Tanack IV User manual

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                             email=mike@butkus.org,                                            c=US   I-,oaqling the Filrn                                        I                               Date: 2017.06.26 20:23:48butkus          -04'00'             (t)  Push up the lock to O and open the back plate.
                                   Pull up the film rervinding knob enough, and                        l,
                                      insert in it the film cartridge, and after inserting
                                   completely, push in the rewinding knob turning
                                    into the formal position.
                         (2) Take out the one side of the film, clip it in the
                                  spool of the other side, and roll up the sprocket
                           gear about one turn,
                          combining rvith the         FIG  1                                                                      f ;lrn perfolation, cl-
      ose the back plate.
       Moreover, wind the fiilm r.rinding knob about
      two turns.
     The film becomes ready to use. In the end,                                              FIG  2   ...5  ...

tune the proiection on the exposure count-
                                 ing dial to the point of "I".
                        At the loading of the film, give your atten-
                                 tion to the combination of the film perfol-
                                  ation and the sprocket gear/ otherwise your
                                      will not be able to wind the film.
                       Ftow to tnke the pieture       FIG  3                                    (t)  Adiust the diaphragrn scale, iudging
    from the situation of the obiect.
(Zj  Pull up the shutter speed dial and set the shutter speed as desired. At
     this time, Yaw rnust adjwst tke skutter speed after winding tke
     skutter setting (filrn winding) knob. This is very important.
(g) Take off the lens cap.
(+) Setting your one eye on the center of the eyepiece for the range find-
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           er/ aim at the obiect in the center of the view finder. Press the top
         of the lens focusing lever lightly with the second $inEer of your left
          hand, and turn it gradually till the double images in the range finder
             lie one upon another.
        At once, set your eye on the eyepiece for the view findet to see the
          obiect, the lens is placed in the proper focusing position, and is ready
          for taking the picture. Then aim at the obiect through the view finder
        and gently press the shutter release
         button. Now the picture is taken. At
           this time you must set your eye on the
          center of the eyepiece or you may fail
          to take the picture.
    (o) When you use the slow shutter, set
        the high speed shutter dial at the red
        25-L scale and set the slow shutter                                      FIG 4...7  ...

dial at the proper scale.
(6)  When you use Time "T", set the dial at
    "T", press the shutter release button.
   When you shut the exposure, turn the
     slow shutter dial to the direction of the
        ,r7r, .
       IJnE,oading tlne fihn
{r)  You can know whether all the frames of
    the film have been taken over, by the         FIG 5
     figure of the exposure counting dial and the fact that you can not turn
     the film winding knob any more. Then, turn the rewinding lever from
     ..AD      .,firt.          to
(2.\   Pulling out the film rewinding knob, turn it to the direction of the  ar'
    row to rewind the f;lm to the film cartridge.
    You can know easily whether the film leader is pulled off by the  fact
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    04ag,yJ             that the sound of the shutter release button ce-
                                     ases.
                          Turn it more one turn.
                         The fitm rewinding is over.
                     (S) Push up the lock to O and open the back plate.
                                  Pull out the film rewinding knob to take out the
                                  film cartridge.
                                          It is recommended not to handle the $ilnn cart-
                               ridge under direct rays of the sun or stronge
                                         lieht.
       FIG  6
                 Synehrrr - PhotograPlrin$
       i1)  At synchro-photographing, prepare the flash gun, insert its socket in
         the terminal "F" (above) or "X" (below) exactly.
       (2)  You can decide easily the exposure by the guid number of the  f lash
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