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Rolleicord Vb User manual
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- Rolleicord Vb
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Summory
f l o p @ . T u r n l h e k n o b @ u n t i l t h e p i c t u r e i s p i n -
s h o r p , o r u n t i l t h e t w o h o l v e s o f t h e i m o g e m e e l
i n t h e R o n g e fi n d e r W e d g e ( c e n t r e o f t h e v i e w
f i n d e r ) .
S e l t i n g f h e E x p o s u r e V o l u e :
D e t e r m i n e l l r e e x p o s u r e v o l u e f r o m t h e t o b l e i n t h e
c o n r e r o b o c k o r w i t h o n e x p o s u r e m e t e r . D i s e n g o g e
t h e o p e r t u r e l e v e r @ b y p r e s s i n g i t i n w o r d s ( t o -
w o r d s l h e l e n s ) o n d t u r n i t u n t i l t h e r e d m o r k i s
o p p o s i l e l h e r e q u i r e d e x p o s u r e v o l u e @ .
S e t l i n g l h e A p e r t u r e - S p e e dC o m b i n o l i o n :
M o v e t l r e s h u l t e r s p e e d l e v e r @ u n t i l t h e r e q u i r e C
o p e r l u r e s p e e d c o m b i n o t i o n o p p e o r s i n t h e
w i n d o w @ .
R e l e o s i n g :
P u l l t h e r e l e o s e l e v e r @ f u l l y t o t h e l e f t .
U n l o o d i n g :
A f t e r t l r e t w e l f t l r e x p o s u r e t u r n t h e w i n d i n g k n o i :
t h r o u g l r o b o u t s i x t u r n s t o w i n d u p t h e e n d o f t h e
f i l r r r .O p e n t h e c o m e r o , p u l l t h e f i l m k n o b @ o n d
r e n r o v e t h e f i l r n s p o o l .View original page 4Page 6 · Read text
fhe Ever-Reody Cose Opening the ccre: lift up lhe lid Removinglhc fronl (when required):
ot the reor @ ond fold open lo- Pushdown lhe clomp @. To reploce
words lhe front. Before closing set the front hook it in ploce ond closc
the comero to infinily. ihe cose.
For comersr wifh thr Rollcikin
counler knob: Bend up the five
Removingfhe ccmero: Pull up lhe metql tsbs of the leqlher inserl on
clips ot lhe sides of the cose @, the insidc of the cqse wilh o knife,
spreod the cose oporl, ond lift out ond then push out lhe now super-
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Inser t ingt h e f ilm : P u l l o u l t h e f i l m kn o b @ o t th e lower spool chomber ond inserl the roll of film. Insert the right-hond end first. Let the film knob spring bock fully. Remove the gummed seol from tlre roll. Threod lhe beginning of the bocking poper - wilh the o u t s ide o u t w o r d s - f u l l y i n f o lh e lo n g slit o f r he emp t y s p o o l @. W i n d u p fh e film tig h tly ( keep in g o n e t h u m b o n l h e f e e d sp o o l) u n til th e friongulor morks prinled ot the edges of the bocking poper (or t h e d o u b l e o r r o w ) o r e l in e d u p wilh th e red dols ol fhe sides of the film operfure @. Then sr op. Closing lhe comero bock: Fold the lock ogoinst lhe retoining peg ond secure with the lotch. Engoge fhe double exposure lock (see poge 16). Tur n f h e f ilm w i n d i n g k n o b @ u n fil il lccks. Th e film c o u n t e r od v o n c e s f o N o . l , o n d th e film is reody for the firsl exposure. You con now tension the shuiler (s e e p o g e l 6 ) .View original page 8
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The Rolfei Finder
The mognifier focilitotes occurote fo opcn fhe frsme finder tully press
focusing. To swing it oul, hold the in the flop @ until it engoges. The
upper edge of the lid wilh two focusing hood then becomes o
fin g e rs o n d slig h ily p re ss in the sports finder for oclion subiects.
Open the focusing hood by lifting flop with the finger tips @. Before You con follow moving obiecls
up the lid towords the front O. To closing lhe hood fold down lhe more eosily in the finder bY swing-
close the hood push in both sides @. mo g n ifie r @ . ing the comero ond releosing of
the som e lim e.
The hood itself is removoble (see lf you weor speclocles You con gel To close the f rome f inder brief lY
poge 23) ond con be reploced bY yo u r d e o le r lo ch o n g e th e mo g nifier press in both sides of lhe hood @
t h e Ro lle i P e n t o P r i s m o r t h e r ig id lens (see poge l8). together.
Mognifying Hood.
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Exposure Setfings
The comero is set for lhe correcl
exposure with the oid of exposure
volues. These con be reod off the
exposure toble (see poge l0) or on
expo s u re met e r . O n s e t t i n g f h e e x-
posu re v o lue t h e o p e r t u r e o n d
shul le r s peed o r e c r o s s - c o u p le d .
You c o n t hen d i r e c l l y c h o o s e l h e
r equ ire d oper t u r e - s p e e d c o m b i no -
l i o n w i t h i n t h e o v o i l o b l e r o n g e ,
occord ing t o t h e s u b i e c l m o v e m e n t
or re q u ire d d e p t h o f f i e l d
l. Setling the Exposure Volue 2. SetlingAperture-SpeedCombinotionl A Speciol Cose'
The ex pos ure v o l u e ( r e d s c o l e Q) Th e sh u lle r sp e e d o n d o P e rtur e Seporote shuller speed ond operlure
oppeors opposile the red index o p p e o r in fh e d ivid e d win d o w @. settings. For flosh shots (seepoge l9)
m ork . Fo r in t e r m e d i o t e v o l u e s se l They chonge together on moving ond lime exposures (see Poge 12)
holf -woy between lwo morked the lever @. Note' the shutter speed you ignor e exposur evolues. T o dis'
n u mbers. musl olwoys click into ploce exoctly engoge fhe cross-coupling keep the
in th e ce n tre o f th e u p P e r win d ow. lever @ pressed inwords, ond first'
Exp os ure v o l u e s c o n o n l y be
cho nged w it h l h e s c o l e d i s e n g o g e d , In le rme d io te e xp o su re vo lu e s o lso engoge lhe shuller speed wilh lhe
press lhe lever @ inwords ond ot leod to intermediote oPerlures. lever @ in the middle of its
lhe some time swing it sidewoYs. (f/3 .5 is o lso o n in te rme d io le vo l ue window; ihen
lf necessory move lhe lever @ ol o n th e in le rn o lio n o l o p e rlu re sco le') selecl the operlure by moving
t h e s o m e t i m e . The dot next to f/3.5 sionds for ll1. the lever @ while still dcprcssedView original page 10Page 11 · Read text
The Expos ure Table
The subiect brightness is indicoted ot the heod of the toble with
two symbolic illustrotions for five typicol coses.
The film speed (see film indicotor, poge ll) is shown ot the left
in ASA figures, ond ol the r i g h t i n D I N v o l u e s .
The exposure volue is the figure in the column below the subiect
brightness os in the row for the oppropriote film speed.
Exposure volue correclions ore shown in the bottom rows of the
toble. They ollow for the reduced illuminotion when the sun is
low (upper row: full sunlight; lower row: overcost sky). Tlre length
of your own body shodow is shown os o simple meosure of the lighl
conditions. Procticol experience on sunny doys will soon enoble
you to iudge the oppropriote light chonges ond hence the required
Explonolion of Subject Symbols exposure volue of different times of the doy even when the sun is
n o t s h i n i n g .
A: high mountoins (snow) without fore-
ground. Open beoch. - B: sport scenes,
bright streets ond squores, open views. Exomple: 100 ASA colour film, londscope with foreground (C), ond
C: londscopes with foreground. middoy sunlight (short shodow, hence no exposurevolue correction)
People in the open. - D: people in the gives on exposurevolue of 13. Possibleoperture-speedcombinotions
shode. Streetsin the shode. - E: people ore l/500 second ot fl4, 11250second ot f15.6,etc. The some shot in
under light lrees, or in gloss-roofed the ofternoon (with o correction of - I corresponding to the longer
h o l l s s h o d o w s )w o u l d r e q u i r e o n e x p c s u r e v o l u e o f 1 3 - I : 1 2 .
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fhe Ftlm lndlcotor To find lhe correcf exPosure for every shot you must know the film speed. lt is therefore usefut lo nole on the film indicotor the ASA or DIN roling for lhe film in the comero. Do this every time you lood the comero' press lhe builon in the centre of lhe indicotor disc ond turn it to the ASA or DIN volue in use. The dols between the numbers indicote oppropriole intermediote film speed sellings'View original page 12
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Seffin g the Time exposure Automoticolly timed instontoneousexposures
Shuffer Speed
| 112 rl1 l/g l/ls r/30 r/60 rlrzs 11250l/s00
slow fost I
Stotic subiects (use o tripod) movemenl
The figures indicote the outomolic- The shutler speed scole ond oper-
olly timed inslontoneous exposures ture scole ore divided into equol
os froctions of o second. Eoch set- intervols. Every chonge lo o higher
ting clicks into ploce of its exocl operture figure lherefore requires o
volue. Intermediote settings connol doubling of the exposure time.
be used, so:
olwoys tet the shutler tpeed excctly After setting the exposure volue
in the cenlre of itr window. (dependingon the subiect brightness
ond film speed) you con choose
operture-speedcombinotions occord-
The B setting permits time exposures ing to the subiect movement or the
of ony length (see poge l5). required depth of field:
Subiectt t I Movement
Frfrm. . speed. t I <- Depth
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Which Shutter Speed?
The choice of o fost enough shulter Whenever possible use l/60 or 11125 - l/S0 second ol greoler distonces -
speed (short enough exposure time) for greoter sofety. for leisurely pedeslrions.
is one foclor controlling the shorp- Secondly: With moving subiects use Remember thot the greoter the sub-
ness of the picture. shorter exposure times the foster the iect distonce, lhe more effectively
subiect moves, to ovoid movement the comero con orresl subiect move-
Firstly: Use short exposure times for blur. As o guide use l/500 second ment. Movemenl blur is olso re-
hond-held shots to ovoid comero for sports shots, ll?5f. second for duced when you shoot opprooching
shoke. Here l/30 second is the running children, 11125second for movement rother thon motion ocross
longest permissible exposure time. fost wolking people, ll& second the field of view.
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When to Aim ai Depth of Field
An e x t e n d e d s h o r p z o n e i s p o r l i- Select on odequole depth of field sion of the depth of field into the
culorly us ef ul f o r c o n d i d o n d o c t i on to o llo w fo r p o ssib le ch o n g e s in f oregrou nd.
shofs, sporls subiects lhol conslonlly d i slon ce .
chon g e dis t o n c e , o n d v i e w s e x t e n d - Subiects exiending in depth: Focus
i n g i n d e p l h . seporotely on the neoresl ond mosl
Distont views wilh foreground: Sef distont por ls of the subiect to m eos-
th e in f in ity m mo rk o g o in st f he ur e the distonces. Set the figur es
For oction shols presel the comero o p e rtu re in u se o n th e d e p lh o f field obtoined opposite oper tur e lines of
t o t he p robo b l e s u b i e c t d i s l o n c e . sco le . Tlris yie ld s th e g re o te sl e xten- the som e volue.
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Unlooding the Film The Core of Your Camero
After the lost exposure wind up the resl of thc bocking Toke good core of your Rolleicord lo ensure long
poper. Open lhe comero bock in the shode, pull out ond relioble service.
lhe upper film knob, ond loke out lhe film spool @
which is olreody pushed out by fhe spring. Fold the The lenses corry o hordened onti-reflecting cooling
end of the bocking poper well under @ - to focilitote which stonds up to cleoning. The silvered surfoce
breoking lhe seol before development - ond stick down of the finder mirror olso hos o scrolch'proof
the gummed seol. Keep the exposed film wropped up protective loyer. Neverf heless cleon the surfoces
light-tight in its originol contoiner. very corefully, ond only when obsolutely necessory:
First dust lhe lens, the focusing screen ond lheTronrferring the empty rpool : Pull out the film knob finder mirror with o soft hoir brush. Then cleon oflot lhe side of the lower spool chomber, remove fhe finger morks with o soft rog or chomois leother'empty spool, ond inserl it in lhe upper spool beorings. Never louch the roughened underside of lhe focus-The slotted end must point fo fhe right. ing screen with the fingers - cleon only with the
bru sh.
lf the lenses mist over on entering o worm room,
let the condensotion evoporote on its own; do not
wipe it off.
Moisture, dusl, sond, inlense exposure to sunlight,
dropping ond hord knocks will horm o precision
Q comero.Corry theSo comerokeep the roundcomeroyourin itsneck,ever-reodyond whencose.
lrovelling by cor keep the comero in o soft spo?.
In b rie f: Hondle your Rolleicor d gently.
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Flash Shors With flosh you con toke oction shots even on occosions when the prevoiling light is inodequotefor instontoneous hond-held shols. Connecting the flosh unit: Push the plug of the flosh leod into the socket @.To releose the plug, swing the lever @ to one side. The Synchro-Compur-Xshutter is X(l)-synchronised for o l l e l e c t r i c o l l yf i r e d t y p e s o f f l o s h . S h u t t e r s p e e d s ' for electronic flosh ony speed up to l/500 second' for flosh bulbs l/30 second or longer. For doto obout shutter speeds, operture ond f losh distonce see the monufocturer's instructions for the v o r i o u s t y p e s o f f l o s h u n i t s o n d f l o s h b u l b s . Exposure time ond operture ore set seporotely (see poge 9, Speciol Cose). Exposures from o TriPod The tripod screw must not be longer thon 3/ro inch (4.5mm). tf necessory, use o suitoble wosher. A re- ducing bush is ovoiloble for \/a-inch tripod screws. A hondy woy of quickly mounting the comero is the Rolleifix.View original page 20
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The Prq cli cal A ccessories Boyonet size I
Ever-reody cose '16 exposure outfit l5/s X l5/g ond ls/s Rollei Pento Prism
Neck Strop X 2rle inches (4 X 4 ond 4 X 5.5 cm) Pento-B,Speciol Pento Prism Oculor
Shoulder Pod for neck strop 24 exposure ovtfit, 24 X 36 mm ond for use with eye-glosses
2 8 x 4 0 m m Speciol front for the evereody cose Lens'Cop, chromium-ploted
for use with the Rollei-Pento-Prism
[en* H o o d ' Rolleikin 35 mm outfit
Rolleinor Lenses: Plote odopter outfil (1 odopter bock,
set 1 (40-18") 3 slides, 3 cut-film sheoths)
set 2 (20-12"1
sel 3 (12!2-91/2"1 Adopter Bock
Rollei Filters: FilterCompensoting S lid e
Numberr
l-ight yellow - l Cut-film Sheoth
Medium yellow - 1 . 5
Light green - 1 Focusing Screen Slide
Green - 1 . 5
Oronge - l . 5 t o - 3 Rollei Micro-Tube
Light red - 2 t o - 3 . 5
L ight b lu e - 0.5 Rollei Micro-Prism
I nfrored
Uliro violet filter - 0.5 Rolleifix Tripod Heod
Color ConversionFilter R l 5 0 Rollei Pistol Grip
Rolleipol, PolorisingScreen Ponoromo Heod
DiffusionDisc: Rolleicleor with centrol micro prism
Rolleisoft0 Technicol specificotions subiect to
Rolleisoftl Mognifying Hood chonge without notice.
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Inserting the Screen Mosk Fitting lhe Frome Finder Mork
(removing the focusing hood)
Depress the locks ot the side of the
tocusing hood @ ond lifi off the
hood from behind. Hold the frome
of the focusing screen@ ot the side,
pull bock, ond swing open. Inserl
the focusing screen mosk @ in the
comero. Fold down the focusing Push the stroight upper edge under'
Pleqse poy ollenlion lo the screen ogoin. Reploce the focusing neoth the button @. Swing the mosk
enclosed Guoronlee Appli- hood, press down ond push forword in posifion ond secure by fhe press
cqtion Form ! until the lock engoges. studs @ ot the sides.
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