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Fujica Fuji Drive Automatic Electric Eye User manual
User manual for Fujica Fuji Drive Automatic Electric Eye. 24 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Fujica
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- Fujica Fuji Drive Automatic Electric Eye
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- English
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FUJICA
DRIVE
TheTrueCandidCamera
sosmall...solight...soquickandeasyto use
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So delightfully quick and easy to use, want to make prints), you'll see the same
it's truly a "candid camera"... yet it quality you expect from a full size, fine
gives you up to 72 spatkling color slides quality 35mm camera.
from the same kind of 35mm film that This booklet will tell you how to get
delivers only 36 color slides from other the most from your new Fujica Drive...
cameras! how to use its convenient automatic
How can the Fujica Drive do it ? By features, how the computer electric eye
dividing each frame of standard 35mm s.etsboth lens openings and shutter speeds
film in half and putting a picture on each automatically... to give you correct ex-
half. And the Fujinon lens is so sharp posure every time you press the button.
that the pictures it takes are crisp and Read this manual carefully and you will
full of lively color. When you project take better pictures than ever before.
thern, (or, of course, enlarge them if you
Entire contenis copyrighted 1964 FVJI Photo Opticol Products Inc. N.Y.C.
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1 Only 4 Basic Steps Needed
PRACTICETHESESIMPLESTEPSWITHOUTFILMIiI Y(IUR
1. SettheCorrect 2. Setthe0amerafor 3" FocustheLens 4. Then,justshoot FilmSpeed Automatie[xposure
On the bacl<of the Rotate the inner Dial the kind of Wind the big knob
camera, to the black ring on the picture you're tak- on the bottom of
right of the view- lens until the Red ing into the smal- the camera until
finder, you'll find "A" is on top, in ler ring on the it locks. Point the
the Film Speed line with the black outside of the camera at your
Setting. Align the line on the lens l e n s : " P " f o r subject and shoot.
ASA number of housing. This sets portraits,"G"for That's all there is
your film with the the camera for groups and oo for to it. The film
arrow. completely auto- distant shots and will advance auto-
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The ornre you kncw about tf;ne
new FUJICA DRIVE. .. the rnore f urruymu'll?rave
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TT Fujinon 28mm, t 12.8lens Wl Accessory shoe and serial
Flash connection outlet numDerwn Shutter release button Focusing Ring TETEE Self-resetting automatic Focusing ring arrow IEfr exposure counter
EX Lens opening guide mark (Red) IEI Film rewind button Lens opening ring
ItA Shutter speed setting slide Computer electric eye (shown here set at automatic)Ea light-gathering window Shutter speed ringEI Threaded filter mount
g Viewfinder window lfil Tripod socket
TETMotor wind knob. Self-timer winding ringIreI One completewinding for TEI Film,rewind knob 20 consecutivepictures.mView original page 6Page 8 · Read text
The Back and Inside of yffiLrrFUJIGA DRBVE
Camera back slide lock Self-timer starting (S) and mm locking (L) slide (Move up to open back)
EtrViewfinder m Film cartridge spindle Film reminder dial. Set it afterm loading your film to remind Film sprocket wheel you what film is in camera. EN
ASA film speed settingm ED Film take-up spool
fixingEN Wrist strap
mark Erel Take-up spool film catchEEIASA film speed setting
Before inserting film cartridse, After inserting film cartridge;. l!|
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How to load film into the FUJICA DRIVE
1. SETTILMSPEED
Align the ASA number of the film you're using with
the Mark (No. 24) by pushing the ASA Film Speed
Setting Control (No. 23) up or down.
2, (IPENBACK
Open the back of the camera by pushing up on the
Slide Lock (No. 26). The back will spring open
slightly. Swing it open fully.
3. ROTATEFILMTAKE.UPSP(l(lL
Rotate the Take-up Spool (No. 29) until the arrow
cut-out is directly on top. Move the spool by means
of the knurled wheel at its top.
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5. INSERTEIIDOI FILM
Slip the end of the film under the Film Catch (No.
30) until the film shows clearly all the way to the
head of the arrow cut-out. " Wind motor knob at
bottom of camera until it locks ".
in place
take-up spool and film sprocket wheel. Be ""en,:'H3sure the
film perforations ensas^ethe sprocket teeth on the
sprocket wheel. Thei, 6lose the-back firmly until it
clicks.
7. L()()KAT EXPOSUREC()UI{TER
The Exposure Counter (No. 14) will now read " S "
Press sh'utter release button three or four times )'until " O appears. Wind the motor knob fully and
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How to unload
Erect the handle on the Film Rervind Knob (No. llt
and push the Rewind Button (No. 15) all the way in.
Tum the handle in the direction of the arrow until
r)o llrore resistance is felt. This means your film is
now back in its original cartrilge.
Open the camera back as described before on page
8. Pull the handle all the way up to free the cartridge
and lift the cartriJge out. Close the camera back
and have your film processed at your earliest
convenience.
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What you see in the vierrtrfinder '".
When you look through the Viervfinder (No. 2l), you see
your subject, brightly and clearly, framed in a rvhite
outline that tells exactly rvhat will be in the picture.
To the left, you see a scale of lens openings (f/stops)
and shutter speeds.
To set the camera for Automatic exposure, rotate the
Lens Opening Ring (No. 6) until the red 3'\)' clicks into
position in line with the Guide Mark (No. 5). Look
through the viewfinder and press the Shutter Release
Button (No. 13) until some resistance is felt, about
halfway down. You'll see a black bar swing up from
the bottom and point to a combination of lens opening
and shirtter speed. This is the combination that the
computer electric eye automatically selectedand set f or
Aou for the tight value of the object or scene you
observe through the viewfinder. All you need do now is
focus and shoot.
How this automatic setting can be very useful in manual outline, a little way down
I settings is explained on Pages 16 and 17. from the top. These are
" parallax correctors ".
i If the black bar remains in any part of the red area at When you are photograph-
the bottom of the lens opening scale rvhen the Shutter ing any subject closer
ReleaseButton is depressed,the light isn't strong enough than 3 feet (l meter) from
to take good pictures with the film you're using. That's the camera, keep the top
your signal to srvitch to flash. (See Page 18.) of your subject below
Notice the two white lines on either side of the white these tn'o lines. l lView original page 12Page 14 · Read text
Ho\ r the FUJICA DFIIVE
CIose-uFLlght Lock
helps you solve
d if f icult lightinE
situations \A/ith ease
If you're shooting a portrait against
very dark trees, or with any similar
situation, you'll want to get correct ex-
posure on important skin tones and
facial detail. Most automatic cameras
would overexpose skin tones or under- up. Then, hold the button in that po-
expose the background. With the Fujica sition, and back up to your shooting
Drive, focus first, then go up to your position. Aim and press the button all
subject and aim the camera just a few the way down to take the picture. More
inches away from the lighter part of natural skin tones and shading will be
your subject's face. Press the Shutter the result in your finished color slide or
ReleaseButton until the black bar swings print.
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meters), turn the Focusing Ring (No. 3) n K on the Focusing Ring is in P until the How to line with the Focusing Ring Arrow (No. (6 4\. Use the red G " for group shots at focus your about 10 feet (3 meters), and the red oo for
distant and scenic shots from 25 feet (7.5
meters) and beyond. That's all there is FUJICA
DRIVE toBUT,it. if you lvant to focus way in for Simplified... table-top shots and other extreme close-
Automoticollyshorp ups, you can set the Focusing Ring at
tlre white Z-foot mark. Use the other
white figures for focusing on distances
in-between Porbraits and Groups, or in-
,between Groups and Distant shots.
One of the best features of your Fujica
Drive is the simplicity of its f ocusing If you wish, you can also use the white
system. By simply matching u- sYTbol figures to determine and control Depth-
with the kind of picture you're shootiilg, of-Field (see Page 20). The chart on that
you can get sharpest focus for clearest page will tell you where the Focusing
pictures. ning must be set for any given area of
sharpness, with any setting of the Lens
For portrait shots at about 2)'z feet (0'6 Opening Ring.
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PORTRAIIAHil GROUPAHI) DISTANTSIIOTS
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How to switch from You now have a range of 7 lens openings
and 4 shutter speeds to form any com-
automatic operation to bination you desire. For instance, you
manual control and set any might want to simul ate a night shot in
cornbination of broad daylight by underexposing indoor color film outdoors.
shutter speeds and lens
openings you wish Or you may want to get a sharp fore- ground with a soft, out-of-focus back-
To switch from Automatic operation to ground, while maintaining conect ex-
Manual Control, simply move the Lens posure.
Opening Ring anywhere off " A " position.
FIRSTSETECTA tEilS (lPEl{lllG,with a full range
of f lstops f rom t12.8 to tl22 to choosef rom.
Whenyou moyethe Ring ofi " A ", the camerais
set for manualuse.
THEil,SELECTA SHUTTERSPEEDby movingthe
ShutterSpeedSettingSlide until the speedyou
want appearsin the squarecut-out.
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Even when you operate the
camera manuaflyt you can
use the Gomputer Electric
Eye to help you arrive at -*Erzrl trEool*E-l
correct exposure E3oo-j*Il, sI-* lflsol-* Eml
Re-set the camera for Automatic opera- Ebool--[l -* llf6I -- Eml
tion, aim at your subject, and press the @*lmil-Eud--[rI Shutter Release Button until the black .*Erol @d-E] bar swings up and gives you a Shutter
Speed and Lens Opening combination.
rl Using this combination as a basis, consult
the chart on this page. You'll find a
variety of other Shutter Speed and Lens
Opening settings which will also give at IlI25 sec. is also correct, as is f12.8aI
you correct exposure . . . but each is most U300sec.
suitable for a certain kind of picture.
Now, if you wish to shoot at U300th,
For instance, you might want to you set the lens opening at 2.8 and then
" free ze " fast action and the Computer move the Shutter Speed Slide to " 300".
Electric Eye tells you that f15.6 at U60 You've chosen a combination of Shutter
sec. is your basic correct exposure. U60 Speed and Lens opening that's correct
sec. is not fast enough to stop actionr so for the picture you want to take, and
you consult the chart and find that tl4 you know you'll get correct exposure,too.
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Opening Ring off Automatic to the Lens Opening you're
going to use. Then, lrlove the Shutter Speed Slide to (( tlre B " positior-r. Srving tire Filrn Advance Lever to TIME advance the film and r,vind the shutter. Norv, the shutter
u'ill remain open as long as the Button is depressed, and: EXPOSURESI lvill snap shut as soon as
I the Button is released. ForI
I sharp, time exposed pictures,
I r I . I I I I - ' I I t l r I I ' I ' I I r J it's always best to mount
bhe camera on a tripod or
some other firm support.
SELF-TIMER You10 secondscan delayin theorderactualto getsnappinginto theof thepicturepictureyourselfup to!
Leave the camera in Automatic operatior-r, or use it
manually, as you prefer. Advance the film and wind
the shutter in the usual way. BUT . . . don't depress the
Shutter Release Button. Instead, move the Self-Timer
Slide (No. 20) to 33L" (Lock) and rotate the Self-Timer
Ring (No. 10) in the direction of the arrow. The more
you turn it, the longer the delay will be, up to terr (( seconds. Move the Self-Timer Slide to S " (Start).
You'll hear a buzzing and the Ring will start to turn.
That's your signal to get into the picture. After the
delay you've set, you'll hear a click and the camera will
stop buzzing. That means you've taken your own
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How Filters help you Yourfilters, 22.5Fujicamm diameter.Drive accepts screw-in
take better pictures
FILTERFACTIIRS
J Filters are precision-tinted discs of Since the filter absorbs part of the light,
colored glass that fit in front of the lens. you have to compensate to get correct
They improve the quality of your pictures €xposur€, Each fllter has a factor num-
by emphasizing some colors... de-empha- ber which indicates its absorption. For
sizing others. example, a medium yellow filter has a
In color photography, two filters are factor of 2, which means it absorbs half
commonly used: Type A conversion the light. To compensate in automatic
filter which lets you use tungsten-bal- shooting, divide the ASA number of the
anced indoor film outdoors, and ultra- fllm by the filter factor and set that
violet (UV) or skylight filters that cut number in the ASA FiIm Speed Setting
through haze and reduce the over-blue (No. 23). For example: Using a mediumr* effect of shooting in open shade on a yellow fllter and a film having an ASA
bright day. of 100. Since the filter factor is 2, set
the ASA setting at 50. Most common black-and-white filters
are: Green, which lightens foliage and For manual exposures, open the lens
gives Iandscapes a brighter look. Yellow, one f/stop wider for a filter factor of 2,
which improves skin tones and tends to 1/z stops for a filter factor of 3, and so
diminish freckles and skin blemishes... on. Or, choose an equivalently slowerif also emphasizes clouds in a blue sky. shutter speed.
Red, which really brings out clouds by FOR EXAMPLE: Filter factor is Z.
blackening the sky and gives water Normal exposure is f/8 at 1/125sec. Open
scenes sparkle. lens to f/5.6 or set shutter at 1/60 sec.
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How to hold your FUJICA DRIVE The Fujica Drive nestles in your hands very snugly ancl securely. However, it"s wise to form the l-rabit of placing your Ieft forefinger under the lens to avoid interference with the Light Gathering Windorv (No. 7). With the camera in its normal position as shown in the top illustration, the pic- ture will be vertical in composition. For hori zontal compositions, hold the carnera with the Motor Drive Knob at either side, whichever is more comfortable and convenient. Hold the camera steadily, against your clreek and squeeze .. . don't push . . . the Shutter Release Button. 22 www.orphancameras.comView original page 23
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Ir - Clean the front and rear of the lens
infrequently . . . about once every three
How to willmonths.loosenA dirtdropandofdust.lens Wipecleaningthe fluidlens
gently with a lens tissue until it is dry. care for your
FUJICA DRIVE NEVERNEVER wipeuse thea solventlens withonfacialthe tissuelens.
which leaves a deposit of lint, or with a
handkerchief which may damage the hardIb - - - - r r - - r - - - c - T r - E - - o , - - l
chemical coating.
Your Fujica Drive is ruggedly built to
give you long years of trouble-free serv- REM0YEFINGERPRINTSIMMEDIATEIY.They are
ice. Like any precision instrument, it acid . . . and, if not removed, will etch
will perform better for a longer time if themselves into the coating of the lens.
it is cared for properly. Use lens fluid and lens tissues to remove
them.
Always keep it in its soft leather pouch
when it's not in use. Keep the lens If you use the camera constantly, it is
capped and the shutter uncocked. Be advisable to clean the inside once a week.
careful not to bang it or drop it while Blow out large dust particles with an ear
you're carrying it. In other words, treat syringe. Then, get into the corners with
it as you might a fine watch .. . rrr€ant to a lens tissue wrapped around a toothpick.
be used continuously, but abused... NEVER use anything metallic that
never! might scratch the insides.
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