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    Correct Exposure

    The meosuring of the light for determining proper
    exposure is the first thing one does in preporing to
     shoot. Qollei's built-in photo-electricduol ronge ex-                    Lr    posure meter rnekes this eCIsyqnd offers all odvon-
    ioges:

 a     lt is olwoys of hond qnd connot be forgotten.

a  The field covered corresponds exoctly to fhot shown
    on the ground gloss qnd thus crccuroteoiming is o
    simple motter.
o  Moreover,the relqiive bolonceof lighl and dork oreos
    con be reodily seen; seporote reodings con be tsken
    ond o medion exposuregiven. In this woy the highest
    degree of occurocy is obtoined.
a  The meter con be used for both reflecfed light ond
    incident light meosurements.The most difficultlight-
    ings con be meosuredwith eose.
o  The enormous ronge of 18 light volues perrnitsusing
    the meter in weok ortificiol light os well os strongest
    sun light.
I   Reqdingsore in light volues,toking inlo qccount the
   speedof the film, ond con be trqnsmiiiedimmediotely
    to the shutter"
t   The meter is shock resistontond will withstond lhe
    effect of the strongest lights in both ronges of meo-
   surement.

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                In Effect, s  f in ished                                               Depth of Field
              Picture at s Glsnce !
                                             l n q p p e o r o n c el i k e o  f i n i s h e dc o l o r s l i d e ,
                                                        Whot  is depth of field ?  lt  is the shorp                  the f uture picturecon be seen in oll its glory
                on the ground gloss screen.lrrespectiveof          portion of the picture, extending both be-
                                    t h e d i o p h r o g m u s e d o n d e v e n d u r i n g t h e          fore ond behind lhe exoct plone on which
                  e x p o s u r et h e g r o u n d g l o s s i m o g e r e m q i n s         the cqmero is focused.The exlenf of the
                    v i s i b l ei n  i t s f u l l b r i g h t n e s sT. h u s , i f s o m e -        depth of  f ield dependson the d iophrog m                  thing especiolly interestingoccurs you con                                                             opening ond the comercl-lo-subject-dislonce.The                    s h o o t o g o i n i m m e di o t e l X W,   i t h o u tl o s i n gt h e
                    "feel"  of  the  picture.  With  automqtic       new outomotic depfh of  f ield indicotor which is
                  p o r o l l o x c o r r e c t i o n q n d  f u l l p i c f u r e s i z e        coupled to the diophrogm shows immediotely
                    v i e w i n g , y o u w i l l o l w o y s s e e t h e  i m c g e i n          the exoct depfh of  field being covered by  cr
                        its truest form.                                     single white bond odjocentlo the focusing scole.
               The 2.5 X mog n if ier mo kes the m in utest
                   detoils stond out on llre super-finegroined      a  You con selectfhe ronge of shorpnesswilh-
                  g rou nd g loss with extreme occurocy. A              out necessorily bothering to oscerfoin the                second, reor-mounted msgnifier permits
                                                                       d i o p h r o g m o p e n i n g .                 focusingof eye-levelwhen using the direct
                    v i e w  s p o r t s  f i n d e r . T h e  s u p e r b   i m o g e     o  One glonce of the focusingscoleond you see                shorpnessof the Qollei con be ottributed to                                                                        exoctly whot ronge is being covered.                        its extreme focusing sensitivityond precise
                  construction.The fost viewing lens ond the                                       o  You will neyer need to "toke o chonce" on
                  vost ronge o{ focusing(infinityto one meter            depth of field with Qollet.
                      in less thqn one turn of the comfortoble
                knob) com bine in bringing the per{ectly     a  Light volue, depth of field, shutterspeedond
                focused full size picture imoge to  yorrr           diophrogm settingsoll con be observedond
                  attention in the shortestpossibletime.                  controlled  f rom  o bove,   f rom  the some
                                                                         position in which you view the "com plete
                                                                                picfure" imqge in the ground gloss.



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You're qlwoys reody fo shoot wifh Rollei

To begin with, ofter insertingo new roll ond closingthe bock,
Qollet'soutomotic film feeler ond counter mechonism fqkes
over. You merely wind the cronk ond the cqmero "knows"
when the beginningof the film is in positionfor the first shot.
Your shutteris cocked ond the frome counter indicotesNo. 1.
Shoot !
A simple swing of lhe crqnk ond you're reody for the
nexl shof.
The film hos been odvqncedby the proper omount,the shutter
is cocked ogoin ond the frome counter indicotes the next
exposure. The Qotlet is once more reody ond woiting for
split-secondoperotion. The outomotic built-in mechonism
tokes core of everything; you need never concern yourself
obout film numbers - even the end of the film is indicotedby
o foilure of the cronk to stop os before. Just insert o new
film, if you wish, ond continueshooting.There ore olso built-
in sofeguordsogoinst double exposuressnd blonks.
This self-governingoutomotic mechonismis one of the chief
reosons why  photo reporters, sports photogrophers, ond
discriminofingomoteurschooseto work with the fost shooting
Qolleiftex.

                                                                Double Expose
                                                                                      for Trick Shots ot will
                                                                                Th is is one " m istoke" thot the
                                                                                                   Qoltei con be mode to do - but
                                                                                            only on purpose. Double ond
                                                                                              multiple exposuresore eosy -
                                                                                      merely releosethe speciol ring
                                                                 cotch, swing the cronk bockwords one full turn, ond shoot
                                                                 agoin. This con be done repeotedly,*rithout the necessityof
                                                           od voncing the  f il m between shots. However, the  eollei's
                                                    mechonismpreventsoccidentoldoubles or blonks.


                                              Quick Fqstening
                                                 Corrying Strop
                                                                This strop  is provided with  cr
                                                                  speciol ond very secure t)rpe of
                                                                    cotch. Inserted in on  instonf, it
                                                            connot let go no mqtter how hord
                                                          you pull. ll is eosily releosed by
                                                             pressureon two "grippers" - but
                                                                 only when you decide to remove




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                                                                    Extension Focusing
                                                         Hood
                                                                               To permit comfortoble view-
                                                                                               ing  of g rou nd g loss imoge
                                                                                        while eliminoting disturbing
                                                                                                            light from outside.





                                                 Lens Hood Ever Reody Corrying Cose
                                                                       Protectsthe lens ogoinsf sfrong extroneous sources
          elegont leother construction,with snop                          of  lighl or  reflections. Even though outside fhe lrp"rbly
 bulton fostening ior the cover flop. Built-in re-                        picture oreo  these should be prevented from
 toining studs for storing the light meter diffuser.                                                                 reoching the lens in order to ochieve moximum Comero strop serves simultoneouslyqs corrying
 strop for the cose.                                                           brillionce.Also protectsogainstsploshes,snow, etc.
Metol Ever Reody Cose
                                                  Rolleigrid Lens
 A. .?mp-letely closing receptocle of  light mefol
 which offers full proteclion for the comeio ogoinst-often            To brighlen fhe cor-
weother ond  the  unfovoroble conditions                  ners  of  fhe ground
 encountered on expeditions,in the mountoins, in             gloss imoge  in  un-
 tl"  tropics ond when shooting woter sporls. The              fovoroble lighf.
closed cose  is woterproof ond  wilr  iroot  with
c(lmero inside. Fittedwith pivoted comero holding
 brocket ond desiccontcortridge.                              Leother Cose        Leother Cose
                                                                           (bosic)                  (De Luxe)
Rollei Desicconf Corfridge                                   With  lens hood ond      With  lens hood, two
 Filled with silicogel crysiols,the cortridge moy be                      two filters, for fosten-      Rolleinqr sets qnd 5
repeotedly dried out for re-use. lt will completely                        ing  to  neck  sfrop.        filters occording  to
obsorb oll the moisture in the closed cose, thus                       Avoilcblewithoutcon-      choice.    Avoilo ble
protecting the comero even under severe con-                          tents.                      without contents.
                       ditions of tropicol humidity.





Rolleifix - Tripod Heod
For gu ick ond convenientmounting of the comero
on o. tripod or flosh brqcket. screws to tripod or
brocket ond is left ottoched permonently.