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Beauty Super L User manual
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I INTRODUCINGTHE "SUPER-LF 1.9''\
Your "SUPER-LF 1.9" is o precisely built ond newly designed comero to toke the
Leico size 35mm film l24mm X 36mm), either in the 36 or the 20 exposure cortridge,
with Coupled Ronge Finder ond built-in electric Exposure Meter.
The comero is fitted with o F 1.9, 45mm 6 elements 4 groups cooted lens with usingI newly discovered Lonthonum glossesond hos o remorkoble resolving power. lts lorge i I operture enobles you to toke good pictures even under gloomy light on both block-
ond-white ond color film, too. i '
The shutter is o newly desingned "COPAL-SVL" 5-blodes type fitted with light IlI I vqlue scole ring which is connected to the operture ond speed scote by speciot dou-
ble differentiof geors. You con set proper operture ond speed simply by single
oction on the light volue scole the omount of which is indicoted in the buiit-in Electric
Exposure Meter.
The shutter hos built-in flosh synchronizer M.X., contqcts with odiusting iever ond
selftimer. lt hos I I speeds of equol intervol ond rotio os; 1, l/2, l/4, l/9, 1/ls,
1/30, l/60, l/125, 1/250, 1/500 second ond B. The operrure scole is olso divided
into equol intervol ond rotio of oreo.
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17. Setting Ring for Light
Volue Scole
I 8. Light Vof ue Scole
I 9. Toking Lens
20. Focusing Lever
21. MX Adiusting Lever
22. Bock Cover
Positive Lock
23. Selftimer 30. Lever f or Returning
24. Tripod Socket E^posure Counter
25. Film Rewinding Button 3l . Winding Spool
26. Eye-piece for Combined 32. Film Roller
Ronge ond View Finder 33. Film PressurePlote
27. Rewinding Spool 34. Film Co rtridge
28. Cortridge Chornber Supporter
29. Sprocket
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you the occurote light volue of the picture-subiect under ony possible light.
Focusingis obtoined by helicoid motion using focusing lever. Combined view ond
coupled ronge-finder give both composition ond focusing ot the some time through o
window.
The view finder is of ihe trimming type ond the torget frome which is cleorly out-
lined in white will enoble you to shoot fost moving subiectswith eose ond occurocy.
The film winding system is ropid one-stroke lever winding type which outomoii-
colly odvonces the film one frome ond ot the some time cocks the shutter for the
succeeding shot. A double exposure preventive lock is built in.
.Ropid rewinding is possible by meons of o cronk operoted film rewinding knob.
There is olso on indicotor which shows the type of film looded in the cqmero ot
the time of shooting.
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the slot of the Winding Spool (31).
8. Guiding the film with your thumb, wind the
film on the Winding Spool (31) by turnirlgit
slowly by its milled plonge until the full
width of the film covers the full length of
the film guide roil.
9. Engqge the perf orotions of the f ilm in the
cogs of the Sprocket (291.
10. Close the comerq bock ond lock it by press-
ing with both honds.
Setting The Exposre Counter
Before toking picture with o newly looded
film, yoU hove to wind the first of the film by
moking two prepqrotory shots i.e., turn the
Lever Winder (l ) os for os it goes ond press the Shutter ReleoseButton (4).
Repeot this operotion. Then, on moking the third full stoke of the Lever
Winder, the Exposure Counter (2) indicotes No. I ond you ore reody to shoot
the first picture.
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While moking these two preporotory shots, be sure thot the Rewinding Knob (9)
. rototes in the counter direction indicqted by the orrow on the Rewinding Knob.
lf the Rewinding Knob (9) does not rotqte, it meons thot the film wos not loocjed
correctly. So lood it ogoin.
TAKINGTHE PICTURE
With this comero, you con determine the proper operture ond shutter speed outo-
moticolly by meosuring the light intensity of the picture-subiect.,In other words,
the ir,rdgementof operture ond speed is not necessory like usuol comerqs.
Whot is Light Volue.
. The light Volue is the number which depends on fhe light intensity of lthe
, subiect ond the sensibility of the film, ond it qlso determines the combinotion
of operture ond shutter speed to give enough omount of light to produce the
. imoge on the film.
'Meter.
Ports of the Electric Exposure
A. Light Volue Scole
B. Filter Index- l. No filter
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2. Yellow Filtr
4. Oronge F I'
c. SensibilityScole (ASA number)
D. Mo rks indicoting the stotes of Ph otocell
E. Indicoting Needle of E"posure Meter
F. Photoelectric Cell
G. Reqding Guide for the Needle Indicotion
H. Lisht Shield
f. Multiple Condenser Lenses for Photocell
J. Light Amplifier
Meosuringthe Light Volue.
By turning the sensibilitydise (L), set the sensibilitynumber of the looded
film (in ASA) oligning fo fhe white index.
Point the comero to the subiect.
lf the obiect is bright enough, the indicoting needle (E) will move beyond
zero position, while the light shield (H) is closed.
This stote is "H" (High Intensity).Then turn the knurled ring os to oligh the
mork "H" on (D) to the index l. Reod the number on (A) pointed by the needle(E)
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b y t ro c i n g o lo n g t h e b lock or white
g u i d e m o r k o n ( G ) . T h e n u m b e r i s t h e
" L i g h t V o l u e " .
l f t h e o b j e c t i s n o t s o b r i g h t t h o t
the ne e d le d o e s n o t move, open the
l i g h t s h i e l d b y p r e s s i n gt h e h i n g e o s i d e .
T hi s s t ot e is n o me d o s "L" (Low Intensi-
t y ) . T h e n t u r n t h e k n u r l e d r i n g s o t h o t
t t L t 't h e m o r k o l i g n s t o t h e i n d e x l .
ln cose the obiect is too gloomy ond even ot ihe slole "L" the needle
does not move, you must use the Light Amplifier (J). Insert its two legs into the
sockets(6) in the front o f t h e c o m e r o b o d y . O f
course, the light shie l d m u s t b e k " p t o p e n e d . T h i s
tt stote is A" (Wittl Ar p l i f i e r ) , o n d t h e m o r k " A " m u s t
b e o l i g n e d t o t h e i n d e x l .
In ony cose when y o u u s e o y e l l o w f i l t e r i n f r o n t
of toking lens, every m o r k m u s t b e o l i g n e d t o t h e
index 2. lf on orong e f i l t e r i s u s e d , o l i g n t h e m o r k
to the index 4. I
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operture to get desired depth-of-field, or ot o desired speed for o moving obiect.
lf you wonf to chonge the operture or the speed ofter the light vqlue wos 'tI set, turn the knurled ring (15) between the two scoles. The two scoles will rotote
together ond you con hove ony operfure or speed for the fixed light volue. In :1,,
this cose, if the either scole comes to its utmost limit, the ring (15) con not be
turned ony futher. lt meons fhqt the operture or the speed you desire is not
suitoble for the light condition of the subiect so you hove to chonge your desire.
For exomple, if you desire the speed 1/5OO under the light condition of light
volue 10, it is iust impossible os the operture must be lorger fhon F/1.9.
Shutter Cocking
Lever Winder (ll odvonces the film ond, ot the some lime, cocks the shutter
outomoticolly. When the film hos been looded, mqke two preporotory shots in
order to poss the port of the film which hos been olreody offected by light while
looding it. The Exposure Counter (2) indicotes No. I when the third frome of
picture is wounded. One Frome of picture is wound by one full stroke of the lever
Winder (l). In this time, the motion of the first 20" is free from cocking ond the
rest you must wind up obout 180' to the f ull stop. The shutter is cocked outo-
moticolly ot eoch winding.
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Now you ore oll reody to shoot. Gently press
the Shutter Releose Button (41 with forefinger when
f o c u s i n g o n d c o m p o s i t i o n o r e c o m p l e t e d . D o n o t
i e r k w h i l e m o k i n g q n e x p o s u r e . A f t e r o n e e x -
p o s ur e h o s b e e n m o d e , t u r n t h e L e v e r W i n d e r ( l )
o s f o r o s i t g o e s o n d s t o p s . T h e L e v e r w i l l r e t u r n
t o t h e o r i g in o l p o s i t i o n w h e n y o u r e l e o s e i t . l t t h e
l e v e r d o e s n o t r e t u r n r i t m e o n s t h q t y o u r f i l m
tro nspo rt is ir pe rf ect.
Focusin g
Focusing is obtoined by helicoid motion using FocusingLever (20). Combined
View ond Coupled-finder (l I ) gives
both compositionond focusingof the
sqme time th rough q window.
Correct f ocus is secured when the
double imoge in the center circle of
the view finder coincides exoctly.
The f ocusing distonce between Out of Focus In Correct Focus
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your right hond ond support it with your left hond os shown in the right picture.
Releose the shutter with your right hqnd's forefinger, in keeping your right elbows
.lose to your body.
,,DEPTH.OF-FIELD,, "0 HOW TO READTHE SCALE
Whot is "Depth-of-Field"
When you focus your comerq toword o picture-subiect, you will find o zone
both in front ond bock of the picture-subiectwithin which evervthing is still in
occeptoble foucus. On the other hond imoges of obiect outside of this zone
become progressively blurred. This zone of occeptoble shorp focus is colled the
"depth-of-field" ond is porticulorly importont to beginners when focusing ot very
close distonces.
Relotion between Aperture or LensOpening ond "Deplh-of-Field"
Broodly speoking, the "depth-of-field" is influenced by (l)the distqnce of the # picture-subiect from the lenses ond (2) the operture or lens opening. For foirly
disfont obiect, the "depth-of-field" is generolly odequote but when focusing ot very
close distonce, there is surprisingly little "depth-of-field" ond fhe photogropher
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must be very corefull obouf focusing his moin subiectcorrectly.
The operture or lens opening is onother foctor which determinesthe omount of
"depth-of-field" ovoilqble. Smoll operture (high number)gives greoter "depth-of-
field" whereos o lorger operture (low number) will result in decreosingthr 3I
of shorpness.
The"Depth-of-Field"Scole on the "SUPER-LF 1.9"
Firstly, if is necessory to know thot the "Depth-of-Field" Scole (13) indicotes
opproximote volues.
The following is the procedurefor reoding.the "Depth-of-Field"Scole. On the
"Depth-of-Field" Scole,there ore two sets of equol numbersto the left ond right
of the distonce index.
l. Reod the operture nurnber.(for instonce 8)
2. Reod the distonce number.(ln the illustrotion
this is l0 feet)
3. Now reod on the Distonce Scole(12) the two
{t sets of the f ig u res opposite the f ig u re 8. (ln
tt7tt the iflustrtoion they ore obout ond "20"1
This meons thot the d"pth-of-field for this
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porticulor "shot" is between opproximotely 7 leet ond 20 feet; which is to soy
i ho t o n y imo g e f olling inside this zone will be o c c e p t o b l y s h o r p i n f o c u s .
UNLOADING THE FILM
W h e n y o u r E x p o s u r e C o u n t e r ( 2 1 i n d i c o t e s t h o t
y ou ho ve mo d e 3 6 exposures (or 20 of the cos e
m o y b e ) , i t i s t i m e t o u n l o o d t h e f i l m .
S i n c e t h e e x p o r e d f i l m h o s b e e n w o u n d o n t h e
f i x e d sp o o l in t h e comero, it will be necessoryt o
re w i n d it b o ck t o t h e spool of the film cortridge .
T h i s i s p e r f o r m e d b y t h e f o l l o w i n g p r o c e d u r e :
I . R o i s e u p t h e C r o n k H o n d l e ( l 0 ) o n t h e R e w i n d -
i n g K n o b ( 9 ) t o w i n d i n g P o s i t i o n .
2. T u r n t h e C r o n k H o n d l e ( l 0 ) c l o c k w i s eo f t e r p r e s s -
i n g t h e Film Re w inding Button (25l.on the bo t -
t om o f t h e co merq.
3. W h e n t h e e xp o s ed film hos been complete l y
rewo un d o n t h e co rtridge spool, open the boc k
c o ve r o n d re mo ve the film cortridge.
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The film Rewin d i n g B u t t o n ( 2 5 ) o n t h e b o r t o m o f
the comero will r e t u r n t o i t s o r i g i n o l p o s i t i o n b y
w i n d i n g t h e L e v e r w i n d i n g ( l ) o f t e r l o o d i n g n e w
f i l m .
FLASH
SYNCHRONIZATION
T h e C o p o l - S V L S h u t t e r i s i n c o r p o r o t e do n t h C , , S U P E R,
L F l . 9 " . l t i s p o s s i b l e t o u s e M c l o s s b u l b s o r o n e l e c t -
r o n i c f l o s h o t o n y s h u t t e r s p e e d .
C h q n g e o f s y n c h r o n i z o t i o nc o n b e d o n e b y A d i u s t i n g
L e v e r ( 2 1 1 o s f o l l o w s :
I . W h e n r h e A d i u s t i n g L e v e r ( 2 1 ) i s s e t o t X , t h e s y n c h r o -
n i z o t i o n i s s u c h t h o t t h e s h u t t e r i s f u l f y o p e n o f t h e
t i me o f f f o sl, . I n this cose, lt is fully synchr o n i z e d
w i t h o n e l e c t r o n i c f l o s h o t o l l s h u t t e r s p e e d .
2 . W h e n t h e A d iu st ing Lever (Zll' is set ot M, the s h u t t e r
i s w i d e o p e n I 8 mi llisecondof ter the f losh stor t s . I n
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this cose M-type bulbs ore synchronizedot oll shutter speeds. This timer )ou
connot use the Selftimer (23).
3. With F-type bulb, synchronizotionis between t/00 ond I second,the Adiusting ? I
X. ot set (21) being Lever b-I (23) used only, when the AdiustingLever l21l is set ot X. ' i moy be The Selftimer
GENERALINFORMATION "iF I
A modern comeFo is o precision instrument monufoctur-edto exocting dimensions.
Speciolly, the etectric Exposure Meier fitted in "SUPER-L F 1.9" hos o high sensitive t
micro-ommeter in which o coil of wire thinner thon 0.02mm in diometer is used to
moke the indicoting needle rotqte by extro weok electric current os severol micro-
ompers. lt should there fore be hondled with greoter core thqn ordinoly comeros.
l. Don't touch the lens with f ingers. Keep the lens olwoys cleqn. When it gothers
dust. wipe ond cleon it corefully with soft brush or cotton cloth.
'+ forget to reploce the cop when the comero is not in use.
give dongerous shockt to the comerq. i
4. \n dvoncing film, lever winder should be turned os for os it goes. i
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5. When your film hos come to the end, the lever winder no longer operotes
or stops holfwoy or so. In this ccse push the film rewinding button ond !et
e the lever winder turn slightly, ond then the lever will return to the originol ,
position.
'o 6. Do not lood or unlood the film under direct sunlight.
7. Do not leove the film looded in the comero for o long while ofter is hos
been completely exposed. Develop it within o week.
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