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Nicca Model 3-F User manual
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- Nicca Model 3-F
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K. Rongefindereyepeice. L. Viewfinder eyepiece. M. Ffosh-synchronizersocket. N. Expo:ure counting diol. O. Boseplote.View original page 4
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5. Turn the winding knob in order to 7. In cose slow shutter speed is to be
odvonce the f ilm ond to set lhe used, set the slow shutter speed diol
shutte r. locoted in front of the comero.
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The Nicco Comero ii gquipped with the world-fomous" Nlkkor " lent monufocfuredby the
Nippon Kogoku k.'K. There ore fwo fypes of stondord lensesboth with focol length of 50mm'
It is one of the fostest lenses on the morket. lts
superior copobilities, porticulorly its shorp resolving
power, won wide occloim f rom foreign news-comero-merr.
f It is o high-powered, seven-element Sonor-type lens
which is po rticuto rly suitoble for indoor, rright ond
1 . 4 color phoiogrophy. lt hos o click-type iris diophrogm
s c o l e w i t h t h e s m o l l e s t r e l q t i v e l e n s o p e n i n g o f t l l 6 .
Accurote focus con be secured on subiects of o ronge
os close os I .5 f e et;
It is o six-element Sonor-type lens which con be
used for oll purposes. Becouse it is well odiusted for
color oberrqtion, it is copoble of producing excellent
results in color photogrophy. lt hos o click-type iris
diophrogm scole with the smqllest relotive lens opening
of f 116. Accurqte focus con be secured on subiects
o f o r o n g e o s c l o s e o s l 5 f e e t .
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(lV) As show4 in -Fig. 3, hold the mogozine
with tt.tl$rnena) . a J - ond the toke-up spool
tt$i
with the hond, drow out on
oppropriote length of the {'ilm, ond
insert both the mogozine qnd tlre toke-
up spool gently into their respective
chqmbe r, focing the emulsion surfoce of
F i g . the film towqrd the comero lens. When
(V) Turn the winding knob slightly, ond oscertoin whether the sprocket
properly cotchesthe perforotion of the film. (See Fig. 5) Gptf lfil
(Vl) Give the windingknobo full turn, ond press the shutter r,.luor.ltl$B
Repeot this operotion once more during the looding operotion. l ptopglly, tEJ.gindigg - fiq3.. s
knob (G) will turn in the directi^onopposifeJlfe olrrow sign.
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Fis. 6 Fig. 7
( | ) As shown in Fig. 4 push fhe lug of the exposure counting diol in fhe direction opposife the
orrow of the winding knob, ond sef " 0 " on the exposure counfing diol direcfly opposite
fhe index mork.
(ll) In order to show whot type of film hos been looded, the Nicco comero hqs o film indicotor
locoted on top of the winding knob. By cotching the lugs wifh the fingertit$set the index
mork to the position indicoting the type of the film loqded in the comero. (See Fig.7l
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(ilr) Turn the winding knob to the right until it gces
no further. By giving the winding knob o full
turn, the film is odvonced one frome, oni the
shutter is set for the next expcsure. Ccnseq-
uently, double expcsure is prevented. However,
intentionol double exposure (or superimposition)
is feosible by following the instruction given Fig. 8
in onother section of this pomphlet. (See Fig. 8)
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( | ) In cose high shutter speed (from | 125 to l l5OO sec.) is desired,
set the slow shutter speed diol (l) to 25, lift the high shutter
s p e e d d i o | , o n d s e t t h e d e s i r e d f i g u r e o n t h e d i o | , #
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a?:J_ * tt - The Bulb B " on this diol is for exposure. When set ot ( lf I
this position,the shutter will remoin open arrhfrft while the
shutter releose is pressed. When this diol is set of rr B ", the
slow shutter speed diql must be set of 25.
(lll) The diol sinksinto p"l'I"".Jlonly when one of the figures is ptoced
Fig. 9 directly opposite thdihdex mork. Do not press the shutter
unless the diol is properly sunk into position. Intermediote
speedsore unovoilobl"./rut G 1rcc9,ry22
(tv) In cose the shutter speed is to be determined before giving the
winding knob o full turn, u"& the figure directly opposite the l
index mork shown in Fig. 10. plrca Abll,fltPrL€, R 6 Erb??,
(v) The shutter diol con be set even before fhe winding knob is
given o full turn, but it is ggJi:gEL" t:jet the shutter lgeed ofter
the film hos been odvonced, qnd fhe shutter hol begn set.
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The sfow shutter speed diol is used when shuftlr speeds oI 1ll5 to I sec. ore to be ufifized, or
when o " Time " exposureis to be mode.
(l) Before setfing this diol fo the desired figure, give the winding knob q full turn, ond set the
high shufter speed diol to 25-1, fhen, set the slow shutter speed diol to the desired
f igure.
( l l ) T he slo w sh u t t e r speed diol is equipped with cl l o c k which locks the diol into position when
it is set ot 1125 sec. In order to move this diol,
press the button locoted on top of the diol.
(S ee Fig . I l)
(lll) In order to moke q .' Time " exposure, set the
tt diol to T " by closely following the instruction
given in porogroph (l). When the shutter releose
is pressed, the shutter will open. lt will remoin
open even when the f inger is tqken off the shutter
re leose. To c lose the shutter, gently turn the
slow shutter speed diol in the direction of I sec.
il Fig. I I
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(f ) The lens cop is obsolutely necessory for
with focql plone shutterg" This is becouse ;;ffit."::::::
of the shutter od m its q certoin degree of heot roys (o type
of infrored roys), ond couses domoge. Consequently, it is
odvisoble to ploce the cop on
fhe lens when the comero is
not in use. lf the comero is
directed toword the sun ofter the lens cop hos been
removed, the strong roys of the sun moy burn o hole in the
screen of the shutter. Thus, when toking pictures ogoinit ffi.:,,HS.:::
light, porticulor coution must be token. -
Note B when the comero is to be left without lens cop,
moke sure thot the lens opening hos been set the
smollest opening.
(ll) Cob!e releose (ot self-timer) is mounted on the screw-mount
altict'ronu'/fd$Jrlr the ring oround the shutter reteose of the comero.
(S e e Fig , l3 )
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The depth of field con be determined by observing the depth of field scole locoted on the leni
borrel, ond fhe distonce scqle. After securing focus, reod the figures on the scole fo determine
the depth of field. On this scole, we find, from one cenfe;' index mork in either direction fhe
some figures which ore identicol with those on fhe iris diophrogm scole. Theie figures, in connec-
tion with the distqnce scole, enoble you fo reod the depth of field for the desired lens opening.
The depth of field is the diifonce between the neorest ond the forthest points in which oll
obiects will oppeor occeptobly shorp in the phofogroph when fhe leni is focused on o certoin
subiect. This depth of field is greoter in the bockground thon in fhe foreground, ond if becomes
greoter os fhe lens opening is mode smoller. Even with the some lens opening, the depth of field
becomesgreoter if the lens hos o short focol lengfh, ond becomes smoller if the lenr hos o long
focol length.
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( t ) As shown in Fig. 16, hold the comero in the right
hond with tip of the index finger resting geni ly
on the shutter releose. Hold the other side Af
the comero with the left hond, ond, with the
index finger, operote the lens focusing lever.
The lens focusing lever is equipped with o cotch
which locks the rongefinder ot the position q{'
infinity. In order to releose the lever from the
Fig. I 6 position of infinity, press the tip of the lever.
(il1 When the subiect is observed through the ronge-
finder window, two imoges, os con be seen on
the left in Fig. 17, will be visible. Move the lens
focusing lever until the imoges ore perfectly
superimposed. When the two imoges ore
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superimpcsed, it meons thot on occurote focus hos
been secured. When superimposing the imoges,
olwoys ploce the subiect ot the center of the field
of view.
Coution :
The shutter should not be kept wound up for
on indefiniteperiod, os this cousesthe springF i g . I I
weoken. lt is preferoble to wind the
shutter iust before toking the picture. This
will olso ovoid occidentql exposures.
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In oddition to the distonceindex mork, oll Nikkor lenseshove onother index mork with the
leiter R. Thii index mork is used in coie of infrored photogrophy, or, in ofher words, when
exposuresore to be mode utilizing qn infrored film ond filter. In cose of infrored photogrophy,
rimply determine the ronge to fhe subiecf in the monner given in ihe preceding instruction;
then, set the ronge in line wifh the R index mqrk. In fhis won on occurote focus con be secured
for infrored photogrophy. This odlustment is necessorybecouse fhe infrored roys ond ordinory
visible roys hove o different rotio of refroction, ond,
therefore, o slight difference in focus orises.
Ccrution :
Do not toke the lens oport. In cqse ony trouble a
occurs, return the lens to the comero sho! where
you bought the comero.
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( l) Mo ke o n e xp o su re in the monner given in the pe r t i n e n t porogroph of this PomPhlet, ond,
os shown in Fig. 22, turn the high shutter speed diol to the left while pressins lh9-:!9tl9l
releose. Do t{o't' LifT 11i(rt'stt}flT"A-Sfffl DfiL v{H iLE ruL'ld/"'$r
1tt) Turn the diol until c slight click is heord, of which time;gglllreleose the pressure from
the shutterreleose. The shutterspeed diol will stop of the set figure, ond the shutter
will be set without odvoncing-trrcr' the film to the
7'tlY:rria r0 ocsr(td nexrfromu."i'ii't 5p;r60 r
(ilr) In this woy double exposure (ot suPerimposi-
tion) con be mode. Shutter speed con be
oltered ofter the first expcsure is mqde. This
operotion con be repeoted ony number of
t im es.
Coufion 3
It is odvisoble to note the comero ond lens
numbers. lt will come in hondy if the comero
or the' lens is lost or sfolen"
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( t ) When the f ilm is cornpletelyexposed,the winding krrob will not turn. Do not force fhe
winding knob, becouse,by doing so, the entire length of the film will be exfrocted fromf#
B the film mogozine,ond it wi!l become impossiblefo unlood fhe film excepf in o dorkroom.
the len; cop on the leni, ond press the shufter releose. Nor 5 fu Plqce
( ll) Set fhe ieversing lever (H) from " A " to " R ", pull out fhe rewinding knob (G) qnd turn it
in the direction of the orrow. (See Fig. 23) ln this woy, fhe exposed film is returned into
f the film mogozine (or potronne). \Mhile the
film is being rewound into the spool of the
film mogozine, fhe shutter releqse will rotote,
but when the entire length of the film is
returned into the film mogqzine the shutter
r e le o se will st op rototing.
(t l l ) Af t e r t h e f i! m hqs been returned into the
filrn mogozine, open the boseplote, qnd toke
out the fi!m nrqgozine from fhe comero.
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The Nicco Comero Type 3-F hos q built-in flosh-synchronizer. lt will synchronize occurotely
ot oll shutter speeds with eif her conventionol or elecfronic flosh unit.
( I ) Connect the flosh unit to the comero by inserting the plug of the connectingcord into the
socket locoted on the bock of the cqmerq,
( i l ) When the high shutterspeed diol is pet
of 1 125 sec., the synchronizeris qu-
tomoticolly converted into o X termingl
device. Consequently,(losh exposures
of speeds slower thon 1 125 sec. ore
open flosh exposures.
(ilt) When moking exposures of sPeeds
foster thon I /50 sec., olwoys use focol
plone flosh bulb (F.P. Closs)"
(lV) In cqse of open flqsh exposures, ony
type of flosh bulb con be used.
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A lorge vorietly of occessoriesore ovoiloble for the Nicco comerq. Another outstonding
feoture of the Nicco comero is fhot its lens con be inferchonged. All interchongeoble lenses
couple occurofely with fhe rongefinder. Moreover, ony fype of lenseswith Leico mounf con be
mounted on the Nicco comero. On the ofher hond, oll inferchongeoble lenses of the Nicco
comero con be mounfed on the Leico type (screw mount) cqmeros.
To interchongefhe lens, hold the comero i:irmly with the leff hond, ond, by tirmly cotching
the lens focusing lever, turn the lens bqrrel in q left motion, The lens comes off the cctmero
body ofter the lens borrel is turned two revolu-
tions. Then, mount the interchongeoble lens. Do
not interchonge !ens under direct Iight. The
interchongeoble lenses which ore presently sold
on the morket qre shown in onother section of
this pomphlet.
Cose crnd Cover for Stondcrrd Nikkor Lel15.
A cqse ond cove r For the stondord Nikkor lens
ore ovoiloble. This is hondy when the stondqrd
Nikkor lens is not in use.
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There ore three types of wide ongle lenses,with focol lengths of 25 ffiffi, 28 mm, ond 35 mm,
respectively. They ore suitoble for vorious speciolized purposes.
Nikkor25mmf l4 Lens. Nikkor28mmf/3.5 Lens. Nikkor35mmf/2.5 Lens. Nikkor 35mm t13.5Lens.
CoveringAngle8O'30f CoveringAngle...74' CoveringAn91e...62' C o v e r i n g A n g l e . . . 6 2 o
Wt. .. I l5gr. Wt. .. l45gr. Wt. .. .1609r. w t . . . . . - . . . . - l 5 o g r .
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( | ) In order to prevenf the entry of unnecessory
light which moy couse ill-effects, o lens hood
should be used. Unnecesssry light couses
reflection within the lens borrel or gives rise
to flqre. The lens hood for If 1.4., ond {12
lenses rs o squore cop-type hood. (Fig. 36)
(ll) In order to enoble the Nikkor lenses to
moinfest their copobilities to the fullest, the Fig. -"6
use of Nicco filters is recommended.
Before using, wipe the filter with o cleqn
cotton cloth sooked with olcohol. This will
remove qll oil ond f ingerprints from the f ilter.
(Fig. 37I-
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When' lenses other thon the stondord lens (50 mm) ore used, the viewfinder of the comero
connot be utilized. Consequently, o universql viewfinder must be mounted on the comero.
( l) Vo rif o co l V ie wf in der.
The universol viewfinder shown in Fig.
38, determines the field of view by
oltering the mognificotion without chong-
ing the frome. This viewfinder con be
used with lenses with focol lengths of
2 8 mm t o 1 3 5 mm.
Fig. 38
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