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Realist 35B User manual
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- Realist
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- Realist 35B
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- English
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6. Rewind Releoseond Releose 17. SprocketGeor ,
Button for Double Exposure
(on Bottom of Comero) lB. View ond Rongef i n d e r
16. Toke-upSpool Eyep i ece
F I G U R E I
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, I N S T R , U C T I O N S T O R R E A L I S T 3 5 . 8
Any stondord 35 mm film con be used, either bloc*-ond-white
or c o lor.
l. O pen t h e co m e r o b o c k b y p u l l i n g u p th e re win d -kn o b (7 )to
irs timit ond turn stighttyro rhe rishr. I ,t'{A-f . (JS
2. Set film indicotor (9) on top of rewind knob (7) ro film
being used. I
3. Keep rewind knob oul ond ploce film mogozine in recess
below the rewind knob (7) with the prolruding center core
of the film mogozine towords the bottom of lhe comer"o,
(See Figure l)
4. Insert the end of the film leoder inlo slot in toke-up spool
(15) os for os possible, keeping lower edge of film to the
bottom of this slot. lf the slot is not visible, turn spool
counter-clockwise with pressure of finger until it cppeors.
5. Pull out the wind lever (1) ond wind one full lurn on the
toke-up spool by moving the wind lever in q clockwise direc-
tion until itstops; then ollow it to return to its normol posi-
lion. lf the wind lever is locked, press the shutter releose
button (2). Repeot until the film is wound securely oround
fhe toke-up spool (15)qnd the perfor.olionsore engoged by
the teeth of the sprocket geor (17). (See Figure l),
CAUTION: Moke sure the film is secure in the toke.up spool
(15)ond running true in the film trock. Do nol odvonce the film
ofter sprocketgeor is fully engoged in film perforotions.
'6. Keep film in this position while replocing comero bock.
The red dot on corne'r of comero bock should be lined
up with the dot on upper left hond corner of comero body.
Press both ends of bock down into lbcked position.
7. To bring fresh fi lm behind the lens,move the wind lever (l) until
it stops. Allow it to reiurn. Pressthe shutter rel€ose butlon.
8. Repeot instruction No. 7.
9. Set exposure counler (3) on "0" by lurning the disk in the
direction of lhe orrow.
10. The comero is now looded ond reody for the first exposurc.View original page 4Page 5 · Read text
l. the operture setting ring (13)
is turned by protruding knurled
bufton. Ser incjicotor dot op-
posite "f" number on the aper-
ture scole (741.
2. The f stop numbers ore t 22.8,
4, 5.6, 8, I l, 16 ond 22. f :2.8
is the lorgest opening ond
f 222 is lhe smqllest op€rling.
l. Turn the shutter speed ring (ll)
., qntil the required speed comes
up opposite orrow. 100-r/rooth
of g second; 25 -Llzs th of
o second, etc. (See Figure 3.)
2. There ore nine shutter speeds,
ronging from l, rlz, L i, Ltr,,
Ltz6trlsn,tllrls,ohd 1/a.,0secOnds
p l u s , 9 " o r b u l b e x p o s u r e .
3. The Synchro - switch lever (15)
is set os follows:
F I G U R E 3 A. For oll shutter speeds, it
should be set of M or X. For deloyed oction exposures,set otV.
Do not use your deloyed oction self timer when setting the
, shutter on bulb.
B. The shutter settings ore mode very eosily by odiusting the
Synchro-switchlever (15) ond moking the usuol comero settings.
A n i m p o r t o n t c o n v e n i e n c e f e o t u r e : S e t o n d
cock shutter in ony sequence yov choose. lt doesn't motter
v' hether you set the Synchro-switchlever before or ofter cocking.
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I . Turn the focusing rirrg ond
scole (10) with either of the
two knurled tobs while looking
through the reor viewfinder
operture eyepiece (18).
2, T he lorge rectongfe is the view-
finder ond the smoll brighter
squore is the rongefinder.Keep
turning the focusing ring (10)
until the two imoges of the
subiect moterio I to be photo-
grophed merge into one
imoge. The lens is now in
correct focus. (See Figure 4.1 F I G U R E I
Over the focusing ring ond scole
(10) there is o depth of field
scole (12) which indicqtes tha
ronge of shorpness in your pic-
ture from the neores? ?o tho 'the
forthest point. left side ot
the orrow indicotes the neor
distonce, from f 2.8 to f 22, ond
the right side indicotes the for
distonce, from f 2.8 to f 22.
Exomple: Focusingscole(10)indi-
cotes you ore 15 feet owoy from
your subiect. You hove chosen
f 5.6 for your operture. The ronge
F I G U R E 5of shorpnessin thot picture will
be from ll feet on right to 22 feel on the left, os indicoted
on the depth of f,old scole (12). lSee Figure 5)
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You hove loodeo lne comero - rnooe oll your preliminory
settings. You ore now reody to moke your first exPosure'
l. Sight obieci thrcugh view ond rongefinder eyepiece (18).
2. Ploce left thumb on wind lever (l). Do not move lever.
3. Ploce first finger of right hond on shutter releose button (2).
Moke exposure by squeezingdown on shulter releose button.
(Don't punch - comero must not move during exposure')
4. Move wind lever with thumb out 900 until it slops (This
tronsports the film ond sets the shu?ter.) Let wind lever
return. Fire shutter. Repeot for next exposure. Toke os mony
os l0 piclures in l0 seconds if you wish.
5. The number of exposuresyou hove mode will be indicqted
on the oulomotic exposure counter (9)' Only toke os mony
€xposuresos ore indicsied for the length of film yourore using.
PutKuxvS
lf on intentionol Couble exposure is desired or lhe flosh
bulb foiled, the shutter con be recocked without odvoncing
the film by pressing the rewind releose button (6) ot thq
bottom of the comero.
Hoving token oll the exp&ures, lhe film must be'wound
. bock inlo the film mogozine.,
l. Press the rewind releose button (5) locoted ot the bottom of
the comero ond keep it pressedin, oi the some iime lift the
rewinding knob (7) to its first stop ond turn in the'direction
of the orrow until you feel the film is off the toke-up spool
ond you ore sure oll the film is bock in the film mogozine.
2, Open-the comero bock in subdued light.
3. Remove the film mogozine.
4. Turn film indicotorwww.orphancameras.com(9) to blonk oreo os o reminder co'rnerq
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The coble releose is fitted into the shutter releose botton (2).
To toke flosh pictures, the flosh gun coble must be conntected to
he flosh contoct socket (8) situoted ot the shutter. For deloyed
oction flosh.piclures,opplicotion should be the some os with ,X"
in the toble. (See Figure 5). For the proper selling of.t[e SynchrolT
switch lever (15), see below U)
GI . /rlKUS, F T A S H T A B T E
F L A S H L A M P S Position of the Synchro S*itch
. Lever
X o r.V M
Type IlI r Possible: ' Shutter Speeds (sec)
I to l/roo th
Phillip s . I P F 3 . , l'to - r/:r; ffi tl6rlrlh <rnd t/rrio th
I rr r+ I P F 2 s
P F 6 0 =-lI
Generol Electric lt".s
Westinghouse I No.tt.
I No.22
Wobosh- Press25
Sylvonio Press40
Press50
N o . 0
N o . 2
Generol Electric No. 50 I lo t/ro th l/zs lh ond l/so th
Wobosh-Sylvonio N o . 3
ELECTRONIC
FLASH.TUBES '!
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R E A L I S TE V E R R E A DC YA S E
Just snop off the cover ond you ore reody to toke pictures
Gives full protectionto your voluoble comero. Mode ot
best quolity, top groin cow-
hide. Exceptionolly sturdy.
R E A L l S T F L A S H
A T T A C H M E N T
One of the most voluoble *
occessories for the REALIST
Comero is the flosh ottoch- i
ment which is ideol for both
'
color ond block-ond-white YII
pictures. The reflecior is
designed to give moximum,
even illum inotion over the
desired picture oreo.
Fits into the flosh clip of the comero ond is perf ectty
synchronized with the shutter.
The lens ring is threoded to receive supptementory lenses.
stondord series V odopter ring, filters, sunshode, etc The
occessoryclip (5) is odoptoble for non-coupled rongefinder,
tlosh, exposure meter. sports finder, etc.
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T H E W O R L D ' S F I N E S I 3 . D I M E N S I O N A L C A M E R A S
The Stereo REALISTpermonently
coptures the height, width qnd
depth of every subiect iust <l3
vou sow it . brings your snop
shots to life. [here's nothing like
the 3- Dimension Stereo REA!,lSl
stides, for stortling reolism. Ste
r€o REALISTsimplicity of opero
tion superb design ond en
g i n e e r i n g m o k e i t , . A m e r i c o r
First Choice" I
Feotures thot moke the Stereo
REALfST Comeros the ultimo?e
in stereo phologrophy.
LENSES. . . color-corrected cooted onosligmot,3Smm focol length.
Eoch poir is microscopicolly motched. lenses ore oligned ond
locked in ploce on the solid lens boord
SHUTIER SPEEDT Behind-the-lenr ; elot retorded syndrronizeo
ring set with speed of I B l. rls 116,r/ro tl,n t/o' rloo, t/rso lh
CENTEREDVIEWFINDER.You toke tust whot you tee Porollor
is completelyefiminotedby locoting thc obiectivelens midwor
beiweenihe comero lenses
RANGEFINDERwide bose(4-t/r"'lcoupled spflt-imogcrnifitrorv
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FLASH SYNCHRONIZER. Tokes either 5 or 20 millisecond dqloy
flosh lomp (SM.& SF or No.5, Press 25 orequol) dr strobe-flosh.
DOUBLE EXPOSURECONTROL. No chonce of unintentionolly
doubse exposing thot rtonce-iri-o-lifetime"shot. Automotic ond
100 percent foolproof.
DEPTH OF FIELD SCALE. Mokes toking shorp stereo.picipres
eosy, indicoteslhe moximum ronge of shorpnessf rom,the, neorest
to ihe forthest point lhoi con be obtoined under eoch porticulor
exposure condition.
EXPOSURECHART. This chort gives the proper speed ond f-stop
seliings for bosic conditions mosl often encountered vrhen toking
stereo pictures outdoors.
LENS COVER. Protects lhe comero lenses; moy be closed with
filters in ploce. Attoched io the comero. ,
ST 42 De Luxe Stereo REALIST with f :2.8 Lenses ond Shutter
speedto r/2soth $ 198.50 ,,. ,
ST 4l Stereo REALISTwith f : 3.5 Lenses ond Shutter
Speedto r7,u.16 S 159.00
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l . W i nd L e ve r 7 . Rewinding Knob
2 . Shu t t e ron d Co b le Re le ose 8. Flosh Contoct Socket
Button 9 . Film Indicotor
3. Exposure Cou n te r 10. FocusingRing ond Sc o l e
4. Front Windows of View ond I l. Shutter Speed Ring
Rongefinder 12. Depth of Field Scole
5. AccessoryC lip 13. Aperture Setting Ring
6. RewindReleoseond Releose 14. Aperture Scole
Button for Double Exposure 15. Synchro-Switch Lever for
(on Bottom of Comero) M X-V odiustment
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