LIGHTOMATIC User manual

The Comero everybody hos been dreomed of..' LIGHTOMATIC is the onswer for
it. There hos been nc comero like LIGHTOMATIC'which is equipped with the most
outstonding feotures os this. A sleek, functionol beoutyful body. Super Broin Fully
coupled electric exposure meter built-in.   Amozingly sensitive photo-electric-cell
which gives on electric motive force  for  fine portroits or  fost oction shots, under
ony light condition.
Extro lorge coupled Ronge-viewfinderwindow.   Silvery torget frome which moves
outomoticollyto correct porollox simplifiescomposing. Fl.9 45mm with 6 cooted
elements which gurontees extro-shorp pictures with both block & white color or film.
Newest Copol SV Shutter hos conventionol shutter ond diophrogm settings for
eleven speeds to  i/500  sec.  plus butb.  Built-in MX Synchronizotion.
Ropid depth-of-field scole. Helicoid focusing lever odiusts lrom 2.7  tt.  to  infinity.
Built-in Selftimer. Now  reod ond follow the instructionscorefully.  You will be
surprised to  find yourself o first-closs photogropher wirh LIGHTOMATIC.                                                                                                   tII



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LOADING THE  FItM
To Lood The Comero

    I .  P u l l d o w n   t h e B o c k C o v e r  P o s i t i v e L o c k ,
 t h e n o p e n   t h e b o c k c o v e r   t o  o    f u l l y o p e n e d
p o s i t i o n .
  2 .  R o t o t e   t h e   f i x e d W i n d i n g  S p o o l  b y   t h e
m i l l e d  f l o n g e u n t i l  t h e   f i l m s l o t  f o c e s u p .
  3 .  P u l l t h e F i l m R e w i n d i n q K n o b  o s   f a r o u r
o s   i t w i l l g o .
  4 .    I n s e r t t h e n e w  f i l m c o r t r i d g e p r e f e r o b l y  i n
s u b d u e d l i g h t ; e v e n y o u r o w n s h o d o w w i l l h e l p .
  5 .  H o l d  t h e c o r t r i d g e i n p l o c e w i t h y o u r  t h u m b .
  6 .  P u s h i n   t h e F i l m R e w i n d i n g K n o b ,  r o t o t i n g
i t s l i g h t l y t o m o k e s u r e   t h o t   t h e s l o t o t    i t s e n d
g r i p s   t h e  s l o t o n   t h e   f i l m s p o o l .
 7 .  P u l l o u t   t h e e n d o f   t h e  f i l m o n d o u s h i t  i n

t h e s l o t o f   t h e W i n d i n g S p o o l .
 B .  G u i d i n g  t h e  f i l m w i t h y o u r  t h u m b , w i n d  t h e
 f i l m o n   t h e W i n d i n g S p o o l b y  t u r n i n g i t s l o w l y
b y    i l s m i l l e d  f l o n g e u n t i l  t h e   f u l l w i d r h o f   t h e
 f i l m c o v e r s  t h e  f u l i  l e n g t h o f  t h e  f i i m g u i d e  r o i l .
  9 .  E n g o g e  t h e p e r f o r o t i o n s o f   t h e  f i l m  i n  t h e
c o g s o f   t h e S p r o c k e t .
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     C l o s e   t h e  c o m e r o  b o c k o n d    l o c k   i t b y
p r e s s i n g w i t h  b o t h  h o n d s .
Setfing The Exposure Counter
 B e fc r e   i o k i n g p i c t u r e w i t h o n e w l y  l o o d e d   f i l m ,
y o u h o v e  t o w i n d  t h e  f i r s t o f   t h e  f i l m b y m o k i n g
t w o  p r e p o r o t o r y  s h o t s    i . e . ,      t u r n   t h e  L e v er
W i n d e r  o s   f o r  o s   i t g o e s o n d w h e n   t h e   l e v e r
r e t u r n s  t o    i t s w o r k i n g p o s i t i o n p r e s s t h e S h u t t er
R e l e o s e B u t t o n . R e p e o t  t h i s o p e r o t i o n .

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T h e n ,   i n m o k i n g  t h e   t h i r d   f u l l  s t o k e  o f     t h e
 L e v e r W i n d e r ,  t h e A u t o m o i t c E " p o s u r e C o u n t e r
   i n d i c o t e s N o .    I  o n d  y o u  o r e   r e o d y   t o  s h o o t
   l h e   f i r s t p i c t u r e
  W h i l e m o k i n g  t h e s e   t w o  p r e p o r o t o r y  s h o t s ,
 b e s u r e  t h o t  t h e d i s c u n d e r   t h e F i l m R e w i n d i n g
 K n o b   r o t o t e s   i n  t h e c o u n t e r d i r e c t i o n  i n d i c o t e d
 b y  t h e o r r o w o n  t h e F i l m R e w i n d i n g K n o b .   l f t h e
 d i s c d o e s n o t  r o t o i e ,   i t m e o n s t h o t t h e  f i l m w o s n o t  l o o d e d c o r r e c t l y . S o  l o o d  i t o q o i n .

                     TAKING   THE  PICTURE
L I G H T C M A T I C ' ss u p er c o u p l e d e l e c t r i ce x p o s ur e - m e t er  t h i n k sf o r y o u o n d s o v e sy o u
 t o s e l e c t t h e p r o p e r s h u t t e r S p e e d o n d L e n s o p " n i n g , w h i c h o n l y b e o d i u s t e d
b y c o i n c i d i n E t h e  n e e d l e o f m e t e r w i t h    t h e C e n t e r M o r k  i n  t h e w i n d o w o n
c o m e r o - t o p .     T h e  s p e c i o l l y m o d e  p h o t o - e l e c t r i c - c e l l g i v e s o n e l e c t r i c m o t i v e
f c r c e  o c c o r d i n g   t o    t h e  b r i g h t n e s s o f     t h e  p i c t u r e  s u b i e c t .    A n d , w i t h i n  t h e
w i d e  r o n g e o f b r i g h t n e s s ( f r o m 4   t o  3 2 0 0 0   c d , / m 2 ,)  t h e e l e c t r i c m o t i v e f o r c e s h o l l

b e b o l o n c e d b y  t h e v o r i o b l e e l e c t r i c resistonce
w h i c h  s h o l l  b e  c h o n g e d  b y    t u r n i n g  t he F i l m
S e n s i t i v i t yS c o l e , S h u t t e r S p e e d S c o l e o n d L e n s
O p " n i n g  S c o l e w h e n    t h e  n e e d l e  of  meter
 i n d i c o t e s t h e  c e n t e r p o s i t i o n .

HOW TO ADJUST THE SHUTTER.

    l .  S l i g h t l yd r o w o u t  t h e A S A R i n g o n d t u r n
it un t i l t he A S A n u mb e r o f looded film is found
in  t h e F i l m S e n sit ivit yS cole Window.
 2.  Direct comero exoctiy towo rd the subiect
to me o s ur e  t h e b rig h t n essof the subiect.
  3. To odiust  the  Shuiler,  Turn the ASA
R i n g c c u p le d  t o   t h e S peed Scole ond then
s et  i t  t o o n y sh u t t er sp eed you wish.
 4 . T urn t h e L e n sO p e n ingScoleuntilthe meter

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i n s t r u m e n t onl e e d l e c o i n c i d e sw i t h  t h e C e n t e r
Mo rk.
 N o w yo u h q ve t h e proper speed ond opening
 f o r yo u r p ict ure subiect ond reody to shoot.
t{ow  To sHooT
C o c k   t h e s h u t t e r b y  t u r n i n g t h e W i n d i n g L e v e r
o s   f o r o s   i t g o e s o n d   r e t u r n  i t  t o   t h e w o r k i n g
p o s i t i o n .
   ( T h e  f i r s t 2 0 "  o f    t h e L e v e r W i n d e r  o r e  f r e e
 f o r  c o c k i n g o n d o d v o n c i n g w h e r e  t h e   l e v e r w i l l
b e  s t o p p e d b y  c l i c k s t o p w h i c h   i s  t h e w o r k i n g
p o s i t i o n ) . H o l d i n g    t h e  c o n n e r o  f i r m l y    i n  b o t h
h o n d s , v i e w   t h e  s u b i e c t t h r o u g h  t h e v i e w f i n d e r
w i n d c w o n d c o i n c i d e t h e d o u b l e   i m o g e s e x o c t l y .
 T h e n  p r e s s d o w n    t h e R e l e o s e B u t t o n g e n t l y
o n d  y o u w i l l  h o v e   t h e  p r o p e r  e x p o s u r e .
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IMPORTANT
      I . Even of te r the Lens Opening Scole  is set,
  still you con chonge either Shutter Speed or
 Lens Opening by tu rning the ASA Ring which
 occomponies the Speed ond Op"ning Scoles
  to- gether  os you  wish without  missing the
  c o inc i d e n ce o f   t h e n e e dle, i.e., you con get
  o n ot her  c o mb in o t io n o f  speed ond opening
  u n de r c o n st o n t lig h t vo lu e.
    2.   lf you wish to shoot under constont Lens Opening, odiust the Opening Scole
  ofter the ASA Scole is set ond then turn the ASA  Scole which occomponies fhe
  Soeed Scole until the needle of meter coincide with the Center Block Mork.
  In this cose,  the Opening Scole must be disconnected by o  slight pressure wilh
  other finger.
    3.   lf the needle does not coincide wilh ihe Center Mork,  even you turn  it os
  {or os  it goes,    it meons thot the  first odjustment of speed or opening is not
  proper for the brightnessof subiects.   In this cose, it  is necessory to  re-set the

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f i r s t o d j u s t m e n t b y  o n e  o r   r n o r e s t e p .
  4 .  T o o d i u s f  b y    f h e O p e n i n g   S c o N e .                f--'rr8riaffiSrEq-
  I t    i s n o t  n e c e s s o r y  t o  o l i g n    t h e    f i g u r e s  o f
 o p " n i n g e x o c t l y t o  t h e  i n d e x . W h e n   t h e n e e d l e
 c o i n c i d e e x o c t l y w i t h    t h e C e n t e r M o r l < , o n y
 p o s i t i o n o f  s c o l e  i s g o o d   f o r   t h e m o s r p r o p e r
 e x p o s ur e .     T h i s    i s   t h e  e x c e l l e n t  s p e c i o l i t y
c o m p o r e d w i t h    t h e  s o m e   t y p e  o f    t h e  o t h e r
                                                                    ' ' L l G H r o M A T l c "m o d e l s w l , ' i c hp r o v e s                                                    i s t h e m -
o s t p r e c i s e l T m e t e r c o u p l e d c o m e r o e v e r m o d e .
 5. Adiustin g  by Speed  Scote.        I r  is                                           fr_ITtn e c e s s or y    t o  o l i g n  o n y    f i g u r e s  t o   t h c    i n d e x
w h e n    i f  s t o p s b y c l i c k .    I n  t h i s c o s e ,  i t   i s o f t e n
i m p o s s i b l e  t o   c o i n c i d e   t h e  n e e d l e w i t h    t h e
c e n t e r M o r k  e x o c t l y , b u t , o s  f o r o s  t h e n e e d l e
c o m e s w i t h i n   t h e C e n t e r M o r k ,    i t m e o n s  t h e


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the needle coincideswith the Center Mork, it
meonsthe subiect is so dork thot you hove to use
flosh light or so bright thot you hove to use filters.
  8.  Open  Scenery   with  q  Bright  Bqck
Ground  qnd  o  Dqrk  Foreground   qnd
disfont  port  hqs  to be  well  reproduced.
Toke your reodings ogoinst the Bockground.
But the Foregroundhos to be well reproduced,
toke your reodings with the comero inclined slightly forword.
                                   Portroh.   Toke your reodings from the most
                                   required pori.  For instonce to toke o pdrson
                                           in front of o very bright sky, reodings hqs to
                               be token from, for instonce,the foce.
                                  Gfose-ups,     i.  a.r  Ornqmenls,    Flowers'
                                       elc.  Toking your honds os stond-in, hold your
                             hond obout 4" from the ExposureMeter ond not
                                 your shodow foll on the subiect.

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Focusing
         Focusing is obtoined by helicoid motion using
         Focusing Lever. Combined Ronge ond  View
         Finder Windows gives both composition ond
         focusing ot the some time through o window.
         Correct  focus  is secured when the double
        imoge in the center circle of the view finder   Out  of Focus            l n Correct ffi         coincides exoctly.    The focusing distonce.
         between comero ond the obiect moy be found
          out  by  reoding the  figure on the Distonce&
         Scole when tlre coincidence occured.  Distonce
 *        Scole is given in feet  :  2J  feet to 30 feet
        ond oo. By the focusing motion, the trimming   f.*D,*
r G       frome in the view finder moves outomoticolly         os to correct the porollox.  @         ln@close distonce
        Gomposing   the  Picture
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comero steodily in both honds, keeping your
  elbcws pressed to you r sides. Use right hond
  fore-fingerto operote the ShutterReleoseButton
  ond left hond forefinger ond middle finger to
  compose ond  focus the  obiect through the
  View finder.
   2 . V ER I I CA L P O S I TO I N-HoId  the comero
  with you r  right hond ond support  it with your
   le ft h o n d os sh o wn in  t h e right picture.      Releoset h e s h u t t er w i l h y o u r  r i g h t
  hond's forefinger, in keeping you r  right elbows close to you r body.
            }IOW TO READ THE IIDEPTH.OF.FIELD'' SCALE
  Whql  is trDepth-of-Fleld"
 When you focus your comero toword o picture-subiect,you will find o zone
  both in front ond bock of the piciure-subiectwithin which everythingis still in
  occeptoblefocus.  On ihe other hond imogesof cbiect outsideof this zone
 becomeprogressivelyblurred.  This zone of occeptobleshorp focus is colled
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the "depth-of-field" ond  is porticulorly importont to beginners when focusing ot
very close distonce.
Relotlon  befween   Aperture    or  Lens  Openlng   qnd  r:Deplh-of-Fleld"
Broodly speoking, the "depth-of-field"  is influenced by   (l)  the distonce of the
picture-subjecifrom the lenses ond (2) the operture or lens opening.  For foirly
distont obiect, the  "depth-of-field"  is  generolly odequote but when focusing ot
very close distonce, there is surprisinglylittle "depth-of-field" ond the photogropher
must be very corefull obout focusing his moin subiect correctly.  The operture or
lens opening is onother foctor which determines the omount of  "depth-of-field"
ovoiloble.  Smoll operture (high number) gives greoter "depth-of-field" whereos o
lorger operture {low number) will  result in decreosing this zone of shorpness.

                                 TTLIGHTOMATIC"The  "Depth-of-Fleld"     Sccle  on  fhe
Firstly, it is necessoryto know thot the "Depth-of-Field" Scole indicotesopproximote
volues. The following is the procedure for reoding the "Depth-of-Field" Scole.
On the "Depth-of-Field" Scole, there ore two sets of equol numbers to the  left
ond right of the distonce index.
                                                               r8

l.  Reod the operture number. (for instonce 8)
   2. Reod the distonce number. (ln the illustrotion,this is 3  feet)
   3. Now reod on the Distonce scole two sets of the figures opposite the figure
       8.  (ln the illustrotion they ore obout "2.7"ond"3.5")
   4.  This meons thot the depth-of-field for  this porticulor "shot"  is between
  opproximotely2.7 ieet ond 3.5 feet; which is to soy thot ony imoge folling inside
  this zone will be occeptobly shorp in focus.

 In."*       "*,rlr,il'.,Ir";r,"  con be odiustedby chonging the ASA numbers
  os followst
   UV Filter      Not neccesory to chonge.
    Yellow Filter   Dec reose ASA by   I  step.
    Oronge Filter Decreose ASA by 2 steps.                                                                               |#r],|r...4+.            ffimer*



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UNLOADING  THE FIIM
W h e n  yo u r  A u t o m otic Exposure Counter
 i n d i c o t e st h o t yo u h ove mode 36  exposures                                                                  ,'#
 ( o r 2 0 o t  t h e c o s e m o y b e ) ,  i t  i s t i m e t o u n l o o d                                           J  "*.:.p
 t h e  f i l m .   S i n c e t h e e x p o s e d f i l m h o s b e e n
w o u n d o n  t h e f i x e d s p o o l i n t h e c o m e r o , i t w i l l
be ne ce sscry  t o  re w ind it bock to the spool
o f   t h e  f i l m c o r t r i d g e .  T h i s i s p e r f o r m e d b y
t h e  f o l l o w i n g p r o c e d U r €:
    l . R o i s eu p t h e C r o n kH o n d l eo n t h e R e w i n d i n g
K n o b  t o w i n d i n g p o s i t i o n .
 2 .  T u r n  t h e C r o n k H o n d l e c l o c k w i s eo f t e r
p r e s s i n gt h e F i l mR e w i n d i n Bg u t t o no n  t h e b o t t o m
o f   t h e c o m e r o .
 3 . W h e n t h c e x p o s e df i l m h o s b e e n c o m p l e t e l y



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rewound on the cortridge spool, open the bock
   c o v e r o n d re mo ve t h e f ilm co rtridge. The f ilm
  RewindingButton on the bottom of the comero
   will return to  its o riginoI  position by winding
   o f t e r  f oo d in g n e w  f ilm.


        FTASH SYNGHRONIZATION

  The Copol-SVshutteris incorporotedon the "LIGHTOMATIC".lt is possibleto
  use M clossbulbs or on electronicflosh ot ony shutterspeed.
  Chongeof synchronizotioncon be done by MX Adiustinglever os follows:
      l.  When the MX Adiustinglever is set ot X,  the synchronizotionis such thot
  the shutteris fully open ot the time of flosh. In this cose, it is fully synchronized
  with on electronicflosh ot oll shutterspeed.
    2. When the MX AdiustingLever is set ot M,  the shutteris wide open 18
  millisecondsofter the flosh storts.  In this cose M-type bulbsore synchronized
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ot  oll shutter speed.   This time, you connot use the Selftimer.
           3.  With F'type bulbs, synchronizotionis done between 1f 60 ond  I  second, the
}     MX Adiusting Lever being set ot X.   The Selftimer moy be used only when the
      MX Adiusting Lever is set ot X.

                        GENERAL  INFORN,IATION

       A modern comero is o precision instrumentmonufoctured to exoct
        dimensicns.  Speciolly, the  eleciric Exposure Meter  fitted  in "LIGHTOMATIC"
       hos o high sensitivemicro-ommeterin which o  coil of wire thinner thon 0.02mm
          in diometer is used to moke the indicoting needle rotote by extro weok electric
        current os severol micro-omperes.     lt should therefore be hondled with greoter
        core thon ordinoly comeros.
                 l.   Don't touch the lens with fingers. Keep the lens olwoys cleon. When  it
        gothers dust, wipe ond cleon  it corefully with soft brush or cotton cloth.
           2.  Don't forget to  reploce the cop when the comero is not  in use.:r
           3.  Don't give dongerous shocks to the comero.

H(lWTlI OPERATETHETIGHT(IMATICEXPOSUREMETER
(1) SettheASARingaccordingto the film loadedin the camera.Theringmustbe pulled
    out-  to set.Numberson thisring(ASA)areprintedin green.
(2) Set the lensdiaphragmring (f stop)on 16,andholdthis ring tightlywith yourleft
   handwhiledoingthe nextoperation.(Note:thisringhasengravingsof L.9,2.8,4,5.6,
    8, 11,16- on it).
(3) Thenmovethe Coupledor Combinedfrontringsuntilthe needlestopson the Black
   Marker.TheCoupledor CombinedringsaretheASARingandthe ShutterSpeedRing.
(4) Thenreleasethe left handand turn the speeddial to any desiredcombinationof
   speedandf/stop
(5) Whenthe camerais loadedwith stowspeedfilm,youmayfind the needledoesnot
   moveup from0 to the marker.Shouldthis be the casedo the following:Set the
    shutterspeedringon B - thenmovethe diaphragmringcounter-clockwiseto 11,g,
    etc.-  untilthe needlemovesup to the marker.Now,releaseyourhandsas alt three
    ringsare combined-  thereforeyou canmovethe ringsto the desiredspeedor to
    the desiredopening(f/stop).

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