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Rolleiflex Automat COLOR User manual
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Rolleikrn for Pin-socket Focusing mognifier 22 I
view finder mosk L?h" Arto-otic Rolleiflex is o precision camero direct flop Mognifier 2
3 Focusing hood 23 Direct view finder ponel of fhe mosl odvonced modern design. Eguipped
1 Locking clip for bock 24 Depth of field scole wilh lenses of superior oplicol qvolity, Schneider
hinge 25 Focusing scole Xenor or Zeiss fessor, il offers superb performonce.
slot for Eyelet 5 neck slrop 26 Focusing knob Even more osfonishing to-firsl-time users is Rollei's button Neck strop 6 (Rollei- knob 27 Film-spool exlreme hondling eose, due entirely to lhe mony 7 Fi lm f rome c o u n l e r knob) kin rewinding window
Fi lm odv once o n d s h u l t e r 28 Toke-up spool knob exclusive, oulomolic feolures incorporoled in ifs 8
tensioning cronk n Exposure toble design.
I Shutter releose with 3C Retoining device for fhe correcf mefhods of holding ond hondling the socket releose coble ground gloss Rolleikin comero should be leorned f rom the very start' The guord releose Shutter moskl 0
l l Locoting sockets for Mngnifier for eye-level following poges confoin a fully detoiled dascrip-
ponoromo heod ond focusing tion, with illusfrofions, of fhe conslruclion ond slereo otlochmenl Reor sight for direct 32 funcfioning of lhe comero. Helpfvl rules ond hinfs,1 2 Bock lock clip view finder
r3 Flosh coble socket 33 Mognifier lifting hondle f undamenlol lo lh e procfice of Rollei-ph ologrophy,l 4 Synchro M-X lever olso included. feeler ore film u Automotic Toking-lensl 5 rollers mechonism We hope thot ihis book will help eoch new Dcuble boyonet mountl 6 key for toke-up for lens occessoriesond Winding Rolleiflex owner to ochieve lhe mosl complele spool lens hood
17 Shutter specd control Combinotion bock f or success with the comero ond, of course, in lhe
l8 Diophrogm control No . 1 2 0 (B ll 8 ) o n d shorlest possible fime 35 mm film
l9 Viewing-le n s
Jf Adiustoble film pressure releose20 Self-timer
plote F R A N K E & H E I D E C K E Indicolor window for2l
diophrogm ond shutler 38 Bock locking lever
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TO LO CATE THE MOST IMPORTANT PARAGRAPHS Q U I C KLY
Poge: P o g e : Poge:
6 l. A Brief Rolleiflex-Andlomy 28 ltt. looding iia'rifit 48 Reflecting Surfoces
l0 The Automotic Film Tronsport Tronsporl 49 Plonts
Mechonism 28 Bock 49 Color Pictures
30 Inserting the Film Spool 50 Ponoromos
12 ll. Rolleiflex in Operotion 32 Threodrthe Film Leoder 50 Ste'reo
12 Evereody Cose 32 Film Tronsport 52 Micro Photogrophy
12 Lens C o p 52 Core of Comero 35 lV. Floshlight-Techique 52 In Cose of Domoge to the14 H o ldin g t h e C o m e r o
16 Focusing Hood 38 Flosh-PhotogrophyTips Comero I
16 Focusing Mognifier 40 V. Tips on Picture-Toking Tobles:17 Direct View Finder 40 Londscopes'18 Focusi,ng 42 Portroiti 21 Depth of Field
l8 D iophro g m 43 Child'ren IJ Speed of Moving Obiects
19 Depth of Field 4.3 Animols ond Shutter Soeed
24 Shutter ond Shutter Releose 44 Snopshots 2A Flosh-contoctond Shutler
26 Self-Timer 45 Sports Speed 45 Theoire Procticol Accessories ond Music-Holl 5326 Exposure 46 Nisht Rollei F ilter s 54
27 Auxiliory Focusing Knob 47 Copying 55 Rolleinqr s
This Rolleiflex instruction book offers you the bosic informoiion necessory fo,r the use of the
comero, Proclicol molters of technique ore odequotelydiscussed, usuolly in the form of concise
tips covering the most importont phoses of picfure toking.,Eosyto use, highly info,rmotivetobles
ore olso included. lt will therefore remoin q source of informotion of permonenivolure to,you.
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I. A BRIEFROLLEIFLEX-ANATOMY
Th e Au to motic Rolleiflex is o com er o chor octer ized
o b o ve o ll by two speciol design feotur es: the r igid
co n stru ctio nof the twin lens r eflex ond the outom otic
film tro n sp or t m echonism T hese technicol odvontoges
d o n o t fo rm m er ely o bosis for ver y high per for m once
b u t o t th e som e tim e contr ibute m oter iollv to the
sirn p licify o nd eose of use for which the Rollei is
i u s t l y f o m o u s .
It to ke s b u t o glonce ot lhe constr uctionof the com er cr
fo re co g n ize the sim ple elem enis of its pr octicol
o p e ro tro n
Conslrucfion of the Twin lens Reflex
In th e Ro lle iflextwo sepor ote com er os or e ioined in
o twin -co mer o with o com m on stur dy die- cost body '
th e b o tto m holf is the
lo kin g -co mer o, in which the film is exposed, or r d the
u p p e r h o l f i s i h e
vie win g -co mer o,which is designedon ihe m ir r or - r eflex
p rin cip le . lts speciol tosk is to m oke the focusing
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\ , r s r b l eo n t h e g r o u n d g l o s s o n d t o s u p p l y o c o n l r o l i n r c r g e e s s e r n t r c r l l sy i r r r i l o r - t o t h c r t o f l h e p r o s J t e c t i v e p r c l u r e T h c i r r r c r g ef o r r n n g r o y s o r e l r o n s m i t t e d b y t h e f u l l y o p e n v i e w i n g l e n s , p r o j e c t e d o n t o t h e g r o u n d g l o s s s c r e e r r v i o t h e r r i r r o r o n d t h e r e s u l l i s o r i g h t - s i d e - u p , b u t l c r t e r o l l y r e v e r s e d q r o u n d g l c s s i r n o g e , i n t h e f u l l s i z e o f t h e o r i g i n o l p i c f u r e T h i s v i e w r n g i n r o g e i s v i s i b l e o t o l l t i n r e s c r n d e v e r y d e i o i l o f c o n r p o s i i i o n c rr t c l f r c r r l i n q r r c r y b e w c r t c h e d e v e n d u r i r r g e x p o s u r e T i r e g r o u n c l g l o s s s c r e e r r i s r u l e d w i t h o n u r r b e r o f , ' c r t i c c r l c r n c l h o r i z o n l o l l i r r e s r n o k i r r g i t p o s s i b l e t o c l e t e c l e r r o r s , s u c h c r s l r n e s w h i c h c o n v e r g e b u t s h o u l d b e p o r c r l l e l o r o s l o n t i n g h o r i z o n , i n t i r n e i o r r o t i c e o n d c o r r e c t l h e n r I t i s e c r s y l o s t r . c r i g h l e n o r l e v e l i l r e c o m e r s b y n r eo n s o f t h e l i n e s o n t l r e g r o u n c l q l c r s s s c r - e e n A b o v c c rI l , t h e g r o u r r c l g l o s s s c r e e n p r o v i d e s t h e n r e o n s f o r f o c u s i n g t h e c o m e r o . T h i s i s o c c o n r l ) l ; s h e d b y r o t o t i r r g i h e f o c u s i n g k n o b B o t h l e r r s e s , w h i c h c r r e i n f l e x i b l y c o u p l e d t o e o c h o i h e r b y m e o n s o f o s t u r d y c o n r r o n f r o n t p l o t e , c r r e i h e r e b y o d j u s t e c l s r n r u l t o n e o u s l y , o s h o r p v i e w i n g i r . n o g e i h e r e f o r - e g u o r o n t e e s c r r t e q u o l l y s h o r p p i c l u r e S i r r c e t h e R o l l e r - f l e x i s e q u i p p e d w i t h o f o s t v i e w i n g l e n s o n d o n o p t i c o l l y p r e p o r e d g r o u n d g l o s s s c r e e r r , t h e v i e w i n gView original page 8
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Fo c us in g t he f r o n t l e n s p o n e l th ro u g h o u t th e ro n g e f rom 22/3ft - - (inf inity) is occomplished by one f ull t u rn of t h e f o c u s i n g k n o b. Th e sp e cio l d e sig n of t he f oc usi n g m e c h o n i s m( o c om-d rive b o se d o n th e princ ip le o f t h e o r c h i m e d i c s piro l) in su re s u n ifo rm m o v e ment o f t h e l e n s p o n e l in b o th d ire ctio n s wit h o u t plo y o r b o c k l o s h . Tie d in wit h t h e m o v e m e n t o f th e le n se s is o simp le slidin g mec h o n i s m ,l o c o t e d b e n eo th th e g ro u n d g lo ss, pro v idin g c o m p l e t e l y o u t o m o t i c p o ro llo x co mp e n so - f io n. Co n s e q u e n t l y t, h e f i n o l p i c tu re is o lwo ys fro me d ex oc t ly os o r i g i n o l l y v i e w e d o n lh e g ro u n d g lo ss sc reen. S imi l o r l y c o m p l e t e c o n tro l co n b e h o d e ve n wh en us in g s u p p l e m e n t o r yR o l l e in o r le n se sfo r clo se -u p wo rk mere ly b y o d d i n g t h e R o lle ip o r. Diophrogm openings ond shuller speeds ore regu- lot e d b y me o n s o f t h e s m o l l kn u rle d wh e e ls lo co te d on e o c h s ide o f t h e l e n s p o n e l , o n d th e co n tro l sco le s or e v is ib le i n t h e s i n g l e w i n d o w se e n o t th e to p o f t h e p o n e l . T h u s , o l l m o n i p u l o t i o n st o k e p l o c e w i t h th e c o mero i n o p e r o t i n g p o sitio n o n d o re e o sily ch e c k e dwit h b u t o s i n g l e g l o n ce . Since the two lenses ore of identicol focol length ( f : 7 5 mm) i t f o l l o w s t h o t t h e imo g e in b o th se c- tio n s o f t h e c o m e r o w i l l o l w o y s b e critico lly fo cu se d on lh e s om e p o r t i o n o f f h e s u b je ct simu lto n e o u sly.View original page 10
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The f : 3.5 toking lens is o four gloss construction The Avtomotic Film fronsporf
with two cemenied elements (modified Toylor-type) Mechonism ond feotures oulslonding correction fo,r block ond
white- ond color pictures, while lhe three-element
viewing-lens f :2.8 meets with the speciol require- The constqnt reodiness of the Rolleiflex, o noturol
ments for best ground gloss focusing. Both lenses ore result of its odvontogeous lwin-lens design, is further
treoted with obrosion re,sisiontcooting. The boyonet enhonced by the qulomotic film tronsport mechonism.
The quick octing cronk coupled with on outomotic receptocles circling lhe mounts ore intended for
geor mechonism performs s i x importont functions ottoching fhe lens hood ond supplementory opticol with e o ch pendulum swing: occessories, which in this woy will be held in
opticolly correct position ond fo,rm q solid unit with 'l . Advonces film to next frome lhe comero.
2. Advonces film frome counte,r
The removoble combinqtion bock is ottoched to the '
comero by meons of hinges fittedl with locking clips, 3. Tensions the shutter
ond ot the bottom it contoins the tripod socket ond 4. Resets the self-timer mechonism
the sofety bock lock. lts odoptobility for the two 5. Releoses shutter lock
picfure sizes 21/aX2y4", ond 24X36 mm is the result
of the odiustoble film pressure plote which, con be 6. Engoges film lock.
set for 120 (B ll 8)-film (with poper bocking), or for
35 mm film (without poper bo'cking) when used in The shutter releose ond film odvonce cronk ore locked
coniunction with the Rolleikin ll ottochment. In boih ond unlocked o'lternotely, the.reby offering full insu-
coses <r film chonnel is creoted with o width thot ronce ogoinst double exposures or skipped fromes.
corresponds to the thickness of the film being used. Automotic stops limit the extent of cronk swing. With
Thus the film csn be properly heldr in the focol plone, the increosing thickness of the film on the toke-up
ond olso con slide fhrough without und,ue friction spoof the crornk swing decreoses trom 3/a of o turn
when odvonced. in the beginning fo iust under l/2 turn ot lhe, end
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o f t h e r o l l , T h u s t h e f i l m i s o l w o y s o d v o n c e d e x o c t l y
o n e f u l l f r o m e .
l n o d d i t i o n t o t h i s , e o c h s w i n g o f t h e c r o n k o u t o m c r t i -
c o l l y b r i n g s u p t l r g n e x t n u m b e r i n t h e f l l m c o u n t e r
w r n d o w
T h e p o s i t i o n i n g o f t h e f i l r n s o t h o t r h e f l r s t f r o m e i s
c o r r e c t l y p l o c e d o l s o i s c r c c o r n p l i s h e d o u t c m o t i c o l l y
A f t e r i n s e r t i n g t h e f u l l f i l r r s p o o l i n t h e b o t t o m
c h o r r l t e r , l h e p o p e r l e o d e r m u s f b e p o s s e d t h r o u g h
t h e t w o f e e l e r r o l l e r s o n d d r o w n u p o n t o l t r e
e m p t y t o k e - u p s p o o l T h e f e e l e r r o l l e r s w i l l o l l o w
u r r r n t e r r u p t e d p o s s o g e o f l h e l h i n b o c k i n g p o p e r
O n l y v r h e n t h e i n c r e o s e d t h i c k n e s s ( o t i h e p o i n t w h e r e
f i l m j o i n s p o p e r ) g o e s t h r o u g h t h e r o l l e r s , d o e s t h e
o u t o m c r t i c t r i p p i n g m e c h o n i s m o l l o w t h e c o u n t e r t o
g o i n t o o c t i o n T h e c r o n k c o n t i n u e s b r i e f l y o n d l h e n
s l o p s , f i r r n l y - t h e f i l m h o s r e o c h e d t h e p o s i i i o n f o r
e x p o s u r e N o I T h e p r e s s u r e o f t h e r o l l e r s
r s r e l e o s e d i m m e d i o t e l y o f l e r t h e
p o s s o g e o f t h e f i l m ' s b e g i n n r n g s o
t h o l t h e r e s t o f t h e r o l l w i l l s l i p t h r o u g h f r e e r y
A f t e r t h e t w e l f t h e x p o s u f e , t h e c o u n t e r n r e c h o n i s r l
o u t o m o t i c o l l y d i s e n g o g e s o n d t h e c r o n k t u r n s f r e e l y ,
p e r m i t t i n g t h e c o m p l e t e w i n d i n g u p o f t h e f u l l y
e x p o s e d f i l m
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II. THE ROLLEIFLEXIN OPERATION
fhe Evereody Cose Putfing lhe Cqmero in the Cose:,'pull up the clips
ond spreod the cose oport; ihen slip the cronk deserves menlion here since it is'so often used with
through the lorge o,pening from the inside ond lower the comero.
lhe comero bockwords into ihe cose. Push the cli.ps
down through the chrome ploted strop holder slots. The top ond froni of the cose, when opened, hong
down in front ond keep out of the woy by meons of For Comerqs with Rolleikin 2: stroighten out the
their own weight. The cose moy olso be used with five metol tobs of the leother inseri on the inside
the Rolleikin 2 ottochment merely by removing the of the cose with o knife (4) ond then push out the
leother insert to permit possoge of the lorger now superfluous disc,
counter knob.
fhe lens Cop
To Open: lift the iop by grosping both sides oi the
reor ond push forword (l). is foldoble. The upper port is otioched in front of
the viewing lens by boyonet mounting ond the lower
To Close: pull the top over the comero ond push port through friction fit.
down to engoge the snops. (Simultoneous folding Removql of Lens Cop: lift the lower port by the
of the focusing hood is olso possible with this move- tob ot the lower edge ond fold it ogoinst the upper
ment.) Alwoys return focusing knob to infinity posi- port (5). Remove cop from the boyonet by turning
tion since the exte,nded front moy otherwise interfere it counter-clockwise/+ of o turn (6). with closing the cose.
Attoching Lens Cop: fit the folded cop into, the
To Remove Comerq From Cose: pull up ihe metol boyonet of the viewing Iens - h inge pointing to
clips locoted ot the top of the sides of the cose (2). the right (focusing knob) - onrd fosfen it with o
Lift the cronk o little woy fro,m ihe cose, spreod the la turn clockwise. Fold down the lower port ond
sides ond lift the comero forword ond out (3). snop into ploce.
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Holding fhe Comero The Corrying Strop is odiusted to o comfortoble
le n g th , so thot the com er o m oy be co r r ied on the E qs ic rul e : c o m e r o h o n g i n g o ro u n d th e n e ck with
t o u t s t ro p o n d t h e c o m e r o h eld firmly b y b o th h o n d s. sh o u ld e r w hen not in use. In or der thot the shutter
T h e rig h t h o n d g r o s p s t h e co me ro q t th e b o tto m, moy be releosed with tout strop to ovoio comero
t h e inde x f i n g e r o n t h e s h u tte r re le o se , th e th u mb mo ve me nt, loop the str op or ound the r ight hond,
s u p p o rt in g t h e u p l i f t e d c r o nk (q u ick h o n d lin g o f th e th u s sh o r tening it to ochieve nor m oI viewing
f ilm t ron s p o r t : p . 3 4 ) . T h e le ft h o n d d o e s th e fo cu - distonce (2). Further shortening of the strop wnen
s ing (l). I n i h i s p o s i t i o n d i o p h ro g m o n d sh u tte r co n - u sin g th e m ognifier con eosily be effected by m oking
trols moy be operoted comfortobly with two fingers. use of the left hond in the some woy (3).
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Coufio n : o w r o n g o r u n c o rnof rf o b le " g rip " mo y Wo ist-le ve l o r eye- level positions for the com er o or e
cous e y o u t o l i f t i n o d v e r t e n t ly th e h o n g in g to p o f co n sid e re d n or m ol for m ost pictur es T he extr em ely
the evereody cose. fle xib le Ro llei, however , r eodily per m its exposur es
A le o t h e r n e c k s l r o p i s o l s o ovo ilo b le fo r wo rkin g o t o r n e o r fl oor level, over heod, shooting str oighi
with o u t t he e v e r e o d y c o s e . T o o tto ch : slip b o th e n d s u p o r d o wn , ond occosionoly,sur pr ise snops "or ound
t hro u g h t he s t r o p h o l d e r s l o t s o n d fo ste n to th e stro p
th e co rn e r". T he illustr otions( 5J) show o few possi-
hold e r b u t t o n s . T h e s t r o p h o l d e rs co n b e swu n g
boc k wo rds o t o n o n g l e , s o t h o t th e co me ro h o n g s b ilitie s fo r such pictur es with the com er o in differ ent
co mf o rt obly i n f r o n t o f t h e b o d v (4 ). p o sitio n s.
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6
Direct View Finder th e h o o d p e rm it ottochm ent of the Rolleikin dir ecl
vie w fin d e r mosk.
To Open (ofter roising the mognifier): push the direct
view finder flop inwords until it snops into ploce (5). Chonging Mognifier (if eye-sisht demonds)
To Close: depress mognifier flop slightly - the To Re mo ve : pull bock r ing m ount ogoinst r etoining
dir e c t v iew f in d e r p o n e l i m m e d i o te lyre tu rn sto n o rmo l spring ond lift out. To insert: put into positiorr (bock
position (6). first), p u ll b o ck ogoinst spr ing ond snop down.
The subject is viewed ot eye-level through the direct Reor Mognifier: to remove: push in slightly oi top
view finder ond focusing moy be checked by meons o n d lift o u t. T o inser t: slip m ognifier ( white dot
of the second (olso interchongeoble) mognifier. uppermost) between retoining springs - push down
The two pin sockets ond smoll knob on the front of u n til it sn o p s into ploce.
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fhe Dioph rdgm
,o, o, 9,.cJ,9r3,,9S,,9r3,,
Th e d io p hr ogm contr ols the om ount of light possing
lhrough the lens. lt hos o double effect:
Slopping down
i n c r e o s e s t h e d e p t h o f f i e l d o n d
r e d u c e s t h e e f f e c t i v eo m o u n l o f l i o h t
Therefore the exposure musl be increosed corres-
p o n d in g ly ot sm oller diophr ogm openings. T he
fol lowing toble gives the rotio of exposure ot the
difterent open ings:
Diophrogm 3.5 4 5.6 8 ll 16 22
Focusing Exposure 3/q | 2 I I 16 32
Focus the Rolleiflex by iurning the focusing knob,
ot the some time criticolly observing the shorpness Notice thot eoch succeeding smoller stop requires
of the ground gloss screen imoge. The footoge scole exoctly double the exposure of the preceeding one.
serves olso to indicote the depth of field, o motter On ly e xc eption- the r elotion between f :3.5 ond f :4.
which need not concern you too much ot first. The diophrogm scole itself is eosily seen, block figures,
The mognifier focilitotes the most criticol focusing. in the peep window obove the viewing lens. The dot
lmp o rt on t : before f : 22 indicotes the position for f ' ,|6.
Focus so thot the greotest degree of shorpness Sefting the Diophrogm: with comero in operoting
posilion, turn the smoll knurled wheel on the left prevoils ot moin subiect dislonce.
side, between the lenses.
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Depth of Field
Most picture subiects require fhot occeptoble
shorpness extend somewhot before ond behind the
exoct distonce focused on. Londscopes, for instonce,
reouire consideroble "depth of field". Two foctors
influence the extent of the shorp zone, distonce
oct uolly f oc u s e d o n o n d d i o p h r o g m o p e n in g .
In controst to close-up focusing fhe shorp zone is
mony times greoter when the lens is focused on N
l o n g d i s t o n c e :
l. The depth of field increoses with the
toking distonce. fitt*q14
In ony cose, however, the shorp zone of the picture
m o y b e i n c r e o s e dc o n s i d e r o b l yb y s t o p p i n g Deplh of Field Scoled o w n t h e d i o p h r o g m :
On ond next to the focusing knot t*o scoles ore
2. The depth of field increoses when visible: the movoble focusing scole with figures
s t o p p i n g d o wn . indicoting feet ond the fixed depth of field scole with
th e d io p h ro gm volues. T he diophr ogm figur es or e
As o procticol rule the second olternotive is pre- orronged in poirs symmetricolly on both sides of
feroble ond only in emergency coses should ihe th e ce n tro l focusing point; the diophr ogm openings
toking distonce be increosed becouse of loss in f , 5.6 ond f , I I ore represented by block sections
imoge size. below the scole.
The extent of the depth of field ot ony distonce moy The center of eoch footoge figure indicotes lhe correct
be reod off on the focusing knob. setting for thot distonce.
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Since the shorp zcine in the picture does not end In order to obtoin o correct perspective impression
obruptly, but groduolly chonges to somelhing less sl 10" (o comfortoble viewing distonce) o whole
shorp, it is generolly sufficient fo reodr the depth Rollei negotive would hove to be enlorged 3.3 X to
of field i,n round figures. With this in mind the scole 71/2X71/2".Enlorgements of this size, viaued ot ]0",
on the focusing knob hos been colibroted for quick determine the bosis for the minimum occeptoble "
l ond procticol use. shorpness. With this in mind the size of the circle .
of confusion is computed ond' the limits of the
lf exoct figures ore desired, these moy be fo,und in depth of field oscertoined. Negotives mode in this
the ioble on poge 21. woy will permif enlorgements olso to lorger sizes, while still retoining fhe some impression of shorpness. IlIt
This is becouse the viewing distonce is olwoys cor-
fhe Depfh of Field foble respondingly increosed.
For normol use lhe u p p e r of the double row of With enlorgements from portions of Rollei negotives
diophrogm figures is used os in lhe cose when on or from Rolleikin negotives, the r.equireme,ntswith
enlorgement is to be mode loter from the entire regord to shorpness ore more criticol. In this cose
Zt/qx21A negotive. (These diophrogm openings ore depth of field is colculoted using o smoller circle of
bosed on o circle of confusion of 1/1400 of the confusion. In procticol use the required depth is
focol length.) obtoined through the use of o smoller diophrogm
o p e n in g .
On the other hond if enlorgements ore lo be mode
from o smoll portion of the negotive (or Rolleikin The effectiveness of the scole on the comero itself
negotiVes) it is odvisoble to go by the I o w e r row moy be extended in the some monner merely by
of diophrogm openings (circle of confusion:f!nq. using the next smoller diophrogm opening thon the
one indicoted for the desired zone.
Explonolion: the degree of shorpness required from
o negotive is exclusively dependent on the mognifi- lf enlorgements of very greot size ore to be mode
cotion of lhe prospective enlorgement ond its subse- use o diophrogm opening two stops smoller thon
quent viewing distonde. the one indicoted.
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Seffing the Shutler Speed: turn the smoll knurled Time Exposures: set shutter to B. lt remoins open
wheel next to the lenses on lhe right (with comero os long os the releose button is kept depressed. For
in opero t ing p o s i t i o n ) ( l ) .
exDosures free from comero movemenl: use o coble
Coc k ing: o u t o m o t i c o l l y d o n e t h ro u g h cro n k o ctio n
(pose 32). releose!
Releosing Shuller: long Time Exposures: os obove, however, employ o
Inslonfoneous Exposures: swing the releose guord coble releose with o locking device. Also the depres-
down, press the releose (2) with the right index
sed releose button moy be locked for the durotion offing e r g e n t ly w i t h o s i n g l e c on tin u o u s mo ve me n t
until it s t o o s! ihe exposure by meons of the sofety guord lever (3).
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Self-fimer fhe Exposure
lf the photogropher himself wqnis to oppeor in the The co.rrect exposure is dependent upon existing
picfure, the self-timer is employed i n s t eo d of the illuminotion (more exoctly: subject brightness) ond
shulter releose b.ufton. lt is cocked outomoticolly by results from the selection of the proper diophrogm
cronk oction (ond is olwoys reody for use). With the opening ond shuiier speed. Consequentlythe following
exception of B oll shutter speeds from I to l/S0th sec. relotionship exists:
moy be used. The oction of the self-timer ollows the
photogropher opproximorely l0 seconds before the Depth of Field Subiect Movement
shutter opens for the previously selected exposure
lime.
lf the shutter hos iust been rele,osed by hond it is
perhops needles.sto soy thot lhe cronk must be wound
before either o self-timer or ony other kind of picture
Wirh the Rolleiflex, vo,rious settings of diophrogm con be token.
openings ond speeds moy be combinedt os required
Operotion of the Self-Timer: push the self-timer releose for normol piclure,foking, Only under unfovoroble
button in the direction of the orrow shooting conditions ore these possibilities limited,
so thot o compromise solution is sometimes necessory.
Nevertheless the following must be kept in mind'
The shutter ond self-timer moy be left cocked under-exposure results in hopelessly lost shodow
even when the comero is loid owoy for short detoil, whereos over-expo.sure moy be compensoted
periods of time without weokening the power for to o greot extent by proper processing.
of the springs. A good hobit to dtevelop, A golden rule for sofe exposure:
however, is to leove the cocking of the shutter
until shortly before the exposure, so thot 'l/500th sec. moy be used, if required. Alwoys expose fo'r the shodows, rofher o bil
more thon too little! +
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fhe Exposure foble
The toble on the bock of the comero is bosed on
the speeds of the two most commonly used types of
f ilm: t h e up p e r s c o l e i s u s e d with films ro te d o t
100 ASA (21110" DIN), ond the lower scole is used
with film roted ot 50 ASA (18/l0oDIN). Conversion of
the toble for use with other film speeds is possible
if it is remembered thot holf the ASA roiing (or
m inus 3/ 10" D I N ) m e o n s t h o t d o u b le th e e xp o su re
is required.
For the two months immediotely brocketing the
su mme r mo n t h s o r i f t h e s u n is lo we r in th e sky
o r if the sky is overcost, double the indicoted
exposure. lf more thon one of these conditions prevoil, Auxiliory Focusing Knob
double t he e x p o s u r e f o r e o c h fo cto r. with Film lndicotor
Exposure in the wintertime oround noon: with snow A reolly procticol oid towords obtoining correct
- us e t he n o r m o l v o l u e s o f t h e to b le , with o u t sn o w - exposures, the ouxiliory focusing knob (p. 53) con-
m u lt ip ly e x p o s u r e b y 4 . toins two odiustoble discs, vorioble occording to
film type ond speed. Thus it is olwoys possible lo
The toble, olthough not olwoys exoct, hos never- know whot kind of moteriol wos lost looded in the
theless proved itself so good thot serious exposure comero. Furthermore, the lorger, eosier-to-grip shope
errors ore generolly ovoided. In difficult coses or ond lorge footoge scole focilitotes occurote focusing
for greotest occurocy,,it is odvisoble to use o photo- under speciolly difficult working conditions, such os
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The bock is generolly removed only when reploced Protect the open comero ogoinst prevoiling dust
by t h e p lot e o d o p t e r . o n d d irt o n d cleon it occosionollywith o soft com el's
h o ir b ru shl
To Remove: push both bock hinge clips upwords (4)
ond open bock fully (5). Press bock sidewoys ogoinst Ne ve r ch o n ge film in dir ect sunlight, utilize ot
le o st yo u r o w n body's shodowl
t he hin g e o n d o t t h e s o m e t i m e re mo ve it fro m th e
free end (6). Nole: for the Rolleiflex the following odopter occesso-
r i e s o r e o l s o o v o i l o b l e : R o I l e i k i n 2 A t t o c h m e n t
To Attoch: insert the detoched bock's hinge pins first fo r % e xp o s ur es24x36 m m or 35 m m film , P lo t e
in one o n d t h e n i n t h e o t h e r h in g e , p re ,ssth e h in g e s B o c k A d o p te r for sepor ote exposur es21/tx2t/t"
ogoin s t t he c o m e r o o n d s e c u r e th e m with th e clip s. o n p lo te s o r cut film s 2\/zX3Vz".
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Film Pressure Plote Must be Posifioned lnserting the Film Spool
Correctly !
In the foctory-new comero the empty spool (toke-up
When roll film is employed, the inscription 21/c,X21/+" spool) is olreody in position. After removol of the
musl be visible below the film pressure plote. When exposed film the iust emptied spool becomes o , l 2 0
ch o n g ing f r o m r o l l f i l m to 3 5 mm film, o r tn e toke-up spool, ond must be tronsferred to the
reverse, on odiustment must be mode occording to u p p e r sp o o l - chom ber .T he end with the slot goes
t h e f ilm t y p e b e i n g u s e d . to th e rig h t engoging the winding key of the f ilm
To od ju s t t h e f i l m p r e s s u r e p l o te (l): p re ss th e p lo te tronsport mechonism (2).
og o ins t t h e b o c k o n d p u s h i t u p o r d o wn u n til it B o th sp o o ls or e held on the left hond side by spool
stops. When releosed it must spring forword com- kn o b s. Th e b eor ing pins or e withdr own when chonging
plet ely in t o t h e n o r m o l p l o n e ! sp o o ls b y p ulling out the knobs.
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Th e pulled o u t u p p e r k n o b ( to ke -u p -sp o o l)mo y b e No le : wh e n using on odopter the em pty spool m ust
he ld in t hot p o s i t i o n b y t u r n i n g it slig h tly, tu rn in g it be removed from the comero. However, it must be
o lit t le mo r e p e r m i t s i t t o s n o p b o ck b y itse lf. h o n d ily re toined especiolly on tr ips, since oiher wise
o n e w ro ll-fi lm connot be looded into the com er o.To lnserl lhe Empty Spool: f irst f it the spool over
t h e w indin g k e y o n t h e r i g h t (cro n k sid e ) o n d p u ll fo Insert o Full Film Spool: in the some woy os
ou t t h e g u i d e k n o b ( 3 ) . P u s h t h e sp o o l d o wn o n th e o p p lie s lo the toke- up spool ( 6) . T he pointed end
le f t o p p ly in g s l i g h t p r e s s u r e , s o th o t th e kn o b mo y
sn o p b o c k i n t o p l o c e f u l l y ( 4 ). lt is th e n n e ce sso ry of the bocking poper must point in the direction
t o t urn t h e c r o n k u n t i l t h e l on g slo t in th e e mp ty of the toke-up-spool chomber, so thot the colored
spool comes uppermost (5). sid e o f th e bocking poper r em oins on the outside.
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