
CONTAX - Contax 645 Repair Manual
by CONTAXComprehensive repair manual for the CONTAX 645 medium-format camera system. This workshop manual provides complete disassembly and reassembly procedures for all major assemblies—the AF prism finder unit, film back block, camera body, and mount base assembly. The technical documentation covers principal mechanisms including the TTL autofocus system, high-speed vertical-travel focal-plane shutter capable of 1/4000th second, real-time vacuum system for film flatness, and multi-mode exposure metering. Detailed component diagrams with bilingual identification accompany step-by-step removal and installation instructions for every major subassembly. The service manual includes electrical circuit schematics, comprehensive timing charts, circuit block diagrams for principal electronic modules, and a parts modification list tracking design changes through production. Quality control test procedures and fine-tuning methods for exposure and motor-drive mechanisms are thoroughly documented with adjustment specifications. Valuable reference for technicians maintaining or servicing these professional-grade camera systems.
Table of Contents:
- Features
- Specifications
- Names of Parts
- Description of Mechanisms
- Timing Chart
- Electric Circuit Block Diagram
- Functions of Circuits in Electric Circuit Blocks and Explanation of Signal Lines
- Description of Electric Circuits
- Schematic Diagrams
- Removal of Exterior Units
- Removal of Exterior Parts from Camera Body
- Removal of Mount Base Assembly
- Removal of Other Parts from Camera Body
- Disassembly of Mount Base Assembly
- Dressing of Lead Wires
- Disassembly of Exterior Assembly Parts
- Disassembly of Film Back Assembly
- Disassembly of AE Prism Finder Assembly
- Parts Modification List
- Adjustments of Compensation Values (Manual Adjustments)
- Description of Manual Adjusting Mode
- Adjustment Procedure
- Others
- Terminal Connection Diagrams
- Wiring Diagrams
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Document Details
- Format
- Pages
- 165
- Size
- 15.0 MB
- Category
- Photography