film advance knob - 645 pro tl

[csb999]

Anyone know where I might be able to find a film advance knob for my M645 Pro TL? It's a recent purchase which came with the auto-winder-grip dealio (but sadly no knob to do it manually), but I'd prefer to just wind the film by hand. I looked on eBay and on KEH, but to no avail... Other ideas/resources?

Thanks!

 

[MattKing]

I'm not totally sure about this, but the manual film crank (AC401 in Mamiya parlance) may be the same for the Mamiya 645 Super, Mamiya 645 Pro and the Mamiya 645 Pro TL.

I don't know whether this will help you in your search.

It may be worthwhile to look for an ugly grade "Super" just to get the winder.

Matt

 

[tkamiya]

I've seen them on KEH site few times in the past, although I didn't find one today. You might want to give KEH a call since it does have repair facility as well. I also see several units in AS-IS section with crank and other parts missing. I wouldn't be surprised if these parts go to their parts bin....

 

[Jon Shiu]

ebay does have it listed now

Jon

 

[csb999]

thanks for the ideas/suggestions. eventually i found one on eBay. evidently "crank" is the preferred nomenclature on eBay (as opposed to film advance knob).