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GAF Memo 35EE User manual
User manual for GAF Memo 35EE. 16 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- GAF Memo 35EE
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- User manual
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- English
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- 16
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INSTALLING BATTERY Current is drained only when light reaches
The CdS electric eye is powered by a long- the electric eye (located above lens). To
life 1.3 volt mercury battery (Mallory PX-675 prolong life of baltery, keep the lens cap
or equivalent). lt is supplied with the cam- on when camera is not in use.
efa, either installed, r)f packed separately The average life of lhe battery is one year.
in the camera box. Install a new battery at leasl once a year.
Use a coin to unscrew battery-compart- Clean battery and camera conlacls at reg-
men: cover on bottom of camera (Fig. 1). ular inlervals. Wipe both sides of battery
Insert battery with plus (J ) side up, facing with a rough malerial. Since the battery
lhe battery compartment cover (Fig. 2). may leak in time, remove it when camera
Replace cover. is stored {or a prolonged period. '
FILM
Use 35mm film in 20- or 36-exoosure
magazine. GAF@ films are recommended;
they are available for making black-and-
white or color prints and color slides.
www.butkus.us LOADING THE CAMERA
Load and unload camera in subdued
F'9,2 light (not in direct sunlioht).
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1. Pull up Iilm revrind knob until camera-
back pops open (frg.3). Swing open ca'r-
era back (Frg. ).
2. Pull out rewind knob all the way and
insert film magazine jnto chamber with
protruding end toward bottom of camera
(Fig. 5). Press-in film rewind knob. lf it
does not go in all lhe way, turn it untjl it www.butkus.us
does.
3. Insert end of film into a slot in lhc
lake-up spool and enga0e second perfo- Frg. 5
ratron of film with tooth in spool-slot (Fig.
6). Place thumb Iightly over f ilm on bottonr
sprocket wheel (shown in Fig. 7) and op-
erate f ilm advance lever (shown in Fig. 10)
until upper sprocket wheel engages filnr
perforations and film is securely wrapped
around take-up spool. When advance levcr
stops, free it by depressing shutter release
on top of camera. Make sure that f ilnr lies
Jlat between guide rails (Fiq B). Closc
camera back firmly.
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vanced. lf it does not, the camera was
not loaded properly; either the film be-
came detached from the take-up spool, or
the sprockets did not engage the perfora-
lions. Open the camera back, remove and
reload film, following steps 2, 3, ancl 4
caref ully.
UNLOADING THE CAMERA
"20"When the red frgure or "36" (corres- Fig. .13 Frg. 14
ponding to 20- and 36-exposure rolls)
appears in lhe exposure counter window Steps for revrinding film into magazirre.
opposite the index mark (Fig. 12), the end 1. Unfold crank on rewind knob (Fig. 13)
of the film has been reached.
2. Press in all the way rewind release but-
ton on canrera bottom (Fig 14).
3. Turn rewind crank clockwisc. A tension
is felt as the film is rewound from the
take-up spool into the magazine. Stop
rewinding when the lension is relieved.
Open camera back (by pulling oui rewincl
knob all the way) and llft out {ilm magazine.
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AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE
1. Set film speed. The ASA (or DIN) speed
of the film is specified on the lilm box or
rn the instruclion sheet packed with the
film. Turn the milled lilnr speed sctling
ring arcund lhe front end of the lens barrel
Lrntil the ASA index of the film appears in
the nolch on top or the lens barrel (1he
DIN speed appears in thc notch on thc
bottom of the lens barrel). In Fiq. l5, for Fig 15 Fig. 16
example, the film speed is set at ASA 64 shutter speed for the prevailing light con-
The lilm specd setting ring must be turned d itions.
lo lhe clrck-stop at the ASA (or DIN) film Do not obstruct the electric eye located
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numDets. shine direclly into it.
2, Sel control ring to "A" (automatic).
Depress control ring release on the bottonr USING THE VIEWFINDERol the lens barrel (Fig. 16) and turn control appears frame within the bright-linering until the letter "A" clicks into position What viewlinder in the the picture. be in willopposite the index line (Fio. 17)
For sublects at a distance of 5 feet or less
At the "A" setting the camera aulomati- from the camera. lhe rrage area is indt-
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f)I
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t-ro 20 Fig.21 ftq 22l
OUTDOOR PICTURES red segnrents.
Set control to 'A , place subject within When the needle touches the red segnrent bright-line frame in viewfinder, and focus. on the bottom, the light level is too low. The black needle irr the viewfinder indi- Move sublect into a more brightly illumi- cales the lens opening (black figures) and nated area, or use flash. When the needle lhe shutter speed (yellow ligures) set by touches the red segment at the top, the the electric eye. In Fig. 23, for example, light is too bright the needle indicates a lens opening of f /4
and a shutter speed of 1 / 1 25 second. De- To prevent double exposures, lhe shutter
press shutter release when lhe needle is release locks after each exposure until
anywhere in the yellow bar between thc the f ilm is advanced {or the next picture.View original page 10Page 11 · Read text
INDOOR PICTURES (wirhour flash)
Follow procedure described under "Out-
door Pictures."
CLOSE-UP EXPOSURE READING
Since the CdS electric eye measures lhe
entire area covered by the lens, a back-
ground that is much brighter or darker
than the principal subject may cause an
exposure error. A close-up reading will
minimize the effect of such backgrounds. underexposed, the film may be more or
Aim the camera at the most imoortant Dart less sensitive than its rated speed. This
of the subject (the face, In case of a por- can be easily corrected by using a higher
trait), {rom a distance of six inches. press or lower ASA (or DIN) speed than the one
down the shutter release about one quar- printed on the f ilm box or instruction ter of the way and hold it there; then sheet. Use a higher ASA number to correcl
return to the original camera position and for overexposure, and a lower number lo
depress the shutter release all the wav to correct for underexposure.
make the uxDosure.
For example, it pictures made on ASA 64
film are conslstently overexposed, set lhe
CORRECTING A CONSISTENT ASA speed at B0 or .l 00 (depending on the
EXPOSURE "ERROR'' degree of overexposure). lf films are un-
When pictures are consislently over or derexposed, set ASA speed at 50 or 40.
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The camera automatically adjusts the lens
opening as the lens is locused. The focus-
ing range is automatically limited: the lens
cannot be focused when the subjecl is
closer to the camera than the shortest dis-
tance thal will provide correct exposure.
For example, when lhe flash-dot is lined
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cannot be focused closer than 6 feet.
With "feet" guide numbers 32 and 45 (10 Fig,26 Fig,27
and 14 jor meters) the camera also limits
lhe far end of the locusing range: the lens SELF.TIMERcannol be focused on subjecls moro dri The self-trmer permits the photographer totant than the far limit ol correct exposure. get jnto the picture.With flash units having a higher guidc
number, observe lhe far end of the dis- Place camera on tripod or other firm sup-
lance range listed in the chart above. port (tripod socket is on bottom of camera).
Get ready for exposure as usual: advanceWhen the camera is set for flash photog- film, focus. check exposure needle posi-raphy, the shutter speed is 1/25 second. tion in viewfinder, use flash in poor light.
Push sell limer lever into positlon shown
in Fig. 26. Depress shutter release to start
self-timer. Exoosure will be made B sec-
onds afler the release has been pressed.
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TIME EXPOSURE Protect the camera from dirt, rain, damp- Depress control ring release and move ness, and excessive heat. Avoid touching "8" opposite the index line (Fig. 27). At the lens. To clean lens, breathe on it, then the "8" setting the lens opening is fixed wipe it gently with a soft, lintless cloth or at t/2.7 (full opening). The shutter opens tissue. Do not use eyeglass tissues as when the release is depressed, stays open they might damage the lens coating. as long as the release is pressed down, lf anything goes wrong, do not try to repair and closes when the release is oermitted it. Take it to a dealer or send it to the near- to return to its original position. est GAF Consumer Photo Service Cenrer For time exposures the camera must be shown in the followino list: on a tripod to prevent camera motion dur- ing exposure. The use of a cable release is recommended (the cable release socket is in the top of the release button). At the "8" setting exposure time has to be determined with the help of an exposure guide or exposure meter. CAMERA CARE The GAF ..,EMO 35 EE camera is a sion instrument. Used with care, provide years of service.View original page 15
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GAF Corporalion IN CANADA
Consumer Photo Service Center GAF (Canada) Lld.
Emma Street Consumer Photo Service Cenler
Binghamton, N.Y. 13902
2403 Stanfield Road
3500 North Kostner Ave. Mississauga, Ont.
Chicago, 111.60641
9411 Cote De Liesse
16217 Kittridge Street Montreal 760, Quebec
Van Nuys, California 91406
1 195 West 8 Ave.
39-22 30th Street Vancouver 9. Brit. Col.
Long lsland City, N.Y. 11101
i t.o.l. Portland,Box 4eoOre.97207
GAF FILMS ,,-
For sparkling color pictures, use GAF
Color Print Film or GAF@ Color Slide Films PROJECTORS
(ASA 64, 200, 500 for daylight pictures, Project sharp, brilliant pictures, present
ASA 100 for indoor pictures). They are thrilling slide shows with GAF@ Slide Pro-
guaranteed: pictures that satisfy or a new jectors. They are available in several mod-
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