AKIO Arette P User manual

t O A D I  N ' G T H E C A M E R A  ( A v o i dd i r e c ts u n l i g h t )
TheARETTEtokes perforoted35 mm.film ovoiloble in stondord
cossettesof either 20 or 36 exposures(24x 36 mm.).
To open the comerq bock the two locking buttons (1) should
be pressediogether between thumb ond finger. The topered
end of the film proieciing from the cosseiteshould be holf-
folded ot the middle of the third perforotion (A), so thot when
the end is insertedthe folded end in the slot of the toke-up
spool (B),the third perforotion cotcheson the red hook.
Operote ihe releose lever (13) ond the rewind knob (12)will
move out; pull  it out further still, ond ihe cossettecon be
ploced in the cossettechomber of the comero, ofter which the
rewind knob should be pushed in ogoin. Nexf, turn the knob
slightly in the direction of the orrow so thot the film  is
stroightenedwith  ifs inner surfoce in the focol plone. The
comero bock moy now be closed.
Before toking the first picture, the film should be odvonced
THREETIMES,os describedon poge 4.

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A D V A N C I N G   T H E F I t M
For sofe ond correctfilm tronsport,the ropid-wind lever (2) must be turned steodily
until it comesto o stop. This movementoperotesthe film tronsport,cocksthe shutter,
works the exposurecounter ond sets the double exposurelock. When releosed,the
lever springsbock to its originol position ond con only be moved ogoin when the
shutterhos been releosed.
Beforeyou toke your firsi picture, the film which hos been exposed during looding
must be wound on by moking THREEblonk exposures(tronsportond shutterreleose).

                             E X P O S U R E C O U N T E R
                             The exposurecounter (.|6)should now be set
                                        of "O" by pressingond turning it to the left
                                      or right. The counterworks only when there
                                             is o fllm in the com e r o .l t w i l l s h o w y o u h o w
                            mony of the ovoiloble exposuresyou hove
                                 used.

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T H E S H U T T E R
The ARETTEis equipped with o VARIO-shutter.You do not need to cock the shutter,
os this is done outomoiicollywhen the film is odvonced.
The VARIO-shutterprovides exposuretimes of rlzs,tlso,r/zooof o second ond "B".
Exposuretimes con be set either before or ofter cocking the shutter. Only the
exposuretimes shown on the engrovedscole ore ovoiloble. Iniermediotetimes connof
be set. lf the morker stonds between iwo exposure iime volues on the scole, either
the longer or the shorterexposurewill be releosed.

S H U T T E R R E I E A S E
The shutteris releosedby groduolly pressingthe releosebuiton (3) down to the right
with the forefinger,until the shutter operotes. Avoid sudden or ierky movements,
which might result in blurred pictures. For time exposures,set the shutter setting
ring (8)ot B. The shutterwill now remoin open until the button is releosed.For extro
long exposures,it is odvisible to use o cqble releosewith o locking screw.The coble
should be screwed into the socked (4).
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C O N N E C T I O N   O F F L A S H C O N T A C T
To connectthe flosh unit, insert the flosh coble in the socket (11) on the shutter.To
ensurethot the flosh will occur exoctly during the momentoryopening of the shutter,
core must be token to set the correct exposure time. No colculotionsore required,
provided you follow the indicotions given in the toble on the following poge 7,
which con be summoriedos belowt
   o) With flosh tubes (electronicfloshlight)oll exposuretimes con be used.
   b) Forflosh bulbs of oll types,set the shutterot 1/zrsec.
When using o self-timerwith/or coble releose(seeobove),o) ond b) still opply.

R E W I N D I N G  T H E F I t M
After you hove mode the lost exposure,you will feel on obstructionwhen you lry
to movethe levero full stroke;do not pressfurther or you will teor the film from
the cossette.The exposurecountershowsthe numberof exposuresmode but if you
wound too muchfilm on before settingthe counter,it will not reoch the expected
20 or 36.
Beforeopeninglhe comerobqck,the film musl be rewoundinto the cossetle.
When you operotethe releoselever(13),the rewindknob (12)will comeout outomoti-
colly.Turnthe knob in the directionof the orrow ond you will feel the film being
                      rewound into the cossette.Wotch the exposurecounter;
                     when it stops,ond decreosedresistonceis felt, the fi lm
                                   is bock in the cossette,which moy be removed ofter
                       openingthe comero bock (in subduedlight).The rewind
                       knob should be pressed bock to  its normoI position,
                          u n lessyo u o re re lood ing stroig ht owoy.





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T H E C R Y S T A  t - C L E A R ,
T A R G E   I M A G E ,
L U M I N O U S   F R A M E  V I E W F I N D E R
( I M A G E R A T I O I : l )
When you look through the lorge, crystol-cleorview-
finder, you will see the sublect, of  its noturol size,
fromed by o luminousline. Brightly illuminotedby re-
flectedlight, this frome contoinsthe precisepicturethot
you will hove on your film. The dotted lines,olso illu-
minoted, show cleorly the imoge field for close-up
photogrophy when you ore working of o distonce of
3t/sfeet f rom the subiect.
You photogroph whot you see when using this view-
finder- there is no guesswork.Evenwhen you ore close
to the subiectyou con be quite sure thot the fi lm will
record o ll of your intendedpicture.


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T H E   t E N S
The ARETTEis equipped with o color-correctedlens giving excellentdefinition ond
true reproduction;ihe new hord cooting helps to produce perfeci color ond block-
ond-whitepictures.
4 scoles qre engroved on the lens mounting:
The focusing scole on the focusing ring (5) indicotes in green figures from 31/zfeei
to infinity (-)  - from  I metre to inf.
The depth of field scole (7) hos the diophrogm volues ("stops")2.8 - 4 - 5.6 - 8 -      ,|6,1l  -    engrovedon both sidesof the focusingmorker (6).
The exposuretime scqle on the shutier setiing ring (8) with the volues: Bi 25, 50, 200
(signifyingfroctionsof o second).
The diophrogm scole (9)with the stops2.8 to16.


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F O C U S I N G  A D J U S T M E N T
Setthe focusingring (5)to your estimoteor meosure-
ment of the distonceto the subiect;other ports of
the field of view will olso be in focus,os explqined
in the next section.

T H E EF F E C T O F T H E D I A P H R A G M
In the somewoy os the iris in the humoneye controls
the light entering,the diophrogm is set in coniunctionwith the shutter speed to
controlthe omount of light reochingthe film. (The correct poirs of settingsfor diffe-
rent conditionsore usuollyprovided in o leofletwith the film you buy.)
In oddition,the diophrogm determineshow much of the picture in front of, ond
behind,ihe moin sub[ectis olso in focus;this is the "Depth of field", detoilsof which
ore given on the next poge.



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Exompte:You hoveset the focusingring (5) to l0 feet.The depih of field scole(7)
showsyou thot the portsof your picturein focuswill be ot thesedistonces:
With the stop  2.8 from obout 9    ft. (2.60m.) to 12 ft.  (3.50m.)
                                            tt              tt    8.3   ft. (2.50m.) to 13 ft.  (3.90m.)
                                       tt              ,    7.5  ft. (2.30m,) to 16 ft.  (4.60m.)
                                              ,             tt   6.8  ft. (2.00 m.) to 20 ft.  (5.00 m.)
                                              , t t 6 f t .                   (l .80 m.) to 33 ft.  (l 0.00 m.)
                                       ,t              ,    5.2  ft.  (l .55 m.) to oo
                           Obiects neorer or further thon the depth of field
                           distonceswill produceo more or lessblurredimoge;
                                 this foct con be used in composingyour picture(".9.
                            o blurredbockgroundcon be obtoinedin o portroit).
                         Note thot, in chongingfrom one stop to the next
                            lower stop (".g. from 8 to 5.6),twice os much light
                            entersthe lens,so the shuttermust be odiustedoc-
                            cording ly.

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Untilyou ore fomiliorwith this techniQUe,the follow-
ing generolruleswill help)ou:
     For neqr snqpshots- with o stop of 8 ond the
      focusing ring set of 8  ft. (2.4 ffi.), subiects
     between51/aft. (1.8 m.) ond 12 ft. (3.9m.) from
      the comerowill be in focus.
      For distqnt subiectswith foreground - with o
      stop of 5.6 qnd the focusing ring of 30 ft.
         (l 0 ffi.), oll subiectsmore thon 15 ft. (5 m.)
           f rom the comerqwill be in focus.
     For distqntviews - set of infinity (oo).
    Mqke it o hobil, for every phofogroph if ihere is time, to glonce ot the depth
       of field scole,ond decide whether ihe settingsyou ore using will give you the
      resultyou wonf.


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F I I T E R S , C T O S E - U P  T E N S E S
                      A N D  S U N S H A D E

                      The focusing ring (5) of the ARETTElens is provided
                           with on internoI threod for holding color-filters,close-up
                         lenses or  o sun shode. The  fi lters ond lenses ore
                        threoded on both sides so thot o ll three moy be used
                                oi the some time. lf used with o filter, the close-uplens
                         should be ottochedto the comero first.
                      A color-filterwill reduce the omount of light entering
                           the comero. To compensotefor this, the exposuretime
                        hos to be lengthened.lf on "exposure volue" is ob-
                          toined from o meter or o colculotor,it should be de-
                        creosedby the omountsshown on poge 20.
                       Exomple:A medium-yellowfilter,foctor 4 is being used;
                          4 times the normol exposure should be given, e.g.


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chonge r/zooto r/e,oor the stop from 5.6 to 2.8. Similorly, the
exposurevolue would be reduced by rubtrocting 2.
When toking pictures ogoinst the light ond for  oll color
photogrophy it is well worth while using o sun shode. Here,
the well-plonned design of the ARETTEprovides yet onother
odvontoge- the sun shode ond/or filter con be left on the lens
when you close the leother cose; the sun shode becomesin-
verted over the lens mount ond is reody for use of o touch
when the cose is opened ogo in.





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,  R E M O V I N G  A P A R T I A t t Y   E X P O S E D  F I t M
     lf you wish, o portiolly exposed film con be removed from the comero in order to t
  use onother kind of film, suchos o color film. I
I  Not" the reoding on the film counter ond rewind the film in the usuol woy.  lt is
  odvisoble to write this number on the end of the film, ond to store the cossettein
 I o light-proof contoiner.
  When relooding the comero with o portiolly exposed cossette,first cover the lens
   firmly wiih the lens cop, then lood the comero ond set the exposure counter os
   detoiled on poges 3 ond 4; operote the lever ond shutter releose until the film
  countershows q number 2 or 3 more thon the number reoched before - this ollows
   for ony voriotion in looding. Do not forget to remove the tens cop before using
   the comero.

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T A K E C A R E O F Y O U R C A M E R A
A comero suchos the ARETTEhos been mode with opticol ond mechonicolprecision,
from high-quolity components; hondle  it corefully, os you would ony scientific
instrument,ond give it regulor ottention-you will reop the benefit!
The inside ond outside of the comero should be gently brushed free of dust from
time to time with o fine-hoiredbrush.Fingerprintson the metol ports con be removed
with o soft polishing-cloth.
Try to keep the lens unmorked by fingerprints,but if these or specksof dust need
removingfrom the lens or viewfinder,use o smoll pod of speciol lens-cleoningtissue,
with core; do not rub hord.
Never leove the comero where it will gei domp or hot. At the seo-sideremember
thot sond ond solt woter, ond the seo-sproy often in the oir con do horm to the
comero mechonismond lens surfoces- o usefultip is to keep the comero in o plostic
bog when not in use.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               t,
lf you should hove on occident with the comero,,do not try to put it right yourself;
hove it exominedby the monufocturer,who con deol expertlywith the trouble.
Follow this odvise,ond your comero will olwoys be reody to give first-clossservice
ond will be -
                 your foithful ond trustedcomponionfor mony yeors.
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