Nikon of NIKKOREX - 8F User manual

SPECIFICATIONS


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       Camera   lens:                                         to    '' Start''    \Vitl1 each  film loading
                                                               running  button   :          f = 10 mm, F  . 1.8, fixed focu s                  Film
        Film running   :                                        Fir st depre ssion sets exposure,  and push-
       Driven  by  a 6 V  D.C.  motor  powered      ing down   start s motor  .  With  lock   for
      by 4 pen lite dry  cell s, each  1.5 V            continuous•        run
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                                                                                 20'       Running speed   :  16 frames  per  second      Tripod  socket:    1/4 in ., 11P =i
       Provided   with  remote  control   socket  .       Lens attachment   size  :
      Expo sure  time  per frame     1/40 sec.         Screw-in   thread,   22.5 mm P = 0.5 mm
        Film to be loaded    : 25 ft. standard  double-      Dimensions of, camera   :  6 x 3.8 X 1.2 inches
           film, JcJr abo '-1.t 4 minutes   run               Weight:    700 g  (24.7 ozs)      s
       Exposure  meter  :                                Accessories  :
        Built•in  electric  ey e. Choice  of fully auto-     Wrist   strap                                          ,
        matic  or manual   setting   of  aperture    is     Soft  leather   case
         possible.   Amplified   by  a mercury   bat-    Zoom  conversion   lens  for  0.8 x ~2 x
            . tery  2.6 V  available   generally.              Remote  control  device  with  20 ft. (6 me- '          ''I       Aperture   range   :  F : 1.8  to F : 16                   ters)  long  conr,ecting   cord
,I       Film speed  setting  range:  ASA  ' 5 to 250     Batte ,ry  voltage  checker
        Viewfinder    :                                  Lens  hood  (used  also   for  Series   filter
        Single-lens   reflex  type  with  half  reflect-        adapter  )
        ing   mirror.   0.7 x  magnification.     Erect,       Filters,   screw-in   type  UV, Y 48, ND 4
        unreversed   image.                        (ND 0.6), ND 10 (ND  1.0), LlA and Al2
        Film  footage   counter:                           Close-up   attachment     lens   for  9.4  in .
        In foot and  meter.   Resets  automatically       (0.24 m) focus  distance
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LOAD                         UNLOADING     THE  CAMERA





   the  spool  loaded  with  the  film on  the
   right   side   (the loaded  side  is marked
     '' II  ''  in white and the center hole shows
   four  notches. )
  Thread  the  film in the   '' take-up   '' spool
   (in the switched  spool  positions ).
  Make  a loop with  the  film and proceed
  with  . the  loading   as  described   before
  (See P. 10).
   After you hav.e exposed  the second  half-
  width  of  film,  run  the  remaining   film
                                                               trailer  througr 1 the  cam era .  Open  the
                                            camera   side  cover   in  subdued   light.
                                      Remove  the  spool  with  th e film, taking
                                                   care  not  to  loosen  th e  bal ance  of  the
                                                   film  roll by  ·holding  the  roll with your
                                                      fingers  on both  sides.
                                         The  film  is ready  for  processing.   The
                                                 spool  vvith  the  indication     ''I  I''  should
                                         rem ain in the camera  at  all times.
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NIKKOREX-BF
                   REMOTE   CONTROL





If you  want  to  use  the  Nikkorex-8  F                                                   the  cord  between   the  battery  case  a11d
while  standing   at some  distance  from                                                   the  camera.   Depress  the  button  found
the  camera,  you  can  obtain  the  remote                                         on  the  battery   case.  The   film  in  the
control  device,  available  as accessory                                                 caPlera  will  start  running.    For  contin-
The  device  consists  of  a  battery   case                                            uous  running,   turn   the  lock  knob  so
and  a connecting   cord which  is plugged                                                       that  the  red  dot comes  up  to  the index
into  the  remote   control   socket  on  the                                             mark,  while  the  starting  button   is kept
side  of  the  camera.    First  remove   all                                                                                                                     •                                                  depressed.
the dry  cells  in the camera,  and transfer    When  the  lock knob  is set as mentioned
them  to the remote  control  battery   case.     above,  without   depressing   the  starting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ,
Be  sure  to  follow  the  plus  and  minus      button,    the   button    locks    to   avoid
indications.   Set  the  film release  button      accidental  shooting  .
at  the  running   lock  position  .  Connect





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FILTER   FACTOR





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     Wl1en  using  a  filter  witl1 a factor  other      divide  40 by  1.7 and  set  the  film speed
      tl1an _1 x  , tl1e amount   of  light  reaching       scale  to  25.  The  exposure   meter                                                                                            will
       tl1e film  1s reduced.    Therefore,   the  film     automatically   work   at  the  correct   ex-·
       f5l)eed (ASA)   scale  on  the  top  of  the     posure  compensating    for the  filter factor.
                                                         Caution   :  Don't   forget   to  reset  the  film     camera   1s  to be  adjusted   to  the  factor
      of  tl1e  filter  being  used.   For  example,                speed  (ASA )   scale   for   the
   w l1en the  film  with  an ASA  index   40,                proper   film  speed   if you   re-
     and  a  filter  whose  factor  is 1.7 ar_e used,             move  the  filter.


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