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Flexaret VII User manual
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FLEXARETVll o comero whose possesionploces you
omong the membersof o lorge fomily of sotisfiedowners.
A relioble instrumentwith lines of clossicolsimplicity,with
every feoture you need for toking brilliont piciures of
every kind. lt will become on inseporoblefriend of Vours
ond you will surely opprecioteits numerousodvontogeous
{eotures.
It is on instrumenteosy to hondle even for o beginner.
Yef, being perfect in its techniCol co{1c€ptionond design,
it is copoble of sotisfyingeven the highestdemondsof on
expert omoteur or Professionol.
We feel sure thot the Flexoretcomero will give you much
enioymentond pleosureond the picturestoken will ottroct
the ottentionof your friends.Thiscomero hos oll the prere-
quisites to give full sotisfoctionto its users, in spite of
- it will give your creotive obsolutesimplicityof hondling
individuolity full scope. lf you photogroph with interest
ond core, there is no doubt thot excelleniresultswill be
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P h o t o g r q P h Y This is o designotion composed of two Greek words. The first of them signifies , , l i g h t " , w h i l e t h e o t h e r i s o n e q u i v o l e n t f o r , , d r o w i n g ' w r i t i n g ' p c i n t i n g " . And this is whot photogrophy reolly is: pointing with light of if you wish, producing q picture with the qid of chemicol processes, evoked by lig ht. s o m e o n e o n c e s o i d t h o t p h o t o g r o p h y i s t h e o r t o f o l l o w i n g o c o r r e c t c m o u n t o f l i g h t t o p o s s t h r o u g h o c o r r e c t o p e r t u r ef o r o c o r r e c t l e n g t h o f t i m e o n t o o c o r r e c t p t c e . T h e s e w i s e w o r d s w e s h o l l f o l l o w i n t h e porogrophs of this little booklet which we submit to your kind ottention. it is not so eosy to moke perfect snopshots. lt requires the obility of selecting' ct coptivoting motive, to choose the right exposure, further, to moster perfectly the processing of films etc. In the first ploce it is, howev6r, of primory impor- tonce, to become ocquointed with oll the mysteries hidden in the Flexoret comero qnd with oll the mogic it is oble to perform' Reod this little pomphlet corefully in order not to overlook ony of the technicol possibilities offered by the Flexoret comero; then, you will be oble to moke the most of it o nd utilize it to the g reotest odvo ntoge'View original page 6
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Firstof oll, let us hove q good look ot the comerq...
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The Flexoret Vll is o fully-outomotic twin-le;i reflex comero. Twelve pictures
6X6 cm or 16 pictures 4,5X6 cm in size con be mode on 82 roll filnr, or 3t
up to 34 pictures 24X36 mm or 43 to 46 pictures 24x24 mm in size on
3 5 c i n 6 f i l m .
The focussing is corried out by the movement of o focussing lever within the
limits of obout 1100 from 1 m in infinity (-), the two lenses being moved
simultoneously. ln order to enoble speedy focussing odjustment the focussing
lever is provided with cotches for neor medium ond infinite ("") distonce.
These cotches con be dispensed with ond the lever moves then continuously.
The comero is equipped with o depth-of-focus scole engroved on the focussing
lever proper. To focilitote the focussing o mognifier is used which con be
tilted over the ground-gloss. The imoge seen on the ground gloss screen
is not reversed verticolly ond it is perfectly bright. The snopshots con olso
be token from eye level by odjusting the viewfinder to eye-level shots
(direct vision - D. V. finder). This method is used to odvontoge when toking
ropid sporting snopshots. The toking lens proper is o BELAR four-gloss
onostigmot f 3.5, F:80 mm, which olso is used os o viewing lens, Both
lenses ore provided with ontireflection cooting.
The mounts of the two lenses ore fitted with B 36 boyonet tock for ottoching
the filters ond odopter lenses. A sunshode con be fixed to the boyonet lock
B 40 on the outer mount of the toking lens.
The Prestor shutter is o five-lomelloe centrol-type shutter with outomotic
releose (deloyed oction) ond o floshlight synchronizer. The shutter cocking is
outomotic ond is effected simultoneously with film rewinding. However, the.
shutter con be cocked ond releosed orbitrorily even without simultoneous film
r e w i n d i n g .
The comero shutter releose is of o push-button type, with threoded operture
for flexible wire releose. lt is interlocked with the rewinding mechonism. ln
oddition, on the comero body there is o device securing the comero releose
ogoinst undesiroble releosing of the shutter.
The film rewinding is corried out by the rewind knob, fitted on the right-hond
side of the instrument. When rewinding the beginning of the film up to the
first exposure ond the film end ofter the twelfth exposure, the knob con be
turned continuously. From the first exposure up to the twelfth the rewind knob
is outomoticolly locked in position ofter the film length corresponding to one
picture hos been rewound. Simultoneously the shutter is cocked ond the
comero releose releosed. By its depressing up to the stop when the negotive
is being exposed, the rewind knob is releosed onew ond it con be turned
ogoin. As long os the respective film length hos not been rewound, no expo-
sure con be mode. Hence, the film (negotive) connot be odvonced without
being exposed, ond no further exposure con be mode on the negotive which hos
olreody been exposed.
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3" The number of exposures 1 to 12 is indicoted outomoticolly by meons of the film counter which is outomoticolly set to zero when the comero reclr cover is opened (i. e' when looding the comero)' For exposures 4,5X6 cm mode on the 92 roll film o mosk (coche) hos to be inserted into the opporotus onto the film guide ond into the viewfinder ond the tronsmission lever on the right-hond side of the instrument hos to be set to the correct position. This tronsmission lever odjustment olsp opplies to the 24X24 mm exposures mode on 35 mm cine film' For counting more thon 12 exposures, the comero is equipped with on odditionol counter indicoting tens of exposures. This oncillory counter is locoted beside the window of the moin counter, ond its odjustment to the tens hos to be done monuolly. By inserting o mosk upon the film guide the exposure counter is so odjusted thot it is outomoticolly set to the number ,,1" when the eleventh exposure is mode. The exposure-number higher thon 11 is then reod on both counters. lf o 35 mm cin6 film, is used, the comero con be eosily odjusted for this purpose. lt is only necessory to ploce o guide of 35 mm f ilm into the comero, to set o speciol-type 35 mm spoot upon the upper spool pivots ond to provide the lower ones with extension pivots' The exposed film is then rewound bock into the originol mogozlne by meons of the rewind knob. In the middle of the lotter there is o push-button enobling the reverse rewinding of o 35 mm film. Also when using o 35 mm cine film' the rewind knob ond the comero releose lever ore interlocked ogoinst double exposure ond the odvoncing of o non-exposed film' The releose lever is locoted neor the viewing lens ond it is eosily controlled by .the forefinger of the right hond, this being very odvontogeous becouse, when photogrophing, the comero con be held firmly with both honds thus ensuring its stobility, whilst the focussing lever is controlled with the thumb ond forefinger of the left hond. Hence, control of oll octions to be performed before the exposure is mode, is very simple ond speedy, without crossing the honds, oll their movements being very purposeful. In the spoce between the lens ond the' film plone ontireflection dio- phrogms ore inserted which serve to copture the roys reflected from the comero wolls ond prevent the former from striking the sensitive loyer of the film whot would result in the formotion of folse imoges. On the comero reor lid the toble of colour filters is ploced. Below this toble o speciol device is locoted which records the kind ond sensitivity of the looded film' In its centre there is o window in which the number indicoting the size of the looded film is outomoticolly set, On the cornero side there ore fitted the slides which serve for sliding on on opticol D' V. viewfinder (eye-level finder) for photogrophing on o cine film.View original page 8
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I
.... ond fhen we leorn how to hondleit
1 . S e n s i t i v e m o t e r i o l :
ff 6X9 cm roll film (B 2 film) is used, twelve 6X6 cm pictures or 16 pictures
4.5X6 cm in size con be obtoined,
lf you work with 35 mm perforoted film, use stondord pocking in mogozines
with the filling of 1.60 m enobling 31 pictures24X36 mm in size,or 43 pictu-
res 24X24 mm in size to be mode. lt is evidentthot vorioussensitivemoteriol
- block-qnd-whiteos well os colour moteriol - con be utirized.
2 , O p e n i n g o f t h e c o m e r q
On the left-hond side of the comero there is o knurted knob (1) which hos
to be unscrewedond then depressed,wherebythe reor lid of the comero opens.
3 . P r e p o r i n g t h e c o m e r q f o r f i t m l o o d i n g
o) Roll film 6X9 cm, size of pictures 6X6 cm.
Insidethe comero there is on empty spool which must be ploced in the upper
spool-spoce.lf it is not there, proceed in the following woy:
Pull out the rewind knob (2) in the direction of its oxis ond turn it o little
to the left; the knob hos to remoin in the pulled out position,Put the empty
spool (3) into the upper spool spoce (4), so thot the longitudinol
sfot (5) on one side of the spoot is turned towords the rewind knob.
Pressthe spool gently in the direction of its oxis with the thumb of your left 'hond, so thot the solid spool pin (6) snops into the round operture provided
on the left-hond side of the spool. continue. holding up the left-hond
foce of the spool ond whil.e doing so, turn first the rewind knob to the left
till it snops in. Futher, rotote the knob to thc right till the corrier pin plug i
(7) fits into the longitudinol notch on the spool front. lf the spool ir
is correctly inserted, the rewind knob con be solety rototed to the 1.,nt,r"uW '*
(clockwise).
The tronsmission fever (8) must be set to such o position thot the nuru.r6d
o n i t s l o b e | i s p o s i t i o n e d n o r m o | | y , ( t h e n u m b e r 4 5 i s u p s i d e d o w n ) . W h e n
setting up the tronsmissionlever, depress to the very stop the push-button
provided on the inner side of the opporotus, in the lower spool spoce (the
centre pin of the chonging-overlever),ond turn the lever so thot its pin foces
the oppropriote operture (9). When corrying out the od justment the !
tronsmissionlever must never be hondled forcibly (set out of its position by
lifting from the opporotus exterior) since its deformotion would result in
settingthe opporotusout of functionfor the sizesof 6X6 cm ond 24X36 mm,
Anologicolly, when the push-buttonis not depressedsufficiently,the trons-
missionlever pin would rub ogoinst ond domoge the cooting ond the trons- , f,
mission lever would be set out of position,When releosing the push-button Fr
tlre pin fits into the operture in the cover ond locks the positionof the lever;
the lotter must beor ogoinst the comero.
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lf the tronsmission hos been set correctly, the meosuring sprocket (10) must
be eosily rotoble in either direction. In the cose of incorrect tronsmission
od justment the meosuring sprocket must be turned bock till the strong
resistonce disoppeors. The checking hos to be corried out whenever the
position of the lever hos been chonged'
N ote : lncorrect tronsmission odjustment would result in the following defect:
After being looded, the film will slip ocross the meosuring sprocket ond the
opporotus will not be set reody for the exposure' The who'le film con then
be rewound without ony locking-in-position of the control-knob ond releosing
of the releose lever hos token ploce. In such o cose it would be necessory
to toke the film out of the opporotus in the dork chomber, rewind it
ond ofter corrying out correct tronsmission odjustment to lood the film onew
foilowing the respective instructions'
b) Roll film 6X9 cm, pictures 4.5X6 cm in size'
Put the empty spool into the upper spool spcce. Insert o mosk 4'5X6 cm
in size into the imoge window (aa)' When inserting the mosk core should
be token thot the flop on the mosk side fits into the notch provided on the
apporotus body. Push the mosk into the imoge window so'thot the former
does not project obove the guiding surfoces (45) of the lotter.
The tronsmission lever (8) must be so odjusted thot ,,45" is normolly legible
(,,60" is upside down).
lf it is required to mosk off the ri,. of 4'5X6 cm entirely in the viewfinder
on oppropriote mosk hos to be ploced into the viewfinder spoce, i. e. uPon
the groundgloss.
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c) 35 mm film, size of exposures24 X 35 mm.
tl't" purpose of photogrophing on 35 mm cine film, o speciol 35 mm spool fgt. (33) hos to ploced into the upper spool spqce, onologicollyos the spool F..
for the B2 film 6X9 cm. The left-hond pin with the driver (corrier)-'(12)
hos to be screwed into the Jower spool spoce, onto the threod of the're-
verse-rewindingturn knob (11);the extensionpivot is then slid onto the solid
right-hondpin (13).A guide for 35 mm film (14) hos to be insertedinto
the window, so thot the contoct surfoces of the guide correctly beor .imoge - ogoints the contoct surfoces of the opporotus body.
After the guide hos been pressedin, it must push bock the lever which is
fitted on the right-hond side of the imoge window. lf insertedin on incorrect
nronner,the would deflect the lever towords the woll, without pushing .guide
it bock to the required position, ond, ofter the tenth film-frome hos beei
exposed, the counter would not return outomoticollytcl the number ,,1",
wherebythe exposingof further shotswould be renderedimpossible.From-the
12th exposurethe film could be rewound freely.
When insertingthe guide the lotter hos to be held by touching its opposite
edges.; the tiltoble pressure plote must never be seizeC. lf it is required
entirely_-to mosk off the size of 24x36 mm in the viewfinder, o mosking
frome 24X36 mm tos to be ploced into the viewfinder spoce, directly upoi
the groundgloss.According to the position of the mosk' in the viewfinder,
i. e. whether there is the morking 1 m or 7 m on the lower side of the mosk,
the viewfinder porolox is corrected for o distonce of 1 m or 7 m.
The tronsmissionlever hos to be so odjusted thot ,,60" on its lobel con be
reod normolly (not upside down).
d) 35 mm film, size of pictures 24X28 mm;
The moke-reodyof the opporotusis identicolto thot for the size of 24X36 mm.
The mos_king,frome24X24 mm hos still to be insertedinto the guide for the
35 1nm,film (14), this hoving to be done in such o uroy thot on6 side of the
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c! 35 mm film
The film is looded into the opporotus in stondord cortridges. Pull out the
reverse rewinding turnknob (1 1) ond set the cortridge with the spool onto
the left-hond extension pivot with corrier (12) so, thqt the points of the
lotter entirely fit into the hole of the core of the spool with the film enclosed
in the cortridge. Ploce the other end of the spool, projecting f rom the
cortridge, onto the solid right-hond extension pivot (13)+lock the cortridge
in the lower spool spoce by slowly releosing the reverse rewinding turnknob.
Pull opprox, 10 cm of the film from the mogozine. Slip the film first under
the feft-hond roller (21) ond thon under the right-hond one (22), lead it
qcross the meosuring sprocket (10) ond insert it under the guide pressure
plote (14). Fit the film end into the slit of the speciol spool (35 mm) ond
effect one revolution (opprox.) of the rewind knob so os to ensure thot the
film end does not slip out from the slit in the spool ond simultoneously to
qttoin thot the film is moderotely tightened.
lf it is not required to rewind the film in the opporotus bock into the cortridge,
it is superfluous to ploce the extension into the lower spool spoce. ln such
q cose put the cortridge with the film loosely into the lower spool spoce ond
lood the film in the known monner os described obove.
5, Adjustmentof the film for moking the first shot.
Rotote the rewind knob (2) up to the click-stop,Number,,1" oppeors in the
window of the moin counter (15) ond the film is mode reody for the first
exposure.
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6, Moking the opporutus reody for photogrophing
o) Focussing
In order to ottoin speedy focussing,the focussing lever (26) is provided with
snops for neor, medium ond infinite distonce; if required,these snops con
be set out of oction. A sliding knob (23) is provided on the left-hond side
of the front cover for this PurPo-
se, When this knob is shifted
from the top to the lower Posi-
tion the snqpping-in of the fo-
cussing lever is thrown out of
oction o nd the lotter co n then
be moved continuously.
Open the viewfinder bY tilting
off its protective lid (24). Setthe
mognifier (25') obove the ground-
gloss, put your eye close to the
mog nifier ond bi moving the
focussing lever (26') with the fo-
refinger ond thumb of Your left
hond, perform the focussing of
the imoge. lf the imoge seen
on the ground-qloss is shorP,
the imoge on the film is Per-
fectly shorp, too. When objects in
motion o re to be Photogro Phed
wh ich co n not be f ocussed befo-
rehond on the ground-gloss
screen, the focussing distonce is
estimoted. According to the esti-
moted distonce the focussing
lever is set on the distonce
scole (27) ogoinst the number
corresponding to the estimoted
volue. The scole numbers indi-
cote the d istonce either in metres
(lower figures), o( in feet (uPper
numbers).An object of on infi-
nite distonce is morked with the
sign oo or with the obbreviotion
I INF (i. e. infinitY).
Thus e. g. if the focussing iever notch is set q g o i n s t t h e n u m b e r , , 2 " , t h e
photogrophed object, ploced of o distonce of 2 m from the toking lens front
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b) Stopping down the lens
The omount of light which is ollowed to poss through the lens cqn
be voried by stopping down the lotter. The respective scole corries the following
'11,stop numbers z 3.5, 4, 5.6, 8, 16, 22; the stop number 3.5 corresponds to the
fufly open lens operture; on the other hond, when set to the number 22, only
o smoll omount of light posses throug h the lens. These stop numbers hqve
been chosen so thot stopping down to the next higher number" olwoys results
in holving the omount of light possing through the lens of the preceding step.
This dependence however, does not, hold good between the volues 3.5 qnd 4.
c) Exposure time odjustment
The shutter is provided with figures which indicote the,,speed" of the shutter,
i. e. the time during which it is opened, i. e. the length of exposure time.
The indicoted figures qre os follows 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30, 60, 125, 250,
500. The figu re ,,1" indicotes one second, the figure 2 corresponds to 1/2second,
the figure I to tle second, the figure 125 to llns second, etc. In oddition to
t h e s e f i g u r e s t h e r e i s t h e l e t t e r , , B " o n t h e s h u t t e r , f o r m o k i n g t i m e
exposures. Beginners should use the exposure time rltzs second when moking
shots ,,from the hond" (i. e. without tripod), so os to ottoin stobility
ond to ovoid vibrotion of the token picture. Only expert photogrophers con
use the exposure time of rlso sec. or longer.
By turning the externol knur-
led (milled) ring (30) of the
shutter, the figure of the
chosen exposu re ti m e is set
to foce the mo rk, on the
mount. The exposure time
length (the speed of the
shutter) is selected occording
to the stop number, or, vice
verso, the suitoble stopping
down of the lens is selected
occord ing to the exposu re
time either by experience
or by consu lti ng o n exposu re
m eter.
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7 . P h o t o g r q p h i n g
After hoving corried out the focussingprocedure os well os the stopping down
ond time exposure odjustment, you con proceed to moke the exposure
proper, since the shutter hos olreody been cocked outomoticolly by rewinding
the film. Hold the opporotus firmly with both honds ond, ot the convenient
moment, depress with the forefinger of your right hond ond without jerking
the instrument,the comero releose lever (32) up to the stop.
When toking the snopshot, observe the imoge of the pho'togrophedobject
on the groundgloss,upon which the oppropriote mosking frome hos been
p l o c e d , d e p e n d i n g o n f o r
wh ich s ize of pictu res the
c o m e r o h o s b e e n m o d e
reody. ln the cose of pictures
2 4 X 3 6 m m i n s i z e m o d e o n
o 3 5 m m c i n e f i l m , t h e i m o g e
of the photogrophed object
co n be ploced without
u s i n g o n y m o s k w i t h i n t h e
lim its of the recto ng le mo rked
on the groundgloss screen,
W h e n u s i n g c i n e f i l m o n d
moking tlre eKposure in hori-
zontol position, o 24X36 mm
viewfinder is used to odvon-
toge; this viewfinder hos to
be slid into the slides (42)
fitted on the side of the
opporotus. The viewfinder is
supplied os on extro occessory
i t e m .
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1 2 , R e p e q t e d e x p o s u r e s w i t h o u t r e w i n d i n g o f t h e f i l m
Repeoied exposure without rewinding of the film is reguired when using the
comero for trick -shots, or, frequently enough, when moking exposureJwith
floshl.ight, 9nq, due to o reoson whotsoever, the lotter foils to ignite ond
the direct light is of very low intensity, When repeoting the expoiure, cock
the shutter knob (41), ond then set the lotter to its"initiol position where it J
is interlocked. Simultoneously with cocking of the fiiife?the-o releose
.t t-.--rFFF-ra-Th-lodKed. tn this woy it is possible to cock ond to releose the shutter severol
times in succession, without rewinding the film. The shutter con be €.d€d
either by the comero releose lever or by the flexible releose, a E zE45E o
N o t e : l f t h e k n o b ( 4 1 ) f o i l s t o r e t u r n t o i t s i n i t i o i p o s i t i o n , o n u n d e s i r o b l e
opening of the shutter tokes ploce ot ony further cocking so thot the
exposing is effected olreody during the cocking. This foult is eliminoted by
correct letting ond locking of the knob (411 in iilIlffi.f pa.'t--itG)
1 3 . F u r t h e r e x p o s u r e s
The locking of the rewind knob is outomoticolly releosed ofter the exposure
hos been mode by depressing the releose lever, ond the knob con ogoin
be rototed the stop. In this woy the comero is mode reody for o further
exposure ond the number of the next exposed frome is outomoticolly indicoted
by the counter. Since the shutter is cocked simultoneously with the rewinding
oi the film, the lotter procedure hos to be performed directly before toking
the shot.
l f u s i n g o 3 5 m m f i l m o r i f m o k i n g p i c t u r e s 4 . 5 X 6 c m i n s i z e o n o r o l l f i l m ,
more thon 12 exposures ore obtoined. By inserting o guide for o 35 mm
film, or o 4.5X6 cm mosk into the comero, os soon os the eleventh exposure-
f rome hos been reoched, the moin exposure-counter (17) is outomoticolly
s e t t o n u m b e r , , 1 " , o n d i n d i c o t e s f u r t h e r e x p o s u r e s b y n u m b e r s 2 , 3 , 4 t o 1 1 .
Hence, the moin counter indicotes individuol exposure units. Tens of exposures
ore recorded by on odditionol counter 18, which os sooll os the moin
counter hos returned to number ,,1" - hos to be od justed by turning the
milled knob clockwise,
l n t h e w i n d o w o f t h e o d d i t i o n e l c o u n t e r t h e n u m b e r 1 , 2 , 3 o r 4 o p p e o r s ,
If, for instonce, the numbef ,,2" is shown in the window of the oddiiionol
counter, whilst the moin counter window reods ,,7", the 27th exposure is
being. mode. lf the milled knob 17 of the counter is, occidentolly, turned
round by more thon one number, it con be turned bock.
When phcitogrophing pictures 6X6 cm in size on o roll film, the odditionot
counter hos to be set to the initiol position ,,0" ond not'hondled ony more
in ony woy.
N o t e: when rewinding o 35 mm film from o cortridge it con hoppen
thot - by foult of the cortridge employed - o noticeoble resistonce ist felt.
lf o film hos to be rewound reliobly, it is prohibitive to opply force since
teoring of the film would. Whenever o higher resistonce is felt when rewinding
o film, loosen the film in the cortridge by turning the reverse winding knob
(11) onticlockwise. These meosures hove to ben token especiolly when the
film is opprooching its end, i. e. when the film spool diometer is smoll!
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1 8 . F l o s h l i g h t e x P o s u r e s *
The shutter is provided with o device of synchronousignition,of floshlig!"rt
tii"tniig6i ryn"[tonii.t). When moking floihlight ,exposuresthe. floshlight {tft ;;bl; ftug h'ot to be inserted into the contoct (a3) of the synchronizingdevice front woll. Both kinds of floshlight con be used; it is, however,
"^-tn".q;*"ro1."utioiy to set the knob morked in red (39)-.on the shutter either towords
the morli ,,X" or ,,M" ond to use the suitoble shutter speed'
ond ,,M" odjustmenton the.shutter p The toble which follows indicotesthe ,,X"
ona the shutte, rp""ds which con be opplied for vorious-sorts ond morks
of floshlights.
Positionof the red knob
Floshlomp Tvp ond shutter speed]#if X O
F 1 1 to 1/so sec.
Osrom F 2
X P 1 to 1/oo sec.
Generol Electric S M Westinghouse 1 to 1/rzs
Wobosh-Sylvonio S F
P F 3 1/ooond l/rzs sec. 'l to 1/so
P F 1 4 Philips PF ?-5
PF 60
0
Osrom 1
2
No. 5 1/ooto 1/soosec. ' t ,o t/so
Generol Electric N o . 1 1
Westinghouse N o . 2 2
Press25
kr Wobosh-Sylvonio PressPress5040
N o . 0
N o . 2
PF 1OO
Generol Electric N o . 5 0 l/so ond 1/oosec. 1 to 1/a
W"UotnSVl"""i"
Electronic floshlight devices - Atl mokes and types I to 1/soosec.
The floshlighting mode with the oid of outomotic releose, when the knob
morkeci in'red Is positioned so os to foce the letter ,,V", is possibie in the
cose of electronic f loshlights ot oll speeds of the .shutter; in the cose of
pnoiofioth lomps only th-e shutter speeds, indicoted in Toble fo:" the ,,X"
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1 9 . N o t o t i o n o f t h e t y p e o n d s e n s i t i v i t y ,
o f t h e l o q d e d l i l m
Below the toble of filter foctors the bock lid of the csmero incorporotes
on indicotor of the type cnd sensitivity of the film with which the camero is I
looded. On the indicotor externol ring there ore dots of different colours with
iriongulor morks. For instonce, the two red dots indicote inverse coiour .$
moteriol, the red dot ond the block dot signify negotive colour moteriol,
whilst the two block dots designote the block-ond-white negotive moteriol.
The two scoles, provided on the inner block ring of the indicotor referred to, It
indicote the sensitivity of the moteriol in tenths of DIN ond in ASA volues. I
-a In the middle there is o window where the numbers 60 or 35, indicoting the
size of the film used, oppeor qutomoticolly. The setting of the sensitivity type
of the looded film is corried out by rototing the block ring to the left till
tlre film sensitivity number foces the triongulor mork.
20. Toble of the elongotion foctors when using MEOPTA fitters
lf o correction colour filter is used, the exposure time must usuolly be extended.
In order to focilitote the chonge of the exposure time when opplying correction
filters, o toble of elongotion foctors is provided on the comero bock lid; the
toble indicotes how mony times the normol exposure time hos to be elongoted.
T h e T o b l e i s c o m p i l e d f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g t y p e s o f f i l m s :
Ortho : orthochromotic film
Ortho-pon = normol ponchromotic film
Pon : ponchromotic film with increosed sensitivity red colour
For every type of moteriol there ore two volues specified in the Toble. The
first coiumn indicotes the elongotion foctor proper by which the normol
exposure time hos to be multiplied whilst in the second column there ore
i h e n u m b e r s w h i c h h o v e t o b e s u b t r o c t e d f r o m t h e , , l i g h t v o l u e s " , h o l d i n g
good for exposure without opplicotion of filters.
For exomple: An Ortho pon film ond o GGR 1 (yellow-green) filter is used;
the exposure time determined by on exposure meter or indicoted in on
exposure-time chort is rfzs sec., with the lens stopped down to ,,8". Looking
up the GGR 1 filter ond the Ortho-pon film in the chort, the elongotion
foctor is 2Xtlns, i. e. 1/oosec., or, of the given exposure time of l/rzs sec. the
d i o p h r o g m o p e r t u r e h o s t o b e o d j u s t e d t o 5 , 6 ( i n s t e o d o f t o , , 8 " ) . l f i t i s
worked with light volues, it will be oscertoined thot for the given cose, without
c p p l i c o t i o n o f o f i l t e r , t h e l i g h t v o l u e 1 3 i s o p p l i c o b l e ; w h e n u s i n g o G G R 1
filter the number t hqs to be subtrocted from this volue, i. e. the light volue :- hos to be odjusted to tZ. i
lf o volue of 0.5 - 1.5 - 2,5 or 3.5 hos to be subtrocted occording to the I
indicotions in the chort, the lever must be set to the intermediote volue r
i, e. to the tooth followed by o whole (integer) number.
2 1 . H o n d l i n g i
A photogrophic cqmero is on opporotus which must be hondled with ottention &
ond core. Before looding o new film it is recommended to dust the comero I
interior with o hoir brush. The lenses hove to be cleoned (not too often) tT
with o cleon, woshed, soft piece of cloth. The lens surfoces ore freed from
dust with o soft hoir brush. Shocks, humidity ond chemicol vopours hove on
odverse influence on the comero.
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COLOURFITTERSAND IHEIR APPTICATION
Exposure prolongo-
Type tion with moteriol Colour ond of Applicotion density Ortho- filter ronchro
1 , 5X 1,5X G 1 Yellow- Universol filter for occentuoting
bright controsts. lmproves reproduction
of summer clouds, brightens
tonned complexion
G 2 Yellow- Filter for correct tronsfer of co- 3 X 2 X 2 X
m e d i u m lours onto ortho-moteriol. For
photogrophing londscoPes, snow
ond clouds
G 3 Yellow- For photogrophing hozY horizons, 4 X 3 X 3 X
do rk qccentuotes vivid colours of no-
(oronge) ture. Notionol costumes, repro-
duction of colour Pointings
GGR 1 Yellow- For correct tronsfer of colours 3 X 2 x 2 X
g reen onto ortho- ond Ponchro-moteriolf Picturesof londscopes with clouds,
flowers, notionol costumes, snow
G R 1 Green For correct tronsfer of colours 4 X 3 X 3 X onto ponchro-moteriol in daY-
l i g h t . E l i m i n o t e s f o d i n g o f l i P sf on portroit exPosures
B 1 Bright- For correct tronsfer of colours 2 X
blue onto ponchro-moteriol in orti-
ficiol iignt. Eliminotes foding of
lips on portroit exPosures
R 1 Bright- For photogrophY hozY horizons. 1 0 x 6 X
red Mood piclures onto Ponchro-
for PhotogroPhY in 1 , 5x 1 X 1 Xff Almost moteriolEssentiql
colourless mountoins ond oltitudes of 2000 m
obove seo level; for PhotogroPhY
ot the seoside to domPen the
effect of ultroviolet roys. ln low-
l o n d s , i n w i n t e r w i t h s u n l i t s n o w
Similor effect os the UV - 1 , 5 x I X 1 X UVO Colourless opplied with colour moteriol
: For intercepting o Port of light, 2 X 2 X 2 x N 1 Bright- e . q . w h e n u s i n g h i g h s e n s i t i v e grey f i l m s , o t t o o h i g h i l l u m i n o t i o n o f
photogrophed objects, ot undesi-
icble thorpness dePth Produced
by stopping-ollowsdown of the lens etc.
The filier to Pqss 50 o/o
of light
N 2 Grey- Anologicol oPplicotion os with 4 X 4 X 4 X
medium the N 1 filter. lt ollows to Poss
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SpeciqlAccessories
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q) An evereody leother cose with o strop for corrying in the hond or over .tF
tlre shoulder.
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b) A set of colour filters B 36 Ii,v
t
To focilitote correct tronsfer of light - which is seen, oround us in vorious
colours - to the neutrol block-ond-white scole of the sensitive moteriol ond
for speciol-type exposures, eleven different types of filters ore supplied by the
Meopto Not. Corpor. They ore mode from opticol gloss, coloured in the moss,
precisely ground ond polished. They ore specified in the oppropriote toble
which comprises exomples of their opplicotion. The elongotion foctors ore
indicoted opproximotely only since the sensibilizotion grode of the moteriol
sensitivity connot be reliobly determined, lt is recommended, therefore, to
verify these foctors in connection with the moteriol with which it is intended
to work.
Anologicolly os the sunshode, olso ihese correction filters ore fixed by meons
of o speciol-type boyonet lock into the inside diometer of the externol mount
of the toking lens. The insertion procedure of filters is onologicol to thot
of the sunshode.
c) Flexpor B 36 odopter lenses'
1 . F l e x p o r 1 - 0 . 5 m
For photogrophing of objects within o distonce of 1 m to 50 ctn from the front
gloss of the lens (i. e. of the objective).
2. Flexpor 0.5 - 0,33 m
For photogrophing of objects within o distonce of 50 cm to 30 cm from the
front gloss of the objective.
Tlre Flexpor odopter lenses ore o poir pf identicol lenses; one of them, in the
higher mount, is completed with o ground ond polished wedge u'rhich limits
the porollox of the viewfinder lens objective. Therefore, this lens is olwoys set
onto the viewfinder objective, whilst the other one, hoving the some morking,
is set onto the toking objective. The monts of the odopter lenses ore provided
with the some boyonet lock (by meons of which the mount is perfectly fixed)
os the filters ond ore, therefore, set on in the some woy os the lotter ones.
d) Opticol viewfinder 24 X 36 mm
e) A smotl-sized bog for sunshode ond fitters
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dp1-\ t) The sunshqde B 40 for slipping on the lower toking lens (objective)' W h e n p h c t o g r o p h i n g o g o i n s t t h e s u n l i g h t t h e s u n s h o d e p r e v e n t s d i r e c t s u n r o y s fi'om entering the objective, thus eliminoting the formotion of reflections. T h e s u n s h o d e i s f i x e d o n t o t h e e x t e r n o l m o u n t o f t h e t o k i n g l e n s w i t h t h e crid of o boyonet lock, When setting on the sunshode, the lotter hos to be positioned so thot its red mork foces (points to) the red mork fitted on the externol mount of the t o k i n g l e n s . I n t h i s p o s i t i o n i t h o s t o b e s l i p p e d o n t o t h e l e n s m o u n t t o t h e stop ond by slight rotqtion it is secured in position so thot it connot come I oose.View original page 28
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Defects, their proboble cousescnd recommendedremedies
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D e f e c t :
The comero releose lever connot be releosed olthough the rewind knob is blocked.
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C o u s e : | FrtGE
When hondling the comero the locking knob (40)-t'/hos been shifted downwords.
R e m e d y :
The focking knob which sofeguordsthe releoseogoinst undesirobledepressing,
hqs to be shifted upwords.
D e f e c t :
complete number of shots hos not been exposed on the film. The end of the film is blonk.
C o u s e :
lncorrectlooding of the film. Before closing the bock lid the triongulor morks
on the film bocking poper hove not been set correcttyoccording to lnstructions.
R e m e d y :
Follow the instructionswhen looding the fifm!
D e f e c t :
When rewinding o 35 mm film, o strong resiltonce is felt. Donger of teoring the film.
C o u s e :
Increosedfriction of the f ilm, especiolly ot its end, when some types of
bokelite cortridges ore employed.
R e m e d y : {II
Loosen the film in the cortridge by turning o little the reverse rewindirrg
turnknob (11) - See poge No j* d
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D e f e c t :
when photogrophingon o cine film, the counter foils outomoticollyto return
from,,10" to,,1" oid ofter the 12th picture hos been exposed'the cine film
con be rewound freelY.
C o u s e :
Foulty insertionof on odopter mosk into the comero' When the odopter hos
been inserted,the lever on the right-hond side of the operiure hos not been
pushed in. r
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R e m e d y : . / # ' / mosk, follow the respective instructions (See When .inser!1n9the odopier
roseft) Jf .
D e f e c t :
After the filrn hos been looded correctly,it con be rewound freely - no locking
of the turnknob tokes ploce, so thot the odjustmentfor the first exposureis
rendered imPossible.
C q u s e :
Incorrectodjustment of the tronsmissionfor the required size of pictures'The
sprocketsore blocked ond the film sliPs through.
R e m e d y :
Correct odjustment of the tronsmissionoccording to the instructions'Check
the odjustmentby turning the meosuringsprocketo little (10)' See Pogefi /,
D e f e c t :
Some or oll exposureson the negotive ore block, olthough the beginning
of the film - ond sometimesolso its end - ore not exposed.
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C o u s e :
When rewindingthe film, the shutteropens qnd on exposure tokes Ploce. Also
ot independent cocking of the shutter its l o m e l l o s o p e n .;,t, . 2 A c € t ( & / ' - I
R e m e d y :
Restore the initiol Position of the knob (41) for independent cocking of the
shutter.In this Positionthe knob is locked bY o sPringYsnop.
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n d r o d n i p o d n i k P i e r o v
v ' f r o b n i z d v o d
HYNEICE U BROUMOVA
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