Sully75 Member Joined Jan 28, 2010 Messages 405 Location Somerville, Format Medium Format Mar 7, 2013 #1 I have a Mamiya C220. On the viewing screen/groundglass, there are two marks etched in the glass. I'm wondering what they are for. Some sort of makeshift parallax correction? Thanks Paul
I have a Mamiya C220. On the viewing screen/groundglass, there are two marks etched in the glass. I'm wondering what they are for. Some sort of makeshift parallax correction? Thanks Paul
MattKing Moderator Moderator Joined Apr 24, 2005 Messages 53,008 Location Delta, BC Canada Format Medium Format Mar 7, 2013 #2 They are parallax adjustment marks. They are discussed on page 16 of the camera's manual. In case you don't have the manual, you can find one on Mike Butkus' site here: http://www.cameramanuals.org/mamiya_pdf/mamiya_c220-1.pdf If you are going to use the download, I'd suggest a donation to Mr. Butkus' site.
They are parallax adjustment marks. They are discussed on page 16 of the camera's manual. In case you don't have the manual, you can find one on Mike Butkus' site here: http://www.cameramanuals.org/mamiya_pdf/mamiya_c220-1.pdf If you are going to use the download, I'd suggest a donation to Mr. Butkus' site.
grahamp Subscriber Joined Mar 2, 2004 Messages 1,706 Location Vallejo (SF Bay Area) Format Multi Format Mar 7, 2013 #3 They also act as a guide to exposure compensation using the focus scale. See the last two images and comments at http://grahampatterson.home.comcast.net/~grahampatterson/grahamp/c220/c220.html
They also act as a guide to exposure compensation using the focus scale. See the last two images and comments at http://grahampatterson.home.comcast.net/~grahampatterson/grahamp/c220/c220.html