Balda Baldalux User manual

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       18 - Film chamber (Upper)
II      19 - Mask tor Ztlaxlsle      20 - Film chamber (Lower)
      Z! - Iilm pressure plate      22 - $lm window lor 2tltxls/s with protective slide
      2s - Fllm window tor zVixs%  ;iil   irroteciiv; ;iid;     24-Tripod socket

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Film material
The usual zrlrXztln (teo) Film can be used
 alternatively for 8 pictures 2'lnXSrf a, or
 16 pictures 2tlnXtbla..
Insertion of Film
Unlo& the Camera by pressing the lo& (1)
to the side, and the hinged ba& can be
opened. The lower Film dramber (eO) is
hinged and should be slightly raised (lll. 3)





            ILLUSTRETION 3

in order to engage the new Film spool on tlt" small protruding hnob in the ,pool
 dramber. Downward pressure upon the nitm
 dramber will ensure the Film ii treta firmly in place. Braeh the protective paper cove-
 ring and unwind the new film sufficiently
 for the tongue to be inserted in the emoti
 spool in the upper dramber (ls). The pa'-
per tongue should be inserted in the lonq
 slot of the empty spool (lll. 4). At this staeE





             ILLUSTRHTION 4

                                                                                                                                               .plee&e ensure the coloured side of the pro-
tective paper is showing towards you. furnthe Film winding hnob 2 to j times so the

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Film becomes tight. It is very important
the Film runs straighly between the
edges of the spools.
Close the Camera bach tightlY
Open the protective slide (zz or zo). Wind
the film until No. 1 appears in the window
   Close the protective slide -  After everY-exposure        wind to the next number.
Double exposure loch
The Baldalux is fitted with a Loching Device
to prevent double exposure. When the film
has been wound for the next exposure an
,O" will appear in the Control window (15)'
fhat means the film has not been exposed-
When tahing an exposure by pressing the
                                          theBody release an ,,E" will appear in
Control rvindow, that means the film has
been exposed. After ea<h exposure the film
has to be wound until the next number
appears in the red window at the ba& of
the Camera. The only  f unction of the Control
window is to show whether or not the film
has beett exposed

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Removal of Films
     After the last exposure has been tahen
     wind the Film winding hnob until the end
     of the film has passed the window. Open
      the ba& of the Camera, as explained above,
    and wind the film as far as possible. Pull    out the Film winding hnob,  lif t up the
     hinged Upper film dramber an tahe out the
      film. Seal the film with the attadred tongue
      of adhesive paper. The empty spool should
    be removed to the Upper film dramber.{     Ensure that the Film winding hnob has
 $     cli&ed firmly into the slotted end of the    empty spool  Close the Camera.
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t  IMPORTANT
     Before inserting the new Film one should
     decide whether to tahe 8 pictures Zrl4\Srla
    or t6 pictures zrlEXtbla. For the latter the
     Film mash has to be fitted in the Camera
         (lll. 1s) but for the former the Insert is NOT
    nedded (lll. 5). Never insert a new Film in
     bright sunshine

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  ILLUSTRHTION 5





Opening the Camera
Press the Camera opening button (to) and
the front of the Camera will open and drop
intot position. To ensure the Camera is
properly open press the front down untilit cli&s.  (lll. 6)
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Closing the Camera
Hold the Camera firmly in both hands and
press slowly with the thumbs against the
Upp"t spreid-open bra&ets,. and the Ca-
meia will close gentlY.  (lll. 7)

Setting the Camera
Distance has to be ascertained before everY
exposure, therefore, the Front Lens moun-
ting (g) has to be adiusted accordingly.
The same applies to the aperture setting (r)'
The tongue of the Aperture setting adfust-
ment should always be directly opposite
                                          theone of the figures. Between values of
Aperture setting have to be estimated.
A' Range-findei will be helpful in deter-
mining correct distances.
The exposure time can be adiusted
turning the Time setting ring (a).. .An -byEx-
posurd meter will be very helpful it ob-                                          theiaining exact exposure data. Co&
Shulter co&ing lever (a) and the Camera
is ready.
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Ever-ready setting
  The built-in Lenses have two red dots whidr
   enable the Camera to be ready for use at
  any time. Put the Tongue of the Aperture        1
   setling adiustment and the Distance ring of
   the Fiont Lens mounting opposite the red
   dot. Near (Opposite Lower dot) Distance
   (Opposite Upper dot). Wit this Ever-ready
   ietting the Camera is always focussed.
  IMPORTANT,  The Front Lens should
  always be returned to the,,O" position
   before closing the Camera-

  Exposure
   The Camera can be used either horizontally
'  or vertically. Hold the Camera close to the  eye with both hands (lll. s & 9).
   Please note that the use of the Film mash
   to obtain 16 exposures 21lsX15/s resultsin
   a reversal of the dimensions of the picture.
   Thet means the Canlera must be held ver-
   tically for a horizontal picture, and hori-
   zontally for a vertical one.
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               ILLUSTRfl.TION 8

If the Brilliant view-f inder is used the Camera
must be held in front of the body and the
subiect of the photograph is viewed from
abore. U/ith the index finger of the righthand press the Body release (q) gently
and slowly and the shutter will be released.

ILLUSTR.ETION 9
                                           v j   i IMPORTANT      F"rlk*
     The body release should never be pressed
        if the Shutter is not co&ed, otherwise the
    Camera may damaged. When tahing an
     exposure hold the Camera very firmly toiiI     av-$id moving it when pressing the Body
      release with the index finger.
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Time exposures
When tahing time exposures or using the
delayed action release use either a Tripod
(z+) or place the Camera on a tablp or a
solid surface. For a Time exposure set
the Time setting ring ;n B, press the Bodyrelease and hold it ddrvn for the desired
length of time. To close the Shutter remove
the   f inger  f rom the Body release. The
shutter will remain open as long as the
Body release is held down. For time ex-
posures of great length, a cable release (2)
with a set screw lo& will be of great help.
Flashlight Exposures
The Shutter is fully syndrronised. All types
of Flashlights can be used with any Ex-
posure time. Please read the instructions
for the Fully Syndrronised Shutter carefully.
Lenses
The powerful coated Lenses have an anti-
reflex coating. This coating is very hard
and it is essential the surface of the Lenses
are hlways hept clean and treated carefully
to avoid damage to the quality of the Lens.

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