Olympus FTL User manual

o specrFrcATroNs

  Formal:                     24 x 36mm    .
  Standard   Lena6:         5omm    f I.8  F-Zuiko   Autos,      :  6 elements  in 5 groups.
                     50mm   f 1.4 G-Zuiko  Auto€,     :j 7 elements  in 6 groups.
  Lsns Mount:                 Practica Mount  (42mm  screw-inl  with  lens positioning   pin  for open  light measuring  method.
  Preview  Button:            Push-button-with-lock   system.
 Shutter:                   Focal Plane type shutter speeds 1 to l/lOOO  of a second and "8"   for time exposure.   Built-in  self-timer.
 Flash Synchronization:      X and FP contacts with  switch.
 Viewf inder;               Penta-prism type with  microprism  center spoton  Fresnel lens  for easy focusing.  Magnification  0.92x   with  standard somm   lens.
                            Meter  needle,  follow  pointer  and battery  check mark are visible  in the viewfinder.
 Reflex  Mirror:                Vertically  swinging shockless quick  return  type.
 Loading:                 Olympus  E L {Easy Loading} system   .
 Film Advance:             Rapid  film  advance  lever  in a singte stroke  (157o)  or a number  of shorter strokes  for  both  film  advance and shutter  cocking.
                          Oouble advance and double  exposure  preventton.
 Expocure  Counter:          Progressrve  type  lrom  "S"   (start  ) to  36.   Automatically    returns  to  "S"  when  rear cover  is opened.
 Film  Rewinding:          Rewind  crank.   F ilm release button  on. bottom   of camera.                                                                                                                \-
 Focusing:               D irect  advancing  helicoid  system, min imu m close-up  d istance  rtocni    ( 1 5  3/4   " ) with  standard  lens.
 Exposure  Measurement:     Through-the-lens  open-aperture light measuring method  with  Olympus  "Auto"   lenses. (Stop-down  measuring method  with bellows,
                           extensron  rtngs or non-Olympus  lenses available) Needle  coupling  system  to  film  speeds, shutter speeds and aperture  settings.
                        Red warning  mark  for  insuff icient  light.
 Light  Measuring  Ranga:    {With F 1.8  standard lens} EV3-EV18  (ASA  lOO}  .
Sensing Cell:                High  sensitive  cadmium   sulphide   (CdSl  type  on  both   sides  of  eyepiece.    Center  focusing  average exposure  measurement.
Battery:                      1,3  volt  mercury  batterv    I  pc.  (Eveready  E625,  Matlory  RM-625R,  GE  No.625    or  equivalent)  with  battery  checker.
Film  Speed  Scale:         A S A  2 5 - 2 . 0 0 0     { D t N  1 5  -   3 4 } .
Self -Timer;                  Lever  system  (90  deg.)   about  10  sec. delay.
Rgar  Cover  Operation:      "Magic"'  locking  hinge type.
Accessory  Shoe:              Built-in  cordless center  contact.
Filter  Size:             49mm   screw-in  type.
Size &  Weight:                       ( w i t h F l . S s t a n d a r d l e n s )     l z l o x 9 l x 8 4 m m 1 5    1 1 2 x 3 5 1 8 x 3 1     4   i n )   8 1 0 9 r . ( 2 8 . 5 o 2 )   ( w i t h F l . 4 s t a n d a r d l e n s ) 1 r O x 9 1
                                 x 8 5 m m 1 5  1 / 2 x 3 5 1 8 x 3     3 1 4 i n . ) . 8 5 0 9 r . ( 2 9 . 9 o 2 )   ( b o d y o n l y ) 1 4 0 x 9 ' l x 5 3 m m 1 5  1 1 2 x 3 s l 8 x 2 1 1 8        i n . ). 6 3 5 g r . 1 2 2 . 3 o 2 1



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OCONDENSEDOPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS


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      Load the camera.                                              ,-)     Set the proper ASA  f ilm speed. 4
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Set the exposure.                                 Compose your  picture and focus.
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4 FILM LOADING
 The Olympus Easy Loading system is an easy,
 sure method to load film  correctly and simply.
 To  load the camera, just  insert the end of the
 f ilm into one of the six slots on the take-up spool.
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Use  a  regul a r  3 5 m m     r o l l    f i lm   (p e rfo ra te d )               .l   Open the rear cover.
cartridge of 12,20  or 36 exposures.                                        I    Pull out the f ilm rewind crank and pull the
                                                rewind knob upward until the rear cover snapsopen.


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      Load the camera.                                          t-)    lnsert the film leader into one of the slots.
I-'      Place the  f ilm cartridge in the f ilm compart-     t-J   Draw out  the  f ilm leader, and  insert the
ment. Replacethe rewind knob. In casethe rewind   end of the f ilm into one of the slots on the take-up
knob  cannot be  replaced properly, slightly turn    spool.
it in either direction clockwiseor counterclockwise
while holding the cartridgein position.

Advance the f alm.                                 Close the rear cover.
     Advancethe f ilm with the f ilm advancelever.        Close the rear @ver, making sure that  it is
Make sure that  the sprockets are engaged as the         locked.
f ilm passesover them.

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       Tighten  film.                                  Check the exposure counter.
      A f t er  c l o s i n g   t h e   r e a r co ve r,  fo ld  o u t  th e        Advance the  film and release the shutter
rewind crank and turn   it gently in the direction    alternately until No. 1 appears in the exposure
of the arrow until slight resistanceis felt.  Thiswill    counter window on top of the camera.  As the
take up any slack in the cartridge.                      film  is advanced, the rewind knob  periodically
                                                                 will rotate in a backward direction.  This indicates
                                                    the f ilm is being advancedcorrectly.

O FILM ADVANCE LEVER                 OFILM EXPOSURECOUNTER





   Pull out film advance lever just enough to place your thumb   The film exposurecounter shows
   between the camera body  and  the  lever so  that you  are   the number of frames exposed in
   always ready for rapid film advancing.  DO NOT STROKE   subsequent even numbers up to
  A D V A N C E L E V E R B E F O R E R E F L E X M I R R O R R E T U R N S      36.  The numbers 12,20 and 36
  COMPLETELY.  (Particularly in case of slower shutter speeds.)   plus S are in red color.
   Stroke the  f ilm advance lever until  it stops.The f ilm is advanced   Each time the  f ilm  is advanced,
   one frame and the shutter can be cocked.  The film can be   the counter counts up the number
   advancedin a single stroke or by a numberof shorter strokes.       of exposuresmade, which is indi-
   Depressthe shutter releasebutton.  Film can be advanced only    cated at the point of the red color
    after the shutter is released.                                  arrow (< t. When the rear cover is
                                                            opened, the counter returns to S
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ASA FILM SPEED INDICATIONWINDOW

ASA window   is located between  "B"  and 10OO on
the s hut t er d i a l . T o s e t a c o r r e ct  f ilm sp e e d , lift th e
ou t e r  rin g o f   t h e s h u t t e r d i a l a n d ro ta te  it in e ith e r
dire c t ion u n t i l   t h e  f i l m s p e e d o f yo u r   f ilm a p p e a rs
at  t he c ent e r o f w i n d o w .
To  take  correct  readings, must  set a correct  film
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C SxuTTER SPEEDDIAL

The  12  numbers  on  the  shutter  speed  dial  are
speed  settings.     1,  2,  4,  8,   ....., 10OO represent
 1 second,  1/2  of  a second,  1/4  of  a second,  1/8
 of  a second, ....., U 1000  of a second respectively
while  I represents time exposure.   At  "B"   settlng,
the  shutter  stays  open  as  long  as  the  shutter
release button   is depressed.    Be sure  to  match
the shutter speed you  select to  the  black  line on
the camera body.
The  shutter  speed  dial   is coupled  to  the  meter
need le in   t h e  v i e w f i n d e r .   F o r e xp o su re s u tilizin g
t he "B "  s e t t in g ,  t h e u s e o f a c a ble re le a se is re co m-
mended.  Shutter  speed may be changed before or
af t er   t he   f ilm  h a s b e e n a d v a n ce d o r  th e sh u tte r
cocked.
The  s h u t t e r  s p e e d d i a l  c a n n o t   b e  ro ta te d  p a st
 t h e ' l 0 0 0 p o s i t i o n o r  t h e B p o s i t r o n .
W h e n  s e l e c t i n g a  n e w  s h u t t e r  s p e e d , n e v e r p u l l
up   t he d ial   f o r   t h e   f i l m  s p e e d se ttin g (AS A )  will
be al t ere d .


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O EXPoSURE METER SWITCH



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The exposure meter switch is beside the  rewind   When it is set to "8. C":  (Battery chec*)
crank on the top of camera.                      To check the battery life, set the f ilm speedsetting
When the switch is set to "on":  Turn the exposure    ring at ASA 100, and the shutter speed at 1/60.
meter switch to the "on"  pcsition, the meter will    Turn the exposure meter swi.tch lever to the B. C.
be electrified to  actuate the needle.   lf youturn     position and look through the viewfinder.    lf the
the shutter dial, the needle moves, and if you turn     battery  is at the correct voltage, the meter needle
the aperture ring, the follow pointer moves.             will move up to the battery check mark.  As you
Match the needle and pointer with each other for    remove your  finger from the meter switch lever,
correct exposure.                                    the lever will  automatically return to the  "off"
When it  is set to  "ott".   In caseyou are not taking    position.
readings, turn  off  the exposure meter sruitch to
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O TTL (THROUGH.THE-LENS)EXPOSUREMETER
The TTL measuringsystemadopted in the Olympus    FTL, the automatic dia-
FTL  is an extremely convenient device for  light   phragm mechanism of
measurement. During light measurementthrough    those lenses will func-
the lens,the lensapertureis kept fully open all the    tion  properly although
time.  When the shutter releasebutton  is pressed,   the  exposure readings
the lens aperture closesdown automatically to the    must be taken by clos-
pre-selectedaperture.                                 ing the aperture to  a
In this method, you can see the subject through    desired position.  This
the viewf inder always at its maximum brightness.       is the stopdown  light
The Olympus FTL positioningpin mechanismmade   measuringmethod.
 it possible for the  f irst time to align correctly the   Two  high sensitive CdS cells positioned on both
position of the screw-in Practica Mount for  full    sides of the eyepiece, measure the overall amount
open measurement.  when olympus automatic    of light passingthrough the lens. WhateverOlympus
 lensesare mounted on the camera,you can measure   interchangeable lenses may be used, no considera-
the light with the lens aperture at full opening all    tion as to difference in maximum aperture or focal
 the time. (Seepage21.)                              length is required becausethe light amokint reach-
 lf an extension ring or bellows are placed between    ing the film plane through the lens is always kept
the camera body and the  lens, the correct lens   constant by optical compensation.
opening rnust be set manually before each exposure.   Therefore the TTL meter alwavs measuresthe actu-
Then  light  is correctly measured by stopdown     al amount of light reachingthe f ilm plane, even if
 light measuringmethod. (See page 22.)              wide angleor telephoto lenses,bellows for close-up
But with non-Olympus automatic lenseswith simi-   photography, or  f ilters are attached.
 lar automatic mechanism attached to the Olympus

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1) With pre-selected shutter speed                        2)  With pre-selected lens opening
T h i s r s t h e m o s t  f r e q u e n t l y u s e d m e t h o d .  F i r s t ,      Th is me th o d   is  r ecom m ended  only when  you
you mus t s e l e c t  t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d a cco rd in g to          in te n d  to  give your  pictur e som e  special ef-
con d it io n s o f s u b j e c t s  S l o w sp e e d s a re g e n e ra l-               f e cts su ch as a  lar ger depth  of   f ield or a blur -
ly  us ed   f o r     i n d o o r s o r d a r k su b je cts a n d  fa st        o u t    i n  t h e s u r r o u n d i n g s o r b a c k g r o u n d . S e l e c t
spe e d s  f or  o u t d o o r s  o r  b r i g h t  su b ie cts; o r  to        a s u i t a b l e  l e n s o p e n i n g a c c o r d i n g t o c o n d i t i o n s
s t o p a c t r o n s . S e l e c t s h u t t e r s p e e d f i r s t , t h e n b y        o f  su b je ct.  Gener ally, sm aller  f- num ber s  ar e
 l o o k i n g  t h r o u g h   t h e v i e w f i n d e r ,  t u r n  t h e a p e r -        u se d fo r  in door s or dar k subject while  lar ger f -
 t u r e r r n g u n t r l m e t e r n e e d l e a n d  f o l l o w p o i n t e r        n u mb e rs  u s ually used for  outdoor s  or  br r ght
 r n  t h e v rewf i n d e r m a t c h   t o g e t h e r   ln ca se th e se        s u b j e c t . S e l e c t  l e n s o p e n i n g f i r s t . T h e n   l o o k i n g
 t wo  c lo not m a t c h   t o g e t h e r ,  e Se le ct a S h u tte r         th ro u g h th e viewf inder , r otate the shutter speed
speed because the pre-selected shutter speed is        d i a l  u n t i l   t h e n e e d l e a n d p o i n t e r    i n  t h e v r e w .
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even when the shutter speed dial is turned up    OSTOP-DOWNMEASURING METHOD
to 1 or IOOO, the pre-selected lens opening is
improper or when the shutter speed dial falls     When  extension  ring,   bellows, nonOlympus
on midway scalereading,the shutter speeddoes      interchangeable lenses are used with  the FTL,
not work. So re-selectlens opening and repeat       correct exposure must be determined by  "stop-
the procedure about the shutter speed dial          down"  measuring,becausethe meter coupling pin
E X P O S U R E M E T E R C O U P L I N G R A N G E         does not connect with the lens.
                                      When non0lympus  lenses are mounted on the
                                                camera, press the pre-view button to close the aper-
                                                         ture  diaphragm  to  take  readings.   In case of
                                                 extension ring and bellows are used, lock the pre-
                                                view button  by pressing it down since the dia-
                                           phragm closes as you set the aperture ring. Then
                                                  looking through the viewfinder, rotate the aperture
                                                         ring and the shutter speed dial to the point that the
When utilizing the slow shutter speeds to deter-   meter needleand follow pointer match.
                                          Any Olympus interchangeablelens mounted onmine the exposure, the red mark  is occasionally
                                                    the camera directly without close-up equipmentsvisible in the viewfinder.      lf  the meter needle
                                                 cannot be used in the stopdown methocLenters into red zone, it means the light is insuf-
                                            To prevent extraneous light entering from the eye-f icient for the exposure meter to  f unction.  In such
                                                     piece, use the eye-shade while taking readings.a case re-select the shutter speed before taking
readings so that  the needle does not enter the
red zone.   The coupling range of the exposure                                           v
meter varies accord ing  to  the   f ilm  speeds, so
pleaserefer to the table of working rangesabove.
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S SPECIAL EXPOSURETECHNIOUES
1) When  subject  is backlighted   or  sidelighted,
   use of  lens hood  is recommended   to  eliminate
       f lare  in  pictures.   To  take  a correct  reading
    for  backlighted  subject, approach  the  subject
   as cfose as possible and take a reading of the part
   you want  to expose  correctly.     After  setting
   exposure,  return  to  the  position  where  you
   want  to  take  a  picture  from.    Then  release
   shutter.      lf the meter indicates different  read-
    irrg after you  return  to  the position,   it can be
   disregarded since the meter  is functioning  to the
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2l When the clear sky occupies a large portion of
                                    the  picture its brightnessoften affects the
                                    meter, causing underexposure for  the maint                                     subject. Point the lens toward a lower position
                                     while measuring, so that the sky is put out of
                                     the central circle on the screen.  The same is
                                       the case where the water surface ref lecting the
                                   sky or a snow landscapeis the background.
                                    For example, when a portrait  is taken on the
                                 snow, or  with  light on the back, cover the
                                       central part  of  the viewf ield with  the main
                                     subject image made as large as possible.
                                 3) Against strong light source
                                                                   lf there enters strong light from a  f luorescent
                                   lamp, oo electric bulb or  the bright sky as
                                   looked  through  the  window  of  the room
                                 where your camera is set,  it  is recommended
                                           to turn aside the camera from the light source
                                     while measuring the  light, then  return the
                                camera to the former position from where you
                                    wish to shoot.

OFOCUSING
                                            To  focus the subject, looking through the view
                                                        finder, turn the lens focus ring in either direction
                                                             until the subfect becomesclearly visible. Focusing
                                                                    is possibleover the entire focusing screen.
                                                     Especially,the central spot made of precisemicro-
                                                 prisms gives a shimmering effect when the subject
                                                                    is not in focus.
                                             To estimate the distance from camera to subject,
                                                 read out the number pointed by the red index
                                            mark  (  0    ).  Meters are indicated by the white
                                                      scale,and the feet by the orange scale.
                                                With the 50mm standard lens, the closest distance
                                                         that can be focused is 40cm (16"). The areato be
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Depth of field scale and infrared index                 Infrared index
The depth of  field is indicated on the lens with    To use inf rared sensitivef ilms, focus in an ordinary
three pairs of numbers, 4, 8 and 16, which are   manner and read the distance. Then transfer it to
engraved on the lens mount on both sides of the    "R" by turning the focus ring.
red mark 0  . Readingthe depth of  f ield is explained   This adjustment must be done before each exposure
by the following example:                       because the  infrared film   is sensitive only  to
The distance between the camera and the subject    infrared rays, which  focus on a plane slightly
is 3m (10 ft.l and the lensis set at F/16. The depth   behind that of ordinary light rays.
of  field  is indicated between the paired 16's to    Pre-view button
the left 1.5m (5 ft.l and to the right 10m (30 ft.)   To  check the depth  of  field and to see which
of the red mark. This range will be in sharp focus   objects are in or out  of focus, use the pre-view                                                     button.   Press the pre-view button and push  it
on the  f ilm. This depth of  f ield range can also be    leftward (opposite to  0   ) to tock. The pre-view
observed by pressingthe pre-view button while view'    button closesthe lens opening to the pre-selected
ing through the  f inder, as explained on page 27.   position, making  it  possible to  see the subject

                                                aperture setting. This
                                                 ensures perf ect focusing
                                                            of  both subject, back-
                                              ground and foreground.
                                            To unlock the pre-view
                                                     button, move  it  in the
                                                  opposite direction
                                                  (toward |  1.  The dia-
                                           phragm will be opened
                                                                                                    f u l l y .

O D E P T H O F F I E L D
Wfren  a camera  lens  is focused  to  give a sharp    Proper use of depth  of   f ield can enable the photo-
 i m a g e o f a p a r t i c u l a r s u b j e c t , s o m e o b j e c t s s l i g h t l y     g r a p h e r t o u t i l i z e t h e p r i n c i p l e s o f  " s e l e c t i v e f o c u s " ,
b e h i n d , a s w e l l a s s o m e o b j e c t s s l i g h t l y a h e a d o f    which  can  be  previewed  through  the  finder  by
the  subject focused  ofl,  will  appear  to be sharp.    pressing the pre-view button.
The  distance between  the  nearest and  farthest    The  reference table  in  the  opposite  page shows
o b j e c t s , w h i c h  a r e    i n   f o c u s ,    i s c a l l e d  " d e p t h  o f    w h e n   t h e c a m e r a - t o - s u b j e c t d i s t a n c e  i s 3 m   ( 1 0  f t . )
f i e l d " .    T h e  d e p t h  b e h i n d     i s    l a r g e r   t h a n    t h e     F/stop  16, the depth  of   f ield ranges from  1 .92m
d e p t h a h e a d .                                                                           ( 6 . 3 6  f t . )  t o 7 . O 2 m Q 3 . 9 2   f t . ) , f o r   i n s t a n c e .





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9 R E W I N D I N G T H E F I L M





When y o u   f i n i s h  t h e e n t i r e ro ll, yo u mu st re win d     3)  Open the rear cover and take the cartridge out.
t h e   f ilm  ba c k    i n t o   t h e  c a r t r id g e .   To  d e te rmin e       Th is must be done  in the shadow.  T he   r ewind
w h e t h e r   t h e   r o l l    i s  f i n i s h e d , o b se rve th e e xp o su re        b u tto n  pops up autom atically when you  str oke
co u n t e r.     l t   i n d i c a t e s 1 2 . 2 0  o r 3 6 .                            th e film advance lever .
1) To  re w i n d    t h e   f i l m ,  p r ess th e  re win d  b u tto n            *  Wh en   f ilm becom es  close to   its end, you
   on  t h e b o t t o m  o f  t h e c a me ra b o d y.                  ma y  star t  feeling  slight tension.        lf  the
2) Fo ld  o u t   t h e  r e w i n d  c r a n k a n d win d   it  in th e          advance  lever stops  in the  halt way, do  not
   direc t io n  o f    t h e  a r r o w .   Wh ile   f ilm  is b e in g             fo rc e  to  advance  the  film .    Check  the
   rewo u n d ,  y o u   f e e l  t e n s i o n o n  th e re win d cra n k.          exposure counter and  if  it indicates numbers
  Wh e n  it  t u r n s  f r e e ,  f  i l m    i s co mp le te ly  re wo u n d            a ro und the exposur es your  f ilm or iginally has,
   bac k in t o  t h e c a r t r i d g e .                                                                           t h e e n t i r e  r o l l   i s  f i n i s h e d . R e w i n d  t h e  f  i l m .
                                      30