Rex Reflex User manual

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          shutter  (16).   tf- the  shutter  is  acljusted  u,'ith salety  catch,  place the  desirecl speecl opposite
         the red dot which  is on the case of the shutter  (7).
              2" Focus.
                                 '                      l)' Acliust the  cocl;irrg lever by pressing op  the lever  (tfi).
             Follow  your  subject  <ln the  grouncl  glass  plate. You  can see at  any  nioment    if   it   is
           '*'orth taking.
           To   relea-se the   shutter,   press  the  release  le'r.er upwards.   At  the  same  time   yotl
          rclease the  shutter,  vou  unlocl   the  rn'inding mechanism.  To  take  the  follou'ing   vieu',  tht:
          hanclle being  brought  back  at  its  starting   point,  press   it  dorvn  a$ain.  As  s,oon as  tl.re
         desired  leng-ih  oi  iilm   is  wound,  the mechanism   locks  automaticallv.   Proceed  thr-rs u'ith
         the 12 viervs.
          When  the  twelfth  snap  is  taken,  the machanism    is  unlocked.  The  u,in,.1ing handle   is
          quite  ready  for  the  u'inding  up  of  the  film  and  its  protecting  paper.7t
I          DE L A Y E B  A C T T O N D EV ICE .-' -fo    u se th e d e la y' e d a ction  r elease ( 15)  fir st, adjust,
           t1're safety  catch  of  the  shutter,  then,  press  dorvn  the  lever  rvhich   is on  the  right  when
        one looks  at the camera  (red  spot). Then  release the  shutter  by means  of  the  lever  u'hicl-t
                       i s u n d e r  t h e s h u t t e r  ( l ? ) .
             Advice.   -  When  ]-ou use  slower  speeds of  vour  shutter,   especialll'  for  incloor  snaps,
         use your  delal'ed  action  device  to  avoid  stirring  the camera.
           E X P OS U R E .     - 'f u r n     th e  rin g  o f  th e sh u tte r so  th a t.thr 'letter   R  is oppositc  tht
           recl  index.  Adjust   the  safetv  ,atch   of  the  shutter   as  previously   explained.  Press  the
          rt'lease lever or  preferabl-r'a  cal'lc  reltirs,-'rn'hich c:an be screu'ed uncler it.'I'he  shutter  rn'ill
         rcmain  openecl as long  as a pressure  is  exerted  on  the  let.er  or  on  the  cable  releasrr.
         O P TI C A L  V I E W   F I N D E R.    --   Iio r' sp o ltir.tg  su b ie cts in  par ticular , use the  o'ptical
          vierv finder  in  thr: hoocl  r-rf the  caircr a.  I)lace 1111'cyc  cltr5s 16, the  ele  piece.



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   UNLOACIING  THE  GAMERA.    --  \A/hcn the  film   is  rvound, open  the  bacl< of  the                         I
('iinlera:rs    intlic:rtt:cl unclt,r  lt:ra,cling. Pull  thc  left  counter   pil'ot   antl  turn    it   slightll',  ancl
pull  the  right  counter  pivot;  the  spool then comes  out  slightl-r'. Disengage  and  seal   it
with  gumme,d  taper.  Remove  the  ernpty  spool  from  the  lorver  to  the  rrpper  part  of  ther,anlera.'lurn   the  corrnter-pivots to   fit  in  the emptv  spool.'lihe  calnera  is  trorv ready  {or                                      IIII
Lr iriin g  a g a i n .

   GLOSING   THE   HOOD.        Press  the  front  part  backwar'ds,  the  hood  closes
;ttrtorlatir:ally.                                                                                                                :
         I N T E R G H A N G E A B L E   O P TICAL   S Y S TET{ .     -' I' h e   Re x R eltex nlav   ) e  fur nished
n'ith a tclc sl,stem of  lii0  1r,nt  f()cal lerrgth.    It  then lrecomes the best (-ameia for various
photography  works     :  portraits,   ltrportt:r's  rvorl<, etc...
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     Tele-lens  of 150 m/m  focal  length,  --  To  change  the  optical  systenr, make  sure  that                   I+r
the  shuttt:r  has  br:en releasecl. ('hanging   the  svstem   is  easy.  I-lnsc:rerv no  5  screurs by
nleans  of  thr:  sn-rall l<ey suppliecl on  purpose,    lf al<e crff  the  s)/stem and  lrlace  the  one
lvantecl. Screu'  the  r,vhole again.
      \'\tith  the  telc-lens, focusing  on ground  glass  plate  is clone in  the  salne wa'v  as  with
 thr: ordinary  75  mlrr'  lerrs. Wind  the  ring  of  the  taking  lens. Re careful    :  not  to  wir-rd
the 'diaphragrn  ring  rrhich   is much  indre  to  the  fore  of  the  taking   ler-rs.
      ln  the  grouncl  glass  plate  there   is  a  smaller  frame  used  to  centre  the  picture.  Th.
size of  the image  in  this  scluare corrersponds to  the  actual  size as recordecl bv the takin€
 lr.:ns.

     Correction   of  parallax.    -  A  sr:concl little  dash  under   thr:  rnaiu  line  shorvs how  the
 parallax  must  l)e correct(.rd tor  the  shortr:st distzrnco       I  m.


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Additlonal  lenSes.  --  'Ihe  focusing   ol  the  tele-lcns has  been  limitecl   to P  nr.  b0  for                            'l'othe best imagc'.                      {ocu-s for  sl.rorter distance-.  --  u'hich  is necessarl  for  portraits    -   there
 are  tr,vo sets  of  special  additional  lenses one  for  clistances over  1 m.  50,  anothrtr  for
 distances lrom  1 rn.50   to   I m. With  these tn'o sets of lc-nses oue mav  trt, u  1-ro,.rdtn  ut,
 kinds  of  portraits-mal<ing.

     Advice.       Never  unscrew   yor-rr optical   systenr  unnccessarilv.  Use  only  thc   lie-t
{urnished  with    it  and  specially made.
    Never  wipe  the  reflex  mirror,  even  rvith  very  fine  linen.    If  there  is  a  grain  of  clust
on   it,  blow   it  off  or  clean   it  rvith  a rnarten  brr,rsh.
     '  The  Rex  Reflcx camera  is ,delivered in a linen  e\rer-read), leathcr  case in  r,..'hich it  c:rri
bc used.
      ' The  Rex  Reflex camera  rnalies  pictures  of  the  best  size    :  tl-re square   siz.e.
   The Square sizo.   -  A contact  print  of the  negative  gives you  a finished  picttrre.  Thcrc
 i-s nothing   to  cut  out,  as  the  exact  framing  has  been done  rvhen  taking   the, vierv.  'J'hr,
square size. corresponds   rvith  the  r-rormal  visual   field   o,f the  eye.  lihe  greater   part   of
photographical   subjects  stand  out  best  in   it.   It  enables  ],ou  to  use your  camera   to  thr
maximurn  of  its  possibilities.
   The  Rex  Ref'lex sees for  you.  lVith    it,  yciu can  unclertake  anv  scirt  1lf photographical
$'ork'    It  can  be equipped  and  supplied  with  accessories  at  no  grcat  expenses  Asli   {or
the  spccial  lens hood,  the  angle  of  u'hich   is  stu,diecl for  the  camera,  add.itional  lenses    :
their  optical  qualities mal<e them  simiiar  to  real  adclitional objectives.
     FILTERS-     Aslc also for  the  original  Rex  filters  coloured  in  the glass,  Ior  distant
vieu's, lanclsr:apersand  for  a  bcttcr  renrlering  o{ clouds and  colours". ,