lens for the way to switch focus modes on the
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lens.
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