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Bronica ETR si Polaroid back User manual
User manual for Bronica ETR si Polaroid back. 38 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Bronica
- Model / document
- Bronica ETR si Polaroid back
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 38
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- 3.4 MB
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- Film cameras
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A. tft.YtFlffi / Preparations for picture-raking
2 | .Eu.E*6ffiacH/Eight hintsfor geflingbetterpictures
L\? (" t .Rt".EH t+ft6 f=dD[: (*. +fr."".7ffit-J < + z & It is suggestedthat you have a clear idea of what you want to
* L a>6 : L TT" .RL.5_H_e+ffi.6t:e>a,L.1+t t_<. : take beforeyou even load film in the PolaroidFilm Back E. The
: c: 8 20>t_ > F A,#fi< At *T followingeight hints should be helpfultowardsgetting better " pictureswith your PolaroidFilm Back E:-OF E H I : ; i H 6 " 1. Set exposure carefully.
@r3 6/:"tJfr.F'->T+fr81+AtS( t c) xtaA" 2. Move in closer to the subject which will give you a bigger
@n . -5HTt* . 6*taer. 1ew11+-6E,irJ i l: T a. image in the print.
@HFc:;iH-f 6 " t ( Ez z .y 2 =,tfr.TtT[**.,+n(.f" 3. Choose colorful subjects,when using the color film.
@ p ) a . - E L ( E l 3 H T " 4. Consider your background carefully,especiallyfor flash
@z 4 tv L t=tFE d /'u/:. rE{*WfA t ? 6 " 5. shots.Pull the tabs correctly.
6. Time development carefully.@H(- tr -. - t)E)Hc: L < b' ( 7. Always check the temperature. "
:a 8 2 0 t _> l. [ i t "n b x+ ] Jt: t T7- " t L( : a : B. Always keep the rollersclean.
L rr4-eo>nkrht *F[.t aEt=ff 6 ba<.T" Each of the hints is importanttowardsgetting better pictures
and will make the differencebetweena good or poor picture.
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+&-"J+lffi/ Preparations for picture-Taking
C . E ' y 2 2 t r - 6 6 i ; & X E D o > h C. Hold both ends of the lock leverand
t;tt-ga1r'L. =H &?x13 *T" 7 4 pull in the arrow-indicateddirection.
) v L t x n r a B t t : . , 2 . q - E l H A f A The front plate should pop up sligh|y.
( : + F L < b r - ' ( ( / : ' d r " ' . Be sure to insertthe dark slide into the
PolaroidFrlm Back E before loadino
the oack film.
D . EiTfFf,L. -: [Jt".t: P*1ff* t 7 D. Open the front plate all the way. "4 )vLtf 'y 2 aE4FtJ+++t,,frJih Next, hold the pack film by the edges,
with the printed surface of the safety
L-tau<, ftn#tf 4 t-'(:-)3fr>< cover (film face) towards the camera, place the pack film to the guide and
XEtthFtt*+FL i8ar*.T- push down in the arrow-indicated
direction.
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teV+ffi / Preparations for picture-Taking
G . R ? ) a T a E t ) h : 7 4 ) v L G. Check whether the white tabs,
tf 'y 2 d)T,l.El(-|fr t1 t=f: * ttt= * *. under the black tab, are free and not
T [ * t ' ( J * t 1 " " folded under the oack film.
H . = H t r - = h ' c ) + 4 L 2 u , E . y H. Press the front plate strongly
2 V t t - t a ' y 2 L < ( / : ' d u . " agarnst the rear cover and fix them- # H t ? r t e > / : t 3 , R ? 7 E a ' y 2 securelywith the lock lever,as illustrat-
V t l - ( : ; ' n a : a . 7 t ) ' y | ( A t ) E l ed. The black tab of the safety cover
should be stickingout of the small slot
H L n ) n . + H ( u . r r f i n t f r e U * (whitetab slot),when the front ptate is
t K " H ( L \ a r . L 3 ( t = H z , L a locked.lf not, reopenthe PolaroidFilm
Back E and lead the black tab out into
the slot.
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B. t&.Ktt; &lu;ril0*./ Picture-Taking Procedures and Developing the Print
-fG . +4ft_orLl*wF=Jir et * L /: b . G. After the recommended develop-
.-E^C,o ftft.(+&7=ttk*f. a *y+ c: E L' pE) ment time,q u icklystripthe whitepaper
h ' b E H X t t r { L * T o h . - B H (print) off the brown paper, starting
from the corner with the exposure[**Hrrt= L k L"+ZL.(1.6 J r l: number.Althoughthe color print will
F.1* f '{. +9.^F=1[i tfrtt t" Tfi4,t1 appear to be nearlydry,do not touch it
/ 4 ' L r ( . ( / : " 3 L . " for a few minutes.When completely
dried,mount it on a color printmount.
H. Do not touch the face of the black-H . E RlH b THI- [J frAIL{, A and-whiteprint,too.The printsmust be
elfi tL t )t)F. X = tJ 6 t: e) o = - ? coated to preventfading and to add a
- t , 6 1 ) * T " glossyfinish.See the instructionsheet
( ? 4 7 8 1 . 6 6 7 ( i . t - t - T t T for f urtherinformationon coating.The
T ) negative,'fromwhich the print has
BF^?.ftrr L L&.a+-f tt. *fr been stripped off, should be folded with the moist surfaceon the inside,to
preventcontactwith the chemicalsstill
7 { )v^ffit L'r: n< tr;+A( ( /:' on the surface.
d L r " The negativeshould then be put in a
paper bag, box and/or discardedinto
proper waste containers.Do not throw
the negativesaway indiscriminately.
Do not coat color prints or the
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C. E-=-ttE;H[:L(*;(
Cleaningthe Rollers
E-7-o>Rtfrt;Ht#/ CheckandCleanof the Rollers
A . t r - . - h \ r E n < 1 . 6 t I H I * L A. Dirty rollers will cause troubles,
. hrH/: cJ. fr? )h\Hre ( /16 : such as spotty development and/or
t be>r) *t" rfll*i&.h:tr-.-p blockage of the yellow tab which will
frt iElH t tr (:= ( t:e>TT " *fr thenare causedbe unablebytodeveloperprotrude.Dirtychemicalsrollers
L L ' 7 4 ) v A z f . y2 & ^ n b L 0 t : stickingto the rollersand to the inside
n - . - A F.,tfrL ( u': b )E)ti.t: L of the rearcover and, therefore,the roll-
( # - j L . ( ( / : d L . ^ ers should be checked,whenevernew
pack film is loaded, and cleaned, if
necessary.
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c . E - . - t . ) E ) r i - ( : L ( b < / C l e a n i n gt h e R o l l e r s
D . t L ( = H A * 1 3 o f r = t ) t J ( D. Use an air-blowerand cleanout the
F k t ( t b u . . R 1 A ( : t r - . - a T E inside of the rear cover, before return-
ing the roller assemblyto its place.> ) t ) - e R L < f i ' 8 * f "
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D . *WEHa:-,Htr t furg / PossiblePicture-Faults
SHzf*EEu'
The image cannot be seen because:- | ffi H 'FlE r: J 61fr.7.t"
2 . h . - 7 4 t v t ^ & , E R Z 4 t v 1. There was a mistake in the expo-
Lc;ffiHTtffi.p=1t_f=tB" sure setting and the picture was
greatly under-exposed,or
2. Colorf ilm was taken at the f ilm sen-
sitivityof the black-and-whitefilm.
* c H u . 5 H
tEf#reFEHiEHr'.7 4 )v Lh\jt, The film was either greatly over-
lfflfrElu.f:f:e>T'T" exposed or it was accidentallyfogged,
| 7 4 ) v L t f ' Y 2 t ^ n 5 e f r t : . due to the following reasons:-
1. The safety cover was pu lled out R ? ) t E l L ' t : h ' . & > 6 L . E R t before loadingthe film pack or the
) t E l 3 * f r u . t : I k ( - f i . E 4 F z \ film pack was removed after the
' v 2 E h ' b . 7 4 t v L t r ' v 2 X f r safety cover was pulled out.
l-f:f-etT'T" 2. The dark slide was not inserted
2 . h . / . f i 7 4 h ' b f i . 8 4 l - z t when detachingthe PolaroidFilm
' y 2 E & t t t L l : L * . E I H X x Back E or the dark slide was pulled
out f rom the detachedPolaroidFilm
Back E. n 4 F z \ . y 2 E a l B l H z * f f l r E = (
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D . *F&EHat|Ftr t ,LIE / Possible Picture-Faults
+F=:ffio)#t.#
:o J ) rtfiI.F.[* n -. -rr;EtL Thesespecksare an indicationthatthe
( L. f_f:e>T{o Et-. -fttH..EH! rollersare dirty.The rollersshould be
r:,F.tft L (. )EBi.r: L < B3 * t" cleaned at specific intervals.
i6 a /:trltri
rR.I*T.Eaf=e>T-{ h, b. E ^Et) The picture was not developed long
h . - b 7 4 ) v L o a n E E = T + F t t enough. Both black-and-whiteand
< &>6 HF,:* T. +^|=IEI*. L ( ( colorfilms shouldbe developedfor the
fi d 1." IEl*.r{T.++Tq L . h . full time recommendedin the instruc-
-5_e(*a{+[- c>2 hih'r). ER tion sheet of the film pack. Under de- veloped color film will tend to be a
5^E brownish pink while black-and-white
iRErr{ftu'L 3 Ct. IRl*Wl"1t&,, film will be a muddy gray color. The
E ( L < ( / : ' S u ' ^ film should be developedfor a longer
time if the temperatureis cold, or the
Cold-Clipshould be used in the case
of color film.
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D . XWEHolJHtr t furE / Possible Picture-Faults
fr., )tEl 3 +h.<r 3 [i. GF<" Both tabs must be pulled out straight
El 3 +fi( EH XW 6 bf= I) . tLd>t: and swiftly, in one u n interrupted
t) .rtf+r5 L /:EE(.El 8+h.u.( ( action.lf the yellowtab is not pulledout in one smooth and u n interrupted
/ : . d L ' " action,as an even speed,and not at an
angle,developmentof the printwill be
affected.
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