La Belle Pal User manual

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                FEATURES
l.  Fosi Fully Cooted Anosfigmolie Lens
A fine fosr f4.5 lens, fully cooted ond fully color corrected for brilliont piclures in
color qnd block ond white. Speciol 44mm focol length lens gives wider picture oreq
ond omqzing depth of field.
2. Frbnt Element Focusing from Infinify to 3t/z Feel
Smooth-ociion focusing, plus eosy-to-underslond morkings "porlroil," "grovp,"
"disionce" moke focusing quick ond eosy.
3. Accurofe Shutter Speeds
fnclude B for time exposure, 1l25th, I/50th, I/l00fh of o second.
4. tnternolly Flosh-Synchronized
No dongling wires. Completely internolly flosh-synchronized for oll floshbulbs up lo
 I /50th of o second ond ot oll speeds for SM or SF bulbs.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          \5. Full Yiew, Erceptionolly Cleor, Lorge Yiewfinder
View your subieci comfortobly, cleorlywww.butkus.uslike looking ihrough o window  .
subiect oppeors in normol size, disionce, ond light.

6.  Film Winding Reminder Builf into lhe Yiewfinder
After eoch exposure is mode, o worning flog oppeors in the viewfinder ond visuolly
 reminds you lo wind for the next exposure. This worning flog disoppeors os soon
os lhe film is wound.
7. Body Releose
The hondy right hond shutler releose plunger is locoted on top of comero for smooth
ond fost oclion without iorring lhe comero.
8. Automolic  Inferlock Prevenis Double Exposure ond Double winding
When the shuller releose plunger is pressed down ond ofter ihe picture is token,
if remoins porily down until the film is wound for lhe next exposure, fhus preventing
o double exPosure. At fhe B position, the plunger opens the shutfer when pressed
down ond closes it when releosed.
9. Auromoric rroln" c.";;";      Bc,ftu:i,  , -tz
The top-of-comero frqme counter tells you how mony piclures you have le{I in the
film cortridge. After looding comero, just ser counter ot 20 or 36 (depending on
fromes in cortridge). No need to remember if o 20 or 36 frome cortridge wos
loqded into the comercr. Eosy io reod in operoiing position.
10. Convenienf Knobs for Winding ond Rewinding
Lorge size, comforloble-grip knobs moke film winding smooth qnd efiortless. Nothing
to releose, iusi turn the Wind Knob in the direction of the orrow.  lt stops positively
qnd oulomoticolly when the next frome is brought to the proper position.

It.  Automofic Snop Lock Bock Cover
   Eosy to remove ond to snop on .bock cover. When open, ii cleors reor of comercr
   completely, for eosy looding or unlooding.  ll snops snugly into ploce with o slight
   pressure. Be sure lotch is secure ond firmly in position.
  12. All Reqdings from Top of Comerq
   Diophrogm, shutter speed, focusing, counter indicotions ore reodily seen  f rom. ihe
   operoling position, without turning comero.
  13. Fost ond Eosy Threoding
  New type toke-up spool speeds up threoding. As soon os film leoder is inserted
   into o lorge slot of the spool, ond the Wind Knob turned, speciolly designed hooks
    firmly grip film perforotions.
  14. Polm Size (4%"       x3%s")                       ^2Y4"   Compoct, modern rounded design permits corrying in pocket or purse.
  15. Lightweight
                                                                                            perfectly   Less thon 12 ounces - eosy to cr:rry. Hos iust the right "feel" for   bolonced shooting.
                               www.butkus.us      | 6. Convenient Finger-Tip Conf rols
a For split-second operotion.

17. Soves Film
Compoct design, very short film leoder ond fost sofety cotch of film on foke-up spool,'20"/ogive you two lo four extro pictures per roll      equivoleni io o 1o'tosoving on film     especiolly importont when using color.
t 8. Beouf ifully Finished
Chromium controls ond trim.
      LOADING YOUR tA BELLE PAL CAMERA
Before looding comero, reod instructions corefully. study comero, hondle it, get
occustomed lo it- Use ony 35mm block ond white or color film in stondord cortridges
   20 o1 36 exposures. Alwoys moke cerroin thot you lood your comero inof .subdued light.
                                  t.  Open the Comero
                   Hold the comero firmly in your left hond, lens outword,
                     moking sure fhot the fingers do not touch the lens. press
                  down firmly the lofch morked "open,' (fr1. q,  swing the
                     bock out qnd lift ofi the comero (fiq. 5).
                      2.  Insert the Film Corfridge
                         Pull out ihe Rewind Knob (fig. 6). Inserf the film coriridge
                        in the recess under the Rewind Knob. The end of the
                         corlridge contoining the crosspiece goes lowqrd the Rewind
                    Knob. Releose the Rewind Knob ond turn it until it engoges
                     the crosspiece of the cortridge. The Rewind Knob will then
        Fig.4         be flush on comero.

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3. Atioch Film Leoder to Tqke-up Spool
Turn the Wind Knob until the slot on the loke-up spool foces you. Pull out iust
enough film from the cortridge ond insert the leoding edge inio the sloi (ft1.7).
Moke sure fhot the edge of the film is guided ogoinsi the bollom of the toke-up spool.
4. Turn ihe Wind Knob Slightly in the Direclion of the Arrow
The new hooking device on the toke-up spool will  immediotely engoge the
perforotions on the film ond begin threoding the film on the sprockets. lf the Wind
Knob does not iurn, press lhe shutier releose plunger down, lhen tur,n (fig.8).
5. Align Film on Sprockei
Keep lurning ihe Wind Knob in the directionwww.butkus.usof the orrow until the slock is removed
from the film. lf resistonce is felt once ogoin, press lhe shulier releose plunger down,
then wind (fiS. 8).

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6. Close Comero
Be sure the film is riding stroight in its chonnel ond the lip of the cortridge foces the
loke-up spool, then reploce the comero cover by hooking the hinge ond snopping  it
closed. Check to be sure lotch is securely in position.
7. Wind Up Exposed Film Leoder
Turn lhe Wind Knob in the direction of the orrow until  it siops ond press down
shutfer releose plunger. Do this twice.
8. Sef Frome Counter
Sei frome counler o! 2O or 36 (depending upon number of fromes in cortridoe)by furning  it in the direction of the orrow (fig. l0).

IMPORTANT FEATURES OF Y(
  Smooth Action Focusing, from infinity to 3Yz  feel plu:  RED I.'NE  eosy-to-undersiond morkings "portroit,"   " grovp,"  "dislonce           'NDEX...J
  moke focusing quick ond eosy.
   Full View, Excepfionollv Cleor, Lorge Viewfinder      .    like
   looking through o window     subiect oppeors  in  normol
   size, distonce ond light.
  Worning Flog Buill in ihe Viewfinder visuolly  reminds you
  to wind for the next exposure, disoppeors os soon os the
   film is wound.
  Comfortoble Knob for rewindinq.
  Cleor, Brighl Oculor.
   Internolly Flosh-Synchronized, no dongling wires.                                                      ffiij
   All Reodings from Top of Comero.
  New Type Toke-up Spool Speeds uP Threoding.                                                         i:iil
 Two to Four Ertro Piclures Per Roll from compocl de-
   sign, very short film leoder ond fssf sofety cotch of film      Fqst f4.5 Anostigmot lens, coo
  on toke-up spool.               www.butkus.us           Speciol 44mm   f ocql length   l'
   Beoutifullv Finished, chromium conlrols ond trimmings.         ond omozing deprh of field.
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'ouR LA BELLE PAL CAMERA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        'l 6. ,NE UP AND SHOO    Diophrogm (f stop) Rorige from 4.5 to
                                    Accurote Shulfer Speeds include B for time exposure, 1l25th,
                                   I/50th, I/l00th of s second.
                             Body Shutte{ Releose Plunger locoted on top of the comerq
                                   for smooth, fosl oction wilhout iorring comero.  Convenienl
                                       Finger-Tip Controls for split second operotion.
                                       tomoiic Snop Lock Bock Cover.
                                   omfortqble'Knob  for Windi
                                     Autornoiic Frome Counter tells you how mony pictures you
                                        ffiridg".
                                Aulomolic Interlock prevenls double exposure ond double
                               ;;;r"s.
                                     Polm-Size, compocl, modern rounded design permits corrying
                                                       fi  p..-k"t or purse.
aied ond fully color corrected.
lens  gives wider picture oreo      Lightweight, less lhon l2 ounces - eosy lo corry. Hos iust                                the right "feel" for perfectly bolonced shooling.
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EXCLUSIVE  . . . 3 NEW WAYS TO SET EXPOSURES
    (A)  lF YOU ARE A BEGINNER or you wont to do fost shooting in overoge
     doylight condilions, you will find it very eosy wtih your Lo Belle Pol. To get o good
    block ond white picture every time, simply olign the lhree movoble red lines with
    the slolionory one on top of the shutter cose (fig. 1, poge 3). (The shortest red line
     is moved by rhe diophrogm index of the bottom of the shutter cose). The comero
     will then be outomoticolly set for overoge distonce, shutler speed, ond diophrogm
     seltings. About 9O"/o o{ your ouldoor pictures con be token ot these settings. When
    toking pictures in color, olign the green lines with the stotionory one ond the two
    other red lines. This will odiust the diophrogm for doylight color photogrophy.
    (B) AS YOU ACAUIRE MORE EXPERIENCE, you con set shutler speed.
    diophrogm opening ond distonce for besi resulls in eoch porticulor cose by using
    lhe following morkings (ft1. 2, poge 3).
           For the Shutter Speeds: (subiect movement) fost, normol, slow
           For the Diophrogm:  (light conditions) bright, hozy, dull
          For Distonces to the Subiect: porlroit, group, dislonce
    (C) WHEN YOU FEEL YOU ARE READY, you con begin to use the conven'
     iionol scoles which ore engroved on ihe shutler foce (fig.3). These ore:
      (l)   Shutier Speed Setting (corresponds fo the eye lids of the eyes). The                               www.butkus.us    length of the exposure time during which light is odmitted to ihe film is usuolly o
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frociion of o second. Your shutler speed con be set for instontoneous  exposures
 ronging from I l25lh of o second (morked "25") to l/l00th  of o second (morked
 100). For on exposure of 1l25th of o second (slow moving subiect or still subiect)
set the index focing "25" on the upper scole. For o fost moving subject, sel lhe
 index ot "100." Fot exposures longer thon I lZStt-t o+ o second, 11,'t to 2 seconds,
 etc., set index on B position. Then ihe shulier will remoin open when shutter releose
 plunger is pressed down, ond will close os soon os the plunger is releosed.
    Use o tripod when shooting ot I l'251h oI o second or B position for slower speeds.
(21 Diophrogm (f Stop) Setting  (corresponds to the lris of fthe eye) like on
eye, the lens hos en "lris" or "diophrogm" which regulotes lhe omounl of light odmitted
to fhe film. You con see it cleorly (when your comero is not looded) by opening
the shutter (B position shutter releose plunger pressed down ond held) ond moving
fhe index on lhe lower scole from f4.5 wide open, fo fl6  the smollesl opening.
Eoch time you move lhe index to the next morked setfing, you open or close fhe
diophrogm one "stop," ihereby doubling or holving the omount of light odmitted,
i.e.: o setting of 8 (meoning f8) odmits twice os much light os o setting of   I l,
ond four times os much os o setling of 16.
(3)  Focusing (corresponds to the lens of the eye).
Your Lo Belle Pol is focussed by turning the knurled rim of the front of the lens.
In mosl coses, simply bring the focusing index ogoinsl the morking corresponding  to
your subiect (portroit, group, distonce) ond shoot from the distonce qt which the
subieci compleiely fills the viewfinder.
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A fooioge scole wilh numbered distonces engroved right next lo the words "porlrail,"
    "group," "distonce," gives octuol distonce setlings in feet.  lf you ore shooting in poor
    light ond use your lens wide open, you should delermine the distonce, from comero lo
    subiect, ond set ihe indicoior occordingly. Any distonce beyond 24 feet is considered
    infinity (oo). Absolutely occurote focusing is unnecessory with this comero, os the
   lens is of o "semi-wide" ongle fype ond hos o very greot depth of  field,

                                                                                                 ";15                            .l                TAKING PICTURES 8,.+<V(
      l.  Afler focusing your lens, frome your subiect in the viewfinder. Fill the frome of                                     i
   lhe viewfinder with the subiect. Avoid unnecessory surroundings. Do nol cul oft ports                    ]1    of the subiect.  lt oppeors exoctly os it will in the picture, not "for owoy" os in other
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  '   comeros. When shooting os close os 3 feet lift your comero slightly so thot o
   spoce of oboul I inch will oppeor belween the top edge of your viewfinder ond                                           I
   the top of the sublect. This will loke into occount lhe foct ihoi the viewfinder  is
      lf   inches obove fhe lens ond will correct for so-colled porollox.
                                                                                                                                     I   2. Hold the comero STEADY, press shuller releose plunger slowly ALI THE WAY
  DOWN. Avoid ierks.
   3. Wind film immediolely ofter picture hos been loken. This keeps your comero        {
   olwoys reody. (Worning flog in viewfinderwww.butkus.uswill remind you.)

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4. Afier oll film hos been exposed, Wind Knob will resisf further turning. Don'l
force ii. Check the counfer indicotions. lmmediotely rewind film into the cortridge
unlil lension is relieved, by turning Rewind Knob in the direction of lhe orrow.
Open lhe comero. Pull out the Rewind Knob ond loke oul the cortridge. Send film
for processing withouf deloy. Deloyed pictures, especiolly those in color, lose
ihe;r quolity.
  TAKING PICTURES IN DAYLIGHT, COLOR, OR BLACK AND WHITE
The beoufy of the outdoors is eosily coplured by your Lo Belle. Becouse of the
lremendous depih of field of its speciol 44mm lens you con get rozor-shorp imoges
from close-up to infinity, which will enoble you to enlorge or proiecl your pictures
to very lorge sizes wilh excellent definition.
When using block ond white film, do your shooting one hour ofter sunrise to
one hour before sunset. For color film moke it two hours ofler sunrise to iwo hours
before sunset, in order to ovoid excessive red coloring of the subiect.
A bosic exposure using block ond white film (Kodok Plus X or Ansco Supreme) ond
shooting overoge subiects in bright sunlight is: f8 ond I /50th of o second for close
subiects,  f I I ond I /50th of q second for dislonl ones. When using color film under
lhe some condilions shoot ot  I /50th of o second ond f6.3. See instructions pocked
with eoch roll of film.

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i     TAKINS PICTURES WITH F',ASHBULBS
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   The synchro-shuller of your Lo Belle Pol Comero is internolly synchronized for flosh                       ,.1
   (no exlernol dongling wires). To set up for flosh photogrophy, firsl moke sure your
   Lo Belle Pol Floshgun contoins fresh phoioflosh botleries, then inserl the plug of
   your Floshgun into the bottom of your comerq ond tighten lhe thumb screw.
   Use midget bulbs SM, !F, No. 5, or No. 25 on subiects up lo twelve feel owoy.
   For speeds foster thon l/50th second use floshbulbs SM ond SF only. While lhe                   I
    shulter is synchronized ot oll speeds, we recommend the shulfer speed I /50th of o
    second, becouse the bulb octuolly gives lhe reol exposure lime (ond not the shutter),
  sM ond sF floshing of opproximotely  I lzootlt of o second, 5 ond 25 ot l/50th
   of o second.
   Use Type A Kodochrome (indoor) film or Ansco Color Film (indoor) for flosh color
   photogrophy. lf you hove doylight Kodochrome or doylight Ansco color film in the
   comero use blue floshbulbs or blue conversion  filter on comercr or blue shield on
   floshgun refleclor.
      lf you hove type A Kodochrome (indoor) in the comero ond wont lo toke ouldoor
   doylight pictures, use o solmon color conversion filier on the cqmerq lens. lt   is                              www.butkus.us    held securely between ihe Lo Belle Pol Sunshode ond Adopter.


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Colculoting your diophrogm opening (f stop) is quite simple. Floshbulb monufocturers
 designote "guide numbers" (printed on the wropping sleeve of rhe bulbs) for oll
known film floshbulb-shutter speed combinotions.
 ( I )  Select   f he guide number which corresponds to the  . film speed (Exposure lndex)
ond shuiter speed combinotion you ore using.
(2) Deler;mine disionce in feel from comero to subiect.
(3) Divide your distonce into this guide number. The result is your diophrogm
opening (f srop). For exomple, if your guide number is 66 ond your distonce, lomp
io subiect, is 6 feet, your diophrogm opening (f stop) will be  I L D   ,.                                                      fufr6..-a
   TAKING PICTURES WITH FLOODLAMPS
      (Lomp Lqsls for Hours) COLOR OR BLACK AND WHITE
The photoflood's strengfh of light depends on the reflector os well os the lomp.  lt
is difricult to determine the f stops by meons of guide numbers. Therefore, we qdvise
fhe use of o good exposure meler for determining the correct exposures, or follow
closely the Flood Lomp Monufocturer's recommendolion.
when moking indoor color pictures be sure to use indoor film   Kodochrome Type A                                                                       -or Ansco Color Film    Indoor.                        -

FOR MORE ENJOYMENT . .  .
          USE LA BELLE ACCESSORIES
Lo Belle Pcl Corrying Cose
Hqndsome ever-reody coses of tough, long weoring moteriol
experlly stitched ond finished. Provides moximum prolection for
your comero ond permits instqnt use withouf removing comerct
from cose.
La Belle Pol Floshgun
A floshgun designed to moke comero ond gun one compoct
ond functionol unit. Eosy-lo-operote oulomolic bulb eiector.
You never touch o hot bulb. Aliochment is quick, eosy ond secure. No dongling
wires. Designed lo toke minimum spoce in pocket, purse or godget bog.
[o Belle Filfer Kit
Four Series V opticolly correct ond color correci filters in convenient ond ottroctive
corrying cose.
Filter odopier fo occept Series V filters ond sunshode ovoiloble.
Also sunshode for Lo Belle Pol. Doeswww.butkus.usnor  vignette or  interfere  with viewfinder.

o Be gentle with your comero. Never {orce  ii.
o Do not leove in sun or in sond or in hot ploces.
I  Use Lo Belle Pol Ever-reqdy Cose to prolect your comero ond corry
     it conveniently.
o  Avoid fingers in fronl of finder, or of lens when shooting.
o  Avoid fingerprinfs on lens   they couse fuzzy piclures.                                  -
o  Cleon lens when needed. Use only oplicol tissue.
o   lf comero hos been long inoctive, octuote shutter before looding.
  To do ihis, open comero, rotote sprocket by hond in direction  of
   film motion until  it stops, lhen press the shutter relecse plunger
   down. Do this severol times.

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