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Olympus 35 EC2 User manual
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- Olympus
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- Olympus 35 EC2
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- User manual
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- English
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- 24
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O CONDENSEDOPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
The Olympus35EC2 fea-
tures a highly accurate
electronic exposure con-
trol system that auto-
matically selects the
proper shutter speed and
lens aperture combina-
tion, ensuring perfect
exposures every time.
When a flash is affixed
to the camera, it will fire
automatically only when
necessary. This new
flash feature ensures
perfect exposures ifthere is insufficient light r
for a non-flash picture.
To simplify your IIIpicture taking follow -,\
these directions: 1 Placebatteriesin the ')- Set the proper ASA 3 Load camera. bat tery compartment film speed. When us-
observrng correct polarity ing flash, also be sure to
set the proper guide
n u mb e r.
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--IN.SERTTNG-BATTE--
(a) Place a coin in the battery compartment screw and rotate counterclockwise until completely loose. i_
(b) Lift compartment door off.
(c) Insert two mercury batteries type RM64O or equivalent into the battery compartment
observing correct polarity. Please refer to the diagrams inside the battery chambers
for correct orientation.
( d l R e p l a ce lid .
(el Tighten lid by rotating screw clockwise until securely in place.
NOTE : T h e s h u t t e r w o n 't b e re le a se d wh e n th e b a tte rie s a re n o t inser ted or ar e placed in wr ong polar ity
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IA (f) Tobuttontest sliehtly.batteries,Thesimplyyeilow lightdepresswiil iiluminateshutter releaseif the ofUsethethecameraASA filmandspeedselectselectorthe ASAwheelfilm onspeedthe topfor
batteries are properly inserted, fresh, and of the your film. For perfect exposures, the correctASA
proper voltage. of your film must appear in the ASA window on
(g) lf the yellow light does not illuminate, check the the top of the window.
polarity of the batteries and/or try a new fresh set
of batteries. FILM SPEED COMPARISON TABLE
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O LOADINGCAMERA
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(a) Open rear cover bY Pulling (b) Push rewind shaft out of film (c) lnsert film magazine.
down on rear cover lock. co mp a rtme n t. (d) Replace film rewind shaft.
a T h e c a m e r a i s a l r e a d y c h a r g e d
w i t h t h e m e r c u r y b a t t e r i e s .
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O REWINDING
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When you have finished the entire roll of film, To rewind film after you have taken your last pic-
carefully observe the film counter for the correct ture, simply turn the camera over and depress -:exposure count. You may also feel some resistance rewind button. Then lift up rewind lever and
in the film advance knob after you have finished rewind the film completely into cassette. You can
the entire roll of film. easily determine when the film has been complete-
Never force the film beyond the last-frame. lf you ly rewound by detecting the sudden change in
are uncertain whether or not you can get one extra tension.
picture, do not take any chances and rewind the Next open rear cover, pull out rewind shaft and
film immediately in order to prevent accidental remove the film.
exposure of the entire roll. The rewind button will automatically return to its
original position when the next roll of film is placed
in th e ca mer a.
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O FLASH
AUTO FLASH OPERATINGRANGE
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Automatic flash photography with the 35EC2 can be n u mb e r ring on cam er a to 45 ( 4.5x10 ftl. lf the
achieved by following these simple steps. exact guide number is not indicated on the camera,
De t ermin e t h e g u i d e n u m b e r of th e f la sh b e in g u se d . use the closest number to it.
The guide number refers to the aperture required The camera has a built-in contact in the accessory
when t a k ing a f l a s h p i c t u r e a t l0 ft (3 m) mu ltip lie d shoe. lf your flash unit does not have a contact in
by 10. Th e g u i d e n u m b e r w i l l d e p e n d u p o n th e film the shoe, insert the PC cord of the flash into the PC
speed and the power of the flash being used. The cord terminal before taking pictures. The automatic
guide number can be determined by referring to the flash system will operate only when a flash gun is
calculator chart on the flash. mounted directly to the camera's accessory shoe.
For example, if ASA 25 film is being used, set the A green light will appear in the viewfinder whenever
fif m speed on the calculator to ASA 25 and check a flash picture is about to be taken. The flash will
the proper f:stop at a distance of 10 ft (3m I lf the fire only when there is not enough light for a non-
ca lc u lat or d i a l o n t h e f l a s h sh o ws f 4 .5 , se t g u id e flash picture.
Please refer to the inside back cover for additional
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should either use a tripod to prevent blurred O EE working range pictures due to long exposure time, or switch to
flash operation. When taking pictures at slow
speeds remember that you must hold the shutter
button down until the yellow light goes out.
r Green light
The gre e n l i g h t w i l l i l l u m i n a t e o n ly wh e n a fla sh
has been inserted into the camela's accessory
shoe. Th e g r e e n l i g h t i n d i c a te s in su fficie n t e x-
posure for a non-flash picture. The camera will
a u t o mat ic a l l y t r i g g e r t h e f l ash . Wh e n ta kin g
.-t flash pictures, make absolutety certaan that | | | | | ( s e c )
your focus setting is accurate. Accurate focus- 1/2 1/4 t/8 t /32 1/64 I / r28 1 / 2fi 1/512 1 / to24
ing determanes the correct exposure. lf the
g reen ligh t d o e s n o t i l l u m i na te , th e re is su ffi-
cie n t light f o r a n o n - f l a s h p i c t u re , a n d th e ca me raT
w ill aut oma t i c a l l y s w i t c h t o n o n -fla sh o p e ra tio n .
It is recommended to maintain a flash on the
camera whenever taking pictures indoors. The
flash will only fire when necessary ensuring a
complete roll of perfectly exposed pictures.
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O VIEWFINDER
The viewfinder is one of the most useful infor'
mation sources in your camera. Use the viewfinder
to compose your Picture.
Be sure to use the parallax correction marks when
O Yellow light O Green light composing and centering the subject.
The zone focus symbols in the viewfinder allow you ++ to set the distances easily without removing your I-I eye from the finder.
The yellow and green lights are visible in the view-
O Bright frdme f inder. The yellow light indicates:
(1) Proper battery condition, and,
O Parallax correction mark (2) A slow shutter speed indicating flash or tripod -
should be used.
The green lieht indicates when a flash picture will
be taken. ,-
ODistanceJ. indicator needle
C Zone focus mark
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O HELPFULHINTS
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Since the ASA selector dial is the only method of used to adjust the ASA scale to compensate for the
controlling the electronic exposure system of the exposure changes. For example, when using a filter
Ofympus35EC?camera, make absolutely certain that with a factor of 2, rer-uce the ASA setting by lt?.
you have the correct ASA setting on the camera for When using a filter with a filter factor of 4, reduce
t h e f ilm y o u a r e u s i n g . O t h e rwise , yo u r p ictu re s will the ASA scale to 1/4 its original setting.
be incorrectly exposed. Always re-set the ASA scale to the correct setting
To over or under expose your pictures for special after removing filters or taking special effect pic-
effects, over-or under-rate the ASA setting on the tures. For easy and convenient focusing, set the
camera. To over-expose by one f:stop equivalent, fo cu s rin g to 10 ft ( 3m l or the gr oup scene as visible
simply set the ASA to hatf the vatue of the ASA of in th e vie wfinder . T his setting is univer sal and will
t h e f ilm b e i n g u s e d . F o r e x a mp le , if yo u a re u sin g produce sharp pictures if the subject is between
AS A lO O f il m a n d w i s h t o r e d u ce th e a mo u n t o f lig h t Sft (1 .5 m1 and infinity ( o) under nor m al condition.
exposing the film by one f:stop, set the ASA index to When taking flash pictures, set the correct focus
200. To increase the amount of tight exposing the distance on the camera. The focusing mechanism
film by one f:stop, set the ASA index to 50. is directly linked to the flash exposure control.
When using filters, the correct filter factor must be
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# o AccEssoRtEs
O Fllterr
Use Olympus 43.5mm screw.in type. When Y2 or ND4 filter is attached, the
ASA setting should be adjusted to ll2 (filter factor2l or 1/4(filter factor4)
respectively, against ASA number of your film.t
, For example, set ASA at 50 or 25 instead of 100, depending on the filter
factor.
Filter Types and Characteristics
UV Eliminates undesirable ultra-violet rays and gives clear pictures. Also
usable constantly for lens protection.3 (For black and white or color film.l
} Y2 Accentuates contrasts, for example, by darkening a blue sky and
bringing white clouds into relief. (For blact. and white film!
1A (Skylight)-Like UV, eliminates stray ultra-violet rays and prevents
pictures from assuming a bluish tone. Usable for lens protection.
(For black and white or color film).
81C (For cloudy weather)-Designed for color photography, prevents a bluish
tone from entering pictures taken under cloudy or rainy weather.
82C (For morning and eveningl-Designed for color photography, prevents
a yellow-reddish tone from entering pictures taken during morning
or evening hours when red rays abound.
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O Lens Hood O OLYMPUS Flash GL O Attachment Lens
T h i s s p e c i a l l y d e s i g n e d O l y m - This cordless contact micro' (Close-up lens)
p u s l e n s h o o d e l i m i n a t e s u n ' flash is extremely comPact f--30 cm. 43.5 mm screw-in
desirable flare caused by the and uses standard AG-l and type.
sun or other lieht source, to AG-3N type bulbs. Take a close-up picture at
produce beautiful color Pic' G u i d e n u m b e r ( A S A 1 0 0 ) m in im u m d istance of 29.6cm
tu res. AG-1/AG-3N ..."'281m); 90 (ft.) llLYt inches). The area photo-
AG-18 ....'20 (m); 65 (ft.) g r a p h e d a t t h e t i m e i s 1 5 . 6 x
26cm. 16%xLO% i nc h es). Whe n
u s i n g t h i s l e n s , s e t t h e d i s -
tance scale at infinity (oo).
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