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Realist
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Realist 35B
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12
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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

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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.
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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)
on tee scole.
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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
     is not looded with film.  Reploce bock.
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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                              '!
                                                     to   t/ffn  fh(Strobe)
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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
type rrrrrgefinder Ronge ol shorpnessZ-rlc feet t{o inftnity
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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
                                (Selftimer)
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