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Rolleicord V User manual
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Locoting sockels for 30 Focol or film plone
Ponoromo Heod (focusing distonces ' L rr" Rorr"i. ord V is equipped wilh lhe high qualily
Bock lock clip meosured from this line) Sclrneider Xenar l:3.5 lens and many lealures ol
Shutter tensioning 3l Exposure toble imporlanl lechnical advanlage. Precise conslruclion
ond releose lever 3l Retoining device for ol lhe camera, lool.prool operalion, all conlrols
Coble releose socket Rolleigrid or Rolleikin
Toking lens ground gloss mosk easily manipulaled in piclure-laking posilion: fhese
Diophrogm control 3} Releose button for are lhe |ealures which. togelher, make up lhe con-
lever direct view finder flop venienl operaling melhod oI lhe Rollei. The |ine
Double boyonet mounl 34 Reor sight for direcl pholographic perlormance ol lhis camera is made
for lens occessories view finder lully available through ils exlremely simple operalion.ond lens hood 35 Focusing mognifierlndicotor window
for diophrogm ond 36 Indicotor morks for f he lollowing pages will descriSe in delail lhe prin- storting No. 120 roll ciple as well as lhe correcl melhods ol handlinglight volue scole
film lhe camera. Many rules and hinls are included,Double exposure preven-
tion lever ond releose 37 Anti-reflection boffles making it possible lor even lhe inexperienced lo
Viewing lens 38 Sliding lever acquire soon proliciency in lhe praclice ol Rollei
Direct view finder flop for engoging counler pholography.Pin-socket for 39 Winding key
Rolleikin direct view of toke-up spool We lrusl lhal this booklel will be a helplul and
finder mosk 40 Combinotion bock conslanl guide lo lhe new Rolleicord owner, speedingBock hinge for 120 (B ll 8) ond
him on his way lo real success wilh lhe camera.wilh sofety lock 35 mm. film
Toke-up spool knob 4l Adiustoble film
pressure ploleFilm spool knob RANKE & HEIDECKE(ond Rolleikin-rewind lever locking 42 Bock
knob) (l Tripod sockel BRAUNSCHWEIGView original page 4Page 6 · Read text
REFERENCE INDEX:
Poge: Poge 2 Poge:
6 l. A Brief Rolleicord- 3l lll. Floshlight Technique 5l Plonts
Anotomy 5l Color Pictures
36 lV. Looding ond Fitm Tronsport 52 Micro Photogrophy
12 ll. Rolleicord in Operolion '36 Bock 52 Core of Comerq12 Ever Reody Cose 38 tnserting Film Spool 52 In Cose of Domoge to the Lens Cop12 40 Storting of Film Comero14 Holding the Cqmero 41 Film Tronsport16 Focusing Hood
16 Focusing Mognifier 42 V. Tips on Picture-Toking Tobles:17 Direct View Finder ' ' 42 Londscopes 2l Depth of Fieldl8 Focusing 44 Portrqits 23 Speed of Moving Obiects ondl8 Diophrogm 45 Children Shutter Speed19 Depth of Field 45 Animols 28 Exposure i24 Shutter Speed
24 Light Volue 46 Snopslrots 29 Speed of Emulsions
24 Double Exposure Prevention 47 Sporls 32 Flosh-Contoct
25 Tensioning ond Releosing 48 Theotre ond Music Holl ond Shutter Speed
26 Exposure ond Light Volue 48 Night Photogrophy 53 Proctico I Accessories
27 Film Speed Reminder 49 Copying 54 Rollei Filters
30 Self Timer 50 Reflecting Surfoces 55 Ro lleinors
lmporlont: Before ottempting lo use or hondle the comero we urge you lo corefully reod
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menlory Rolleinor lenses for close-up work merely by odding the Rolleipor. Diophrogm openings ond shuller speeds ore set by meons of control levers on both sides of the toking lens ond ore observed through two seporote indicotor windows. The selected volues ore reod from ooove. light volue scole ond shutler speed-diophrogm coupling simplifies the pre-selection of shutter speed ond dio- phrogm opening by permitting o quick chonge to lhe desired combinotion. The Synchro-Compur shuller hos o single tensioning ond releose lever with double exposure prevention. The shutter con therefore be tensioned ond immedioiely ofterwords releosed without chonging position of the honds. Thus oll diophrogm ond shutter monipulotions ore occomplished with the comero in operoting position. Sinie the two lenses ore of identicol focol length (f :75 mm, picture ongle [ocross diogonol],56') it follows thot the imoges in both sections of the comero will olwoys be criticolly focused on the some portion of the subject simultoneously. The Schneider Xenor f ' 3.5 loking lens, is o four gloss conslruclion rvith two cemented elements (modified Toylor-type) ond feotures outstonding correction for block ond white- ond color pictures, while the three-element viewing- lens f 3.2 meets with the speciol requirements for best 'View original page 10
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ground" gtoss focusing. Both lenses ore tre'cted with Film Tronsporl and 'i
obrosion resistont cooting. The boyonet recepfocles Double Exposure Prevenlion
circling the mounls ore intended for ottoclring tlre lens
The film tronsport mechonism (for roll film) is equipped
hood ond supplemenlory opticol occessories, which in
with o double exposure prevenlion device. Shutter cnd this woy will be held in opticolly coirect position
film fronsport ore thus locked olternotely so thot the. 'o sotid unit with the comero. ond form
correct order of the operoting steps necessorily hos to
The removoble combinotion bock is 'ottoched to the be: odvonce film, tension shutter, releose shutler.
comero by meons of two hinges with locking device
Turning the film winding knob until it stops (film lock)
ond ot the bottom it contoins the tripod socket ond the
will odvonce the film one full frome ond of the some
sofety bock lock. lts odoptobility for the two picture
time couse the next number to oppeor in the exposure
sizes 2r1ny2tl4", ond 24x36 mm. is the result of the
counter window. Now the shutter con be lensioned.
odiustoble film pressure plote which con be set for
After releose, the operotion of the inter-lock is reversed
No. 120 (B tl 8)-film (with poper bocking), or for 35 mm.
so thot the shutter is tocked until the fitmthos been
film (without poper bocking) when used in coniunction properly odvonced to the next frome. In this wgy
with the Rolleikin 2 ottochment. In both coses o film double exposures or blonks ore neotly ovoided.
chonnel is creoted with o width thot corresponds to the
thickness of the film being used. Thus the film con be tn speciol coses - when using the Rolleikin 2 or Plote
be properly held in the focol plone, ond olso con slide Bock - the double exposure prevention lock m u s t
rhrough without undue friction when odvonced. releosed or else the shutter would be permonently
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locked. lf engoged ofter ihe exposure, the lock will furthermore ser\rc os on effective shutler releose guord. - Infentionol double or multiple exposures (trick shots) on roll film ore olso possible through temporory releose of the lock. Proper sforting of the film when looding ihe comero is eosily occomplished. lmmediotely ofter inserting the film it is odvonced os for os the orrow mork on the poper bocking. Closing the bock ot this point depresses the sliding lever ond engoges the film meosuring mechonism. The knob con now be turned only the correct omount lo lhe slop. The number in the film counter window will outomoticolly odvonce from 0 to l, when the film is reody for lhe firsl exposure. The lost sign visible in the exposure counter window (ofter No. 12) is o center-dotted circle Q to indicote thot oll the film hos been exposed. Opening the bock will couse the counler diol to return to No. 0.View original page 12
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II. THE ROLLEICORD IN OPERATION
fhe Ever Ready Case Inserting Comero into the Cose: pull up the side clips,
spreod the cose oport ond lower the comero bockwordsdeserves mention here since it is so often used with
into the cose. Push the clips through the strop holders
the comero. . of the comero.
The cose moy olso be used with the Rolleikin 2 For Comeros with Rolleikin 2: stroighten out the five
ottochment merely by removing the leother insert to metol tobs, which hold the leother insert on the inside
permit possoge of the lorger counter knob. In order of the cose, with o knife @ ond then push out theto ossure solid contoct when working with o tripod, now sup{erfluous disc @.
do not use the ever reody cose.
To Open: lift the top by grosping the snop colch The Lens C"p
buttons ot the reor ond fold forword ond down O. The lens cop of light-metol serves to protect the lenses
To Close: pull the top over the comero ond push when not using the comero for ony length of time or
down to engoge the snops. (Simultoneous folding when troveling. lt is ottoched to the boyonet ring of
of the focusing hood is olso possible with this move- the toking lens by meons of o locking knob. The cop
ment.) Atwoys return focusing knob to infinity posi- fits in front of the lenses only when the upper port
tion since the extended front moy otherwise interfere which is morked Rollei covers the viewing lens.
with closing the cose. To Remove Lens Cop: slide the locking knob in the
@.Removol of Comero from Cose: putt up the clips on middle of the cop upwords
the side wolls of the cose @, spreod the cose oport, Attdching Lens Cop: slide locking knob upwords, ploce
lift the comero forword ond out@. cop over the mounts, slide knob downwords.
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Holding the Comero
Bosic rulet comero honging oround the neck with tout The cqrrying strop is od justed to o comfortoble length,
strop ond held firmly with both honds. The left hond so lhot the comero moy be corried on the shoulder when
not in use. In order thot the shutter moy be releosedgrosps the comero of the bottom, index finger on the
with tout strop to ovoid comero movement, loop thecombined shutter tensioning ond releose lever. The strop oround the left hond, thus shortening it to ochieve
right hond tokes over ihe focusing @. normol viewing distonce @. Further shortening of the
In this pbsition shutter ond diophrogm ore eosily con- strop when using the mognifier con eosily be effected
trolled with two fingers. by moking use of the right hond in the some woy @.
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Focusing Hood Focusing Mognilier
To open: lift the reor edge of fhe focusing hood cover - To roise: push the direct view finder flop inwords -
spring iension keeps it open @. the mognifier springs inlo position (:).
To cfose: fold down focusing hood Q; To lower (before closing focusing hood)' fold down
The focusing hood con olso be folded down with the mognifier (+)'
some hond movement thol closes the ever reody cose Use of mognifier: use mognifier os close to the eye
(see poge 12). os possible.
tne pr* brlton ot lhe reor of lhe focusing hood Tlre mognifier is inferchongeoble ond moy be reploced
serves to hold the Rolleikin ground gloss screen mosk for the convenience of neor or for sighted people.
or fhe Rolleigrid lens. Strengths from minus3to plus3diopters ore ovoiloble.
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DireclYiew Finder Chonging Mognilier (il eye-sight demands)
To open: push lhe direct view finder flop inwords To remove: toke hold of mognifier by both surfoces,
until it locks into ploce @. push it ogoinst the retoining spring (in direction of
To Close: releoseJhe flop by meons of the button on the hinge of the mognifier holder) ond then fold if
the bock of the t.rring hood - it will spring bock up ond lift out.
inlo ploce @.
The two pin-sockets ond smoll knob on the front of
the hood permit ollochmenl of the Rolleikin direct To inserl: ploce in socket ond push bock ogoinst spring
view finder mosk. until it con be snopped down into ploce.
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22Deplh ol Field l6llMost picture subiects require thot occeptoble shorpness 8
extend somewhot before ond behind the exoct distonce 5b
focused on. Londscopes, for inslonce, require consider- 4
oble "depth of field". Two foclors influence ihe extent 3.5
of the shorp zone: distonce ociuolly focused on ond 3'54'B
diophrogm opening. U /6
rl',\b\\B'A ??In conlrost to close-up focusing the shorp zone is
mony fimes greoter when the lens is focused on lo n g
dislonce:
l. The depth of field increoses with the toking
d istonce
In ony cose, however, the shorp zone of the picture
moy be increosed considerobly by stopping down Depth ol Field Scole
the diophrogm:
On ond nexl to the focusing knob two scoles ore vrs-
ible the movoble focusing scole with figures indi- 2. The depth of field increoses when stopping down ' coting feet ond the non-movoble diophrogm scole.
Together, these comprise the depth of field indicotor.
As o procticol rule the second oliernotive is preferoble The diophrogm volues, which ore orronged symmelri-
ond only in emergency coses should the toking distonce colly in poirs on both sides of the centrol focusing
be increosed becouse of loss in imoge size. point indicote ihe limits of the shorp focusing ronge
The extent of the depth of field ot ony distonce moy ot the vorious seltings. The diophrogm opening ot 3.5
be reod oft on lhe focusing knob. is represented by lhe white center oreo ond 5.6 by o dot.
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ln Proclice
After focusing, lhe neor ond for limits of lhe depth of
field moy be reod off directly below the poir of figures
indicoling the diophrogm opening chosen.
Shorp focus exlends throughout lhe oreo
brocketed by the morks represenling
the selected diophrogm opening
I. Exomple: focusing lo l5 ft with diophrogm opening
I gives o depth of field from l0 fl to 30 ft opprox.,
focusing to l0 ft with diophrogm opening tz22 gives
on the other hond o depth of field from 8 ft to o
opprox. (Stopping down improves lhe depth of field.)
Consideroble stopping down necessitotes greotly in-
creosed exposure lime. To obtoin depth of field with
the lorgest possible diophrogm opening, o different
method of focusing must be employed:
2. Exomple: the subiect requires shorpness from 7 ft to
l0fr. (Other dislonces, if unknown, con be reod directly
off the scole ofler focusing seporolely to the limits
required.) Procedure: the focusing knob is turned until
both footoge volues ore locoted opposite identicol
diophrogm openings, ond in thiswoy lhe most f ovour-
o b le diophrogm opening is obtoined, in this cose f :8.
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fhe Deplh ol Field Table In order to obtoin o correct perspeclive impression
ot 14" (o comfortoble viewing distonce) o whole Rollei Since the shorp zone in the picture does not end ob- negotive would hove to be enlorged 3.3x to7rlzX7tlz,,, ruptly, but groduolly chonges to something less shorp, Enlorgements of this size, viewed of 10", determine the it is generolly sufficient to reod the depth of field bosis for the minimum occeptoble shorpness. With this in round figures. With this in mind the scole on the in mind the size of the circle of confusion is computed focusing knob hos been colibroted for quick ond ond the limits of the depth of field oscerfoined. Nego- proctitol use.
tives mode in this woy will permit enlorgements olso
lf exoct figures ore desired, these moy be found in to lorger sizes, while still retoining the some im-
the toble on poge 21. pression of shorpness. This is becouse the viewing
distonce is olwoys correspondingly increosed. For normol use the u p p e r of the double row of
diophrogm figures is used os in the cose when on With enlorgements from portions of Rollei negotives
enlorgement is to be mode loter from the entire or from Rolleikin negotives, the requirements with
2rlaX2rle negotive. (These diophrogm openings ore regord to shorpness ore more criticol. In this cose
bosed on o circle of confusion of l/1400 of the focol depth of field is colculoted using o smoller circfe of
length.) confusion. ln procticol use the required depth is ob-
On the other hond if entorgements ore to be mode toined through the use of o smoller diophrogm opening.
from o smoll portion of the negotive (or Rolleikin The effectiveness of the scole on the comero itself moy
negotives), it is odvisoble to go by the I o w e r row of be extended in the some monner merely by using the
diophrogm openings (circle of confusion : f/2000). next smoller diophrogm opening thon the one indi-
coted for the desired zone.
Explonotion: the degree of shorpness required from
o negotive is exclusively dependent on the mognifi- tf enforgements of very greot size ore to be mode,
cotion of the prospective enlorgement ond its sub- use o diophrogm opening two stops smoller thon the
sequent viewing distonce. one indicoted.
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Tripod Pictures: Hond-Held Pictures:
Time Exposure ' Slow Speeds Fost Speeds
I 1t2 1t4 'r/8 'tl15 l/30 1160 11125 11250 I /500 sec.
fhe Shulfer Speed The Lisht Value
The single lever Synchro-Compur shutter is o between- is indicoted by the movoble mork on the light volue
the-lens shutter with combined lever for tensioning ond scole. For detoils on use of the light volue system:
releosing, employing the obove mentioned speeds. see poge 26.
l/60th sec. represents the most commonly used inston- Setting the light Volue: Adiust shutter speed lever @o
toneous shutter speed, with little risk of comerq move- ond diophrogm lever @b ot the some time.
ment. Shutter speeds longer thqn l/30th sec. ore most To chonge shulter speed ond diophrogm combinoiion,
odvisedly used only with o tripod. To minimize or while mointoining some light volue: Move shutter
ovoid unshorpness due to subiect movement: see toble speed lever @o only.
poge 23.
The Double Exposure Prevention Lock The shutter speed volues oppeqr in the indicqtor win- is engoged with the lever in the upper position @o dow to the right obove the toking lens. Reod them os When lower position is disengoged in the €)b. denominotors of the froction volues, i. e.30 : l/30 sec. ond (otherwise octs os q covered) releosed, the red mork
tntermediote scole settings between engroved volues worning signol: "Bewore of unwonted double ex-
ore n o t possible. Becouse of the shutter speed-dio- posure l"
phrogm coupling it is better to set the shutter speed Engoge the lock when using roll film,
first, before the diophrogm opening, to ovoid un' disengoge when using Rolleikin 2, plote odopter bock
intentionol chonge of the diophrogm's position. or when moking intentionol double exposures (p. l0).
Setting the Shutter Speeds: by meons of the shutter Re-engoge the lock ofter completing o double or
speed lever@o. Wotch diophrogm couplingI multiple exposure, before re-tensioning shutter.
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Tensioning and Releasing Time Exporures: set shutler speed control to B ond
move shuller lever to left @b, holding for required
The shutter lever serves ohernotely os both cocking time. Releosing the lever closes fhe shutter. To ovoid
ond releosing lever. A coble releose or lhe Rolleicord comero movement during time exposures, use o lock-
occessory body releose moy olso be used. ing type coble releose.
Tensioning: move lever to the right os for os it will go The shutter ond self-timer moy be left cocked
@o ond then bock lo originol position. even when lhe comero is loid owoy for shorl
periods of time without weokening the powerReleosing: gently move lever lo left until shulter click of the springs.
is heord @b.
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Shutter Speed <- Subiect Motion (Pose 23) I I Brightness -> tig
<- Depth of Field (Pose 19)
Exposure and Light Value
Correct exposure is dependent upon existing illumino- Shutier Speeds l/500 11250 11125 1160 I /30 1/15
tion (more exqctly: subiect brightness). The lighl volue
5.6 l1 16indicotes the correct exposure. A reoding is foken Diophrogm Openings 4
from the exposure toble or o photo-electric exposure ff the ,,8" setting oppeors when chosing the shuttermeter set for the proper film speed ond then trons-
posed to ihe light volue scole of the comero. The speed-diophrogm combinotion it will indicote thot
shutterspeed ond diophrogm opening relotionship ore double the next previous setting is required, or 2 secs.
thus od justed qt once for the correct exposure. Exposure time is doubled for eqch smqller diophrogm
opening. For exomple, light volue 6,This correct relotionship between the shutter speed
ond diophrogm opening is outomoticolly mointoined Shutter speed 1t4 1t2 (2\ (4) (8)by the coupling mechonism even when onother speed-
diophrogm combinotion is sought to obtoin o certoin Diophrogm opening 4 5.6 8 1l 16 22
depth of field (see toble). For this only the speed
lever is employed. Thus it is possible to quickly Intermediote volues moy be used on the light volue
choose the most suitoble of the possible combinotions, scole. In such coses between-figure diophrogm posi-
without colculotions ond without chonging the bosic tions will result, olthough outomotic coupling in the
isrequired exposure. proper relotionship will still be mointoined. f ' 3.5
The light volues l3 to 9 permit o choice from six itself on exomple of on intermedioie stop, positioned
shutter speed ond diophrogm opening combinotions, between l:2.8 ond f z4 of tlre internotionol diophrogm
ronging from f :4 to f :22, for exomple, light volue l3: sco I e.
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The erporure toble with ifs light volues hos been
designed for use with most often met wilh lighting
conditions ond serves to prevenl serious errors. In
difficult coser or for greolest occurocy, it is odvisoble
lo moke use of o photo-electric exposure meler. lf the
meter is not colibroted for light volues, shutter speed
ond diophrogm scoles ore set seporotely. Thus the
correcl light volue will be indirectly oscertoined ond
dronges lo other combinotions mqy be eosily ond
quickly mode in lhe previously described monner.
Generol Erporure Rule: lt is not olwoys possible to
poir o sufficiently fosi shutler speed (to minimize effect
of subiect motion) with o smoll diophrogm opening
(for greoler depth of fi;ld). Obviously o compromise Film Speed Reminder ASA/D|N
is required ond it would be well to remember lhol So thqt one moy know oi oll times the speed of the
under-exposure resulls in hopelessly lost shodow film in lhe comero, o simple reminder, showing both
detoil, whereos over-exposure moy be compensoled ASA ond DIN speeds is locoted in the outer port of
for to o greol exlent by proper processing. Therefore: the focusing knob. This is erpeciolly vqluoble when
o good generol rule for exposure: frequent dtonges of film moleriol ore mode. Volues
ronge from 8 to 160 ASA ond 10/10 ro 23/10' DlN.
Alwoys expose for the rhodowr, Setling lhe Filrn Reninder: Press knob in cenler of rother o bit morc thon too littlel disk ond turn lo desired volue.
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The Exposure Toble Speed ol Photogrophic Emulsions
Subiecl brightness is eosily iudged ond clossified by (Comporison volues opproximoted)
meons of the five stondqrd lighting conditions re-
DINpresented by two illustrotions eqch ot the top of Relotive Scheiner A5A Generol exp0surethe toble (Europe) (Bs) Electric
'indicotedFilm speed is ot the left by ASA figures ond
ot the right by 1110o DIN volues.
Light volue is found where brightness ond film speed
columns cross.
tight volue odiustment, due to overcost sky or when
sun is lower in the sky, is mode by use of lower scole.
Upper scole' full sunshine - lower scole: ov€rcost sky.
The length ond intensity of your own body's shodow
will give some ideo of light conditions. The obility
to estimote ond choose tlre correct light volues for
vqrious lighting conditions ond time of doy will soon
come when you begin working on sunny ond cloudy
doys.
Exomple: Color film 25 ASA (15/10' DIN), londscope
with foreground, sunny, noontime (shodows short, no 0,17 | 24110
light volue odjustment) : light volue 11. Avoiloble
speed-diophrogm combinotions z 11125-f ,4, 1160-t15,6, Ihe chorocleristics of the different roting systems do
not permit How- conversion. o direct mothemoticoletc. Some subiect in the ofternoon, longer shodows, ever, the opproximote comporison volues of the loblewould require odiusted volue, perhops ll-l : 10. offer sufficient informotion for most procticol purposes.View original page 30Page 31 · Read text
Sell-timer
When using the self-timer, opproximotely ten seconds X ond V. After releosing the shutter lhe lever imme-
will elopse before the shuller is releosed. All speeds, diotely snops bock to X@. This indicotes thot the self-
I to l/500th sec. moy be used, but'B' setting connot timer medronism i3 running ond olso shows thot the X
be used. Cocking of the self-timer mechonism is pos- setling is the only possible one for self-timer flosh shots;
sible only ofler shulter is tensioned ond is occomplish- see poge 35. Self-timer flosh exposures must be col-
ed by moving Syndrro lever lo V Ob. Shorter deloys culoted for X setiing since M-conloct connot be used.
of less lhon ten seconds moy be obtoined by sctting To Ure: cock shutter @o, sel Synchro lever to V @b
the Synchro lever lo on intermediote position between ond releose @c.
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III. FLASH LI GHT TEC H N I QUE
In modern floshlight technique the comero shutter Thus o | | types of instontoneous floslr exposures ore
tokes over the tosk of firing the bulb electricolly ot possible with the Rolleicord.
the right moment. In this woy instontoneous flosh The selection of flosh lomp-type depends on the light
exposures ore possible with o hond-held comero. output required by the subiect. Mony mokes ore
The Synchro-Compur shutter in tlre Rolleicord is, for ovoiloble in three groups (normol, medium ond high
this purpose, equipped with electricol contoct. The light output). The selection is dependent on the toking
conditions, especiolly os to wlrether o room of shollow contoct moy be odiusted to the required deloy of the
or greot depth is to be illuminoted. flosh lomps by meons of the Synchro-levert
The X-contoct @ presents the simplest type of contoct Selection of M-X lever position, opplicoble speed ronge
ond exposures con be leorned from the instructions (zero-deloy). lt is required for zero-deloy electronic
flosh units (without reloy) ond q few flosh lomps. of the different flosh light products. For the best known
mqkes the toble on poge 32 contoins the necessory
TheM-contocf @ meonsf ull synchronizot ion. informotion ond the permissible shutter speeds.
It works with most flosh lomps ond the electricolly
fired flosh powder (copsule flosh). The most importont Use: The flosh ottochment is connected to the comero
odvontoge of the M-contoct: with certoin flosh lomps by meons of the flosh coble, plugging into the speciol
socket provided therefor. it moy be employed of the shorter shutter speeds even
including l/500th sec. Due to the full synchronizotion Move Synchro tever to X @ or M @
ihe shutter is olwoys open when the flosh emitted by To releose the flosh cord plug: unlock by swinging
the lomp reoches its peok intensity. locking lever @View original page 32Page 34 · Read text
Explonolion oI lhe Toble light from oll sources must be considered in choosing
the diophrogm opening.
The "Conlocl" column indicotes the correct setting of The Eftective Exposure Time (os indicoted in the toble
the M-X lever for eoch lomp type. by meons of colored ink) is not in eoch cose idenlicol
The "Shuller Speed" column shows lhe permissible to the shutter speed, but depends on lhe porlion of
speed ronge: the flosh lomp light output utilized:
With X-Contoct lhe durotion of the flosh itself is
Cenler: the reco m m e n ded shutter speed includes octuolly shorler thon ony of the permissible shutter
procticolly the e n t i r e light output of the flosh lomp. speeds. Therefore, the light durotion of lhe flosh
This ossures lhe'moximum illuminotion os well os lhe (specified in porenthesis ofter the moke) will be the
smollest diophrogm (for greoter depth of field). The octuol, conslqnt exposure time so thot the selecled
following opplies os o generol rule: diophrogm opening musl be mointoined even when
using slower shutter speeds.
Use the stondord recommended speed With M-Contoct the shutter speeds, from 'fostesl'
together with the correct sefiing of the to 'recommended" foll within lhe durotion of the
M-X lever for the lomp in use. flosh: they therefore represent lhe octuol exposure
time ond if the shutter speed is increosed, the dio-
whenleft: the f ostest speed indicotes the limit to which phrogm musl be opened occordingly. Only
the shuller moy be set. For lively oction or sporls slower shutter speeds ore employed is the fully uli- lized light output equol to the ocluol exposure time,subiecls, the fosler speeds ore employed.
ond this is the some os lhe recommended speed.
Right: the exposure time moy be increosed to the The illustrotion should moke the utilizotion of the
s lowest speed (l second or even time exposures), ovoiloble flosh light still more obvious: the white
if, in oddition to lhe flosh, il is desired lo moke use symbols represent the flosh, ond their size, the utilized
of existing light. In such coses the toto I omounl of light ol lhe shutler speed employed.View original page 34Related documents and language editions
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