Rollei equipment User manual

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Rollei-magic 2t lox 2'lntt Avoiloble .|960 December
The Mogic Rollei wifh Aulomotic ExposureControl

With this Rolleiyou only hoveto wotchthe finder imoge.
Seeingbecomespicturetoking - you con forget obout
photogrophictechnique.You choosethe subiectond gei Aulomqtion
it shorp.Thenthe comerotokesover. Automoticollycon- - but wirh
trolled by the light itself, it is insiontlyreody for the FocusControl
fostestshot.You like the subiect?Pressthe buttonfor o
perfectpicture!

Thot is the Rollei-mogic- surprisinglysimple,ostonish-
ingly relioble,ond omozinglyquick.lt is ihe ideol outo-
motic comero.Above oll, it is o Rollei- on obiect of
enviousodmirotion,

lf you connotbe botheredwith fechnicolfiguring,use The A Setting
ihe outomoticcontrol: (Automotic) Iit
l. Checkthe imoge shorpness.This is set with o wheel, iI like focusingbinoculors.
2. Wotch the pointer: if it is visible,shoot.The correct
exposureodiustsitself.
Thenswing the cronk,ond ihe Rollei-mogicis reody for
the next shot.

if yo, wont more scope,you hove it:
In poor light simplyset the comeroto flosh operotion.A Snopshols
red operturescoleoppeorsfor settingthe stop occording with Flqsh
io the flosh distonce.The flosh contoctworks with bulbs
os well os electronicflosh. The outlet ot the left of the
comeroot the sometime tokesthe speciolRolleifloshM
ottochment(for flosh bulbs).

For long time exposuresot night set the shutterto ihe Time Exposures
greenoperturescole.Theshutterwill still fire floshunits. of Any Lenglh

With filters, ioo, the Rollei-mogicexposescorrectly. CoupledFilter
Rototingihe filter set its foctor in o sightingwindow, Settings
ond so couplesit with the outomoticcontrol.

The Rollei-mogicis o multi-sizecomero.lt tokes roll Choiceof
films to yield 12 exposures2tltx21/t" (6x6cm.), or - ThreePiclure '16 with the 16-exposuremoskset - exposures15/ex21lg" Sizes
(4x 5.5cm.)or 15/ax1sle"(4x 4 cm. - "super-slide").Thot
meonso 25 per cent film sovingon eoch exposure.The
comero outomoticolly resets ifself to the selected
numberof exposures.

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@  Pointut of exposure setting meter
@  Focusing conlrot
@  R"luotu
 4 Film speed seiting
 5 Ronge odiustment for outomoiic
    to flosh or time exposures
    (olso octs os operture setting)
 6  Filter foctor seifing
 7 Setting ronge indicotion (5)
 8 Cotch for setting wheel (5)

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Toking lens: Schneider Xenor f t3.5/75mm., Heidosmot Technicol
finder lens, combined focusing movement.Prontormot-S- Feqlures
Shutter with continuous setting ronge. Coupled filter
foctor settings.Exposuresetting meter with pointer ond
f ilm speed setting knob. Sighting window ot side
indicotes setting ronge: "Time - Automotic - Flosh";
odiustment by hondy setting wheel (olso selects oper-
tures) with seporote cotch. Body releose. Coble releose
socket. Flosh socket. Focusing wheel with precision
movement. Extro-brilliont focusing screen. Removoble
folding hood with mognifier ond f rome f inder.Combined
film tronsport ond ropid shuttertensioningcronk. Picture
size selection with open comero bock. Recessedspool
corriers. Double ond blonl<exposure lock. Film counter
with outomotic chonge-over for 12 or l6 exposures.
Boyonet front lens mount tokes size II lens ottochments. .l0.6 .|4.7 Size 3t/z x 43/rcx 53/r inches (8.8x x cm.).

Rollei-mogic Accessories
The brown leother cose hos o removoble front. The EvereodyCose
comero strop olso servesos o corrying strop for the cose.

The Rolleiflosh M ottochment hos o contoct foot for RolleifloshM
mounting directly on the side of the comero. lt hos the Attochmenl
some feotures os ihe stondord Rolleiflosh 2: odiustoble
ref lector for different ongles of coveroge,universol lomp
holder for 3 bulb types, test lomp, monuol firing switch,
lomp eiector, ond connection for the Rolleifloshcomb 2
extension unit.

The Rollei-mogic olso tokes the following occessories: Generql
16-exposuremosk set (os for the Rolleiflex T), Rolleifix Accessories
tripod heod, Ponoromo Heod, Pento Prism finder unit,
ond oll Rollei lens qttochments with size II bqyonet
mount (Lens Hood, Filters, Close-up Lenses, Soft-focus
ottochment).

In oddition the H 1 filter is porticulorly suitoble for use H I Filter
with the Xenor lens. This is designed to eliminote the
slight blue cost in londscope shots in color. (Although
it hos the some boyonet mount size, this filter is n o t
iniended for the Rolleiflex 3.5 with Plonor or Xenotor
lens, os these lenses olreody incorporote such o filter
effect.)

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Rolleiflex 2.8 F
With Coupled ExposureMeler

With its fost lensthe Rolleiflex2.SFis the mostodvonced
of oll Rolleimodels.lt incorporotesoll the odvontoges
ond comforts of modern Rollei technique.The out-
stondingfeotureof the modelF is the coupledexposure The Model F
meter.Aperture ond shutterspeed ore linked with the
settingpointer of the exposuremeter,but of the some
time permit free choice of settings.Thot provides o
reliobleexposurecontrolsystemfor thishigh-clossRollei
without the limitotionsof o fixed setting ronge. The odvonced photogropher con thus set his exposures I freely in the orthodoxwoy. I
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The outomoticdepth of field indicolor - coupled with the operturesetting- furthersimplifiesoperotion.There 1
ore thus severol woys of working with the comero: I
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The normol method is to pre-sei the shutter speed. Pre-setting
Lining up the pointer outomoticollysets the correct the Speed
operture.

Pre-selectingthe depih of field is equollyeosy.Liningup Pre-setting
the pointer then setsthe requiredshutterspeed. the Deplh

"Orlhodox" Finolly, you con set opertures ond shutter speeds
independently,for exomplefor speciolexposureeffects. Exposures
The exposuremeter remoinso usefulcheck.

Exposureswiih filters ore simpler,too. You simply set Coupled
o filter foctor correction on the comero. This outo- FilterSettings
moticollyodiuststhe meterreoding.

Lens: Schneider Xenoior or Corl Zeiss Plonor Other Feqlures
f : 2.8/80mm. Synchro-Compurshutter with speeds io
r/soosec. Self-timer.Shutter tensioning coupled with
film tronsport.Tronsportcronk. Double exposurelock,
con be disengoged.Removoblefoldinghood with frome
finderondtwo mognifiers.Extro-brilliontfocusingscreen.
Two-size bock (for 24x36 mm. Rolleikin), inter-
chongeobleogoinstflot gloss fitting. Size III boyonet
front lens rnountfor lens ottochments.

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Rolfei Penta Prism
Eye-level Prism Finder Unit

Suitoble for oll Rollei comeros with removoble focusing
hood.

Replocing the focusing hood by the Pento Prism unit
provides two high-closs finder systems. One is o
downword view of the horizontol finder imoge in ony
comero position from chest-level io floor level. Alter-
notively, you hove on eye-level view of on upright ond
right-woy-round imoge through the Pento Prism. Here
ore the procticol odvontoges:

The finder imoge remoins upright even with the comero Upright Finder
turned sidewoys, or upside down. Thot gives o greoter lmoge
choice of viewpoints ot eye-level or obove. Holding the
comero horizontolly of the some time provides normol
horizontol 24x36 mm. pictures with the Rolleikin. The right-woy-round finder imoge mokes ropid viewing Righr-woy-round II
eosier, ond permits swinging of the comero for sports Finderlmoge
shots.
The removoble rubber eye cup lies close to the eye ond No Glore
screens off disturbing stroy lighi. Thot increoses the
visuol brightness of the cleorly outlined finder imoge
even in poor light, for reolly precise focusing.

The eye cup con be folded bock for viewing with spec- Viewing with
tocles. Thot brings the mognifier closer to the eye. The Spectocles
sofi rubber rim protecis the spectocle lens.

The mognifier is interchongeoble;olternotive mognifying Interchongeoble 'l
lenses from + to + 3 dioptres ore ovoiloble for Magnifier
eyesight correction to motch the prescription of distont
viewing spectocles.

The prism con be pressed firmly ogoinst the eye socket Extro Cqmerq
or spectocles for greoter comero steodiness. The Rollei Steqdiness
with Pento Prism is porticulorly suitoble for use with the
pistol grip.

All interior ond exterior opiicol surfoces ore cooted. Anti-reflection
Compoct in size, the Pento Prism unit is o high-closs Cooting :
opticol occessory of convenient shope ond ottroctive .a--.
styling. r:

A leother cose with zipp fostener ond eyeleis for fixing Hondy Leqlher
to the corrying strop holds the Pento Prism unit or the Cose EI, focusing hood when not in use.
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Roflei Proiector Avoiloble Eorly 196'l
2tl+ x 2tl4tt - lsla xlslytt - 24 x 36 mm.
The Automqtic Universol Proiecto
The bosic conception is thot of o single proiector for
oll sizes from minioture to 21/tx21/q" slides. As the first
universolproiector of its kind,thisis on unique instrument:
suitoble for ony comero, ony slide size, ond ony type of
frome. lt is o proiector for o life-time, for home ond
professionol use, for schools,clubs, institutions,ond oll
mixed slide orchives.
Two mogozine chonnels feed the proiecior, using o Two Mogozine
No.77 mogozine ot the left for 30 slides 21lrx21l{', ond Sizes
o No. 55 mogozine ot the right for 30 slides holding
minioture tronsporenciesof ony size up to 15/ex1s/a"
s u p e r - s l i d e sT. h e t w o m o u n f s i z e s o f 2 x 2 " ( 5 x 5 c m . )
ond 23ltx23/(' (7x7 cm.) con be projected seporotely
or in mixed sequence.2x2" slide mogozines of similor
design but greoter copocity con olso be used.
The outomotic control covers every possibilify: forword Aulomolic
ond bockword slide chonging, ond repetition of ony Slide Chonge
slide. A single finger pressurecontrols every operotion.
An eleclric motor odiusts the imoge shorpnessover the ElectricFocusing
whole focusing ronge of the lens.
Remote control operotion chonges the slides ond focuses RemoleConlrol
the picture unobtrusively ond conveniently f rom on
ormchoir. A l0-foot (3-meire) remoie control coble is '10 provided. The use of extension cobles (33 feet or
metres eoch) olso permits control of the show in o lorge
holl from the screen.
Operotion is equolly eosy by electric press-buttons on Press-bulton
the proiector itself. Operolion
The screen remoins fointly lit during the ropid slide Slide Chonge
chonge. Thot ovoids the fotigue of complete blockouts. without EyeStroin
The fost Heidosmot lens is ovoiloble in lhree focol Choiceof 3
lengths. The stondord focol lengih of 6" ('150mm.) is Focol lengths
suitoble for oll three slide sizes. The speciol 41/(
(1'10mm.) lens brings 1slax15la" tronsporencies up to .|0"
the screen size of 2rlrx21/l' pictures. The (250mm.)
lens is intended for proiection of oll slides in lorge holls.
300 or 500 wott lomp. Additionol heot filter for long Hiehlisht
proiection periods with the 500 wott lomp. Oulput
Efficient fon motor, keeps on running ofter switching FonMolor
off the lomp. A.C. moins operotion, odiusioble for two
moins voltoges. Provision for connecting tope recorders
ond tope couplers. Hondy corrying cose with mogozine
storoge.

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     The Roflei Micro Attochmen]
       A Universql Accessory for qll Fields of Pholomicrogrophy

         Suitoble for oll Rollei comeros with boyonet lens mount.

        The micro qttochmentcombines the Rollei ond the micro-
        scope into o rigid unit, fully utilizing the high opticol
         precision of both instruments. This new scope of the
          Rollei, beyond the previous limifs of close-up work with
         Rolleinor lenses,mokes the comero more voluoble ond
         indispensoble thon ever to the scientist, reseoch worker,
        ond sludent.

            Its picture formot mokes the Rollei the ideol comero for       Full Useof
        photomicrogrophy.The squore 21ltx21/l' ond l5le x1sla"      PiclureAreo
        shopes moke the best use of the circulor microscope
        imoge.


        The extreme detoil of Rolleipicturespcrmits enlorgement     Moximum
        ond proiection io olmost ony mognificotion.At the nor-       Enlorging Scope
        mol viewing distonce,o 3-fold enlorgementof the nego-
          tive olreody yields the some visuol imoge scole os direct
         observotion through ihe microscope.

        The micro tube is the bosic conneciing piece. lt fixes to      For Stotic
         the cqmero lens by o boyonet ring, ond io ihe micro-     Specimens
        scope by o clomping screw. This orrongement olreody
         permits photomicrogrophs of  stotic subiects. The two
         lenses of the comero ore mounted in turn on the tube
           for focusing ond exposure respectively.

        The micro prism is on odditionol unit thot fits between     For Live
         the Rollei ond the micro tube.  lt incorporotes on od-     Specimens
          iustoble viewing system (focusing eyepiece) for  direct
         observotion ond focusing of the imoge even during the
         exposure. Thot permits photogrophy of live microscope
        specimens of ony required instont, os well os photo-
         microgrophy with oil-immersion systems. The comero
          lens remoins mounted on the microscope oll the iime,
        moking piciure series possible in ropid sequence.

        The micro tube  is provided with on interchongeoble     For Different
         boyonet ring ovoiloble in four sizes to motch differeni     RolleiModels
         lens diometers. The boyonet rings ore olso obtoinoble
         seporotely, so thot the some micro ottochment con be
        used with different Rollei models.

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