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FUJICA HALF 1.9 User manual
User manual for FUJICA HALF 1.9. 24 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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shutter. .. even candid shots in available
FUJTCAHALF 1.9 light,Whenor youindoorconsideraction inthat,full alongcolor. with
this professional performance, you get
Doublesthe'numberof perfect twice the usual number of pictures with
picturesfrom any roll each roll of fllm, you know you made the
of standard35 mm film. right choice of camera. This booklet will show you how to get
the best results with your Fujica Half
1.9... how to use the electric eye control
and other automatic conveniences... how It won't take you long to discover that to make the most of the unique view-your Fujica Half 1.9 performs as hand- finder control center... how to handlesomely as it looks. What's more, you problem situations. Read it carefully,will enjoy every easy step along the way. and you will be on the way to enjoying
Soon you wiII see the flnal proof-in better pictures than ever before.
your first pictures. Whether you project
them larger-than-life on your screen or
print them as enlargements as big as
l6'tx20tt, you will see the crisp definition
-the sparkling, life-like color you expect
from a fine, full-size 35 mm camera.
Nor does the Fujica Half 1.9 limit you
to fair weather photography. There's
hardly a situation you can't handle with
the fast Fujinon f/1.9 lens and high-speed
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ENTIRECONTENTSCOPYRIGHTEDI965 FUJI PHOTOOPTICALPRODUCTSINC.View original page 3Page 4 · Read text
(See next page for identificationPracticethesesimplesteps of each feature) l. Setthespeedof yourfilm The Film speed Set- tting Dial is located Speed Selector until the focusing lever, side of the flnder. on the front of the the desired speed is Iook into the finder. Turn the Lens Open- 'Ringcamera, in the upper lined up with the red See the bar move ing Selector corner. Lift the out- dot. The numbers, along the left edge until you will see the er ring and turn it of course, represent as you shift the moving bar within until the lred dot is fractions of a second: Iever ? Simply line the wide part of the next to the ASA or 50.0:175ggrn second, up the bar with the vertical line. You DIN rating of your 250:Ll250th, etc. Pic- symbol for your sub- are now set to shoot film. This rating is ture labove shows ject-portrait, group a correct exposure shown on the instruc- speed set at Ulzltln or distant scene-to at the chosen shutter tion sheet that comes of a second. bring the lens into speed. with your fllm. proper focus.View original page 4
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Theprecisioncomponentsof yourFujicaHalf1.9
Every feature designed to help you take better pictures than ever before.
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AutomaticExposure Rewind Button Tripod Socket Counter.
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Howto LoadFilm dure(Basiconsteps-seenext pages)full proce-
A. Beforeinsertingfilm cartridge,push film cartridgespindle
u p . ( N o . 2 1 )
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Howto load
your
SET FILM SPEED
Lift the outer ring of the Film Speed Fujica Half 1.9 Setting Dial (10) and rotate it until the
aligning dot (9) is next to the ASA
number for your film. Release the ring
to lock the setting.
INSERTFILM CARTRIDGE I N S E R TE N D O F F I L M
Push up the Film Cartridge Spindle (21). SIip the end of the film under the Take-
Drop in the film cartridse with the Up Spool Catch (25) until the fllm shows
sprocket holes of the film Ieader down. clearly all the way to the head of the
T-hen, push the Film Rewind (18) aII the arrow cut-out.
way down to insert the spindle into the
cartridge.
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Howto unload
your
When vou reach the last frame, the
Exposrire Counter (16)will tead"72", or
on the film FujicaHalf 1.9 "46". ot "24". depending load.'and the Film Advance Lever will
stop part waY out. DO NOT TRY TO
rontet rr Att rHE wAY. This is your
signal that you have used up the flIm.
Filp up-pushinethe Rewind Crank (18). Then, while the Rewind Button (15)
on the-bottom of the camera all the
wav in. turn the crank in the direction
of ihe arrow until no more resistance
is felt. The film is now fully rewound
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Twofingerscontroleverything
on the FUJICAHALF 1.9
Your left index finger
on the focusing Iever
focuses the lens for close-
up portraits, groups or
scenics...enablesyou to
change focus as fast as
you wish.
A complete explanatior.r of focusing and how the elec-
tric eye assures correct exposure for you automatically
is pictured and described on the foilowing pages.
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Focusingyour
Fujica
Half1.9
The simplicity of its focusing system tom): portraits, at about 3 to 4 feet;
is typical of the many ways the Fujica groups, at about 7 to 12 feet; and dis-
Half 1.9 makes your picture-taking easy tant scenes,ftom about 25 feet to infinity.
-sure-completely enjoyable. By simply As you move the Focusing Lever (3),you
matching a symbol to the kind of picture see an indicator bar swing over these
you're shooting, you can bring the lens symbols. Simply center the bar on the
into sharp focus for clear, crisp pictures. symbol matching your subject' That's
all there's to it.
R A P I DF O C U S I N GT H R O U G HT H E USING THE FOOTAGESCALE
V I E W F I DN E R You can, also focus your Fujica Half
Look through the finder and note the 1.9 by means of its Focusing Distance
3 symbols in the luminous band along Scale (4),1ocatedright under the Focusing
the left side. They represent distance Lever. Move the lever to align the white
settings for typical subjects (top to bot- dot on its top edge with the figure cor- www.orphancameras.comt 2View original page 13Page 14 · Read text
responding to the subject distance (in ing with flash (see page 18).
feet). At that point, the lens will be in Even if your focus is not " on the but-
sharp focus. ton ", you will still get a sharp picture
Use this scale whenever you want to with your Fujica Half 1.9. The tremen-
focus with greatest accuracy, particularly dous depth-of-field of its high-qualityI for close-ups. It also serves you to Fujinon lens gives you an extra safety
check and control depth-of-field (see page margin for possible error.I 20). And you will refer to it when shoot-
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The electric eye of your Fujica Half
1.9 not only measures the light but also
tells you when the camera is set correctly Howthe ElectricEyeControl and how it is set. It's accurate, fast and
assurescorrectexposure, easy. Here's how it works:
You already "programmedl' the auto-
automatically matic control into operation when you
set the ASA or DIN film speed (first
step in loading the camera) and then
selected a shutter speed. Now, place your
right index flnger on the Lens Opening
@rzffi,o\ flnder,SelectortowardsRing (12)theandrightlookside.into the view-
See the indicator bar swing over the
luminous, frame line as you rotate the
Selector Ring ? Simply turn the ring
Over until the bar is within the uside portion
of that line. We'll caII this the correct
exposure area. At that point, the lens
opening is set to give you correct ex- ! a
posure at the selected shutter speed.
Now you can snap the picture and be
sure it will be perfect.
Under CHANGlNGTHE ELECTRICEYE . , P R O G R A 'M'
Sometimes, due to the light situation,
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the indicator bar will not reach the DETERMININGEXPOSUREWITH
correct exposure atea, !\o matter how ASA 64 FILM
far you rotate the Selector Ring. Chang- The ASA Dial setting for this fllm is
ing the shutter speed will usually over- the same as for ASA 100. To compensate
come this problem. Reduce the speed if for the difference, the viewfinder provides
the bar remains below the correct ex- a special control feature: the thin line
posure atea; increase the speed if the headed by the numeral '64' just outside
bar remains too high. Now rotate the the right edge of the luminous frame.
Selector Ring again. With ASA 64 film only, this line serves
If the bar still fails to reach the cor- as your correct exposure area. Follow
rect exposure area, this means the light the above procedure, using this iine in-
is either too bright or too dim to permit stead of the wide portion of the frame
in Iocating the indicator bar.
aOver
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If no amount of speed adjustment
helps you bring the bar onto any part of
the fiame lin6. don't shoot. You'd be
wasting film. 'B' CAUTION:DO NOTSETTHESHUTTERON
WHENUSINGTHE ELECTRICEYECONTROL! Under
Check the shutter speed scale visible in
the viewfinder above the luminous frame.
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FOLLOW.FOCUSFOR SHARPACTION
Usingthe Viewfinder SHOTS
asa systemYour enablescamera'syouvisibleto keepfocuseven controla mov-
ing subject.in. sharp focus. When you CreativeControlCenter see the subject goming closer or moving
away, simply shift tle focusing leve-r
until the indicator bar reaches the symbol
matching the subject's new positioir.
Remember too. that the tremendous
depth-o!-field of your lens assures you
You've pqobably realized by now that, of excellent sharpness even without this
once you- flnished loading the camera, adjustment, except when the change in
your eye has never left the viewfinder- subject distance ii fairly great (see dhart
never lost sight of your subject. This is on page 20).
1_o-4ccide.nt;_the flnder of your Fujica S U I T T H E E X P O S U RTEO T H E S U B J E C T
Half 1.9 is designed to serve as control The electric eye control automatically
center for the entire picture-taking proc- gives_ you the coruect lens opening for ESS. the shutter speed you selectedbriginally.
C O M P O S I N TGH E P I C T U R E But you can 6hange this combination and
still get a perfectly exposed picture.
reasons for increasing the original shut-
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1. Greater " action stopping power " to desired direction beyond the critical area
prevent subject movement from caus- (but not beyond the extreme ends of the
ing a blurred image. frame line).
2. Reduced depth-of-field (through the You can " bracket " shots professionally
automatically increased Iens opening). with 3 exposures: one "on the nose" and
, This helps concentrate attention on one off-center in each direction. You
the subject by throwing the back- may iprefer the darker slide for projec-
ground out of focus. tion and the lighter for prints, or feel
Or, you may want to reduce the shutter that the "off" exposure renders the
speed to achieve other effects: subject to better effect.
1. Deliberately blur a moving subject to C O M P E N S A TFEO R T H E B A C K G R O U N D
emphasize the impression of motion. An excessively bright or dark background
2. Maximum sharpness from front to can overwhelm the exposure value of the
back through increased depth-of-fleld subject. Here are two ways to com-
resulting from the automatically pensate for it:
decreasedlens opening. I . Walk up to the subject (if convenient)
However, avoid hand-held shooting at and set the exposure in the usual
speeds slower than U60th second. way; then return to your original '8 CAUTION:DO NOTSETTHESHUTTERON position to take the picture at that
The electric eye does not $'ork at the'B'" close-up setting.
setting. See page 19 for the time ex- 2. With a dark background, Iine up the
posures. indicator bar to show slight under-
SPECIALEXPOSUREEFFECTS exposure; with a bright background,
You can also use the electric eye control set it for slight overexposure.
to deliberately over or underexpose.
Simply move the indicator bar in the
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FLASH-INDOORS
ANDOUT
Your Fu.iica-electronicHalf 1.9 is fully synchro- manufacturer of the bulbs or electronic nized for flash at all speeds, unit. Set the shutter speed first, then
and for Class M flashbulbs at U30th the lens opening by means of. the Selector
second. No ad.iustment-cord is required; Rins (12t. Yo-u may find it easiest to simnlv pIuE the of the flash unit cheik both on the camera's external
into the^Flish Connection Outlet (2) on
the front of the camera. The flash unit
itself is attached by means of the Ac-
cessorv Shoe on the-top of the Fujica or,
with i suitable brack-et, to the Tripod
Socket on the bottom of the camera.
Flash exposure is determined in ac-
cordance with the guide supplied by the
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TIMEEXPOSURES
For exposures longer than 1/8th second. set the Shutter 'BY.SpeedSeiector to Pressing the Release Button will now
nota tne shutter open until the- Button is released.
Your Fujica Half 1.9 should be mounted on a tripod or
other firm"support for time exposures {in fact, for ali shots
at speeds slo'nirerthan 1/60th setondl. It"s also a good idea
to use a cabie release, which is screwed into the thread of
the Shutter Release Button. Or. for the smoothest possible
release, use the Self-Timer (see below).
You can set the Fujica Half 1.9 to snap the picture auto-
matically after a delay of up'yourselfto 10 seconds. This gives you
time to Let into the picture , after you've placedihe
camera on a tripod or a handy, flat surface.
When everything is ready for the exposure, set the SeIf-
Timer Slide (20) to 'L' and wind the Self-Timer Ring (19)
clockwise. Wind it until it locks. Then, move the Self- 'S' and take your place in the picture. TheTimer Slide to
camera does the rest.
You can also use the Self-Timer to release the shutter of
the tripod-mounted camera for slow-speed or time exposures
withorit the slightest jalring. Remember-at slow shutter
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HOW CONTROLLINGYOUR "DEPTH.OF.FIELD"GIVESYOU BETTERPICTURERESULTS
With the chart below you can easily instructions in focusing and using the
plan how sharp the area in front and in viewflnder control center. Since the lens
back of your subject will be in the fin- openinE is coupled to the speed selector
ished picture. This area of sharp focus ring, b! m.erely"chalging th-e speed.you
is called " depth-of-field ". It varies with get a choice of different lens openings.
the size of the lens openins and with the The depth-of-field for each lens bpening
distance from the c^amera to the main at var^vinE distances is shown in the
subject. A small lens opening t22) will boxes 6el<jw. The top row in each box
give you a greater depth-of-flel-d. A wide shows the depth-of-field in meters. The
lens openine (1.9) wiII result in a nar- bottom row in feet.
rower depth of field. FoIIow the previous
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4.60-5.49 | 6.23-7.99 8.49-l 2.16 r 4.76-30.9I
4.42-5.75 | 5.92-8.57 7.e3-t3.55 I 3.| 3-4 r.98
4 .2 1 -6 .1 5 i 5 .5 5 -9 .4 7 7.28-r5.95 11.45-78.82
3.96-6.77 I 5.r2-r r.05 6.56,-20.9I 9.7'l-q
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2.25-4.31 3.30-10.27| 4.07-24.88
2.01-5.43 2.50-9.93 | 2.86-r9.71
1.85-7.84 | 2.15-22.60 | 2.46-*
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Three types are most widely used: Yellow,'# which ddrkens a blue sky to emphasize
Filterscan Green. which not orily lightens foliagei* clouds, and also improves skin tones;
helpyou take green,and distineuishesbut a-=Isodiminishesdifferentskin shadesblemishesof
makes clouds stand out against a drama- betterpictures to a great extent; Red, which reallyt tically darkened sky and also adds sparkle to water scenes.
By simply placing the right filter in FILTERFACTORS
front of your lens, you can often trans- Since filters absorb part of the light, you
form an ordinary snapshot into a truly have to increase the exposure to com-
flne nhotoeranh. Use onlv ihe best pensate. The required increase. which
quality filte"rs;-an inferior fifter will not iraries among diffeient filters, is described
permit your lens to perform at its best. as the filter factor. You can achieve
Your Fl.iicLIalf 1.-91accepts screw-in correct exposure by dividing the film's
filters of 43mm diameter. ASA number by the fllter factor and pro-
In color photography, you will find two gramming the eiectric eye for the res'ult-
filters particularly helpful. The conver- ing-mediumlower number. For example: Using
sion filter (Type A, Nol85 etc., depending a yellow fllter, which has a
on the film) enables you to use tungsten factor of 2. and a flIm rated at ASA 100.
type film in daylight. The skylight (or you set the ASA Ring on the camera to
UV) filter is used with daylight type film 50.
to penetrate ultra-violet Itaze and to For manual exposures, you compensate
imnrove the bluish aDpearanceof subiects by either increasing the lens opening or
in'open shade on 6-bright day. Many reducing the shutter speed.-the Assume that,
othei types are available for advanced in the a6ove examnle. exnosure with-
color work. out fllter is f/8 at-Ul2lth secbnd. Using
Filters ean bring about marked im- the filter, you would open the lens to
provements in black and white pictures. f/5.6 or set the shutter at 1/60th second.
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or two of special lens cleaning fluid and
to optical lens tissue the lens with YourFujicaHalf1.9 wipe a use remove any smudges. Never
solvent, nor facial tissue or a handker- will staylike new chief to clean the lens. ALWAYS remove
fingerprints immediately-they contain withminimumcare
acid which wiII soon damage the lensl'ff coating if left undisturbed.
While your Fujica Half 1.9 is built as Keep in mind that needless rubbing
ruggedly as modern technology can pro- does not improve the lens. Clean it only
vide, it is also a precise instrument. when actually necessary.itr Treat it with reasonable care. and it will DON'T NEGLECTTHE INSIDE
give you many years of trouble-free After every 3 or 4 film loads, clean out
service. accumulated dust and fi1m particles which
Protect the camera by keeping it in the may settle on the lens or fllm. Use a
leather pouch, with the lens capped, when blower brush or similar device to blow
you are not actually taking pictures. Do out loose particles. Treat the rear of the
not leave the shutter cocked when you've Iens same as the front. Lens tissue
finished shooting; it's better to make one wrapped around a toothpick will help you
more exposure and not operate the Film clean hard-to-reach spots (but not the
Advance Lever afterwards. Be careful lens). Do not use anything metallic on
not to bang it against anything or drop either the inside or the outside of the
it. camera.
KEEPTHE LENS CLEAN
ffi Use a lens brush to remove dust or
other particles from the surface as the
first step. Then you may apply a drop
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