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Chinon M-1 User manual
User manual for Chinon M-1. 16 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Brand
- Chinon
- Model / document
- Chinon M-1
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 16
- File size
- 1.6 MB
- Category
- Film cameras
- Document date
- Not specified in catalog
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" Viewfinder eyepiece _. FIlm ra,l FIlm pressure plate
Battery test light Tropod socket Film chamber cover
" Film chamber Shutter J1 Sprocket teeth
l2 F,lm guide ra,l rt Rew,nd button
CdS battery compartment cover _ Take up spool
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IMPORTANT I
BASIC STEPS IN
PHOTOGRAPHING
11 Insert CdS battery with plus
( ) side up IFig. 31.
21 To test battery condition, fI16 ~
depress the battery test
button and observe test light
,Fig. 41.
3 load 35 mm film In 20 or 36
exposure cassette (Fig. 51.
41 Set ASA lor DINI speed dial
In accordance with the film
speed specified on the film fll 7
box (Fig. 61.
,51 Set either the shutter speed
or lens opening according to
your photographic need (Fig.
7l.
161 Focus the lens (Fig. 81.
1]1 Release the shutter (Fig. 81. f'l. a
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F•• 10
LOADING THE CAMERA
Use 35 mm f,lm on 20 or 36 exposure cassette all the way turn ot untol ot does
It is recommended to load and unload camera 3 Insert nd of film ~nto slot on take up spool
on subdued light. eg shadow of your own body and engage perforat.on of 101m woth tooth
and not in direct sunlight. In spool slot Place thumb lightly ov r 101m
1 Pull up folm rewind knob untol camera back on bottom sprocket wheel and operate 101m
pops open Swong open camera back Fig advance lever unt.1 upper sprocket wh I
9 engages folm perforatIons. When advance
2 While rewind knob oS st,lI fully pull d up lever stops. free ot by depressing shutter
onsert folm cas ett onto chamber woth pro release on top of camera Make sure that
truding end toward bottom of camera Press folm lies flat between guide rails Fig. 10
in folm rewind knob If it does not go ,n Close camera back f"mly.
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Fl. II Fl. 12
4 Operate film advance lever, depressing
SETTING FILM SPEED (ASA DIN) shutter r lease unt" figure "1" '5 lined up
,n the exposure counter window In this The ASA or DIN speed of the f,lm .sspec,f,ed
position the camera 15 ready for the first on the f"m box or In the Instruction sheet
exposure to be made Fig. 11 , packed with the 101m.
To be certain that the film transports cor Pull up and rotate the outer rim of the shutler
reclly, take up any 101m slack in the cassette dial until desired ASA DIN number of the 101m
by turning the re,wlnd crank clockwise till appears In the window on the top of the film
resistance 15 felt. When advancing the film shutter speed dial Fig. 12
the rewind knob should turn antlclockwlse
ThIS 15 evidence that the film is loaded
correctly If It does not. start loading
again
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Fl. 13 Fl. 14
Also rotate fIlm type Indicator dial so that the
film type inserted shows to Its pointer Fig. 13 . CORECT EXPOSURE
This will remind you of the type of 101m you Correct exposure can be made by settong F
are using. stops on the lens and correct combination of
Some ASA DIN numbers are represented by shutter speed. As the CHINON M1 camera
a dot only The chart below specifIes the ASA has a bUilt in through the lens CdS exposure
DIN numbers meter. you can take correctly exposed photo
graphs
ASA ... • ,...... n I' I' 1 See the subject through viewfInder Press
......... 1» • .. • " II down the exposure meter switch Fig. 14 . .-............... ~ n a" " 'I I. II DependIng upon the subject. rotate either "DIN .. 71 It 11 U IS " shutter speed dIal or F stop ring until the .. " 7 Donated to www.orphancameras.comView original page 7Page 8 · Read text
Fi,. 15 Fi, 16
1 Fi, 17 Fi, 18
exposure Indicator needle in the viewfinder speed or biller lens openinll must be set
comes to the complete horizontal position Fill. 17 .
Fill. 15. If the needle is above the hori· 2 When the Iillht level is too low and you are
zontal position, it Is overexposed Fill. 16. unable to obtain the correct exposure com
Chanlle the shutler speed to a faster speed blnation as stated above, the red warnIna
or use a smaller lens openinll so that the sillnal will appear in the exposure indlcat·
correct exposure combination can be ob inll zone in the viewfinder Fill. 18,.
tained. If the needle is below the horizontal, When the red warninll sillnal appears with
it is under exposed so that a slower shutler needle in position, use a flash unit.
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FOCUSING
Rei ase th exposure meter switch and slid
AUTO MANUAL control on the lens to Auto
poslt,on Fig. 19.
Turn th d,stance ring first ,n one dlrect,on.
then in the opposite direction unt,l microprosm
d,sc in the centre of the image In the VIew
F'll 19 f.nder IS sharp Fig. 20. P,cture IS now focused
The d.stance scale may also be used for focus
Ina EstImate or measure the camera to sub
lect dIstance in feet or in metres. then turn the
focusIna rlng. So the fiaure represent,na that
dIstance IS opposIte the ondex lone.
In focus
oUl of focus
9
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RELEASING THE SHUTTER SETTING THE SHUTTER
Hold the camera as ste dy as possIble and The length 01 t,m lor the "1m to be exposed
press the shutter release slowly and smoothly. to Ioght can be adjusted by shutter speed set
When using slower sp ds rangmg Irom 1 30 ting. "60" 1 60 second IS recommended lor
to 1 second and "B" bulb ,n poorly lot areas. subjects not ,n motIon
use a tripod or other lorm support to prevent
It 's recommended to use shutter speeds rangblurrong the picture.
mil Irom 1 125 to 1 1000 lor subjects m mo
tion. 1 1000 second speed will best "Ireeze"
last action
The" B" sett,ng can be used lor long exposures
at n,ght. uSlnll street Ioghts or electric s'lIns,
or und r poor Iollht condItIons when flash un,t
's not used
10
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UNLOADING THE CAMERA
When the red figure" 20" or" 36" correspond
ing to 20 and 36 exposure film appears in the
exposure counter window lined up to the index
mark. the end of the film has been reached.
Take the following steps for rewinding film Into
cassette'
1 Unfold crank on rewind knob Fig. 21 .
Fl. 21 2 Press in all the way rewind release button
on camera bottom Fig. 22 ..
3 Turn rewind crank lever clockwise. Tension
,s relt as the f,lm Is rewound from the take
up spool Into the cassette Stop rewind
'ng when tension Is released. Open camera
back by pulling out rewind knob all the
way and remove the film.
Have film processed without delay.
Fl. 22
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Fl. 24 Fl. 25
SELF TIMER FLASH PICTURES
The self timer permits the photographer to get Most types of flash bulbs and also electronIc
Into the pIcture Place camera on trIpod or flash can be used for flash pIctures
other form support trIpod socket IS on bottom When uSlnll flash bulb No 5. 58 25. 258. M5.
of camera G t camera ready for exposure as M58. M2. M28. AG I. 6. 68. 8. connect flash
usual. Push down If tIm r lever FIll 24 cord to flash socket .. M' When uSlnll ele
ctronlc flash or SM flash bulb, connect the flashDepress shutter release to start self tImer Ex
cord to flash socket .. X.. FIg 25posure WIll be mad approxImately 8 seconds
after th release has been pressed The use 01 Nos. 5. 58. M5 and M58 flash bulbs
as well as electronIc flash Nos. 6. 68. 8 flash
bulb IS recommended for shutter speeds from
1 30 to 1 125 sec.
The use of Nos M2. M28. AGI. AG18 SM flash
bulbs IS recommend d for shutter speeds from
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1 30 to 1 60 sec. Cordless lIash units are
slipped into the accessory shoe on the top of CHANGING THE LENS
the camera. The accessory shoe may also be A 55 mm lens is the proper focal length tor
utilized for a flash unit having a synchro cord. general purpose picture taking. Any Ch,non
telephoto and wide angle lens or Pentax. Prinz·
lIex or Sigma lens mount can be used. To
MULTIPLE EXPOSURE remove the lens, push up the exposure sWItch
To superimpose two or more exposures on one on the camera body, holdIng It in one hand and
negative. support the camera on a rigid tropod grop the lens WIth the other, turning counter
to ensure correct framing. Make the first ex clockWIse until It 's removed
posure in the normal way, then, WIthout movIng To replace the lens, turn clockwise until secured
film transport lever, slide the multiple exposure in position fInger tight
lever Fig. 26 as far as It WIll go to the left
A red signal appears ,n ItS cutout window In
dlcatlng that the film transport lever can be
wound. but WIll only set the shutter and not
transport the film On releaSing, a second ex
posure is made on the same f,lm frame This
procedure can be repeated to obtain any num
ber of exposures on one negat,ve If the
multiple exposure lever has been set but is in
fact not required. you can manualiy push It
back to cancel its effect.
Fla 26
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