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Olympus Auto - B User manual
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- Olympus Auto - B
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Since 1959, Olympur Opticol Co.. Lld. of Tokyo, Jopon hor bccn monufocturing prccirion
opticol inslrumenlr. Thc cqmcro you now hove, the OLYMPUSAuto E ECIROSEI it thc
culminolion of oll therc yeorr of cxperience. Thc vcry purpots In nonufocfuring o
csmoro ir to givc frcc, unhlnderod cxprcrrion lo your crcotlve lolcnl. Thc Oympur
docr iurt thot. Evcry porl, from body down lo lhc minutcrf componcni ir rcrcorchcd,
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t h e Z U I K O L E N S . . . P o g e 3 Sofety-Lock Button ond double
m o i o r o p e r o t i n g p o r t s : t o p v i e w 4 e x p o s u r e p r e y e n t i o n . . . . . . r 3
moior operoting ports : front view 5 Single-PushRewind oction t 4
b o t t o m v i e w . . . . . 6 geometic Shutter Speed Rotios r 5
open bock 7 Flosh Synchronizotion ond Self -Timer ... ... r 5
film looding 8 Luminous Golden Bright Frome t 6
Film-in-Uselndicotor ond single-window Rongefinder/Viewf inder t 7
Focusing Knob/Helicol motion r 7 A u t o m o t i c C o u n t e r 9 All Purpose Multi-Use Electric
one turn Comero Bock Lock 9 t 8
Film-in-SprocketWindow r 0 AIM- MATCH- SHOOT l 9
Red Dot Reody-to-Shoot Bution l 0 the PerfectLight Volue System 20
ASA Film Speed Diol l l Deptrrof FieldScole 2 l
A u t o m o t i c R o p i d F i l m W i n d i n g S y s t e m . . .. . . t 2 22
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E ZUIKO F 2.8 t - 42 mm
The ZUIKO Lens represents the highest ochievement in
5 ef ements possesses o speed of tf 2.8. The 42mm I
oberrotion ond dislortion.
While there ore o number of " fost " lenses ovoiloble, ffiI
quolity ond distinct crispness of the E zUlKO. The resoluti
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For either color or block ond white, the E ZUIKO, exclusive on Olympul
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l . Open comero bock (see Poge l5).
2. Hold film ond comero os illustroted in top photo.
Insert loose end of film into slot.
3. Ploce cortridge into chornber of opposite end.
4. Close ond lock comero, securing cortridge in ploce.
5. Use rewind knob (see Poge 14l. to toke up slock f
i n f i l m .
6. When coyer is closed, counter shows " S " for
stort. Use the ropid wind lever to odvonce the film one complete frome (o full swing on the lever), frlEr
click the shutter, repeot for onother frome. The
counter will then be on #1, ond you ore reody for
your first picture on the roll.
7. During these two proctice winds, look through the
Speciol Film-ln-SprocketWindow to be sure film is
properly engoged.
The Olympus Electroseloccepts ond stondord 35mm
cortridge of the Olympus Mogozine Type P.
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At the widest portion of the Ropio Wind Lever is o diol with o window.
The window shows the type of film being used in the comero, Pon,
Color, etc. After looding o new roll of film, turn the diol with the
two bors until the type of film looded shows in the window. This is
o reminder to you. At the some lime, you should set the ASA Film
Speed Diol (see Poge I ll.
To the lower right of the Ropid Wind Lever, oh the comero body top
is o window showing the number of exposures olreody mode. When
the f ilm is looded it reods " S " for stort. Two proctice winds bring
counter to *1. Eoch time onother exposure is mode, the counter
moves to the next number.
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l. Swing flush lock ot comero bottom so thot it extends down-
word, toword the ground.
2. Turn lock hondle so it is porollel with the oxis of the lens.
3. Comero bock outomoticolly opens up. This is the quickest
method in existence.
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Just below ond to the right of the viewing window on the comero
bock is the exclusive ond unique " Film-in-sprocket " Window.
To check proper film odvonce, look into this window os you
move the Ropid Wind Lever. Mover the lever slowly ond see
the sprockets cotch the film sprocket holes. There is no light
leok whotever to the film. No oction shows unless film is in
the comero.
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When the Shutter Releose Button is depressed ond on exposure
mode, o white dot oppeors. When the Ropid Wind Lever is used,
ond the shutter cocked, the dot o ppeors RED. When the dot is
RED,you know you're reody to shoot. When the Dot is white, no
exposure con be mode. The dot is locoted to the right of the f,16
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A$AFilrnSpeedt}ial On the comero bock is o round window showing ASA speeds. Determine speed of the film you're using. Press to the right the button next to the indicotor. With the button pressed, turn the lens opening diol until the proper film speed oppeors opposite the blqck pointer within the indicotor. Releose the button. Be sure it is set by seeing if entire in- dicotor AND POINTERWITHIN INDICATOR turns together os you turn the shutter speed diol ond/or film speed diol (duol borrels). The block indicotor is for normol use. When using the Electric Booster, set the ASA speed opposite the RED pointer. Do not set ASA speed opposite the red pointer unless you ore using the Electric Booster. Wifh the ASA film speed properly set, the electric exposure meter is outomolicolly geored to give you lhe proper setting. This simple foolproof method soves voluoble time. As on odditionol reminder be sure to set the Film-in Use Indicotor ql lhe comero top (ree Poge 9). l lView original page 12
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There ore 3 bosic positions of the Lever. Closed,
Reody, ond Open. (See illustrotions).
When Closed, the Sofety-Lock button is depressed
ond no exposures con be mode.
When Reody, the Lever is of o 25" ongle, reody
to cotch your thumb for quick film odvonce.
When Open, the Lever is ot its full 120" orc, ond
it outomoticolly springs bock to the Reody posi-
tion.
The single swing of the Lever performs o number
of operotions : f ilm odvonce, shutter cocking, €x-
posure counting, red dot oppeoronce (see Poge l0).
lf you feel o tightness when using the Lever,
check the Film-in-sprocket window. Under normol
operoting conditions, lhe Lever will work smoothly
ond without undue effort.
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When the Ropid Wind Lever is set f lush with the comero body (os
it is in the cose) the shutter connot be exposed by the shutter
releose button. Only when the Ropid Wind Lever is ot the 25"
ongle (see illustrotion)will the shutter releose button operote. This
improvement prevents occidentol shooting. The Sofety-Lock Button
con be seen on the top of the comero body beneoth the Ropid
Wind Lever.
The Automotic Ropid Wind System prevents o double exposure on o
single frome, since the shutter connot be cocked without the film
being odvonced. lf , however, you wont to moke 2 or more in-
tentionol exposures on o single frome, press the button on the
comero bock iust below the Ropid Wind Lever. With the button
depressed, give the Lever o full swing. This cocks the shutter but
DOES NOT ADVANCE the film. The process moy be repeoted to
get 21 3 or more exposures on one frome.
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In ordinory comeros the rewind button must be
depressed during the entire rewind operotion'
T h i s i s c u m b e r s o m eo n d s o m e t i m e sd i f f i c u l t . I n
the OLYMPUS ELECTROSET,oll you need do is
depress the button ONCE. lt stoys depressed
until oll the film is rewound. lt then outo-
moticolly resets itself.
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Shutter speeds on the Olympus comero hove been perfected
so thot eoch speed shown on the diol is equivolent to o
complete f/slop. For exomple, 11125of o second is exoctly
1 1 2o f l / 5 o o s e c o n d . l / 1 5 i s l 1 2 o f 1 1 3 0 ,w h i c h i s l 1 2 o f
I /60 etc. Eoch f/stop is equivolent to the some geometric
rotio.
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w*th&astmrffiatlcThe OLYMPUSCAMERA embodies o new principle of
rongefinder/viewfinder optics. Eosy sighting is now
possible with the OLYMPUS oversized finder, elimi- FarallaxCorrectionnoting squinting ond stroin on the photogropher's eye,
A new Golden Frome within the viewer itself shows
you exoctly whot will be within the picture. Regord-
less of whot ongle your eye is ot, the Golden Frome
is occurote (See illustrotion ot left).
In oddition to these odvontoges, the OLYMPUS FINDER
AUTOMATICALLYcorrects for PARALLAX. Regordless
of the distonce being focussed on, ond regordless of
the position of your eye in relotion to the f inder, the
Golden Frome shows you exoctly whot the film will
TCCE|VE.ONLY OLYMPUS POSSESSESTHESEADVANCED
FEATURESWITH SUCH ACCURACY!
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At the comero bqck is o single window properly !_.- _ ill
locoted for eosiest use when shooting. This one
finder seryes oll purposes, ond is ideol to focus
ond compose of the some time. The use of eye-
glosses does not hinder ony opticol procedure or
efficiency. The viewing gloss itself is inset to
help prevent glore.
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The FocusingKnob (see illustrotionl moves the focusing ring, which
in turn offects the rongefinder/viewfinder. As you look through
the finder of the comero bock, move the knob. When the yellow
imoge is exoctly superimposed over the regulor imoge in the
finder, the focus is correct. BE SURE THE YELLOW AREA OF THE
FINDERCOVERSTHAT PARTOF THE SUBJECTYOU WANT IN FOCUS.
The helicol motion principle of the Olympus focusing is the most
occurote known.
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The Electric Exposure Meter embodies two
distinct groups of conditions covering procti-
colly every picture possibility. For night pic-
tures or for poorly lit subiects,the occessory
Electric Booster moy be used, plugging into
the electric meter on the comero front. When
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this booster is used, be sure to swing it in
exoct direction of the subiect, ond be sure the ASA film
speed is set opposite the red pointer on the ASA film
s p e e d d i o l . F o r n o r m o l l y l i t s u b i e c t s ,i n c l u d i n gb o t h d u l l
ruj tight ond bright light, the Booster is not used. The ex-
ceptionolly wide ronge of the Olympus Electric Exposure
Meter, when used without the Booster, covers oll normol
working conditions. When the Booster is not in use, be
sure ASA film speed is set opposite the BLACK pointer.
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MATCH: Turn the shutter SHOOT : All you need do is press
speed or lens opening diol the shutter releose button ond
until the block pointer you've shot o perfect exposure.
within the meter motches When the right diol motches up
up to the red pointer. Turn with the lef t diol, your speed ond
the borrels simultoneously lens opening hos outomoticolly
or seporotely. been set.
AIM : Aim the comero ot the sub-
iect. Try to exclude extroneous
l i g h t ( i . e . , f r o m r k y ) . T h e o m o u n t
o f l i g h t w i l l e l e c t r i c o l l y o c t i v o t e
the red pointer within the meter.
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ore for superfine meter odiustment b y o u t h o r i z e d
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In ordinory comeros, where Turn the lens speed ring (outermost ring) to see full ronge
the lens speed diol ond of f/stops in operture box. Turn the innermost ring (shutter
the shutter s peed diol ope- speed dioll. When one ring reoches its moximum lT
AUTOMATICALLYSTARTSTURNING THE OTHER RING, MAIN. rote only simultoneously,
TAINING PERFECTEXPOSUREVALUES WHILE MATCHING THE
the totol possibilities ore DIALS ON THE EXPOSUREMETER.
limited. In these ordinory With this OLYMPUSSystem, the complete ronge of shutter
comeros, only o f ew light speeds ond f/stops con be used to motch diols on the meter.
volues give ony ronge of It of lows, for exomple, f 116 to be used with I /500 second,
shutter speed ond f /stop ond t 12.8 to be used with I second. ONLY WITH OLYMPUS
choice. con you shoot o perfect exposure with fost film in bright
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Looking down of lhe comero, you see oll scole settings. Between
the distonce morker ond the shutter speed diol is o series of
numbers the some os the f/stops. When the center line between
the two " 2.8's " points to 15 feet for exomple, you know you
ore focused ot l5 feet ond thot, if the f/stop being used is f l16,
ALL DISTANCESSHOWN BETWEENTHE TWO ..16'' LINES WILL BE
SHARP. Simply follow the lines thot go from " 16" down to the
ring showing the distonce.
Extro depth of field is ovoiloble in the OLYMPUS ELECTROSET
becouse the E ZUIKO lens hos o focol length of 42mm (4.2cn1.
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Before Shooting Your Perfect Pictures . . . . "-rr-- -
l. ls the lens cop off, the lens free of dust, the comeio secured in its cose, or with o strop
ottoched to your body ?
2. ls the film properly engoged in the sprockets, qnd the counter on ffl, ond the comero
bock locked ?
3. ls the film-in-use indicotor properly set, ond the ASA Film Speed Diol properly set ? :'
4. ls the electric exposure meter properly set for the light conditions, with the Booster
ottqched for door lighi, with the booster off for normql light ?
5. ls the Flosh Sync Lever on M or X (V is Self Timer) ? ls the lens speed diol properly
motched to the exposure meter diol ?
6. Are you occurotely focused ? ls the yellow imoge over thot port of the subiect you wont
in focus ?
7. ls your choice of shutter speed ond f/stop wise for the depth of f ield ond oction-stopping
you wont ?
8. Does the red dot show, meoning the shutter is cocked ?
With iust o few proctice rolls, the entire picture-toking operotion becomes "second noture"
ond outomotic. You ore operoting the most volued instrument in the Photogrophic World.
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OTYMPUS CAMERA
OLYMPUS 35 Str fl2
OLYMPUS Interchongesble
OLYMPUS Wide Super
OLYMPUS Wide E
OLYMPUS 3 5 K
OLYMPUS AUTO ELECTROSETf/I.8
OLYMPUS AUTO ELECTROSETTi2.8
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