Solida-Record T 120 film User manual

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             HOW TO USE THE

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      The Solido is constructed for roll films B ll or No. .|20.
       Never use ony other size films.

          (r) oPENTNG CAMERA BACK
      Open the bock by pushing the end of the bock lock (27)
        in the direction of the orrow ond fold the bock  (3.|) up-
       words on its hinge.
          (2) TNSERTTNG FIM
        Pull out the film winding knob (23) ond swing upwords
       the film spool corrier (33) thot hos the shope of o holf
        cylinder. Ploce on empty spool in the spool corrier (33),
        thereby inserting the pin on the right of the spool corrier
         into the round operture of the spool. The slotted side of
        the spool must foce the film winding knob (23). Swing ouf
        the holf cylinder of the lower film chomber (36) ond ploce
      on new film in it in such o woy thot the pointed end of
        the protective poper points to the upper spool. The block                   Picture 2

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     Setling of shutter speeds 3
       (picture 4)
   M : Moment
           (snopshots obout t/ro sec.)
    B :  Boll (time exposures)II
     At B the shutter will remoin open
                                                               is t    so long os the body releose 22      depressed. Toking pictures ot B
     olwoys use o tripod or some other
      firm support.
      Setting of diophrogm 4
       (picture 4)
            stops           using ot
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     the stops os the shutter is fitted
      with the universol iris-diophrogm.

Toking picturcc
In order to ochieve pefect pictures it is
essentiol to hold your comero right.
Piclure 7 shows the correct woy how to
hold your comero while toking pictures.
Wifhnlte 2hX2th inch size of picture you
hove no trouble whether you should
choose the long or the norrow side os the
bose of lhe picture. Hold the comero fosl
with both honds, bring finder close to eye,
ond focus your obiect into the center of
the picture oreo. Then press the body
                                           rightrrleuse Wl slowly ond genlly
lhrough. For pictures with B exposures
olwoys use your'tripod or onolher sleody
supporl.                                                                     Picture 5
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                                                                                                                                                                           'i'-Advice on better pictures
Alwoys keep the lens cleon, wipingi it with the lens-cloth only. Never use ordinqry cloths
for they might scrotch the lens.
Do not try to toke pictur"r'ot distonces under 5 feet os they will be unshorp.
For exposures of B olwoys use your tripod or some other meons of steody support. The comero
hos o bush for tripod.
                                                           *g#Under normol light conditions the-most fovouroble comero setting is f .ll ond M.
                                                                  l|On dull doys open the diophrogm to 8.
On very bright doys with sunshine on woter or snow close the diophrogm to f :16.
Of very good oid ore the opticol exposure meters os supplied by your deoler.
lf stress*is lqid on porticulorly exoct exposures,or  if you musJ operote underdifficultconditions
regording light ond surroundings, the use of on electricol exposure meter is deemed odvisoSla


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