FED 2 User manual

I - Llmb ol erposurecounlsr
 2 -  Shutter winding hcad
 3-  Forward *rindow ol rsnge Iindrr
 { *  tndicator of distrnce and diaphragm,$alm
 S-  Dirtsncc scefc
 6 -  Forsard window ol vlery rnd rlnge  findct
 7 -  Sclf"timcr rclcmr knob
  I -  Self-limcr windlng hrrcr
 9 -  Synchronizrr plug sockel
l0 - Forward lens nul
I I - Diaphragnrscah ring
l2 -  Dcpth.of.fieldscaie
l3 -  Focuslng rlng



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               P REFACE
  Thr givrn instruclioncontainsonly o brier do*criptionol
 llre o.#l-2 photographiccannraalxJtht lnsic rulesol uuing
 ft andcnrlrolsen.cils n mnnlralol photography.
  study lfte proccdurr"accordingto the givcn ttesmiplion
lhoroughl.rl*fore using lhc caurcra.
  1'herenrayhe slighl discrepancieshctrvgenilre description
and the canlefaonirrg lo tlre terhnicaldtvetopnnntof ilre
dcsign.

I. DESCRIPTIONOF CAilERA
  The OgIl Z photographiccamcre is
 intended for  laking various kinds of
 photographsand il can rneethigh denrarrds
 of skilled arnoteurs,prrs$ photographers
 anrl .ccisntists.
  The hish resolvingpowerof the Op/t"z
cemerapernritsto oblain irreproachable
pholographsup to  ll x lg cm size snd
 n:oreby mrar:$of an cnlarger.
  .  TItcwidespeerlrangeof the.shulter,tlretastlens,lhesyn-
chronirer,rhe serf.tiryr, tF droptrrc*icw finrJeriocusing,
thesnrallu"eightand sizeof the cameramal.a it irreptacr.
ablefor strolls.on holidal, in everydaylife.
 .  Ealy loadinganrlunloa{ing,thepresenceol therangefin_
darmupled*'ith rheviewfinder,the hondinessof rhs{03J[.?
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Thesimullaneityof shutlmrvindingandlilm transporl
ensunesthe speedypreparationof the camrralor shooling
andexcludesthepsibility ol erroneous(douhlelexposure.
  Tln dirmounteblebodyfocilitatestheloadingol film into
 thecamera,simplifiestheconlrolol theinterchangeablelenr
adiuslment,pernitslo unloadthe canrcneasilywltlnut
exposinglhewholcol thetilnr.
  Tlrc canrrarvorkss'ith 35 nrm perforatedfilnr. lt  is
 lordeds'ilh s mrgaz,inc"holdingt.6 mol filrn.Eterysuch
loadgirts thepossitrilityol tahing30photograpl$.
  TlreO3Jl.l tamerais conrplctedrvilhn nragnrirrcq,hiclr
opeffiautornaticallyuhentlrc canrrscoveris lockrd.The
cannrapermilealsolhe useol olhrr typs of magazines.
  Tharangelinderol tln camerais couplcdrnechanically
with thelcns.lt effiurc$exacllenslocusingn,henlheinnges
in lha rangglinderare$uperpCIsed.Thelocntionof therangc
findcrin thefieldof imageol thcviewfindcrquickensrnd
lacilitalestheprocesso[ shmtingwhichis especiallyim.
portrntin theplrotogrophyol movingobicls.ll guaranlerc
lhe eractnesof lonsfocusingrnd thecorrct viewingal
lhe monrenlol shooling"Thcprcsenrt.ol the dioplricfocu.
sing devicewhichpcrmitslo regulalethe rangsrnd viel
lindetaccordingto lhspholograpfter'ssightrvithin:2 diop-
ters raiscs the precirionol  tlre rangefinderroruide.
rably.
 Themainlenslor theO34.2cafferais theom uilh the
locallengthS cm.Tht cgmerais completdrvithen clndul.
tar.26lh lern which is screwedinto the lenscollarol lhc
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carnera.The threadingof the collar ensuresth6 lrtting ol
 inlerchan$abrerenses.sert-timerbuirt Into rt   cNnrcra
permitstln photographerro takepart in thephorographed
$c€neor to pholographhimselt.
  on the can*rathereis a rirm typc renrindcr*,hirh rr*.u
 the anuleurfrornrhe necessityor trecpingin nrindthe rypeand^sensf              of the filnr lsadedinto ttrecamri.          {lit:u
  TheoSil-? canrerahosa dcvrcclor connecr;onwittr nrulH. llashes.
 .  R-eversetatting-upnneclunisrngrvesrhe possibiriryof o'er-
loadingthe camcrarvith anothermagazinewith a newtilmloadby usurl{but not verybrighil)lighting.
  In the lowcrco'eFor tfrecanrcrarhercis a rripodbusrr
lorsettingrhecameraon a triporfandfor tasterrinfir in the
carryingcase.Thecarryingcasedesignpcrnrirstfr nandca.
nEfaopsrationwilhoutiln camerabefngtakenoul of l}ecarryingcasc.

                       II. TECHilICALDATA
Sier.of negalive      24x 36 mrn
Negativemnlrriol     BS mm pcrfornledfitnr
ilagazine load          1.6 m lor BSslrots
Lenr                  clndustar.?6.,1b                                          nnestigrnat,
                         with   non-refleclion optics,
                           rclalive npcrlurc t  : l.g, focai
                        length F,= 52.4rnm, in rigid
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Llmits of focusing    from I m lo e(inlinity)
Ran8etinder          optical,with a brseof 67 mm,
                      curpledwilh lhe optlcalview
                        finder.
Shutler             Curlain lype wilh speeds:B
                         (long, manusll;l/3q   l/60;
                              lll95; WW l/S00sec.IVhcn
                              i|te shutter lr helngwound,
                       thc fitm ir being lransJrorled
                           for  lk   rnrl  shol rnd tlp
                      erposurrcounleris shifledby
                   onepoint
Selt-tlmar          rnchenicol
$ync'hronizer       non-regulated;lt  enluresthe
                      contaclsclmirg at lhs mo-
                     rmnt wlrcnlln cnmprsframe
                                    ir fully qnned.

  'l'he      tripodbrnhlrrg slandrrdlhread3/8".
 Thecamerashe In thecase:$ x 95 x l7$.
 Thacamcrrn'cightin ttrc casc,includinglhe lilrn lord:
ahoul960g.

III, HANDLINOTHECAilERA

                 l. Oprnlng*nd Clulng lhe Camen
  undo lhc prcss.buttonandopenthecmecover.By turn.
ing the nul on the caseboflornloa$ntha triportslrcwhold.
ilrg lhe cannraReleasethescrervend.holdiruthcfamcra
itssho*non Fig. l, trke it out sl lhr case.tvhentakingilrc
carnoraoutor pultingit in, donst tourhitsopticalrletsils*





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tingersolu'a1'srtain opticsl*aving mer|ri on poli*hcdsur.
frces.
  llating turrrurlnr"t'rltle ctmera,n[so llr shschlesol thc
locksrrith a rrail arrrllurn lhftn half.u'e;'up as far rs lhty
will gu. as shuutt ur Fig. 2. Preesirywitlr your lhumbu.
shill the bockt2.lt $o that its edge rhould go out of the
groqveand rentoteit tFig. :l). The openedcanerl is shown
on Fig. {.
  The magaainerar lies irt thc camerabodl' ltloselyand it
can be aaslll'takenuut by pufling its head.
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  The talro.upsprnl cfr is nmurrledon a collel and it can be
laken oul  h]'  pullirrg it.r hearl with an apprciable
cffort.
  The camerals closedin roverscorder.
  Put tlre lrackas closeas pofsiblato the uppsr paneland,
pressingit to the body,moveit alongthc groovertlll  it mccts
tho ponal.Turn tha lork shccklcrand sfnlr them into lho
sockats.\t'hile einking theshacklcsdo not makeexcessivc
efforls, as a lorlr sharklemay be sunhonly whsn tte loek
is lully cksed.

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  l'laviugput lhe carrprsinto tlrt cr$c.besurctu tigltteullre
tri;nd hushin older lo prcventtlre csmmafrornfallingout
of tlrc cn.tr.Bcforcclo'tlnglhe care,.celthe lelrsott tlr,esynrlxrl
o  (irrfirril.r').

  l. Thr Crmtra lflagarlnennd l.oadlng lhe Flfm Into tl
  The magazircof tlra t03,il.t canrcraconsistsofthreeprrls:
lhc hslder, the cleereand the spool.
   Irr orderto openantl lo disassernblelhe ruagazirc.prss.$llr
prolrudirrglruttonon the slaerrrboltomsnd lurn lhe sleere
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 In theholderclockrvisetill ilre sidclecess$of tfr,ecJlinders
arebronghtinto alignmenl.In rhisposiliontheslee*emaybe talenout ol tha holrfer(FiS.$),
 . floldinx             ilrespoorassr'urvnon ttig, 6, insorithe firrn*rd
inlo thoslit in tlrcsprnlandpull it itigi,tty r,r.l*iuur,r*.-        Tl,ofilm will be satelyfastenedin ttrg si-oot:
   ll:ind the firm, direcilngilra amursionre1,erro ilre sp'rr
axisond turningthespml counlerclockuise.
 Do 'or packthe spiresl"rypu[ing the firnr rry ilre ronce
cnd,as in rhiseasethe firnrspiresrub agairuteachorher
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nndmahc.rcralclreson theemulsionlayer,A srrrectll'tnund
film muslnot iul oul overthespoolflrrrges.
  Inserlthespoolnilh tfrefilm into tlraslecr.eso,ilratlhe
spoolhcadshosld*ooulfrom lhe openlngin lhe lnttonr
(lrig. 71, Insertthesleeuen,ilhthespoolinto rhe holder
snd clo$ethenmgazineby turninglhesleer.ecounlerclock.
wise (dir*ting the mrgarinehcad to thc right hanrtl
lill lhe loclrcllcks{Fie,8}.
  lnad thcIilm intotln rnagazimin full darkncssorby lhe
lightuhichtlc coloursensitivityof thcfilm permitc,
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   \l'lrileloadlngtlrc magarirtearmlirr generatrvlrilclranrllirrg
tlrc film avoidlouchinglhe enrursiorrlryor and ercn $;
blanksidewith ;*ourfingers,Thefilm shouldbetakenonly
by the perforntededge*.
   lrr orderlo acquirea correcthabitof loadingiln uragarine
\re rscofimendlhe orvncrto lrairr lrirnsrltpraliminarilyby
the light, u*irrgnn e.\poserffilnr.

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               E. Lordilrglhc Crmera
   I'|rccarrprauuy betordedrvithfilnr by usual(butrnr vrry
lrrfghlt).lightingin llre followirrgwryr
    I' operrrhccamsaandtakcrhe rake-upspoolouf"sl ir.
    t' Harir4 pulledrrotrnorethenl0 cmof thc toosernd ol
Itrefilrn out of lhe magazine,fastenil on lhe trke.upspool
urderlhc spring(secFig.gl so that thc first perforatedupon.
ing'ofthe fitnrshoukfbaa rittle fsrthcrthairthr lugof the
springand pult thc film backrvards-  lhe lugof lhc spring
will get ints theoperringaud lrokl the film. $et the iorrei
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edgeof lhe film at rlght rnglc to lherpoolnxis,chscto thc
f langs.
  3. Put thr magazineinto thecameraco that thegroovcof
thc rnegazineblockshouldnpunt onto lhe pin lixing the
magazlrnIn the camcrasnd the mrgrzlnergce$$shouldba
turnedlorurrb lhe cameraback.
  rrlountthc taftc.upspoolsimullrneouslyonto tha hub
andstt ttiofllm solhal thesprocketteethshoutdgetinrothe
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                     Fig. t0.
ol thetake-upspoorin thedircrtionof thelorwardtahe.up,
 Itoldinglhewindingheadof ilreshutrer(3f.
    'l' closelhacanrcra.$nhenrrrerockin rhecoreris rurrrcd,
lhe.magazlneopenseuronrariceilyand reu the filrn pass
lrcely-throughits rcc(rls,*'itrxrurseratchfngrhefirm.
  .5'-    F3t lransportingunexpa'udfirrn to the can'.rarreme
wlndthesh*lrertrvree,pressingrheroreaseft*r, iigl after
eachwinding'Thes'indingheadshout,rlrc turnei onr1..in
tlrcdirsclionof rhearrowcngra*don rheheadsurracs.For
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rriildinglhe shulter lurn the headas lar as it will go, but
   without makingexcessireefforts.
         lf lhc camerais.loadedcorrecily,the film mul be rrarp.
        by the nrechanismsmoolhlvana ttn rnvindingheadJ  ported
   (15)muslturn whentheshullerij Ueingsuund.t,    6. set lhe zeroon the exposurecounlerscaleliml, (t)
   againslthe lndicalingsign(10)on the upperparrcl$f-theca"
   Inera.Thelimb is coupredrvith thervindingt,er* by fricllon.
    l'br zerosritting.lurn tlr limb, pressingitrc uuttonwith s
   nail,againstthedirectiorrslnrwnhy.thearruwon lln shuller
   rtindirrglrcad.
     7. Bringthes,vnrbolnrcanirrgtln typcof filnr lo iln lilm
  epoednumberacc'rdirrgto thc dsrlaoi thc lorded,film.
   Do          hurrys'hileloartinglha crmem,do mrt makecxc.$,         ryt
  slve efforlsard kcrp .slrictly to lhc recorrrnrcudedseqilcnre
   of operalions*   it will lrefp1.oulo acquircthe necemaiyha.
   bit in theslrortertpossitrlclinrcsnd it will $ave!,ouporrltrle   erfors.
        lI the loadinghasbeenun$ucee$$fulrnd $oilrcpaiforalioru
  are torn. takelhc spooland the magazineout of ilp c.*eru,
  cutolf the tilm endrvifh lorn perforaliom,puft o l0 cnrlorf
  endof filrn out of the nmgarineanttrepeatthr proccdureof
  loadingin lho orderslpwn abor.a.
                        {. Film Type Rcmtndcr
   Thefilm typeremindEr*  lhe nremorl.unit of thecamere-
  consislsof a fixed Gosr spcedscaleand r rotatingrtislr.
  with conventionalsigrrsof the film types:

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           * bhek.rnd.whitr   O                       filn
    Thisdrvicefremlhermaleurfromthe
  necrssityof keepingin mindwhri fif*
  has beenload*dinto ilre umerarnd  sry$ him inevitableerron.
    In ordcrlo sel ilrereminder,bring^ilrefilm rymboffo lhe       prersrngrheoist.iu$ial;;n ilnin;:itr'                       ffi;ilrs rnd
            figuresorrccpondroGosrsp*ds38;
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  TTNDUSTAR'{;ft                      isa frstrcns',*l*,rvilhnon.*Ihcrionoprcs
          {rnn'rlidln$L**t       rhc fo'owtngsertcs ll  i,l'*'o
   a) dislance,
   b) dirphngrn,
     dcfth of fietd.   !)  Dislan*          rcrk            O)^scrves                         for                       focusing                                lhe                                   lcnc                                    rnd                                                  lor tsti.tullng      the            rinrits                of                lharpncss.                         ihu                       numhr                                      whicrr-is'agairstlln    indicrting            mrrl                   srnorr              $                          n.                                   ilrrn                                                      . in                               merrcs                                      lrom                                            theeubject       to tlre             r*nr              prane                         tprr.llr*uy ro th€;;;;r   uack).
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If youkmw the drsrrnccfo thesubjcct,foc,,rthc rcnss lurningthe focusingring(rg) illr td *r*.r.ry numberand lht.indicatingmagkrrc bmrryhtinto rttgnrncnt.
     lf thedistrmeto $r eubjecils unlnown',rocusiln lcnsby rn€rn$ol thcmnsefinds.
  .  Dlaphragmscalescrvcsror changrr€ttre rersfiverp*.
 lureof theterc.Sjgqlhetenrbyturnir[tm*ng(fl] illl the
 numbermrrk rnd rhe rndrcr$ngoot (ll rrc bioughrInto rlignmcnl.
   Tf. depth-of:flcldrele (ltl  Ir locatedon bothstdrslrcm   .
 ths indimtingmrlr of ilr dkremcsmle,Thescatecomiels
 of lwo roursof nurnbcnrcorrespondlnglo lhc dlaphregnscrle
 of lhc lcnr(mrrlg ryithoulnumberucorre$pondto thJ diaph.
 r.gm rpcrtureI  : 4). Tlredirtrrrccshownby tlte fndlcrtoron
 lhe distarrcecalc eorrespondcto rnrxlmumrhrrpness,The
 obieclswhichareneffcror fartlpr thanlh,ephneof *rrrp*ri
       will appearlessand leslsharply.\tritirin sorr  lilnils, focts
however,lhlr rcduc.tion.ofcharpnesdoesrnl rllecl lhe gua,
 lity of picture.The depth+f.fieldscrle$ervqrfor ilrrd-
Ing lheselimits,
  .Thc       depth.of-lieldscereslps.son thc dislonceecaleilrc
minirnumandlhe maximumdlctrnccfromthe crnnrawll[-
in uhich theshrrpnssof inragawlll be sailsfrctoryfor
eachchocendiaphilgmsatting.
      lrulance,if lhe focrulngdlrtEnccls { rnelres(reeFig.
!l)  andtlr dlrphrrgm,16.tht nerr limit of rt rrpnessic I m
fmm rhecsmerarthe far rirnir is inrinity, ir thc dirptrrrgm
setls 5.6' thenearlimlt of sherpn$sis ri m. thefrr tirnit is
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