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ROLLEIFLEX T COLOR User manual
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Shorfen ed Instructions
Plesse do not reod Complete i the entire booklef of one fime. As o beginning, on pose
i
the first four poges Looding fhe Camero: I
will suffice !
9 Unlotch bock @ ond open. f
fhis shorf introduction will tell you in rotpid Removethe new-comero-seolribbon. ifoshion oll you need lo know when you toke
9 Pull out the film spool retoinerknob @ |the comero in hond for the first time. At the ond insertthe film.some lime if is on outline of lhe confenfs of *
Slip the leodingedge of the film protective Ifhe poges which follow. You wil! find o com-
poper into the long slot of the emptyplete, illvstraled description of the Rolleiflex T
in use, olso fhe necessory technicol explonofions spool.
ond fobles which will be so hondy to you loter on. l0 Wind the film until the storting morks ore
fhe elecfric exposure meler ond mosk set "16" opposite the red dots @ - Stop!
ore imporlonf occessories for the Rolleiflex f. l0 Close the bock ond lotch.
Accordingly, they ore olso deolf with in this 10 Film counter on No. l: Wind cronk until
booklet. The Procticol Accessoriesbooklef gives
it stops ond then bock to stop. The shutter
defoiled informotion on the mony speciol Rollei
is now outomqticolly cocked, the comerooccessories.
reody for shooting.
F R A N K E & H E I D E C K E B R A U N S C H W E I G
l'l After eoch shot: Wind cronk os before;
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for Quick Reoding
C o m o l e t e
o n p o g e : ffifli
l m m e d i q t e l y o f t e r l o o d i n g :
l0 Sel film reminder lo DIN/ASA speed roting
(3.|)bV turning bor of film reminder diol to
the right @. Set the film type (ortho,pon,
rndoor or outdoor color) by turningio the
left.
Unlooding the Comero:
l l Roll the exposedfilm up by turning cronk
four completeroiotions( '' in film counter
window).
il Unlotchbock ond open.
il Pull out the fiim spool knob @, remove
film ond seol with sticker.
Insert the now empty lower spool in the
upper chomber,key slot to the right.
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Poge
19 When required: Check depth of field @ For f urther informotion, pleose
ond if necessory refocus. P o g e :
Check o selected oreo on the ground gloss, 8 Evereody cose
stroightening the comero in occordonce 16 Exposureond ExposureVolue
with the grid lines. 17 ExposureToble
l8 Moving obiects ond shutter speed
14 When needed, open the sports frome 19 Depth-of-field
finder by pushing the ponel @ inwords 20 Depth-of-fieldtobles
until it cotches. Releose by slight finger 24 Flosh shots pressure ogoinst hood's right ponel.
28 Chonging comero bock
28 Mosks for 16 exposures
Releosing the shutter 30 Exposure meter
't5 Swing out shuiter releose guord @. 32 Reflectedlighi meosurement
33 Incideni light meosurement
15 Press releose button @ (with Time 33 Film speeds (compored)
exposures: hold ond releose only of ter 34 Chonging mognifiers
desired intervol hos elops.ed. lf necessory:
' 34 Tripod pictures lock releose with guord). .
34 Quick snopshot settings
Secure releose. 34 Core of the Rolleiflex
'
l 5 For deloyed oction pictures: Pull knob @ 35 Rollei Service
ond swing lever io V, releose shutter os 35 The Procticol Accessories
I'5 usuol. ffi
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Evereody Cose To Open: liff the top from the reor ond fold sides together ond swing locking levers forword ond down O. upword. Removingthe Cqmerq: swing locking lever on Detochingthe Front (if required): press clip @ either side @ downword. Lift cronk outword. downword, remove the front flop. - Spreod the sides of the cose slightly o n d p u l l To Attoch: Insert the front flop in hinge ond comero forword @. close evereodycose. Insertingthe Cqmerd: spreod the two sides of Releqse of Neck Strop: press the retoining the cqse slightly, guide the roised cronk prongs together@ ond pull strop.- To Fosten: through opening from the insideond lower the Insert the retoining prongs into the strop comero bockwords into the cose. press the holderswhere they snop into position.View original page 9
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Looding the Camero
Chongingfilm shouldolwoys be done in shodc insert os with new film spool, keeping key slot
or subduedlight,neverin directsunlight! to the right @.
tnserting new film spool (lower chomber): Pull
Opening bqck: Turn the sofety bock lock clip out film spool knob, insert film, right side first
@ in direction of orrow, lift bock lock lever @ ond ollow film knob to return to position'
@ ond pull bock open @. The topered leoding edge of the film bocking
Empty spool (upper spool chomber),Will be poper must point in the directionit will go os
f ound inserted in new comeros otherwise the film is run off.
The designotionsleft, right, forword, bock, obove, below opply to comero in normol
operoting position.Accordingly: left - focusingside, right - cronk side, etc.
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(Loading the Camera)
Storting the film. Breok the poper seol ond Close the bqck by pressing the bock with the
pull the film bocking poper up to the empty polm of the hond, fold down the bock lock
lever @ ond turn bock the bock lock clip @.spool; insert the topered end into the long
slot @. Turn the cronk, while broking the full Winding film to shooting position: Turn cronk
spool with the left hond thumb - wind until the forword to stop ond bock ogoin in opposite
two printed triongulor morks (or double direction to stop @. Film frome counfer
indicotesNo. 1, shutter is cocked.orrows) ore opposite the red dots ot the sides
of the film operture frome @ - Stop! Settingthe film type reminder( )poge 3,30/31).
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Winding the film Unlodding the Csmera
After eqch shol: Turn cronk os before, forword After the lost exposure,the terminotingmork
(O ) will oppeor in film counterwindow' The to stopping point, bock ogoin to stop @'
film is finished ond the cronk is no longer
Double exposuresond blonks ore eliminoted' locked.
Cronk will turn only ofter releosingshutter.A
Roll up remoining bocking poper with four simple rule: turn cronk if it con be turned
full revolutions.Open bock in subdued light' - forword ond bock to lock. lf it is locked
Pull out upper spool knob ond remove film
comero is reody for shot.
from the left @. Fold bocking poper cross-
The cronk need not be folded down ofter eoch wise @ ond fosten down with sticker. Return
shot when shooting in ropid sequence. exposed film to originol Pocking.
il
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seffing Exposu re value ond Diaphragmlshutter speed
The lever @ octs os on outomotic coupling 2. Setting diophrogm / shutter speed: Move
device for diophrogm ond shutterspeed scoles. lever @ until desired diophrogm-shutterspeed
Pulling lever outword uncouples scoles, combinotionoppeors in the window @. Alwoys
releosing lever recouples them. set so thot shutter speed is in middle of
indicotor windowl
l. Setting Exposure Vqlue: pull the lever,
3. Speciol Cqse: Setting shutter speed ond
uncouplingthe scoles,ond slide it up or down diophrogm stop independently(without regord
O until orrow @ points to desired exposure to exposure volue, for exomple, os in flosh
volue. lf more movement is needed to bring shots): F irs t sef the speed (if necessqrygo
up the desired volue, re-engoge scoles, slide b q c k o v e r s c o l e ) t, h e n u n c o u p l e q n d s e t
bock, then repeot operotion. diophrogm. o
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ExposureVolue
The exposurevolue providesthe bosic setting of thecomero to the desired exposure () poge 16), outo- 'S,,@,u'S,,@,tO,O,O,
motic coupling keeps exposureconstont.
Holf exposurevolues moy be used. Setiing scole io
next lower number doubles exposure. Diophrogm
Stoppingdown increosesdepth-of-field() poge 19)'
Full diophrogm stops (from 4 lo 22) os well os holf
Durotion of Exposure stops (strokes between numbers) moy be set' Holf
The ShutterSpeed must be chosento suit the subiect diophrogm stops ore obtoined when working with '18)'movement() poge 1/60thsec. is the speed most holf exposurevolues. The f/3.5 diophrogm morking
commonly used, minimizing comero movement in representso holf stop lying betweenstop 4 ond 2'8
snopshots. of the lnternotionolDiophrogmScole.
The w h i t e sectionof the scole denotesfroctionsof Closing down the diophrogm lo the next full volue
o second,for exomple 30 = 1/30thsec. Intermediote cuts the effective light possing through exoctly in
v o l u e sb e t w e e nc l i c k sc o n n o t b e u s e d . holf. To mointoin exposure constont would require
The g r e e n section of the scole is for time doubling the time shutteris open - this outomoticolly
exposures.The numbersindicote full secondsfor up tokes ploce becouseof the coupling, exposurevolue
to 60 seconds. remoinsthe some.
Time exposureby hond Automotic,shuttertimed exposures
60 30 l 5 8 4 2 | i 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/1s 1i30 l/60 1t125 1/250 l/500 sec.
Tripod shols H o n d h e l d s h o t s
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Open the hood: Lift bock of cover@ ond roise To Focus:Turn focusingknob while simultone-
to upright position. ously exomining ground gloss imoge for
To Close: Fold in two sides @, prll bock front. shorpness. When needed, use mognifier,
holding it close to the eye. Footoge numbersTo Roise Mognifier: Grip upper edge of hood
on the focusing knob should be used only towith thumb ond forefinger, press ponel @ oscerfoin depth-of-field () poge 1g).gently inword.
To Close: Push mognifier support down @. To Open Sports Finder: Pressponel @ oll the
Generol FocusingRule: Woy, until it cotches.
keep principle subiecr in shorpesr
flHr:]t
To Close: Top the right hood woll @ firmly.
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Exposure ond Exposure Volue recolculote ond wilhout donger of chonging the bosic
Exposure is odiusted in occordonce with the exposure,
prevoiling illuminotion (more exoctly; occording to The exposure volue for the given light condition ond
the brillionce of the light reflected by the subiect) the sensitivity of the film in use is reod off from the
ond the sensitivily of the film. The exposure volue exposure roble () poge lZ) or from lhe exposure
- formerly colled the lighi volue - serves os the meter () poge 30) ond then set on the scole of
meosure of lhe torrect exposure. the comero () poge 12). The toble covers generol
light conditions ond eliminoles gross errors in
The exposure vo'lue regulotes lhe correcl combinotion exposure. Exoct results however, especiolly in
of diophrogm ond shutter speed within the permissible criticol coses, con only be ochieved with on eleclric
working ronge. The outomolic coupling insures these exposure meter.
setlings ond mokes possible ioint or simulloneous When using filters, exposure is exlended occording
settings of both diophrogm ond shutter. The procticol io the type ond density of the filter. Accordingly
odvontoge obtoined is thot one is immediotely oble minus volues ore supplied with the filters to be used
to chonge from one speed or diophrogm stop to for correciing the exposure volues. The originolly
onother, whether for motion stopping purposes or chosen exposure volue is decreosed by this correction
for depth-of-f ield differences, without bothering to vo I ue.
SubiectBrishtness Shutter Speed Shorpnessof Moving Obiects
\ ,' Exposure Volue Film Sensitivity I
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The Exposurefoble
Subiectbrightnessis eosily iudged ond clossifiedby
meons of the five stondord lighting conditions
representedby two illustrotions.
Film speedis indicotedot the left by ASA figuresond
ot the right by DIN volues () toble poge 33)'
Exposurevolue is found where brightnessond film
speed columnscross.
Exposure vqlue adiustment, due to overcost sky or
when sun is lower in the sky, is mode by use of lower
scole. Upper scole: full sunshine lower scqle:
overcost sky. The length ond intensity of your own
body's shodow will give some ideo of light con-
ditions.The obility to estimoteond choosethe correct
exposurevolues for vorious lighting conditionsond
time of doy will soon come when you begin working
on sunny ond cloudYdoYs. Explonolionsof the Picture Exomples:
'100 ASA (21o DIN), londscope A: High mountoins(snow)without foreground'Open Exomple: Color film
with foreground,sunny noontime (shodowsshort, no beoch.- B: Spori scenes.Bright streetsond squores,
light volue odiustment):light volue 13. Avoiloble open londscopes.- C: Londscopeswith foreground'
diophrogm-speedcombinotions: l/500-f24, 1/250-l:5.6' Groups in open oir' - D: Groups in shode' Street
etc. Some subiect in the ofternoon, longer shodows, sceneswith shode. - E: Groups under trees, lightly '13 - 1 = 12' shoded.Groups in glossroofedholls' would require odiustedvolue, perhops
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Flash Shofs
In modern flosh techniquethe shuttertokes over the
tosk of electricolly f iring the f losh ot the correct
instont. Operotion is due to the built-in electricol
contoct. Two settings ore provided F poge 25), to
occommodotethe needs of different kinds of flosh
ond olso io moke possiblethe use of higher speeds
when the comero is hond held.
Choice of Conloct: This depends on when ond for
how long the shutter is to remoin open ond olso the
length of the flosh illuminotion intervol. The
X-Contoctis used with ropid firing equipmenthovingChoice of Conloct: Pull knob O ond set on , short intervols of illuminotion. Most flosh bulbs for electronic flosh () poge 26); this X-contoct is
ignite, however,ofter o short deloy (opproximotelyolso outomoticolly used with self-timer shots
() poge 27) - set on 0 when using M-type flosh 16.5ms) ond "burn" for o somewhot longer period.
bulbs () poge 26). For these"M" type bulbs, the "M" designoiedcontoct
is used. lt ossures ihe proper coincidenceof the
Connectingthe Flosh Cord: lnsert the tip @ into peok ouiput of the flosh bulb ond the period when
the flosh connectorsocket; locks outomoticolly. the shutteris open, even when the most ropid speeds,
Choosing Shutter Speed ond Dicphrogm: Alwoys in up to l/500th sec., ore used.
occordonce with the disionce befween f losh ond The table on pqge 26 groups the best known bronds
subiect. See the exposure toble provided by the by nome ond gives the requiredcontoctsettingsond
moker of the flosh unit. First set speed, then the the possible working ronge of the shutier. More
diophrogm, seporotelV() poge 12, "speciol cose,,). complete informotion, however, moy be gothered by
To Disconnect Flqsh Cord: Press the knurled rim o study of the moteriol furnished by the different
sofety ring downword @ ond pull the tip out. lomp monufocturers.
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When Synchro Lever
is set ,Q !
Proper contoct* is M-Conloci X-Contoci
Flosh bulbs Eleclronic flosh o n d e le ctricfirin g ond som e flosh guns with powder Source of flosh flosh
(co p su leflo sh ) shori durotion of flosh
.|6.5 thousondths of o sec. lmmediotely before ful I
Time of contoct is before shutter is holf opened shutier opening
The selection of flosh lomp - type depends on the diophrogm opening. Lomp monufocturers supplyIt light output required by the subiect. Mony mokes eosy to use guide numbers which ore divided by
or e ov oiloble i n t h r e e g r o u p s (n o rmo l, me d iu m o n d ihe distonce in feet to obtoin the required dio-
high light output). The selection is dependent on the p h ro g m o p e n ing.
toking conditions, especiolly os to whether o room ttrof shollow or greot depth is to be illuminoted. All commerciolly ovoiloble flosh guns ond electronic
flosh units moy be used. Current-corrying copocity
l
The power of flosh illuminolion decreoses occording of the contoct when severol flosh lomps ore
'10 to the squore of the dislonce: i. e., on object six connected simultoneously: ompdres ot 24 volts for l1I
feel owoy receives only one-fourth the light os on o period up to o moximum of 1/15th sec. For sofeiy
obiect ot three feel. Disionce from flosh to subiect reosons one pole of the contoct is grounded to the
musf lherefore be corefully considered in selecting comero body (isolotion-test: 700 volts).
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Explanotion of the foble The colored numbers indicoie lhe intervols d u r in I which the octuol exposure of the film by the flosh
The "Conlqcl" column indicofes when io use X or M' occurs. The following distinctions should be mode:
The shutter speed column designotes lhe ronge of l. With X-contoci, f losh durotion is olwoys shorter
thon the length of time the shutter is open' The full permissible speeds.
flosh output is utilized even with the shortesi inler-
C e n l e r : T h e r e c o m m e n d e d s h u t l e r s p e e d vols (highest speeds). Slowing down the speed
utilizes procticolly oll of the useful light output of lherefore will hove no effect on the choice of
t he f los h. lt g i v e s l h e m o x i mu m illu min o tio n o n d d io p h ro g m.
permits use of the smollest diophrogm slop for 2. Wirh M-contoct, flosh durotion is encompossed
greotest depth'of-field. The following rule opplies: w i t h i n t h e r e c o m m e n d e d s p e e d .W i t h h i g h e r
speeds, however, only o portion, the p e o k of the
flosh is used. lt moy be necessory io compensote for
some loss of light by opening the diophrogm.
These distinctions in the use of the flosh ond the
v h ^ / o b o * K v r . o q settings ore once more observed in ihe illustroted
Left: The fostesl speeds given indicote the moximum toble with three exomples. The white symbols denote
ollowoble. They should be used chiefly for oction ond the f losh; the relotive size denotes the omount of
sports. illu min o tio n thot is m ode use of.
Righr: The shutter speed moy be chonged ot will When the built-in self-timer is used only the
to the slowest volue (1 sec., or even lime exp') so X-contoct comes inio ploy. M-type flosh bulbs con
thot ofter the flosh some of the existing illuminotion of course be used with X-conloct; it is only necessory
con be used. Of course, in this cose the exposure is to double the recommended exposure - thus, l/30th
mode up of the combined illuminotion from boih insteod of l/60th sec. ond l/l5th insteod of 1/30th sec.
sources of light. These would become the fosiest speeds permissible'
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Changing the Csmera Bock Mosk Sef for 16 Frames
The mosk set is used io reduce the picture formot
ond, simultoneously, to show the reduction in the
ground gloss ond the sports finder. With the mosks
i n p l o c e , B l l 8 ( 1 2 0 ) f i l m p r o d u c e s , i n s t e o d o f t h e
n o r m o l 1 2 6 x 6 c m f r o m e s , 1 6 4 x 5 . 5 c m s h o t s . T h i s
p i c t u r e s i z e i n c l u d e s t h e i m p o r t o n t s u p e r m i n i o t u r e
4 x 4 formot from which the well known Super-
Slides ore mode. Edge notches ore used to indicote
t h e l i m i t s o f t h i s s i z e .
The film mosk - for both 4 x 5.5 ond 4 x 4 is
i n s e r t e d b e f o r e l o o d i n g t h e c o m e r o . l t s i n s e r t i o n
outomoticolly switches over the counter mechonism.This is done only when chonging to the plote odopter:
T h e w h i t e n u m b e r s 1 2 o r 1 6 o n t h e f i l m f r o m e c o u n t e r
Toking off the bock: Roise the bock oll the woy ond d i o l i n d i c o t e w h i c h o f t h e n u m b e r i n g s y s t e m s i s i n
then slide, in the some direction, the sofety lock o p e r o t i o n . L o o d i n g o n d w i n d i n g o s u s u o l .
lever on the right hinge @ until it reoches o stop.
The bock will then come off. Either ground gloss mqsk is used, depending on
whether 4 x 5.5 or 4x 4 is the desired formot. They
Replccing lhe back: Insert the bock, in roised position, con be substituied one for the other of ony time
first into the left hond hinge, then the right. Of between shots. After removing hood ond roising the
course, the sofety lock lever must be up - lower bock, ground gloss, the desired formot mosk is ploced over
which will outomoticolly lock. the 6 x 6 mosk. Porollox compensotion is outo-
m o t i c o l l y o s s u r e d .lmportont ! When using the odopter: Remove the
empty spool from the comero, toking core however Either sports finder mqsk is fiited into ploce in front
io preserve it for the next use of roll film. of the sports finder opening os needed.
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Inserting the Film Mosk: lnsert the spring looded side of the frome, pull bockwordsslightly ond lift @.
behind the film operture frome @, tirst below @, Close by pushing downword.
then obove. Inserfingthe Ground Glass Mosks: Drop into ploce
Removing the Hood: Press both spring cotches @ so thot the notchond punchedholes fit over the studs
provided @. ond slide hood towords reor.
Inserling the Sports Finder Mqsks: Slip the stroight To reploce: press hood down on trock ond slide
edge under the lip of button@. Fostenby pressing forword until it locks'
ihe side pins into the wells@. Removeby lifting the
To lift the ground gloss: Toke hold of the two sides tob @.
Coution:Protectthe mirror from dust. Do not touch with the fingers,do not rub. Wipe owoy dusi with
soft comel'shoir brush.Remove ony occidentol finger printswith soft cloth.
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fhe Exposure Meter,
for subsequenf insfollotion
Exchonging the nome plote ond film reminder diol for
the photo cell ond meosuring instrument is eosily
occomplished by removing screws l3 ond 38
(> poge 6l'. Detoiled instructions occompony eoch
meter kit.
I Contrgl switch on nomeplote: position I for
normol light intensities, position I o red dot
visible for weoker illuminotion.
2 Exposure volue indicotion: use window 2 for
switch position l, window 2o - edged in red
for switch position I o.
3 Setting window for DIN film speed rotings
4 Setting ring
5 Red setting pointer
6 Block indicotor pointer
7 Adiustment of film type reminder
I Film type indicotor window
9 Lock screw to fosten meter in its boyonet socket
l0 Setting window for ASA film speed rotings
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Meosuring ExPosure
Chonging DIN / ASA film speed roling setting
(necessorywhenever o different film speed is used):
turn odiusling ring 4 post lhe left or right click stop
until the correct speed roling oppeors obove lhe
indicotor mork.
To loke reoding: for ref lecfed light meosuremenl
() poge 32): point comero lowords subiect or lowords
most imporlont detoil in subiect - check in ground
g lo s s .
For incident lighl meosurement () poge 33): snop
diffusor into position, from obove reloining knobs ll,
over lhe photo cell. Turn comero oround so lhot the
photo cell foces lhe some direction towords the light
os lhe subiect.
Meosuring expo3ure volue: lurn odiusting ring 4 Chedring ond odiusling lhe meter
until the red pointer covers the block indicoting When the photo cell is completely covered, the block
poinler - reod the exposure volue in the oppropriote poinler should be in zero posilion, pointing to the
window 2 (red-edged window2 o, when red dot is short green line. lf it is off this position, perhops due
visible ot the switch - I o). lf the red pointer does lo prolonged ond heovy shoking, lurn sofety screw 9
not reoch the block, chonge lo higher sensitivity () poge 30) until it stops. Turn meter towords the
posilion with switch (1, I o). left to disengoge from boyonet socket ond remove'
The shock mounled exPosure meter is ruggedly built Adlust screw S on bock of instrument until block
ond will withstond the slrongest light for ony length indicotor needle poinls to ouler green reference
of time, in either switch position. lt is nol necessory, mork. Re-insert instrument, lock into posiiion ond
therefore, lo cover the pholo cell when not in use. iighten sofely screw.
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