Mamiya RZ67- What am I doing wrong?!

[tommyboy]

Hey everyone,

It's my first time using an RZ67 and I'm hoping I'm just doing something wrong. The last camera body apparently had an electrical component that melted, but it behaved the same way as this one. The camera repairman said it wasn't worth fixing. I got this new body from Japan and the guy swears that he checked it before shipping it out and said everything was working adequately. The mirror seems to be locking up when I fire it. I posted a video link below to help understand. Any suggestions or advice would be great.



Thank you in advance!

 

[Photo Engineer]

The mirror only returns when you cock the shutter. It does not do an autoreturn.

PE

 

[macfred]

The cocking lever advances the film, cocks the shutter and sets the mirror.

 

[Ian C]

That’s the way it is supposed to work. Unlike a 35mm SLR the RZ67 does not have an instant-return mirror. When you stroke the advance lever the mirror resets, the shutter cocks, and the film advances. There’s nothing wrong.

Here’s the manual:

http://www.mamiyaleaf.com/assets/files/documentation/RZ67_Pro_v4.pdf

 

[tommyboy]

Then how do I know how long the shutter stays open for when I do I long exposure? As soon as I fire, it closes and goes black.

 

[tommyboy]

Nevermind, I figured it out! It all makes sense now. Thank you all so much!

 

[Stephen Prunier]

Enjoy your RZ, it's an awesome camera.

 

[mshchem]

Mamiya is advanced in this respect. On a Hassleblad if you want to make a longer exposure you have to hold the shutter release down until the shutter closes. Otherwise the rear blind shutter will close before the lens shutter. RZ is so much fun, get a grip for it.

 

[soulstar89]

the rz has the shutter in the lens. all the lenses are leaf shutters. you can shoot up to 1 mins with camera set to bulb. you get a warning the last five secs before it automatically closes. anything longer than 1 min you must your "T" mode on the lens.