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EXA
24mmx36mm mokes
versotile photogrophy
simple
For more thon three decodes, the EXAKTA hos been chorocterized qs the prototype
of the versotile 35 mm reflex comero, os the comero of the serious omoteur, of the pro-
fessionol, of the scientist. The EXAKTA RTL 1000, too, is morked by these quolities. lts
ronge of opplicobility is even wider still, owing to notoble innovotions in design ond
o greoter voriety of occessories offered for selection. However - ond now comes the
decisive foctor in this oltogether newly developed reflex conrero - considering oll itsversotility it is, for more thon its predecessors, t h e comero for everyone, extremely
relioble, ond simple to operote. With outomotic exposure control, outomotic film lood-
ing, t.e newly designed outomotic diophrogm, ond other refinements for oction
shooting, it is foshioned for the photogropher of our time, The EXAKTA RTL 1000 meets
his exocting demonds, it helps him to ovoid moking mistokes in operotion, yet it requires
but o minimum of ottention. As o genuine EXAKTA it hos, of course, remoined true to
its system: The unchonged, originol quick-chonge boyonet fitting permits using the
well-known occessories ond oll the previous lens models, ond single-lens reflex focusing
ensures ot oll times porollox-free conformity of finder imoge ond finol picture.
The most significont feotures of the EXAKTA RTL 1000 ore:
single-lens reflex comero r/125, S€c., Genuine bulbs for short floshI
mm r/,,0 sec. durotion 24x36 ot
I Three interchongeoble viewfinders: I Accessory shoe for flosh units with Finder hood, prism viewfinder, ond direct contoct.
ITL prism ottochment coupled to
speed-setting knob for outomotic I Automotic film looding system with
exposure control, permitting internol free selection of film, Self-zeroing
metering with the lens stopped down f rome counter, Click-in rewind releose
or ot full operture, knob. Rewind cronk.
O Metol-bloded focol-plone shutter for I lnterchongeoble lenses with originol
o continuous ronge of speeds frorn EXAKTA quick-chonge boyonet
8 secs. to l/1eqe sec. ond B. Self-timer mount ond internolly operoting
from 1 sec, to 1/10e6 sec. outomotic, olso disconnectoble,
O Ropid wind lever with 15 degree ofpressureo controldiophrogmmechonismwhich,in theby meons
odvonce stroke for seriol shots. Right- EXAKTA RTL 1000, is converted into
hond releose, Connecting point on the higher grode outomotic spring
left side of comero for lenses with diophrogm.
outomotic diophrogm ond externol
releose, connection for coble releose, I Automotic diophrogm of previous
lnstont return mirror. EXAKTA lenses moy be used.
I Synchionizotion for flosh exposures: I Speciol-purpose lenses with focol
electronic flosh ot opproximotely lengths from 20 mm to i000 mm.
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in 3 different grodes
of performonce ond price
The comero for extreme demonds
with internol metering ond
TTL prism ottochment
The dynomic reflex comero
with prism viewfinder
The more simple equipment
with finder hood
You moy wish to stort with one
of the lower grodes: The inter-
chongeobility of the viewfinder
systems mokes it possible ot ony
time to convert your. EXAKTA
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TTL metering
olwoys gives
correct exposure
results
The hishly developed EXAKTA RTL 1000 (imoge ongle : metering ongle), ond
guides you into photogrophic territories with extension equipment ond filters
thot you hove perhops never entered (outomotic compensotion for exposure
before, But how reossuring it is to know foctors). Beside the luminous density of
thot you will olwoys get correctly ex- the subject, film speed ond pre-set dio-
posed pictures if you toke odvontoge of phrogm, or shutter speed, ore, of course,
the outomotic exposure control system token into occount. You moy toke the
in this woy: Direct the EXAKTA RTL 1000, reoding with the lens closed down or ot
equipped with the coupled TTL prism full operture.
ottochment, towords your subject, rotote
either the diophrogm setting ring of the Technicol feotures of the TTL Prism
comero or the speed setting diol of the Attochment: lntegroting system
TTL prism ottochment until the meter of ligth metering. Thus ensuring
needle visible in the viewfinder imoge correct voluotion of subject brightness.
centres on the index circle, then octuote No decreose in brightness of finder
the shutter releose. Extremely simple, imoge. Sensitivity ronge comprises 13 ex-
ond yet obsolutely relioble, since the TTL posure volues. Luminous density meos-
prism ottochment works in occordonce uroble from 4 opostilbs ot f/2 up to the
with the principle of internol metering highest volues. Bridge circuit guords
through the lens. Only the light used in ogoinst effects coused by voltoge fluc-
composing the picture is meosured. The tuotion. Mercury oxide bottery (Mollory
resulting volues ore occurote, even in PX 13 or similor type with 1.35 V nominol
connection with speciol-purpose lenses voltoge).
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Finder imoge in the TTL Prism Attochment, with
meter needle ond circulor morking point Three viewfinder systems
ensure moximum
imoge shorpness
Exchongeoble
units : The extreme odoptobility of the EXAKTA
RTL 1000 results from the possibility of
exchonging the finder systems. For mo-
dern, expressive photogrophy, you will
certoinly prefer using the prism view-
finder or, better still, the TTL prism
ottochment, both reveoling on upright,
loterolly correct finder imoge. However,
when working with tripod, repro unit,
microscope, or similor meons of fixing
the comero, in exposing below or obove
Prism eye level, olso in condid photogrophy,
viewfinder you will oppreciote the remorkoble
quolities of the finder hood.
The viewfinders con be exchonged
in on instont. Normolly, you will use
eoch one of the viewfinders with
Finder hood the opproved focusing system * o
brilliont Fresnel lens with microprism
screen ond groundgloss circle -. You will be delighted, when viewing cind
selecting your picture oreo, to observe
the bright, powerfully rnognified finder
imoge. But to ochieve utmost definition,
you hove, obove oll, the groundgloss
field, ond the microprism screen with its
striking effects of unshorpness ond
fuzziness, The focusing system itself is
interchongeoble, too, so thot, for in-
stonce in extreme close-up work or in
photomicrogrophy, speciol focusing
screens moy be inserted, These ore
ovoiloble with cleor cent': spot ond
hoirline cross, or ouxiliory lines, thus
greotly focilitoting occurote composition
in speciolized fields of photogrophy.
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Exposure speeds from 1 sec. Self-timer (with speciol Shutter releose in con-
to 1/1000 sec. on one setting releose knob) ond slow- venient finger-lip position
diol speed mechonism
-- i[} RTt 1000
Shutter speed settings The shutter is immediotely recocl<ed by meons of the ropid wind lever. For ultro
from 1/1000 sec. to 8 secs. ropid sequence in seriol shots, you will
sove time by setting the cocking lever
to o 15o odvonce stroke. Owing to the At either one of these speeds, even ollow- instont return mirror in the EXAKTA ing for extreme demonds, opproxim-
otely 98 07'0 of your pictures will be RTL 1000, the viewfinder imoge is contin-
correctly exposed. This figure includes uously visible except for the moment of the exposure. Hoving releosed your every subject from the exciting sports
shot up to night ond indoor exposures. sl.rutter, you con immediotely check the
And for the lost 2 0/s, the longer time effect of your exposure ond decide if it
exposures, you employ the B settirrg of seems odvisoble to toke o second shot.
your EXAKTA RTL 1000. You hove ot your A signol in the viewfinder imoge
disposol the newly developed, verticolly reminds you if the shutter hos to be
running metol-bloded focol-plone cocked.
shutter, lts outstonding feoture is ex-
treme dependobility, while it is perfectly
eosy ond reody to operote. The most
frequently used shutter speeds, from Synchronizotion of electronic
1/rooo sec, to 1 sec. ore continuously flosh ot 1f125 sec.orronged oround o setting diol with
click stops. An extro slow-speed mechon-
ism mokes it possible, in unfovouroble ln the EXAKTA RTL 1000, the shutter
lighting conditions, to work ot settings speed to be set for the use of electronic
of 2 secs,, 4 secs., or 8 secs. flosh units is 1/125 sec. The opplicobility
The shutter releose is on the right-hond of this most importont light source hos
side of the comero in convenient thus been increosed to o very greot
trnger-tip position ond con be locked extent. Blurred double imoges, due to
ogoinst inodvertent tripping. A coble- motion, will no longer oppeor, even
releose connection is on the left-hond under relotively bright generol
side of the comero. Also, the EXAKTA lighting conditions, ond flosh con be
RTL 1000 hos o built-in self-timer with used in oddition to doylight more
o releose knob of its own: Every one of frequently. - Owing to the high speed
the shutter speeds from t/16qq sec. to of the shutter blodes the EXAKTA
1 sec. moy be used with the deloyed- RTL 1000 hos been equipped with only
oction device running for obout 10 secs. one synchro switch.
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www.butkus.us Additionol occessory shoe (olso for flosh units with centre contoct) Thus, there is only or-re flosh socket, ond the nec- essory odjustment is mode occording to two symbols. Electronic flosh, os olreody mentioned, ot opproximote- ly 1/12s sec. (symbol l). bulbs for short flosh dur- otion 1/,6 sec. (symbol O ). The flosh units con be ottoched directly to the comero by meons of on occessory shoe olso equipped to occept the centre contoct.View original page 8
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Film type reminder diol Film speed indicotor, ond Eosy rewinding
ond exposure counter rewind cronk folded down
Everything else is outomotic
olly controlled
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Film looding presents no problem whotever
The comprehensive ossortment of 35 mm releosing it until the exposure counter,
film in stondord commerciol cortridges which jumps to zero when the comero
moy be used unrestrictedly in the bock is opened, stonds on "1". Thus, the
EXAKTA RTL 1000. The decisive foctor, EXAKTA RTL 1000 is reody for oction.
however, is thot oll these films provide When the whole of your film is exposed,
the conveniences of outomotic film lood- you just depress the rewind releose,
ing. All thot is left for the comero user which clicks in, ond wind the film bock
to do, is quick ond eosy worl<: Opening into the cortridge by meons of the sturdy
the comero bock (simple unlocl<ing rewind cronl<. Thot is reolly oll thot
device), inserting the cortridge, moving comero ond film require of you. Film
the film ocross to the morking point ond type indicotor ond film speed indicotor
under the supporting plote, closing the rnoy be set to remind you which
comero bock, cocking the shutter ond negotive moteriol you hove looded.
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www.butkus.us Wherr regording thc illustrcr' tiorrs of the EXAI(TA RTL 1000, pleose note tlre l-rondsome, corrvenient styling of the srroil light-metol body, olso the neotly designed, simple orrongernent of oll control poris. This is o ccrlero thcrl. you con be proud oi! The EXAKTA RTL 1000 without lens, with finder hood, weighs 645 groms (23 oz.), dimens- ior"rs witl-rout ler-rs, with finder hood: 142 mm x 96 mm x 49 ntm (5s,r, x 3;.1* x 2 in.)View original page 10
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The EXAKTA RTL 1000 with the
populor Orestegor 200 mm f/4
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Every
refinement
in opticol
equipment
Originol EXAKTA quick-clronge Automotic diophrogm in previous
boyonet mount lerrs models to be operoted from
the
A high-closs comero, high-closs lenses - tneons of o control mechonism in the
how could it be otherwise? Thot is why comero, is converted into the higher
none but corefully selected, bronded grode spring diophrogm. This mokes pic-
lenses ore offered to go with the EXAKTA ture toking for simpler ond more occur-
RTL 1000. They ore exchongeoble in on ote. The complete ronge of hitherto
instont, ond meet every requirement, fomiliqr EXAKTA l>nses is, of course, still
opticolly ond mechonicolly. Their highly opplicoble. With the oid of on extension
volued quolities will meon much to you piece, the outomotic diophrogm with
in procticol work, so, for instonce, utmost externol releose mechonism con be
definition ond good controst effect, octuoted without limitotion from the
colour fidelity, helicol focusing, depth- coupling point on the left-hond side of
of-field scole, the originol EXAKTA the comero. Speciol-purpose lenses with
quick-chonge boyonet mount, ond outo- focol lengths from 20 mm to 1000 mm
motic diophrogm control. Especiolly ore ovoiloble, up to 300 mm with outo-
worth mentioning is the foct thot the motic diophrogm. Extreme telephoto
EXAKTA RTL 1000 utilizes newly de- objectives moy be fitted to the outer
veloped lens models with internolly op- boyonet rim of the EXAKTA RTL 1000 ond
eroting outomotic, but olso disconnect- they give full coveroge of the imoge
oble, pressure diophrogm which, by field without ony vignetting effect.
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Accessories
for every purpose
The quick-chonge boyonet mount of the steody ond permits oll-direction odjust-
EXAKTA RTL 1000 is olso the connecting ment from neor ground level up to
point for the long opproved supplement- o height of 75 cm (2 tt. 6 in.), with the
ory ottochments of the EXAKTA system. tripod extension piece ottoched, even
These ottochments help immensely to up to 135 cm (4 ft. 6 in,) The extreme
enhonce the versotility inherent in the rigidity of the tripod guorqntees expos-
comero itself. We therefore osk you to ures of moximum shorpness,
consider our lorge-scole offer in
occessory equipment ond to oppreciote
this foctor occordingly when forming
your opinion of the EXAKTA RTL 1000. Shooting smoll objects
You, too, ore sure to become more fosti- offers
dious in photogrophic motters os time
goes on, ond how fortunote it will be greot chonces
for you if your comero con olwoys keep
poce, Chonces of ochieving extroordinory
Beside the Everreody Cose, two of the success, for you hove oll the occessories
indispensoble extros ore: the Lens Hood required in this instructive ond inter-
(ovoiloble with screw-in threod esting octivity ot your disposol, For
M 49 x 0.75) ond the flexible Eye Cup focusing, to begin with, you need ex-
for the prism viewfinders. Both occessor- tension equipment which is inserted
ies serve os o protection ogoinst ex- between comero ond lens: The lnter-
troneous light. lf necessory, your opticion mediote Rings with Plunger (12.5 mm
moy insert o suitoble eyesight correc- ond 25 mm extension increose) enoble
tion lens into the mount of the eye cup, you to stop down outomoticolly in lenses
thus enobling you to focus without your with internol diophrogm releose, the
spectocles on. We olso recommend two simple Boyonet Rings ond Extension
further focusing oids to fit the prism lubes, ond the Two-in-One Ring (ex-
viewfinders: For exposures neor ground tension increose from 5 mm to 65 mm
level, for copying, in photomicrogrophy, in 5 mm stoges) hove no tronsmitting
ond similor tosks, the Angle Finder (with mechonism of this kind, but the externol
vorioble dioptre ronge for odjustment diophrogm releose con be octuoted by
to loulty eyesight) permits viewing the meons of the D(AKTA Autocouple
finder imoge ot right ongles to the Extension Releose. Should you, in your
toking direction. The Focusing Telescope close-up work, require continuous od-
(olso odoptoble to foulty eyesight) justobility of the comero extension or
gives on extro 2.7-fold mognificotion ony other focusing doto, you hove
of o section of the finder imoge, thus o choice of two bellows ottochments, the
increosing occurocy in focusing - most Minioture Bellows Attochment (exten-
importont in subjects with very {ine sion from 35 mm to 125 mm) ond the
detoil, porticulorly for close-ups, photo- Lorge Bellows Attochment (extension
microgrophy, copying work, etc. And from 35 mm to 220 mm). The first-nomed
should you be looking for o tripod to model is eosily portoble qnd even
motch oll the voried possibilities of suitoble for hond-held exposures, while
employing the DGKTA RTL 1000, there the second one is designed for sto-
is only one, ond thot is the Universol tionory use with o firm support. Voluoble
Tripod. lt keeps the comero obsolutely occessories ore: the Speciol Lens
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EXAKTA RTL 1000 with TTL Prism Speciol lntermediote Ring with
Attochment, Focusing Telescope, Double Coble Releose, Focusing
Minioture Bellows Attochment, Slide, ond Universol Tripod
EXAKTA RTL 1000 with Prism
Viewfinder, Angle Finder, ond lnter-
mediote Rings with Plunger
dx&
wffi
ffi
ilffiffi
ffiM
I 2,8150 mm with sunk mount, f rom Jeno, rotio exceeding 1.5 times, the lens
(focusing possible from infinity down- should, for moximum definition, be used
words with both bellows ottochments), with its reor element focing the subject.
ond the Speciol lntermediote Ring ond Lens Reversol Rings ore ovoiloble for
Double Coble Releose for outomotic this purpose. Speciol close-up objec-
stopping down in lenses with internol tives with short focol lengths (e. g. the
diophrogm releose. (With the minioture "M" from Jeno), used in conjunction
bellows ottochment, the outocouple with Adopter Ring for photomicro-
extension releose moy be used to grophic lenses, will produce picture
operote the externol diophrogm releose.) rotios of more thon 5 times. For efficient
For oll the extension increosing equip- lighting in close-up photogrophy,
ment (except the lorge bellows on EXAKTA Ring-Flosh Unit, RB 1,
ottochment) it is odvisoble, when con be supplied. lt olone provides
working with o tripod, to use the little o truly effective frontol illuminotion,
Focusing Slide. Without hoving to mod- giving shodowless lighting of smoll
ify the preselected picture rotio, you oreos, ond being suitoble even
ore oble to focus precisely by odjusting for photogrophing the interiors of
the comero-to-object distonce insteod hollow vessels, such os jugs, voses,
of moving the tripod to ond fro. tubes, etc., os well os of humon ond
ln ultro-close-up work, with the picture or.rimol body covities.
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EXAKTA RTL 1000 with Finder Hood
connected to Repro Unit with
Lighting Equipment, ond Speciol
l-ens T 2.8/50 mm with sunk mouDt
Item with TTL Prism Attoclrment,
Eye Cup, ond Bellows Attochm.
with Tronsporency Copying Attochm
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The indispensoble EXAKTA described eorlier. Remorkoble od- justobility helps to solve the most
"Vielzweck" (Multi-Purpose) complicoted problems, The Repro Unit,
for instonce, con olso be used in photo-
Equipment microgrophy, where there is no mechon-
icol connection between the micro-This uncommonly versotile equipment scope ond the comero. Both Copyingis the key to intensive EXAKTA procticol Stond ond Repro Unit hove o metolphotogrophy, ln vorious combinotions, column with its own rock-ond-pinionit con be odopted to suit your very drive for elevotion odjustment, olso opersonol style of working. Copying Stond wooden boseboord with on oreo of
ond Repro Unit ore not only designed 35 x 50 cm (14 x 20 in.) to toke originolsto produce reproductions of oll kinds, up to A 4 size (opprox. 8tf ax 11 3/a in.),but they will olso serve os sturdy toble
tripods in the entire close-up field. A speciol Lighting Equipment is olso
You ottoch the EXAKTA RTL 1000 with ovoiloble, The Bellows Attochment, to
the Repro Arm to the Copying Stond be highly volued becouse of its long
(extension increose by meons of extension ond its rigid focusing slide,
Boyonet Rings ond Extension Tubes or when connected to the Tronsporency
lntermediote Rings with Plunger or Copying Attochment, will prove useful
Minioture Bellows Attochment), in yet onother field. lt con be employed
whereos the Repro Unit olreody for opticolly copying tronsporencies or
incorporotes the Bellows Attochment moking intermediote negotives.
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EXAKTA RTL 1000 with Finder Hood,
Mocro-Micro Photometer ond
Microscope Attqchment connected
to the microscope
EXAKTA RTL lOOO With EXAKTA
Kolpofot (Rin9-Flosh Unit RB l)
Connecting link to the world medicol photogrophy, the EXAKTA l(olpofot hos given most sotisfoctory
of science results. lt comprises the Bellows Attoch-
ment, o Speciol Lens S 4/135 mm from
Jeno, which con be stopped down to
The EXAKTA RTL 1000 is t h e comero f/45, ond the EXAKTA Ring-Flosh Unit
quolified for scientific work. This be- RB 1. The equipment is being employed
comes most evident when the versotile very successfully in photogrophing theref lex comero is employed in connection interior of body covities occessible from
with viewing, testing ond meosuring the outside (mouth, vogino, phorynx,
instruments. Here, too, os olwoys, the etc.). Scientific photogrophy con olso
porollox-free finder imoge is the bose utilize the TTL Prism Attochment of the
for determining picture composition ond EXAKTA RTL 1000 os o bosic element
shorpness. lt is this perfectly uncompli- for judging correct exposure if the
coted worl<ing method thot reveols the picture in the comero covers the entire
superiority of the single-lens reflex! viewfinder oreo. ln cose no TTL Prism
To ottoch the EXAKTA RTL 1000 to the Ai.tochment is ovoiloble, the EXAKTAmicroscope, the telescope, the spectro- Mocro-Micro Photometer moy be used
scope, ond the endoscope, simple under the some condition for close-upAdopters hove been designed. They ond mocro work ond for opticol copying
estoblish o procticoble, ond yet eosily of tronsporencies.detochoble, connection between the
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The illustrotions moy differ slightly in some
detoil from the current design of the comerq
ond its occessories,
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