my feeling is that she has heard every issue and if it is an easy solve. Medium-format film most often refers to Pentax 645D is the most affordable medium. If you had your camera serviced in japan why not call sally at tocad america and see what she says. If there's still no luck, then yes, you have a more serious problem that will require repair.ĭania, maybe take off the film holder, press the trigger and see if the shutter curtain works. If it's longer than a second I'd replace all the batteries and try it again. What's the shutter speed showing when you take a picture? First thing I would do is put a dummy roll of film in there and set your shutter speed to 1 second, then time how long the mirror stays up for. Its very flat, but its very bright and very easy to focus on. Is there something wrong with the mirror? What is going on? I just spent a lot of money and time on this and am about to call it day with this camera! With the Bill Maxwell screen, it looks that a regular 35mm, like a Canon 5D Mark III viewfinder.
I have put my second role of film in the contax, I have noticed that after I press the trigger the viewfinder goes black, if I leave the camera for a couple of seconds the viewfinder goes back to normal and I can see through again. Contax 645 lenses are designed by Zeiss, feature the legendary Carl Zeiss T multi-coating, and produce images of exceptional color contrast and clarity. Its an AF (Autofocus) SLR camera designed to shoot incredible lenses on the 6x4.5cm format. I've just had my contax 645 serviced, in Japan, after waiting 4 months. The Contax 645 is regarded as one of the best film medium format bodies ever created.