
There’s also a guide at the gear to remind you which way to unroll your film.

Open the top latch and insert your roll of film lining it up with the gear then close the latch. The Contax will have little arrows on the side. The Mamiya insert will be labelled on the back.

You can change what type of film your insert will accept by lifting the pressure plate on the back and rotating it 180°. 120 film will have 16 exposures and 220 film will have 32 exposures. The inserts for both cameras will accommodate 120 or 220 film. Open the latch to remove this spool and insert it into the lower part of your insert. I’ve already unloaded my last roll of film so now I have an empty spool at the top. With the Contax, lift and twist the tab on the side of your film back.

With the Mamiya, depress the two side buttons closest to you simultaneously. This is a tutorial on loading 120 film onto the Mamiya 645AF and its variants or Contax 645 medium format cameras and only took me five takes! I tried to hide my accent so I’m easier to understand.
