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Ricoh KR-10M User manual
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- Ricoh
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- Ricoh KR-10M
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- User manual
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- English
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- 50
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- Film cameras
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We are most gratilied that You have
selected a RICOH camerc.
Belore using your camera, Please
be sure to read these instructions
caref ully.
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1. ATTACHING THE STRAP
1. Remove the Battery Holder by turning the Battery Holder
Screw counterclockwise with a coin. (Fig. 1)
2. Slip the Viewfinder Cap on to the strap. (Fig.2)
Slip Cap over Viewfinder. (Fig. 3)
Adjust strap so that it extends about 25 cm (10 inches) f rom
Viewf inder.
Fig.2
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3. Run the strap down through the Upper Strap Lug until it pro-
trudes about 8 cm (3 inches) from the lug. Then feed the end
through the Buckle. (Fig. 4.A.)
4. Remove Viewfinder Cap off camer4 straighten out strap and
attach other end to Lower Lug in a similar manner.
5. Adjust the strap length as desired.
Fig. 4-A
6. In caseof using both top Lugs, you may be instructed how
to fit the strap. (Fig. 4-8.)
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2. INSERTING BATTERIES
1. Insert four f resh AA batteries into the Battery Holder, f irst
u p cor- checking that t he + and - on each battery are lined
rectly according to the polarity diagram inside the Battery
Holder. (Fig. 5)
Fig. 5
2. Secure the Battery Holder to the camera body by turning
the Battery Holder Screw clockwise with a coin. (Fig. 6)
3. Condition of batteries should be monitored frequently.
See Section 5 for details.
Fig. 6
Battery Choices:
* Four Penlight (AA) manganese batteries, alkaline batteries
or nickel cadmium batteries. (We recommend Alkaline bat-
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3. MOUNTING AND REMOVING THE LENS
1. Pull off the Back Lens Cap to remove it from the lens.(Fig. 4
@mFig. 7
2.'Pull off the Camera Body Cap. (Fig, 8)
Fig. 8
3. Align the red dot o n the camera with t he red dot on the le ns
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us\ 4. Turnclickstheintolensplace.in the(Fig.direction10) shown by the arrow until itq)o
Fig. 10
5. To remove the lens, depress Lens Release Button, then turn
the lens in the direction shown by the arrow. (Fig. 11)6-\-coP fl
Conventional K mount lenses can be used in Aperture-
priority and Manual Modes. Set F-stop number on the lens
to "P'l the minimum lens aperture will be given.
For best results, use Ricoh original equipment lens. Proper
performance of camera may not always be assured with
Fig. 11 other lenses.
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4. POWER ON/OFF SWITCH
1. Slide the Power On/Off Switch to ON. (Fig- 12)
* The camera is designed to shut off the main power supply
automatically to Save battery energy when the camera is not
in use for about 30 secs. even if the Power On/Off Switch
is left ON. This willturn off the top LCD Display, but the in-
formation contained in camera memory will be retained.
Fig. 12 Lightly press the Shutter Release Button to turn on the pow-
er and update the LCD Diqplay. For maximum battery life,
always turn the Power On/Off Switch to the OFF position
when the camera is stored.
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5. MONITORING CONDITION OF BATTERIES
1. Batteries are in good condition when theesymbol ap-
pears on the top LCD Display Panel. (Fig. 13)
Fig. 13
2. When the batteries are nearly exhausted, the:symbol
will be displayed on top LCD. (Fig. 14)
Replace with fresh batteries.
Fig. 14
3. When the batteries are virtually dead, thecsymbol will
appear in the LCD Display Panel. Replace with new batter-
ies. (Fig. 15)
Fig. 15
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lf the- symbol lights for about one minute, then disap-
pears, the battery is only capable of retaining camera
memory. However, do not remove old batteries until you are
ready to replace them with fresh ones.
The memory of the photography mode and exposure
counter number will be retained for about 30 minutes
without batteries. lf you replace with new batteries within
that 30 minutes, the display of the photography mode left
in the camera memory will again appear in LCD Display
Panel.
f reez- Cold temperatures will reduce battery efficiency. In
ing weather, the symbol may turn off and only the : sym-
bol may show on the LCD Display Panel. lf you are taking
pictures in cold weather, keep the batteries warm and in-
sert them just before shooting. (lf batteries are removed for
more than 30 minutes, counter may reset to "0'1 Film will
automatically advance 3 frames when batteries are rein-
serted.)
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6. LOADING THE FILM
Always avoid direct sunlight when loading the f ilm.
1. Depress the Back Cover Lock Release Button and slide the
Back Cover Latch down. (Fig. 16)
Fig. 16
2. Load the Film Cassette into the Film Chamberand pull out
enough film leader to extend just beyond the green mark,
against the Take-up Spool. (Fig. 17)
Fig. 17
3. Make sure that the film is within the Film Guides, and that
the upper sprocket edge is under the Gu ide Plate. (Fig. 18)
Fig. 18
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4. Close the Back Cover so that the Back Cover Latch snaps
shut. (Fig. 19)
The f ilm will now automatically advance until number "1"
appears on the top LCD Display Panel. (Fig. 20)
5. As soon as you close the Back Cover, the LCD Display Panel
will show the following signs (Fig, 21):
O Battery Indicator
@ Shutter SPEED
@ Exposure Counter
Film advance symbols (these symbols will flash in se- @ E5!:, @ quence toward the right to tell you the film is winding)
(lf activated.) OJ @@ FilmMultipleCassetteExposureloadedModesymbol
C Continuous Photography Mode (lf activated.)
Fig.20
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Fig. 21
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LcD display data can be verif ied by checking the informa-
tion visible through Film Loaded Window on camera back.
(Fis.22l
6. lf the film has not advanced correcily orwas not taken up
onto the Film Take-up Spool, the Film cassette loaded sym-
bol will blink until the film has been loaded correcily. Reload
the film by repeating steps 1-5 shown above.
Fig.22 lf Non-DX films are loaded in the camera, no LCD warnings
will be observed. (The film lso speeds must also be set
manually. See next section.)
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7. SETTING THE FILM ISO SPEED
DX coded films are provided with black-and-silver patterns cor-
responding to f ilm speed and number of exposure on roll. The
camera reads this pattern and automatically sets itself for DX
films with speeds ranging from ISO 25 to 5000. (Fig.23)
Fig. 23
DX films
* For advanced applications, you may wish raise or lower the
ISO speed of a DX coded film. This may be done by using
the Exposure Compensation Adjustment Button. See Sec-
tion 21 tor details.
Non-DX films
Using Non-DX f ilm, f ilm speed will be set ISO 100 automtical-
ly. lf you want to use otherfilm speed, you can do it by select-
ing Exposure Compensation from 150-6 to ISO 1600.
re Exposu +4 +3 +2 +1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 n pensatio Com
Film Speed 6 12 25 50 100 200 400 800 600
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8. fNDICATIONS lN VIEWFINDER Fis.24l
C Blinking AE Lock Indicator
@ Blinking Underexposure Indicator
@ Shutter Speed Scale
@ Blinking Overexposure Indicator
@ Flash Ready Indicator LEDs
@ Shutter Speed Indicator
O Blinking Exposure Compensation In-
Indicator
Fig.24
Viewfinder illum ination
An auxiliary light turns on automatically
when finder l.CD is dark and difficult to see.
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,l ) 9. HOW TO HOLD YOUR CAMERA
Ltr.rl... f (FOR SHARPER PICTURES)
il|ll)\ 1. Lightly put your right-hand foref inger on the Shutter Release
Button while holding the camera body with other f ingers.
2. Make your right arm comfortable, but keep it as close to your ,)K) body as possible.
3. Cradle your camera and lens in the palm of your left hand,
Fig. 25 holding it so that the Focusing Ring can be easily turned
with your fingers.
Brace your left elbow against your body and hold the camera \t) 4.
comfortably against your face. Look through the Viewfinder
to compose your picture.
* lt is important to practice correct shooting position to avoid
(. blurred or tilted pictures. (Figs. 25, 26)
Fig. 26
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10. FOCUSING
Look through the Viewf inder and turn the Focusing Ring until
you obtain the sharpest possible image. (Figs. 27-4,27-Bl
1. Split image focusing spot:
-. Whenclear image,both imagesthe subjectin theissplit-imagein focus. spot form a single,
Fig.27-A Microprism foc using collar:
When the subject loses its shimmering appearance, the
subject is in focus.
Matte screen focusing field:
When the subject loses its blurred appearance, the subject
is in focus.
Long focal length lenses and/or lenses with small maximum
apertures may black-out part of the central focusing aids.
Fig.27-B When using these lenses, you must rely on the matte screen
for accurate focusing.
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On many lenses, your depth.of.field can be checked in the fol'
lowing way:
1. Focus the lens on the subiect.
2. The main indicator line opposite the lens focusing scale will
show the actual distance to the subject.
3. A pair (or pairs) of lines alongside the main indicator will
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Fig. 28 the subject that will also be in acceptable focus at one or
more aperture (F/number) settings.
For example, if you are using a 50 mm normal lens, set to
f/16 and focused to 3.0 m (10 ft.), the two depth'of 'f ield in-
dicators (for f/16) will show a range of sharp focus from
about 1.8 m (6 ft.) to 7.6 m (25 ft.). Subjects within this range
will be in good focus. (Fig. 28)
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11. INFRARED MARK
Always re-adjust your focus to the infrared focusing mark when
using infrared films and an R60 (or equivalent) filter. This is
necessary because the image forming, invisible lR rays have
longerwave lengths than the visible light rays you see and fo-
cus with, and the camera lens focuses them slightly f urther
back inside the camera. Therefore, visual focusing can not beFig. 29
accurate without some compensatio n.
1. Attach the R60 f ilter and visually focus on the subject. Read
the indicated distance off the lens barrel. (Fig. 29)
2. Shift that distance setting over to the red infrared index
mark. (Fig. 30)
Many lenses do not provide separate lR indicator, in which
case some "Bracketing" of distance settings may be
necessary.Fig. 30 3. Set the exposure in accordance with operating instructions
for the f ilm.
Always refer to film instructions for special precautions and
procedures when any inf rared f ilm is used.
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12. REWINDING THE FILM
1. DX coded f ilms will rewind automatically when you reachw the end of the roll.I o*Jl * Film rewinding is indicated by a series of three dashes flash-
ing in sequence f rom right to left, while the Exposure coun-
ter is counting down. (Fig. 31)tw o#-tlI
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