Mamiya Press super 23 User manual

MIYA

PRESS

•

SUPER

23

· -

The 100mm f/ 3.5 lens is a

retracting

type

.

When

the

lens has been

retracted,

focus

cannot

be

adjusted

although

the

two

images on

the

rangefinder

coincide.

When

the

back

mount

has been

pulled

out,

focus

cannot

be

adjusted

although

the

two

images on

the

rangefinder

are

coincided.

Always

pull

out

the press focus

lever

after

cocking

the

shutter

Push

it

in

after

adjusting

the

focus.

When

framing

a

composition

with

the

finder's

brilliant

frame,

compose

it

within

the

inner

edge

of

the

frame

width

for

short

distances i

for

long

distances, use

the

outer

edge

as

a

guide

.

When

taking

a

photograph

with

the

vertical

camera

posi

tion

on a

tripod,

use a

tripod

adapter

on

the

hand

grip

socket

for

vertical

photography

When

using a

roll

holder

Set

the

figure

in the film

indicator

window

and adjust

installation

of

the

pressure

plate

to

the film

to

be

used

(120

or

220)

.

3

The

Mamiya

Press

Super

23,

offering

the

distinct

advantage

of

its

large

film

size

while

maintaining

extremely

facile

operational

features,

is

amazingly

versatile

for

news

photography,

commercial

work,

scientific

and

industrial

applications,

or

as a

camera

lover

's

personal

choice.

*

Large

size

film

presents

sharp,

fine

rendition

of

every

detail

*

Variety

of

interchangeable

lenses

ranging

from

65

mm

wide

angle

to

250

mm

telephoto.

*

Quick

interch

.

ange

of

lenses

through

bayonet

ring

mounting

* Focusing

by

coupled

rangefinder

*

Direct

focusing

through

focusing

screen

possible.

*

Brilliant

frame

finder

with

switch-ov

er

frame

masks.

*

Viewfinder

features

automatic

parall

ax

correction

.

*

Hand

grip

makes

camera

easy

to

carry

about

*

Roll

holder

with

film

advance

lever

enables

quick

snapshots.

*

Accepts

both

No

.

120

and

No.

220

roll

films.

*

Also

accepts

dry

plates,

cut films, and

film

packs

by

using

exclusive

holders.

*

Wonderful

close-up

photography

by

extending

back

mount

*

Advanced

close-up

photography

by

using

extension

rings.

* Back

mount

swings

to

achieve

control

of

perspective,

depth

of

field,

distortion,

or

special

effects

.

Main

Features

Nomencl

ature

Instructions

•

Stabilizing

Plate

11

•

Attaching

Focusing Screen

Holder

or

Roll

Holder

11

•

Interchanging

lenses 12

•

Range-Viewfinder

•

Depth

of

Field

Scale

•

Infrared

Photography

•

Shutter

Operation

• Focusing

by

Focusing Screen

• Roll

Holder

• Cut Film/Plate

Holder

• Film Pack

Adapter

13-----17

17

18

19

20-----24

25

26

•

Attaching

Cut Film/Plate

Holder

or

Film Pack

Adapter

• Back

Mount

Operation

• Extending the Back

Mount

• Tilts

and

Swings

•

Photographing

with

Extension Rings.

• Hand

Grip

• Using a

Tripod

•

FI

ashgun

Specifications

•

Camera

Body

and

Standard

lens

• lenses and Shutters

• Accessories

•

Depth

of

Fi

eld

Table

27

28

28-----30

31

-----34

35

36

37

38

41

42

44

"-

46

4

.-,

@ @ ®

000

5

1. 65mm f/ 6.3 lens

2. Lens hood for

l00mm

f/

3.5

lens

3. 100mm f/ 3.5 lens

4.

Lens

hood

for

100mm f/

2.8

lens

5. 100mm f/ 2.8 lens

6. Lens

hood

for 150mm f/

5.6

lens

7.

150mm f/ 5.6 lens

8. Lens

hood

for 250mm f/ 5 lens

9. 250mm f/ 5 lens (exclusively

for

Super

23)

10

. Flashgun for Mamiya Press

11

. Flashgun mounting piece

12. Mounting

bracket

for Heiland fh:uhgun

13. Mounting

bracket

for

Graflex

flashgun

14. Viewflnder for 65mm wi

de

angle

lens

15. Sportsflnder 6 X 9

cm

for

100

mm

and

150

mm

focal length lenses (exclusively for Super

23)

16. Sportsflnder, 6 X 7

em

for

100

mm

and

150

mm

focal length lenses (exclusively for

Super

23)

17.

Strap

18.

Camera

body

19. Hand

gr

ip

20

. Tripod

adapler

for vertical

photography

21

. Extension rings

22

.

Fi

l

ter,

40

.5mm

dia.

for 100mm f/ 3.5

and

150mm

f/ 5.6 lenses

23.

Filter,

43

mm

diu. for 65mm f/ 6.3 lens

24

. Filter, 72

mm

dia.

for

100

mm

f/ 2.8 lens

25

. Filter, 1

05

mm

dia. for

250

mm

f/ 5 lens

26

. Focusing screen hol

der

27.

Cut

fllm

/

plate

holder

(type

J)

28

. Cut film

adapter

frame

for

one-quarter

size

of

43j. X

6'

j,

in.

29.

Cut

fllm

/

plate

holder

(type

A)

30

. Cut

fllm

adapter

frame for

2'

j. X

3'

j. in.

31.

Film

pack

adapter

32

. 6 X 9

em

roll hol

der

33.

6 X 7

cm

roll hol

der

34.

Mamiya

cutter

35.

Super

23

carrying

bag

6

7

• NOMENCL

ATURE

-l

:: 1

; 2

; 3

Accessory Shoe

Strap

Eyelet

(2)

lock

Knob (4)

for

Swing Back

Mount

:: 4 Flashgun

Mount

if

5 Flashgun

Mounting

Socket

; 6

:±

7

~

8

~

9

;10

;;

11

#

12

#

13

#14

#15

#16

#17

#18

Bayonet

Ring

M-X

Selector

Synchroflash

Terminal

Shutter

Release

lever

Aperture

Control

lever

Cable

Release Socket

Press Focus

lever

(Blade

Arrester

Shutter

Speed

Dial

Shutter Cocking

lever

Focusing Ring

Distance

Scale

Depth

of

Field

Scale

lens

Coupl

ing

Mark

~

19

Cable

Release

Holder

#

20

Hand

Grip

Socket

#

21

Hand

Grip

lock

Ring

#

22

Shutter

Release

Trigger

#

23

Hand

Grip

#

24

Cable

Release

2

4--

-

5--

--;t-;

6

--

-i!-

___

t-

8 9

10

18

14 13

8

• NOMENCLATURE-2

~

25

Indicator

Window

for

Viewfinder

Field Frame

25

26

~

26

FI

ip-over

Button

for

Viewfinder

Field Frame

~

27

Eyepiece

~

28 Lock Knob (2)

for

Focusing Screen

and Roll

Holders

~

29 Swinging

Back

Mount

~

30

Tripod

Socket

~

31

Stabilizing

Plate

9

"'::::"

~

~----28

---29

+----30

-M:l

+l+l+mmu:

nc::=:::.

_--

31

10

11

•

Stabilizing

Plate

Pull

out

stabilizing

plate

(#31

at

bottom

of

the

camera

body

when

resting

the

camera

on a desk,

table,

or

other

surface.

Attaching

Focusing

Screen

Holder

Before

attaching

either

the

focusing

screen

holder

or

roll

holder,

turn

both

lock

knobs

(#28)

to

align

their

flattened

sides

hor-

izontally,

then

remove

plate

on

rear

of

the

camera

body

Insert

upper

edge

of

the

holder

into

upper

groove

of

camera

body,

and

press

down

the

lower

side

of

the

holder

Fasten

the

holder

by

turning

both

lock

knobs

(#28)

over

90

degrees

.

To

detach

the

holder,

turn

both

lock

knobs

to

align

their

flattened

sides

horizontally,

then

pull

out

bottom

of

the

holder

or

Roll

Holder

Interchanging

.Lenses

While

holding

the

lens,

rotate

the

bayonet

ring

(#6)

counterclockwise,

as seen

from

the

front,

until

it

stops;

then

remove

the

lens.

When

mounting

the

lens,

turn

bayonet

ring

until

the

r

ed

mark

(#

18)

on

the

ring

is

at

the

top,

insert

the

lens

while

keeping

red

mark

on

the

lens

close

to

r

ed

mark

on

bayonet

ring;

then

turn

the

bayonet

ring

clockwise,

grip-

ping

the

lens

to

prevent

it

from

moving

.

PRECAUTION!

Be

sure

to

insert

a

dark

sl

ide

into

the

holder,

if

the lens

is

interchanged

wh

i

le

a

loaded

holder

is

attached

to

the

camera

.

12

.•

Range-Viewfinder

13

Pulling

out

lens-shutter

assembly

from

its

re-

tracted

position

When

using a

100mm

f/

3.5

standard

lens,

the

lens-shutter

assembly

must

be

pulled

out

from

its

retracted

position

before

taking

normal

photographs.

Grip

the

lens-shutter

assembly

firmly

turn

it

sl

ightly

counterclockwise,

and

pull

it

out

i

then,

turn

it

clockwise,

as

the

direction

of

arrow

on

the

lens

barrel

indicates

.

If

the

lens-shutter

assembly

is

left

in

its

retracted

posi-

tion,

the

coupled

rangefinder

wi

II

not

function

even

if

the

two

images

are

coincided

and

form

a

single

image.

To

prevent

inadvertent

photography

with

the

lens

retracted,

a

red

warning

mark

(W)

appears

at

the

viewfinder

center

while

the

lens is in its

retracted

position.

However,

be

careful

that

the

red

mark

does

not

ap-

pear

when

the

lens

distance

scale

is

set on

5

feet

(1

.5

meters)

or

closer

Retraction

is

necessary

when

the

use

of

swinging

and

tilting

back

is

desired,

for

photographing

distant

subjects.

W

cu=o

100

Adjusting

brilliant

frame

of

the

finder

to

focal

length

of

the

lens.

A' 0 0 , 3

MADE

I

II

-..

>

The

brilliant

frame

in

the

viewfinder

can

be

flipped

over

to

100mm,

150mm,

and

250mm

lenses.

Move

the

viewfinder

field

frame

button

(#26)

on

rear

of

the

camera

body

so

that

the

window

(#25)

displays

the

figure

coinciding

with

focal

length

of

the

lens.

When

using

the

65mm

wide

angle

lens,

attach

the

exclusive

separate

viewfinder

to

accessory

shoe

of

the

camera.

When

using

65mm

lens

finder

for

the

conventional

Mamiya

Press

Customers

who

possess a

former

finder

with

the

65mm lens

for

the

Mamiya

Press can use

it

as is.

In case, a

former

type

finder

is

installed

on

this

camera,

the

errors

due

to

installation

location

of

the

finder

fall

within

ap-

proximately

9

16

in.

(15

mm)

from

top-to-bottom

and

from

right-

to-left

respectively

for

dimensions

of

the

object

to

be

brought

into

focus.

Consequently,

this

poses

no

problem

in

normal

photo-

graphing

procedures.

14

•

Viewfinder

A B

A

B

C

D

Frome

for

6 X 9

em

format

Frome

for 6 X 7

em

forma

t

Focal

le

ng

th

ind

i

cator

Focusing

spot

(double-ima

ge

coincidence

type)

cv=u

100

c

B A

The

viewfinder

field

frame

is

adjustable

for

different

focal

length

lenses

and

parallax

is

corrected

automatically

The

brilliant

frame

in

the

viewfinder

shows

the

6 X

9cm

and

6 X

7cm

format

s.

When

the

principal

subiect

is

at

close

distance,

use

the

inside

edges

of

the

frame

to

form

composition

of

the

picture.

When

the

principal

subject

is

further

away,

use

the

outer

edge

of

the

frame

.

Method

of

using

finder

when

instolling

90mm

lens

When

using

the

finder

after

installing

a

90

mm

f 3.5 lens

for

the

Mami

ya Press

on

this

camera,

the

ent

i

re

range

of

view

in

the

finder

is

almost

identical

to

that

of

the

90

mm

lens.

Adjus

l

ment

of

parallax

Since

the

view

in

the

br

i

lliant

frame

moves

to

the

left

and

downward

at

clo

se

di

stances,

after

establishing

the

correct

distance,

the

sighting

posit

i

on

mus

t

be

shifted

in

order

to

attain

equal

s

pace

between

the

outer

edge

s

of

the

brilliant

frame

and

the

entire

range

of

view

in

the

finder

thereby

adjusting

the

compo

s

ition

so

that

paralla

x is

comp

en-

sated

fo

r

Distance

range

to

compose

by

brilliant

frame

Foc

al

length

of

lens

For

close

rang

es, use in

si

de ed

ge

of

For

di

s

tan

ces

furth

er

away

use o

ut-

frame

s

ide

edge of frame

100m

m 3.5

ft

1

m

)

~

app

r

o

x

.

6

ft

2

m)

approx

. 6

ft

(2

m)

~

oo

1

50mm

6

ft

2m

)

~

approx

.

9

ft

3

m)

ap

pr

ox

.

9ft

3

m

)

~

oo

250m

m

8ft

(2.5

m)

~

appr

o

x

.

12

ft (4

m)

approx.

12

ft

(4

m)

-

-oo

15

Areas

of

viewfinder

field

to

be

composed

Close

range

--------

6 X 9

------+-----

6 X 7

----

Further

distance

16

17

Focusing

with

coupled

rangefinder

A small

circle

in

the

center

of

the

view-

finder

field

shows

the

rangefinder

images

for

focusing.

Turn

the

focusing

ring

(

~

15)

in

either

direction

so

that

the

two

images

are

coin-

cided

and

form

a

single

image

i

then,

the

lens

will

be

automatically

and

critically

focused

.

PRECAUTION!

Do

not

turn

the

bayonet

ring

(

~

6)

while

focusing

. The

rangefinder

will

not

function

for

focusing

when

the

lens-

shutter

assembly

is

retracted

or

when

the

back

mount

(~29)

is

extended

or

swung.

•

Depth

of

Field

Scale

Standard

f-stop

marks,

indicating

tfle

depth

of

field

for

the

aperture

,

are

located

on

both

sides

of

the

triangle

mark

(A)

for

distance

indication

.

For

example,

when

aiming

at

a subject

15

feet

(5

meters)

away

with

a 100mm

standard

lens

at

f/

16,

all

subjects

between

9

feet

(3 meters)

and

50

feet

(21

meters)

lie

within

the

focusing

area

.

The

depth

of

field

scale

(

~

17)

cannot

be used

when

the

lens is

retracted

or

when

the

back

mount

is

extended

or

swung.

"

•

Infrared

Photography

When

photographing

with

inf

r

ared

film,

adjust

the

focus,

read

the

di

s

tance

scale (; 6)

at

the

triangle

mark

(A),

then

slide

the

position

of

the

distance

scale

to

the

letter

R on

the

depth

of

field

scale

. Use an

appropriate

RED

filter

when

photographing

with

infrared

film.

•

Shutter

Operation

Cock

the

shutter

by

moving

the

shutter

cocking

lever

(

~

14)

.

To

release

the

shutter,

press

the

shutter

release

trigger

Screw

the

end

of

the

cable

release

(

~

24)

which

extends

(

~

22)

of

the

hand

grip

with

the

left

forefinger;

or

the

shutter

from

the

hand

grip

into

the

cable

release

socket

(~ll)

.

can

be

released

by

tripping

the

shutter

release

lever

(~9)

.

Keeping

the

shutter

open

for

focusing

by

focusing

screen

With

lOOmm

f/ 3.5 lens:

Cock

the

shutter

regardless

of

the

shutter

speed,

pullout

the

press

' focus

lever

(~l

2),

and

the

shutter

wi

II

remain

open

.

After

focusing

,

replace

the

I

ever

(

~

l

2)

to

close

the

shutter

ready

-

ing

it

for

immediate

shutter

release.

PRECAUTION

:

Do

not

pull

the

press

focus

lever

(~12)

before

cocking

the

shutter

With

65mm f/ 6.3,

lOOmm

f/ 2.8,

and

150mm

f/ 5.6 lenses:

Turn

the

shutter

speed

dial

(

~

l

3)

to

"B,

cock

the

shutter,

pull

the

time

lever

knob

(L

1

outward

,

and

the

shutter

will

remain

open

.

Depress

the

time

lever

knob

to

close

the

shutter

With

250mm f/ 5 lens:

Turn

the

shutter

speed

dial

to

"B

,

cock

the

shutter,

move

the

time

lever

knob

fully

toward

the

letter

0

(open),

and

the

shutter

wi

ll

remain

open.

To

close

the

shutter,

move

the

ti

me

lever

knob

to

the

letter

C (close).

*

When

the

shutter

has

been

opened

by

T-setting,

turning

the

shutter

speed

dia

l is

impossible.

*The

time

lever

can

be

moved

only

when

the

shutter

speed

dial

is

set

at

"B

.

18

•

Focusing

by

Focusing

Screen

19

Opening

the

back

cover:

To

observe

the

ground

glass

image,

open

the

back

cover

(F

1

by

moving

the

back

cover

catch

button

(F4) in

the

direction

of

the

arrow

By

pull

ing

out

the

back

cover

opening

angle

adjustment

slide

(F2},

the

cover

will

full

y

open;

by

retracting

the

angle

adjustment

slide,

the

cover

will

open

to

the

horizontal

line.

F1 Back

Cover

F2.

Opening

Angle

Adjustment

Slide

F3. Focusing

Screen

Release

Lever

F4. Back

Cover

Catch

Button

~

...

'

Focusing

For

focusing

by

the

ground

glass

image,

keep

the

shutter

open

and

the

lens

at

its

fullest

aperture;

then

turn

the

focusing

ring

(::15).

The

depth

of

field

can

be

observed

on

the

screen

by

turning

the

aperture

control

lever

(#10).

*Full

size

of

the

focusing

screen

glass

is

for

6X9

cm

format;

the

vertical

Iines on

the

screen

indicate

the

size

for

6 X 7 cm

format

Mamiya PRESS SUPER 23 User manual

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