Baldamatic I User manual

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To get fine results with your new BALDAMATIC comero right from the stort, follow the simple instructions
in this booklet corefully.

First of  oll, look ot the mony outstonding feqtures of the BALDAMATICcomero:

                      Buili-in exposure meier coupled to shutter, outomoiicolly sets correcl exposure;
                 Lorge oplicol viewfinder with  bright luminous frqme ond outomotic porollox cor-
                    rection, shows exoctly whol you gel on the piclurei
                Coupled rongefinder focuses lhe lens occurotely from 3 feet to  infinity;
               Fomous tl5 mm f/2.8 Boldonor lens, cooted ond color correcied;
                   Lqlest Prontor SLK shuiter with  oll speeds lo l/300 second, MX ftosh synchronizotion
                ond qutomotic selftimer;
                          'Keymotic'                Unique              film tronsport odvonceS film ond winds lhe shutier in one quick
                  molion;
                 Convenient, fosi rewind hondle ouiomoticolly snops inio position;
                 Eosy, drop-in film looding; no threoding required.
                 Other feolures include: Accessory shoe for  floshgun;  finger-tip shutter releose;
                 removoble bock; outomotic film counterr precision die-cqsl all meiol body of modern
                 hond-hugging design.

Become ocquointed with your BALDAMATIC before you loqd the  first  film  -     it  will  reword you with
excellent results,
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Becouse the shutter is q very importqnt port  of  the cclmerq, your BALDAMATIC hos been equippecl witlr
the most odivoncedProntor SLI( shutter with mony o u l o m o t i c f e o t u r e s :
  I ) T h re o t e dMo u n t f o r Screw-
         i n Le n s S h o d e / FilterHolder
 2i D istqnceScqle
 3) Setting Lever for Aperture
      (f i stop) ScoI e
 4) FocusingLever (see poge 1I )
 5) VXM Lever";V :, Selftimer
    (see pCIge9)
  6) Shutter Speed Scole -
   see below
 7l Lens Aperture (f /stop) Scole
 B) Green Figures-  see belovu
 9) Deplh of Field Scole
    (see poge 8)
SHUTTERS'PEEDS:The block figures indicote froctions of o second: "2"  indicqtes 1/2 second, "300" .|i300
second, elc. When the shutter is set ot'B',   it opens when you press down the releose cnd remoins open
until you let the releose go. This selting is used for exposures longer thqn 1 second.
GREEN FIGURES: When the exposure meter  is used in  poor  light conditions, the green figures indicote
full seconds of exposure. The green figures (exzept B) connot be turned io lhe red diomond index of ihe
shutter. -  EXAMPLE: lf o meter reod,ing resulis in the following line-up:
e x p o s u r e s c o l e

f /stop scoI e         2.8                        5,5
ond you wont  to use f/stop 11, the indicqted exposure is B seconds o n   t h e  g r e e n  s c o l e . T o o b t o i n    t h i s e x -
posure, turn the B of the exposure scole, qnd the 1I  of the  f /stop s c o l e   t o    t h e   r e d  d i q m o n d     i n d e x . T l r e n ,
press the shutter releose ond hold  it down  for B seconds.    ln   t h i s  c o , s e , q n d    f o r  o l l   t i m e e x p o s u r e s ,
mount the cornero on q tripod or other firm supporl.
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To getcorrecl
                      erposurewiththeshulter/exposuremelercoupling
                           When you lood film  into the comerq    turn the ASA sccrle
                                    crtop llre exposure meter to the ASA number recomrnendedby
                                             tlre film monufocturer. (This setting con rernoin unclrcrngecl
                                     thereofter, os long os you use the some type of  filnr!)





Before toking o picture    turn the toothed slrutter ring to cl
shutter speed suitoble for the subiect. (For most outdoor pic-
Iures, 1160secondris o good "stqndqrd" speed, or 11125se-
cond  if  there is oction.) Set the speed opposite the red
d iomond.


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Whon  you  qre  reody  to  "shoot"      hold  llre  conlercl
crt woist  level  towords  the  scene  or  subiect  to  be
tolcen, ond  turn  the  operture  (f/stop)  lever   riglrt  or.
l e f t  u n t i l   t h e   r e c i p o i n t e r     i n   t h e m e t e r m o l c h e s    l h e
w h i t e     i n d i c o t o r  n e e d l e .  C A U T I O N : D o  n o t  c o v e r  u [ )
llre horreycomb window  of the meter  witlr your  fingers.
          l f   t h e   r e d  p o i n t e r  d o e s n o t m e e t   t h e w h i t e     i n d i -
ccrtor needle, move  the  toothed  shutter  ring  to    I Jre
n e x t h i g h e r o r    l o w e r  e x p o s u r e  t i m e .

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W h e n    t o l < i r r g p i c l u r e s  o f  o p e n  s c e n e r y w i t h  o  b r i g l r l  b c r c l c g r o u r r c l c r r r c lc r c l c r r l :
 f o r e g r o u n d ,   o n d  w l r e n     t h e  d i s t o n t   p o r t   s h o u l d  b e  w e l l     r e p r o c l u c e < . 1 l c r l < r :
y o u r   r e o d r n g s  c r g o i n s t  t h e  b o c l c g r o u n d . B u t w h e n     l l r e  { ' o r e g r o u n c l  i s   t l r e  r r r o s l
 i m p o r t o n t  p o r l  o f    t h e  e x p o s u r e    t o k e  y o u r   r e o d i r r g  v v i t l r l l r e  c o n r e r c r  i n c l i r r e c l
s l i g l r t l y   f o r w c r r d .



                              W i t h  P o r t r o i t u r e      i t     i s  e s s e n t i o l    t h o t    t h e   r e o d i n g      i s   t o l c e r r  f r o n r    l l r e
                                                   p o r t  o f    t h e  p o r t r o i t     l h o t     i s m o s t    i m p o r t o n t .  T o    l c ; l < e c r p e r s o n    i r r  f r c n l
                                                   o f  o  v e r y  b r i g h t  s k y   t h e m o s t     i m p o r t o n t  p o r t ,   { ' o r   i r r s l c r r r c et l r e   f o c e ,
                                                         s h o u l d b e    t h e m o i n  p o i n t  o f    t h e   r e o d i n g .





W h e n    t o k i n g  C l o s e - U p s ,   i . e .  s m o l l  o n i m o l s ,    f l o w e r s ,  e t c . ,   t c r l < e y o u r     l r q r r c l cr 5
o  s t o n d - i n . H o l d  y o u r  h o n d  o p p r o x i m o t e l y   4 "    f r o m     t l r e  e ) ( p o s u r e m e t e r   o [ '
y o u r  c o m e r o .  H o w e v e r ,     t h e  s h o d o w  m u s t  n o t   f o l l  o n   t l r e  s u b i e c t .
      When toking colour pictures the lighter shodes of  tlre subiect shoulcl
       be reod ond when toking block-qnd-white pictures lhe dork  port s
         of the subject should be reod.
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Zoneol $hurpness(llepthol Fieldl
When the comerq is focused on o subject ot o certoin distonce, subiects closer ond forther owoy
withirr o limitid zone ore olso shorp on the film. This zone of shorpness vories with the distonce
focused on, ond with the operture (f/siop) used.

                                     You cqn determine the extent of the shorpness zone
                                          by  reoding the dislonce figures oppeoring opposite
                                              the f /stop numbers to the lef t c;nd right of the red dio-
                                      mond. In the exomple illustrcrted,the lens is focused
                                                     of 5  f eet ;  wil h  f 15.6,the zone of shcrrpness reoches
                                          from qbout 4tln feet (left) to 6tl, feet (right).

YXU
                    These  f igures seem very mystifying but  ore
                       simple.

           For normol pictures the Lever for VXM should be on X
             or M.
         When toking flosh pictures the chort is opplicoble.
            For Deloyed Action pictures V opplies.
            "V"  stonds for Deloyed Action, "X"  for usuol synchroni-
            sotion, "M"  for  full synchronisotion.
          The Deloyed Action Setting V con only be used when the
            shutter is socked, ond   it  is self concelling, this meons,
             thot   it  returns outomoticolly to X when the picture hos
          been token.

When the Lever is on X setting the flosh ond shutter opening coincide,
qnd in this cose the shutter speed should be set qt l/3Oith of o  sec.
When M position is set for flosh bulbs o speed of up to  l/300th of
o sec. con be used. This is the greot odvontoge of  full synchroniso-
tion.
For electronic flosh only the X setting con be used, of ony speed,
but speciol core should be token thot the Lever is not on M.
The opposite toble  gives voluoble informotion obout  the  correct
exposure qnd setting for flosh pictures.

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Pqrullaxcompensalion
 I l r e B o l d c r n r o t i cl r o s q u t o m o t i c P o r o l l c r x C o m p e n s o t i o r rt l r r o u g l r
 l l r e c o u p l i n g o f  t h e L u m i n o u s B r i g h t L i n e F r o m e F i n d e r o n d  t h e
R o n g e f i n d e r .





                             Inserlingthelilm

                                       Hold  the comero, lens downword  in your honds os
                                   shown on the illustrotion, with the two Locking Cotch
                                         Buttons held upwcrrds. Press the  two  Buttons down
                                         simultoneously ond the comero bock swtngs open ond
                                                 c o n b e e o s i l y  r e m o v e d .

                                                                      It  is irnportcnt thot  tlre fooding ond unloqding of the
                                                 c o m e r c r s h o u l d n o t b e d o n e   i n b r i g h t s u n l i g h t .

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I t   i s e x t r e m e l y  e o s y   t o    i n s e r t  t h e   f i l m    i n t o   t h e  c o m e r o .

 l n s e r t  t h e  r e c e s s e d o p e n e n d o f   t h e c o s s e t t e o v e r   t h e  s p i n d l e
 i n   t h e  c o s s e t t e c h o m b e r  o n d   t h e  c q s s e t t e  f q l l s  o u t o m c r t i c c r l l y
 i n t o p o s i l i o n .





 l n s e r t   t h e    f i l m     l e o d e r     i n t o    t h e  s l o t  o f    t h e
Toke-up Spool witlr the perforotion  of the film
hooked  securly over  the toots  of the Toke-up
Spool.





The slockness of  the  film con be tqken up by  slowly  rototing
the wheel  of  the Toke-up  Spool.

It  is importont  to moke quite  certoin the teeth of the Tronsport
Sprockets qre  engoging  the  film  perforotion.
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Exposurecounler

T h e E x p o s u r e C o u n t e r     i n d i c o t e s   t h e  n u m b e r  o f  e x -
p o s u r e s s t i l l   t o  b e   t o k e n .
W h e n    i r r s e r t i n g  t h e   f i l m   t u r n   t h e E x p o s u r e C o u n t e r   t o
' A ' .     T h e  E x p o s u r e C o u n t e r m o v e s  b o c l c w o r d s ,    t h i s
m e o n s  t h o t    i t    i n c i i c o t e s t h e n u m b e r o f  e x p o s u r e s s t i l l
to be  tolcen,  i. e. 36, 35, 34 etc. When  q  film  with  20
e x p o s u r e s  i s   i n s e r t e d   i n t o  t h e c o m e r o p u t   t h e E x p o s u r e
                                       ' 2 2 '                                           ' A ' .C o u n t e r o n      o n d  n o t  o n




                      Filmmemofizet

                                A f t e r    i n s e r l i n g   t h e   f i l m  s e t   t h e F i l m M e m o r i z e r   t o    t h e   t y p e
                                       o f   f i l m   i n  t h e c o m e r o . Y o u c q n  r e f e r  t o   t h i s o f o n y   l o t e r d o t e .




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Settingthelilm lor lhe lirst exposure
Before tolcing the   f i r s t e x p o s u r e   t h e  f i l m m u s t b e   t r o n s p o r t e d
until  No. 36 (or  20l' oppeors  on the Exposure Counter.

                                   r) T u r n  t h e Q u i c k T r q n s p o r t K e y
                                                     cl lrqlf turn in q cloclcwise
                                             clirection.

                                         2l D e p r e s s t h e s h u t t e r r e l e o s e
                                         b u t l o n .





R e p e o t   t h e  o b o v e  s e q u e n c e o n c e m o r e  o n d   t h e   r e -
q u i r e d  n u m b e r   ( 3 6 o r  2 0 ) w i l l  b e  o n    t h e  E > < p o s u r e
Counte r'.

T h e c e r r t r e o f   t h e R e w i n d H q n d l e    i s o  c h e c l < o n   t h e
F i l m T r q n s p o r t , w h e n   t h i s  r o t o t e s   i t s h o w s  t h e  f i l m    i s
t r o n s p o r t i n g c o r r e c t l y .

Theerposure
The Comero is now reody for the first exposure. Hold the comero firmly  in both honds, view the subiecr
ihrough the viewfinder window holding the Comero ds neqr fo the eye os possible. Set ihe Exposure Time,
se't the Distdnce ond slowly depress the Body Releose os smooihly os possible with the index finger of ihe
right hond. lt  is esseniiql io hold ihe comero steody with boih honds ond os neor to the eye os possible.
 It  is recommended to proctice this method of toking photogrophs. To ovoid ony comero shoke only lhe
index finger of the right hondr should move slowly downwords.





                                           The greot  odvontoge   of  the Bqldomotic  is thot  the  film  con
                                             be trqnsported  qnd the ne><t exposure tcrl<enwithout  removing
                                                   the Comero from one's eye.

                                              T h e B o l d o m o t i c    i s s p e c i o l l y s u i t o b l e   t o   t c r k e e x p o s u r e  i n  r o p i d
                                               successton.




T h e C o m e r q m u s t  n o t  b e  h e l d   i n  c r s l o n t i n g  p o s i t i o n  o n     i n  o n d e r   t o  v i e w    t h e   f u l l  p i c t u r e    t l r r o u g l r  t h e
V i e w f i n d e r    t h e C q m e r o  h o s   t o  b e    l r e l d o s  c l o s e   t o   t h e e y e q s p o s s i b l e .

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Gublereleuseundlripod

            For exposure  times  of  longer  thon  l/30th  of
             o  s e c .   i t    i s o d l v i s o b l e  t o  u s e o C c r b l e r e l e o s o
           ond  tripod.

           The Coble Releose  is screwed  into the threod
             next  to  the Body  Releose, ond  the  tripod   is
           screwed  into the tripod bush qt the bottom  of
             the cqmero.



Flushguns

Floshguns con be  ottoched  to  tlre
Accessory  Shoe   or,    if   required
connected' by q brocl<et underneoth
the comero.
The coble  is connected  to the Syn-
chronisotion Nipple  ot  the front of
the comero.

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