Ricoh Auto 35 FROM DIRECT User manual

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THE RICOH AUTO 35
  The RICOH AUTO 35 is o completely AUTOMATIC
CAMERA.
  According to the omount of light entering the CIRCU'
LAR LIGHT WINDOW, the built-in electronic broin
outomoticolly computes ond odiusts the comcro for
correct expcsure in o split-seccnd. This chorocteristic
of  consistently correct expo3ure mokes the RICOH
AUTO 35 virtuolly order mode for the exocting de-
monds of color photogrophy.
  No focusing is required becouse thf RICOH AUTO
35 hos o FIXED FOCUS giving shorp imoges ot ony
point between 5 feet to infinity. Thg FIXED FOCUS
gives you more speed ond versotility in high speed
photogrophy.
  The ccmpoct ond chic design mokes it on ideol
occesiory for oll occosions. The body is olto con-
structed to stond up under long ond continuous u3e.
 No time-consuming exposure ond focusing worries
moke this the ideol comero for the beginner.

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 9) FILM NUMBER
r 0) ACCESSORY SHOE
r r   CoRDLESS FLASH coNTAcT  )
12l' BACK covER PULL RELEASE
I3) RAPID REWIND CRANK
I4I FILM COUNTER
15) FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY DISTANCE
    SCALE
I6) FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY DISTANCE
   SCALE LEVER
I7I TRIPOD SCREW-IN BUSHING
r 8) REWIND RELEASE BUTTON

I9I FILM PRESSURE PLATE
2Ol TAKE-UP SPOOL
2II TAKE.UP SPOOL SLOT
22l. FILM SPROCKET
23]- REWTFTD SPtl.tDLE
211 VIEWFINDER EYEPIECE
251 FILM GUIDE TABLE

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       IIUIPORTANT
          POINTS
   TO RETNETUIBER

For doylight photogrophy, olwoys set the FLASH
PHOTOGRAPHY DISTANCE SCALE LEVER ot
"AUTO". (Fig. l)
The CARRYING STRAP is ottoched os follows  :
First, motch up the CARRYING STRAP PLUG blue
dots with the blue holf circles on the CARRYING
STRAP PLUG-lN SOCKETS. Then, push in the
plugs. To remove the plugs, turn the CARRYING
STRAP PLUGS until the blue dots coincide with
the red holf circles ond then pull out the plugs.
(Fig. 2)
lf there is no film in the comero, the TRIGGER-
MATIC ACTION LEVER will nof cock the shutter
nor will the FILM COUNTER regisrer.

TOADING THE FITTUI
Avold dlrect sunllght.
Use 35mm fllms In cortrldges, 20 or  3()
fromes.


J) The bock cover will snop open when the BACK
COVER PULL RELEASE is puiled. (Fig. 3)

butkus.us2l Roise the RAPID REWIND CRANK
     to verticol position ond pull until  it
      stops.
  3)  Lood the  f ilm cortridge (Fig. a) ond push
     in the RAPID REWIND CRANK. Moke
     sure both the film cortridge oxle end
    ond the REWIND SPINDLE ore properly
    engoged with eoch other.
  4l  Insert the exposed film tip firmly into the
     TAKE-UP SPOOL SLOT. (Fig.S) Pull down
    the trigger ond work the TRIGGER-
    MATIC ACTION LEVER until the TAKE-
    UP SPOOL SLOT oppeors ot the top.
  5l .When the shutter is cocked, the TRIG-
    GERMATIC ACTION LEVER connot be
    moved. Therefore, releose the shutter
            f irst.
    As you work the TRIGGERMATIC AC-
    TION LEVER, moke doubly sure the film
      perf orotions ore  f irmly ond properly
    engoged with the FILM SPROCKET teeth.
      (Fis.6)
  6) Wipe off ony porticles of dust or
     fingerprints thot moy be on the FILM
    PRESSURE PLATE with o soft brueh or
     gouze.

7l Moke sure ogoin thot the film perforotions ore properly
   engoged ond then close the bock coyer GENTLY but
   FIRMLY.
8) At this point, lhe letter '1S" con be seen in the FILM
   COUNTER .  (Fis. 7l   Pull the TRIGGERMATIC ACTION
   LEVER os for os it will go. This winds one frome ond
   outomoticolly cocks the shutter. Pull down the SHUTTER
   RELEASE LEVER ond repeot these two steps ogoin.
  when you pull rhe TRTGGERMATTC ACTTON LEVER rhe
   third fime, the number " I "  oppeors in the FILM
  COUNTER. (Fig. 8) Now, the comero is reody to toke
   photogrophs.

4l When usins the RICOH SELF-TIMER 17-15 seconds),
   screw-in the self-timer into the comero SELF-TIMER
   SCREW-IN HOLE.
5) The SELF-TIMER SCREW-IN HOLE con olso be used
   for ottoching o coble releose.



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TRI GGERTNATIC ACTION TEVER IN
RAPID SEQUENCE PHOTOGRAPHY
  The unique TRIGGERMATIC ACTION LEVER       Split-second  f ilm winding enobles photo-
is especiolly outstonding when speed ond    grophy ot the rote of  l0  shots every l0
continuous shots ore required.                      seconds.





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 UNTOADING THE FIIIUI

      When the film hos been completely exposed, the
     TRIGGERMATIC ACTTON LEVER will stop midwoy
    ond con be moved no furthur. EXCESSIVE PULLING
   OF THIS LEVER MAY TEAR FILM PERFORATIONS
    AND EVEN SPOIL THE LAST PART OF THE FILM.
     So, go eosy on the LEVER ofter reoching exposures
    20 or 36.
      To rewind lhe exposed film, flip up the RAPID
    REWIND CRANK. While pushins the REWIND RELEASE
     BUTTON, corefully turn the RAPID REWIND CRANK
      in the direction of the orrow.
     When the  f ilm hos been completely rewound,
     the CRANK will suddenly become very light. After
     you feel obsolutely sure the film hos been comple-
      tely rewound, pull the BACK COVER PULL RELEASE
    ond open the bock cover. UNLOAD FILM lN SUB-
    DUED LIGHT.
         Pull out the FILM REWIND CRANK to disengoge
     the REWIND SPINDLE from the film cortridge oxle
     ond toie out the film.
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FTASH
 PHOIOGRAPHY

  When toking fort or still obiects ot night
or indoors, it is necesory to use o flosh
producing odditionol light. In other words,
when the verticql needle qppeor3 in the
red zone of the BRIGHT FRAME VIEWFINDER
on odditionol light source is rcquired.
  The RICOH AUTO 35 is provided with o
CORDLESS FLASH CONTACT on the ACCES-
SORY SHOE 30 if the exclusive RTCOH
FLASH UNIT BC-605 is used NO CORD will
be nccessory. Thir RICOH FLASH UNIT hqs
o built-in contoct point ro thqt mere en-
gogement in the comero ACCESSORY SHOE
is oll thqt is necesrory. NO DANGLING
CORD, NO BUIB FAILURES DUE TO FAULTY
CONNECTIONS.


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Once the proper floshbulb hos been selected
for the film used, oll thot is necessory is to
set the EXPOSURE GUIDE SCALE ot M (Fig.  I a)
ond the distonce from comero to subiect on
the FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY DISTANCE SCALE.
(Fig. 15)
  Now, oll thot remoins to be done is  to
releose the shuiter. The floshbulb ond shutter
will fully synchronize ond no motter how dork
the ploce good photogrophs con be token
iust os good os in brood doylight.

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                          A number of occessories hove been especiolly
                                         designed ond mode for the RICOH AUTO 35.    EXCTUSIVE

                    RICOH TENS HOOD       RICOH
                                                                      (46 mm., Screw-inl
                          A lens hood hot the importont function of    AUTO 35                                            cutting off unwonted light or glore thot moy

                                  ond hondy leother cose when not in use.  ACCESS0RIES      spoil o photogroph. The hood is kept in o neot





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(46mm., screw-in)RICOH FITTERS


  RICOH FILTERS give photogrophs the proper
tone ond texture. The exclusive   f ilters ore
ND, UV, Yl ond Y2 filters. The ND FILTER
lones down excessive light without ony effect
on color rendition whotsoever. The UV FILTER
obgorbs invisible ultro-violet roys ro thot dist-
ont scenery ond subiects under strong sunlight
will turn out cleor. lt olso obsorbs excessive
blueness so it  is ideol for overoge color
photogrophy. The Yl ond Y2 FILTERS obsorb
ultro-violet roys, bluish-purple ond o port of
blue but odmits red ond yellow. lt dorkens
the sky ond mokes the white clouds more
prominent. They ore used most often when
toking scenery with o blue sky bockground,
humon subiects ond in snop photogrophy.
Without this filter, the clouds will disoppeor
ond the whole sky will becomc white.

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                        CATUIERA  IT|E CARE OF THE

                                                                                                                                         in        The comero is o precision-built instrument 5) When putting owoy the comero, put it
     ond requires the best of core.             o box ond store in o dt"y, cool ploce. A
             I l The lens ore the heort of the comero so    bog of silico gel, o drying ogent, should
        require the most delicote hondling. Brush     olwoys be ploced in the box with the
          lightly with o lens brush ond wipe finger-      comero.
         prints off with soft chomois, soft bleoched    6) Alwoys ploce cop over  lens to protect
        cotton or gouze doubed with o little olco-     both lens ond CIRCULAR LIGHT WINDOW
        hol opplied with o circulor motion begin-     from ony domoge.
        ning of the center ond working outword.    7) Never ploce the comero neor o mognetic
                                                                    TV  sets ond other       2l lt o comero is suddenly brought into o      field such os rodios,
      worm ploce from o cold ploce the lens      electric opplionces becouse it might offect
         will cloud up. Woit until the lens worm up     the sensiti.,'e exposure meter mechonism.
      ond the cloud will groduolly disoppeor on    8) Moke it o proctice to keep the comero\           its own occord.                                 in the cose to preserve its finish.
       3) When you hove token photogrophs by    9) Moke o note of the comero bodY ond
       the seoside or  in wet weother, olwoys      Jens number ond keep it in o sofe ploce.
       wipe the comero thoroughly before putting      This informotion will be of greot help if
             it owoy.                                     the cqmero is lost or stolen.
       4) Never leove the comero shutter cocked
       over long periods of time os this will
      weoken the delicote shutter mechonism
          spring.
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