Fujifilm Fuji Classic IV User manual

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Type :      Compoct,35 rnm .or"rl   for  20 or 36 exposuresNegotive size 24Y-36 mm.
Lcnr :      F ujita 45 mm F3.5,fully cooted lens.
Shutter:    Newly designedF ujita shutterwith shutterspeedso f B , 1 / 2 5 , | / 5 0 , I f t O 9 , o n d
                       I /300 sec. Built-intynchronizotion,
Winding :   One stroke of  the ropid winding lever  (l 80 oI odvonces the  film ond  simul-
            loneouslywinds the shutter.
Rcwindingr  Ropid Rewind Cronk ensures smooth ond quick rewinding of the exposed film.

HOW TO LOADTHECAITERA

                Turn the locking knob of tripod socket ot
              the bottom of comero one ond o holf times in
              the d i r e c t i o n o f o r r o w  t o  " O "   ( O p e n l . T h e n o s
            shown in the picture obove slide the bock lid
                 of the comero slowly in the direction of orrow
              with y o u r   l e ft   t h u m b .
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                Turn the film toke-up spool with your thumb
            so os to moke it eosy to insert the film feod-
             e r  i n t o  t h e  t o k e - u p s p o o l s l i t .
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    Insert the  film leoder inro the  stit of the
to k e-u p s p o o l. Win d   t he film on the toke-up
sp o o l , gu id in g it wit h your thumb. Then, ofter
engoging the perforotions of the film securely
on the teeth of the sprocket, put the cortridge
into the  fi lm chomber.




   H o l d th e b o ck  lid in your right hond ond
th e b o d y o f   t h e co me ro in your  left hond.
P lo c e t h e b o ck lid o n   t he body, whilq slightly
oressing the film with the pressureplote inside
the bock lid. Then, slide rhe  lid bock into irs
f o r m e r p o s i t i o no n d  t u r n   t h e    l o c k i n g k n o b
clo c kw ise.

Set  the red mork (Storting morkl  of    I he
                   film counter of the coyer's orrow V.  The filrn
                counter con be rototed in both directions.





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                   Before toking pictures with o newly  f ooded
                    film,   it  is necessory to  wind  the  first few
               fromes of  the  film on  the toke-up spool os
                they moy hove olreody been exposed to light"
              Therefore, wind  the  film odvonce lever ond
                 releose the  shutter. Repeot this opero?ion o
               second time. Thus by winding the exposed fifm
               on the toke-up spool by two  fromes, the red
                                                                                       'tl"              mork of the film counter now points lo

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SHUTTERSPEED

        S h u t t e r s p e e d s p r o v i d e d f o r   t h e C L A S S I C    l V € c m e r o c r e B , l / 2 5 ,    l / S O ,   l / 1 0 0 c n d  l / 3 0 0
       sec.  Wiren  using ASA  100 film  to  toke photogrophs in bright, foir weother,  it  is berter to
      regulote the shutter speed by seosonol clossificotion, such os l/100   in Spring (yellow  letterl,
       l/30 0  in S u r n m e r( g r e e n l ,   l / 1 0 0  in Au tu mn o n d l/5 0  o n d  o b o ve in Winter  ( r ed) . you  con
     memorize the combinotion of operiure ond  shutfer speeds eosily by  (red-red-redl,  (greenl.                                                                                                                                                                       ..
      green- green) etc.                                                                                                                            ,,   "                                                                             . ;
        NOTE:  When  toking photogrophs with the operture open  beyond F  I  (os on  o cloudy   ''
       doyl,  the  obiects  ot  intermediote distonce do  not come  into  focus os shown in the chort
      below. In such o cose, set the distoqce scole in between 8 ond  12  feet, so thot you ore  in                                                                                                                                            '
f    shorp focus from 5.5 feet  to  infinity (oo)
It
     F = 5 . 6
     F = 4

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  REWINDINO
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    After the fost exposure, flip up* the film rewinding cronk ond  tu rn  it in the direction of
orrow while pressing down  the rewinding releose button. Do  not  let  go  off  the  rewinding
releose button while rewinding the exposed  film. As you  rewind the  film, the  film counter
olso rotores reye rsely, ond when the counte r comes bock to "S"  (stortingmorkl, the rewinding
is completed.

   Remove the bock  lid ond loke out  ltre film for  Processing.

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