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FUJICAREX II User manual
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THE SINGLE LENS
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Shr.,u'n helow' in sinrplifiecl detail is the Dl)el'a- tion of youl' F L'UICAREX IL The entire n,ction takes place fast:r' than you car r,vinli your eye. . " smooth. tluiet. automatically. You'r'ierv your subject, conlposc zrnd f,ocus. flhe lens dia"phragm r"emains fully open ancl the mit ror leflects t,he scene through the plism to ihe viervfinder Ab the instant of expcsure, the mirror' flips up, out of the war': diarrhragm closes to ltle-sef aperture; shutter opens and imetge is recorded on film. Insi,antly after exI)osur"ei mir.r.or I'etut:ns t,o viewing posiiion; diaphragm re-opens f,ully. You see your subject as hrightly and clearly as before exposure"View original page 4
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SIT YOUR FII.M SPEEU
Set an ASA num[)el' f,.\' lrlessirtH"
irt ot'l the ASA ring |icli antl
l'()tating the ASA til'rg ['rrl"
er:rrntrrle. a 1.1 pical lilm spee({
nris-l'It lie -ASA l(XJ.
STI"E6T A SIIUTTER SPETD
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irg tht- Sliuttel Speed Sele<'tur
Rirrg. Fut' {rxar}}ple" set Iitifi
seronrl "tiil"' urr tLre ring "
IMPORIANI NOIS RFGARD'NG A5A 32, A5A 64 AND A5A 160 FIIA4S
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CHEGK Y(IUR EXPOSURE
Hold the camera to your eye
and point it at any subject.
Rotate the Exposure Wheel on
the back of the camera until
the exposure needle in the
Viewfinder Window points to
the Correct Exposure Indicator
(vertical oblong) between " IJ "
(underexposure) and " O " (over-
exposure).
F(lCUS
Without removing the camera
from your eye, move your thumb
down to the Focusing Wheel on
the back of the camera. Rotate
the focusing wheel until your
subject appears sharp on the
Ground Glass Viewing Screen.
ADVANCE FIIM AND SH(l(lT
Still without removing the
camera from your €ye, swing
the Film Advance Lever fullv
to the right ancl release. Thi;
advances the film and sets the
shutter. Press the Shutter
Release and you've taken a
correctly exposed, perfectly
focused picture.
These flve steps also demonstrate your FUJICAREX II" Control Cluster " which permits you to run through an
entire roll of fiIm... focusing, setting exposure, aclvancing
the fllm, and setting the shutter rvithout ever removin!
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The " Control Cluster "
One finger odvonces film,
focuses ond sets exposure.
FUJICAREX ,, in shooting position show-
ing convenient " control cluster ".
Wltat Aou see ulten ycu Look through tlt'e
uieusfinder i,s sltowl"L on th,e opposite page.
1. Viewfinder window
? Shutter release
) Single stroke, rapid wind lever. One
short stroke advances film, sets the
shutter, counts exposures and locks
internally to prevent blanks or acci-
dental double exposures.
'i Exposure wheel
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Aftel focusirig the scene on the l,ieu.ing scr,een, as
explained on Page 13, you rotate the exp,rsure *'heel (No.
4) to get correct exposu'e. The elect.ric eye ls coupJed to
both the exposul'e wheel and tire exposul.e neecile. Look
through the vieu'finde' window and rotate the eru<_rsu'e
*'heel' You r.r'ill note horv the exposu'e rreecll e can be
moved to the correct exposure indicator. quicklv and easily.
Shown in the diagr.am above ar,e tu,o cur:vecl lines toppecl
u'ith the number,s 32 and 160. These a'e to be used as
colrect exposure indicatols only when the camera is loaclecl
u'ith ASA 32, 64 and 160 film. The procedur.e is as follows.
the ASA selector, ring at
the exposure wheel to get
he ASA 32 cor.rect exposule
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6 Shutter Speed Selector Ring
7 F/stop (lens opening) Window
I ElectricWindow Eye Light Gathering
9 Distance Scale (feet)
Foldaway FiIm Rewind Crankt0
Standard Accessory Shoeil
trujinon Interchangeable Lensr2 Component
13 ASA Selector Ring
| 4 Distance Scale (meters)
, Exposure counter (shows | 5 nn*b", of frames exposed)
l6 Film-type reminder
Set it af ter loading to remind
you tuhat type of fi.Im is i,n
catnera
l7 CableShutterReleaseReleaseSocketand Standard
r8 Lens Component Lock
I9 ASA Seiector Ring Lock
" M" and "X" Flash Selector
2A and Self-Timer
Depth-of-Field Previerv But-2l ton
22 Standard Flash Terminal
23 tr'ilrn Rervind Release Button
24 Camera Back Slide Lock
25 Standard Tripod Socket
BOTTOM VIEW
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Cortridge Well
Sprocket Wheel
Film To ke-up
Spool
tt.
Full down the camera back
slide lock. The camera
bacli rvill spring open auto-
maticaily. Swing it open
completely.
2.
Rotate the film take-up
spool ',vith your thumb in
direction of the White
Arrow, until the slot is
clearly visible.
3.
Insert any standar.d 35 mno
cartridge in the fllm cham-
ber as shown, with the
narrow leader of the film
at the bottom.
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Thrust the end of the fi1m leader
into the Film Talie-up Spool Slot
until it catches securely, making
sure the sprocket teeth engage
the film perforation.
While gently holding down the
film cartridge lvith your thumb,
press the Shutter Release But-
ton. Give the Irilm Advance
Trigger one full stroke to start
the fllm on the take-up spool
and to take up the siacl< in the
fllm leader. The teeth of the
F ilm Snrocket Wheel should
now engage the sprocket holes in the fllm.
If they do not, rotate the tal<e-up spool with your flnger
until a sprocket tooth engages a sprocket hole in the film.
Be sure the sprocket tooth does not disengage as you
close the camera back.
Press camera back in firm1y to close carnera; lock back in
position by pushing up the Slide-Lock. Note the Exposure
Counter on top of camera is now at " S ".
c?.
Press the shutter release button
and advance the trigger. Repeat
several times until the number
" l)) appears in the exposure
counter window. You are ready
for your flrst exposure.
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SPECIAT NOTE REGARDING THE IAST EXPOSUREEXPOSURE
ON THE ROII
When you have reached the last exposure in the
cartridge, the Fi'lm Advance Lever will swing only
partly out, and it will lock in that position. DO
NOT FORCE THE LEVER. This may result in
tearing the film out of the cartridge. Just press
the Film Rewind Button into " in " position. This
unlocks the trigger which can now be advanced
to its full stroke distance.
The fotlowing exploins how to unloqd the film.
After the last exposure, it is necessary to rewind the film
back into its original cartridge. In your FUJICAREX II,
this operation is simple and rapid.
'l . Press in on the Film Release Rewind Button (No.23)again, until it clicks into position. The button will remain
rn until the Film Advance
Lever is operated during the
next loading, when it will
snap out automatically. The
dot engraved on the button
serves as an instant check
the fllm is being rewound,
since the button will rotate
during rewinding.
2. Swing out the Film
Rewind Crank (No. 10) and
rotate in the direction of
the arrolv. When no more
resistance is felt. and the
Release Button stops rotat-
ing, the film is fully rewound.
3. Open the camera back
as described in " Loading "
and lift out the film
cartridge. It is best to have
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Hold the camera to your eye and point it at your subject. Rotate the Focusing Wheel (No. 5) with your thumb until your subject appears sharp on the Ground Glass Viewing Screen. As a further aid to focusing, a split-image range-finder is built into the center of the viewing screen. When the camera is out-of-focus, the subject will appear to be split in the middle. Rotate the tr'ocusing Wheel until the subject appears sharp and " unbroken " in the finder. With your FUJICAREX II, you are viewing and focusing with the lens diaphragm wide open at all times for greatest ease and accuracy. The lens diaphragm will automatically stop down to pre-selected aperture at the instant of exposure. Depth-of-field, the area of sharp focus in front of and behind your subject, may be de- termined in two ways before the picture is taken: You may examine depth-of-field visuaily by previewing the picture before it is taken. To do this, move the Depth-of-Field Preview Button (No. 21) fully to the right while looking through the finder (see page 22). Or, you can set your FUJICAREX II for any desired depth-of- field by consulting the Depth-of-Field Tables on Page 23 of this manual.View original page 14
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Set the ASA number for the flIm you are using by
19) pressing in on the ASA Setting Lock (No.
and rotating the ASA Setting Ring (No. 13) until the correct number aligns with the red triangle. {I
If the ASA Setting Ring stops in any position and
will travel no further, rotate the Shutter Speed Selector (No. 6) in the direction you want the ASA I
Setting Ring to move. This will free the Ring
for further travel.
Rotate the Shutter Speed Selector Ring until the
desired Shutter Speed aligns with the red square
above the F /stop Window (No. 7). If the Shutter Speed Selector Ring stops and will travel no
further, rotate the Exposure Wheel (No. 4) in the
direction you want the Shutter Ring to travel.
Hold the camera to your eye and point it at
your subject. With your thumb,' rotate the Ex-
po"ut" Wheel until the Exposure Needle points
lo the correct Exposure Indicator between "66 IJ " O " and " O ". (" IJ " means underexposure;
means overexposure.)
If the po
rotatin heel
exposu , Yo
fast a the
your subject. Turn the Shutter Speed Selector
Ring to a slower speed, and rotate the Exposure
Wheel until the needle points to Correct Exposure.
Conversely, if the Exposure Needle points to
" O " and rotating the Exposure Wheel does not cause the exposure needle to move, the light is
too bright for correct exposure with the shutter
speed you have selected. Select a faster shutter
speed and rotate the Exposure Wheel until the
needle points to Correct Exposure.
,/T4PORIANI NOIE REGARD''NG ASA 32, ASA 64 AND ASA I60 FILMS
Special provision haswww.butkus.usbeen made for setting correct exposule
for these three films' See poge 7 lor details'
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Once your FUJICAREX II has been set for correct ex- posure, the automatic coupling of shutter speed and lens opening will keep it set correctly over a wide range of picture situations. When you rotate the Shutter Speed Selector Ring to set a shutter speed, you will notice that the numbers in the F/stop Window change also. As a faster shutter speed is selected, a correspondingly wider lens opening is set automatically. When you select a slower shutter speed, the correspondingly correct narrower lens opening will be set automatically. As long as you are shooting in the same light, you can switch slow shutter speeds for scenic shooting and fast-action shutter speeds by simply rotating the Shutter Speed ring; the correct f/stop will be set automatically. Suppose you are shooting a scenic color slide, and you set your shutter speed at 1160 second. You set the correct lens opening automatically by rotating the Exposure Wheel until the needle points to the Correct Exposure Indicator. Let us say that the correct iens opening is f/8. Your next picture (in the same light) is of a child running across the scene. You select a faster shutter speed to " freeze" the action: 11250 second. Your FUJICAREX II auto- matically set the correspondingly larger lens opening- f l(-for correct exposure. This useful feature adds great speed and convenience to your picture taking.View original page 16
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In addition to automatic operation, your
F UJICAREX II may be used manually.
This greatly broadens your scope as a
photographer, since it permits you to
experiment to " bracket " to take trick
shots and special effects.
To select a shutter speedTlens opening
combination manually, simply ignore the
automatic controls.
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Select a shutter speed by rotating the Shutter Speed Selector Ring until the desired speed aligns with the red dot. After setting your shutter speed, rotate the Exposure Wheel until the desired lens opening appears in the f/stop window.View original page 18
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In extremely dim light, exposures longer than I
full second may be necessary for correct exposure'
tr'or exposures longer than one second, rotate the c( )' Shutter Speed Selector Ring until the B aligns
with the red square above the f/stop window. When
you press the Shutter Release, the shutter rvill
open, the mirror will move to " taking position "
and the lens diaphragm will close dor,vn to your
pre-set aperture. When you remove pressure from
the Shutter Release, the shutter will close, the
mirror will return to " viewing " position and the
lens diaphragm will open fully. Thus, exposures of
any length may be made. Lens openings must
be set manually, as described in " l\{anual Settings ".
For time exposures, it is best to mount the camera
on a tripod or some other fi.rm support, and to
use a cable release to avoid jarring the carnera.
The F UJICAREX II is equipped with a standard
Tripod Socket (No. 25) and a standard Cable
Release Socket (No. 17.).
Your F UJICARtrX II is equipped with a self-
timer that will delay the shutter release B seconds,
permitting you to get into the picture yourself, or
for any other purpose. To delay exposure, advance
the film and set the shutter, as previously described
by actuating the Film Advance Lever; set shutter
speed and f/stop. Then, move the F lash Selector (LV') lever (No. 20) to position. When you press the
Shutter Release, a buzzing sound will tell you that
the timer is delaying exposure. After B seconds, a
click will be heard, telling you that the picture has
been taken. www.butkus.us
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Your F UJICA's shutter is fully synchronized at
all speeds for Electronic Flash br Class-M
flashbulbs.
For Electronic Flash, move the F lash Selector ((X)) (No. 20) to position. For flashbulbs, move
the tr'lash Selector to c(M)) position" Attach the
cable of your flash unit to the tr'lash Terminal
(No. 2D.
tr'or correct exposure with Electronic Flash,
consult instructions supplied by manufacturer of
your flash unit. For flashbulbs, use the following
table:
Focus on your subject and consult the distance
scale (No. 9) in f eet to determine the distance
from your subject. Divide this number into the
guide number determined by the Tungsten ASA
of the fllm you are using and the shutter speed
you have selected. use manual settings to set
resulting f/stop number.
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t / r25 sec. ."iljlT, *i.to3;,u?n;l1:;":",","i,;:
190 divided by 10 is 19. set at f,u t9 (between f/16 and f/zzl
in the f/stop window.
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Your FUJICARtrX II is supplied with an t ll.9 Fujinon
50 mm " normal " Iens. As your photographic interests
grow, you will want to add to your scope by obtaining
other F ujinon lens components which instantly convert
the FUJICARtrX II for wide-angle, telephoto shooting.
fl4 Fuiinon 35 mm wide-qngle
112.8 Fuiinon 80 mm telePhoto
To remove q lens component
Press the Lens component Lock (No. 18) back, toward the
camera body. Grasp the lens component by the knurled
front ring and rotate counter-clockwise until the component
is freed. Lift the lens component out of the lens housing.
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To mount q lens comPonent
Rotate the Exposure Wheel to set the minimum lerts
opening of the c
f /stop windor,v.
Align the red d
with the red dot
Fit the comPonent snuglY in
clockwise until a ctick is heard and the component wiJl
turn no further. To be certain the lens component .11locked in position, gently attempt to turn it. If it will
not turn, it is ProPerIY locked.
Maximum aperture control is set automatically as each
lens is inserted in the lens housing' For
"ornpon"^ntivhen the telephoto component is mounted, theexample, t l2'B' WhelExpoiure Wheel will turn no further than
the wide-angle component is mounted, the Exposure wheel
stops at f 14.
A supplement aly or " portrait " lens which Screws over the
" normal " lens and permits focusing down to 13t/' For
use in copying *ork, f-rame-flIling portraits or photography
of small objects.
Fuiinon 8O mm telePhoto
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Preview Button
Depth-of-Field is the area behind
and in front of the subject
actually focused upon in which
everything appears sharp. It
varies with the distance at
which the carnera is focused and
also with the lens opening, the
smaller the lens opening, the greater the depth-of-field and
the closer the subject focused upon, the shallower the
depth-of -fleld.
With your FUJICAREX II, depth-of-field may be deter-
mined in two ways before you shoot:
The lens diaphragm of your FUJICAREX II is always
fully open, except at the instant of exposure. This matr<es
for greatest ease and acalTacy in focusing and composing.
After focusing and setting exposure numbers, you may
preview depth-of-field by moving the Preview Button as
far as it will go to the right, and holding it there while you
examine the Viewing Screen. Everything that appears in
sharp focus on the Viewing Screen will be in sharp focus
in your picture. When you release the Preview Button,
the lens will spring fully open again.
Using the Depth-of-Field Tqble
After setting correct exposure by rotating
the Exposure Wheel until the needle points to the Correct
Exposure Indicator, note the number that appears in the
f/stop window. Then, focus the carnera by rotating the
F-ocusing Wheel and note the number that appears
on the Distance Scale (feet) (No. 9). Depth-of-Field for
the specific lens opening and focused distance may be read
on the table.
Lens opening is tlll
Distqncewww.butkus.usscole reqds l0 feet
Depth-of-field is 7.1 feet to 16.7 feet
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