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Lord 5D User manual
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l . T u r n B o c k L o c k K e y i n t h e Pull out the Rewind Spool
direction of "0". o n d l o o d t h e f i l m .
6 . S e t t h e L i g h t V o l u e S c o l e . 7. Trim the composition of 8. Releose the shutter button to
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O T h e B o c k L o c k open Pull out Rewind Knob ond put
when the key is tu rned the cortridge in the film chomber,
the cortridge with protruding side
in the direction of "0". of spool being downword.
l . Use stondord 35 mm. film cortridges (35 mm. 20 or 36 exposures)
2 . Do not lood the film under the direct sunshine.
3. After the film is looded ond lock the bock lid, turn the rewind knob
gently in the direction of orrow to tight the f ilm.
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l ) Find out the light volue occording to 3) In cose the L. V. decided covers the
on exposure toble or on exposure ronge of 3 to 9, turn the L. V. Scole
meler.
2l The Light Volue Scole of "LORD 5D" so os to hove the red dot thereon
clossifies the figures into two ronges coincide with the yellow mork (some
by color, position os 1/2 sec.) on shutter speed
I ) l 0 t o l 6 i n g r e e n f i g u r e s ring. In cose of L. V. covering the ronge
for much bright light, ond
of l0 to 16, the red dot is to be set 21 3 to 9 in yellow figures for
less light to the green mork (some position os
iust for the user's convenience soke. 1/250 sec.) on shuter speed ring.
S h u l t e r s p e e d s c o l e
L i g h t v o l u e s c o l e
Ape rlu re seole
L i g h t v o l u e & ' o p e r l u r e
g u i d e r i n g
A p e r t u r e g u i d e m c r k
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4 l Th e n , o s p er diogrom A. in cose of L. speciol picturing conditions, the
V . 6 , t u r n t h e o p e r t u r e g u i d e r i n g s o shutter speeds ond/o, opertures be
o s t o h o v e t h e o p e r t u r e g u i d e m o r k odiusted occordingly. For instonce,
co in cid e with figure 6 on L. V. Scole. the pictures of swift moving obiect
f n co se o f L. V. | 4, Set the guide mork would need the ropid shutter speeds
t o b e co in c ided with f igure | 4 on L. ond the pictures desired with vogue
V . S co le o s per diogrom B. bock ground, the wide opertures. In
such coses, you moy slide the red dot
Now thus the comero is od justed on L. V. Scole toword the proper'
f o r p ro p e r exposures. shutter speed, ond you moy get the
5l B u t , f o r t he shootings under some correct exposures outomoticolly.
| 2 5 r0 25 50 100 ?5 500
(A)
6 s.6 4 2.8 1.9
r0 25 s0 t00 250 ( B )
r6 il I 5.6 4 2.8 t.9
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N O T E : EXPOSURESWITHOUT
l l ln chonging fhe shutter speeds by USING TIGHT VALUE
noving the L. V. Scole Ring, if the
coupling operture goes beyond the You con use the MXL shutter sqme os with
l i m i t s( 2 o r l 6 l . t h e sh u tte r sp e e d sco le MX sh u tte r .
w i l l s l i p o n d t h e L. V. Sco le co n n o t Set the red dot on L.V.Scole so cts lo
give ony correct volue. co in cid e wi th the desir ed shutter speed ond
2l In chonging the operture by moving th e n se t th e oper tur e guide r ing to ihe
lhe L. V. Scole Ring, it is necessory d e sire d o p er iur e.
lo set the shutter speeds occurolely Th e n th e cor r ect exposur e will outom oticolly
even in cose lhe operture guide mork b e o b to in ed, the shutter speed ond
comes between the figures. When o p e rtu re b eing coupled with eoch other .
you need to set the shufter speed
ot l/500 sec. sei the L.V. iust one
reoding higher, e. g. l3 when it is 12. t
You con olso get the correct
exposures only by setting the operlure N O T E r
guide mork ond L.V.Scole together,
'relotion In lhis cose, pleose, set the shufter speed ignoring lhe of yellow or
FIRST ond sel fhe operture nexl. green morks on L.V.Scole.
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Ihe film con be wound up by swinging the
Winding Lever twice f or one shot.
( l ) H o l d t h e c o m e r o f i r m l y o s s h o w n (21 By the obove operotion, the
i n t h e d i o g r o m o n d s w i n g t h e shutter releose button iumpsup to
w i n d i n g l e v e r r i g h t - w o r d b y t h u m b . show you the red mork. lt meons
W h e n t h e l e v e r s t o p s , r e m o v e y o u r the comero is reody for exposure
t h u m b t o t h e f o r m e r p o s i t i o n , s o upon the shutter setting.
t h o t t h e l e v e r c o m e s b o c k o u t o -
moticolly. Do this twice for one N O T E :
shot.
The lever rorely sfcps in the rnidst of
w i n d i n g i n c o s e t h e I i l n n i s e n t i r e l y
used. ln such o eose, do not wind by
force.Push the rewinding butfon in.
sidod ond rewind the filrn.
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( A ) H o r i z o n t o l ( O r d i n o r y ) p o s i t i o n:
H o l d t h e c o m e r o i n b o t h h o n d s u s i n g t h e r i g h t i n d e x f i n g e r t o
o p e r o t e t h e s h u t t e r b u t t o n o n d t h e l e f t i n d e x o r m i d d l e f i n g e r t o
o d i u s t f o c u s i n g
T o l o o k t h r o u g h t h e v i e w f i n d e r e i t h e r t h e l e f t o r r h e r i g h t e y e w i l l
d o . U s e w h i c h e v e r i s c o n v e n i e n t t o y o u . S t o b i l i z e t h e c o m e r o b y
s o h o l d i n g i t t h o t t h e l e f t h o n d t h u m b i s p r e s s e d o g o i n s t y o u r c h e e k .
T h e s h u t t e r c o n b e r e l e o s e d s o s m o o t h l y t h o t y o u c o n t o k e p i c t u r e s
e v e n o t t h e s l o w s p e e d o f 1 / S o r 1 / 1 0 s e c . w i t h o u t -u s i n g o t r i p o d .
( B ) V e r t i c o l p o s i t i o n.
T h e r e o r e t w o w o y s t o h o l d t h e c o m e r o f o r s h o o t i n g v e r t i c o l p i c t u r e s ;
o n e i s w i t h s h u t t e r r e l e o s e b u t t o n o b o v e y o u r e y e s , t h o t i s w i t h
y o u r r i g h t h o n d o b o v e t h e c o m e r o , t h e o t h e r i s w i t h t h e s h u t t e r r e l e o s e
b u t t o n b e l o w e y e l e v e l .
I n e i t h e r p o s i t i o n , h o l d y o u r c o m e r o f i r m l y o n d t u c k y o u r o r m s w e l l w i t h
b o d y t o o v o i d t h e c o m e r o s h o k e
S t o p y o u r b r e o t h w h i l e e x p o s i n g ,o n d p u s h t h e s h u t t e r r e l e o s e b u t t t o n g e n t l y .
B e c o r e f u l o f y o u r f i n g e r s w h i c h w i l l s o m e t i m e b e o b s t o c l e t o t h ; l e n s .
u n con,sciously
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T h e " b r i g h t l i n e f r o m e s y s t e m "i s o d o p t e d f o t h e L O R D 5D.
A l l s u b I e c t s c o u g h t w i t h i n t h i s b r i g h t l i n e f r o m e w i l l be
r e c o r d e d o n y o u r f i l m .
F o r t h e s h o r t d i s t o n c e s h o o t i n g w i t h i n 3 f e e t , t h e s u b i e c t
m u s t b e c o u g h t w i t h i n t h e m or k i n g s i n t h e f i n d er f r o m e ,
o t h e r w i s e t h e s u b i e c t w i l l g o o u t o f c e n t e r .
L o o k s t r o i g h t t h r o u g h t h e f i n d e r . l f o n y p o r t i o n o f b r i g h t
l i n e f r o m e c o n n o t b e s e e n , i t m e o n s t h o t y o u o r e n o t
l o o k i n g t h r o u g h t h e f i n d e r i n c o r r e c t m o n n e r .
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F i l m C o u n t -
a f , show-
I n g 3 6
W h e n t h e e n t r r e r o l l h o s b e e n e x p o s e d , t h e f i l m w i n d i n g
l e v e r w i l l n o t m o v e o n y m o r e o r t h e f i l m c o u n t e r i n d i c o t e s
t h e f i g u r e 2 0 o r 3 6 , t h e f i l m m u s t b e r e w o u n d b o c k i n t o
t h e c o r t r i d g e .
F i r s t o f o l l , p r e s s t h e r e w i n d b u t t o n l 2 9 l o n d s e c o n d l y
l i f t t h e r e w i n d c r o n k , t h e n t u r n r t r n t h e d i r e c t i o n o f
o r r o w D u r r n g t h e r e w i n d i n g ,t h e r e d s p o t s o n t h e r e w i n d
b u t t o n g o r o u n d t o s h o w t h e f i l m r s b e r n g r e w o u n d .
W h e n t h e r e d s p o t s s t o p t h e r r t u r n r n g ,t h e f i l m r s p e r f e c t l y
r e w o u n d I n t o t h e c o r t n d g e . f h e n o p e n t h e b o c k l i d o n d
T h e t o k e o u t t h e c o r t r r d g e
r e w t n d
b u t t o n
t u r n s N O T E
w h e n t h e
f i l m t s Do nol try to toke out the cortrrdge t h e d i r e c t
b e i n g r e -
w o u n d . s u n s h i n e .
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l . T h e t e r m d e p t h o f f i e l d o s u s e d h e r e , m e o n s t h e d e p t h o f t h e s u b i e c t ( o r d e p t h o f t h e
v i e w ) . W h e n o s u b i e c t i s f o c u s e d o t o c e r t o i n d i s t o n c e , i t g o e s w i t h o u t s o y i n g t h o t t h e
s u b i e c t o f o g i v e n d i s t o n c e w i l l b e m o s t s h o r p l y f o c u s e d , b u t f o r p r o c t i c o l p u r p o s e s , t h e
p o r t o f t h e v i e w i n f r o n t o f o n d b e h i n d o , f t h e s u b i e c t o t o g i v e n d i s t o n c e i s c o n s i d e r e d
o s w i t h i n t h e s h o r p l y f o c u s e d f i e l d
T h i s o r e o w h e r e i t i s c o n s i d e r e d s h o r p l y f o c u s e d i s c o l l e d t h e d e p t h o f f i e l d .
G e n e r o l l y s p e o k i n g t h e d e p t h o f f i e l d
o . i n c r e o s e s o s t h e d i s t o n c e g r o w s l o n g e r .
b . i n c r e o s e s o s t h e o p e r t u r e s o r e s e t s m o l l e r .
c . i s s h o r t e r f o r t h e v i e w i n f r o n t o f t h e
f o c u s e d s u b i e c t t h o n f o r t h e v i e w b e h i n d .
T h i s r e l o t i o n s h i p i s s h o w n o n t h e " t o b l e o f d e p t h o f f i e l d i n d i c o t o r " i n p o g e 2 9
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A n e x o m p l e o f h ow to u se th e d e p th o f fie ld in d ico to r is given below :
I t h d s o l r e o d y 'b e e n e xp lo in e d , th o t e xo ctly fo cu se d distonce con be r eod fr om the position
o f t h e c e n t e r mo rk o f th e d e p th o f fie ld in d ico to r. Now, os in diogr om , let us ossum ethot
t h e r o n g e f i n d e r is fo cu se d o n o su b ie ct 5 fe e t fro m the com er o. lr r espective of the
o p e r t u r e , t h e s ub ie ct o t 5 fe e t d isto n ce will co me o u t shor ply. Supposingthe lens oper tur e
i s s e t o t f 7 '8 . Wh o t will b e th e d e p th o f fie ld 2
O b s e r v e t h e d isto n ce sco le fig u re s o p p o site th e fig ur es 8 m or ked on the depth of field
s c o l e o n t h e r ig h t o n d le ft h o n d sid e o f th e ce n tro l A m or k. T he m or k 8 of the depth
o f f i e l d s c o l e o n th e le ft, p o in ts to o b o u t 4 fe e t o n the distonce scole ond the m or k 8
o n t h e r i g h t 'p o in ts to o b o u t 7 le e t. Th e re fo re , the depth of field wher e it will com e
o u t s h o r p l y i s f ro m 4 te e t to 7 fe e t. Co n ve rse ly, when ioking the subiects between 4
o n d 7 f e e t , i t fo cu se d o t 5 fe e t o n d th e o p e rtu re is set of f/8, both sublects will com e
o u t s h o r p l y . Th is re lo tio n sh iph o s b e e n mo d e in to ihe toble os in poge 29. When the
o p e r t u r e o n d t he d isto n ce o re kn o wn , th e n th e d e p th of field con olso be obtoined.
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T h e " H I G H K O R " l e n s i s o 4 0 m m . s h o r t f o c u s l e n s , o n d o n e
of its speciol feotures is the greotnessof its depth of field.
T h e d i s t o n c e m o s t f r e q u e n t l y u s e d f o r s n o p s h o t s i s ( 2 )
between 6 ond l5 feet, the middle distonce click mokes
it possible to toke the snopshots very quickly by setting
the helicoid in such o position where the click operotion
c o n g o i n t o o c t i o n , w h i c h e l i m i n o t e st h e f o c u s i n g t h r o u g h
the rongefinder for sub!ects thot ore between the obove
distonce ot the operture f /8.
When the click is in the position shown in the diogrom
t h e h e l i c o i d i s t u r n e
Q l t h e c l i c k i sj"!;:1"::Ji:,:i n o p e r o t i o n . W h e n d (3);i";.'nl":;:l ::ffi ll'i,;:,:iil :
set of this position ond the operture of f/8, os con be
seen from the depth of field indicotor, everything from 6
feet to l5 feet will be shorp.
N O T E :
S e t b o c k l h e c l i c k o s i t w o s , w h e n y o u d o n o t u s e i f .
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W h e n m o k i n g m u l t i p l e e x p o s u r e s ,p r e s s i n t h e r e w i n d b u t t o n o s i n
d i o g r o m . T h e n t h e w i n d i n g l e v e r i s o p e r o t e d i n t h e u s u o l w o y , t h e
s h u t t e ri s t e n s i o n e d w i t h o u t o d v o n c i n g t h e f i l m , o n d t h e r e l e o s e b u t t o n
w i l l i u m p u p i n t o t h e r e o d y - f o r - s h o o t i n gp o s i t i o n o n d t h e n t h e s h u t i e r
c o n b e r e l e o s e d . l f t h i s o p e r o t i o n i s r e p e o t e d , m u l t i p l e e x p o s u r e s o r e
m o d e o n t h e s o m e f r o m e .
A f t e r t h e m u l t i p l e e x p o s u r e i s m o d e , p r e s s i n t h e r e w i n d r e l e o s e b u t t o n
i n t h e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e o r r o w o s i n d i o g r o m o n d t h e r e w i n d b u t t o n
o u t o m o t i c o l l y r e t u r n t o t h e o r i g i n o l p o s i t i o n , o n d f r o m t h e n e x t w i n d ,
t h e f i l m , g i l l b e o d v o n c e d o s b e f o r e .
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l . W h e n y o u w o n t t o d e v e l o p t h e o l r e o d y e x p o s e d f i l m b e f o r e t h e w h o l e
roll hos been completely exposed, by pulling out the film cutter knob
o s i n t h e m o n n e r s h o w n i n d i o g r o m , y o u w i l l h o v e c u t y o u r f i l m i u s t
ofter the exposed frome.
2. Remove the cut film in o dork room.
3 . A n o t h e r u s e o f t h e f i l m c u t t e r : l f, f o r e x o m p l e , t h e f i r s t h o l f o f t h e r o l l
wos token ot nighttime or somewhot under exposed, ond the lotter holf
t o k e n i n d o y l i g h t u n d e r c o r r e c t e x p o s u r e , o n d w h e n y o u w i s h t o g i v e
o different tone in the process of its development, in such o cose if o
s m o l l i n c i s i o n - o f o b o u t 2 / 1 6 t o 3 / l 6 i n c h e s - i s m o d e o n t h e
line of demorcotion between the 2 groups with the cutter, ofter full
e x p o s u r e o f t h e r o l l , t h i s s m o l l c u t w i l l o c t o s o d i s t i n g u i s h i n gm o r k f o r
seporote developing, ond therefore the film con be cut in two ond
developed seporotedly.
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A S A L
4 0 0 + 3
2 0 0 + 2
1 0 0 + 1
5 0 0
2 5 - 1
1 2 - 2 The film indicotor of LORD 5D shows the film sensitivity ond Light Volue
Coeff icient.
The window "ASA" shows the film sensitivity ond you ore olwoys owore
whot kind of film is looded. ( E x o m p l e ," 2 0 0 " i s f o r S S S f i l m , " 1 0 0 ' ' , - S S
film ond "50"-S film)
The figure in the window "Lrr is the Light Volue Coefficient for odding
to eoch film.
As the Light Volue of "SEIKOSHA MXL" shutter is designed for stondord
ASA 50, the exposure toble is listed in poge26, bosing upon ASA 50 or
S film. So, when you use the other films thon ASA 50-S f ilm, iust odd,
if necessory, the Light Volue Coefficient to whot you find in the
Light Volue Toble. ,
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t'
There ore three kinds of flosh bulbs. F closs, M closs ond Speed Light.
To synchronize the flosh wilh fhe shutter, the contoct ogreeoble with the flosh
bulb must be used.
The SEIKOSHA M. X. L. Shutter is o fully synchronized equipmenl hoving th ree
types of contocts, M. F. ond X., so it fully synchronizes with the whole kinds of
the flosh bulbs & speed light os well os Shutter speeds.
G u i d e n u mb e r
Correct operture Drt"*e of
sublect
--E"rtu*Guide number Correct distonce
As for the correct operture ond the disionce, see the obove formuloe. About the
relotion between the contocts ond the flosh bulbs, see the next poge.
N O T E :
Pleose use Lens Hood f or Flosh shots.
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ffiil.
l . P l e o s e tre o t th e co me ro g e n tly, n e ve r u se for ce.
2. W h e n u sin g o b u lb o n d o slo w sp e e d { l - I I0 sec.) expostr e, ihe lever
m u s t b e wo u n d o f te r th e sh u ite r is co m plete!y closed, if not, it m oy
b e c o me th e co u se fo r s:rio u s o ccid e n ts of the snutter . so be ve
c o r e ful.
3 . A v o i d le o vin g th e sh u tie r te n sio n e d fo r d oys on end, especiolly when sat
to I /500 sec.
4 . W h e n n o t u sin g o flo sh , o lwo vs ke e p the svnchr onizinglever in the X
stotion.
5. When it is windy, it is desircble to corry the comero in its closed
ever-reody cose porticulorly ot the seoside io Frotect it from windblown
s o n d . Op e n th e co se o n ly wh e n o ctu o lly m oking exposur es.
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6. Never touch. the lens with your finger or let woterdrops foll on its surfoce. When the lens
is smeored, remove lhe dirt ot first wilh o syringe, ond thereofter wipe with o piece of
cleon soft worn-out cotton cloth. Especiolly, woterdrops ond finger prints, if left
:
uncleoned, moy leove o permonent stoin on the lens, ond it spoils the definition.
Moisture is porticulorly bod for the comero. Therefore, when not in use, it is desiroble
to remove the comero from the leolher cosing ond keep it in o dry ploce.
Body No.
L e n s N o .Iti t
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