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Rollei Rollie 140 RES User manual
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- Rollei
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- Rollei Rollie 140 RES
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- User manual
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- English
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- 19
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Components and functlon Brlef crash courae
I Camera bracket O Rttach camera bracket 1 to hand
2 Milled screw for flash gun grip 3 using screw 2 -+ fig. B.
3 Hand grip O Attach camera bracket 1 with flash 4 Milled screw for camera gun to tripod bush of camera using 5 Flash cord release and s c r e w 4 + f i g . C . manualfiring
6 Flash cord O Move release button 5 to the left,
7 Flash cord outlet connect flash cord 6 to outlet 7 and
8 Film speed setting button camera X contact.
9 Film speed scale with A index O Set shutter speed with between-lens
10* Rollei-Vario-computer/ manual shutter as required up to t/zsoSOC,
selector switch with focal plane shutter in accor-
11 Aperture scale dance with camera instruction book
12 Meter/feetscale (if in doubt r/rosec).
13 * Red index for shooting aperture
and maximum range O Set film speed with setting button 8:
14 On/Off switch scale 9 on I index -+ fig. D.
15 Ready indicator light le Switch on Rollei-vario-computer:
16* Sensor Set selector switch 10 to one of the
17 Turning reflect,cr three V marks (do not use any inter-
18 Rapid charger,type E mediate settings). Read off shooting
19 Voltage selector aperture at scale 11 and appropriate
20 Charger cord maximum range at scale 12 below red
21 Charger cord outlet index 13 -> fig. D.
22 Mains cord
:le Set shooting aperture selected on23 Light diode indicator for switching
from quick to compensation camera; note maximum subject
charging range.
24 Charging lock at switch position ;le When flashing with the Rollei-vario-
"On" and switch-onlock during computer note the following ranges:
charge approx. 0.3 - 2.55 m / 1 to Bt/ttt
E Tripod thread or
26 Tripod thread approx. 0.7 - 5 m / 21lr to 16t/r ft
27 Hole for synchro adaptor of or
Rollei35 and 35 S approx. 1 - 10 m / 31lt to 33ft.
28 Connectorrelease button {( For flash without computer set selec-29 Manualfiring button and tor switch 10 to MAN : manual ope- flash cord release ration -+ fig. G.
O Push up switch 14 and wait for ready
indicator 15 to come or -> fig. F.
* 140 RES only :* When shooting, do not mask sen-
sor 16.
O After use and before prolonged idle
periods, push switch 14 down to 0
position to save power. Do not dis-
charge the flash gun (to get earlier
ready indicationfor picturestofollow).
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Rollel 14O RES Before Inltlal uee
A high performance unit with all the refi- Rec*rargeflash unit in order to compen-
nements offered by modern flash elec- sate for self-dischargeduring prolonged
tronics: storage (a characteristic of all batteries)
+ page 15.Optimum power ensured by rational,
computer-controlled energy metering
with super-fast recycling time and high Gonnectlon
flash capacity, universal application pro-
vided by turning reflector and rapid Attach camera bracket 1 by means of
charging, convenient to use by virtue of screw 2 to hand grip 3 + fig. B.
Attach camera bracket 1 on the left orselectable shooting aperture and work-
ing range, reliabilityof function in conti- right of the camera into its tripod bush
nuous use ensured by Rollei precision- with milled screw 4.
Move release 5 to the left, connect flash
a top quality flash unit with the technical cord 6 to outlet 7 and camera flash
features of tomorrow. socket -+ fig. C.
Rollei 35 and 35 S: -+ hint on page iS.
Rollel 14O S
Gamera settlngThe counterpart of the above without
RE-computer, but with the same versa- Use X or J flash socket (where option
tility and reliability: is provided). Set shutter speed in accor-
a precision product of the usual Rollei dance with recommendationsin camera
qualityat a reasonableprice for all fields instructionbook:
of classic flash photography. with between-lensshutter any speed up
to llzsosec (usually1/rzssec),
Wb wish you pleasure and success with with: focal plane shutter usually 1/eoor
these new flash units. t/so SeC.
RolleiWerke Flashlng wlth
Franke & Heidecke Rollel-varlo-computer *
O Set film speed used with button I on
scale 9 to A index -+ fig. D.
O Switch on Rollei-vario-computer:
Engage selector switch 10 to one of
the three I marks.
Altering shooting aperture: move se-
lector switch 13 one or two clicks
further. Red index 13 indicates three
different shooting apertures on scale
11 and on scale 12 the maximum
range in each case.
O Set shooting aperture indicated on
camera, read off maximum range in-
dicated and note.
Example-+ fig. D: 100 ASA / 21 DlN,
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shooting aperluret/8, maximum range Flash gequencea;le
approx. 5m / 16t/zlt.ItII For this film speed it is also possible are made possible by unusually short
to select: shooting aperturef/16 with recycling times of approximately0.3 sec
a maximum range of aPProx.2.55 m / particularly at close-up range and will
permit for example the use of modern 8t/ttt or shooting aperture f/4 with
a maximum range of approx. 10 m / motor-driven cameras operating at ap- proximately 3 frames / sec for motion 38 ft, see also hints @ and @. analysisor picture sequencesof rapidly
O The reflector 17 can be turned as changingsubjects,etc.
shown in fig. E.
Further operation as described above Practical recommendations:
- but maximum range is no longer O Select medium to wide aperture,
applicable+ hint @. O use flash unit fully charged if pos-
O Switch on flash unit: push switch 14 sible,
up to position I (red) and wait until O prefer working at close-up range, if the ready indicator 15 comes on + necessary with wide angle lenses fig. F. (miniatureup to 35 mm, roll film up to Do not mask sensor 16 * when 50 mm, large format camera suitablY releasing. short focal length).
O During prolonged idle periods switcfi The following table gives some average off flash unit to save battery energy: values obtainable according to condi- push switch 14 down to 0 Position. tions of reflection (A : approximate Do not dischargeflash gun by manual flash rang€, B : shooting aPerture at firing (for earlier ready indication 100 ASA / 21 DlN, C : shooting aper- after idle periods). ture at 50 ASA / 18 DlN, D : number
of flashes per sequence at a recycling
Flashlng wlthout time of approx. 0.3 sec):
Rollel-va rlo-com puter
1 . 5m 2 m 1I 2 .m5 3 m A 5 f t 6llztt 181/rft 10ft O Set film speed as described on
page 13. B I 4 I 4 4 l 4
2.8 * Set selector switch 10 to MAN = c 5.6 2.8 5.6 23 | 2.8
manual -+ fig. G. D 4 25 3 1 0 5 3
O Read off aperture corresponding to
distance (betweenflash unit and sub-
ject) on scale 11 or 12 and set on
camera.
O Example-+ fig. H:400 ASA / 27 DlN,
f/16, flash-to-subjectdistance 5 m /
161/zftsee also guide numbertable/
hint @.
O Further operation as when flashing
with Rollei-vario-comPuter.
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Practlcal flaEh hlnts @ Selecting correct shooting aperture){e
As a general rule Prefer the middle
@ Gurrent economy shooting apertureof the three available:
After use and during prolonged idle that is to say with 21 DIN / 100 ASA film
periods switch unit off, but do not fire t/8 - with 18 DIN / 50 ASA film f/5.6'
the flash eventually still stored. to penmitworking in the most commonly
used rarlge of approx. 0.7 to 5 m / 21lt@ Ready indicator
After switching on wait for ready indi- to 161/zft.
cator to light up (premature release Smaller shooting apertures (e.9. f/16 at
could lead to under-exposure). The 21 DIN / 100 ASA of t/11 at 18 DIN /
ready indicator will come on when the 50 ASA) are advisable for pictures taken
unit is ready to flash, i.e. when approx. at close range where increased depth
7lo/o of the energy have been stored in of field is required.
capacitor. When the battery is nearly The larger shooting apertures such as
discharged ready indication will be de- for examplet/2.8 with 50 ASA / 18 DIN
layed (+ also Page 15). or f /4 with 100 ASA / 21 DIN are se- lected for pictures taken at longer ran-
@ Working range of the comPuter X ges with less dePth of field and for
is independent of the film speed and bounce flash.
can be selectedas required:approx.0.3
to 2.55m / 1 to 811rtt,0.7to 5m / 2lltlo The table below gives further details:
161/ztt,and 1 to 10 m / 3t/t to 33ft. Each speed Shooting aperture for
working range necessitates, according range of approx.
to film speed, a particular shooting ASA DIN 0.3 - 0.7 - 1.0 -
aperture. The maximum ranges of 2.55 2 . 5 5 m 5 m 1 0 m
and 5 and 10 m (8tlr and 16r/zand 33 ft) 1 to 21la to 3rlr to
can be read off above the centre of red 81/att 161/ztt 33ft
index 13. 12 1 2 5.6 2.8 1.4
@ Shootlng aPerture* 25 1 5 I 4 2 * 1 8 1 1 5.6 2.8 is dependenton the film speed and can 50
be selected by means of the selector 100 21 1 6 8 4
switch. In each case the shooting aper- 200 24 22 11 5.6
ture can be read off below red index 13 400 27 32 1 6 8
at scale 11. On changingto the next cllck 800 30 45+ 22 11
stop setting the shooting aperture chan- 1600 33 64+ 32 16
ges by two stops (intermediate settings 'f Cannot be read off on scale 11; these t
are not permissible). apertures can however be set on the I
I lens (where available);if further stopp-
ing down is not available use neutral
density filter in front of lens.
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@ Guide number for manuat operailon @ Allgnment of flash untt
G.No. : aperture x distance in m or ft At snapshot distance align it paraltel to
as function of the film speed in accor- direction of camera -+ fig. O, for close-
dance With the following table: ups tilt accordingty-+ fig. P. Direct the
ASA 12 16 20 25 32 40 s0 64 flash unit (with sensor *) to the centre
DIN 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 18 19 of the subject also with the flash unit off
G.No.m 14 16 18 20 23 25 28 32 the camera.
G.No.ft '16 52 59 66 76 82 92 105 Avoid shooting angles where reflective
ASA 80100125 160 2W250 320 4oO objects will reflect the flash direcily into
DfN 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 the camera lens or sensor * (otherwise
G.No. m 36 40 45 51 St 64 72 OO wrong exposures will result). Select
G.No. ft 118 132 148 168 194 210 296262 camera position and arrange flash unit
so that frontal reflectionsfrom panes of ASA 500 640 800 1000 1250 16qt glass, mirrors or polished surfaces are DIN 28 29 30 31 32 33 avoided; do not point flash unit direcfly G.No. m 90 102 114 129 144 160 at the camera lens. G.No. ft 296 334 gZ4 42O 412 524
@ Utitizing ultra-short flash duraflon {+
tn extreme cases (very high and dark or Switch on Rollei-Vario-computer. Re-
very small and bright rooms, absence of duce flash-to-subjectdistance in accor-
reflection in the open, macro photo- dance with the ranges given in hint @.
graphy etc.), the table is only approxi- Selbct light background (and also if
mately correct; several pictr;res at diffe- possible light subject). At the shorter
rent aperturesare recommended. flash-to-subjectdistances the flash du-
@ Bounce flash ration is reduced to approximately
Advantage: soft illumination without 1/20000 sec (t0,.').
hard shadows. With horizontal format Colour casts will not occur even at
shots: Turn reflector17 into rest position these extremelyshort flash durations.
- fig. E; For extremely rapid motion sequences:
with vertical format shots: Turn re- use open flash method -+ hint @ and
flector as said above, detach flash gun suitable contactor which is tripped by
from camera bracket and hold it verti- the subject itself at the decisive mo-
cally (with sensor *) in direction of the ment.
subject -+ fig. N.
Using 140 RES with computer *: In
normal living rooms select the largest
shooting aperture and operate in close-
up range only; between 0.3 and 2.S5m /
1 and 81/rft.
Using 140S, or 140 RES without com-
puter: According to subject condition,
open camera aperture more than in-
dicated at scale 11 - approx. 1 - 11/z
stops in normal bright living rooms; ap-
prox. 2-3 stops in large dark rooms of
unusual height.
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@ Ftashlng with camera shutter open Fill-in tedtnlque *: controlled filling-in
(Open flash method) with "light dispensing", whereby flash
permits amongst other things repeated illumination is reduced to such extent
flashes within a prolonged time expo- that only slight fill-in is obtained accord-
sure to obtain special effects (e.g. ing to pictorial requirements.
"double exposure",illuminationof halls Example:200 ASA / 24 DIN film, shoot-
without excessively bright overall illu- ing apertures selectable t/22-t/11 -
mination etc.): use flash unit and came- t/5.6, meter reading t/rzsS€c at t/11,
ra (on tripod) separately, open camera shutter speed set r/rzssec, aperture set
shutter and fire by using manual release on camera f/11, shooting aperture set,
button 29. however, f/5.6.
@ Filt-in flash In dayllght @ Multiple flash
produces more brilliant colours and bet- Synchronized flash shots with several
ter modellingin the shadows. Rollei units: connect flash cord to each
With computer i(: determine shutter flash unit, use a multiple adaptor on the
speed/aperturecombinationsaccording camera flash socket.
to available light with an exposure With computer*: set up flash units so
meter. Determine suitable combination that their sensors do not pick up direct
according to permissibleshutter speed light from the other flash units. Select
of the camera and shooting aperture shooting apertures of the units accord-
available'on the flash unit. Set shutter ing to the illuminationrequired.
speed on camera and appropriate
Without computer: two flash units usedshooting aperture on the flash unit, but frontally at the same range will yieldstop the camera down by one aperture.
twice the light, therefore use the nextResult: noticeable fill-in, daylight-to-
smaller f/stop. When used at differentflash ratio in the shadows 1 :1.
ranges (e.9. second flash acting as aExample:100 ASA / 21 DIN film, fastest
permissible shutter speed r,/eosec, fill-in): read off the aperture for the
shooting apertures available t/16 - t/8 range of the main flash.
- f /4, meter reading r,/eosBC at t/8, @ Communal flashes
shutter speed set r/eo s€c, shooting Even when several photographers are
aperture selected f/8, aperture set on using flash at the same time your Rollei
camera f/11. flash unit can be fired with or without
computer control. The function of theWithout computer: set f lash unit to
unit is not affected by extraneous flashMAN X and read off the aperture cor- (built-inextraneousflash barrier).responding to the flash-to-subject
distance. For this purpose determine @ Rectrarging abroad
suitable shutter speed with exposure In some cases different voltages and
meter. mains plug systemsare used abroad.
Set this shutter speed (where permis- As a precautiontake with you a suitablesible) on the camera. On the camera charger or an adaptor for the chargerhowever, reduce the aperture measured plug for using a connection cord withby one f/stop. Result: as above when the local type plug.operatingwith computer.
Example:50 ASA / 18 DIN film, fastest
permissible shutter speed t,/eos€c, sub-
ject distance 3.5 m / 13 ft, aperture read
oft t/8, meter reading t/eoS€c at f/g,
shutter speed set t/eo sec, aperture set
on cameraf/11.
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ii$ Handttnsrautteand remedteg
Trouble Poselble cause Remedy Remark
Signal lamp lights Battery discharged Rechargebattery Chargingtime:
up too late approx. t hour
or not at all
Contact failure on Connect cord Always connect
flash cord plug tightly Rollei plug to
Flash fails to fire flash unit
Flash cord defective Renew cord Do not bend cord
too strongly
Film speed set wrongly Set film speed -> scale 9, fig. D
exactly
Aperture on camera Attend to aperture -+ scale 11,fig. D
too large or too small scale
Picture over- or SensorX masked Leave sensor X underexposed when releasing unmasked
With automatic * Keep to working Read off maximum
flash working range range * -+ hint @ range* at scale 12
not noticed
Room reflection Open aperture About1-2 stops
missing or insufficient outdoors,about
1/z-11/z stops in
large dark rooms
Picture Bounce light with Open aperture 1-3 stopsaccording underexposed wrong aperture -+ hint @ to room conditions
Signallamp not Do not flash before
noticed signal lamp
lights up
Picture unexposed M-settingused U s e X ( J ) s e t t i n g M-settingfires flash
too early
Picture partly Speed for focal plane See instruction With focal plane
exposed shutter too short manual of camera shuttersusuallynoti* shorter than
1/eoor r/ro seC,
Picturepartiallyor Frontal flash reflection Change viewpoint Especiallywith
entirelyburnt out and/or flash window panes,
direction polishedfurniture,
tiled walls etc.
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Speclflcatlon 140 RES t4O S
(accordingto DIN 19011)
Type Single piece computer Single piece electronic
electronicflash unit with flash unit with practically
rationalizedenergy constant recyclingtime,
control, practically rapid charging,and 600
constant recyclingtime, turning reflector
rapid charging,and 600
turning reflector
Equipment Rollei-vario-computer Ready indicator,manual
with three shooting aper- firing as flash cord lock,
tures, ready indicator, aperture calculator
manual firing as ftash cord 12 - 1600ASA / 12 -
lock, aperture calculator 39 DlN, m/ft scale,
12 - 1600ASA / 12 - colour corrected reflector
33 DlN, m/ft scale, diffuser with UV filtering,
indicator for shooting interference-free(as to
aperture and maximum VDE)
range, colour corrected
reflectordiffuserwith
UV f iltering,interference-
free (as to VDE)
DIN guide number metric feet metric feet
100ASA / 21 DtN 40 130 N 130
50 ASA / 18 DtN 28 92 28 92
Computershooting aperture
1 0 0 A S A / 2 1D t N 4 - 8 - 1 6
50 ASA / 1g DtN 2,8 - 5,6 - 11
Computerworking 0.3-2.SS m / 1- 8rlrft
" range approx. 0.7 - 5 m / 2t/t - 16r/r ft
1 - 1 0 m / 3 1 / r - 3 3 f t
Flash power 60 Ws 60 Ws
Recyclingtimeo
with computer approx. O.g- 6 sec f
less computer approx. 6 sec approx. 6 sec
Flash capacity
when fully charged
with computer approx. 45 - 1SOO+
less computer approx. 45 approx. 45
Flash duration (t0.,,)
with computer approx. i/too- r/rooooSeC
less computer approX. r/roosec approx. r/roosec
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* 140 RES 1405
Angle of illumination approx. 45o x 600 approx. 45ox60o
Sensor acceptanceangle approx. 150
Colour temperature tr approx. 5500 K approx. 5500 K
Sinter-NC battery, approx. 4 V / 500 mAh approx. 4 V / 500 mAh
Charginga time afterI
F normal discharge approx. t hour approx. t hour
& Dimensions approx. 80 x 96 x 186 mm / approx. 80xg6x 186 mm /
F 31/rx33lax71/tin. 31/qx33ltx7rlain.
Weight approx. 510 g / 18o2. approx. 500 g / 1731roz.
Quick charger, type E Automatic switch-over from rapid to compensation
charging with light diode indication at flash unit;
optional voltage selector; electrically safe by virtue of
disconnecting transformer, protection class ll
Accessories Camera bracket, various flash cords, flash cord exten-
3 sion, flash cord connector,rapid charger, case for flash
unit and accessoriesI
F
it
o practically by means of sinter NG-battery constant until 40. flash*7 + depending on shooting aperture and subject distance
tr corresponding to average daylight
a with nominal voltage on AC power supply
Technical modifications reserved
21f
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