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Braun 35 User manual
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- Braun
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- Braun 35
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- User manual
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- English
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- 29
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- Film cameras
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First of all make yourself thoroughly fami' - tee page 1 Rewind push button . . . I1liar with the various parts of the camera 2 Rapidwinderwith film typereminder 10
and, before inserting a film, go over the 3 Accessorieeehoewithexposurecounter 9
necessary operations several times. Good 4 Window of coupled view and range
enapshots can only be achieved if your finder L4/15
5 Shutter speed setting ring . 20
BRAUN-CAMERA 6 Socket for cable release 7 Shutter releaee lever ,24
is always ready for instant aetion. B Focussing ring coupled with view and range finder . L4/I5
9 Camera back locking ring with tripod
bueh 1/r inch . 5
10 Photo-electric exposure meter . L6/20
ll Push button for exposure meter lB
12 Honeycombed window . L9
l3 Depth of field ecale with focussin gmatk 22
14 Flash contact . .26
15 M XV Adjustment 2L/26
16 Aperture setting . 2L
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How to Open the Camera
Release the milled locking ring on
tho camera baso by turning it to
the left. The back of the camera
ean then be slid off.View original page 6Page 8 · Read text
www.butkus.us How to Insert the Film Insort the film cassetto into the film chamber so that it engagos in the rewind knob. Open tho film pressure plate and draw out the trimmed end of the film far enough to be insert-ed into the slot of tho take-up spool. At the samo time ensure that the log on the take'up spool'hooks into the perforation in tho film. Now wind tho lower wheel of the empty spool until both sprockets ongago in the perforations of the film; it is also advisable to deprese tho film rewind push button at the same time. Lastly, swing the film pressure plate back into the cloeed position and cloee tho -camera. Important: Avoid direct sunlight and hold the camera in your own ehadow.View original page 8
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How to Close the Camera To cloee camera the back ehould be inserted between the camera housins and front plate and locking ring tightened by turning it to the right.View original page 9
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www.butkus.us Ihe Expoaure Countor The exporuro counter reads backwarde from 36 to l, indicating each time the number of unexposed frames still available. After the film hae been ineorted and the ctmera cloeed, set the counter at the dot noar the figure 36 by turning the toothed wheel which is positioned juet below the makor'g name. Advance the film twice (each time advancing the rapid wind lever l,l, timea until a definite regigtance ie felt), and the film counter ahould then reed 36.View original page 10
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IIow to Unload the Camera n
tho exposure counter ehowr figure l, this means that tho entire length of the filmYh".ohae been exposed.
To wind back the film, press the rewind pueh button, and turn the rowind lever
continuously in the direction of the arrow. (tit the rapid winder!). Juet before therewinding op-e-ration ie c-ompleted, a more marked resietance" will be noticeable, iiJicating that the
end of the film ie still held by the take-up epool. A few more turng will wind the film
completely into the cassette. The cameru then be opened and the film changed. "uo
Important: The rewind button mugt remain depreeeed throughout the rewinding operation.
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12 Loading and Unloading Drill
Loading the Unloading the
BRAUN-CAMERA BRAUN-CAMERA
1. Open the camera 1. Prese down rewind button
2, Insert film caseette
3. Turn rewind knob in direction of arrow
3. Attach film to take-up epool
4. Close the camera 4. Wind tho entire film into cassette
5. Set the exposure counter
5. Open the camers
6. Advance the rapid wind lever twice
7. The eamera ig readv for the first shot 6. Take out cassettc
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www.butkus.us Checking the Film Transport 13 In order to ensure that the film transport ie functioning eorrectly, look at tho small slot at the left above the rewind lever. This slot shows a disc striped in black and whire. When durirg the winding action this disc rotates, you can be sure that the transport works properly. Checking the Rewinding To check the rewinding action, releaee tho locking stud during rhe rewinding oporation. If the mechanism is functioning properly a very definite resistance will be noticeable. If no resistance is felt, this means that the film has been pulled out of the cassette and cannot be wound back. This fault can only be remodied by opening the camera in a darkroom. Important: Do not attempt to force the film or tho perforation of the film will tear. When continuing to rewind, press in tbo locking stud again. )+ )+ x- )< )< )+ )+ )< )< )+ )+ )+ )+ )+ )+ ><- )+ )+ )+ )< )€View original page 14
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How to Uee the Range Finder l5
In the middle of the light circular
area you will eee a double image of
the aubject eighted. By turning the
focueeing ring these two contoure should
be made to coincide; in thia way the
exact digtance to the eubject ie esta.
blished and the lene focuased.View original page 16Page 17 · Read text
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The Built-in Expoeure IVIeter
l. Milled ring for setting the film epeed
2. Push button
3. Setting mark for
4. ASA-epoed
5. Exposure timee
6. Aperturee
Compared to other conventional typee, the fully-automatic exposure meter built into
the Braun-Cam6ra hae the very great advantage that meaeuremente are taken
with the camer& held up to the eyes. You sight the object to be photographed through
the viewfinder and simultaneously press the puehbutton of the automatic. Before you have
timo to take your camera from your eyes, the eleetro-optical cell of the meter will have
determined the lene epeed required for the perfect photographing of the object you have
in view. The reeulte obtained are held permanently and the ecalee on the meter will give
the varioue exposure timee required for different lene aporturee (f/nos).View original page 17Page 18 · Read text
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How to use the Exposure Meter
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Setting the film speed:
The green numbere on the upper half of the eeale disc on the BEWI-AUTOMATIC c are DIN (5) and ASA (4) film speed ratinss.
Setting range (5) DIN from 9 to B3/l0o
(4) ASA from 6 to 1600
Turn the knurled-edge ring (1) of the ecale disc until the firm speed rating marked on the
film pack is exactly opposite the red setting mark (3). Each of the full-width ribe round
the edge of the ring presents one of the film speed group numbers (theee run
consecutively) as 9, IZ, 15, lB/100 DIN etc., the short ribs between the full-width ribs
are intermediate values such as I0, ll, lB, l4l100 etc.
Thie means that any individual speed can be set on the ring. Corresponding intermediate
values will be automaticary set and obtained on the exposure time scale (7), lens aperture
(f/no.) scale (B), and on the exposure value scale (6).View original page 18Page 19 · Read text
IB Automatic Exposure Metering and Reading
The exposure time required is automatically metered while the camera is being lined up
through the coupled range finder on the object to be photographed. No pointer need be
watched and no tubl". have to be set, this means that the object to be photographed ean be
watched all the time during the metering.
All you have to do is to press in the pushbutton (2) located next to the film speed ring
(1) ior a matter of two seconds and then release it slowly. The exposure time (7) and
the lens aperture (f/no.) are thus recorded automatically and can both be read off and set
on the camera shutter.
PLEASE NOTE: The window of the photo-electric cell has to remain completely free
and must not be covered by one of your fingers.
When, after the metering action has been completed, a red dot turns up on the exposure
scale (6), this is a "warning sign" that the prevailing light conditione could not be metered.
In this case the exposure figures recorded cannot be used for setting the shutter time.
Hints on Taking Photographs
Object tneasurement
Thie method of measuring is the most popular of all; the light reflected from the object
is measured or metered, in other words, measuring is carried out from the point where
the photograph is being taken towards the object being photographed.
When photographing people, standing in front of a light or dark background, we would
suggest that you take .rp measurements at a distance between 30 and 50 cm (12'20")
from the object. In this"1or"way you will eliminate any chance of a falee reading caueed by
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20 Colour photographe
Perfect colour photographe can only be obtained when the camera ehutter and the exposure
meter work in perfect harmony, and the film ie very carefully developed. At the moment,
no etandard system of meaeuring the speed of colour filme ie available, which meang
that only a comparison epeed is usually given on the film pack, i. e. "expoee the
same as ." With the object of finding out how the exposure meter, the camera and
film work best together, we would euggest that three trial photographs he made of the eame
object but with three different lene apertures (f/nos.)
Photograph no. 1; with the aperture ehown on the exposure meter,
Photograph no. 2; with the next emallest aperture,
Photograph no. 3; with the next largest aperture.
Make a careful note of the detaile of each photograph so that, after the film ie developed,
you can determine which method gave the beet resulte.
In case of doubt, it ie better to expose negative film longer than given and eo-called
reversal film ehorter than given on the exposure meter.
Exposure time
The exposuro time is eet by positioning the red spot
on the knurled ring of the ehutter oppoeite the required
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www.butkus.us The Lens Diaphragm 21 The lens aperture or diaphragm is set by means of the front ring on the lens. Bring the dot into register with the black line at whatever setting is required. Note: Aperture 2.8 high speed little -depth of field. Aperture 16 slow speed -great depth of field. The Delayed Action Release The setting lever has to be pushed from X to green V. Thie can be done onlv when the shutter is coeked. Attention: When setting V is used, the ehutter setting B cannot be used. After the delayed action mechaniem has run off, the setting lever goes back to X automatically.View original page 22
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Depth of Field Ring
The depth of field or depth of definition comprises the zone from the foreground to the
backround of the picture which is sharply defined in the reproduced image. Thie area or
depth variee according to the aperturo choson, that is to say, a large aporluro (f/2.8) givee
lese depth of fiold and a small aperture (f/16) gives a greater depth of field.
With the BRAUN-CAMERA the depth of field for every photograph can
be eaeily read off the depth of field ring which ie between the focueeing ring on the lens
and the shutter speed eetting ring; thie repests on the left aud on the right of the setting
mark the range of apertures.View original page 23Page 24 · Read text
www.butkus.us Changing the Lene The lene ehould be screwed firmly home into the lene 23 panel in a clockwiee direction. The central dot on the red.engraved. depth of field ring ehould be just b"1"" the honeycombed window when loJking on the f"o- above. Remove the Iene by unscrewini it in the""-"r"oppo.ii" direction. When ecrewing the lense;' in and out' care should be taken that only the milled ,irrg, b"aring ih" depth of field ecale, ie moved. BRAUN-Multifocue Viewfi nder The BRAUN-multifocue viewfinder gives the exact framins of th_e_picture for the focal lengthe"85/38, +iiSO, ei'igl and 135 mm and it can be usel, therefore, fo, ail i","r-changeable lenees. The parallax correction rendere it posaible to ehoot in a distance of down to 35 cm and, when using the close. up lenses I and I I, the establishment of the &""i irn"g". For High Demande ! Aek-your ph-otodealer for the universal prismatic view. finder of Steinheil which^gives you th"-;;;l;;;;. ---o--for all the focal lengthe. (See also page 2Tl.View original page 24
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24 Taking a Picture ffi
should be helil firmly in both hands with the Tho BRAUN-CAM E RA
released rounded bottom edge resting in the palms of the hands. When the shutter is
hold the camera steady with the left hand'
Releaso tho shutter gently and deliberately without jerking it, moving the middle finger
only and not the whole hand. Allow the finger to rest on tho release lever until the
release action is completed. Remain perfectly still and composed while taking a picturo' ffi
especially when taking snapshots. If you follow theso rules you will be delighted with the
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26 Flaeh Synchronization for the Prontor SVS ehutter
Tho Gauthier Prontor SVS ehutter is fully eynchronized for
flaeh, and enablee you to eet tho lever in any desired poeition.
Three eettinge are poeeible:
Setting M, yellow. Draw out head of setting lever and get to M.
In thie poeition, the M-type flaeh lamps are ignited with shutter
epeeds of 1/30 gec. to 1/300 eoc. Setting M cannot be used for
electronic flashes. The delayed action rolease doee not work.
If no flash-gun is attached the ehutter operates normally.
Setting X, rod. Draw out head ol setting lever and set to X.
ehote can be taken at 8ny _ In this poeition electronic flash ehutter epeed. For flash lampe, only ehutter epoods up to l/25 second can be uged. The
delayed action roleaee does not work. If no flash unit is attached the ehutter operater normally.
Setting_ V, green. Only possible with a eocked ehutter. Push tho lever to position V. After
the delayod action meehaniem hae run off, the lever goes back to X automatically.
This position is used if you want to work with the delayed action release. For flaeh ehote
the eame conditions apply as for position "X". t
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Accessories for the BRAUN-CAMERA 27
Interchangeable lenses coupled to the range finder
Wide angle lens Westron f:3,5/35 Long focus lens Quinar f:3,5/85
Long focus lens Ennalyt f:3,5/135
BRAuN-Multifocus View Finder for 35/38, 45/50, 85/90 and 135 mm with parallax
compensation.
Prismatic Yiew Finder Made by Steinheil for focal lengths 38, 85/90 and 135 mm
with parallax compensation.
Eveready and combi.cases . filters and filtersets - sunshades
The right for change of conslrucliort due lo improvemenl is rcserved hcrcwilh Prinled in Germany
857 13.
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