Leidolf Lordox 35mm User manual

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You purchosedo cqmero thot will
olwoys sotisfy you ond thot will
open o lorge field of ,,photogro-
phic possibilities".

As you proiect ony motter of im-
portonce if is imperotive for you
now to get ocquointed with your
comercr,to proctise some rules in
order  to  be on  friendly terms
w i t h y o u r L O R D O X  2 4 / 3 6 , + h e
sooner -  the better!
Your LORDOX hos -  we ore sure
thot you olreody know it -  the pic-
ture size 24136mm, thot  is most
populor throughout the world.

It es looden with stondord 35 mm
cortridgesfurnishing 20 or 36 ex-
posuresblock ond white or color
film. -  To sove money you moy
lood  it, of course, with doylight
refill films or lqulk films.                     6
Looding Your Csmerq.
On either side of the comero ore                    I Film Cortridge  4 Film winding kr
two lugs (7) with smoll holes for          2 Rewindingknob 5 sprocketsengo(
o corrying cord.They olso serveos          3 Built-inToke-up   film perforotior
locks for the comero bock. To un             Spool          6 Guides for con,
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     2 R ew i n d in gkn o b            12  Deplh of focusscole        19 Shuttersetting lever'
     4 F i l mw in d in g kn o b          12o Ind icoting mork for exposure  20 'FloshSynchronisdtionlever
     7 Lugsfor opening                times ond clisfqnces        21      socket
      ond closingcomero         13  Focussingring             22 Red d isc of self ti mer
     8 ExposureCounter Disc      14  Exposure ring              23 Viewfinder
     9 Body releose                1 5  L e n s o p e ; t s r r e r i n g         2 4 Threqd for ottochingfil-
     l0 T ri g g e rq sid ele n s          16  Leverf. setling lensoperture    ters,shunshodeond
       o pe rtu re rin g               17  Reversing  I ':ver               supplementorylenses
        ll Threodfor coble releose      l8  Accessoryrhoe

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I FilmCortridge 4 Film winding knob       7 Lugs
2 Rewindingknob 5 sprocketsengogingin    8 Exposurecounter
3 Built-inToke-up    f ilm perforotiorr           d isc
  Spool         6 Guidesfor con ero bqck 23 Viewfinder

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                                              finger oT the right hond. For long-Reploce comero bock. Be sure
fhot boih lugs (7) on either side            timing o tripod  is preferred. You
ore in upright position.                  con olso use o coble releose.
Be sure reversing lever (17) is          Your picture token, wind the film
poinfing owqy from red ,,R."               winding knob (4) in the direction                                                   of the orrow  until  it stops. Cocl<
Finollyturn film winding knob (4)            the shulter now os before, ond you
until resistqnceis felt. This position           ore reody for onother picture.-
enqbles you to cock your shutter
ond to moke the first shot. Toke           Toking picturesin o ropid sequence
one or two blonk picturesto get               is possible since the film con be
possedthe exposedfilm end. Now          odvonced by one singlemovement
turn exposurecounter (8) in clock-             of the film winding knob this woy:
wise direction until 0 mork  is             lust poss your right index finger
opposite block diomond index.            olongside the film winding knob
                                                   (4).Your finger-tipthus being neor
T h e  L O R D O X   o u t o m o t i c o l l Y         the shuttersetting lever when film
counts your pictures ond shows               is fully odvonced.
crt o glonce how mqny exposures                                          Note: You con operote your bodYyou hove mode.                                                                       r eleoseonly when you hove wound
Cocking the Shutter:                       your film fully to  its next frome,
To cock shutter push setting lever          ond you con only odvonce your                                                  film  ofter hoving  releosed the(19)to the risht.
                                                shutter. A  mechonism prevents
Releosing the Shutter:                    double-exposuresor blonks. lf o
Hoving set the shutter toke the           double exposure is desired for
comero firmly in both honds ond          some speciol effect simPlY triP
compose picture in the eYe-level           shutter by pressing smoll trigger
viewfinder, Thengently pushdown            locoted below lens operture ring
the releose (9) with the second          (10).
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Focussing.                                        reod  l5  feet ond on the  right
You do not hqve to woste time          hond side 35 feet. This meons thot
pulling out the lens of your LOR-             of  f : 5,6 when you focus 20 feef
DOX -    it is olwoys reody'for use           the ronge of shorpness extends
ond hos the further odvqntoge of          down  to 15 feet ond owoy  to
cornplete rigidity which is esseni-          35 feet.    'toiol    toke full odvontoge of  its
highly corrected lens.                       Similory ot  f : l1 depth of focus is
                                         from  10 feet  to  infinity. Those
The following distoncesin feet ore            using this type of comero for the
engroved on ihe outer ring (13)of                first time will find this setting very
t h e l e n s : 3- 5 - 7  - 1 0 - 1 5 - 2 0 - 3 5 -            useful for everything over l0 feet
infinity. -                                   owoy  will  be  shorply defined.
                                        With the lensstoppeddown to f :l I
Correct distonce is indicoted iust          ond o  fcrst film  you  con snopbelow the end of  the engroved                                                 ot l/100 in bright sunshineor 1.r25index (12o)on the depth of focus
rins(12).                          when cloudy or overcost.                                                    r.
                                              Setting Exposure:Depth-of-Focus Scqte.
                                       Turn exposure ring (14) until tirne                                                                                                                          .lThe depth-of-focus scole (12) is                                      wonted (8, l,  l 12,115,.|/.l0,                                                                125,1150very useful - o simple illustrotion                                                        l/,l00, l/300) oppeors obove upper
will show you how to use it. Set                                     end of the engroved index (12o)
the lens ot 20 feet ond look ot the                                       on the depth-of-focusring.
depth-of-focusscole: on  either
side of the centrol index verticolly            Setting Aperlure:
engroved ore o series of numbers                                          Adiust by pushinglever (16)to lenscorrespondingto those on the dio-                                         operture required.The smoll knifephrogm scole. Notice thot ogoinst                                    edged side of the lever indicofesf : 5,6 on the left hond side you                                             the correct operture.
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 Note thot the smolleropenings,ie.           der thot occessoriesslightly below
  Il  or 16 give the biggest ronge of            size moy fit.
 shorpnessor depth of focus.                                          Flosh-Attochmenl:
 Pleose reod ogoin notes under         Any slondord bottery cose ond
 focussing. They ore most impor-             reflector fitted  with  brocket or
 tont, for  wiih  correct focussing          occessory shoe ond  hoving o
                                     Europeon or Prontor S type con- ond operture you con pre-deter-
                                           necting cord will fit the LORDOX. mine the ronge of shorpnessof
 your pictures.                         The Speed-Synchronised
                                            Flqsh-Conlqct:
Self-Timing:                                            Ihe LORDOX comero will occom-
The LORDOX hos o built - in selfti-          modote both types of flosh bulbs:
mer which must6e sef by pushing   Y     F type - gqs filleci SM or SF ond
the red disc (22)fowqrdsthe centre            the M type wire filled No. 5, 25,
of the lens (ie. to M-position).                          ll,  0, 22 and 40. When using the
                                       F type bulbs, set the synchronEo-
This deloyed oction releose ope-              tion  lever (20) on  the  red  dot
rotes fhe shutter ofter obout 8 se-          mqrked X. Exposurescon then beconds. -               I    mqde of ony desired shutfer up to
                                                    l/.|00 sec. When  using M  fype
N o t e :   B e  s u r e s y n c h r o n i z i n g         lomps, set synchronizotion lever
lever (20) is set ot x position.                 (20)on yellow dot morked M ond
                                       be sure to set self timer lever (22)
Accessory Shoe:                                                  to M foreqchexposure.Exposuies
Eoch LORDOX cqmero hos o ston-           con then be mode of ony desired
dord shoe (18)to toke o rongefin-            shutter speed.
der or flosh outfit. This shoe-is of
exoctly stondord dimensionsond           Note    : When comero is set for
is fitted with o smoll spring in or-        M synchronizotion,self timer lever
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www.orphancameras.comos  long os the  film   is  being(22) becomes o  port of the sYn-
chronizotionmechonismqnd does           wound. To moke sure thot your                                                   film hos been completely wound,not oct os o selftimer.                                            hold the film winding knob while
                                                                still turning the rewind knob. lf noSlrob-Flqsh                                             resistonce is felt, the film is bockAn electronic sirob flosh mdY be                                                       in cortridge.used of  ony  of  the  comero's
shutter speeds when the sYnchro-           Core of lhe Comero:
nizotion lever (20) is set on the                                      Keep your comero cleon by dust-red dot morked X.                            t       ing inside ond out eoch time you
Tripod Socket                           chonge q film. Use o lintlesscloth                                                                      lI       or comel hoir brush. With coreThis is for ottochingo tripod tothe
                                             the lens will rorely require otten-comero ond it is centrolly locoted       i
on the bose of  the comero. A      * '       tion. For removing dust or finger
tripod,  or  other    f irm  suPPort,             nrorks use o  piece of  old ond
should be  used  for exposures           well-woshed soft moteriol or pre-
 longer thon l/25th second.                    ferobly speciol lens-tissue.                                         *                                   No other mointenonceis requiredRemoving the Film:                                      ond on no occounishould ony oil
 After the lost exposure you must                                        be used especiolly in the shutter.
 rewind the film into the cortridge.
 First you move the clutch or lever
 (17) from  its position towords ihe
 engroved red ,,R" (which meons
 ,,Removing")ond turn your rewind
 knob (2) in the direction of the
 ,rR" orrow.
 During this oction Your film win-
 ding knob (a) will turn bockwords
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