Classic II 35mm User manual

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Bolonced Acfion :      Scientificolly bolonced for eosy viewing ond picture-toking.

Exlro Feofures:      Ropid film odvonce lever.

                    Automotic shutter cocking.

                    Double-sprockets for  uniform film movement.

                          All settings visible from the top.

                          All ports precision mochined.

                    Convenient Red Morker exposure system.

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Use this os  cl guide for  the  specific detoils  of  the Clossic  II





o  BACK COVERLOCK          @  FLASH TERMINAL
@  BACK COVER             @  SHUTTERSPEEDSCALE
@  FILM ADVANCELEVER        @  SHUTTERSPEEDSELEcToRRING
@  SHUTTERRELEASE             GD DEPTH-OF-FIELDScALE
@  FrLM couNTER            @  DTSTANcEscALE
@  ACCESSORYSHOE           @    " f l-" sToP SELECToRKNoB
@  REWTNDINGKNOB           @  REWTNDINGRELEASE(nor visibte)
@  V|EW-FTNDERWTNDOW        @  TRIPODBUSHTNG(nor visibte)
@  DTAPHRAGM" tl-" srop scALE

FILftl TOADING
                      (NOTE: AVOID DIRECTSUNLIGHT)
 l. OPEN THE CAMERA-  See FlG. " B ".  Lift up the BACK COVER LOCK @ ond, open the
                                                                               rr  CAMERABACK @  to the position illustrofed in FlG.  C ".  Both chqmbers ore now
    visible-  the empty one on the left is for the  f ilm cortridge qnd the flfe-Uf  SPOOL
     is fixed in the right.
2. Rotote the MILLED FLANGE until the SLOT is visible.
3.  Pull the REWINDINGKNOB @ out completely.
4.  Put the film cortridge in the empty chqmber os shown in FlG. " E ".

                                                                     Fig. C





                                                                     EA.lPTYCHAMBTR
                                                             FOR
                                                                                               FILf.{ CARTRIDGE





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5.  Insert the FILM LEADER into the  slot of  the toke-up spool  in lhe some direction os the
      " curved qrrow  "  in FlG.  " D ".
6. See FlG.  " E ". Push the REWINDING KNOB @  in, rototing   it  slightly, until  it grips rhe
    film cortridge.
7. Turn the FILM ADVANCE LEVFR @  slightly so  thoi  the  film  perforotions cotch on  the
    lower sprockei teeth.


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8. CLOSE THE CAMERA-  See FlG.  " F ".  After you checked to be sure the  film cortridge,
    film leoder ond perforotions ore properly  set, push the BAGK covER  €)  until the BACK
   COVER LOCK  (!) cotches on the Pin ;  ir  will outomoticolly snop tight.

9. SETTING FILM FOR FIRST EXPOSURE.
                                                                            Fig. G
 Before the  first picture con be token, the  film which hod been
exposed during looding must be wound up onto the toke-up spool.
               The FILM ADVANCE LEVER @
              tronsports the film  in TWO STROKES.
(o)  See FlG.  " G ".  with  the thumb of  your  right hond, push
     the LEVER @  until  it  stops.  Releose the  lever 'ond   it  will
    swing bock by  itself.
(b)  Now push the lever ogoin to the end of  its stroke.
GAUTIoN    :  The LEVER will  outomoticolly come to o stop ; DO
          NOT TRY TO FORCE IT ANY FURTHER!
(. )  See FlG.  " H ".  Press the SHUTTERRELEASE(D down  unril
         it  " clicks ".
(d)  Repeot (o), (b) ond (c) obove CNCE MORE.
l0  : Repeot only step;  fi   I  (o) ond (b). . . . .
       THE SHUTTERIS NOW COCKED
         FOR YOUR FIRST PICTURE
           (See poge   I I  for  toking the exposure.)

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I l.  SET the FILM COUNTER
                                       Before  toking  your    f irst  picture,  set  the
                                   FILM COUNTER @   to   the  number   of
                                     exposures  in your  film  cortridge.
                                             S e e F l G . " | " .
                                       Turn FfLM COUNTER @  in  either direction
                                                     untill  the  number  of  exposures  in  your
                                           cortridge   is  opposite  the  index  morker
                                             "A".   (Note:  All commerciql cortridges ore
                                             cleorly  morked  with  the  number  of  ex-
                                       posures  in   it -   refer  bock  to  Fig. C, poge
                                                4,  for  on exomple  of  o   tt 20  't  exposure
                                       co rt ridge.)

    YOUR FITTICOUNTERWILL NOW TELLYOU
     HOW TIANY PIGTURESYOU GAN TAKE.
(When  rt o "  is opposite  the RED INDEX, you qre on the  lqst exposure.)

The SHUTTER SPEED ond DIAPHRAGM STOP should  be  set  before  you  focus on  your
 subiect.  These settings depend upon two  foclors:
       ---)   The omount  of MOVEMENT of  your  subiect.
       -)    The omount of LIGHT on your  subiect.

        SETTINGSHUTTERSPEED

 Move the SHUTTERSPEEDSELECTORRING @
 until the desired SHUTTERSPEEDis set opposite
 the RED MARKER.
 The Clossic ll SHUTTERSPEEDSore  :
     B, 1125,1150,l/t00, tl2OO.


                           RETIEITBER:
 O On the SHUTTERSPEED SCALE, the   f oste$4eedj+-   W;    the slowest is 25. B rep resents
   BULB -  this meon6 the SHUTTERremoins OPEN  until  the   f inger  is removed   f rom the
   SHUTTERRELEASE@.
 O A slow speed posses more  light through the lens compored to o fost speed.
      --+   For  " oction "  shots, fost speed should be used;
        ---)   for   " posed "  shots, o slow speed  is better.
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SELECTINGAPERTUREOPENING
                                                                      '-"   As indicoted  in FlG.  " K"  below,  the   "  f   STOP SELECTORKNOB 6D con be  eqsily
moved to  give either o smoller or  lorger  "  f,'- "  stop (diophrogm operture).
   T h e D I A P H R A G M" f   - "  S T O P S C A L E 6 ) - s e e   F l G . " L " - h o s         t h e s e n u m b e r s :
                         3 . 5      4      5 . 6      8                l l       1 6
   The LENS APERTURE("  f  -" STOP) controls the DEPTH-OF-FIELDin oddition to the AMOUNT
of LIGHT entering the lens.
--J   The lorgest APERTURE(f 3.5) lets the moit  light through the lens; the smollest opening
         (f l6) ollows the  leost omount.
      ) When the APERTUREis closed (STOPPING DOWN) from one  full stop  lo  onother, the
            f ight entering the  lens is reduced by  holf,  With  the excep?ion of  f 13,5,which is only
            I 2 STOP lorger thon  t 4, oll "  f, - " numbers on the SCALE (p  ore o FULL STOP oport.

                                 PRACTICATUSAGE
                                        The DEPTH-OF-FIELDSCALE  (tr: shows  rhe
                                DISTANCERANGE of  " neor-to-for " SHARPFOCUS.
                                       Since the DEPTH-OF-FIELDbecomes greofer os the
                                          operture is mode smoller,the shutter ond operture
                                           settings should be selected to include the desired         ffi#              o reos.  Howeve r remember obout you r  light ond
                                            the  movement of  your  subiect when  selecting
                                         these settings.

,{s                      FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE

                                        When you ore shooting pictures under
                                      AVERAGE EXPOSURECONDITIONS, your
                                                     C/ossic ll RED MARKER system simplifies
                                                       the necessory settings.



                        All you do  is set :  APERTURF
                            SHUTTERSPEED
                             DISTANCESCALE
               So thot :   All Red Numbersore set on the Red Morkers.
  In Fig. "L"  the APERTURE@  is set or f/ll ond rhe DISTANCEscALE @ on 15FEET. The
  lines to the left ond right coincidingwith "ll"  on the DEPTH-OF-FIELDSCALE6!  indicote
 thot everythingfrom obout 9 FEETto lNFlNlTy (oc) is in the ZoNE oF sHARpNEss. At
 the some time, the SHUTTERSPEEDSELECTORRING @  is set on  ', 50 ".
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      comPoslTloN

   COMPCSITICN  is  one  of  the  most  imporfont
operotions in the moking of on ottroctive photo.  Put
your eye  to  the VIEW-FINDERWINDOW @  -  see
FlG.  " M "  -  qpJ  you'll see, in  t he some P ropo rtion,
os much of the subiect os will oppeor on the negotive.
Within the oreo which you see, you must orronge the
subiect motter  ond  choose  the  comero  ongle  to
portroy  the subiect in its best perspective.  Excellent
tips on simplicity, bolonce, depth, bockground, comero
ongles, etc., con be found  in most comero mogozines
or  in books on photogrophy.

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THE EXPOSURE

   Hoving composed your  picture, while  holding the comero os
gently PRESSDOWN  on the SHUTTERRELEASE@.
      It  i3 importont  to  hold lhe comero firmly  ond steody  to  prevenf ony  " blurring "  due
lo comero movement  ot  the  inslont  of  shutter  opening.
       lf  rhe  light  is not  bright enough ond  " flosh "   is not  ovoiloble,  still subiects con be
photogrophed by using " B "  shutter setting.  Ploce the comero on o  firm,  solid support;
preferobly on o tripod  which con be eosily be otioched  to rhe TRIPOD BUSHING (  which
is on lhe  botlom  plote  of  the  comero.  The SHUTTER RELEASE @  must be  pressed down
very gently.  Hold the releose down  for  the desired exposure time;  the shutter will remoin
open until the finger  is removed from  the  releose.
   Advonce  the  film  occording  to  3tep  ff I  (eoge  6) ond  you'll be reody for your next shot.
when  the FILM couNTER @  points           you con only  toke one more  picture.   After
moking this LAsr EXPOSURE, the  FILM ADVANCE LEVER @  connor  be moved  for  o  ,'full
slroke  ".
          DO NOT TRY TO FORCE IT ANY FURTHERII


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REWINDING ond UNIOADING
After  the LAST EXPosuRE,the FILM ADVANCE LEVER@ connot be moved for  o  " full
stroke " - DO NOT TRY TO FORCElT ANY FURTHER!!

                           REWIND ond UNLOAD
                                                                                 ( S e e F I G S ' r N "  o n d " O " )

                                   While pressing down on rhe RELEASE(D wirh rhe left
                             thumb (see FlG.  " N "),  with  the  right hond rotote  the
                         REWINDING KNOB @  in the direction of the red orrow
                               on the top  of the KNOB @ unril rhe film is COMPLETELY
                       REwOUND  into  the  cortridge.   You  will  notice  thot
                                    Fig. O
                                 rewinding is completed by the slight resistonce os the film          TURNrHrs
             DrRtcrroN                                  leoder leoves the slot of the toke-up spool.  Releosethe                       F                   O R
          REWTNDTNG     REWIND RELEASE@;    if  you con continue to  turn  the
                         REWINDING KNOB @,  stop  ot  this  point.  Open  rhe
                               comero, remove the exposed cortridge,  put  in o  new
                                        1       Otr€,   -  ffi      AND . . . CONTINUE YOUR PICTURE- TAKING FUN I

FLASH  IS EASY!!


    On mony occosions,  flosh con  increose  your  photo  fun-wheneyer   ond  wherever you
 wont-since    sunlighf is nol necessory for your exposure.

    Your Clossic lf hos o  " built-in  " Europeon type FLASH TERMINAL @.  A  " pocket size "
 flosh  unit con be  quickly mounled  in  the ACCESSORY SHOE @).  The connecling  cord   tip
 musl be o  " COMPUR TYPE." As shown  in FlG.  " P ",  shooting wirh  flosh  is the some os
 withoui.     lf you  prefer  the  " bottery-cose-brocket "  type  flosh gun, the  brocket  con be
 ottoched ro rhe TRIPOD BUSHING @.

    Correct synchronizotion of  the flosh ond shutter opening  is obtoined  ot  oll speeds up
 to l/100secondwilh  CLASS "F"   floshbulbs (such or3 #SS, SM or SFI..CLASS"M"   bulbs
 (Press #5,8   or  II) con only be used ot l/25second.

    Every  film  type  hos on ASA TUNGSTEN INDEX NUMBER.  Since  floshbulbs  use  guide
 number for  determining the  "f/-"   stop occording to  your dislonce-from-subiect ond shuller
 rpeed  setting,   il  is recommended  thot you  refer  to  the  film ond florhbulb  doto  sheets.

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For exomple: your chorl or meler reoding showr l/50 second ot  f/8   ir  berr for your
exposure. Your guide number of  o Super-Speed f, SS floshbulb for  Plus-X film  ot  thls
shutler rpeed is 120.  Dividing 120 by 8 gives you o dislonce of 15 feel -  move to  this
diclonce from your subiect, sel lhe comero dictonce scole fo 15 ond shoot.   You'll bc
pleored with the  " professionol" touch thot's odded lo your piclurer, erpeciolly when you
hove color film in your comcro (nole; be sure to use blue-cooledbulbs wiih doylight typc
color filmsl.





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