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SAMOCA 35 III User manual
User manual for SAMOCA 35 III. 13 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Brand
- Samoca
- Model / document
- SAMOCA 35 III
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 13
- File size
- 1.3 MB
- Category
- Film cameras
- Document date
- Not specified in catalog
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Fig. 3
O Film Windin.e Knolr @ Focusing Lever
O Shutter Release Button @ Lens C)pening Ring
@) Distance Sc:rle @ Shutter Speed Dial
(D View Finder 1i; trilnr Pressure Plate
@ Accessory Clip @ trilm Ch:rml;er
@ Shutter Cocking Button @ Sprocket Gear
e Rewinding Knob @ f,ock Lever
O F'ilm Ct-runter Dial @ Tripod Socket
C D--pth of Irield Scale iff|; Film Cartridge
@ Flash Terminal m' Tal<e-up Spool
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HOW TO USE
I. LOADING FILM
'L'urn Locl< I-eve r (l7l on bottom of Camera
frorn ttLtt to ttC)tt and open Camera Back by
pulling it tr,warcls ltottonr.
SAMOCA CAMERA can be loaded with 35mm
Daylight Loading Cartridges of any make corn-
nrercially available.
['ull encl of film about 3+ inche s and slide it
into the slot of Take-up Spool.
I.ift Film Pressure l'}late (14r and insert both
F ilm Cartridge and l'ake-up Spool, facing
emulsion side of film towards I-ens, and turn
Film Winding Knob ( 1 ) until film is tight and
Sprocket Gear
(16) fits t;he holes
of film.
Put back film-
pressure plate,
slide in and fix
Camera Back
and turn Lock
Lever f rom ilOn
tO ilLtt.
'lo advance
part of f ilm
exposed during
l oading, push
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'shutter Coc'king Button to release Auto-Stop
of Film Winding Knob and turn Knob ( 1 )
towards arrow until it stops, two times.
Turn Film Counter Dial ( 8 ) to set ttOr at
Red Dot.
Then Camera is ready for use.
2. HOW TO TAKEPICTURES
Judge distance be-
tr*'een Camera ar:d
-- Object and set
Distance Scale by
means of focr-rsing
\ Lever (11).
Set lris Diaphragm
Scale by turning
Lens Opening Ring
lI2) to desired Stop.
Set Shutter Speed Dial (13)on front of Camera
at besired speed with Red Dot.
Only 3 Steps needed to take picture.
( 1 ) Set Shutter Cocking Rutton.
(2 ) Wind up Film Winding Knob until it stops.
(3 ) Push dorvn Shutter Release Button.
Film Counter Dial ( 8 ) ahvays indicates Film
Number automatically and prevents Double
Exposures.
When using lrlash Unit, fix end of electric
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cord to
'l'erminal( l0 )
then Flash
Lamp will
work simul-
taneously
with shulter.
When using Wire Release, screw it into
Shutter ReleaseButton (2).
3. UNLOADING FILAA
When yoLl have taken all exposu res, film
must be rewound
into original Car- / / (
tridge by turning
Rewinding Knob
(7 ) clockwise be-
fore unloading.
To release the
Sprocket Gear(16)
Shutter Cocking
Btttton mtrst lte
pushed dor,vndur-
ing rewincling.
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4. FIXEDFOCUS
When taking snap shots, it is convenient to
take at Fixed Fccus without setting Distance
Scale each tirne.
Set Distance Scale at 24 ft ( Red Figure)
and Lens Opening at 8 ( Red Figure), then
any objects between 11 ft. and Inf. will be in
sharp focus.
5. DEPTHOF FIELDSCALE
When reducing lens opening, depth of field
increases both in forward and in bacl<ward
direction from the distance on which lens is
focused. The depth of field for any given lens
opening and distance setting can be correctly
ascertained from the depth of field scale. It is
represented by the distance settings opposite
the two diaphragm setting figures on right and
left side of the diaphragm setting marl<.
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Your color piclure will appear
as if suddenlycome lo life with
ROMANCEBRILLIANTVIEWER!!
* BINOCULARVISION
with large lens
* SELF-ILIUMINATING
with 2 standard
medium batteries
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For your beller Flash-Picture-Taking
SAMOCA POCKETFLASH.GUN
* Folding type, Pocl<et Size, L)(t' x2.0tr x ftn
folded in cow-hide case
* "Specially designed Diffusing" fan-shades make
soft, non-hot-spot and effective projection.
* Available for both U. S. type and German
type socket
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