gary_haigh2

Hi again,

I managed to get hold of a Jobo user manual (English) if you would like a copy then let me have your email address & I will scan it and send you a copy.

I wont have it until Friday the 11th Nov so it will get scanned over the weekend.

It took some finding I can tell you.............Gary

Hi,

I used a CPP2 with a lift for many years as a Pro Darkroom technician and processed E6 for may professional photgraphers using this machine.

The results were excellent, producing very consistent results with very high quality.

I must have been runiing up to 900 E6 films a year through the CPP2 and I never had an issue. Ok, its a one shot process and you have to hover over it to drain and refill but the temperature was consistent and as long as you are as accurate as the processor I see no problems at all.

I loved my CPP2 but without the lift would never have bothered using it as you get too wet & its messy.

Jobo have in the past been criticised for their approach to E6 processing but being meticulous is the answer. If you are a slap happy technician then dont look at jobo rotary equipment.

The new 645 Pro TL features TTL/OTF flash automation, when coupled with Metz, Quantum and Sunpak TTL compatible flash units. The Mamiya 645 Pro TL body is at the heart of a modular system accepting interchangeable viewfinders, focusing screens, film magazines, motor drive grips, and lenses. It has many features that make it as easy to operate as most top line 35mm SLR cameras, but with a negative size nearly three times greater.

The 645 Pro TL accepts all 645 Pro finders, lenses, backs and most accessories. Available as body only. Select lens, finder and back components from the entire 645 Pro system. Mamiya 645 Pro accessories are not interchangeable with the 645 AF system. The 645 Pro Series

The Mamiya 645 Pro TL is at the heart of the 645 Pro series. Its ergonomic, compact, rugged and modular design make them the choice of professionals who want to step up to medium format.

Featuring fast and convenient 35mm-like handling, the 645 Pro TL yields a negative 2.7 times larger than 35mm. Its multi-format capabilities include interchangeable film magazines for 6x4.5cm, 35mm standard and 13x36mm panoramics, plus Polaroid instant proofing.

The 645 Pro TL system is so extensive it can take on virtually any assignment. From fashion and beauty to travel and nature; from sports and photojournalism to architecture and advertising illustration: always with superior results and convenient operation.

The system includes several motor winders and viewfinder options, as well as a host of accessories designed for the working professional including power drive grips, interchangeable viewing screens and close-up attachments.

The ever-expanding family of over 20 Mamiya 645 Series high performance lenses rivals the assortments of the most impressive 35mm lines. Mamiya lenses inlcude spectacular high speed telephotos and the only APO Series of lenses in medium format including the 150mm f/2.8, 200 f/2.8 APO, 300 f/2.8 APO, and 500 f/4.5 APO. These lenses are ideal for exciting and dramatic results in fashion, sports, photojournalism, and wildlife photography.

For pros, photo-enthusiasts, outdoor or travel photographers, the amazing new 120mm f/4 MACRO, 55-110mm f/4.5 ZOOM, or 105-210mm f/4.5 ZOOM offer supreme versatility and performance in a variety of situations. For critical and illustrative architectural work, there is the 50mm f/4 PC Shift lens, 24mm f/4 ULD Fisheye, and four other wide angle lenses to choose from.

Whatever your specialty or interest, you are sure to find the 645 lens that's right for you.

645 PRO TL CAMERA FEATURES

The 6x4.5 format is nearly 3 times larger than ordinary 35mm format

645, as it is commonly referred to, is an ideal format because it enlarges to standard 8x10" paper size with minimal cropping, thereby using the entire image area. Its useable area is identical to that of a 2-1/4" square negative, when used for normal rectangular print dimensions, thereby eliminating wasted film, increasing frames per-roll from 12 to 15 exposures, and facilitating precision, full frame composition in the viewfinder.

Ergonomic Design

Fitted with Pro AE Finder and SV Power Drive, the Mamiya 645 Pro TL handles as fast and as easily as a 35mm SLR. Versatile interchangeable lenses, finders, focusing screens and film magazines, Polaroid back and pre-loadable film inserts, complete the modular system.

Easy Mirror Lock-Up and Multi-Exposure

The 645 Pro TL body also features multiple exposure and mirror lock-up as standard features with a flip of a single switch - no complicated removal of film backs or need for double cable releases.

A/S Matrix Metering

The optional 645 Pro AE Prism Finder (included in the 645 Pro TL Pro Value Pack) with Mamiya's exclusive A/S Matrix Metering System offers spot, average or matrix measurement in manual mode or aperture priority auto. Electronically timed shutter speed accuracy in 1/6 step in auto mode, and +/- 1/3 step exposure compensation for fast and precise bracketing. With Mamiya's leaf shutter lenses linked through the Power Drive Grip II, the A/S Matrix Meter reads out the correct shutter speed required for perfect fill flash exposure.

TTL/OTF Flash Automation with the 645 Pro TL body

The 645 Pro TL body offers TTL/OTF ( through-the-lens / Off-the-film) flash automation. When coupled with a special connector to TTL capable flashes such as many MetzTM brand models, a special flash sensor in the 645 Pro TL body reads the flash reflecting off the film at the moment of exposure, and automatically adjusts the flash output to the selected f/stop. The TTL/OTF flash is ideal for wedding photographers, macro work, or when using filters for automatic flash exposure compensation.

645 Pro TL - The Ideal Platform for Digital Imaging

If your plans include moving towards digital imaging, you will find Mamiya to be your ideal camera platform. Mamiya has always been recognized as the leader for providing a solid front-end for all brands of digital backs. In fact, manufacturers of digital backs have come to rely on what traditional Mamiya users have often taken for granted. There are many features that make the Mamiya 645 Pro TL perfect for the task. For example, the 645 Pro has a secure locking mount system that is solid enough to hold even the heaviest of digital camera backs. A modern, and flexible electromechanical system that allows for the proper integration of remote triggering, winding, and shutter timing - a must for digital backs. The Mamiya 645 Pro also features a range of lenses from 24mm to 500mm APO, including two convenient zooms, a macro, plus an extensive bellows system for close-up photography for up to 4x magnification

Dual Shutter Capability with Leaf Shutter Lenses

The 645 Series offers three 645 N/L leaf shutter lenses in the most popular 55mm, 80mm and 150mm focal length for high synch speeds to 1/500 second. This is very desirable for outdoor fill-flash photography.

These lenses allow flash synchronization at all speeds from 4 seconds to 1/60 with the camera focal plane shutter and 1/30 to1/500 second, plus T with the lens shutter, allowing mixing of flash and ambient light exposure for outdoor fashion, portrait and wedding photography as well as complex studio situations. They also feature micro motors for instant cocking when linked to the Power Drive Grip II. In this set-up, the body focal plane shutter is also set to default mode of 1/8 second to work in tandem with the lens shutter.

Instant Return Mirror

Film advance, shutter cocking and instant mirror return are accomplished with a fast, single wind of the folding rapid advance crank.

Motor Drive Grips

Motor Drive Grips are part of the modular design of the 645 Pro body and add to the comfort and speed of operation. Optional Power Drive Grip II (WG401) allows continuous or single frame advance or remote control operation at 1.5 frame per second, without the need to own a second motor-integrated camera body. The Power Drive Grip II also links with 645 Series leaf shutter lenses for instant cocking. The SV Power Drive Grip (WG 402) is smaller and lighter than the Power Drive Grip II, but does not cock leaf shutter lenses automatically, and must be removed for multiple exposures.

Interchangeable Film Backs and Magazines

Multi-purpose, Multi-format Interchangeable Film Magazine Capability Select from 6x4.5cm 15 exposure 120, or 30 exposure 220 film magazines, or standard 35mm format magazine, to switch from color, to black and white, to 35mm transparency film in seconds. The 35mm Magazine comes with 13x36 panoramic adapter and focusing screen for 645 and 35mm formats. Or use Polaroid Instant Proofs with the interchangeable Polaroid back. All Mamiya Film Magazines feature handy dark slide storage pockets for added safety and convenience on-location.

Electronic Interface with Auto Indexing For all Lenses and Film Magazines

Each 645 film magazine and Polaroid Back features an auto-indexing ISO film speed dial, integrating information with any 645 Pro or SV metering finder. Each 645 Series lens also keys in maximum aperture for total exposure interface information. Fast and foolproof operation eliminates the need to manually set film speed and maximum aperture when changing lenses or magazines.

Interchangeable Focusing Screens

Select from factory designed bright focusing screens including grid screens for product photography or architecture, precision microprism, or split image. A split/microprism combination screen is standard.

Sorry,

it would not let me put the photo of the book in with my response.

The book is "Medium & Large Format Photography" by Brian Hicks & Francis Schultz

Hi,

There is a book out there called "The mediuom format Manual" but I can't remember the authors name or the publisher.

The Mamiya website should or used to have PDF manual downloads but I guess you got the original with the camera?

Unfortunately manuals only ever give the basics to get you started, they tend to assume that you either know nothing in which the book helps or you know everything in which case the book is useless anyway.

Try finding the book above it covers all medium format camera's and I found it quite useful. Also check out the file below, this is a book I stumbled accross.

Hi,

I do not as a rule use print film as shoot for stock on E6 but your comments on Fuji Reala grabbed my attention.

It really depends on the subject you are shooting. Reala is an excellent medium for landscapes and natural history but I would not use it for still life, studio or portrait work.

Contrast levels can be high but bearing in mind the amount of layers Fuji use in the emulsion its not surprising. This is a reduced grain film and because of this sacrifices are made elsewhere. If you are shooting landscapes then try using a neutral density filter, it will make exposures that bit longer but you should be on a tripod anyway so it won't affect the way you work.

If you are still not happy then I suggest moving over to a professional fuji film such as NPS 160, it is aimed at portraiture & wedding photographers but I use it for the odd landscape and just rate it at 100 asa/iso. Results are stunning with rich colours and very even contrast ranges.

Hope this helps........Gary

Hi,

I am in the UK and I to have been searching for an ATL3 user guide. The jobo USA website is excellent but does not include a PDF file or for that matter anything specifically related to the Autolab 3.

As has been mentioned the 3000 series has some close comparisons but in an ideal world I would like the actual ATL3 manual that comes with the processor.

I don't want to knock JOBO but I can get a manual for a used car up to 25 years after its production ends. Its a bit poor that Jobo do not

put up guides for all products.

If you know where to get this manual then please let me know...Thanks