Ferrania Elioflex User manual

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            Back  View   of  camera
 9.  Synchro  tr'lash Socket
10. Neck Strap Button
11.  Sports Viewfi.nder   l collapsed)
12-  Button   of  Mirror  viewflnder  Hoocl
13.  Locking  Button   for Back  Cover
L4.  Exposure Calculator
15.  Sliding  cover for  the Red Window
16.  Tripod  Bush  (on the base)

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t  - llow to oPen the camera
       Hold  the camera with  your  left hand as
      shown in fig. 3. Then press the locking !tt'
       ton  (rl)  rtignly  outwards with your   ght
       thumb: Th;  back will  then open easily, &s
      shown in fig. Qt


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                                Fig. 3
               How to open the camera

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sunlight. If  there is no shade, protect the
        film by standirg with your back to the surl.
        First of all make sure that there is an empty
       spool in the upper spool chamber.Then draw
       out the hinged lower spool carcier (r 7)', as
      shown in fig.  j.
      The unexposedfilm, still with  its safety label,
         is now inserted in the s.pool carcier on the





          llow ro pull our ilt3'rl*",  spool carrier.


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two spindles which  fit into the holes on the
film spool.For this purposethe spring clips r 8
(fig. 6) should be pressed gently outwards.
Make sure that the slotted end of the spool
is to the right when looking at the back of
the camera.Push the carrier and the film back
into the film chamber,break the safety label,
unroll the red (or green) backing paper and





                     Fig. 6
  How  the unexposed rollfilm   is  inserted,

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pass'it ovef rollers 19 and zO taking care that
it runs true , and does not climb out of  its
proper channel. When the take'up spool is                                                   -
.""ihed, insert the pointed end of the paper
into the larger slot of the spool using your
right hand (hg. 7), whilst with yoy  left hand
y;n  keep ih"  roll  in place and the paper





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                             paper is tuclred nory  ti-,}li;#t                                      spool,     a     !n"       ;ffl:H-
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pressedagainstthe guides to prevent the film
unwinding.
Turn'knob  r as shown in fig. 8, miking two
or three turns only to make quite sure that
film is properly attached to the take.up spool
and unwinds freely from the lower spool. Do
not worry about the repeated f elease clicks





                      Fig. B
How  to  start rvinding the  light-proof  backing
         paper on the talce-up spool


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which are produced by the mechanism which
cocks the shutter when  the  film  is wound.
I-portant.  The backing paper should be pro,
perly centred on the spool so that is does not
rub against the flanges. If  it does, 'slack it  off
a little and adiust.
Now close the back of the camera and make





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 How  to wind on the film when an exposure
              has been made.

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sure that the locking button has snapped into
position so as to keep the back firmly  closed.
Hold the camera as shown in fig. g and using
your left thumb,  slide downwards rhe sliding
cover, of the red window   r 5 so that the figu,
res printed on the backing paper can be read.
With your right hand turn button  r, warchirg
the paper pass under the  red window   15.





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     How the shutter releaseis set to the
                 safety position

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After several turns a warning hand appears'
then a line,which becomesthinner and thin'
ner and finally the figure   l. The camera is  '
now ready f"i  the first exoosure' When this
has been made, the film  is wound on to "2"
and so on  until  " r2". Once again, do not
worry about the clicking of the shutt?r co'
cking device but remembet that the shutter
is aiually  coched,,i.e. it  is ready for release'
so do ttoi by mistake press releasebutton  6'
To safeguardagainst this, turn lever 8 (fig' r-o)
downwfrds  uniil  the red mark  is visible' In
this position the releaseis locked.
Itl  - How to focus the lens
 Before taking  a picture  the lens must be  set
 to the distanie  of the object  to be photogra'
 phed. Estimate that distance and turn knutled
 ri.rg 3 (fig.-to tr)  until the number which  cotrl'
 r"t[o.dt        -the distance  coincides  with  the
 indtx  dot  2r  engraved on the shutter  p11t9'
 The  co mark  st;ds    for  < infinitY > and  is
 the  last  of  the  figures engraved  on  the  lens
 focussing  ring   3.   It   is used whenever   the
 distance"between  the camera and the  subiect
 exceeds r 5o feet (5o metres)'  If  the distance

required is between the figures engraved, the
focussing ring must be set accordingly. For
instanceif the distance is r 4 feet the focussing
ring should be set midway between 12 and
t6, The  distance is calculated from  the su,
bject to  the back of  the camera, but   it  is
only important  to work as accurately as this
when close,ups are being taken.





                      Fig.  ll
       The shutter and lens mounting

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sharp picture is obtained.' Unfortunately -th.e
optiial^laws governing the performance^oi.afl
."-"r"   l"nse!      ,t.h  that depth of field is                  "r"                lens aperture increases' Forreduced as the
example, at  f.f zz,  if the lens is focussed at
)5   ft. everyttring is sharp- from. r r  ft' 4 ins'
tJ  infinity,'but  al f/8  only objects between
ry  ft.5   ittt, and 43 ft. 5 ins.' are sharp'
We now come to deciding the actual exposure
in relation to the amount of light, and to help
in this matter an exposure calculator is built
on to the back of the camera.The exposuretimes given are for the most favourable ligh'  I
ting conditions prevailing during the summer'                                        i{
f.Jm May  to August  in  clear sunlight and
using a film  wittr a speed of 3oo Scheiner
(2, /io  DIN) such as Ferrania Ultracromati'
 ." 3o. For other times of year, or if the sun is
obscuted, or a yellow  filter  is used, or  if a
less sensitive film is used such as z8o Scheiner
$7 /rc  DIN), exposuretimes must be doubled
as'indicated on the exposure calculator' For
 example, instead of. t f rco  of a second the
exposure should be r/5o  of a second, and so
 ott. Th"  calculator gives exposure times for
 standard subjects such as seascapes'high

mountains, open landscapes' groups of people'
etc. In  the case of a picture taken  at the sea
side,  for  instance,  af   l".ts  apertures  can be
used provided  that  the exposure- time  is set
,..or.ii.tgly:   with  lens aperture  f f8. (the  lar'
gest) the  ,hntt"t  spe4  should be  r f zoo; but
il,tt   lens  aperture  f/zz   the  shutter  speed
should b.  riz5.  Where  the subject is not  in
-otio"   the  im-illest lens aperture  is preferable
(with.the  slowest shutter--speed) because as
explain"d  above greatest  all over sharpne^ss-is
obtained owing  to  the greater depth  of  field'
For action piclu.es a higher  shutter speed is
required wiih    correspondingly latge apertu'                      "                 safe to choose a medium  ape:: re.  It  is usually
 ture such  as'ff 6  with  a speed of   rf 5o'  lt"
h.owever,  the  sun  is obscured  or  a  filter   is
used the aperture should be f/rr   with  a shut"
 ter speed of  r/5o.

       ' SafetY device against doubleV
    exPosures
 The Elioflex is equipped with a device which
 guards against the- velY common  error  of
 toubl"        when lwo pictures are wasted         "r."por.rr"
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because the  film   is  not wound  on  after  an
      exposure has been made. This device ensures
       that  the  release (button  6)  remains  locked
       after each exposure  until  the  film  has been
     wound on  to the next number.  Should,  the,
       refore, the winding  on of the  film have been
      forgotten  and the release button  be pressed,
     no harm  is done. When  winding  the  film  a
       slight  click  will be heard which  indicates the
      unlockine   of  the  safety  device. A  red  dia.
     phragm  is visible through  the lens when  the
      release is locked. As soon as it is freed the said      *L                                                                                                                                               I
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Ij     diaphragm apperrs black. The camera is ready
I      to  tahe a picture  onl\  when  both  the  red,                                                                                      ;      signs have d,isappeared,. The  presence of one
       of the other of these indicates that the release  $
        is locked.
      fmportant.  The shutter release button should
     be pressed gently  to avoid camera shake. The
     speed of  the  shutter  is determined  by  the
      shutter mechanism and  is not affected by the
     way  in which  the button  is pressed.

            -     Vl   Photoflash
    The Elioflex camerais fitted to take a Syn.

chro,Flash unit  with  which  qood snapshots
    can be taken at night or under the most uo'
     favourable lighting  conditions. Ferrania rrr?,-
     nufacture an in"*p"tsive   flash unit which  is
     specially designed for the  Elioflex. The base
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                  The flash unit

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plate of  the  flash unit can be  fitted  to  the
tripod bush of the camera (fig.  rz,. This unit,
which can be taken do'wn and  is very  colrl-
pact, takes any photoflash bulb with standard
bayonet cap (A.S.C.C.). Directions for use are
utfpl"*reclwith  the flash outfit.

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           The mirror  viewfinder

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Like refex cameras'the Elio-fex is equipped
with a trargeand very efiicient mirror viewfin'
der. To o["tt the viewfinder cover, pfeSS!Y,'
ton  I I  (ftg. I3). The image appearsupright
and very J.^r-and correspondu-"*"9tlyto the
one which should appear-eye in the photograph'
For picturestaken ^i      level, which is usual
for action shots, there is a sports viewfinder





                     Fig . L4
            The sports viewfinder

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fitted to the top of the camera. When. using
this, frame 24 (fig.  r 4)' should be pulled out.
This  will  cause the  viewfinder  to open up
automatically. Raise the camera so that  hole
'2j    is at eye level. Sight  in such a way  that
this hole covers the  small cross z6  in  the
viewfinder frame. T!t"  picture thy:, framed by
the viewfinders  is that which  will  appear ln





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                     Fig. 15
    How  to  close the sports view finder

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the photograph. To close the sports viewfinder
     (seefig.  r 5) fold down back sight z8 and bring
    down frame 27 on top of  it. Frame 24 is then
    pushed back  into  its  original  position and
     secured under clip 29,





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                          Fig. 16
    How to hold the camera when using the mirror
                         viewfinder
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florv  to  hold  the camera when  using  the  sports                                                                      **
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       rVlll  How  to hold the caffrera
When using the mirror viewfinder the camera
should be firmly  held as shown  in  fig.  t6.
When the sports viewfinder  is used, the  ca.
mera should be held as shown in  fig. 17.
For  time  exposures the camera should be
placed on a solid support and held firmly with
the left hand whilst  the other hand operates
the release button.  Better  still would be the

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'Congress,use of  a  tripod  with  a            (3/8"
Whitworth)  tfiread. If  your tripod has an
English (,i+"  Whitworth) thread,?ny dealer
can supply yop with a suitable 1d"pt9t. For
time ."potures the use of a cable release- is
'theadvisabll to avoid camerashake.A socket for
    cable releaseis provided in the "Elioflex
cameraon the button release..The end qf the
cable is screwedinto this socket (fig. I8).   ,





                       Fig. 18
        How to use the cable release

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