The M645 manual recommends (in several places) that
in order to avoid electrical shock:
   if one is using a flash connected via the hot shoe on top of the finder,
      then one should put a PC Sync Socket Cover on the PC sync socket;

I am thinking about getting a medium format camera but I really rely on my
right angle viewfinder thats on my nikon. Do they make right angle
viewfinders for medium format cameras? Thanks.

Among my granfather's old medium format negatives (6x9, 6x6 and 6x4.5)
I found one that is bigger: the negative is 88mm wide and 114mm long;
the picture area is 106x82 mm. I don't think he ever owned a camera
for this format, since there is only this one picture, he must have

I recently purchased a second-hand Mamiya M645,
together with a boatload of equipment.
However, I'm still having trouble getting it going.
When I take out the old film cassette (?) that was in there,

Harrumph,
Just got my Mamiya 7II back from Mamiya America Corp.'s repair service.
The little plastic fold-out knob that winds the blackout curtain split
and fell off. They put on a new one.

I'm amazed at the quality of b/w pictures that my mom took with her
brownie camera in the 40's to 50's.  The film is preserved in pristine
condition.
   Now I want to scan all her negatives, but I'm not sure what flatbed will

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/070606/GAL-07Jun06-76520/inde
x.html?hpid=artslot
Interesting collection.
Should make the anti-photoshoppers reflect a little.
Cheers,

I bought a Pentax 67 with 105mm lens on eBay. No camera manual.  I
loaded film into it, rolled the film forward and pressed the shutter
release:  Whap.  The camera then froze:  no more film advance or shutter
release.  Looking into the camera without the lens, it appears the

Total newbie to medium format, with a newly-acquired used Mamiya m645 (J?).
Apparently it has cassettes or cartridge that allow it to take "120" or "220" format.
But ...  How are they different?
Are not the images the same dimensions?

I have had one of these for a couple of years (or so I thought until I sold
it).  The buyer is concerned that the screen is mounted in a frame that
says "Mamiya" on it.  Can anyone tell me if this is the normal frame for
the Beattie Intenscreen on the Mamiya RZ?  I am having no ...

i heard people use rangefinder to help focusing a TLR.  i have a
Rolleiflex TLR and want to know what is a rangefinder and whether it
helps. is there any introduction on the net for these kind of
rangefinders?

Anyone make one of these?  Looking to mount my Zodiac 30mm on my RB67.
Thanks.
D.

http://www.aliasimages.com/images/NaturalBridgesNP_Sipapu_BridgeSML.jpg
(Nikon 9000 scanner, RVP 100 (Fuji Velvia 100, non F) 6x6, CZ 80 f/2.8,
no polarizer, about 1/60 f/16).
Is that blue a bit over or what?  No pol.

Does anyone know of a TLR with a continuously variable shutter speed?  In
other words the shutter will produced speeds in between the standard ones
i.e. 1/60, 1/125, etc.?
Thanks,

Seem to have reasonble success with a polarizer by having two.  Thought I
might try holding a graduated filter in front of the viewing lens for
composing the image and then try to hold it in the same place infront the
taking lens when I take the shot.