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Olympus 35RD User manual
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OSPECIFICATIL-JS f
Format : 35mm roll film (24 x 36mm full frame).
Lens : F. Zuiko 40mm F1.7,6 elementsin 4 groups
Shutter : Seiko shutter. 't Shutter Speed : B, 12, 114, 118, 1115, 1130,1160,11125,11250,1/500 sec.
Flash Synchronization : X contact.
F Number : F 1 . 7 - 1 6 .
Guide Number Scale : 14,20,28 in meter ASA100 (45, 65, 90 in feet), flashmatic system.
Viewfinder : Luminous bright frame finder (Magnification: 0.6) with parallax correction
marks,F/stop scaleand red zone for under-andover-exposurewarning.
Film Loading : Olympus easy-loadingsystem.
Film Advance : Lever-type one-stroke winding pre-advanceangle 35o, advance angle 135" in a
single stroke or severalsmaller strokes. Automatic shutter cocking. Double-expo-
sure and double-winding prevention.
--#ifrn Counter : Exposure counting type. Automatic self'resetting. tF
tt|f* Film Rewinding : Rapid rewind crank. Film releasebutton on bottom of camera.
Focusing : Double-imagecoupled rangefinder.Straight helicoid. Focus range0.85m (2.8ft) -
inf inity. ( oo).
Exposure Control : Auto - Shutter speedpreferred (except B) with shutter releaselock for under-and
over-exposure.
Manual - Shutter speed and F/stop manually selectable. ;
EV Range (ASA 100) : EV 2.5 |FI.7, 1 12 sec.l - 17 G16, 1/500 sec.)
Light Sensor : CdS point eye. I
Power Source : 1 '35v mercury battery ( Eveready (or UCAR) EPX625, Mallory PX625
Film Speed Scale : ASA 25-800. L or equivalents;uncluding JIS H-D type 1 pc.)
Self-timer : Angle of operation 9Oo about 10 sec. delay.
Rear Cover Opening : Hinge type.
Accessory Shoe : Cordless f lash contact.
Filter Mount : Olympus 49mm screw-in type.
Size & Weight : 114 x' 71 x 59mm 14 112" x 2 314" x 2 114"1,490 grams 117.2 ozl ' www.orphancameras.com
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o Ins€rt battery. (See page 6) O RESUMEDU MODED'EMPLOI
o Load camora with f ilm. (See pages 7_9) . Mettre la pile en place (voir page 6)
o Set the ASA film speed. (See page 1O) o Charger l'appareil avec un film (voir pages 7-9)
. Set the "A" mark on the F/stop ring. o Aff ich er la sensibilit6 ASA du f ilm ( voir page 1O)
( S e e p a g e 1 1 ) o P la ce r l a m ar que "A de la bague des diaphr ag-
oSet the proper shutter speed. (See page 13) me s d e vant l'index centr al ( voir page 12)
r Look through the viewfinder. Compose and o Aff icher la vitesse choisie (voir page 14)
focus. (See page 1 5) o Regarder dans le viseur, cadrer le sujet €t fairs
o Belease the shutter la mise au point ( voir page 16)
o D6clencher l'obturateur.
O BEDIENUNGS-KU RZANWETSUNG O CORTE USO DE INST RUCCIONES
o F ilm e inl e g e n . o Co lo q u e la pila. ( Ver la p5gina 6)
o F ilmemp f i n d l i c h k e i t e i n s t e lte n . o Cargue la cimara con un film.
o Blenden-Einstellring auf ,'A,,' (Automatik) stel_ (V e r la s p5ginas 7- 9)
le n . . A ju ste la sensibilidad ASA del f ilm .
o Gew0nschte VerschluBzeit wiihlen. (V e r la p5gina 1O)
o Film transportieren. o Ajuste la marca "A" sobre el aro de la abertura/f
o Mo t iv d u r c h d e n S u c h e r a n visie re n , B ild a u s_ (Ve r la p5gina 12)
schn itt wdhlen, scharfstellen. o Regule la velocidad correcta del obturador. a,
o Ausloser betdtigen. (Ver la p6gina 141
o Mire a trav6s del visor. Componga y enfoque.
( V e r l a p 5 g i n a 1 6 )
o Suelte el obturador
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OFISTOPRING
F/stop numbers Ouverture du diaphragme
B l e n d e r - r w e r t e
R6glage
automatique 161l 85,0+L8211A t d'exposition
E x p o s i ci o n
F l a s h m a t i c m a r k R e p d r e p o u r l ' u s a g e d u f l a s h a u t o m a t r c a
B I r t za u t o m a t i k M a r c a p a r a f l a s h
T h e F / s t o p r i n g b e a r s b l a c k n u m b e r s 1 . 7 , 2 O B L E N D E N - E I N S T E L L R I N G
1 1 a n d 1 6 w i t h t w o s y m b o l s [ , a n d A . D e r B l e n d e n r i n g d i e n t z u r m a n u e l l e n B l e r r d e n ,
o F/stop numbers w a h l s o w i e z u r U m s c h a l t u n g a u f A u t o m a t i k " A "
The larger the F/stop number, the smaller the u n d B l i t z b l e n d e n a u t o m a t i k t f , 1 .
lens aperture. The F/stop can be set at each click o B lendenwerte
stop or at any point in between. J e g r o B e r c j e r B l e n c l e n \ ^ / e r t , d e s t o k l e i n e r r s t c i i e
I n m a n u a l e x p o s u r e , b r i n g t h e m o s t s u i t a b l e B l e n d e n o f f n u n q A u c t ' r Z w i s c h e n w e r t e s i n d w i h l -
n u m b e r t o t h e c e n t e r i n d e x , b a s i n g y o u r c h o i c e b a r
o n s h o o t i n g c o n d i t i o n s . B e i r n a n u e l ! e r B e l i c h t u n q s e i n s t e l l t r n q i s t d e r
o Position " A" B l e n c i e n E i r - r s t e l l r i r r g 6 r r f c J e n f u r d i e A u f n a t r r n e
When you set the F/stop ring to the " A" posi- b e d i n q r - J n g e n g u n s t i g s t e n W e r t e i n z u s t e l l e n
tion, the camera computes a proper F/stop auto- o S t e l l u n g " A "
m a t i c a l l y . l s t c i e r B l e n c j e r r E r r r s t € l l r i n q t r u f " A q e s t e l l l , y u ; 1 6
o Position "t" d e r r i c h t i q e r L 3 l e n e j e r t ' r n y e r rt r o l l a i r l ( ) r r r ; t l i s c h r e i r r
When you set the F/stop ring at "[ " and set the g e s t e r J e r t .
correct guide number, the proper lens aperture o S t e l l u n g " [ "
for flash pictures is automatically selected by I n B l i t z a u t o m a t i k , P o s i t i o r r w i r d d i e r i c h t i g e
simply focusing on the subject. (See pages 22 f or B l e n c l e e n t f e r n u n g s a b h a n g i g z u g e o r c l n e t . V o r h e r
c o m p l e t e i n s t r u c t i o n s o n d e t e r m i n i n g a n d s e t t i n g i s t d i e L e i t z a h l d e s B l i t z g e r a t e s e i n z u s t e l l e r r
G u i d e N u m b e r s . ) ( S e i t e 2 3 )
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J# SHUTTER SPEED RING
T h e s h u t t e r s p e e d r i n g s h o w s s h u t t e r s p e e d s , 8 , 2 ,
4 , u p t o 5 0 O . B m e a n s b u l b e x p o s u r e i n
w h i c h t h e s h u t t e r r e m a i n s o p e n a s l o n g a s t h e
s h u t t e r r e l e a s e b u t t o n i s d e p r e s s e d l t i s u s e d f o r
l o n g e x p o s u r e s i n m a n u a l o p e r a t i o n , w h i l e 2
m e a n s ' l / 2 s e c , 4 m e a n s 1 / 4 s e c . . 5 O O , 1 / 5 O O s e c ,
o B e s u r e t o u s e o n l y t h e m a r k e d s h u t t e r s p e e d
n u m b e r s ; t h e r i n g c l i c k s i n t o p o s i t i o n a t t h e
c e n t e r i n d e x
o A s t o t h e s p e c i a l u s e o f t h e b l u e n u m b e r 3 0 , S h u t t e r s p e e d r e f e r e n c e t a b l e f o r b e g i n n e r s
r e f e r t o " H o w t o U s e F l a s h " ( p a g e 2 2 ) .
o I n a u t o m a t i c e x p o s u r e , y o u c a n n o t g e t a c o r
r e c t e x p o s u r e i f t h e r i n g i s s e t t o B .
o A t a s h u t t e r s p e e d o f 1 / 8 s e c o n d o r l o n g e r , y o u
w i l l h e a r t h e d o u b l e c l i c k o f t h e s h u t t e r o p e n
i n g a n d c l o s i n g ; g e n t l y d e p r e s s t h e s h u t t e r r e -
l e a s e b u t t o n a n d d o n o t r e m o v e y o u r f i n g e r u n
t i l y o u h e a r t h e s e c o n d c l i c k i n d i c a t i n g t h a t t h e
s h u t t e r h a s c l o s e d
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L O O K I N G T H R O U G H V I E W F I N D E R
1 . Bright frame
A n y s u b j e c t w i t h i n t h i s f r a m e
i s e x p o s e d o n t h e f i l m .
2. Parallax correction mark
F o r c l o s e - u p p i c t u r e s w i t h i n
1 m ( 3 . 3 f t ) , c o m p o s e t h e s u b -
ject in the area enclosed by
3 s m a l l i n d i c e s i n t h e f r a m e .
3. F/stop scale
W h e n t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t -
t o n i s d e p r e s s e d s l i g h t l y , t h e I
p o i n t e r a p p e a r s o n t h e s c a l e , I
i n d i c a t i n g t h e F / s t o p n u m b e r II
y o u a r e g o i n g t o s h o o t .
4. Red zone - under- and
(over-) exposure warning
W h e n t h e p o i n t e r e n t e r s t h e
r e d z o n e , t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s e b u t t o n i s l o c k e d .
W h e n t h i s h a p p e n s , y o u m a y f i n d t h a t a
s l o w e r ( f a s t e r ) s h u t t e r s p e e d w i l l p r o v i d e a d e -
q u a t e e x p o s u r e a n d t h e r e l e a s e b u t t o n w i l l u n -
l o c k ; o r y o u m a y h a v e t o s w i t c h t o f l a s h ( u s e
N D f i l t e r ) .
5. Rangefinder area
F o c u s i n g i s d o n e b y t u r n i n g t h e f o c u s r i n g u n -
t i l d o u b l e i m a g e s i n t h i s a r e a c o i n c i d e a n d b e -
c o m e c l e a r l y v i s i b l e .
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