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Fujifilm Fuji Panorama G617 User manual
User manual for Fujifilm Fuji Panorama G617. 14 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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READYING THE CAMERA F#Hffi
1 . ATTACH IN G TH E SHOU LDE R STRAP
(D prtr one end of the strap through the top strap guide.
@ f it the buckle and hoop on the strap end in that order.
(O purr the strap end through the bottom strap guide, bring it
around the bottom bar of the lens protector, pass it through the
hoop and buckle, then adjust the strap length and tighten the
buckle. (Do the same with the other end of the strap). (Fig. 1)
CAUTION:
Be sure to pass the strap end around the bottom bar of the lens
protector. Do not attach it directly on the strap guide because the
strap guide is not built to support the weight of the camera.
o lf you want to carry the camera horizontally, pull the strap
straight up and hang it around your neck.
o If you want to carry it vertically, pull the strap out toward the
Fis.2 camera side (either side) and hang it on your shoulder. (FiS.2l
2. ATTACHING THE LENS HOODFis. 3 Len s hood
-/-J- aThefilter).lens hoodTo avoidis screwedunwantedinto thelightlensraysfrontf rom(unlessenteringyou theare usinglens,
always shoot with the lens hood on.(Fig.3)
3. MOUNTING THE FILTER
Glass filters such as UV and skylight filters are screwed into the lens
front. (ln this case, the lens hood is screwed on to the f ilter) .
o Filter diameter : 77 mm
4. ATTACHING THE LENS CAP
The lens cap is f itted on the lens hood.
o Lens hood outer diameter: 85mmView original page 6Page 8 · Read text
NOTE:
Be sure to use the correct side of the pressure'plate because
the film will not move into the exact focal plane if you don't.
(120 roll film is attached to an opaque backing paper over its
entire length but such paper is used only on the ends of 220
roll f ilm as leader and trailer. The thickness of the backing
paper causes a shift in the position of the f ocal plane and the
pressure plate adjusts for this difference while keeping the film
flat on the focal plane at one and the same time.)
3. LOADING THE TAKE.UP SPOOL AND FILM
Fis.7 O Wittl your f ingernail, erect the key attached to the take-up spool
knob (located on the same side of the camera as the f ilm ad-
vance lever), pull it out as far as it will go, then load the take-up
spool (em pty f ilm spool ) .
@ Oo the same with the film loading knob (located on the same side
as the camera-back hinge) and load the f ilm. (Fig. 7)
o To lock the take-up spool and film loading knobs in "pulled out"
position , tu rn the keys slightly to the left.
o The take-up spool and film can be loaded easier by fitting in the Film loading knob
top side first.
Take-up spool knob o After loading the take-up spool and film, snap down the knob
keys into the niched side of the knob recess. (Fig.8)
4. POSITIONING THE FILM START MARK
Pull out the film paper leader, pass it through the film channel,
insert the tip into the slot of the take-up spool, and wind the paper
leader around the spool with the f ilm advance lever.
Stop winding as soon as the film start mark on the leader paper
comes opposite the red dot near the middle of the film channel,
and close the camera back. (Fig.8)
Film start mark
< Preventing film slack >
o Make sure the tip of the paper leader doesn't slip out of the
take-up spool slot when you wind the leader on the spool.
o While winding the leader paper on the take-up spool, press
it down lightly against the camera back with your f inger.
o To prevent the film from slackening, keep it taut with the
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3. COMPOSING YOUR PICTURE
Fis. 10 level
O Ho* to use the viewfinder
Look th rough the viewf inder eyepiece and ad just the position of
your eye so that the bottom line of the viewfinder lines up with
the center of the crossbar of the lens protector.
Make sure the notch in the bottom of the viewfinder is in line
with the spirit level on the crossbar. The camera is level when the -l*
bubble is in the center of the spirit level. (Fig. 10)
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View finder b ottom I ine @ rield of view
Lenlsprprotector crossbar ff your eye is in correct position, the field of view is about 90%
at infinity and about 93% at 3 meters. (This applies to horizontal
camera position only).
@ Parallax
Parallax is practically nil at infinity provided your eye is in cor-
rect position.
However, top and bottom parallax must be taken into account at
3 meters.
4. COCKING THE SHUTTER AND WINDING THE FILM
Fig. 1 1 Check to make sure the number "1" is showing in the exposure
counter then push the shutter-cocking lever to the left as far as it
will go. The shutter is tripped by pressing in the top or front shutter
release.
To wind the film, just wind the film advance lever 3 or 4 times. The
exposure counter will move to the next number by itself. (Fig. 11)
( How to make multiple exposures )
Fig. 12 Shutter-cocking lever Take your picture as you normally would, cock the shutter without
f ilm, then use the lens-barrel shutter release to trip the Sync terminal advancing the
shutter.
lf you want 3 or 4 exposures on the same fraffie, repeat the above
procedu re. (F ig . 12l'
Cable release socket
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HOW TO USE
NOTE:
Ofh. top and front shutter releases will not operate unless there is film inthecamera.
lf you want to test them, use a discarded 120 roll film or backing paper.
(E Two-step shutter release
The shutter release is used to open and close the shutter blades and unlock the film $:'
advance lever. .*.i
When the shutter release is pressed part of the way down, the film advance lever is
freed and when it is pressed about 0.2 mm further down, it will trip the shutter.
lf you stop shooting after the shutter release is depressed partway, the film advance f. l ,. lever may have been freed. You'll have to be careful, therefore, because you'll waste a
frame's length of film if you operate the lever in that condition.
@Shoutd the film advance lever fail to function after the shutter is tripped, press the F shutter release all the way down once more. The film advance lever will operate. This
may happen, though very rarely, after long use.
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5. UNLOADING THE FILM
After you complete exposing a roll of film, wind it up to the very end with the film ad-
vance lever. A sudden release of tension will tell you that the trailing end has left its spool
and that winding has been completed. lt will take about four or five strokes to wind the
film completely.
Next, open the camera back, take out the exposed roll of film and seal the end to prevent
it from unwinding. ffi
o The empty spool is transferred to the take-up side for taking up the next roll of film.
6. TAKING FLASH PICTURES & lf you are using a small-size clipon flash, clip it into the accessory shoe on the camera
top and connect the cord to the sync terminal onthe lens barrel.
Your camera has an Xcontact, that is, electronic flashes will synchronize with all shutter
speeds.
ff you are using a flash bulb, use an Mclass bulb with a shutter speed of 1/30-
second or slower. lf the shutter speed is 1/60second or faster, the flash will dis-
charge but it will not synchronize properly and a large part of the light will be lost.
NOTICE 2
Oyo, cannot use cordless ffash on your G617.
@Your G617 is a panoramic camera. Ordinary clipon flashes do not have the covering
power to provide uniform illumination over the entire picture area.
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CAMERA CARE AND MAINTENANCE
It is assumed that most of you who own a Fujica Panorama G617 Professional are pro-
fessional photographers who will put the camera to hard use and who cannot afford to
develop camera trouble in the middle of a job.
It is therefore hoped that the instructions and recommendations on the following pages
will be studiously heeded.
1. USING THE SHUTTER ACTUATION COUNTER
Your camera is provided with a 3-digit shutter actuation counter in the bottom which will
tell you how many times the shutter has been used so that you'll know when the camera
needs maintenance. L'
It counts 10 shutter actuations as 1; that is, if it shows 150, the shutter has been actuated fii' 1,500 times. After reaching 999 (9,900shots) itwill automatically return to 000with 10
more shots. (Fig. 13)
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Shutter actuation counter
( Overhauling )
Your camera is a precision instrument and it is subject to fair wear and tear. The heart of
your camera is the shutter. lt is intricately constructed, precision-assembled, and more
delicate and less enduring than the other parts, and shutter trouble can be ruinous to your
photographs. lt is therefore, recommended as follows on the strength of thorough factory
tests.
@ Strutter
Normally, interlens shutters perform perfectly up to about 5,000 shots after which
they become less accurate and may start to behave erratically. Be sure to have your
shutter overhauled as soon as it has been actuated 5,000 times; that is, when the
counter reaches 500.
@ f itm advance unit and others
The film advance unit is much more durable than the shutter. To be on the safe side,
however, you should have it overhauled together with the other mechanisms as soon as
the shutter has been actuated 10,000 times (when the counter returns to 000 from
999).
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NOTE:
It would be wise to have your camera overhauled sooner if you take a lot of pictures
near the ocean in salt-water atmosphere or under other adverse conditions.
2. CHECKING THE CAMERA BEFORE USE
Before loading film in the camera, make it a habit to perform the following checks.
C rilr advance unit
Open the camera back and, while watching the take-up spool, wind the film advance
lever to make sure the film advance unit is working smoothly.
@ Camera back interior
Open the camera back and turn the four rollers (two on the camera back and two on
the camera body) to make sure they are working properly. Also, check the film pres-
sure springs in the film take-up and supply chambers to make sure they are attached
properly and can exert suff icient pressure on the film.
@St utt"r
Open the camera back and check the various shutter speeds with the lens-barrel shutter
release. You can more or less tell whether the shutter is operating at the right speed or
not by the amount of light it passes through and by the sound it makes.
NOTE:
The top and front shutter releases will not operate unless there is film in the camera.
To check them, use a discarded roll of 120film or its backing paper.
@ Aperture
Open the camera back and move the aperture selector to make sure the aperture
blades open and close smoothly.
@ f lastr synch ronization
Clip on the flash, open the camera back, open up the aperture fully, set the shutter
speed selector to the speed you want, then cock the shutter and trip it with the lens-
barrel shutter release. lf light comes in through the lens, flash and shutter speed are
correctly synch roni zed.
IMPO RTANT
Camera trouble can cost you dearly both materially and otherwise. Always check your
camera before use and have it overhauled periodically so that you can be sure of your-
self at all times.
3. CLEANING THE LENS
Scratches on the lens surface can reduce its sharpness far more than you would think. lf
the contrast of your picture seems somehow insufficient and it doesn't look crisp enough, I
the cause is usually scratches on the lens surface.
( How to clean )
@ First, blow off dust from the lens surface thoroughly with an air blower. k
@Next, moisten a sheet of lens cleaning paper with plenty of Fuji lens cleaning fluid and
wipe and lens gently with it in a circular motion. Always start from the center then
gradually move out to the edges. ffi
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@ Finatty, after all contaminants have been removed, wipe off the remaining lens clean-
ing fluid with a dry sheet of lens cleaning paper. Again, start from the center in a
circular motion then move out to the edges.
CAUTION:
Breathing a mist on a dusty lens surface then wiping it off with silicon cloth or other
similar material is the wo6t thing you can do. Never do it because this is one of the
main causes of scratches on camera lenss.
4. PRECAUTIONS
o Always load and unload film in subdued light.
. In hot weather, do not leave your camera in a closed car or in moist places except
temporarily for a very short time.
. Always clean your camera before and after taking pictures. Clean the interior with
an air blower, and wipe off the exterior with silicon cloth.
o Put your camera away where it is cool, dry, and free of dust. And don't forget to
put the lens cap on.
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