Nippon Supra PR Product booklet

INVITATION TO THE SUPRA PR CAMERA

 It  is agreed by every photographer who owns one of  our  cameras  thaf  the
SUPRA  ranks among the  finest  cameras  in the world.

This Model PR  has been equipped with  the famous TARON  XV   shutter
v iew-f inder and other  improvements which assure you  of  the  adaptab i I i ty
and relability  to be expected only from quality cameras.

lY ith conf idence.we highly recommend our SUPRA-PR cameras, and appreciate

your careful  handling according to  instruction given  in this  booklet.

                  NIPPON KOSOKKI  IND. CO., LTD.,
                                           Tokyo Japan

20. Film RewindingButton
21, Tripod Mount
22. CoupledRange'Finder
23. Pressure Plate
24. Film Ta ke-Up Spool
25. Film Sprocket
26. Synchro Flash Ter mjnal

Open the rear cover of the cam era by pulling uP                   o
HOWTO LOADFILTU                  the lock.
                 @ Pface the  f ilm cartridge in the  f ilm chamber'
                 @ Draw out  the  film leader from the cartridge and
I t   is  advisable   ior  You                     insert   it  deeply into the  slot  of  the  take uP
to  load  film   in  the  dark
avoiding   the   direct  sun                    spool.
                   mind                        in             bear ight Pleasef                     @ Move the  film winding lever slowly so that  the                    should                 er a       the camtnat
b€"caref ullY handled with'                   sprocket teeth catch  the   f ilm Perforations ard
out  aPPlYing any force  to
the m echanism;or You may                    stretch the slackenedf ilm'
cause dam age.





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Close the rear cover and set  rhe F ilm countere
     in start  position.
@ After  taking two  blank.shots, advance the  film
                                                                                               'l   once more: the  f ilm counter now indicates"  |  and
   you are ready for the  f irst exposur.e.
     It   is  advisable to  set  the ASA   indicatore
   accordingto the rating of the  f ilm being used.

The distance between the cam er a and  t he subj ect  can  be
                     automat ic ally m easured by use of  the coupled range-finder.
                      Besides, you w ill  know  that   the  range  of  sharpness
                     extends to the foreground as  well  as  to  the background
                           of the subj ect.
                          This  area of  sharpness  is  called the depth  of    f ield  and
                                  all  objects  within    t h i s   r a n g e w i l l   a p p e a r    i n  a c c e p t a b l e
                             s har pness.
                      The  dept h  of     f ield  is  greater  as  the  distance  to  the
                          gbjects  is increased or  the lens aperture  is reduced,
                         Therefore, the depth o f   f i e l d  r e l a t i v e  t o a n y g i v e n a p e r t u r e
                       can be easily obtai n e d b y  r e a d i n g  t h e d e p t h o f    f i e l d s c a l e
                         adjacent  to  the  distance scale. When the tens  is focused
                              at an odect      I O   f ee t a h e a d o f   t h e c a m e r a w i t h   t h e F - s t o p
                             s e t  a t  F . 8 ,    t h e s c a l e w i l l    i n d i c a t e t h a t   t h e d e p t h o f   f i e l d
                       extends from  7  fee t   t o     l 6     f e e t  a h e a d o f   t h e  c a r n e r a .
diaphragm                when you get  to know your cam er a, you w ill be capabte of
                         estimating the depth o f   f i e l d w i t h o u t   r e a d i n g  t h e  s c a l e .

The skillful  use of  the  Depth  of Freld Table
will be very helpful  in taking $ood pictures.
In  actual  shooting, you may  refer   to  the               ,  FIXED FOCUSING
Depth  of   Field  Scale  which. adjoins  the
distance scale on the camera.lt  is advisable     Fixed focus means to always keep focusing
to learn by heart  a rough summary of  the       at a  f ixed distance making use of  the Depth
Depth  of  Field  for  taking snapshots.               of  Field as mentioned before ard  thus  you
The table prepared here shows the correct       are  not  required to  have  the  trouble   of
Depth of  Field  of the Taronar F2.845mm        adjusting  the  focus  every  time you photo
lens:and  it  is recommended  that  you study      graph. This   feature   will  be  appreciated
the variations  according  to the F- stops'          especially when you take  pictures  of  fast'
                                             moving subjects. The    f ixed focus  of   this
                                           camera  is set  at  the F-stop of "8"and   the
                                                distance of 30  feet  (the red mark),which
                                         means that  objects  within the range of  12
                                                         feet  to  infinity  will  be in focus and sharp.
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ln case  f lash photography is pre ferred,  you  can
             attach a pocket type   f lash-gun to the accessory
           shoe on top of  the camera. A large-sized f lash
               unit can be  f ixed onto the tripod mount by means
              of  a bracket.
        H O W T O U S E S E L F _ T I M E R
         When you wish to take pictures by the help of  the
              self-timer, move the self-timer lever until  it  stops.
          The shutter works at intervals of aPProx.
            8 seconds af ter having been released. This giveS
           you ample time  for  taking your own picture  or
          commemorative shots.





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The   f ilm exposed to  the  last m ust  be rewound  into  the  original  cartridge
from the take-up spool. The Supra'35  Model PR  is equipped with an originally
designed w inder which enables you to rew ind the   f ilm rapidly and surely.
Raise up the crank handle and wind back  f ifm to  the cartridge  pressing film
rew inding button  at  the bottom of cam er a, Af ter    t aking  out  the  ca r t r idge,
lay down the crank handl e  in  its  posi tion.





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HOWTO SET HOODAI{D FILTERI
     The  size of   f i I ter and hood as   f ol I ows:
          Outside tYPe 48mm
                      I n s i d e t Y P e 4 6 m m
     The Supra PR      i s Pr ov i ded wi th a spec i a l
     hood and al I  sorts  of   f i lters'

When the entire roll of  f ilm has been exposed,
it may happen that  the w inding  lever w i | |
not advance for a  full  stroke. Do not  try
to force  it  any further as, by so doing,the
f ifm may either be sheared f rom the cartridge,
or cause other damage.Whenthe lever stops
halfway, rewind the  film by  pushing the
rewindingbutton down.


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CARE OF YOUR CAMERA

       @ Avoid wiping the lens with a cloth or a fingertip. Dust  it  with a lens
              brush or wipe it softly with a siliconecloth.
       @ Do not leave your camera with the shutter cocked for too long a period
               as this strains the mechanism. f.
            When 'your camera is not being used, set the distance scale at  infinity.
       @ wrren loading or unroading film, keep your camera away rfrom dust and
                moisture.Before loading f ilm, dust the film presbure plate with a lens
                brush-to avoid injuring the film surface.
                                              'careI          G)'Remember to take special       of your camera immediatelyafter having
F             used it  at the seashore or on rainy days.
       @  lt you drop your camera into the water, wash it with alcoholor another*I
                  volatile liquid,lubricantwith good machineoil and have it repairedas soonI
t              as possible.

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