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I. A BRIEFROLLEIFLEX.ANATOMY
The Automotic Rolleiflex is o comero chorocterized
obove oll by two speciol design feotures: the rigid
conslructionof the twin lens reflex ond the outomotic
film tronsport mechonism.These technicol odvontoges
do not form merely o bosis for very high performonce
b u t o t t h e s o m e t i m e c o n t r i b u t e m o t e r i o l l y t o t l r e
s i m p l i c i t y o n d e o s e o f u s e f o r w h i c h t h e R o l l e i i s
l u s t l y f o m o u s .
It tokes but o glonce ot the constructionof the comero
to recognize the simple elements of its procticol
o p e r o t r o n .
Consfrucfion of fhe Twin Lens Reflex
In the Rolleiflex two seporote comeros ore ioined in
o twin-comero with o common sturdy die-cost body'
tlre bottom holf is the
toking-comero, in which the film is exposed, ond the
u p p e r h o l f i s i h e
viewing-cqmero,which is designed on the mirror-reflex
p r i n c i p l e . l t s s p e c i o l t o s k i s t o m o k e t h e f o c u s i n g
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v i s i b l e o r r 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 t r o l
i m o g e e s s e n t i o l l y s i m i l o r t o t h o t o f t h e p r o s p e c t i v e
p r c t ur e
T l r e i n r o g e f o r m i n g r o y s o r e t r o n s m r t t e d b y t h e f u l l y
o r e n v i e w i n g l e n s , p r o i 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 rv i o t h e n r i r r o r o r r d t h e r e s u l t i s o r i g h t - s i d e - u p ,
b u t l o t e r c r l l y r e v e r s e d g r o u n d g l o s s i m 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 r r o l p i c t u r e T h i s v i e w i n g i m o g e
r s v r s i b l e o t o l l t i m e s o n d e v e r y d e t o i l o f c o m p o s i t i o n
o n d f r o r n i r r q n r o y b e w o t c h e d e v e n d u r i n g e x p o s u r e
T h e g r o u n d g l o s s s c r e e n i s r u l e d w i t h o n u m b e r o f
v e r t i c o l o n d h o r i z o n t o l l i n e s m o k i r r g i t p o s s i b l e t o
d e t e c t e r r o r s , s u c h o s l i 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 c r r o 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 m e t o r r o t i c e
c r n d c o r r e c t t h e n r l t i s e o s y t o s t r o i g h t e n o r l e v e l
t l r e c o n r e r o b y m e o n s o f t h e l i n e s o n t h e g r o u n c l
g r c sl s s c r e e n
A b o v e o l l , t h e g r o u n d g l o s s s c r e e n p r o v i d e s t l r e
n r e o n s f o r f o c u s i n g t h e c q m e r o . T h i s i s o c c o m p l i s h e d
b y r o t o t i r r g t h e f o c u s i r r g k r r o b . B o t h l e n s e s , w h i c h
o r e i r r f l e x i b l y c o u p l e d t o e o c h o t l r e r b y m e o n s o f o
s t u r d y c o m m o n f r o n t p l o t e , o r e t h e r e b y o d i u s t e d
s i m u l t o r r e o u s l y , . s l r o r p v i e w i r r g i m o g e , t h e r e f o r e ,
g u o r o n t e e s o r e q u o l l y s h o r p p i c t u r e s i n c e t h e R o l l e i -
f l e x i s e q u i p p e d w i t h c 1 f o s t v i e w i n g l e n s o n d o n
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F o c u s i n g t h e f r o r r t l e r r s p o n e l t h r o u g h o u t t h e r o n g e
f r o r n 2 z ' t f t - \ ( i n f i n i t y ) i s o c c o m p l i s h e d b y o n e
f u l l t u r n o f f l r e f o c u s i r r g k n o b T l r e s p e c i o l d e s i g n
o f t h e f o c u s i n g n r e c h o n i s m ( o c o m - d r i v e b o s e d o n t h e
p r i n c i p l e o f t l r e c r r c h i m e d i c s p i r o l ) i r r s u r e s u r r i f o r m
n r o v e m e r r t o f t h e l e n s p o n e l i r r b o t h d i r e c t i o r r s
w i t l r o u t p l c r y o r b o c k l o s h
T i e d i r r w r t h t h e r n o v e m e r l t o f t l r e l e r r s e s i s o s i m p l e
s l i d i r r g m e c l r c r r r i s n rl ,o c o t e d b e r r e o t J r t h e g r o u n d g l o s s ,
p r o v i c l i n g c o r n p l e t e l y o u t o m o t i c p o r o l l o x c o m p e n s o ,
{ i c n . C o n s e q u e r r t l y , l h e f i r c r l p i c t u r e i s o l w y s f r o r n e d
e x o c t l y c r s o r i g i r r o l l y v i e w e d o n t h e g r o u n d g l o s s
s c r e e r r S i r n i l o r l y c o m p l e t e c o n t r o l c o n b e h o d e v e r l
w h e n u s i r r g s u l l p l e r n e r t o r y R o l l e i r r c r rl 'e n s e s f o r c l o s e - u p
w o r k m e r e l y b y c r d d i n g i l r e R o l l e i p o r .
D i o p h r o g m o p e n i n g s o r r d s h u t t e r s p e e d s o r e r € q u -
l c r t e d b y n r e o n s o f t l r e s m o l l k r r u r l e d w h e e l s l o c o t e d
o n e o c h s i c l e o f t h e l e n s p o r r e l , c r n d t h e c o r r t r o l s c o l e s
o r e v i s i b l e i n t h e s i n g l e w i r r d o w s e e r t o t t l r e t o p o f
t l r e p c n r e l T h u s , c r l l n r c r n i p u l o t i o r r s t o k e p l o c e w i t l r
t h e c c u n e r o i n o p e r c r t i n g p o s i t i o n c r r r d o r e e o s i l y
c h e c k e c l w i t h b u i o s i n q l e g l o n c e
S i r r c e t h e t w o l e n s e s o r e o f i d e r r t i c o l i t o c o l l e n g t h
f Z 5 r n m ) i t f o l l o w s t h c r t t h e i m c r g e i n b o t h s e c -
t i o n s o f t l r e c c r m e r c r w i l l o l w c r y s b e c r i t i c o l l y f o c u s e d
c n t l r e s o r n e p o r t i o r r o f t h e s u b i e c t s i m u l t o n e o u s l y
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The f t 3.5 toking lens is o four gloss conslruction The Automatic Film fronsporf
with tr,,ro cemented elemenls (modified Toylor-type) Mechonism
ond feotures outstonding correction for block ond
white- ond color pictures, while the three-element The constont reodiness of the Rolleiflex, o noturgl
viewing-lens f : 2.8 meets with the speciol require- result of its odvontogeous twin-lens design, is further
ments for best ground gloss focusing. Borh lenses ore enhonced by the outomotic film tronsport mechonism.
treoted with obrosion resistont cooting. The boyonet The quick octing cronk coupled with on outomotic
receptocles circling the mounls ore intended for geor mechonism performs s ix importont functions
ottoching the lens hood ond supplementory opticol with eoch pendulum swing:
occessories, which in . this woy will be held in
opticolly corrict position ond form o solid unit with l. Advonces film to next frqme
lhe comero.
2. Advonces film frome counter
The removqble combinolion bock is qttoched to the 3. Tensions the shutter
comero by meons of hinges fitted with locking clips, 4. Resets the self-timer mechonism
ond ot the bottom it contoins the tripod socket ond 5. Releoses shutter lock
the sofety bock lock. lts odoptobility for the two
6. Engoges film lock.
picture sizes 21/ax21/+", ond 24 X 36 mm is the result
of the odiustoble film pressure plote which con be
set for 120 (B ll 8)-film (with poper bocking), or for The shutter releose ond film odvonce cronk qre locked
35 mm film (without poper bocking) when used in ond unlocked olternotely, thereby offering full insur-
coniunctio,n with the Rolleikin 2 ottochment. In both once ogoinst double exposures or skippeci fromes.
coses c film chonnel is creoted with o width thot
corresponds lo the thickness of the film being used. Automotic stops limit lhe extent of cronk swing. Wiih
Thus ihe film con be properly held in lhe focol plone, the increosing thickness of the film o,n the toke-up
ond olso con slide through without undue friction spoof the cronk swing decreoses from 3/a of o turn
when odvonced. in the beginning to iust vnder 112 turn ot the end
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o f t h e r o l l T h u s t h e f i l r n 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 n r e l r r o d d i t i o r r t o t l r i s , e o c h s w i n g o f t h e c r o r r k o u t o m o t i - c o l l y b r i n g s u p t h e n e x t n u m b e r i n t h e f i l m c o u n t e r wtrl 0 0w T h e p o s i t i o n i n g o f t h e f i l m s o t h o t t h e f i 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 o c c o m p l i s h e d o u t o 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 m s p o o l i n t h e b o t t o m c l r o n r b e r , t h e p o p e r l e o d e r m u s t 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 t h e e r n 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 n i r r t e r r u p t e d p o s s o g e o f t h e t h i n b o c k r n g p o p e r O n l y w l r e r r t h e i n c r e o s e d t h i c k n e s s ( o t t h e p o i n t w h e r e f i l r n 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 c r u t o r n o t i c t r i p p i n g m e c h o r r i s m o l l o w t h e c o u n t e r t og o r 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 t h e r r ri s t o p s , f r r n r l y - t l r e f i l m h o s r e o c h e d t l r e p o s i t 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 i s r e l e o s e d i m n r e d i c r t e l y o f t 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 i n g s o t h o t t h e r ' e s l 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 l y . A f t e r t h e t w e l f t h e x p o s u r e , t h e c o u r r t e r m e c h o n i s r n o u t o r n 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 n r i t t i r r g t l r 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 exposed fi InrView original page 12
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II. THE ROLLEIFLEXIN OPERATION
fhe Ever Reody Cose Putting lhe Cqmerq in the Cose: pull up the clips
ond spreod the cose oport; then slip the cronk
deserves mention here since ii is so often used with through the lorge opening from the inside ond lower
the comero. the comero bockwords into the cqse. Push the clips
down lhrough the chrome ploted strop holder slots. The cose moy olso be used with the Rolleikin 2
oitochment merely by removing the leother inserl to For Cqmerqs with Rolleikin 2: siroighten out ihe
permit possoge of the lorger counter knob. In order five meto I tobs of the leother inseri on the inside
to ossure solid contoct when working with o tripod, of the cose wirh o knife (4) ond then push out the
now superfluous disc. do not use the ever reody cose.
To Open: lift the top by grosping the snop cotch fhe lens Cop
buttons ot the reor ond fold forword ond down (l). is foldoble. The upper port is ottoched 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 lhe snops. (Simultoneous folding
of the focusing hood is olso possible with this move- Removql of Lens Cop: lift the lower port by the
ment.) Alwoys return focusing knob to infinity posi- lob ot the lower edge ond fold it ogoinst lhe upper
tion since the extended front moy otherwise interfere port (5). Remove cop from the boyonet by turning
with closing the cose. it counter-clockwise I/a ol o turn (6).
Atfoching lens Cop: fit the folded cop into the To Remove Comerq From Cose: pull up the metol boyonet of the viewing lens - hinge pointing to
clips locoted ot the top of the sides of the cose (2). the right (focusing knob) - ond fosten it with o
Lift the cronk o little woy from the cose, spreod the la Iurn clockwise. Fold down the lower port ond
sides ond lift the comero forword ond out (3). snop into ploce.
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Holding the Comero
B o s i c r u l e , c o m e r o l r o r r g i n g c r r o u n d t h e n e c k w i t l r T h e C o r r y i n g S t r o p i s o d i u s t e d l o o c o n r f o r t o b l e
t o u t s t r o p o n d t h e c o m e r o h e l d f i r m l y b y b o t h h o n d s . l e n g t h , s o t h o t t h e c o m e r o m o y b e c o r r i e d o n t l r e
T h e r i g h t h o n d g r o s p s t h e c o m e r o o t t h e b o t t o m , s h o u l d e r w h e r r n o t i n u s e . I n o r d e r t h o t t h e s h u t t e r
m o y b e r e l e o s e d w i t h t o u t s t r o p t o o v o i d c o m e r o
f h e i r r d e x f i r - r g e r o n t h e s h u t t e r r e l e o s e , t l r e t h u m b
m o v e m e n t , l o o p t h e s t r o p o r o u n d t h e r i g h t h o r r d '
s u p p o r t i r r g t h e u p l i f t e d c r o n k ( q u i c k h o n d l i n g o f f h e t h u s s h o r t e n i n g i t t o o c h i e v e n o r m o l v i e w i r r g
f i l m t r o r r s p o r t : p 3 4 : . T h e l e f t h o n d d o e s t l r e f o c u s - d i s t q n c e ( 2 ) . F u r t h e r s h o r t e n i n g o f t h e s t r o p w h e r r
i n g ( l ) . I n t h i s p o s i t i o n d i o p h r o g m o n d s h u t t e r c o r r - u s i n g t h e m o g n i f i e r c o n e o s i l y b e e f t e c t e d b y m o k i r r g
t r o l s m o y b e o p e r o t e d c o m f o r t o b l y w i t h t w o f i r r g e r s u s e o f t h e l e f t h o n d i n t h e s o m e w o y ( 3 ) '
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C o u t i o n : c r w r o n g o r u r r c o m fo r t o b l e " g r i p " m o y W o i s t - l e v e lo r e y e - l e v e lp o s i t i o n sf o r t h e c o m e r o o r e
c o u s e y o u t o l i f t i n o d v e r t e n t l y t h e h o n g i n g t o p o f considered normoI for most pictures. The extremely
t h e e v e r r e o d y c o s e .
f l e x i b l e R o l l e i , h o w e v e r , r e o d i r y p e r m i t s e x p o s u r e s
A l e o t h e r n e c k s t r o p i s o l s o o v o i l o b l e f o r w o r k i r r g ot or neor floor level, overheod, shooting stroighr
w i t h o u t t h e e v e r r e o d y c o s e . T o o t t o c h : s l i p b o t h e n d s
u p o r d o w n , o n d o c c o s i o n o l l ys, u r p r i s es n o p s , , o r o u ' d t h r o u g h t h e s t r o p h o l d e r s l o t s o r r d f o s t e n t o t h e s t r o p
l h e c o r n e r " T h e i l l u s t r o t i o n s( 5 - 8 ) s h o w o f e w p o s s i _ h o l d e r b u t t o r r s T h e s t r o p h o l d e r s c o n b e s w u n g
b o c k w o r d s o t c n o n g l e , s o t h o t t h e c o m e r o h o n g s b i l i t i e s f o r s u c h p i c t u r e sw i t h t h e c o m e r - oi n d i f i e r e r r t
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Direcl View Finder the hood permit ottochment of the Rolleikin direct
To Open (ofter roising the mognifier): push the direct view finder mosk.
view finder flop inwords until it snops into ploce (5).
Chonging Mognifier (if eyesisht demonds)
To Close: depress mognifier flop slightly - the To Remove: pull bock ring mount ogoinst retoining
direct view finder ponel immediotely returns to normol spring ond lift out. To insert: put into position (bockposition (6).
first), pull bock ogoinst spring ond snop down.
The subject is viewed ot eye-level through the direct Reor Mognifier: to remove: push in slightly ot top
view finder ond focusing moy be checked by meons ond lift out. To insert: slip mognifier (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 in to ploce.
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The Diaphrogm
gh,us,, ,,o.,O*9,,S,s,,
The diophrogm controls the omounl of light possing
through lhe lens. lt hos o double effectr
Stopping down
i n c r e o s e s l h e d e p t h o f f i e l d o n d
re d u ces lhe effective om ount of light
Therefore, the exposure musl be increosed corre-
spondin,gly ot smoller diophrogm openings. The
following toble gives the rotio of exposure ot the
difterent openings:
Diophrogm 3.5 4 5.6 8 ll 16 22
Focusing Exposure 3/t 1 2 ,l I 16 32
Focus the Rolleiflex by turning the focusing knob,
ot the some time criticolly observing ihe shorpness Notice lhoi 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 Only exception - the relotion between f '3.5 ond f ,4.
which need not concern you too much ot first. The diophrogm scole itself is eosily seen, blocft figures,
The mognifier focilitotes the most criticol focusing. in the peep window obove the viewing lens. The dol
lmportont: before t :72 indicoles the position for f : 16.
Setling lhe Diophrogm: with comero in operoting Focus so thot the greotest degree of shorpness position, lurn the smoll knurled wheel on the left prevoils ot moin subiect dislonce.
side, beiween the lenses.
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Since the shorp zone in the picture does not end In order to obtoin o correct perspective impression
obruptly, but groduolly chonges to something less ot 10" (o comfortoble viewing distonce) o whole
shorp, it is generolly sufficient lo' reod the depth Rollei negotive would hove lo be enlorged 3.3 X to
of field in round figures. Wilh this in mind the scole 71/2X71/2".Enlorgements of this size, viewed ol 10",
on lhe focusing knob hos been colibroted for quick determine the bosis for the minimum occeptoble
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 found in depth of field oscertoined. Negotives mode in this
the toble on poge 21. woy will permit enlorgements olso to lorger sizes,
while still retoining the some impressionof shorpness.
This is becouse the viewing distonce is olwoys cor-
Ihe Depth of Field Toble respondingly increosed.
For normol use the u p p e r of the double row of With enlorgements from portions of Rollei negotives
diophrogm figures is used os in the cose when on or from Rolleikin negotives, lhe requirements with
enlorgement is to be mode loter from the entire regord to shorpness ore more criticol. ln this cose
21AX21/+ negolive. (These diophrogm openings ore depth of field is colculoted using o smoller circle of 'l
bosed on o circle confusion ol /1400 of the confusion. In procticol use the required depth is
f oc o l lengt h . ) o b to in e d th rough the use of o sm oller diophr ogm
o p e nin g .
On fhe other hond if enlorgements ore to be mode
from o smoll portion of the nego.tive (or Rolleikin. The effectiveness of the scole on the comero itself
negotives), it is odvisoble to go by the lower row moy be extended in ihe some monner merely by
of diophrogm openings (circle of confusion: f/2000). u sin g th e n e xt sm oller diophr ogm 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 lo be mode
cotion of lhe prospective enlorgement ond its subse- use o diophrogm opening two stops smoller thon
quent viewing distonce. the one indicoted.
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Tripod Pictures: I ttond-Held pictures:
Time Exposure i Slow Speeds I fost Speeds
B I I tlz 1ls tlto I tlzs t/5o t/100 1nn 1/50osec.
Shuffer ond Shufter Releose
The S y n c h ro - C o m p u r - s h u t t e r i s o b e twe e n -th e - le n s In the selection of shutter speed the movement in
shutter ond operotes with the obove mentioned speeds. the picture must be considered, in order to ovoid
l/5&h sec. stonds os the mosf commonly used inston- unshorpnessdue to movement. The toble on poge 23
toneous shutter speed with little risk of comero mo- .contoins lhe procticolly permissible speeds. 'l/25th vement. Shutter speeds longer thon sec. ore in
generol possible only with o tripod. The shulter releose is sofeguorded with o releose
guord ogoinsl occidentol exposures. A coble releqse
The shutter speed volues oppeor in the peep window moy be screwed into the releose button, ond cqn
os r.ed figures - reod them os denominotors of lhe be used regordless of the position of the sofety
froction volues, i.e. 25 : 1l25th sec. lntermediote guord. - The edge of the knob ond the open side
speeds moy be set ot ony points.between I sec. ond of the sofety guord hove engoging threods for
l/l0th sec. ond between 1/25th ond 1l2fith sec. Due locking the releose button during long time exposures.
to o supplementory spring, odded resistonce will
be felt when setling to l/500th sec. The shutter should The comero moy be ottoched to o tripod by meons
be set to or chonged from this highest speed b e f o r e o f th e th re o d ed socket on the bottom . Coution:
c o c k i n g b y m e o n s o f c r o n k o c t i o n . ihe length of the tripod screw must not exceed 3/16".
lf longer, employ o wosher or spocer to ovoid
l/500th sec. - set speed f i rst - t h e n domoge to comero. For comeros with continentol
cock shuiter! tripod sockets o reducing bushing is ovoiloble.
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Setting lhe Shutter Speed: turn the smoll knurled Time Exposures: set shutter to B. lt remoins open
wheel next to the lenses on the right (with comero os long os the releose button is kept depressed. For
irr operoting position) (l).
exposures free from comero movement: use o coble
Cocking: outomoticolly done through cronk oction releose!
(poge 32).
Releosing Shutter: long Time Exposures: os obove, however, employ o
Inslontqneous Exposures: swing the releose guord coble releose with o locking device. Also the depress-
down, press the releose (2) with the right index
finger gently with o single continuous movement ed reteose button moy be locked for the durotion of
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Self-Timer fhe Exposure
lf the phoiogrophbr himself wonts to oppeor in the The correct exposure is dependent upon existing
pic t ure , t h e s e l f - t i m e r i s e m p l oye d in ste o d o f th e illuminotion (more exoclly: subiect brightness) ond
shutter releose button. 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 shulter speed. Consequently the follow-
exception of B oll shutler speeds from I to 1/500sec. ing relotionship exists
moy be used. The oction of the self-timer ollows the
photogropher opproximotely l0 seconds before the Depth of Field SubiectSubiect MovementMovement
shutter opens for ihe previously selected exposure
time.
lf the shutter hos iust been releosed by hond it is
perhops needlessto soy lhot the cronk must be wound
before either o self-timed or ony other kind of picture
cqn be token. With the Rolleiflex, vorious settings of diophrogm
openings ond speeds moy be combined os required
To Releose the Self-Timer: push the self-timer releose for normol picture-toking. Only under unfovoroble
button in the direction of the orrow. shooting conditions ore these possibilities limited,
so thot o compromise solulion is sometimes necessory.
Nevertlreless the following must be kept in mind ,
The shutter ond self-timer moy be left cocked under-exposure results in hopelessly lost sho'dow
even when the comero is loid owoy for short detoil, whereos over-exposure moy be compensoted
periods of time without weokening the power for to o greol extent by proper processing.
of the springs. A good hobit to develop,
however, is to leove the cocking of the shutter A golden rule for sofe exposure:
until shorl ly before the exposure, so tlrot
l/500th sec. moy be used, if required. Alwoys expose for the shodows, rolher q bil
more thon too little!
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Ihe Exposure foble
The toble on the bock of the comero is bosed on
the speeds of the two most commonly used types of
film: the upper scole is used with films roted ot
100 ASA lnl10" 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 roting (or
minus 3/10" DIN) meons thot double the exposure
is required.
For the two months immediotely brocketing the
summer months o r if the sun is lower in lhe 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 h e 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
- u s e t h e no 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 - e xp o su re s, the ouxilior y focusing knob ( p.51) con-
multiply exposure by 4. toins two odiustoble discs, vorioble occording to
film type ond speed. Thus it is olwoys possible to
The toble, o lthough not o lwoys 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 ovoidcd. In difficult coses or ond lorge footoge scole focilitotes occurote focusing
for greotest occurocy, it is odvisoblc to use o photo- under speciolly difficult working conditions, such os
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III.LOADINGAND FILMTRANSPORT
The Rolfeiflex is looded with 2t/t X 31/z roll-film Bock
120 cr B ll8 6n not usoble) qnd delivers 12 expo-
sures 21/cxZt/a. (See poge 29.) To Open: swing oside the bock locking lever ot the
bottom of the comero (l), lift the clip (21, open
The looding of the comero. is confined to o few bock (3), using the clip os o hondle.
simple operotions: open the bock insert the full
film spool threod the film close the bock. To Close: with the flot of the hond push the bock
From now on the film tronsport follows outomoticolly closed, fold down the clip ond return locking lever
through cronk oction. to full forword position.
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The bock is generolly removed only when reploced Protect the open comero ogoinst prevoiling dusl
by the plote odopter. ond dirt ond cleon it occosionolly with o soft comel's
ho ir brush!
To Remove: push both bock hinge clips upwords (4)
Never chonge film in direci sunlight, utilize otond open bock fully (5). Press bock sidewoys ogoinst
leost your own body's shodow!the hinge ond ot the some time remove it from the
free end (6). Note: for the Rolleiflex the following odopteroccesso-
r i e s o r e o l s o o v o i l o b l e : R o l 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 for % exposures 24 X 36 mm on 35 mm film, P I o t e
in one ond then in the other hinge, press the hinges B o c k A d o p t e r f o r s e p o r o t e e x p o s u r e s 2 Y c x 2 t / + "
ogoinst the comero ond secure them with the clips. on pf otes or cut films 2r/zX3t/2".View original page 30Page 31 · Read text
Film PressurePlofe Musf be Positioned Inserfing the Film Spool Correc tly ! In the foctory-new comero the empty spool (toke-up When roll-film is employed, the inscripiion 2t/eX21/t" spool) is olreody in position. After removol of the must be visible below the film pressure plote. When exposed film the iust emptied spool becomes o chonging from 120 roll film to 35 mm film, or the toke-up spool, ond must be tronsferred to the reverse, on odiustment must be mode occording to upper spool-chomber. The end with the slot goes the film type being used. to the right engoging the winding key of the film To odiust tlre film pressure plote (l): Press the plote tronsport mechonism (2). ogoinst the bock ond push it up or down until it Both spools ore held on the lefi hond side by spool slops. When releosed it must spring forword com- knobs. The beoring pins orewithdrown when chonging p l e t e l y i n t o t h e n o r m o l p l o n e! s p o o l s b y p u l l i n g o u t t h e k n o b s .View original page 31
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The pulled out upper knob (toke-up-spcol)moy be Note: when using the odopter the empty 120 (or B 2) h e l d i n t h o t p o s i t i o n b y t u r n i n g i t s l i g h t l y ; t u r n i n g i r spool is removed from the comero. However, it must o little more permits it to snop bock by itself. be hondily retoined especiolly on trips, since other- To Inserl the Empty spool: first fit the spool over wise o new roll-film connot be looded into the comero. t h e w i n d i n g k " y o n t h e r i g h t ( c r o n k s i d e ) o n d p u l l out the guide knob (3). Push the spool down on the To Inserl o Full Film Spool: in the some woy tls left opplying slight pressure, so thot the knob moy o p p l i e s t o t h e t o k e - u p s p o o l ( 6 ) . T h e p o i n t e d e n d snop bock into ploce fully (4). lt is then necessory of the bocking poper must point in the direction to turn the cronk until tlre long slot in the empty of the toke-up-spool chomber, so thot the colored spool comes uppermost (5). side of the bocking poper remoins on the outside.View original page 32
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Threoding the Film (Poper Leoder) 3. Tighten the bocking poper by one spool turn
(- opproximotely 3/+ cronk turn), moking sure thot
After inserting the new film-spool teor the tope seol the poper is wound up properly on the toke-up
open ond remove it. spool (3). Close bock (with the film pressure plote
odiusted occording to instructions!).
I . Threod the beginning of the bocking poper through
lhe rollers of the film feeler mechonism (importont!) Film Tronsporf
ond drow it up to the toke-up-spool, colored ond
printed side outwords (l). The correct positioning of the film occording to the
first ond following numbers of the exposure counter
2. Push the poper leoder through the long slot of is occomplished exclusively by the cronk. The correct
the toke-up-spool os for os it goes (2). operotion of this is governed by stops:View original page 33Related documents and language editions
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