Junior and Special Ruby Reflex Camera User manual

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INSTRUCTIONS for OPERATING
   T.P REFLEX CAMERAS.
J['NIOR.  SPEC)IAL  R.['B:T.
     Release the cover of the lens bv pressing the knob (l) v.,ith tlre
6nger, tlre co\ er rvill then spring-into porition.  The top hoocl
cover anrl horlrl is norv releasecl trv pressing llack tlre spring catclr
(2\.   Stiff'en the hoocl bv straighterring the strutt attachecl to  tlre
cover anrl lroorl frame
                              irentore ule llack iocttssitrg  sLrr'.r..lt
                          ancl replace u'itlr tlre met:rl irlatclr<llrlcr
                           contairring the sensitire plate:  tite fo-
                         cussing screen antl the plateholrlr:r are
                       kept in  positiorr lry rneans clf a  stolr
                          rvhich is liftetl rvhen slitle or scr(,cn is
                                            rvitlr drarvn
                               Norv set the focal plane slrutter to
                                     the s1;eetl rlesiretl; tlris  is
                                                acc()r'nplislrerl  lr)'   trrr:r'clv
                                               turrtiltg the pointer (9) trr
                                       the fiuure ort tlte s.';tle  (tJ).
                                                                  -l'lre                                                 shutter of the lllate-
                                            holtler is no\\' u'itlrrir;trr  rr,
                                                          :rrtrl tlre lrir:trrre c()inlrose'rl
                                                  artrl foc:ttssetl ott tlrc  tolr
screen (tlre focussirtg  pittiott  ltt';ttl is at tlte lrott<;nt le[t-lt:tn,.l sirlt'r,t
the iltstrtrment).  ,\s so()n :ts;t s:ttisl'actor_r'arr:ul{enrent  is rt':tclrt'tl
the focal ltlane slrutter is rele:tst:rl  l,l' prcrssittg rlrtutt tlrc lercr  ((rl,
and tlre exl)()srlre is rrtatle  .'\[tt:t'sartls replac:e tlre slrtttter ol' tlre
1:!ili.:lr, rlil6 r  \,,lricll is  ll()rv rt itl'rl:'n'.r'n,  ll::r! ,'itl:'-':'  At-'t'tl:r::'  i:li,.t:'
h,rlrler or tlte ltacli itt<:ttssil'll{ s(-re(}tl [)ut tttto its 1tl;rc'cr
                                     \\'lren  it  is rlesiretl to gir c tlrc  s:rrrx.r
                               instatttatteorts  e\l)()slu'(j ('()ntinrrortslv tlre
                                                                                                                                                     iu-:                               '\ttto-Sto1t is lrrorrglrt into  o1'rcr':ttiort                                  follttu s : I'res: rlorr n tlre srrrall rr lri'.e kt'ol,
                            17) at tlte llottonr of tlre ilrrlir:rtor, ;rrrtl
                                rer olr r: tlre  irrrrer rir:g  llntil  tlre arro\\
                       marketl tlrereorr is 1r<lirrtirrg to tlrrr speetl
                             re(luirecl, anrl release tlre knoll      'l'lre
                          shutter can then lre set to tlre sanle ex-
                        posure cotrtinrtouslv u'ithout even looliirrg
                          at tlre irttlicator, all-tlrat is necessarr lreirrg
Auto-Stop alrtl Indicator       t<l turn the rvinrling k"l,to   its  linrit
\Vhen the Auto-Stop is not re(luirerl, ttrrn it to "'finte  " ancl it is
tlten otrt of action



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'l'lrt'alror  t: ittstrut:tir)lls are to lle lollrlrvetl u lrerr using tlre camera
  ;rs a relle.r,  lrttt it is etlrrallv ati:r1;t:t[lle for stanrl camera rvork-t5e
 olrject ltciltt focrtssetl olt tltr' llacli screen   l.'lte top hot-ld and co\:er
  is kcllt t:losctl :rtrtl the tttirror loclierl rrp ltorizontally apcl 6;trt clf t6e
 \\'av llv rnt'relr'pressirrg rl,rvrr tlre rele:rse lerer (6, as if making an
 exl)osut'c;  tlre pr<)cess tlf closirrg tltc top ltrtr;tl crtver calses a projecti,n
 to lr': tlellressetl, u'lticlr ;rr:tiorr tlrrorvs thr: r'nirrrlr lock iptr> pqsitrorr:
 tlte tttit'ror u'ill re:ttairr lot'ketl ul) rlrrtil tlrc lrootl cr)\er isaglip releas-
 ecl    'l'rl r)l)el) tlte sltutter for focrrssirrg, set tlrt: uinclipg kev p.inter
  (()) to "  I'ilne " on the spectl irrtlit.ator (S), tleltress the release lever
  ii lrit'lr rvill catlst- tlrtt sltrttter to o1)el'r :u)tl lock in 1'rositigrr b' sr'ing-
       Itn' I  ilrt.r'()\f:t-Irl;ttt.    {l()r,.:r)  tlt,,r  1,!r,, "  l  "  ,l,rt  r,11iv;i,rCS  \.rii.}t t!:,:
  stt'ttt ol  tllc  rt-'le;tse lcr t'r krrolr       .\l'tt.r' lot'rrssirrq, tlre sltrrtter  is r-e-
  Itl;tst:tl arttl is tltett  r'('-ser antl olrer:rtt:tl  :ts I)re\ iorrsll'explailrc-rl  *5.rr
 trsirrg ;rs :I rt'lle'x

                                                 I..rtlrcr \ t,l'tit.irl or ltor-irollt:rl  llicttrrt.s
                                 nl;rv lrc t;rkerr rr ith tlrese (.:rrnoras llv re-
                                                 r olr irrg tlrt: lrzrc'li t<l tlte rlesirerl positiorr,
                                     lirst pressillil.tl)e  strrtl orr the back of tlrt:
                                  czrnter;r rvlriclr rrrrltrt:ks: tlre catclr      'l'lre
                                        illustr-irtiorr  slr()\\ s  t ire lrack irr oper:rtiorr                                                  'l'lrt:                                       lerrs lnav  llt: r:risetl or loueretl fronr
                                its r errir':rl positiorr lrl' slirling the frorrt
                                   l)trncl  ( I ), rrntl u'lrit:lr is helrl secrlre llv
                                                                      t lt t'  t' l;ut  r 1) s('r'('\\  ( l .J  )

            i  lI'  t,r1r ltrt'rrs5tit(  St't-,.i(,lt ts ( ()llr cnicntlV l'(';rCltt:tl lOt r'lc;tntng
 lr)'  l)r('ssint   irrullrrls    tI rr' [\\ tl slrrrrrgs holtlirrg the lr00rl lrarrrt, ltrrtl
 !llrtr!,1 l'1\\\ilt-tls   111",:l: rss nt:t\ tltt^rr lrt, talit'lt ()llt    \\'!rell  l-r'1.'lltr-ittg
 t ltc sr't'('cll s('(' tltitt  tlrc  g'r'()lttrtl sirlt, is <lrlr,, ltrrarrls

       \/[C)T(OR.Y arrd
    SPPC)IAL  R.T'BY.
        'l'lrt'            lor-r:Joirrg  irrstr-tlr.tirrrrs rrr.t: gcr)rrrlllr. ;rllPlit.alllt, t0  tlrt:
Victorv tr:rrl SPccial l(rrbv l(r.:llcr ('lrrrreras,  lrrrt thc rnetlrorl  ()J
lrrlltlirrg the lctts is tliltercrrt, irr tht: \'ictorr':rrrcl Speciarl ltulrv
trlotlels tlre lctts ts t1)()untr:tl irr a  rletaclr:rllle sunk bo.r giving
arltlitioltal  lrrott.r-tir)lt  turrl ;rlso a( tint  trs a slrallorv hrlotl

\Vhen ertra extension is re-
                                          qtrirecl the ll<tx ntav [>e reversed,
                                                   :it tlre same tirne also reversing
                            the lens so that its front comllin-
                                               ation points torvartls the
                                           object as shou'n on tlte
                                                       illustratiorr
                                            In tlre Special I(ttbv
                                             Iteflex  provisiotr has
                                           lleen rna<le to alter the
                                                  slrrrttt:r speerl to a higher figure if
                              neccssarv af ter the  slr trtter ltas
                                                      rrr-.Glr .>t,'i., l[JI cr iurtsit  ii  ittt:, ut;.1_r
bet'r'r possible to re-set to a lorrer speerrl
ivitlrorrt lirst rele:rsing tlte slrutter antl
re-settirrg) to rrc('()lllplislr tlris it is orrlv
ileccss;tt'r'to rlt:1>ress tlrc lrl:rck lltrslr lirroll
alrorc tlie slret'tl scAlc anrl tlrerr rerolve
tlrr' slrrrttcr- pointer to tlrc nc\\' rlcsirt:rl
il)('('(l  ;r rrrl tltcn r-t'lctrst' tltr' lluslr  lirroll l'ltrrs il  tlre slrrrttcr \vas sct at sar'  ,-,1,,th,
tlrt: sun lrt'ing lrelrinrl a lranJi of clourls
;tntl  tltt:rt lrclot'c tlte lllrotograplr   \\ as
t;rlien tltt: clorrtls l'rrrlverl a\\av  lt::rvirrg
tlrt'sttn slrirrittg  llvrllst'rrr-t'rl arrti of cottrse
lrrilli:rrrtlv illirrrrirrating tlre srrlrject anci
rreccssit:rtirrg  :r slr()l'tcr c.\1)()sure  tire ptrslt
krrolr is rlepr-esst,rl ;tncl the poirrter is re
 -.1't tr) il,tlr or  r i1,,tlt as Inav be nrost sttit-
 ;tlrlt,   \\'lrcrr tlrt' :rrljrrstl'l'lent js rrrailc tlre pressrrre on tlre llttslt kttolr
 is rt'lltxerl      I f tlre re\ erse c'ontlitirlrrs llrer-ail i.e. tlte sutr l'ret't)tIles
 ,llrscrrrcrl lrcl'ore tlrt' erl)()sllr-r' is ln r(le tlre lloit'lter nlav lle re-:rtljtrst
 ,:tl tr) ;ur\ lorr e r' :il)r'('(l s;rr' ,1-,tlt ()l' rl.tlr u itlrout havirrg t<t ttlteratt:
  t lre l)('.q in :ur \'  \\ av

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   X-,oading tlre Plateholder.
     Single   Metal   Type.-    Iiirst rento\e tht' slrutter r-rl tlre
  i)lrrtr'lroltlt'r'.  ins('r'l llit' scnsitir e plate  rr itlr tlrc enrttlsiotr side ups'artls
  't) tlre lr,rttoi)t ol tlrc lrl:rtt:lrolclcr', anrl rritlr the fiirrger on tlre tolt
  ',1s,' ,rl 'tlrt' 1rl:rtt' l)rcss rlrlurru;rrcls  arrrl gtride the plate ur)tlertteath
   t lrt'  t'r l':ttc: at tl)('  t()l)
     Blockforrn   Double  Type.-The    rlesign of these plate-
  lrrrllll'1-q (':islu'('s (';!s\ lr''arlir.S anrl olrviates anv le'ar of the platcs
  jrrr-.,f ii a r,ut l'rorir lit'!rintl tllrnlruttons anrl otlrer means of holding



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When using- plateholders tlte metal clrarvout shutter shoultl  l>e
completelv u'itlltlrarvn wlten uncovering the plate f'r  exl)osrrre


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