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Olympus Wide Super User manual
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fnfroduction of Widc SuPcr 2 Hovr to Usc the Light.Voluc Diol1
14Cgntcnts....,................ 2 on thc Comerq Bock ...
Nomc of porliculort 3, 1, 5 How lo, Ure thc Olympur
Fcqlure:... ......... 6 Light Volue Syrtem ... l5
HZuiko-W lz2t:35mm 7 Automotic Film winding systcm............ l6
17Film Losding...... ......... 8, 9 Thc Ofympur Mogic Dol Window .........
Uring Shuttcr Specd Diol ......... l0 Film Rcwinding ...... ......... 17
Lcnr OpcninS ...... ......... l0 Th6*Golden Bright-Fromc Finder ......... l8
Light Voluc Syrtcm ......... ll rosuri;6i.fited'f,-ocur Shooting ............ l9
Simplicity of thc Light Voluc Toble...... 12 Ffosh Synchrbnizoiion ...... 20
Olympur Lighl Volue Syrtem is lhc Finert... l3 Depth of Field Advontoge ... ....,, 2lView original page 6Page 7 · Read text
Lens: HZuiko-W F1z2 f:35mm.
Shutter: Seikosho MXL 1, Lf zt, r,'ro, rf tno, tlrrn, tlroosecond rf t, 1lr, tf n,
ond Bulb. Free Lighi Volue System.
Aperture z 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, I l, 16. Click setting.
Distonce scole: 2.2, 2.5, 3, 4,7, 15 ond oo (ft.l
Fixed focus scole (15 ft. ot f/8) ; with infrored roy photogrophy
scole. (R scole)
Focusing : combined view ond coupled ronge-f inder by heticoid moiion.
Finder : Golden Luminous frome f inder with porollox oulomolic correc-
tion. Mognif icotion 0.6 X .
Film winding : Winding lever cocks the shuiler, tronsport f ilm, ond indi-
cotes lhe exposure count ol the some time. One 120 degree
turn of the lever odvonces one full frome; double-exposure
prevention; intentionol superimposition feosible. Exposure
counter returns lo slort position when reor cover is opened.
Comero bock : Opens ond closes by woy of o hinge.
Light volue scole on bock cover.
45mm in diometer, slip on type.
Lens shode' (A lens shode specificolly designed for this comero is ovoiloble)
Filter : 43mm in screw in type.
Tripod sockel , tlt" in diomeler.
Body size 69mm X82mm X l28mm. (2.73't x3.24tt xS.4lttl 'Weight 650 grommes. (1.21 Lbs.) '
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HZuiko-W Fl:2 f:35mm
This Olympus Wide Angle f f 2 tens (H Zuiko)
is the first ond only high quolity lens of such
speed to be used with o stondord smoll
diometer shutter. The Olympus technicions
ore the first in the History of Optics to moke
this dromotic ochievement. There is no
oberrotion whotever qnd oll four corners of
the film receive the some volue of light.
The diogrom ot left shows the 8-element
lens os it corrects sphericol oberrotion ond oll
imoge distortion, os well os ostigmotism ond
chromqtic oberrotion. This lens, the most
odvonced Wide Angle lens in existence, is
Conslruction of 8 elemenl superb for both block ond white ond color
HZuiko-W F 1:2 f:35mm f ilm.
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Film Looding
l. The OLYMPUS Comero occepts ony stondord 35mm
cortridge or the Olympus Mogozine Type P.
2. Pull up sliding lock ot side of comero ond reor cover
snops open.
3. Hold f ilm ond comero os illustroted in upper photo ond
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4. Pull up on rewind knob so cortridge fits into chomber.
Push down on rewind knob, gently ond with slight
twist, until knob engoges cortridge.
5. Actuolly use rewind knob to toke up slock in film ond
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6. Close ond lock reor cover.
7. Exposure Counter : When cover is closed, counler
shows "S" for stort. Use ropid wind lever qnd wind
film ond click shutter, then releose shutter. Do this
twice, bringing exposure counter to f, l. Then You're
reody for shooting.
During these 2 proctice winds, be sure rewind knob
turns in onti-clockwise direction, showing f ilm proceed-
ing right. Before shooting the roll, odiust the Light
Volue Diol on bock of comero for proper ASA film
speed,
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Uslng Shutter Speed Dlol Lens Openlng
Click stops ore found ot the following of
stops: 2,2.8,4,5.6,8, ll, 16. These numbers
indicote the reloiive operf ure occording to
this stondord formulo : f stop equols
Foco! Length of Lens
Diometer of Lens Opening
f/ll gives twice the light ot t116. f/8 gives
Select shutter speed wonted by rototing twice the light of tll l, etc.
diof os shown. Speeds ore I second, tl.:, tli,
t t t t t/.rn, t/ruo Itn, lrr, 1r,,, I ,un, ond Bulb. All
speeds hove click stops for your convenience.
When using Bulb, the shutter remoins open os
long os releose button is depressed.
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Note the yellow numerols oppeoring in the window between the shutter speed diol ond the
f stop diol. These ore colled LIGHT VALUE NUMBERS ond ronge from 2 through 17 on this
OLYMPUS WIDE SUPER. The reor cover of the Comero olso shows Light Volue Numbers, ronging
from 6 through 18. set the shutter speed Diol on I second, ond the tlsrop
diol on f/2.
In the LIGHT VALUE WINDOW APPEARS "2". As the lens opening is
chonsed from Fl2 to f/16 the LIGHT VALUE NUMBERS CHANGE ARITH_
METICALLY FROM I through 8. Now reset the diols to I second ot fl2,
bringing the Light volue Window 1o "2" ogoin. This time chonge the shutter
speed only, up tot/ru,,. The Light Volue Number is chonged to ll. A
tlght Volue System
specific LIGHT VALUE moy be obtoined by keeping constont the f/stop oR
the shutter speed, depending on the requirements of your subiect.
This system is bosed on o LIGHT VALUE NUMBER oF 0 when SHUTTER ls
AT I SECOND ond LENS lS AT tl1. Since progressions ore oriihmetic, certoin
Light volue Numbers connot oppeor properly in the window becouse tf s of o
second is NCT holf of r/3 second, ond r/.15 of o second is NOT holf of 1/16 second. HOWEVER ALL
THESE LIGHT VALUE NUMBERS ARE in proper relotion to the light entering the film. THIS OLYMPUS
SYSTEM lS THE MOST ADVANCED LVS ovoiloble.
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Olympus Llght Value System ls the Flnest
In ordinory comeros the shutter speed diol ond the f/stop diol turn ot the some time, ond ore
so connected thot they connot move seporotely. Advonced photogrophers reolize however thot
"proper" exposure is relotive, ond depends on the photogropher's creolive desires. Cne photo-
gropher moy wont to purposely underexpose ond overdevelope to goin more conlrost. Another
photogropher mqy wont to do the opposite to goin more definition in deep shodow oreos. ONLY
THE OLYMPUS ALLOWS THIS TO BE DONE. THE OLYMPUS ADVANCED LIGHT VALUE SYSTEM
ALLOWS SHUTTER D|AL AND f/STOP D|AL TO ROTATE INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER. THIS
IS TYPICAL OF OLYMPUS "YEARS.AHEAD'' FEATURES !
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How to Use the Light Volue Diol on fhe Gomercr Bsck:
outdoor evenl
mountoin obiect ot window
runny weother
light cloudy
light volue
After setting the proper ASA film speed, turn the diol so it is
odiusted to the existent weother conditions. (tf it is o street scene ond
the ASA film speed is 100, the Light Volue Number reods 14") This
Number "l4" is effective, however, only from 9AM to 3PM during
Morch, April, September ond October. lf shooting from November
through Februory, the proper Light Volue Number is "13". For Moy,
July ond August it becomes "l5". These self-explonotory odiustments
give you the proper Light Volue Number for oll normol purposes, ond
the OLYMPUS system is bosed upon eose of operotion, speed of use,
ond utmost occurocy. lllustrotions show how eosy it is to get proper
Light Volue Number.
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How to Use the Olympus light Volue System
After determining the proper LV Number, decide which is
more importont to you-shufter speed to stop oction, or smoll lens
diometer to goin greot depth of field. lf you wont to stop oction,
set shutter ot t/r,,,, ond move f/stop diol until Number l4 oppeors
in LIGHT VALUE WINDOW. This will bring lens opening to f/5.6.
At t/.rt,, lens opening is f/8. lf more depth of field is desired,
f/16 moy be set first ond then the shutter speed diol moved until
LIGHT VALUE NUMBER l4 oppeors, which would be ot obout r/:,,r
second.
It, during shooting lime, light on the subiect suddenly chonges
(such os clouds hiding the sun) the shutter speed diol or ihe f/stop
diol moy be immediotely moved to compensote for the chonge of
light. For exomple, if using r/:1r second ot f/8 (LIGHT VALUE
NUMBER l4), ond the sun becomes hidden by o cloud, quickly
r/11y11chonge the shutter speed to th. When the sun reoppeors
simply revert bock to t/:r,, ih.
ONLY THE OLYMPUS LIGHT VALUE SYSTEM OFFERS SUCH
VERSATILITY AND ACCURACY !
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Automqtlc Fllm Winding System
Film winder outomoticolly performs oll these functions with o single 120 degree stroke:
'.'.' winds film to next exposure
.^.' counts exposure on counter
'.'.' cocks shutter
'.'.' prevents occidentol double exposure
After setting proper f/stop ond shutter speed, ond ofter lens if focussed, moke full 120 degree
stroke of winder (ollowing hondle to spring bock to position), ond press shutter releose button. lt
is impossible to wind film until film is exposed. This is lrue comero outomotion. Film winding
lever moy be left in 45 degree ongle for quick ond eosy use. (See right holf of illustrotion,)
To obtoin double or triple exposures f or
trick shots, moke the first exposure, then press
rewind BUTTON AT BASE OF CAMERA while
using f ilm winding lever. This cocks shutter
BUT DOES NOT WIND FILM. Repeot operotion
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The Olympus Moglc Dor Wlndow mqnufocturer, the oulomotic film winder will
stop holfwoy towords its full l2O degree
When outomotic film position. DO NOT FORCE THIS FILM WINDER.
winding lever hos been Simply press on the rewind button ot bose of
properly operoted, q comero, complete the 120 degree turn of the
45 red dot oppeors (see film winder, ollow it to snop bock to the degree position, refurn it monuolly to its posi- illustrotion). ls soon tion flush with the comero bock, ond perform os shutter is releosed, the rewind operotion os outlined obove.dot becomes white. This gives you visuol NOTE: FOR OPTIMUM ACCURACY UNDERproof of reodiness condition.
ALL CONDITIONS AND TO PREVENT ACCI.
To Rewlnd Fllm : DENTAL EXPOSURES, IT IS BEST TO FOLLOW
After lost exposure, open rewind knob os THIS ORDER:
shown in illustrotion, press rewind button ot l. Set shutter speed ond f/stop
bose of comero, ond slowly rewind film by 2. Focus
turning knob in o direction opposite thot of 3. Wind film lo new frome
the outomotic film winder when you were 4. Expose f ilm
winding the film during use. Simply follow 5. Leove settings in obove condition until
orrows on reody for new shot, then repeot process.
This olso prevents occidentolly f ripping the rewind knob. f shulter releose bulton. lf necessory to In certoin chonge shutter speed ofter shutter is instonces, cocked, move diol o few speeds owoy ond
depending on the then set on desired speed. This octs to
length of the film unwind ond rewind the occurote springs
supplied by the film within the shutter mechonism.
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The Golden Brlght-Frome Flnder
The OLYMPUS WIDE CAMERA embodies o new principte of
rongefinder/viewfinder optics. Eosy sighting is now possible with
the OLYMPUS oversized finder, eliminoting 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.
Regordless of whot ongle your eye is ot, the Golden Frome is
occurote. (See illustrotion ot left)
ln oddition to these odvontoges, the OLYMPUS FINDER outomo-
ticolly corrects for PARALLAX. Regordless of the distonce being
focussed on ond regordless of the position of your eye in relotion
to the finder, the Golden Frome shows you exoctly whot the film
will receive. ONLY OLYMPUS POSSESSES THESE ADVANCED
FEATURES WITH SUCH ACCURACY !
Diogrom of left shows how Components "A" ond "C"
comprise the rongefinder, ond how Components "B"
comprise the Golden Frome in the Viewing Field. ^ l. Obiective lens 2. Eye-piece
3. One sided mirror 4. Mognifying lens
5. Ronge-finder Obi. 6. Refleclor for bright-frome
7. Bright-f rome plote 8. Ref lector for ronge-f inder
9. Window gloss
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Focusing lever on lens borrel controls o helicoid motion
principle. The combined viewf inder/rongef inder in the
OLYMPUS ollows you to focus ond compose ot one ond the
some time. When the double imoge in the center of
viewfinder coincides exoctly with itself (with the yellow
imoge superimposing the normol imoge) you ore sure of being
in proper focus. Be sure the yellow squore covers thot
port of the subiect you wont in focus. The distonce scole
is engroved on the lens borrel os 2.2 feet, 2.5', 3', 4' 7',
l5' ond Infinity.
Fixed Focus Shootlng
Lenses with shorter focol length feoture greoler depth-of-
field, thot is, the greoter oreo of shorp focus. This is why
such kinds of lenses ore suitoble for snop shot.
Set the operture ot red mork of 8 ond the distonce ot l5 ft,
then everything is in shorp focus f rom 7 ft to inf inity.
For usuol out door snop shooting this combinotion is very
usef ul ond there is no need of worrying obout focusing. Select
your obiect or obiects through the view finder ond releose the
shufter. Thot's oll.
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Flqsh Synchronlzqtlon
Flosh bulbs for o lens shutter ore clossified into lwo closses,
closs M ond Closs F. A closs M bulb reoches its moximum light
output obout 20 milliseconds ofter the electric current storts to
flow (in other words, time-to-peok for o closs M bulb in 20
milliseconds).
The time-to-peok for o closs F bulb is usuolly l0 milliseconds'
An electronic f losh or o strobe light hos procticolly no time deloy' gynchro plug MX chonge leverTo meet the demond for using ony kind of bulbs oformeniioned,
the shutter must hqve some device to regulote the time to stort flow of electric current.
l. Using o closs M bulb;
Set the synchro tever ot the mork M, ond the flosh synchronizes ot oll speeds. DO NOT USE A
CLASS F BULB OR A STROBE LIGHT AT THIS SETTING !
2. Using o Strobe light ;
Set the synchro lever ot X, ond the electronic flosh synchronized ot oll speeds.
With this setting,
A cfoss M bulbs con be used for o speed setting between l-'15 second, ond o closs F bulb
between l-t/ro second.
When the synchro lever is set ot X, electric current storts to flow when the shutter is f ully opsn.
3. Using o closs F bulb ;
Set the synchro lever ot F. The shutter is fully open l0 milliseconds ofter the rtort of current
f low.
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Deprh of Fleld Advontcge
The Olympus Wide Angle lens hqs o focol length of 35mm
(3.5cm). This short focol length offords greot depth of field,
which you con use to odvontoge when there is not time to
focus before eoch shot. For exomple: set the distonce
scofe ot l5 feet. When using on f/stop of Il8, this procticol
ronge of shorpness gives the OLYMPUS odvontoges, which
ore mode greoter when f/l I or f 116 is used.
The term shorpness, os used here, meons obsolute fidelity
ond resolulion. Only Olympus, wilh its 35mm Wide Angle
lens ot f 12 hos the copobility to produce positive shorpness
over such o useoble depth of field oreo.
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