Mamiya Leaf Aptus II 8 User manual

The Leaf Aptus II 8 is a medium format digital back with a sensor size of 44x33mm with
an active pixel count of 7,312 X 5,474 making it a 40 megapixel size.
This back has a built in adapter to making it compatible with Hasselblad V series
mounts. It mounts to the Hasselblad 500 series cameras the same as the Phase One
H5.
Overall view! ! ! !
!!!!!!!!!LeftView
!!!!!!!
!RightView!!!!!!TopView
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Bottom View!!!!!!!!Sensor
!!!!!!! Adapter plate for Phase One Sliding
!!!!!!! back.!
!!!!!!!
Line feet of adapter up with slots
on bottom of back.
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Rock back onto adapter plate!!!!Slide latch to capture tabs
!Attaching back to adapter that is already
!installed on the sliding back
Adapter plate on sliding back
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Attaching Firewire 800 cable to the digital back. The cable attaches to the bottom of the
back and must be attached before attaching the back to the sliding back. Line up the
silver mark on the Firewire 800 plug with the silver mark on the digital back. It is
important to not attach the plug in any other way than just described, physical and
electrical damage will occur.
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Cable connections for view camera use. Install the coiled cable between outlet on back
right with lens pc post. Sync cord or Pocket Wizard attaches to PC socket on back left.
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Two types of sliding backs
The Phase One sliding back has ball bearings vs the Kapture Group sliding
back slides by friction.
!!!!Kapture Group Sliding Back
!!! Phase One Sliding back
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It is important to make sure that the Phase One sliding back is sliding to the center of
travel. You must make sure that the blue disk on the right side of the back is rotated so
the WHITE dot is visible. This enables the back to slide and stop in the center of travel
designated by a stacked red and white dot.
!!! !Center of travel
!!!!Blue Disk showing white dot
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Attaching the back to the computer and connecting to Capture One
I am attaching screen shots illustrating some screen shots may receive when
connecting to Capture One.
You can start with Capture One already running and then attach the back or vice versa it
seems not to matter. When you initially plug the cable in you should see an orange light
on the top left of the back. You may then see the following dialog box.
Click OK and this preference dialog box to the
right will automatically open. If you are using a
view camera select Large Format, if using a
Hasselblad select Hasselblad 500 Series.
This dialog box will appear automatically at the top of
your screen. After this is complete the camera will
connect to Capture One and the screen below will appear.
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You will see this info. in the Camera tab when the back is connecting. It is important to
not do anything to the back or touch Capture One while this message is visible, Leaf
uploads firmware every time the back is plugged in.
If nothing happens in Capture One when you attach the back check in Capture One
preferences in the Capture tab and make sure “Leaf’ is checked in the Provider section.
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