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Fujica GER User manual
User manual for Fujica GER. 19 pages in German. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Fujica
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- Fujica GER
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- User manual
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- German
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- 19
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- 4.1 MB
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- Film cameras
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www.butkus.us FUJICA
Owner's lVlanual
This manual has been prepared to sho!4/ you how to use
the FUJICA GER correctlv. Be sure to read it overcarefu I I y. (View original page 1Page 2 · Read text
O CONTENTS O SPECIAL FEATURES
o Soecial Featu res 1. Extra-compact, lightweight, full-size 35mm
o How to Attach the Carrying Strap camera and combination range-viewfinder.
o Names of Parts 2. Continuous, fully automatic exposure con-
1. Load the Batteries trol by electronic shutter.
2.Load the Film 3. Built-in fool-proof safety features:
3.Set the Film Speed Selector e f itm Confirmation Window
4.Automatic EE Exposure @ f itm Advance Confirmation Window
5. Flash Photography @ ritm Wind-up Signal
6. Focusing (0 Automatic Shutter Release Lock tells
T.Frame Your Picture you when the batteries are exhausted.
B.After Shooting @ f tasfr Ready Signal visible in the view-
9. How to Shoot Back-lighted Portraits finder (provided you are using FUJI-
10.Stage Photography COLOR STROBO S).
1 l.Shooting with a Filter 4. Provision for "flashmatic" exposure simpli-
12. Hold the camera Steady fies indoor shooting with flash.
13. How to Care for Your Camera
Be sure to remove the lens cap before
shooting.View original page 2Page 3 · Read text
www.butkus.usO CONTENTS O SPECIAL FEATURES
o Soecial Features 3 1. Extra-compact, lightweight, full-size 35mm
. Names of Parts 4 camera and combination range-viewfinder.
1. Load the Batteries 6 2. Continuous, fully automatic exposure con-
2. Load the Film o trol by electronic shutter.
3.Set the Film Speed Selector I 3. Built-in fool-proof safety features:
4. Automatic EE Exposure 10 O f itm Conf irmation Window
5. F lash Photography 11 @ f itm Advance Confirmation Window
6. Focusing 13 @ ritm Wind-up Signal
7 .Frame Your Picture .......... 14 @ Automatic Shutter Release Lock tells
B. After.Shooting 14 you when the batteries are exhausted.
9. How to Shoot Back-lighted Portraits 16 @ f tasfr Ready Signal visible in the view-
10. Stage Photography .......... 17 finder (provided you are using FUJI-
l l.Shooting with a Filter 1B COLOR STROBO S).
12.Hold the Camera Steady 19 4. Provision for "flashmatic" exposure simpli-
i 3. How to Care for Yoi.rr Camera 19 fies indoor shooting with flash.
Be sure to remove the lens cap before
shooti ng.View original page 3Page 4 · Read text
O NAMES OF PARTS
O Shutter Release Button
@ Exposure Counter Window (it tells you how many pictures
have been taken and automatically resets at S (Start) when
the camera back cover is opened.)
@ Film Wind-up Signal (When it is red, the film has been wound
up and the shutter is cocked. When it is green, the shutter has
been released but the film has not been advanced.
@ fitm Advance Lever (Single or multiple stroke lever, provided
with suff icient plav.)
@ Hotshoe Cover
@ Battery Check/Camera Shake Warning Lamp
- @ Hot Shoe (X-contact for cordless electronic Jlash.)
@ Film Rewind Crank (The camera back cover is opened by
lifting the crank up.)
@ Ftastr Ready Signal (lt tells you when the flash is ready for
provided you are using FUJICOLOR STROBO S.) firing lir,:9tn (X-contact) Ftash Terminal @
@ Strap Eyelet
@ Strap Eyelet Ring
@ Rangefinder Window
@ Automatic Exposure/Guide Number Setting Ring (for auto-
matic EE exposure, set the red A on the ring opposite the
Distance/Guide Number Setting Mark).
@ Distance/Guide Number Setting Mark
@ Focusing Ring
@ Taking Lens (FUJINON 1:2 8 f=38mm. Filter: 46mm0.
0.75mmP)
@ f itm Speed Indicator Window
@ ritm Speed Selector
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@ Fitm Cartridge Chamber
@ f ltm Rewind Spindle
@ Viewfinder Eyepiece
89 Film Advance Confirmation Window
@ Sprocket Teeth
@ ritm Take-up Spool
@ Back Cover
@ Pressure Plate
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@ Battery Chamber (Two 1.4V
mercury batteries. Mallory
RM-640R or Eveready E-640N
@ ritm Rewind Button-
@ Tripod Socket
@ f itm Confirmation WindowView original page 5Page 6 · Read text
LOAD THE FILM.) LOAD THE BATTERIES €)
1.Open the Battery Chamber
Cover by pushing it toward 2.Load the batteries correctly 1.Open the Back Cover by
the arrow and lifting it up as illustrated in the Battery lifting the Film Rewind
with your fingernail. Chamber. Crank up as far as it will go.
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. Use two 1.4V mercury batteries, either Mallory RM-640R or o (Avoid direct sunlight during
Eveready E-640N. The batteries power the camera's EE film loading and unloading)
system.
. Wipe both ends of the batteries clean before loading.
. The batteries will last about 1 Vear.View original page 6Page 7 · Read text
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2.lnsert the film (cartridge-
packed 35mm roll filml in 4.Wind the Film Advance
the Film Cartridge Chamber 3.lnsert the film leading end Lever to make sure the film
and push the Film Rewind deeply into the slot of the is advancing properly, then
Crank down. Film Take-up Spool. close the Back Cover.
. Lift the Film Rewind Crank o Make sure the film perfora-
up as far as it will go, hold it tions are caught in the
there, and insert the film sprocket teeth and wind the
into the cartridge chamber. Film Advance Lever to take
up any slack in the film.View original page 7Page 8 · Read text
5.Wind the film until the
figure 1 appears opposite the
green line in the Exposure 6.Check the Film Wind-up
Counter Wlndow, Signal
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oThe film is advancing pro- . The figure 1 is brought a When the Film Wind-up
perly if the red stripes in the opposite the green line in Signal shows red, the film
Film Advance Conf irmation the Exposure Counter Win- has been wound and the Window move to the right dow (the starting position) shutter is cocked. When. it when Film Advance the by winding the Film Ad- shows green, the shutter has Lever is wound.
. To advance the film. wind vance Lever and depressing been released but the film
the Film Advance Lever as the Shutter Release Button a has not been advanced.
far as it will go. few times.View original page 8Page 9 · Read text
www.butkus.us @ SET THE FILM SPEED SELECTOR
1.Set the film speed by turn-
ing the Film Speed Selector
while watching the Film 2.The f ilm speed is printed on
T.Check the Film Speed I ndicator Window. the film box.
a The Film Confirmation Win- a No exposure compensation FUJICOLOR F II ..'ASA1OO
dow tells you whether the is necessary even if you are FUJI CH ROME R 1OO..ASA1 OO
camera is loaded or not. lf it using a filter because it will NEOPAN SS.... ......ASA1OO
is loaded with FUJI FILM, it cover the whole lens front NEOPAN SSS... ".....ASA2OO
will tell you the type of film including the CdS Photocell. o lf you are using an ASA 40
you are using. film, set the Film Speed
Selector at ASA 32.View original page 9Page 10 · Read text
@ AUTOMATIC EE EXPOSURE
1.Set the red A on the Auro-
matic Exposure/Guide Num-
ber Setting Ring opposite 2.How to check the shutter
the Distance/Guide Number speed with the camera set
Setting Mark. for automatic exPosure.
speed is i/3O-second or
faster.
lf the Battery Checker/
Camera Shake Warning
Lamp turns on and stays on,
you'll have to guard against
camera shake because the
shutter speed is slow than
1/3O-second. The recom-
mendation in this case is to
use a tripod or flash.
a The camera's programmed e- r Press the Shutter Belease . When making long ex-
lectronic shutter coordinates Button halfway down. lf the posures, keep the Shutter
aperture values and shutter Battery Checker/Camera Release Button depressed
speeds to provide continuous Shake Warning Lamp turns until the lamp goes off.
fully automatic exposure all on for a moment then goes The Battery Checker/ the wav from EVl (4 sec. off again, you can shoot Camera Shake Warning
F2.B) to EV17 (1/800 sec. with the camera held in your Lamp is visible on the
as10 F13). hands because the shutter camera top side as wellView original page 10Page 11 · Read text
O FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY www.butkus.us
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Mount the Flash on theI Hot Shoe.
Y@
i,.
through the Viewfincier a lf you are using a cordless a lf you are using a cord
(right hand side). lf the lamp flash, just mount is on the type flash, plug the cord
does not turn on or if the Hotshoe. into the Sync Socket. Shutter Release Button
I remains locked, the batteries alf you are using an automatic strobe, the aperture will have
are exhausted and must be to be set to the value specified for the strobe (usually F4).
exposure.I repraceo. This will automatically give you the correctView original page 11Page 13 · Read text
www.butkus.us @ FOCUSING
1 Focus the lens by turning 2 Make a visual measurement
the Focusing Ring until the of the distance from
double image in the bright camera to subject and set
spot in the center of the the camera for that dis-
viewfinder converges into tance (with the Focusing
one. R ing.)
t-E )
. lf the flash unit specifies a o With the distance set at
guide number which is lOft. (3m red number),
intermediate between the practically all outdoor
flash guide numbers en- snapshots will turn out
graved on the camera, use sharply focused.
the smaller number.View original page 13Page 14 · Read text
O FRAME YOUR PICTUBE @ AFTER SHOOTING
1.lf the subiect is 5ft (1.5m) 2.lf the subject is 3ft (0.9m)
or l.Press in the Film Rewind or more away f rom the f rom the camera
camera..... nearer...... Button.
co rrect io n
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o Frame your picture inside o Frame your picture inside aThe end of the film is reach-
the bright frame line. the parallax correction line. ed when the Exposure
o In taking portraits, bring the Counter Window says You
camera up as close to tne have completed the number
sub.iect as it will permit. of exposures printed on the
film box.
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2.Rewind the film with the 3.Open the Back Cover and
Film Rewind Crank. unload the film cartridge.
ffi
oThe red stripes in the Film . lf the end of the film is position and rewind the filrn
Advance Confirmation win- reached when the Film into the cartridge.
dow will move to the left to Advance Lever is wound
tell you the {ilm is being only halfway around, do not
rewound properly. Stop win' force it through, because the
ding as soon as the red film might break if you do.
stripes stop moving. Just oush it back to normal
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O HOW TO SHOOT BACK.LIGHTED PORTRAITS
K+H
Bright light from the back will cause your To brighten it up, set the Film Speed Selector
subject to turn out dark. at one-half the film speed rating printed on
the film box.View original page 16Page 17 · Read text
www.butkus.us@ STAGE PHOTOGBAPHY
Spot-lighted subjects will turn out light due To take good pictures, set the Film Speed
to the surrounding darkness. Selector at twice the film speed rating
printed on the film box.View original page 17Page 19 · Read text
@ HOLD THE CAMERA STEADY @ HOW TO CAREwww.butkus.usFOB YOUR
CAMERA
1.Dust off your camera periodically and wipe it
clean with a piece of cloth. The insides should
be cleanecJ with particular care.
2.Do not put finger marks on the lens glass,
viewfinder window, eyepiece glass and CdS
photocell. In case you do, wipe off with a
soft, clean piece of cloth moistened in lens
cleaning fluid.
3.lf you are not using the camera for any length
of time, remove the batteries and keep the
camera and batteries separately where it is
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store them away together with some desic-
. Holding the camera steady is the first step cant in separate cans covered with lids.
toward good photography. Press the elbows 4.Do not leave your camera in the car during
against the body, and place the camera the hot summer months or keep it where it is
against your forehead. Next, relax your damp for prolonged periods. This is a preci-
shoulders and fingers and press down the sion instrument. Be sure to orotect it from
Shutter Release Button gently. the cold when you take it to a mountain or
Keep your fingers away from the CdS photo- ski resort with you in winter.
cel I and lens front.
o The best portraits are taken with the camera
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