ALTIX IV User manual

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Witlr thc ALTIX IV                                                               a                       -  24Y.36rnnr -   \\,e are giving ).ou
niniarttrre camera. lvlriclr, in spite of its moderate price, com-
prises many advantages of the modern precision minialure
camela.
ln order to obtain good photographic results with the
AL'|IX IV, the camcra must be handled carefully and cor,-
rectly. We therefore recommend you to practise using the
camera in accordance lvith the follorving instructions.
The ALTIX lV takes all lhe                                        dar-light cartridges for                                             '.rstral
36 expostues, nriniaturc fiLn fillings, and an-v length of 35 mm
filrn urr to 5'4" (1,6 meters).


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      P)a'platration o/ .sigrrs
 4.  Filnr-transport  l<rrolr
 5.  Pictru'<' corrrrling rrrcchanisnr
 6.  Adjrrstnrcrrt lirrg for corrnting disc
 7.  Shrrtter-u'irrtling lcvcr
 8.  S,lrrrtter-releirse  lirroll
 9. Film rewind knob
12. l')ve-piece of optical viervlinder
15. Svnchronized  flirslr corrtrct

Fi9. No. 9


                  l.   Sirfctr--linolr for lrasr'-platt'
           2.  l')rrrptv spool to r'('(.('i\'(. tlre filrrr
                :|.  Srvirrg-otrt lrttliplatc   tt-r fat,ilit:rtt' loa<lirrg tlre Iilrrr
               l().   l"ilrrr-clr:rrrrlrcr  uitlr t'ar'[r'irlge
                Il.   S;rroclie[-tcetlr to t'irtc'lr the fihn per,fr-rlutiorr
               l:].'l'r'ipotl  lruslrirrg
         14. lltrse plate



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Fig. No. J
A. Looding ond Changing the Film

  l.  0perirrg tlte cuntera
    IlolJ tlre canrt.ra u'itlr the base-plate rrpu'ard (l/r, Fig.
      .\o. 2) arttl tlrc lcns artd tlrrrted au'av frortt vou. Push the
    safety-hnob (1, Fig. No. 2) on the base-plate to tlre left,
    rnd lift the base-ulate off.

      Ittsertittg tlrc filrn spool
    'Iake the receiving spool (2, Fig. 3) from the open camera,
     insert the begiruing of the film into the slit in the spool,

fold about 5 mm of the film sharply backn'ard and pull

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            j   thc {ilm towarcls the slit so that it beeomes tight. Now
   place the film into the camera (Fig. No. 3), pa1-ing atten-                             flt    tion that the pegs of the film-transport (4) and rervind (9)
   hnobs catch the cores of the film spool and receiving spool.                        ,{
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1l'l2   (lositrg llte cantera
    Close dou'n the can.rera back ancl place the base-plate into
   the camcra rvith the black ledge on the inside facing the
   back to the camera bodl-. Push the safetv-knob (1) to the
    riqlit in the direction of the lctter "2".

J.  Filnrtransport
   Trlrn the film-transport knob (1*, Fig. l{o. 1) as far as it
   will go in the direction of the arrow, ancl the cotrnting
   mechanism (5) l'ill  advance by one stroke. Push the
    shutter-l'inrling lever (7) upwards, 'rvlrereupon the shutter
    release knob (8) has to be pressed clou'n. This performance
   has to be repeated  tr,r'ice more in order to transport  tl're
   required portion of unexposed film from the cartridge into
   the pictrrrc gate.
   Norv set the counting mechanism (5) to number "36" by
  means of the acljustment ring (6, Irig. t)  ttrrn the film-
   transport knob (4) as far as it rvill go (the stroke of tbe              'l   counting mechanism  'rvill then point to number "1") and
   push the shutter-rvinding lever (7) upu.ards. The carnera
    is norv readl' for the first cxposure. Each tinre the film

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has been transported, a red mark appears in the little
         opening between the film-transport knob and the shutter-
          release knob.

         Changhtg the filmTsiil        After the 36 exposures have been made you rvill notice a
          certain resistance in winding the film. This is a sign that
         the whole length of film has been exposed and has to he
         rervound into the cartridge.
         Pull or.rt the film-transport knob (4,Fig. 1) until i1 stops
        and turn it a little to the right. It  rvill now snap in. By
         turning the rewind-knob (9) in the direction of the arrorv
         the film is spooled back into the cartridge. Now rotate the
           {ilm-transport knob (4) to the left    in the direction of the                                               -
        arrow    until it clicks back into its normal position.                  -
          After this, the camera can be opened as described in para-
         graph t and the cartridge with the exposed film taken out.
        The film should not be exchanged in bright sunlight, but,
              if possible, in the shade. It is advisable to wrap the car-
          tridge in lightproof paper or in the packing material in
         which it rvas delivered, hefore taking it to be processed.
       The nerv film can norv be loaded as described in para-
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B. The Technique of Exposing
                                                                           '1. r  i o p I a rr U.1.9, fot'us   The AL'|IX I\- is strpplietl u'ith
   50 nrrn antl .l t' rt a  'l' f/2.8. foctts I-r0 ttutt.





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 t.   liocusirrg
    Focusirrg is perfolrrred b1' turrring the broad foctrsirrg ling
     (E, Fig.,\o.4) betu'een 2'11" and infinitl' (<, )  rrrttil the
    desirerl 'listance is opposite the red nrark (II, l"ig. \o.4;.

    Setting the diaplvagnt
    'Ihe diaphragm (:  effective lens aperture) is set by tur-
   nirg the knurled ring (ts, Fig. No. 4) until the red rnark
    (P, Fig. No. 4) stands against the desired diaplrragru nunr-

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ber. The small numbers (2.9 - 4 - 5.6) signifv a large dia-
   phragm (wide lens aperture) , rvhiclt means a short expo-
   sure speeC. The large nurtrberrs (8 - lL - L6), on the other
   hand, signil'-v a smal] diaphragm, and the exposlrre has to
   be longer. The differertce from one diaphragm nlrrtber to
   the next is double (or onehalf) the exposure time.
  For  example:     If the exposure time at diaphragm
  8 is l/soth sec. it will have to be double:'lzsth  sec. at
   diaphragrn 11 and onc-lralf :l/routh sec. at cliaphragm 5.6.
     '-flre advantage of tlte smaller tliaphragm is a greater dcpth
   of focus. You will not only have the rnain subject sharp
   in the picture, but also part of the foreground antl back-
   ground.
   After liaving focused your image you can read    to the                                                         -
    left of the red rnark (NI, Fig. 4)    the nearest point and                                       -
    -  to the rigth of the red mark -  the most distant point,
   whithin the range of which, corresponding to the dia-
   phragm stop, the sharpness reaches.
  For example  : (seeFig.4) At a distance of 4 meters
   (L3'4") and a diaphragm stop flLl' the sharpness will
   readr from approx. 2.5 meters (8'4") to 12 meters (40').

3. Setting the shutter speeds
   The Vebur Shutter is calibrated in the following speeds:
   for instant shots from 1 sec. to l/zso th sec. and for time
   exposures of any desired length (B).

Instant   exposures:
                            Turn the front knurled ring
                               (V, Fig.5) until the red
                           mark (K, Fig.5) stands abo-
                           ve the desired speed. Wind
                                   rrp the shutter hv prrshing
                               the rvinding lever (Sp. Fig.
                                5) upu'ards as far as it rvill
                                 go. T'he e\posure can now
                           be made bv depressing the
                                       shutter-release knob (8, Fig.
      Fig. No. :                                 1).
  Time  exposrrres   (R) :  Trtrtr tlre knurled ring  (\r,
    Fig.5) until the nrark (K, trig. 5) stands above the "B".
   Wind up the shutter as described rtnder "Instant exposu-
     res". Depress the shutter-release knob, and tlte shtrtter rvill
   open. It remains open until, after anv desired lenght of
    time, the pressure is relaxed. It is advisable to use a tripod
   and a cable release lvhen making time exposttres.
C. Locking Device ogoinst Double Exposures
   The locking device against double exposures is coupled
   with the shutter and is put into action the moment the
    shutter is released. The shutter cannot be released again
    before the film is advanced, by turning the film-transport
   knob (4, Fig. 1), and the shutter-winding lever (7' Fig. 1)
    has been pushed upwards.

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D. The Synchronized Flosh Contoct
   The ALTIX lV is equipped with a synchronized contact
    for flash and strobe (15, Fig. 1). The shutter must be set at
      l/us th sec. or longer. Contact takes place at the full ope-
   ning of the shrrtter

A few Hlnts with regdrd to Exposures
  t.  ,ldt,ance the film immediately each erposure!
 .)  Speed and diapltragnr are closely connected. The more
    light is talten uwag by stopping down to nurnber 8, 71, or
     nt,oie on the diaplvognt scale, the longer will have to be
     Ilre etltttsure  Iittrc.
   F or e&ample:   lf in a certain case the speed hastobe
    llrcoth sec. with an aperture of f 15.6, the erposure can
    also be made in tlsxth sec. with aru aperture of fl8, or in
       rf 2sth sec. *,ith f 111. These eramples can be contin rcd in
    either direction. The only difference in the picture is the
   depth of sharpness.
 3. The adpantage of the small aperture (8, 11 and 76) is an
    ertensive depth of sharpn"ess, which nTeans that the fore-
   ground a n d background appear sharp in the pictttre. On
    ihe other hand, the wide aperture pennits high-speed er-
    posures, with less rislt of blurring the picture by unstean-
    diness. When taking lively scenes, it is usually necessarg
    to set the sh,utter at high speed and to use a wider aperture.