Balda Super Baldamatic User manual

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             Set DIN- or A5A Film Speed of the Film in use



                     Set Front Ring on 125 and Back Hing on"A"



      |3":i             Set Distance
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                     Release when the Needle is visible in the left hand
                     bright edge of the Luminous Bright [ine Frame Finder        .,4G

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The Aperture is outomoticolly set. To get o correctly exposed photogroph  it is essentiol to oscertoin thot ihe
Block Needle in the Viewfinder moves in the Bright Field on the left hond side of the Luminous Bright Line
Frome Finder (see illustrotion). Should the Needle not be visible it is not possibl.e io expose on thql porticulor
Exposure Time. In most coses  ii  is, however, possible to get o correct exposure by setting either o lower or
higher Exposure Time, until the Block Needle is ogoin visible in the Viewfinder. Should the Needle swing into
o Red Field the light is too pour qnd no photogroph should be token. The Apertures ore olso visible in the
Viewfinder, ond this is on odded check on the Aperture chosen, ond by oltering ihe Exposure Time one con chose
q more fovouroble Aperlure  if necessory. {See olso Poge Z.)





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Dislunce selling
To obtoin o correctly exposed photogroph it is most esseniiol
to set the exoct distonce. Aport from the Block ond Green
figures on the Distonce Setting Scole you will find Symbols,
which give you on indicotion of the most fovouroble distonce
for Poriroits, Groups ond Londscopes. These symbols represent
the following distonces: -
              Portroit =opprox.5ft
                                        10 ft         GrouP = opprox'
              Londscope = opprox.33 ft
Set distonce by rototing the hondy Disfonce Setting Ring unfil
the correct distonce is opposite the Triongulor Mork in the
Centre of the Depth of Focus Scqle.
With the SUPER BALDAMATIC  I the two Imoges of the Ronge-
finder in the Centre of the Viewfinder must coincide (see
illustrotion). The Lens is now shorply set. Should you require
o greoter Depth of Focus pleose reod the following poge.
On both models the Luminous Bright Line Frome Finder givbs
the exoct picture size.

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                                Ileplh ol Focus
                                    Every lens hos o certoin Depth of Focus, ond obiects in front or behind
                                        this Depth of Focus qre not shorp. The Depth of Focus depends on the
                                 Aperiure ond Distonce Setting. lt becomes greoter when o smoller
                                    Aperture is used (lorge operture numbeis) ond olso increqses with longer
                                      distonces. In spite of the Automotic Aperture Setting if is possible to set
                          o more fqvouroble Aperture os the vorious opertures ore visible in the
                                    Viewfinder. The Depth of Focus con be seen on the Depih of Focus
                                       Sco le.
                                   Exompte: - Should the Needle in the Viewfinder point to f. 1'l you will
                                        find frorn your Depth of Focus Scole thot, with o Distonce Setting on I ft
                                     everything is shorp between opprox. 7 ft ond l8 ft.


Parullqx Gompensalion
The Luminous Bright Line Frome Finder inside the Viewfinder
shows whot will octuolly be exposed on the film. The BALDA-
MATIC hos Automotic Porollox Compensotion through the
Coupling of the Luminous Bright Line Frome Finder ond the
Rongefi nder.

Exposures without using the fiutomstic
When tol<ing Flosh photogrophs or Time Exposures with o ionger exposure time
thon 1/30th sec. (B-Setfing) ihe Automotic must be cut out. To do this set Aper-
ture Ring from "A" to the required Aperture. When lhe Automotic is cut out
you will see q iogged scole on the left of the Luminous Bright Line Frome Finder
(see illustrotion). Aperture ond Exposure Time must be set monuolly with Flosh
ond Time Exposures, qnd ihe Aperture Volue indicoted by ihe Needle con be
disregorded in this cose.
o) For Flosh Exposures
All Copocitor ond Elecfronic Floshguns on fhe morkel con be used. When using
                                                                                     oB".Bulbs set on l/30ih but for Electronic Flosh oll speeds con be used excep+
The correct Aperture depends on the distonce to ihe subiect ond is oscertoined
os follows: -
                  Flosh Factor of fhe Floshgun                                                         :  Aperture
                            Distonce
Further inforrnotion regarding Floshgun Settings on Poge 18.
b) Position B
When exposing on B the Shutier sloys open os lorrg os the Body Releose  is
depressed. This setfing is used very seldom, only of dusk or when toking night
photogrophs, olso when toking indoor photogrophs without flosh. The Comero
mJst of course stond on very firm ground, ond if is odvisoble to use o tripod fo
ovoid comero shoke.
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www.butkus.usInseiling the Film
Hold the cqmero, lens downword in your honds
os shown on th6 illustrotion, with the two Lock-
ing Cotch Buttons held upwor:ds. Press the two
Bultons down simultoneously ond the comero
bock swings open ond con be eosily removed.
It is importqnt thot the looding ond unlooding
of the comero should not be done in bright
sunlig ht.
It is extremely eosy to insei'f the film into the':
comero.
lnsert the recessed open end of the cossette over
the spindle in the cossefte chomber ond the
cqssette folls outomoticolly into position. lnsert
the film leoder into the slot of'the Toke-up Spool
with the perforotion of the film hooked securly
over the tooth of the Toke-up Spool.
The slockness of the film cqn be token up by
slowly rototing the wheel of the Toke-up Spool.
It is importqnt to moke quite certoin the teeth
of the Tronsport Sprockets ore engoging ihe
film perforotion.
The Cossette con only be looded into the
Comero if the Rewind Hondle is in the closed
position ond the Lever set on "T".

Glosing ol lhe Gumera
Hold the comero lens downwords, inserf the lip
of the comero bock into the recessed port on
the comero body,



                                   exert slight downword pressure
                            on the Comerq Bock ond it will
                                        click into the closed position.

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Exposure sounter
The exposure Counter indicoles the number of exposures
still to be token.
When inserting the film turn the Exposure Counter to
'A'. The Exposure Counler moves bockwords, lhis meons
thot it indicotes fhe number of exposures still to be
loken,  i. e. 36, 35, 34 etc. When o film with 20 exposures
is inserted into the comero put the Exposure Counter on
'22' ond nol on 'A'.





                           Film memorizer
                                  After inserting the film set the Film Memorizer occording fo the
                                  iype of film in lhe comero. This useful device enobles lo check
                                     ot ony loter dote on the type of film looded.

Setting lhe lilm lor the lirst exposure
Before ioking the first exposure the film must be lronsported
until No. 36 (or 20) oppeors on the Counter.




                                     1) Turn the Quick Tronsporl Key

                                o holf furn in o clockwise
                                           direction
                                   2) Depress the Body Releose




Repeot the obove sequence once more ond lhe required
number (36 or 20) will be on lhe Exposure Counter.
ln the centre of the Rewind Hondle is o screw with o
red line. This is on importont check on the proper in-
sertion ond tronsport of the film. lf il rototes the comero
 is correcily looded.

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The exposure

                                      The SUPER BALDAMATIC is now reody for the first exposure.
                                           Hoid the Comero firmly in both honds, view the subiect through
                                              ihe Viewfinder holding the Comero os neoi to the eye os pos-
                                                 sible. Check, wether the Needle indicotes thof condifions ore
                                                       right, depress Body releose slowly ond os smoothly os possible.
                                                              It is essenliol ro hold the Comero steody with bofh honds ond
                                    os neor lo the eye os possible.  lt is recommended to proctise
                                                     this melhod of lqking phoiogrophs. To ovoid comero shoke the
                                              index finger of the right hond should move slowly downwords.
                                           Turn Quick Tronspori .Key withouf toking fhe Comero from the
                                         eye ond     qre        for the next exposu"fe.
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                                         The SUPER BALDAMATIC  is speciolly suitoble lo toke exposures
                                                  in ropid succession.

Bewinding
                                When fhe film hos been completely exposed the Exposure
                                                Counler will show 0. When fhe Exposure Counter hos not been
                                             wotched o smoll resistonce is felt when lhe complete film  is
                                                   exposed.
                                             The film must now be rewound into the originol cossette.
                                                     After the lost exposure the Quick Tronsport Key moy only move
                                                        holf the normql distonce. This hos no ill effect ond the Key con
                                           be returned to the correct position os soon os lhe Rewind Hondle
                                             hos been used.

                                               To use this unique Rewind Hondle the Rewind
                                                              Levei hos to be moved from T to R ond the
                                                         Rewind Hondle will click open.
                                                                     Rotote the Rewind Hondle in the direciion of lhe
                                                           orrow until o slight resislonce is felt, this is fhe
                                                                   perforotion of the film disengoging from the
                                                                    toolh on the Toke-up Spool.
                                                           The film is now in its originol cossette.
                                                  Swing Rewind Hondle bock into the closed
                                                                    position ond simultoneously move ihe Rewind
                                                                    Lever from R to T (see illusfrotion).

                                                                   It is essenliot rhqt rhe Rewind Hondle is pressed down firmly
                                                    into position when lhe Lever is set on T. lf the Rewind Lever
                                                connot be moved from R to T it is becouse the Rewind Hondle
                                                    is not completely home, ond slight pressure on lhe Rewind
                                              Hondle will remedy this.
FMls                                        The Boldornotic con now be opened in the usuol woy ond the
l1l8i4 r$)                                                    film cossette with the exposed film token out.
                                                  (The film cosselte should be kept well wropped.)

www.butkus.usExposures wilh Filters qnd Lens Hood
When using Filfers the quontity of light reoching ihe film through the Lens is in most coses reduced ond this
results in under-exposure,  unless the Exposure Time is increosed occordingly. Every Filter hos o certoin foctor
which indicotes the increose in the Exoosure '['ime.
With ihe SUPER BAI-DAMATIC  this foclor is compensoted by oltering the film speed on the Film Speed Scole.
The following Scole gives you EXACT detoils of how mony volues the exposure iime should be reduced.

                                        Tqble

                                                          7-9x          |     14-19x

        Volues to
       be reduced


Exomple: -  lf your film is 21 DIN ('100 ASA=31 Scheiner) ond lhe film foctor 2x,
deduct 3 Volues ond set the film speed scole on 18 DIN (50 ASA:28 Scheiner).



For Photogrophs token ogoinst the light the Diffuser is ploced before lhe window
of the Exposure Meter. The Diffuser is used when the Conrero is held toword
the light source {sun, lomps, or window for indoor phoiogrophy without Flosh).

Gqble releqse und lripod
       For exposure limes of longer thon 1/30 of o
        sec. it is odvisoble lo use o Coble releose ond
         tripod.
      The Coble Releose is screwed into the fhreod
        next. to the Body Releose, ond ihe tripod is
       screwed into the tripod bush ot lhe bottom of
        the comero.





         Flqshguns
           Floshguns con be oftached to the
          Accessory Shoe or,   if  required,
           connected by o brockel underneoth
            lhe comero.
          The coble is connecled to the Syn-
            chronisolion Nipple ot the front of
            the comero.


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