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Sawyer's Nomad 620 User manual
User manual for Sawyer's Nomad 620. 17 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Model / document
- Sawyer's Nomad 620
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 17
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- 1.4 MB
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- Film cameras
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YOU'REALLSETTO SNAPUP THEFUN
when you've leornedthese7 eosyrulesfor toking pictures
with your NOMAD. Remember-procticemokesperfect!
l. Move lens-settinglever to "1" or "B", depending on the kind of pic-
ture you're toking. (Leornmore obout this on poge 5.)
2. Keep the sun behind you for best results.
3. Stond ot leost 4 leel from your subiect.
4. Keep your picture subiectsimple; use simple bockgrounds.
5. Frome the picture corefullyin the finder.
6. Hold the comero steody os you snop the picture.
7. lmmediotelyofter toking the picture, wind the film oheod for the next
picture. (Your Nomod 620 hos o speciol mechonismthot prevents
double exposures.This mokesit impossibleto toke onother picture until
the film is wound oheod.)View original page 4Page 6 · Read text
SETTINGTHE LENS
T h e s m o l l l e v e r u n d e r t h e l e n s i s o s p e c i o lf e o t u r e
of your NOMAD 620. lt controls the oction of the
lens shutter, ond lets you toke "time" exposures
os well os regulor snopshols.
W h e n t h e l e v e r i s s e t o t ' ' l " { l n s t o n i o n e o u s l
t h e s h u t t e rc l i c k so u t o m o t i c 6 l l y .W h e n i t i s s e t o t
"8" (Bulb) the shutter opens when you press the
releose down, ond closes when you let it come
u p o g o r n .
S E T T H E L E V E RA T " I " _
F o r o l l s n o p s h o t se, x c e p t i n v e r y d i m l i g h t .
F o r o l l f l o s h s h o t s .
S E T T H E L E V E RA T " B ' ' _
When you wont to tqke o picture of o non-moving
s u b i e c t ,i n v e r y d i m l i g h t .
(Hold the shutterreleosedown for the time sug-
gested in instructionsthot come with the film.
Do NOT move the comero.)View original page 6Page 13 · Read text
PICTUREHELPS SIMPLICITY Unnecessoryobiectsclutter up your picture. For pleosingsnopshots ovoid using more bockgroundthon you needto tell the story. CLOUD EFFECTSBy usingo cloudf ilter, you con mokethosefluffycloudsstondout ogoinstthe sky.Your deolerwill help you selectthe properfilter. Use it with block- ond-whitefilms- never with color. www.orphancameras.comView original page 13
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CLOSE-UPS For close-uppictureswith your Nomod,you con get os closeos 4 feet from your subiect.To toke pictureseven closerthon 4 feet, use o close-upottoch- ment.(Askyour deolerobout size.)Close- upsore excitingond fun to toke! INTERESTTo hovethe mostfun with your Nomod, try to moke every picture"tell o story". Let your subiectsbe doing some- thing, rother thon iust looking into the comero.Or, hovesomeonepose,odmiring the sceneryyou wont to copture.View original page 14
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Justo word obout the core of your
comero. For the best resultsfrom
y o u r N o m o d , k e e p i t c l e o n .W h e n
looding,blow out the dustfrom the
inside. Brushoff ony dust or lint
f r o m t h e l e n s- o n d c l e o n g e n t l y
with lenspoper.Never oil ony port
of your comero.Keep your looded
comeroowoy from hot oreos,such
os glove comportmentsor the reor
window shelfin o cor"
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620 NOMAD FEATURES FfLM: 620 Roll Film; picture size2t/ax2t/a; 1 2 e x p o s u r e ps e r r o l l . L E N S : N o m o d m e n i s c u sf - l 5 , f i x e d f o c u s from 4 feet to infinity. SHUTTER: Single speed; flosh synchro- n i z e d ; i n s t o n t o n e o uosn d b u l b s e t t i n q s . FINDER: Hooded, eye-leveltype. DOUBTE EXPOSURE PREVENTIVE: A u t o m o t i cs h u t t e rl o c k . FTASH UNIT: Nomod Flosh; uses two, s i z eA A ( p e n l i t e )b o t t e r i e sw i t h M - 2 l o m p s ; eiectorsocket. ACCESSORIES: See your deoler for o c l o s e - u po t t o c h m e n ot n d f i l t e r s .View original page 16
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WARRANTY
Your comero corries ihe unconditionolworronty of the monufoc-
turer ogoinst defectsin workmonshipor moteriol for o period of
90 doys ond will be repoired or reploced (our option) without
chorge within this period.
The,worronty is void in the event the comero hos been dom-
oged through misuse,occidents,or for other reosonsbeyond our
control.
SAWYER'SINC.
P O R T L A N D O, R E G O N
Mode by the Monufoclurersof View-MosterProducts
rn)Sowyer'sInc., Portlond 7, Oregon.
Trodemorkreg. U. S. Pot. Off. Morco Registrodo Litho in U'S.A.
www.orphancameras.comView original page 17From the M. Butkus archive. Original publisher and archive notices are retained.
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