Mamiya 6 + 150mm Lens Shutter Will Not Fire

[brianmichel]

Hey all,
I just purchased a Mamiya 6 and a 150mm lens to accompany the body. Everything looks in great condition and seems to function correctly. I get correct viewfinder lines when I attach the lens, and I get the shutter speed on the left hand side of the viewfinder, however when I press the shutter button all the way down, nothing happens. I've looked at the inside of the lens and see no issue with any blades, the aperture slides great through each stop, but I don't think I can test the shutter since it is an electronic leaf shutter. I do not know how old the batteries are, could this be the issue? Let me know any tips or tricks, thanks!

 

[L Gebhardt]

Never used a Mamiya 6. On the 7 the things that keep the shutter from firing are: dead batteries, lens change curtain closed, no film (only with back closed), not enough light in one of the A/AEL modes.

I may have missed something, but that's where I would check first.

 

[clay]

Try replacing the battery and make sure that the lens-changing 'curtain' is open. There is a small release latch on the baseplate of the camera that will open the lightproof trap that needs to be engaged to change lenses.

 

[brianmichel]

I figured it out, I'm an idiot. The film wasn't advanced enough for the start window to count that film was present. So after giving the lever one more click, the shutter fired away! I was a little surprised at how sensitive the shutter button is, but I think I'm in love all over again

 

[Sirius Glass]

BrianMichael,

Next step is to remember to remove the lens cap before firing the shutter. After over forty years of shooting SLRs I recently bought a Hasselblad SWC and I have shot about 50% of the photographs with the lens cap on.

Steve

 

[brianmichel]

BrianMichael,

Next step is to remember to remove the lens cap before firing the shutter. After over forty years of shooting SLRs I recently bought a Hasselblad SWC and I have shot about 50% of the photographs with the lens cap on.

Steve

I'm sure I'll make that mistake sooner or later! Should be interesting when I try to figure out why these frames are all black lol!

 

[RH Designs]

Having taken many photographs of the inside of my Mamiya 6's lens cap in its early days, I developed a strategy for avoidance - every time I extend the lens mount I take off the cap as well, in a single movement. Similarly, if I replace the cap, I collapse the lens. This has significantly reduced the number of blanks . Enjoy your 6, it's a great camera!

 

[L Gebhardt]

Having taken many photographs of the inside of my Mamiya 6's lens cap in its early days, I developed a strategy for avoidance - every time I extend the lens mount I take off the cap as well, in a single movement. Similarly, if I replace the cap, I collapse the lens. This has significantly reduced the number of blanks . Enjoy your 6, it's a great camera!

I wish the 7 had the collapsable lens mount. Then I could employ this strategy. I have many blank frames, though I usually notice it as I am putting the camera away and can't find the lens cap. New rule for me is to take the camera out and take off the cap. I now use a filter so I don't worry about leaving the cap off so much.

Glad you got it working.