Primarflex II User manual

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                         Ithe PBIN|AftFLEX II nrt,nctio^t     tLtt"f                     {"
 In|PONTANT
           Thir carnero ir o precision inrlrumenf. Therefore. it ir most imporfonl thqt oll
       inrfruclionr be recd ond corefully followed. I{EVER ute force in hondling this
      ccmcro!
 LOAIDING TIIE CAIIERA
         The Prinorfier  ll is o ringle lens refiel conerq whieh producet 12 erposures
       Zt/et2t/c".  ll lakes 120 roll filn of vqrioss mokes ond enulsionr: looding should be
     done ia rubdued lighl cnd in the following monner:
                 t.  Press the film eounling ftnob (Al down.
           2. Open back, by pressing releose knob (81 backwordr cnd downwqrds.
           3.  Pull shutfer rewind knob (Cl oulwqrds; secure by giving if o l/8 llrn
                  clockwise.
           4. Grosp film corier (Dl by bridge ond remoye.
           5. Plqce film in lower porl ol csrier (Dll, pull lecder oround roller up
                 ogoinsf prcssur. plote EEING SURE block sidc ir focing oulword.
           6. Toke lhe leqder over lhe upper roller (D2l into fhe long slit of lhe
                loke up rpool. Turn lcke.up rpool elockwi:e unlll lhc leoder ir firnly
                held by its own lension.
                   7.  R,eploce film ccrrier inlo  f he bqch of the cqmero with colch wheel
                                   ( D3l in upper position.
                  8.  Engoge shutter knob by turning clockwise.
                  9.  Wind this knob uniil the white iope on the feed spool borely oppeors.
               10.  Close ccmero bock.
                 ll.   Turn film counling knob (Al slightly counter clochwise until it sfops,
          DO NOT FORCE, fhen push upwords.
             12. A red zero now oppeqrs on lhe film counting window (El.
               13.  Turn shutfer wlnding knob  ( C t until it rtops i moking rure it csn go
              no more.
          14. Number one noyv oppears in fhe window.
                         | 5. The comero is reody for the first exposure.
          After eoch erposure repeat inslruclion #13 until the film hos been used up.
     Eoch iurn of the knob resefs the focol plone shutler. positions the mirror; ond,
     frcnsports ond counts ihe film.





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THE T'OCAL PLAITD SHUTTBR
            Exposure lime ir sel by lurning lhe knob (Fl in eilher direclion. Spccdr fron
            I second lo  | /lOO0fh including T & B con be cet. Piciures with th: rclf porfr.olt
         (deloyed oction limerl mechsnism con be lqken by first furning the lnob (61 in o
        clockwise posifion. before or qffer winding shuller. Thc mechonirn  ir ocluotcd by
        pressing lhe deloyed aclion releose knob (Hl bockwordr.
           The body shutter relesse ir locsled of  (l) and operoted by prering bock-
        wordsi o lhi'eod in lhe releose aeconmodqtes o coblt relesrc.
  INTDNITAL FLASII SYNCIIBONIZATI]ON
          The Primorfiex  ll is infernqlly rynchronized for fiorh. both bulb ond tpced
         ffghf (Jl. When using rncgnesium bulbr, sel lhe foeol plcne shullcr ol l/l0th  of
      o second. When using tpeed light, rel lhe shutler of l/25fh of o rtcond. How.
         ever. if should be remembered lhc efieclive rlopping oclion ir o chorcclcrirllc
        of the f,osh being used. In oll cot.r lhe monufqclurer'l Inrlruclionr thould be
         followed.
  IITINNOITANGDABILITY OT' LDITSDS
              Inlerchongeobility of lenses is o prime chorocleristic of the Prinorf,er  lt.
          All lenses for ihis comero ore inscribed with q red dot whieh is oligned with the
        red dol on the mounting ring of the comero.
            After grosping the milled ring of lhe lens mounl ond lurning  il  counlcr.
         clockwise,  it will be found lhe lens is free ond con be lifted out. The new tenr
            ir fifted by reversing fhis procedure. Core must be taken thqt the red dott line
       up when plocing lhe lens on lhe eomcro.        ;
  NDIIOVABLD LIGIIT IIOOI)
                    lf neccessary (lo use o mognifier of greoler power fhon lhct providedl the
          light hood eon be removed by grosping if ol ils four bose corners. The thunbr
        under the reor ledge cqn lifl  il ond the respecfive middle fingers of eqch hond
       con slide lhe hood bqckwords ond ofi lhe comero. Reploce fhe light hood by the
       sqme moyemenl in reyerue; being sure lhe keyhole openings, in fhe forword barc
        of ihe hood, poss fhe screwheods before lhe hood is pushed forword and lhcn
       down to seol properly.
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  MISCDLLANNOUS INSTNUC"TIONS VII
-K                         l.  To opcn hood. preis rpring coleh (81 bockwordc.
               2. To clore hood, the reor ceclion should be purhed down firrl. nerl lhc
-L                  rides ond lostly lhe fronl.               3. The mognifier (Kl is broughl inlo posifion by pulling lhc longuc boek.
                   words.
               4.  The sporl: findcr (Ll ulilizec lhc rquore cul.oul of the rccr hood rcc.
                     lion in coniunclion wifh the hinged fronl window which ir lifted up-
                   words.
               5. The refier miror is cutomoficolly posilioned when lhc rhuller knob ir
                   lurned during normol operotion. Howeyer.  it moy clso be poritioned.
                    for viewing purposes. by turning lhe mirror retting knob (Ml cloch.
                  wise. Thir does nof wind lhe thutlcr!
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SIDDCTAL ADYAITTAGES Otr. THE
PI]IIIAN].LEX II
        Thc Primorfier  ll  is regorded or lhe inevifable cholcc of thc dlrcrimlnollng
     worker in photogrophy. C)ne who opprecioles lhe odvonloges of:
         No porollor error
              Ability to toke tele lenser ond fenses of wide opcrlure
           Quich inlerchongeobility of lenses
           Cleor ond mognified piclure on lhe ground glosr
              Ercellenf for color
            Focol plone shuller lo  | /l000fh
             Self portroit mechonism
             Fully oulomotic oction
              Internol 0osh sync for bulb or rlrobe
           Ure of cui film holders
        Yet by for. lhe mosl opprecioled odvonfcae is the foct lhol lhe normqt lenr
     (olr comcros ore equipped with l0.5cm f3.5 eoqled Cqrl Zeiss Tessortl overeomet
    lhc mony disodvonloges of lenses used on lwin lenr ref,eres.
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PRIIf,ARI.ILDX II ACCDSSOBIDS
   l65mm f3.5 Corl Zeiss Tesscr. "T" coaied                             .$l4g.50
   l80mn f3.5 Schneider Xenar, cooled                                      l34.OO
.  240mm f4.5 Schneider Tele Xenor, cooled ... ?.                          |4E.OO
   EXTENSION TUBE SET .                                                         tZ.7E
   DETUXE FTASH GUN                                                       t4.50
   SCREW.IN SHADE AND FIITER HOIDERS. (f3.5 Tessorl                   3.75
   OPTICAL GTASS FIITERS, yellow. red, orcnge, green        ....eoch  l.7E
   MICROSCOPE ADAPTER                                                 t3.90
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