AKIO Arette IA SVS User manual

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l9 DIN/ASA disk (film sensitivity       22 Exposurecounter.
   indicotor).                      23 Toble support.
t0  lndicotor for film to be used.       24 Tripot bush.

21 Operotion knob for DIN/ASA disk.

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       For better illustrotionunfold the flop ot the lost poge (bottom view)

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T O A D I N G  O F C A M E R A                                              \j-                                                                                         rIThe ARETTEtokes the perforoted minioture film (35 mm),
ovoiloble in the stondord cossette |or 20 or 35 exposures
(24X36 mm).
io opun the comero bock the two locking buttons otb    f*_
pressedogoinst eoch other by thumb ond index finger of your
right hond. The topered end, overloppingf rom the cossettehos          j
to be folded through the middle of the third perforotion hole           l
(A) thot when inserting the folded end into the slot of "the           l
spindle the red hook will feed the third perforotion hole. This          i
ovoids ony pulling out of the film when winding up.                             i
The film cortridge hos to be insertedinto the cossettechomber
of the comero ofter the rewinding knob hos been fully pulled
out. Hoving insertedthe cossettethe rewinding knob hos to be
pushedin ogoin ond by turningthe knob in the directionof the
orrow the film is stroightenedond lies on the focol plone. Now
the comero bock will be closed.Before toking the first picture
the film should be odvonced os describedon poge 5.

F I T M T R A N S P O R T
For sofety tronsport the ropid lever wind (2) must be turned until ihe stop. At the
some time the film will be tronsported,the shutter cocked, the exposure counter
operoted ond the double exposurelock put in. The reversemotion of the ropid lever
wind works outomoticolly.

E X P O S U R E  C O U N T E R
The fi lm which is pre-exposed by inserting some must be removed b y 3 b l o n k
exposures(tronsportond releose)in order to hove unexposedfilm on the focol plone
for the first exposure.The exposurecounter(22)will b" put into its bosic positionu0"
b y pre s s i ngo n d t u rn in g t o the left or right.
Accurote counting is on ly guoronteed by in-                       _---*   -
sertedfi lm. Moreover it shows- before snopp-
ing - which pictureis reody for exposure.



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I E N S
    The ARETTEis equipped with o color-corrected,new cooting lens of excelleintfocus-
     ing ond true reproductionrvhichwill resultperfecf color ond b|o1k/whitepictures.
    5 scqles ore engrdved on the lens moUntlhg:                     i        '                    ', i;,t
    The focusingscole on the focusingring (5) from I m - inf. (green figuresfrom 3.3 feei
       - inf.).
    The depth of field scole (Z) with the diophrogm volues 2.8 - 4 - 5.6: g -   ll   -  ld
    engi'ovedon both sides of the focusing indicoting mork.
    Thc exposuretime scole on ihe time setting ring (S) of ihe shutter With ihe volues:                '|5,30,60, .|25,.     B, 1,2,4,8,                         300 (signifyingfroctionsof seconds).The green figures-
    4,8,15,30,'60connoi be set but represento colculotinghint of full secondsfor long
    exposures.
   The diophrqgm scole with the volues 2.8-,|6 on fhe diophrogm indicotingring (g).
    The exposurevolue scole (,l0)with red figures 2-i7.

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F O C U S I N G  A D J U S T M E N T
                      The focusingindicotingring (5) hos to be odiusted
                                in occordoncewiththe estimotedor focuseddistonce
                         voIue.

                    D I A P H R A G M  A D J U S T M E N T A N D
                    D E P T H O F F O C U S R A N G E
The humon eye will interprete in ihe best woy the funclion of the diophrogm which
will control the light volume offecting the film in o respectiverelotion of the shutter
speed. Moreover the diophrogm determines on odequote depth focusing oreo. The
focus of the imoge will be extened from the odiusted distonce forword ond bock-
word os well ond is moinly dependenl from the selected lens opening ond the
focusing disionce.
The diophrogm will be odiustedwith the diophrogm indicoting ring (9).


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Exomple:The focusingindicotingring (5) hos been odiustedto l0 feet thus    result
o depth of focus oreo
          with opening 2.8 obt. from    I  ft. (2,60m) to 12 ft. (3,50 m)
                                                              , t           ,,    4     ,,       ,,  8.3 ft. (2,50 m) to 13 ft. (3,90 m)
                                                             t ,           ,,    5.6  ,,       ,,  7.5 ft. (2,30 m) to  | 6  ft.  (4,60 m)
                                                             I t           ,,    8     ,,       ,,  6.8 ft. (2,00 m) to 20 ft.  (6,00 m)
                                                             t ,          ,,       I 1     ,,       t,  6    ft. (.|,90m) to     rt' (lo,oom)
                   ,,         ,t   16    ,,       ,,  5.2 ft.  (l ,55 m) to i:
Outsidethe depth of focus oreo you will obtoin o blurred imoge which con be used
fo r  t h e   i m o g e f o rmo t io n (i.".foreground not of
interesttherefore blurred).
 In the buginningyou moy rememberthe following
rules:
When focusingclosesubiectsthe distonceshouldbe
odiusted ot the focusing distonce mork (6) thus                                  7
shows the ovoiloble depth of focus ronge forword
ond bockword os well.                                                 I'e'T'!

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Long distonce exposure without foreground   set
                                 ot inf.

                          Cfose-upsnops  set diophrogm 8 ot 8  ft. (2,4 m)
                           which resultso depth of focus from 5.2 ft. upto 12 ft.
                              (1,80 m upto 3,90 m).

                          Exposuresto inf. with foreground  set diophrogm
                              5.6 ot 30 ft. (10 m) thus resultso depth of focus inf.
                                  to 15 ft. (5 r).


S H U T I E R
The ARETTEis equippedwith the PRONTORSVSshutterincludingexposurevolue
odiustment.No concernhos to be token obout the cockingof the shutteros this is
outomoticollycontrolledby the filmtronsport.9differentexposuretimesfrom I sec.
io r/soosec.ore ovoilobleby odjustingihe time settingring (8)os well os positionfor
long exposures.
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ln order to odlust the shutter in occordoncewith exposurevolue engoged by the
 exposure meter the interlocking device (12) must be pressed down. Thus results
 o free odlusting of ihe diophrogm indicoting ring (9) which beors the red exposure
 volue scole (10). Also the time setting ring (8) or both rings (8 ond 9) con be
'odiusted           ot the some time by pressingthe interlockingdevice.The exposurevolue
 shutterhos been correctly set when the red exposurevolue setting mork (11) points
 to the exposurevolue previously determined.Full crnd intermediotevolues con be
 obtoined.

 Medium speed (1/oosec.)
     when toking pictures from hond thus ovoiding blurred exposures.
 Smollopening                                                           .|6.     when depth of focus is required, i.e. 8, ll,
 High speed
       with fost moving subiects (obout rl:n; or 1/aoosec.).

 A few somplesmoy illustrotethe obove.

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R E T E A S E
To releosethe shutter the releose knob (3) hos to be pushed down by index finger
until the shutterclicks.Avoid ony sudden ond pulling movementsos they ruin your
pictures.For iime exposuresset time setting ring (8) of "B". The shutterremoinsopen
until you will releose him. Coble releoseshould be screwed into the socket.For long
exposuresit is odvisoble to use o coble releosewith fixing screw.

S E t F  T I M E R
The self timer is o help in mony respectsi.e. when the comero user desiresto oppeor
on the picture or when o time exposuremight be obtoincd from on insecureposition
which might result o shoked releose.
The self timer con only be operoted with cockedshutter.Slide synchroswitchlever ('13)
in position "V" ond releose shutier by pressureon releose knob (3). A morgin of
8 sec. is between operoting shutter ond releose.


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F I I - M R E W I N D

        At the end of the filmtronsport o cleor obstruction will be noticed when tyring on
       overwinding thus resultso teoring of the film from the cossette.The exposure counter
       (22)shows the omount of film ovoiloble. In cose the lost picture could not be fully
       pulled out the exposurecounterwill indicote onother figure os the expectednumber
      20 or 36.
       Before opening the comero bock rhe film must be  rewound  into   its  cortridge.
      Operote releose lever (16) for rewind mechonism.Rewind knob (15)will come oui
       outomoticolly.The film will be rewound into the cortridge by turning the rewind knob
                                        in directionof orrow. Decreosedresistoncein winding
                            ond stop of exposurecounter- runs whilst rewinding-
                                  indicote thot fi lm is bock in cortridg". Now you moy
                            open the comero bock ond remove the  fi lm. Rewind
                             knob hos to be reset in its bosic position.



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A F F I X | N G   F T A S H  A T T A C H M E N T                                                                               3 .
The flosh coble hos to be fitted into the flosh contoct socket (la). The fully synchro-
nised shutterwill toke ot oll exposuretimes flosh exposureswith electronicflosh ond
flosh bulbs.
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Ligfiteningof flosh should be effected only by fully opened shutter.This colls for the
correct position of synchroswitch lever ('13).For better illustrotionore given some
hintson poge 15.
Lever(13)must be set ot "V" when using the self timer. Exposurewill be effectedwith
o deloy of 8 seconds.The flosh will olwoys be lightened by the rules of the "X"
position.After releosethe switch lever will outomoticollyreploce to "X".





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T U M I N O U S   F R A M E  V I E W  F I N D E R
Thereflectedfrome view finderwill greotly eose relioble
definitionof imoge field. The dotted lines limit the
imoge field ot o distonceof 3..| ft. (l m). The imoge
boundoriesoppeor os  brightly illuminoted f rome,
opporentlystonding in the room when opplying the
eye close to the view finder eye-piece(17).Focusing
errors connot occur even by tilted viewer position.
You moy come so close to the subiectthot the viewing
field is completed without feoring thot ports of the
imogeore missingon the picture.





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F I L T E R A N D  S U N  S H A D E
                      The focusing indicoting ring (5) of the ARETTElens
                                   is provided with on internol threod for holding color
                                 filters, sun shode or close-uplenses.They ore double-
                        threodedond, therefore,o close-uplens,color filter ond
                        sun shode con be screwed on the lens olltogether.The
                           foresoid sequence,however,hos olwoys to be observed.
                      The engoged color filter will reduce the incident light
                               to o certoin d"gree. To compensotethis the exposure
                          time hos to be lengthenedor better the obtoined ex-
                        posure volue decreosed by the exposurevolue figures
                       mentionedon po ge 25.
                    When using on oronge filter the engoged exposure
                         volue 13 should be reduced by the decreoseof light
                          vofue, nomely 2,5 i.e. 13-2,5-   10.5 hos to be set ot
                           the shutter. The respectivedecreose for o ll our  f ilters
                           ore stoted on poge 25.
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Agoinst the light pictures ond color pictures it is odvisoble
to toke o sun shode.
Agoin your ARETTE offers you onother odvontoge: Sun
shode ond/or color filter moy remoin on the lens even the
leothercose will be shut. The sun shode will be turned up
outomoticolly.





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       lf requestedo portiol exposed film con be token out of the comero in order to
   exchongeo block/whitefilm with o color fi'lm.Just rememberthe position of the film
    counterond rewind the film in the usuol monner.lt is essentiolto mork the number
     of the exposed picturesot the filmend.
   When relooding the comero with the portiol exposedfilm rememberthe description
   on poge 4 ond in oddition shut your lens with the lens hood firmly. To hove the
   comero reody for use ogoin wind the film 3 more picturesover the number you hove
   morked on the filmend before.





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C A R E O F Y O U R  C A M E R A W l I t   P A Y Y O U  O F F :
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For the coreful hondling ond periodicolottentioninvorioblyrequiredby such high-
quolity opticol ond mechonicolopporotus
The inside ond outside of the comero housing should be brushed free of dust fronn
time with o fine-hoired brush. Fingerprintson the metol ports con be removed wiih
o soft polishing-cloth.
For removing finger-prints or specksof dust from the opticol ports, o1woys proceed F5
with greot core, using o tiny pod of chemicollypurified cotton-wool.              h
 lf onything should hoppen with the comero, do not try to fix  it yourself: hove it   L:e                                                                                                                              ; .exomined by the monufocturer,who is quolified to deol with the trouble.    ,J
This will ensure thot  it is olwoys reody for use -                                       t&i  ,  \             . .
                         ond your foithful, trusty tomponion for mony yeors.                                                                                                                                                               I
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