Can a Leaf Aptus 65S Mamiya 645 digital back be adapted for use on an RZ67?

Question

I have a second-hand Leaf Aptus 65S digital back in Mamiya 645 "M" mount, but I’d like to use it on a Mamiya RZ67 Pro II (non-D). Can the mount/interface be changed, or is an adapter required? If an adapter is the solution, which ones are known to work with a Leaf Aptus M-mount back on the RZ67?

user104052 · Accepted Answer

For RZ76 Pro II (non D), for an M mount (M means Mamiya 645 AFD1-3 and Phase One DF aka M645) you have two options:

Mamiya HX705 adapter: can be used with any Leaf back in M mount (Aptus and Credo). This adapter requires 1 lens-to-back sync cable;

or

Leaf adapter (Leaf Mamiya RZ I/F Adapter Aptus 17/65 AFD 518-02213A): works with any Leaf Aptus M back and comes with all the cables required.

and as a 3rd complication,

Mamiya HX701 adapter will work but needs modification and sync cable. The dark slide sensor on the RZ will assume that the adapter is the dark slide and will not operate, so you have to remove a tiny bit of the adapter where the sensor hits so it thinks the dark slide has been removed.