Leica Slide Printer User manual

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           Film ottochment





ERNST  LEITT  GMBH WETZLAR
                 G E R M A N Y


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MokingPositiveFilms

A. Inserfing fhe Positive Film
l.  Plocethe film ottochment(fig. I &3) on the bose housing(fig.2) ond fix in
position.
           'the2. Detoch             upper port o of  f he film housing (fig. 3) ond loy  it down in front
of you with the film spools now visible on top ond wiih the toothed roller d
(fig. 3) ot the left. Swilch off oll white light in the dorkroom.
3. Pushthe pointed end of the positive film, with its cooted side towords the
oxis of the spool, in the directionof the engroved orrow under the film clip on
the film spool b (fig.3) on the right morked with on engrovedL qnd seethot it
is securelygripped; then wind up the film with the cooted side inwords. During
this operotion it is odvisoble not to remove the spool from its ploce ot sll.
4. Trim the free end of the positivefilm to o point ond then, with the cooted
side outwords, push it in the direction of the engroved orrow under the film
clip of the secondfilm spool f (fig. 3) morked with on engroved R ond, with o
singleturn of the spool in the directionof the orrow engroved on the heod of
the spool,wind it on so thot the end con no longer become detochedfrom the
clip. During this oction the spool is best left in its position in the film housing.
5. Now drow the film tight by turning the film spool f (fig. 3) in the direction
of the orrow engroved on the milled knob ond the other spool in the opposite
direction.
6. Replocethe upper port o of the film housingon its bose c (fig. 3).

B. Connecting up lhe Apporofus
l. When these preporotions hove been corried out the opporotus is connected
up directly to fhe moins by meons of plug  f  (fig. 2) when the red lomp
outomoticollylights up;  it now continuesto burn oll the time the opporotusis
in operotion.
2.  Lift the film ottochmentslightly in its hinges,os shown in fig. l, so thot the
positiveond negotivefilms ore not in contoct wif h eoch other ond cousescrotches
when the positive film is wound on. Moke sure thot the positive film winds
on properly by turning the knob f of the spool (fig. 3) in the direction of the
orrow. At regulor intervolso slight clickingwill be heord, from o detent spring
on the toothed sprocket. After one click the positive film is moved on by the
length of the stondord cine size l8 x 24 mm (1x 3/r in.); the second click
indico*es thot the film  is moved on by the length of  the LEICA size
24x36 mm (l'/z x 1 in.).

C. lnserfing fhe Negotive Film
l. When the film ottochment is roised two  little diogroms of houses ore seen
engroved on the film trock e (fig. 3), one horiz_ontollyond the other verticolly
positioned.These two diogroms ore meont to show how the single negotive
imoges must be orronged in the imoge operture,so thot lhey con be printed
os horizontol or upright pictures ond con be proiected loter in the proper
sequencewith our semi-outomoticminiotureproiecfors.
2. The position of the sketchedhouseswill cleorly indicote the correct woy of
insertingthe negotive film. The diogrom of the houseot the right hond side
con be rototed.Adhering to this procedureguoronteesoll negotives,especiolly
the verticol ones,to be positionedcorrectlyond copied in o uniform woy on
the completefilm strip. When copying o complete Leico film, token with the
comero in the normol position,the lost negotiveswhich ore to form ogoin the
end of the film strip,ore to be printed os the first ones. The some is to be soid
obout printing single negotives;those to form the end of the film strip ore to
be printed first.
3. Consideringthese points, the negotive is to be fixed to the receiving spool
in o woy to hove its emulsionside focing the emulsionof the positivefilm. The
two springsot the side hold single negotives.They ore pushedunderneothfrom
the front ond not sidewise.The picture frqme ollows the numbersof the nego-
tive film to be copied simultoneously.
4. The film is then wound on to one of the two film spools,the end is drown
through the film guide, fostenedon to the secondspool ond the lotter turned
until the first negotive to be printed lies in the imoge operture. The film must
be wound up with the cooted side inwords on both spools.
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D. festing fhe Negofive Densily
1. When the negotiveto be printed is correctly ploced in the imoge operture
in the light of the red lomp, the white light is switched on by pressingthe
button switch q  (fig. 2), so thot the density of the negotive con be observed.
The strength of the light-sourceis then increosedor decreosedby turning the
reguloling knob b  (fig.2), to suit the densityof the negotive. The reguloting
knob corries o scole morked from I to l0 olthough it is normolly used only up
to the mork 8 or 8.5.
When working  with the opporofus  for  the  first time  it is best to moke o
number of tests with negotivesdiffering in density to determin the intensily
of light ond time of exposure.To compensote for differences in density it is
odvisoble to increoseor reduce the intensityof light, keeping the exposure
constont.
2. After observing the density of the negotive cleon the positive ond negotive
films with o soft comel-hoir brush ond remove ony smoll porticlesof dust
which otherwiseore onnoyingwhen proiectingf he positivefilm. The film housing
now is lowered so thot the positivefilm pressesogoinst fhe negolive film.

E. Exposure
l. The exposure is mode by pressingthe switch s  (fig.2). The slide printer
is olso equipped for use with on exposure timer, which is connected to the
plug e  (fig. 2). The ordinory types of exposure timer (Hirschtimer) ore to be
shorted by meons of o short-circuitplug.
2. After the exposure,the film housing is ogoin roised ond the positivefilm
moved on by turning the knob f  of the spool (fig. 3) in the direction of the
orrow by one click for o l8 x 24 mm. f rome or two clicksfor o 24x36 mm. f rome.

Printingon BromidePoper Strips
     The film ottochment is olso suitoble for printing LEICAnegotiveson perforoted
     bromide poper strips*. The procedure in this cose is the some os in printing
       of positive films.

   Moking 2" x2" LEICALonternSlides
       1. Ploce the lontern slide ottochmenton the bose housing ond fix in ploce
     os shown in fig. 1.
       2. Wind the negotive film to be printed with the cooted side inwords on one
       of the film spools h (fig. 2) ond possthe end of the film - cooted side upwords -
     through the film guide, the pressurebridge being roised (fig. l).
      3. Wind up the end of the film on the secondfilm spool,cooted side inwords,
          till the first negotive to be printed covers the imoge operture.
      4. Connect the opporotus to the moins with the plug f (fig. 2), when the red
     lomp will light up. Switchoff oll white light in the dorkroom.
'      5. When the negotive to be printed is correctly odiusted in the imoge operture
       its density is observed by the light of the white lomp, os described under
     porogroph D  I of the directionsfor moking positivefilms.
      6. Cleon the negotivefilm ond the gloss lontern slide with o soft comel-hoir
     brush to remove ony dust porticles.
      7. The 2x2in. (5x5cm.) lontern plote is now loid foce down on the negolive,
     being set in the correct positionby guiding pegs.
      8. Then the pressurebridge is lowered, when the rubber-cushionedpressure
      plote will bring the lonternslide in firm contoct with the negotive.The lontern
      plote is mode to lie stroight by meons of the oblique spring pins, so thot the
     imoge is olwoys printed porollel to the sides of the plote.
      9. The exposure is mode by pressing the switch (fig. 2). When on exposure
      timer is used pleose refer to porogroph E I of the foregoing instructions.
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          Affer exposing lift up the pressurefrome ond ioke the diopositive piote to
     be developed.
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         ll. There ore picture fromesovoiloblefor the sizes     mm.,3x4 cm, ond
     4x4cm. They con be interchongedofter undoing the milled screwswhich hold
      the LEICA frome.



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10. Light ports of the negotive con be shoded os with the film ottochment by
insertingthin cord strips through the slois ot the side.
ll.  After the exposur" ih" pressurebridge is roised ond the lontern slide
token out for developing.
12. For printing miniature negotives 18 x24 mm. (I x3lt in.), 3 x4  cm. ond
4x4  cm. the film guide with LEICA operture is removed,ofter the two milled
screws hove been screwed out, ond reploced by o guide with on operlure
of the required size.

ContoctPrintson Poper
The lontern slide ottochmentin coniunctionwith the metol pressureploie sup-
plied for the purpose is olso suitoble for moking contoct prints on bromide
poper, cut into piecesobout 2x2ins. (5x5 cm.). The procedure is the some os
with 2x2 inch glossslides.

Replocingthe Lomps
The two lomps in the bose housing con eosily be unscrewed ond removed ofter
toking off the plote holding the opol gloss d (fig. 2), which is held in ploce by
two milled screws.The milled screwsore, of course,undone by hond.
To comply with sofety regulotions,the red terminol g (fig. 2) ollows eorthing
the opporotuswhile in use, by fosteningo wire underthe clomping screw ond
running it of  f he olher end to on eorth connection,such os o woter-pipe.




ERNST   LEITZ  GMBH WETZLAR
                                        ( G E R M A N Y )
B r o n c h W o r k s : E r n s t L e i t z  ( C o n o d o ) L t d . , M i d l o n d , O n t q r i o



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