#MAMIYA 7 II LOADING FILM ISO#

Place the magazine back on, and lock the slides which were opened when taking it off. Wind on the camera until it stops and the indicator will then show 1. Following this, shut the back and close the levers. To make sure the inside is placed correctly back into the outside, the thicker side of the roll of film is next to the side with the hinge. This is then pushed through and winding continues until the arrows line up. Pull it round the back and thread into the crease of the spool. вЂ“ Tear the paper off the roll of film and slot into place. To release the spool, the catch is pressed in so it becomes loose and can be moved to the other side. Once open, the inside can come away from the outside. In order to load the film, 2 levers have to beВ unlatchedВ in order to open up the back. вЂ“ To remove the magazine, the release lock has to be held in and the slide moved on the top, as well as the same on the base. There is another on the alternate side but has no lock. It is also possible to lock the focus if required. вЂ“ The focusing ring is found on the side of the camera, this is turned in order to focus the image. This is simply pushed back when finished and the sides are pushed in to close down the flip up top. вЂ“ The viewfinder is a flip up top, to which is just lifted and then the catch on the side is pressed to lift up the magnifier. To put the lens back on the white dot has to be aligned with the red dot on the camera, turned and locked into place. To remove the lens, the white dot on the lens has to be turned and aligned with the red line in order to be released. These are simply turned to apply the required settings. вЂ“ On the lens there are 3 gauges enabling change of depth of field, shutter speed and aperture. To put the lens hood on it is simply pushed forward, protecting the lens from any flare. вЂ“ The lens cap removes like any other by pressing the two bits on the edge and removing, whilst the filter remains on. This was also my first experience with a Mamiya RB67, to which another video tutorial was used to introduce the workings of the camera.

Once the back is closed, the camera needs to be wound onto the first frame as well as releasing the curtain allowing you to begin shooting. This also needs to be closed whenВ changingВ the lens. Whilst doing so, the curtain in the camera needs to be closed whilst loading the film, which can be shut by turning the switch on the bottom of the camera. This then has to be wound on until the arrows line up in the middle. Following this, the film is put in and drawn across into the middle of the spool. To release the spool, there is an orange latch to press which releases it, allowing you to then move it to the opposite side. To change this, the plate simply has to be turned with the white dots aligned to the correct size of film. The more film there is, the less pressure needs to be applied. The pressure plate in the back of the camera can be altered in accordance of the film being used. вЂ“ In order to load the film, the back firstly has to be opened. By adjusting the focus ring, it will bring these 2 images together therefore focusing the photo.

вЂ“ When focusing with the Mamiya 7, firstly there is a вЂghost imageвЂ™ which will appear through the viewfinder.

To change the aperture, this is found on the lens ranging from f4 to f22. Along with this, the hot shoe flash attachment is also found on the top of the body. Along with this, there is a stop meter to change the exposure, to over or under expose the image.

#MAMIYA 7 II LOADING FILM ISO#

вЂ“ On the top of the camera body is a dial to which the shutter speed an ISO can be set. To turn the camera on, the switch has to be on white, whilst red is off. It is important to check the lens cap is taken off as when you look through the viewfinder you do not see through the lens, therefore it is possible to shoot without realising the lens cap is still on. вЂ“ Firstly, the lens removes the same as any other, whilst the filter remains on along with the lens hood. Focusing on a video tutorial, I was able to understand the basic workings of using such a camera. This was my first experience with a Mamiya 7. During the course I will be working with 35mm film, 110mm film and 120mm. Recently I have been introduced to the workings of a medium format camera.

Mamiya 7 ii loading film