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Seagull DF-98 User manual
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- Seagull DF-98
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SPECIFICATIONS I
o Type: Quartz/electronically governed 35mm single-lens o Fla sh: Hot shoe for X sync.. Sync. speed 1/60 sec. or
reflex camera. slower with electroflash.o Frame size: 24 x 36mm. oFilm advance: By lever with 130' stroke after 30" "1o Lens mount: Bayonet-type. u n e n g ageclm ovem ent. I
o Range finder: Acute Matte focusing screen with central O Frame counter: Automatic resetting and showing
s plit -ima g es p o t s u r r o u n d e d b y micro p rism b a n d . n u mb er of exposed tr am es.
OV iewf ind e r : E y e - l e v e l f i x e d p e n ta p rism typ e sh o win g o Film r ewinding: After the film is unloaded, r ewind
90oh of 24 x 3 6 m m f i l m - f r a m e a re a . Ma g n ifica tio n :0 .9 x release button oops out when film advance lever is
with 50mm standard lens focused at infinity. Power:-1D. t u r n e d .
oShutter: Quartz-controlled horizontal-traverse cloth a B a ck cover : Spr ings open when r ewind knob is pulled
curtain type. u p .
o S h u t t e r s p e e d s : 1 . 1 / 2 . 1 / 4 , 1 /8 . 1 /1 5 .1 /3 0 .1 /6 0 .1 1 1 2 5 .1 / o Po wer : T wo 1.5v alkaline- m anganese( LR44) ,two 1.55v
250. 1/500. 1/1 000sec. B. silve r- oxide ( SR44) or one 3v lithium ( unusable below 0 'c
o Shutter releasing: Electromagnetic shutter release l.
mechanism which can also be controlled by remote o Main switch: lndicates for ON and OFF. {
co ro. o Dimensions: 137 x 90 x 5.1.5m m .
'10 sec. delay, with operation a We ight: 4709 without lens and power cells.oself-timer: Electronic for
indicated by camera-front LED that blinks at 2Hz lor I o L e n s: Standar d 58m m f/1.8.
sec., then 8Hz fcr 1 sec., then remains on until shutter
releases, cancelable anytime before release
Specifications subject to change without notice.
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PREPARINGTO TAKE PICTURES
ATTACHING AND REMOVING LENS
R e mov e b o d y a n d l e n s ca p s a s
s h o w n
Attaching lens: Removing lens:
Alig n th e re d mo u n tin g index on the While pr essing the lens r elease
le n s b a rre l with th e re d i ndex on the button, tur n the lens counter clock-
ca me ra ' s le n s mo u n t In s er t the lens wise as far as it will go, then lift it
in to th e mo u n t, th e n tur n the lens out of the m ount
clo ckWise u n til it lo cks in position
w i t h a c l i c k
O Ne ve r se t a le n s with its r ear end down unless a r ear lens cap is on, or
its co n tro l p in s ma y b e dam aged
o Do n o t to u ch a n y p ar t inside the cam er a, especially the m ir r or , wnen
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BATTERIESAND POWER
Batteries 1 . Usin g a co in o r simila r object, 2. Wipe the ter m inals with a clean,
Use one of the following types of unscrew the battery-chamber cover dr y cloth. Hold the batter ies by their
batteries: co u n te r-clo ckwisea n d re mo ve i t edges and inser t them , with plus ( +)
O Two 1 .55v silver-oxide (SR-44 or side up, into the sleeve on the inside
equ r v . ) of the cover
OTwo 1. 5v a l k a l i n e - m a n g a n e s e ( L R
44 or e q u iv . )
o O n e 3 v l i t h i u m ( C R - 1 / 3 N )
o Do n o t u se 1 .3 5 v me rcu ry b atter ies ( M R44 or equiv.) , which ar e the sam e
sh a p e a n d size , b e ca u se th e ir voltage is too low.
o To a vo id b a tte ry. le a ka g e or bur sting, do not m ix batter ies of differ ent
typ e s, b ra n d s o r a g e s,
o Ke e p b a tte rie s a wa y fro m childr en.
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3. Replace the battery-chamber Main switch Shutter release button
c ov er a n d s c r e w i t i n c l cckwise a s To o p e ra te th e ca me ra, slide the T he shutter is r eleased when the
far as it goes. ma in switch to "ON" button is pressed all the way down.
Wh e n yo u h a ve fin ished taking
p ictu re s, mo ve th e ma i n switch to
"OFF" to ,p re ve n t accidental
e xp o su re s a n d b a tte ry dr ain. ( lf the
switch is left on, however, battery
d ra in o ccu rs o n ly wh e n the shutter
release button is touched. So you
may want to leave it on to avoid
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Cold-weather operation LOADINGFILM
Since batteries tend to lose oower
as temperature drops, please use
fresh batteries when photographing
in cold weather and keep a spare set
with you, preferably^ in a warm
pocket colse to your body. Battery
capacity will be restored when
t empera t u re r e t u r n s t o n o r m a l .
For prolonged cold weather use at
approx. 0"C (32"F) or lower, it is
1 . Un fo ld th e re win d cra n k a nd pull 2. Put a 35mm film cartridge in the r ecommende d t o u s e s i l v e r -o xid e
up the rewind knob until the back chamber with its projecting spool batteries. lf a lithium battery is used
cover spflngs open. down. Then oush the rewind knob all below 0t (32'F), the camera may
the way in not operate.
o Sh ie ld th e film fro m d ire c t light while loading and unloading it
O Do n o t to u ch a n y p a rts in side
th e ca me ra sh o wn in b lu e.
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SETTINGSHUTTERSPEEDAND APERTURE FOCUSING
Turn the shutter speed dial or in focus out of focus
aperture ring to the desired speed or Focus with split-image spot: You will probably find that focusing
ape rt ure , an d a l i g n t h e m w i t h th e Tu rn th e fo cu sin g rin g u ntil the is easiest if:
index on the camera bady or lens. upper and lower subject images in o Split-image spot is used for
Note: The shutter speed should be the spot are exactly aligned and subjects having vertical lines.
set at the stop with a click. come into one. o Microprism band is used for
Focus wilh microprism band: lenses from medium wideangle
Tu rn th e fo cu sin g rin g u ntil the through medium telephoto, especially
subject image in the band does not with subjqcts not having vertical
sh imme r o r a p p e a r b ro ke n u p . lines.
Focus with Acute Matte filed: o Matte filed is used for longer
Tu rn th e fo cu sin g rin g u ntil the aperture-lenses or for macro or other
whole image in the screen oecomes wor k involving consider able lens
clear. extension.
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OTHER FOCUSINGMETHODS
r E 2 E , t 5 5 t t 1l 6 2 2
Distance scale Infrared index
You may f ind that in certain For proper focus when using
situations it is easier to focus by infrared film, first focus your subject
estimating the distance to your as usual with visible light. Attach a
s u b jec t , t h e n a l i g n i ng th e red filter and turri the focusing ring to
corresponding figure on the distance the right to align the point of proper
scale with the index, such as: foucs on the distance scale with the
o When taking long exposures or small red dot on the depth-of-field
flash pictures when it is too dark to scale. Set exposure according to the
focus through the lens. f ilm manufacturer's recommend-
o lf you want to prefocus on your ations.
subject, as in quickly shot candid
photos.
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SelFtimer LED blinks as follows:
First I sec.: twice per sec.
Next sec.: eight times per sec.
Last sec.: continuously
NOTE
oYou may cancel the self-timer after
it has been started by pushing the
self{imer switch down or bv slide the
main switch to "OFF"
Mounting camera on tripod Self-timer OAfter taking the picture, switch off
Fo r ma x im u m s h a r p n e s s wh e n The selttimer can be used to the self-timer, or the next picture will
making exposures too long to permit delay shutter release for 10 sec. be taken after a 10 sec. delay.
handholding of the camera (1i30 sec. 1 . Mo u n t th e ca me ra o n a stur dy
or slo w e r), m o u n t t h e c a m e r a on a su p p o rt (su ch a s a trip o d ), co m pose
tripod. yo u r p ictu re a n d fo cu s.
Screw the remote cord into the 2. Set the shutter-soeed selec-tor at
shutter release socket and release a n y se ttin g o th e r th a n "B' a n d m ake
the shutter. su re th a t th e f ilm is a d va n ce d .
3 . P u ll th e se lf-time r switch u o.
4. To start the selttimer, press the O Do not use excessive force when
shutter release button attaching the camera to a tripod.
A visu a l sig n a l will in d ica te how OT he m ounting scr ew should be 5.
mu ch time is le ft b e fo re the self 4m m ( 114in.) or shor ter .
time r re le a se s th e sh u tte r. 13
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FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
Connectingflash units
Cordless clip-on f lash u n its, are attached and
electrically connected by simply sliding them into the
camera's hot shoe
Synchronization ,**
The camera has sync mechanism Turn the shutter ;$.* .$es p e e d d i a l u n t i l " 6 0 " i s a l i g n e d w i t h t h e i n d e x s l i d e t h e
f l a s h u n i t i n t o t h e h o t s h o e .
The shutter speeds higher than "1/60" (1/12s-1/1000
sec.) should not be used in flash photography.
NOTE
o For more detailed instructions, please refer to the
f l a s h u n i t ' s o w n e r ' s m a n u a l .
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REWINDINGAND UNLOADINGFILM
1. P re s s t h e r e w i n d r e l e a s e b u tto n 2 . Un fo ld th e re win d cra n k a nd tur n it 3. Open the back cover and then
on the camera bottom in th e d ire ctio n o f th e a rro w until the r em ove the film car tr idge
film is co mp le te ly re wo u n d b a ck.
ONe ve r o p e n th e ca me ra ' s back cover befor e the film is com pletely
re wo u n d b a ck in to th e ca rtridoe
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FILM AND FILM SPEED
The c ame ra u s e s s t a n d a r d 3 S m m Setling tilm speed Film checklng window
car t r i d g e f ilm E a c h f i l m h a s a n IS O Wh ile p re ssin g th e film-sp e e d r ing F ilm checking window is for
f ilm- s peed num b e r , w h i c h i n d i c a te s re le a se , tu rn th e film-sp e e d rin g until checking the film 's m odel.
t he f ilm s s e n s i t i v i t yt o l i g h t th e d e sire d n u mb e r is a lig n e d with
For p roper e x p o s u r e , t h e c a m e ra ' s th e in d e x a n d lo cks in o la ce w hen
f ilm- s p e e d ring m u s t b e s e t t o th e you remove your f inger f rom the
cor r e c t f ilm s pe e d re le a se
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METERING
Close the m eter ing cir cuit by sliding the switch to
"ON " position.T hen pr ess the shutter r elease button half
-wa y slightly to get the LED display in the viewfinder .
@ There are two ways to do this:
o Fir st set the shutter speed selector at the desir ed
@ click stop,then tur n the aper tur e r ing until the gr een LED
u gr ows
o Fir st set the aper tur e as desir ed, then tur n the shutter o sp e ed selector until the gr een LED "C" glows.
Tur n the aper tur e r ing or the shutter speed dial until
th e gr een LED glows, which indicates pr oper exposur e.
@ R e d L E D
indicates over-exposure.
@ G re e n L E D
indic a t e s p r o p e r e x p o s u r e .
@ Y e t lo w L E D
in d ic a t e s u n d e r - e x p o s u r e . Battery check
Wh en the shutter r elease button is touched or pr essed, if
th e batter ies ar e com pletely exhausted, no LED light and
th e shutter will wor k.
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ADJUSTINGAND SETTING
LCD panel
;- DATE T I M E N O I M P R I N T
YEAR MON DAY H O U R M I N 98' 615
r 2 3 4 9g 5t 5 9 t6
DE HOUR MIN
Diagram@ DiagramO
The date back (see diagram.l) can imprint date (YEAR 2. Setting the date
/ MO N/ D A Y ) o r t i m e ( H O U R / M lN) in th e lo we r-rig h t co rn e r Press button 1 to DATE mode and year, month, and
of the negative. The date and time will not be imprinted d a y will be displayed T hen pr ess button 2 to adjust the
if you select no imprint mode fig u r es until the pr oper year displayed. ( Note: lf the year
is tar from now, just press down button 2. the figures
1. MODE button will advance r apidly.lT he m onth and day can be set in
Press the button to select imprint or no imprint mode the same way by pressing button 3 and button 4.
The data displayed by LCD panel will be imprinted on
the negative simultaneously when you are taking the
picture. The mode changes in the sequence shown as
d iagra m 2 .
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3. Setting the time Battery replacment
First press button 'l to TIME mode, hour and minute When the battery works out, replacment should
will be displayed, then press button 2 to adjust the proceed as follows:
pr o p e r h o u r. ( D F - 9 8 D . D F - 9 9 D is 2 4 h o u r clo ck). th e n 1. Remove the 4 screws from the battery cover on the
pr e s s but t on 4 t o a d j u s t m i n u t e . Afte r th is, th e clo ck will back of the camera and open the battery cover.
work automatically and accurately, and you need not,
gen e rally s p e a k i n g , a d j u s t i t l a t e r a n y mo re . 2. Remove the old battery and pay attention to the mark
N o t e : T h e i m p r i n t e d d a t a will b e b lu rrin g a n d ano -1-
ind is t in c t if t h e l o w e r r i g h t c o r n e r o f th e p ictu re is u n d e r 3. Insert the new battery, then replace the battery coverr f ollowing s it u a t i o n s : and screw it.
o Re d , y e llo w o r o r a n g e c o l o u r .
o B right s k y o r w h i t e w a l l .
O S a n d b e a c h o r b r e a k s t o n eI
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CARE AND STORAGE
oYour camera is a precision instrument which should o Never touch the m ir r or with your finger . lf the m ir r or
be handled with care. Protect the camera from drop or gets somewhat dirty, it will not affect pictures.
shock. lf it drops into the water, the water will seep into o Clean the exterior of camera with a soft cloth to
the camera interior and the internal parts will corroed remove the salt immediately after you use it on the
with rust. So, please take special care when you use it beach,
near the water. o The lens' joint r ing should be wiped lightly with a
oThe camera may not operate properly in extreme cold piece of clean cloth. Do not use any organic solvents.
weather. lt is recommended to keep it warm. Care o lf you do not use the camera for more than two weeks.
should be taken to avoid condensation of vapour in the the batteries should have been removed.
camera interior when it is subject to drastic and abrupt o Keep the cam er a away f r om high heat and high
change of temperature. humidity. Store it in a cool, dry place, preferably in a
o Dust is your camera's worst enemy. The exterior of a irti ght container with dr ying agent such as silica gel.
the camera should be cleaned with a clean, soft cloth o Do not leave the camera in the trunk, glove
now and then. Never use any organic solvents. compartment or on rear window shelf of a car where it
oAlways keep the lens clean. lf the lens gets dirty, bolw may be subjected to high temperature. Or it may cause
off dust with a blower brush, then clean it lightly with a defect of camera. kt
clean, soft cloth. lf smudges remain still on the lens,
wipe it gently with lens tissue which has been moistened
with a couple drops of lens fluid cleaner. Do not use any
lluid other than lens cleaner.
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SEAGULL
SHANGHAISEAGULLCAMERACO., LTD.
SHANGHAISEAGULLCAMERA FACTORY
Add: 103, Huancheng Rd., Songjiang, Shanghai Postcode:201600
T e l : 5 7 8 3 8 5 0 0 Fa x: 5 7 8 3 8 5 2 1 Cable:9179
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