Linhof Polaroid Back User manual

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}VHAT IS POLAROID PHOTOORAPHYI
The Poforoid Lond Processproduces o finished glossy 3rlaX4rla" prinl wilh deckle edge
wilhin 60 seconds.The piclures ore of equol quolily lo usuol glossy prinls o.nd of good
keeping quolilies. No dorkroom or dorkroom work is required. The opplicolions of Polo-
roid photogrophy ore monilold: There ore frequenl siluolions in which o finished prinl is
required immediolely ofter lhe piclure is loken. Photogrophersusing o Poloroid Bock on
their SUPERTECHNIKA 4X5" ore lherelore ol o greol odvonloge. Especiollyol sociol
evenls lhe one-minulepiclure olwoys cousesexcilemenl.Police oulposlswilhoul dorkroom
focililies find Poloroid phologrophy indispensoble.Phologrophsof occidenls con be
loken righl on fhe spol ond ore immediolelyreody for evoluofion.The Poloroid Lond
Processis likewiseused lo o greol odvonloge by fhe.criminologisl,sofely engineer ond lhe
insurqnceogenl. Poloroid phofogrophs for lesling purposesin film ond lelevision sfudios
give posilive conlrol of lighting ond sloge personnel. The foshion photogropher con
evoluole the effecl of o piclure wilhoul deloy. ln sporls, especiolly in proclicing, lhe
 Poloroid Lond photogroph helps lremendouslyin onolysing lhe lechnique ond style of
sporlsmen.
The Poloroid Lond film moleriol consisli of o speciol film whictr olso conloins lhe conlocl
prinling poper in q second roll, ond lhe developing ond fixing ogenfs. There ore vorious

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lypes  of  Poloroid  film, lhe mosl common  lype  being Type 41 wilh  on  orlhochromolic
          emulsion of high sensilivily of opproximolely 200 ASA  doylighl  qnd 120ASA  orli{iciol
            lisht.

       OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
       On lhe SUPERTECHNIKA4X5" lhe Poloroidfilm is used in lhe Poloroid Bock which hos
          fhe shope of on oversized Rollfilm Adopler. lt is offoched lo lhe Universql Bock of lhe
       SUPERTECHNIKA4X5' ofler lhe ground gloss ponel hos been removed.When olloching
          lhe Poloroid Bqck moke sure ihe lobyrinlh ledge engoges in lhe correspondinggroove
        on lhe revolving frome. To hold lhe Poloroid Bock securely in ploce both lock slides of
          fhe revolving lrome ore pul in ploce by pressing in the direclion of lhe red orrows. ll is
        recommendedlo use lhe Poloroid Bock in o horizonlol posilion on lhe comerq so fhol lhe
          dork slide con be removed with lhe right hond, while the left hond holds lhe comeron
         on ifs leolher slrop or Anolomicol Grip.
           In order lo use lhe Poloroid Bock with the Mullifocus Rongefinderon lhe SUPERTECH-
        NIKA 4X5'  ,o Focus Compensolor is necessorybecouse lhe focol plone of lhe Poloroid
        Bock is opproximolely 40 mm behind lhe normol focus of fhe Universol Bock. The Focus
        Compensolorsused for lhe differenl comeros SUPER.TECHNIKAmodel lll or model lV
         ore dif{erenlin design ond concerninglheir operolion pleose nole lhe following:

g l c s s   l o p e d     l o   t h e   f o c o l p l o n e .    l f  t h e   l o c u s

 i s n o l  c o r r e c i    i t c o n  b e  o d j u s l e d  b y m e o n s
o { o d  j u s t i n g  s c r e w s o n   t h e F o c u s C o m p e n -

s o l o r . A s  s o o n  o s   t h e  u l r n o s f s h o r p n e s s    i s

o b l o i n e d    f h e  s c r e w s o r e   t i g h t e n e d  c n d     l h e

F o c u s  C o m p e n s o t o r       i s     l h u s  p e r m o n e n t l y

o d j u s l e d   f o r o l l    l e n s e s . T h e F o c u s C o m p e n -

s o f o r h o s   l h e  c d v o n t o g e     t h o t    i t p e r m i f s   l h e

u s e o f  o l l   ( e x c e p l w i d e - c n g l e )      l e n s e s w i t h

l h e m u l t i f o c u s  r o n g e f i n d e r .

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F        which is merely inlerchonged ogoinsf fhe LINHOF Bock for Metol Holders or Gro-
          phic-lype bock by operoling lhe four lock slides in fhe cornersof the swing-frome.

       How lo inserl the Poloroid Film:
           1. Pull oul lever (1) ond open bock cover (2).
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           2. Swing oul pressureplote (3), ond check inside of holder for impurifies.
           3. Cut seol ol Poloroid film, loke lhe block film roll in lhe righl hond ond lhe poper roll
               in lhe leff hond.
          The film is inserled inlo lhe chomber (4), whereos lhe poper roll is inserled inlo lhe
            chonrber (5).
           4. Close pressureplote (3) ond leor oul lhe red leoder ol lhe roll until bolh slors ore
k           locofed in lronl of lhe .recessesopposile to the sleel roller of lhe pressureplote (3).
fI         The poper leoder is lhen ploced belween lhe lwo red guiding pins on fhe top righl
            side of lhe closed pressureplote ond lhe cover (2) closed ond locked by the lever (l).
           5. The hinged culfer bor (6) is liffed ond lhe red leoder pulted oul unlil the word nsfopn
           oPpeqrs (opprox. 14"). Then close lhe hinged culler bor (6) ond leor olf lhe leoder.
          The film is now reody for the firsl exposure.