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OPTIKA Professional User manual
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- Optika
- Model / document
- OPTIKA Professional
- Document type
- User manual
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- English
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- 28
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- 14.5 MB
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- Film cameras
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PR,EFACE
Aetna Optix lnc. appreciates your choice of this Optika professional camera, a newly designed I
ringle lens reflex camera which is outcome by intensive research for long years and experimen-,l
il ,ation to produce a camera to be capable of meeting the exact requierments of the profes'
sional camera of extreme versatility for wide range of uses including news photography,
commercial work, scientific and industrial applications.
To produce this carrtra, we have paid special attention to the followings.
l. Steadiness and lightness.
2. Easv operation and portability.
3. Non-mirror & shutter shock.
4. Instant interchangeabilities for lens and film.
5. Lowest cost and highest mechanism. 1
6. Extreme versatility for anv photographic works.
\4/e hope you can obtain the full satisfaction with this Optika professional camera and it can
be a versatile instrument for extremely wide application including any professional requirement.
Your suggestion for improvements and changes will be welcome at any time.
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FEATURES
l. The body is made of aluminium alloy die casting which has adequate rigidity combined with lightness
{'ri and resistance to corrosive action'
2. Lens interchangeability. The standard Luminant l05mm F: 3.5 lens is interchangeable with wide angle
or telephoto lenses. Besides this standard lens, 5 other lenses of wide arigle or telephoto are provided.
3. Extreme availability for many different negative sizes from 120 Rollfilm. D.y plate (2tlax3l/r//), Cut
6lm (6X9) and Film Pack (520) are also available.
4. Easy exchange film (black-and-white to color, color to black-and-white).
5. Easy operation for copying, close-up work and micro-photography.
6. Mirror and shutter absorbing system.
Equipped with unique mirror and shutter shock absorbing mechanism which can be adjusted according
to vertical or horizontal photograph. This systern perfectly deprives of any shock comes from mirror
and shutter movement.
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4) Thread the film end to the take up spool, through the film guide (E) and pin roller (J) as the sketch
shows.
5) Wind knob (D) and advance the film until start mark of film leader paper coincides to (J). Shut the (A).
6) Combine the Rollfilm Holder with camera body.
7) According to the desired negative size, change the protective slide of Holder to each negative mask. (For
6x7 cm use, no mask is used.)
8) IJse one of counter windows (F) according to desired negative size. (You may neglect the other two.)
9) Wind the knob (D) until exposure number I appears and the red line of dial matches black line of
desired counter window. Now, ready for taking picture. For the next exposure, wind the knob until
the next number appears in the counter window and match red line in the same way.
l0) After exposed all, wind up (D) until mark E appears in counter window. Then, open the backlid and
remove the film.
(Be careful to take up the exposed film which has strong reflex motion, as it is curled in opposite way.)
G-Film chamber
E-Film guide
J-Pin roller
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tB] TAKING THE PICTURE
l. Shulter winding knob
l) Wind the shutter winding knob (8-16) for 180" backwards until it stops and the red marking line
coincides with the white dot.
2) By winding the knob, the reflex mirror flips down at the same time, and the shutter is set"
3) If the winding knob does not move, it means that the shutter is already set but . not released
yet. Then release the shutter by pushing the release button (B-lB).
4) If you release the shutter incompletely, both of winding knob and release button does not become
movable. Then wind the knob slightly until the red marking line of knob opposite white dot, while
pushing the release button (B-lB).
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2. Lens shod e
Cpen up the lens shade to horizontal position. Then the
lens will appear.
3. Focu"iarg finder
Your Optika camera is equipped with a folding type view
finder hood which is used as a waist level finder.
1) Unscrew and release the finder lock button (B-11).
2) Push the button, then the finder will open automatically.
3) When close the finder, fold No. I hood panel at first and according to the picture fold No. 2,
No. 3 and No. 4 panel.. At last, screw and tie the lock button (B-lI).
4) This viewfinder is exchangeable to an extra eye level finder. To take this finder off, open the all
panels and slide it backward until it stops. Then lift it up, the finder can be removed from the
camera body.
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Picture oreo in finder
On the ground glass of finder, you can see the hairlines which show
the several picture areas on film as follows :
t 1) Internal hairline of both side is for 6 x 4.5 cm. Picture size.
$. 2) Middie (red) hairline of both side is for 6x6 cm. Picture size.
3) External hairline of both side is for 6 x7 cm. Picture size.
4) Full ar ea of ground glass is for 6 x 9 cm. picture size.
Please ascertain the exact picture area according to the film size.
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Focusing
To focus the carnera, turn the focusing knob (A-5) forward or
backward" You will observe that the image becomes sharp or
unsharp as you do this. When image appears sharpest on the
ground glass, the camera is in focus. As this carrrera is single
lens reflex, the sharpest focus on the ground glass is exactly
same as actual focus on film, and free from any parallax"
Mognifier (B-12)
Raise this magnifier by pushing lock button. This is equipped
with focusing view fiinder (A-1), which enable you to get the
sharpest possible focus. The glass of magnifier is larger and
clear convex lens.
Sports f inder (B*13)
This finder is for seeing the ob ject directly at eye level, which
is most effective for moving objects. Sports finder is usable
for farer objects than 6 meters. To use this sports finder,
open ( @ ) after raising the magnifier"
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tC] SHUTTER DIAL SETTING
l. High speed diol setting
l) After cock the winding knob, lift the shutter dial (A-10) and turn the dial clockwise, Set the d,ial at
the desired shutter speed by coinciding it with the marking dot (A-0). Then the shutter will be set
at desired speed.
2) If you feel any difficulty to set at ll2O0 or l/400 as the distance of them is very narrow, set the
center of 1/100 and ll2OO against marking dot. Slightly pressing the dial, turn it slowly toward l/200.
The shutter will be set at 11200. In casesetatl/400, set the centerofB and 11400 and turn the dial
toward 11400 in the same method, then the dial is set at 11400.
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2. SIow speed diol setting
1) Set the high speed dial (A-10) at 1120.
?) Turn the slow shutter dial (B-15) at desired speed and coincide it with
the marking line withor-rt lifting it. Then the slow shutter is ready.
3) When you use high speed dial again, be sure to reset the slow shutter dial
at " 20". The high speed dial is ready to work.
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3. Time exposure
l) Set the high speed dial at " B ".
2) Push the shutter release button (B-18).
3) Pushing the release button, turn this release button clockwise. Now, time exposure is ready.
4) To unset the time exposure, turn the release button once again to ordinary position,
ID] LENS APERTURE
Fre-sel diophrogm Your Optika camera is equipped with a Luminant 105 mm F : 3.5 lens which has
a most convenient pre-set diaphragm system.
1) Set the pre-set ring-,( @ ) at desired aperture against the indicator
(@) before focusing.
2\ Turn the actual diaphragm ring (@) to 3.5 to focus with the dia-
phragm fully open.
3) After accurate focusing turn the actual diaphragm ring ( @ ) which
automatically stops at the pre-selected aperture setting.
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tE] FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
The camera shutter takes over the task of firing the bulb electrically at the right moment. Your Optika
camera has the highest electronic mechanism for this purpose and is equipped with following contacts
which permit you to enjoy the flash photography with any ffash attachment.
l) F.B. Contoct
This is applicable to F-class bulb and is made approximately 5 milliseconds, before the shutter blades
are fully opend.. F-class bulb is comparatively low in its illumination power so it is most suitable to
use in ordinary room at about 15 feet object. F-class bulb is synchronized with lower speed than 1/50
shutter speed.
2) X. e o:ltoct
This is used for an electronic or strobo flash unit with zero delay. T4.
flash fires as soon as the shutter blades reach full opening. Since the
duration of the flash itself is actually shorter than arry shutter setting, thus
you rrray select alry shutter speed but it is advisable to use a speed under
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ADJUSTORiFl sHocK ABSoRBING
Your Optika camera is equipped with an unique mirror shock absorbing system which enable to take
away at ill the shocks come from the reflex mirror, movement. When you take vertical photograph
with 6X9cm or 6X7cm film size, adjust the shock absorbing knob (A-7)'
1) Pull out the shock absorbinE knob. Set the external white dot at internal red dot.
2) When taking horizontal photograph, set the external red dot at internal red dot. If you do not
so, the shutter does not work in the horizontal position.
3) If you release the shutter and take the horizontal photograph when the white dot is opposite to red
dot, the mirror does not work. Then set red dot to opposite internal red dot and wind the winding
knob (8-16) slowly until the red line of knob comes at marking dot, while pushing the shutter
release button,
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TNTERCHANGE THE LENStcl Frow To
1) To dismount the lens board from the carnera, slide up the
upper board holder with center pinch (A-2) and take off the
lens lvith board.
2) To mount the lens board, slide dor,r'n it after exactly affix
the lens board to the camera bcdy.
3) You tr^ay do it also by lorn'er board holder (A-14).
4) Lens is screw-in rnounted on lens board. This lens board is
also used for Luminant 92 rnm F :4" 5 wide angle lens, and
as for extention tube.
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t I] COMPLETE ACCESSORIES FOR OPTIKA
l. Inf,erchongeoble lenses Without extra viewfinder, the lens can be interchangeable to other lenses
which have different focal lengths. Each lens gives a complete correct field
of view and sharp focus on the ground glass.
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Interchqngeoble Lenses
( 1 ) Wide angle "Lumin ant" 92mmFl:4.5presetsystem (4) Tele lens "Luminant" 300mm F1:5.6
(2) Long focus "Luminant" l80mm F1:4.5 (5) Tele lens "Luminartt" 400mm Fl:5.6
( 3 ) Long focus "Lumin arat" 2l0mm F1:4.5
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5. Grip hanr{le 6. Filrn pack holCer
7. D"y plate and cut fiIrn hotrder
Fitm sheath ior cut film is also provided' 8. Vinyl ccfitpartrnent case
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