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Bolsey B3 User manual
User manual for Bolsey B3. 13 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Bolsey
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- Bolsey B3
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- User manual
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- English
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- 13
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SHUTTERSPEED THREEEASYSETTII{G
SCALE
IT. THESHUTTERSPEEDSETTING
rGgufot.t lhc fcngrlh oi timc thc thutter is opcn lo odmit
lighf to thc fitn. By lurning lhc knurlcd outer ring of lhe
lcnr mounl, you olign lhe dcsircd shutlcr speed with the
indcx. The scqtc lO to 200 norks lhc rpecds from l,/lOh
sec. lo l./20oh scc.
Urc l/50 rcc. for ovcrqgc subleclrl l/1@ scc. or 1/2@
ccc. for forl moving subiccts; l/tO sec. or 1/25 sec. for
rlolionory subicctr.
For longcr cxpo3urc3 thon l/l0h scc. sel on "8". The
rhuttcr will opcn whcn you deprcss thc shuller releose
bulton ond will clore whcn thc bulton is releosed. Al
l/251h ccc. ond longcr qnd ol "8" utc o tripod.
oZ. uIAPHRAGM("F"sT(lP)SETTING
conlrols lhc omounl of fighr lhol postcr through the lens
whilc lhc shultcr is opcn. Thc diophrogm ring is moved
wilh thc knurlcd knob ql lhc botlom of thc lqns mounl.
Thc rcolc on lhc ring ir cngrovcd from 2.8 lo 22. Eoch
rctling qdnils lwicc qr nuch lighl qr lhe next retting
norkcd with o highcr numbcr, li.c.: A tctting of 8 odmils
lwicc qs much lighl ot o rclting of ll, ond four limes os
much or o rclling of 16l. ,lView original page 6Page 7 · Read text
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J. FocustNG
co n f rols lhe s h o r p n e s s o f y o u r p iclu re . L o o k o t yo u r su b -
ie c l lhro u g h t h e r i g h t h o n d w i nd o w. De p re ss fh e b o lo n ce d
f o c u s ing le v e r s o n e i i h e r s i d e o f th e le n s mo u n l u n til th e
up p e r o n d l o w e r h o l f o f t h e sp lit imo g e s co in cid e o n d
op p e o r o s o n e . l h i s o t i h e s o me time mo ve s lh e le n s o n d
brin g s lhe s u b i e c t i n l o r o z o r - sh o rp fo cu s. ll is e o sie sl to
si ghl on o n y s h o r p l y d e f i n e d ve rtico l e d g e o r lin e o n
yo u r s u b iec t . Y o u w i l l n o l e t h o i o ro n g e fin d e r se p o ro te d
f rom lhe v i e w f i n d e r g i v e s o m u ch cle o re r p icfu re in e o ch
on d ollows e o s i e r o n d f o s l e r fo cu sin g .
Becouse of the lremendous deplh of field of your Bolsey
83 ' s s pec io l 4 5 m m f o c o l l e n g th le n s, yo u co n se cu re
rozor-shorp imoges from close-up lo infinity for proiec-
t io n o n d e n l o r g e m e n t t o v e r y lo rg e size s wilh e xce lle n t
de f inilio n .
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HOWTOUSEYOURBOLSEYFLASHGU " Your BolseyFloshgunis designed for use with comero cose on or off.
CAUT|ON: Avoid premoturefloshl Do not insert bulb
until gun is securely ottoched to camero.
II. INSERTBATTERIES L.fl ATTACHFLASHGUNT(lCAMERA
Unscrew botfery cose cover The gun con be ploced on the comero in lwo woys:
with o dime. Inserl lwo fresh
pholoflosh penlite botleries, (l) With reflecfor focing the l2l Wifh the refleclor focing
os in d ic ot e d , i n t h e g u n . R e - su b ie ct in th e u su o l mo n n e r l h e c e i l i n g f o r b o u n c e
ploce cover ond screw lighily. for direct li9htin9. lighting.
* T h e B o l s e y J u b i l e e F l o s h g u n i s d e s i g n e d f o r u s e w i f h Y o u r B o l s e y B 3 c o m e r oView original page 8Page 9 · Read text
(rlep 2 cont'd.l
The clomp pivolr ond hqs two click
,r< positions. The posilion ocross lhe
brockel is for direcl lighting, ond
the position in line wilh lhe brockef
is for bounce lighting. Be rure clomp
is properly reoled. Ploce lhe screw
inlo the f,osh conlocl socket on lhe
side of lhe comero, ond lurn lhe
lorge knob until the gun f,ls rightly
on lhe comero.
n
.'. II{SERTFTASHBUTBS
lnsert o midget bose floshbulb, pushing it in os
for os it will go. Be sure thot lhe bollom of lhe
floshbulb bose is cleon ond bright. lf il oppeors
lornished, rub it on o rough surfoce. The ex'
pended bulb eiects outomolicolly by pressing lhe
button on lop of the bollery cose.
Bulbs generolly f,osh ol foster thon I /251h sec., ocluolly delermining the efteclive exposure lime
regordless of shutler setling. Since fhe shutfer speed is secondory, we recommend l/251h sec. for
besl synchronizolion. Use midget bulbs f 5, 25, Bontqm 8 for mosf PurPoses. lf you wish lo shool
ot o speed higher thon 1/251h sec., we recommend thot you use SM or SF bulbs only.
Colculote F slops this woy: Find guide numbers on bulb pockoge chorl. Divide lhis guide number
lO by distonce of comerq lo subiect. www.orphancameras.comResulf is F slop.View original page 9Page 10 · Read text
BOUNCELIGHTFLASHWITHTHE
NEWBOLSEYFLASHG
Bounce lighl oficrs lhe qdvonloge3 of sofler ond more
nolurol lighting. ll soflcnr shodows on bockgrounds
qnd reducer lhe confro3l ond color inlensily. Dio-
phrogm sGtlingi for bounce lighting will vory with
ceiling height, color of cciling, color of wqlls, dis-
lonce from 3ubiecl ctc. Becourc lhese vqriobles will
hove considerqble efiecl upon piclure resulls, ond be-
couse no rule of thumb odvice con be given, we sug-
USINGSTROBE gcatWc suggeslthol youlryingcxperinenlon opcningwith difterenlfwo rloprcombinqtion3.lorger lhon
Your Bolsey 83 is equipped wilh X thot givcn for dircct lighling.
lypc synchronizolion spccified by
moiorityo of slrobc unils on lhe To odiurt floshgun lo bounce lighting position, tokc your Ark Bolseymorkel. dcoler or
Corporolion of Americo, I l8 Eost lfie gun off thc Gomerc qnd lurn lhe clomp until it
25th St., New York 10, N. Y. for clicks into lhe bounce light posilion. lSec poge lol Re-
fiosh synchro cord.
G u i d en u m b e rf o r f i l m - s t r o b ce o m o r n o plqce gun ond lighten knob until lhc aun is secure.
l i o n s m o y b e o b t o i n e d f r o m p r i n t e d
i n f o r m o l r o nr v p p l i e d b y y o u r s l r o b e
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TAKINGPICTURES
WITHYOUR
BOLSEY83CAMERA 5 ti000ilPS
Be gentle wilh your com er o.
S After focusing your comero through your coupled Never for ce its contr ols.
ronge finder window (on your right), swilch your eye Use leolher ever - r eody cose
lo lhe view finder window (on your lefl). Frome your - Pr oteci your com er o. subiect so thot it fills the window. Avoid busy bock-
grounds . W h e n s h o o t i n g o t 2 ll. co rre cl fo r "p o ro l- , A v o i d f i n g e r s i n f r o n t o f
lo x " by lif f i n g y o u r c o m e r o slig h tly so lh o t so me finder s or of lens.
spoce will oppeor belween lhe subiecl ond lhe top - : Avoid finger pr inls on lens -
edge of your view finder. they r educe shor pness.
Cleon lens wifh Kleenex, op-
t Hold the comero sleody, press lhe shulter re- ticol tissue or sofl honkie.
leose bution down slowly. Avoid iorring ihe comero. ' Befor e looding, when com er o
i s o p e n , h o l d l e n s u p f o l i g h t ,
* Hove lhe comero olwoys reody . . . Afler eoch l o o k t h r o u g h i t o n d c l i c k s h u t t e r
piclu re, t u rn t h e W i n d k n o b in th e d ire clio n o f th e s e v e r o l l i m e s . S h u t t e r s h o u l d
or r ow u n lil i l s t o p s . T h i s w i n d s th e film, co cks lh e open ond close sm oothly. lf you
shuiler, odvonces the counler ond releoses lhe double or e in doubt, send it for foctor y
ex p o s u re pr e v e n t i o n m e c h o n i sm fo r lh e n e xt p iciu re , check fo:
BolseyCor por ationof Am er ica
t 2 www.orphancameras.com 118 East25th St., New Yor k 10, N. Y.View original page 11Page 13 · Read text
SHUTTER
BOLSEY83 SPECIFICATI(INS Bolsey-l/l0th, Gauthierl/25th, auto1/50th,- synchro;1/100th,dust L/200thtight; speedsplus bulb (8); body release; socket in shutter release
button for standard ASA cable release; automatic
cocklng; X type synchronization;electronic flash at
alf speeds; L/25th sec. for all flash bulbs is recom-
PICTURE SIZE mcnded. Higher speeds(1/l00th sec) can be used with in color transparencles 2"24mm x 36mm by 2" Siil and SF type bulbs. whlte pictures may bemounts and black and that
enlarged to considerable dimensions; short trailer
and leader and exclusive film catch allows two or FLASHGUN
more extra frames pel .roll .. saves on film cost, All metal gun, screw in type; swivels for bounce light;especiallyimportant with color. no external wiring; polished reflector with bayonet
type socket; Fush button ejection; M2 type lamp may
FrtM stzE be used with Miniflektor adapter.
Standard35mm roll cartridge in black and white or
color in 20 or 36 frames. IENS ACCE5SORIES
Outside diameter of lens mount 24mm; takes sllp on
Bolseyadapter ring and sunshade,series V filters, andLENS lenses. slip-onFast 45mm Bolsey-Steinheilf2.8 color corrected,coated supplementary
anastigmat; diaphragm opening up to f22; lens cou-
pled split image range finder; balanced finger-tip
focusing from two feet to infinity with range finder. AllOTHERalumlnumFEATURESdle-cast body with pollshed trim and
leatherette coverlng countersunk to assure perfect
LENS MOUNT adhesion. Size 23h" | 4", Weight: 14 ozs.
Unique helical focusing mount moves complete lens- Quick loading; automatlc counter; ASA tripod socket
shutter assembly straight in and out assuring stable centrally located; sure grlp threaded lock, genuine
optical axis poiition and perfect centering of lens; f eather carrying case wlth new type swivel straps that
all settings seen from top. swing out of the way when shooting.
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You will find the complete z
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Bolsey line coupled with rF
Friendly Service ol:
BOTSEYCORPORATIONwww.orphancameras.comOF AMERICA I 18 Eost 25th Sl., New York 10, N. Y.View original page 13From the M. Butkus archive. Original publisher and archive notices are retained.
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