Super Westomat 35 User manual

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   Use this qs o guide for  the specific defoils of the Super Westomqt 35





o  BACK COVER LOCK                   @ SHUTTERspEEDscALE
€) BACK COVER                      @ SHUTTERSPEEDSELECTORR|NG
@ FILM ADVANCE LEVER                      @ DEPTH-OF-F|ELDSCALE
@ SHUTTERRELEASE                      @ RANGE-F|NDERDISC
@ FILM coUNTER                      @ DTSTANCESCALE
@ ACCESSORYSHOE                      @  "tl-'' sTop SELECTORKNOB (nor visidlel
@ REW|ND|NGKNOB                      @ TRTPODBUSHTNG(nor visibtel
@ RANGE-V|EW-F|NDERWTNDOW      qD REWINDfNGRELEASE(nor visibtel               ,.11_,,@ DIAPHRAGM  sTop scALE   @ coLoR GUTDE
@ FLASH TERMTNAL                   @ SHoULDERSTRAPHOOK

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9. SETTING FILM FOR FIRST EXPOSURE.
Before the  first picture con be token, the film which hod been
exposed during looding must be wound up onto the toke-up spool.
              The FILM ADVANCE LEVER @
              tronsports the  film  in ONE STROKE.

(o)  See Fig. "G".  With  the thumb of  your  right hond, push
     the LEVER @  until  it stops.  Releose the  lever ond  it will
    swing bock by  itself.
CAUTE@h! g The LEVER will outomoticolly come to o stop ; DO
          NOT TRY TO FORCE IT ANY FURTHER!
(b)  See Fig. " H".  Press the SHUTTERRELEASE@  down  until
         it  "clicks".
(c)  Repeot (o), qnd  (b) qbove ONCE MORE.
(d)  Cperqtion  (o) only, ogqin . . . .
       THE SHUTTERIS NOW COCKED
         FOR YOUR FIRST PICTURE

           (See pqge   I I   f or toking the exposu re.)

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   The SHUTTERSPEEDqnd DIAPHRAGMSTOP should be set before you focus on your
subiect. These settings depend upon two fqctors :
    --)   The omount of MOVEMENTof your subiect.
    ---)  The qmount of LIGHT on your subiect.

       SETTINGSHUTTERSPEED

Move the SHUTTERSPEEDSELECTCRRING @
until the desiredSHUTTERSPEEDis set opposite
the REDMARKER.
The Super Westomot35 SHUTTERSPEEDSore 3
B , 1 5 , 1 1 1 0 ,1 1 2 5 ,1 f 5 0 , l / 1 0 0 , 1 1 3 0 0 .


                   REMEMBER:
o On the SHUTTERSPEEDSCALE,the fostest speed is 300 ; the slowest is 5. B represents
  BULB-  this meons ihe SHUTTERremoins OPEN until the finger  is removed f rom the
  SHUTTERRELEASE@.
O A slow speed pqsses more light through fhe lens compored to o fost speed.
    -)    For "oction" shots, fost speed should be used;
    -)     for "posed" shots, o slow speed is better.

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                              FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE.
                                    When you ore shooting pictures under
                                  AVERAG=EXPCSURECONDITIONS'your
                                          Super Westomot 35 REDMARKERsystem
                                                  simplifiesthe necessqrysettings.
                                                           All yo, do  it  t"t  t APERTURE
                                                 SHUTTERSPEED
                                                   DISTANCESCALE


             So thqt:   All Red Numbersqre set on the Red Mqrkers.
fn Fig. " L". the APERTURE@  is set ot  f 111ond the DISTANCESCALE €0 on 15 FEET' The
lines to the left ond right coincidingwith " I I " on rhe DEPTH-OF-FIELDSCALE69 indicqte
thot everything from qbout I FEETto INFINITY("o) is in the ZCNE OF SHARPNESS.At
the some time, the SHUTTERSPEEDSELECTORRING @  is set on "50".
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                THE EXPOSURE

         Hoving composed your picture, while holding the comero os illustroted in Fig. "N". gently
     PRESSDOWN  on ihe SHUTTERRELEASE@.
                 It  is importont to hold the comero firmly ond steody to prevent ony "blurring" due to
      comero movement of  ihe  instont of  shuiter opening.
                  lf the light is not  bright enough ond  "flosh"   is not  ovoiloble,  still subiects con be
      photogrophed by using "B"  shutter setting.  Ploce the comero on o  firm,  solid support ;
       preferobly on o tripod which con be eosily be ottoched to the TRIPOD BUSH.NG(D which
         is on the bottom plote  of  the comero.  The SHUTTERRELEASE@  must be pressed down
       very gently.  Hold thb releose down for  the desired exposure time ; the shutter will remoin
      open  until the finger  is removed from the releose.
        Advonce the film occording to  siep  fi 9 (Poge 6) ond  you'll be reody  for  your  next
I      Aftershot. mokingWhen thethis FILMLASTCOUNTEREXPOSURE,@ thepointsFILMtoADVANCE"0",  you LEVERcon only@  connottoke onebe morernovedpicfure.for  o
         "full  stroke".
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            DO NOT TRY TO FORCEIT ANY FURTHERII

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                  FTASH

       On mony occosions, FLASH con increose your PHOTO FUN -  whenever ond wherever
     you wont-since  sunlight is not necessory for  your exposure.  Your Super Westomot 35 hos
      o "built-in"  Europeon type FLASH TERMTNAL@).  Correct synchronizotion is obtoined ot oll
     speeds up to  l/100  with Closs F floshbulbs such os SS, SM, or SF.  Closs M  bulbs press
       5,  8, or   I I con only be used ot  l/25 second.F
        A  "Pockef-size" flosh  unit con be quickly mounted in the ACCESSORY SHOE G).   The
      connecting cord must be q "Compur Type".
         Every  film  type  hos o ASA TUNGSTEN INDEX NUMBER.  Since floshbulbs use guide
     numbers for  determining the  "f/-"  STOP occording to your distonce-from-subiect ond shutter
     speed setting,  it  is recomended thot you  refer  to the  film ond floshbulb doto  sheets.

                     COTOR GUIDE
                   The COLOR GUIDE on the top  of  comero  contour
                      gives you correct exposuretime for both Kodochrome
                  & Ektochrome.

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