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Kowa SE R User manual
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- Kowa
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- Kowa SE R
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- User manual
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- English
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- 29
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- Film cameras
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FEATURESOF THE KOWA SER
Thot Moke lt o Full-Fled9ed,
All-Around Singfe-Lens-Reflex
l . F u l l L e n s I n t e r c h o n g e o b i l i t yw i t h 2. Single-Stoge, Fpst-Op"roting,
Complete Line of KOWA High-Sensitivity,d Built-in CdS
Lenses Meter i
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You hove selected ond bought your KOWA
SER comero. Before you stort using if os
fhe grophic recorder of whot you see ond
wont to preserve on film, we hope you will
3. Ropid-Action Picture-Toking reod this booklet to moke sure you know
Copobility for Chonge picture the mony extro f eotures ond copobilities of Situ otions
the KOWA SER.
To get the most in pleosure ond peiformonce
out of your KOWA SER,pleose reod whot the
following pqges will tell you obout this
comero ond how you cqn use it most eosily
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@ Synchrofloshtermincl
@ Light intoke window
KOWA 50mm f/2 lers o
@ Strop ring
Lens: KOWA 50 mm f/2 stondordlens. Boyonet mount,lensinterchongeobility.(SeePoge 19
for completeline of KOWA SERinlerchongeoblelenses.)
Shulter: SeikoshoSLV, 1 to l/500 sec. plusB, with self-timer,M ond X floshsynchroterminols.
ExposureMeier : New buiit-inCdS exposuremeter, single-sfoge,fully coupled, with needle
in finder, zero-methodtype, film sensiiivityscole ASA I0 to 800 (DlN ll to 30). Meter
ronge EV 3 to 17 with ASA 100 film.
Viewfinder: Pentoprismty.pe, eye-level, single-lens-reflexviewfinder, with plono-convexond
fresnel lens. Findershows operturescole with needle poinling to proper lens setting.
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6) v/ Mercury bottery i
@ Fifmcounter comportment? . | , . | | - - - - _ . - .
| flpoo mountlng hole@ Fifm wind lever @
@ Shutterbutton & reloseterminol @ M. X. self-timerswichlever
@ ASA scofewindow
FocusingCevice @ S hutterspeedring
Apertuer/AsA& DiN speedring @ Lenslock/releoselever Film rewind cronk ----__=_-l@cc @ AS A chongelever
@ Bock cover lock j Rewindswitchbutton j i ! c
Focusing: Stondordond oll other KOWA SERinterchongeoblelenseshove helicol,forword ond
bockword movement,split-imoge,with ground-gloss. 'l Film Advonce, Rewind: Film odvonce by lever oction, l80" stroke, soe ploy, top lever
oction, self-cockingfor preventingdouble exposure, film rewound by pressing R-button once
ond turningcronk.
Dimensions: I40 X 96 X 88 mm (with stondordlens).
Weighf : 890 groms (with stondordlensl.
Other Feotures: Quick-relurnmirror, self-resettingfilm counter, occessoryshoe mount, numerous
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HOW TO USE THE KOWA SER
E x p o s u r e i s A u t o m o t i c o l l y
L o o d F i l m i n C o m e r o Set Shutter Speed Dete rm ine d
Set comero to ASA film speed. Estimoteshutter speed most suito- Troin exposure meter light intoke
Moke sure thot film is looded ble for your subiect, s€t shutter window occurotely of your sub-
p r o p e r l y o n d p r e c i s e l y . S e t A S A to desired shutter speed. (See ie ct. Look into viewfinder ond
s p e e d l e v e r t o f l l m s p e e d , t h i s p o g e s 1 2 , 13 ) turn operture ring so thot ex-
c o u p l e s e x p o s u r e m e t e r t o s e n s i - posure meter needle is broughtt i v i t y s p e e d o f f i l m u s e d i n in line with correct exposure in-c o m e r o ( S e e p o g e s 8 , 9 1 dex mork. Exposure is outomo-
ticolly set when needle is oligned
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F o c us i n g Automotic Operolion Lens interchongeobility. . .
T u r n l e n s b o r r e l h e l i c o i dr i n g o n d Foregoing steps ore oll thot ore ls simple ond quick with the new
focus lens while looking ot your necessory f or toking pictures. KOWA SER boyonet mount.
subiect through viewfinder. For Af ter these steps ore token, Just press the lens lock-releose
f ocusing, you con olign split- depress shutter f or photogroph- lever, give the lens o one-eighth
imoge in center of viewfinder or ing your subiectond then odvonce turn to the left ond remove the
b r i n g i n t o c l e o r f o c u s b l u r r e d { l l m o n f r o m e . M o k e s u r e t h o t lens. Mount the interchonged
imoge oround edges. (See poge film is wound properly ofter eoch lens in ploce, turn it slightly to
1 4 1 frome is.exposed,so thot you ore the right ond it locks outomoti-
r e o d y t o t o k e t h e n e x t p i c t u r e . colly. (See poge l8lView original page 8Page 9 · Read text
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Checking Film Looding 1I Open B ock Cover frZ Lood Film J
Pull meto I lock ond bock cover Pull film rewind shoft knob so Insert film leoder tip into groove
w i l l o u t o m o t i c o l l y o p e n . H o v e thot there is room enough for of toke-up spindleond turn spindle
o firm grip on your comero so looding film cossette into lood- until both sprockets engoge per-
thot you don't drop it occiden- ing chomber. Pull film leoder forotions on both sides of film
t o l l y . out of cossette. strip.
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SETTINGEXPOSURE
In outomotic setting of the exposure, the exposure
meter musl be fully coupled to the film speed,
shutter speed ond lens operture The KOWA SER
outomoticolly determines exposure with its high-
performonce CdS exposure meter coupled to film
speed, Shutter speed ond lens operture. its CdS
meter couples to the wide ronge of EV 3 to 17
w i t h A S A 1 0 0 f i l m .
l . S e t A S A F i l m S p e e d
Pull ASA speed chonge button on lens borrel ond
turn ASA speed ring so thot speed of the film you
ore using oppeors in ASA window. Releose ASA
speed chonge button. lt will click bock into position.
2. Set Shutter Speed
Turn shutter speed ring ond set it ot speed you
deent best suited f or your subiect. (See poges 12, l3l
Notes :
* lf desired ASA speed reoding does not oppeor in ASA speed window, turn shutter speed ring.
* Exposure meter needle will not center if your shutter speed is too slow or f ost. Chonge shutter
speed.
x You con set lens operture first ond fhen set comero to correct exposureby chongingshutter speed.
* Green rnork oppeorson left side of viewfinder to. indicote film is completelywound ond thot CdS
mefer is operoting.
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SETTINGSHUTTERSPEEDFCR
ASA IOOIOO FILMFILM
Since the KOWA SER hos o fully-coupled CdS exposure meter, fhe lens operture con be set first, ond
lhe correcl exposure lhen determined by chonging the shutter speed. lt is odvisoble, however, to set
lhe shutler speed first.
Note: When ASA 50 film is used, select shutter speed one click slower thon ASA lO0 film shown in
obove toble, ond one click foster for ASA 200 film.
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Slowing Shutter Speed for Striking
Motion Effects
It is to be noted, however, thot onlY
fhe proper combinotion of shutter speed
ond lens operture will produce correct
exposure. lf you toke hond-held shots,
the shutter speed should be set qt less
f h o n l / 1 5 s e c o n d .
1/5oosec 1/30 sec
Aperture Affects Depth-of-Field
Depth-of-field colibrotions ore given on
depth-of-focus ring ot bose of lens borrel.
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FOCUSING In toking piclures with the single-lens-reflexKOWA SER, the imoge is focused by turning the ,lens borrel helicoid ring ond looking in the focusing screen. For more precise ond eosier focusi;g, o split-imoge circle is in the center of the focusing screen. The lens is focused occurotely when the two'holves of lhe split-imoge ore oligned._ A ground gloss oronud the split-imoge mokes focusing eosier. The viewfinder olso hos o fresnel lens for corner-to-corner brightness ond o plono-ionvex lens for greoter overoll brighfness. I 1 4 www.orphancameras.comView original page 15
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SELF-TIMER
The self-timer is operoted by the synchro chonge lever. I I ' V' ond the self-timer begins to operote The lever is set to
when the shutter button is depressed. lt hos o deloyed-
oction shutter relebse time of obout eight seconds. When
the self-timer is not in use or when the comero is not used
for flosh photogrophy, the lever must be set of " M ".
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FILM REWIND
Check Film Counter to Moke Su re You
Hove Exposed Your C o m p l e t e R o l l Depress Rewind Switch Button
After o roll of film hos been completely exposed ond con no longer be odvonced, /oU must o f course
rewind the roll before replocing it with o f resh lood of fi lm .
1 . F i l m h o s b e e n c o m p l e t e l y e x p o s e d .
2. Depress film rewind button on bose of comero body. Film is reody f or reWinding. (sprocket is olso
outomoticolly reset for film odvonce when you begin to wind f resh fi lm) ,
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T o k e E x p o s e d F i l m O u t o f
T u r n R e w i n d C r o n k S l o w l y L o o d i n g C h o m b e r
3 Pull out rewind cronk ond rewind N o t e s :
exposedroll of film bock into cossette.
* Do not rewind film completely bock into the cossette-leqVe4 Open bock cover only ofter you
moke sure thot film hos been com- the tip protruding-to guord ogoinst ony light occidentolly
pletely rewound. getting into the cossette.
{< After the film is cornpletely reWound,the film rewind cronk
will not turn in the opposite direction. After the exposed
film is token out of the comero, fold the film tip in. This
mokesit eosierto distinguishbetween exposed ond f resh film.
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TO CHANGE LENSES
The KOWA SER boyonet mount hos been especiolly designed for fost lens interchongeobility ond os c
sure, sleody holding bose for the lens, You should of course hondle your lenses corefully when chong-.
ing lhem.
All KOWA SER interchongeoblelenses hove fully outomotic diophrogm ond couple to the comero's built-
in meter ond shutter speed.
To Remove the Lens
Press the lens locking-releoselever on the boyonet mount, give the lens o one-eighth turn to the left,
ond pull out the lens.
To Mount lhe Lens . . .
Align the red mork on fhe reor edge of the lens with the red mork on the upper port of the boyonet mount,
insert the lens into the mount ond give it o one-eighth turn to the right. The lens will lock into ploce
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FOR TELEPHOTOAND WIDE-ANGLEPICTURES
35mm Wide-Angle 50mm Stondord
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CLOSE.UPAND COPYING
Two fypes of close-uplenses-No. 1 (for photogrophingdistoncesof 46 to lOOcml qnd
No. 2 136 to 58cm) ore ovoilobleos occessoriesto be used in coniunctionwith the KOWA
sER stondord50mm f/2 lens. No. I con olso be used with No. 2 for close-up distonces
of 30 to 4lcm. close-up ond copying work con be done simply by screwing in the close-
up lens on the toklng lens. Since the KOWA SERis o single-lens-reflex,fhe field of view
of focusingofters no proDrems.
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VARIETYOF Detqchoble Accessory Shoe
ACCESSORIES The detochoble occessory shoe is set into position
by sliding it in position into the grooves on either
side of the eyepiece frorne. The floshgun or elec-
tronic flosh unit is then mounted into the shoe.
L e n s H o o d s
The lens hood is used to prevent roys of light from
o u t s i d e t h e p i c t u r e o r e o f r o m f o l l i n g o n t h e t o k i n g
t e n s o n d w e q k e n i n g t h e c o n t r o s t i n t h e n e g o t i v e . l t
is indispensoblefor toking pictures ot the seoside,
mountoinsor under ortificiol light
Filters ond Close-Up Lenses
A wide voriet/ of integroted filters ore ovoiloble os
occessoriesfor the KOWA SER-filters to toke out
ultroviolet roys, controst filters, compensotion ond
color temperoturechonge filters for color photogrophy.
S e e l i s t o f K O W A i n t e r c h o n g e o b l el e n s e s ( P o g e l 9 )
for lens filter sizes.
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