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Taron VL User manual
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- Taron
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- Taron VL
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- English
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INVITATION TO THE TARON.3s VL CAMERA
We proudly present you another Taron-35 of modern top quality...'a dream
camera for everyone.
The newly-born Taron-35 camera model VL is the f ruit of many years
research and experience incorporating all the features usually found only in
the highest class 35mm cameras plus DURABI LITY, VERSATILITY and
SI MPLI CI TY.
1 . The uniquely designed TARONAR 45mm f : 1.8 lens, 6-element, amDer
and achromatic coated, color corrected, boasts unsurpassed corner-to-
corner negative sharpness.
2. Automatic shutter cocking and f ilm advancing lever also prevents double-
exposure and counts exposure in a single action assuring you of rapid
and sure picture taking. t
3. The built-in photoelectric exposure meter of the highest sensitrvity gives
you a right exposure and assures you of beautif ul pictures of color or
black-and-w hite.
4. Automatic parallax compensation device releases you from the trimming
failure especially in close-up. photography. The luminous bright frame in
the view-finder enables you to catch the object surely and rapidly.
5. The world famous Copal-SVL light-value shutter is fully synchronized
for M, F and X class bulbs. The shutter speeds from lsec. to 1/OOO
sec. plus B. with click stop and built-in self -timer.
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QExposure Meter Window
@ Neck Strap Ring
@ Fitm W inding Lever.
@ Shutter Release Button
OCaUte Release Mount
@ fitm Counter W indow
0Range-finder Window @-*
@ Accessory Shoe
@ Booster Terminal
@ tignt w indow
@ aSn I ndicator
View-f inder W indow@
Crank @r-.-- fitm Rewinding@
@ASA Index Selector \
@Lignt Value Exposure Meter 6n (9-@ Exposure Meter Needle
@Rear Cover Lock
@ Depth of Field Scale
@ Distance ScaleView original page 4Page 5 · Read text
@ Focusing Lever
@ t ris Diaphragm Ring
@ Shutter Speed Adjusting Ring
@ Shutter Speed Scale
@ tigrrt Value Scale
@Taronar f 1.845mm lens
@ Synchro Flash Terminal
@ Self-timer Lever
@ Tripod Mount
@ Synchro MX Lever
@ film Rewinding Button
@ fitm Rewinding Spool
@ Range- view-f inder
@ ritm Rait
@ fltm Sprocket
@ fitm Take-up Spool
@ Take-up Spool Slot
@ Fitm Pressure Plate
@ Cartridge Positioning Spring
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HOW TO LOAD FILM
up : 1" Qpen the rear cover of the camera by pulling
the lock.
2. Place the f ilm cartridge in the f ilm chamber" I t is advisable f or you
to load film in a dark 3. Draw the film leader fronn the cartridge and insert
place avoiding the direct it into the take- up spool slot"
thesun light. Please keep in 4. Move the film winding lever slowly S0 that
m ind that the cam era sprocket teeth catch the fifm perforations and st!'-
should be caref ully handled
without appf ying any f orce etch the slackened film.
to the mechanism, or it
rnay cause the damage"
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5. close the rear cover and mark "s" w if f appear in
the fflm counter window.
6. After taking the two bfank shots, advance the fifm
...1 ,, once more: the f ifm counter now indicates
7. It is advisable to set the ASA number of the f ilm
used to the red mark of ASA indicator.
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L, V. Dial
L. V. Scale
$hutter Speed Scale Shutter Speed Dial
f indtcator
The forefront of the lens barrel rs provided with a dial called Ltght Value
Scale showing numbers f rom 1 . up to 17, which is so calibrated that the
onamount of lrght can be adjustable by degrees at the rate of + based
f or onethe understanding that the light given on the f ilm when exposed {l
second wlth the aperture t /l is said to be Aero.
I t is a rnust f or photographers to expose f ilm with a proper light -- rloither
too much nor too less. When the proper amount of light is given on the
film, we call it a Right Exposure.
Hitherto, the Right. Exposure has been decided by shutter speeds in combi-
nation with various degrees of aperture by iris diaphragm. With adoption of
Light Value System, saving this sort of trouble, the proper shutter speed
and aperture can be automatically obtained by setting the number of the
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ASA I ndex Selector
L. V. Meter Needle
L. V. Meter Scale
ASA I ndicator
You will remember that the number of ASA indicator has been conformed
to that of your f ilm; By posit ioning the Light Window, the needle in theT Lieht Meter w ill sway to f inally point at a certain f ight value. The black ,l dots among the numerals are to show the even numbers such as 6, 10, etc.
oi 'r About ASA. For the commonly called S f ilm the exposure index is 50, for
\tl{b SS 1OO and f or SSS 2OO. As the f ilm exposure index becomes faster you
+ must use a corresponding lower exposure (shutter and f stop). Therefore,
i to make proper exposures it is important to remember the type of film used. your you w Taron But in have only VL, ill to set the number of ASA indi -
{I! cator exposure the index used. to:*1't the of fih
$,j What is shown by the Light Meter Needle is the required number on the
Light Value Meter Dial. Adjust the number at the red marked indicator, and
now it is ready for the right exposure.
Now that the relation between shutter speeds and apertures has been f ixed
invariable, tho right exposure can be any of those within the range of the
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Example:
Suppose you have read the needle at '13 when the Exposure Meter Window
is placed straight towards the oblect, and set the number to the red mark,
when the shutter spoed dial can be movable within the range of t/16-1130
sec., 11 - 1/60, 8'1/125, 5.6- 1/250 and 4- 1/5OO.
Any of the combinations can be picked up according to the circumstances
and purposes of your photograph. As long as there is no shif t of the L. V
Dial, the shutter speeds won' t be varied.
l-.V. lndicator+ V
'13 +Light Value
Shutter Speed Dial---+ 500 25O 125 60 30 +-Shutter Speeds
'l 16 <-Apertures f ris Diaphragffi + 4 5. 6 8 1
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After setting the light value number to the red mark v by reading from
an exposure meter, you can just shoot disregarding shutter speeds and the
relative openings. However, dif f erent combinat ions of shutter speeds and
f-stops can also be obtained according to the photo-taking purposes, that J.
,iis, you may turn the shutter speed setting ring until the desired shutter
speed or opening is required, and yet there is no change in exposure.View original page 12Page 13 · Read text
Examples 1 and 2 are photograped at the L. V. 13. In picture 1, the moving
subjects stop st ill as the f ast shutter is released. I n picture 2, the
currency of the subjects is stresged by using the sfow shutter speed.
Examples 3 and 4 are photograped at the L. v. 11. t n picture 3, the blurr-
ing of the background by using a wide opening makes the subject stand
out' f n Picture 4, the depth of field of focus increases by using a small
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'i opn opening, and both foreground and background are in sharp focus.
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Usually the image as seen through the range-view-finder will appear double
f ocus.in the center t inted square, which means tre subiect is not in
When this is the case, move the focusing lever so that, the two images
merge, or become super imposed. The subiect is now in sharp f ocus.
<-A
Out of Focus
ProperlY focused
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AUTOMATIC PARALLAX COMPENSATION
In case of a short distance photography,
t he subject is not coincident w ith t he one
seen t hr ough t he f inder, because t he f inder
itself is situated apart from the lens. This
difference is called parallax.
The Taron VL is designed so that the para-
lfax is automaticafly corrected, that is, the
bright f rame in view-f inder moves aslan t
up and down just as the focusing lever
moves. Therefore, you will only have to
catch the subject within the bright frame.
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The Taron VL is equipped with a bright frame rangef inder which is an asset in det- erm ining t he range of pictures. I n case moving objects are viewed, the bright f rame f inder is of great advantage in determining the precise moment to release the shutter as you can see the objects in the outer margin coming into the range of the frame. Thus, a clearly enlarged print can be made w it hout t he need f or unusual cropping. This factor is signif icant for all the 35mm cameras, and f or this reason, the bright frame finder is most recommended for 35mm cameras.View original page 18
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HOW TO USE SELFTIMER AND CABLE RELEASE
When you wish to take pictures by the help
of a self-timer, move the self-timer lever
unt il it stops. The MX lever in this cas €
is to be set at X position. The shutter
t
.F I works about 8 seconds af ter having bee n
released. This will give you enough t ime to
take a self-portraiture. or a commemorative
-shot.
When photo is taken at a speed of 1 /10 sec.
or slower w ith a camera In hand, a nice
picture cannot be expected because of sha-
krng. In order to avord thrs, the camera
should be f rxed on tr tpod and that the re-
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The film exposed to the last must be rewound into the original cartridge
f rom the take- up spopl. The Taron VL is provided with an originally
designed winder which enables you to rewind the film rapidly and surely.
Raise the crank handle (Photo A) and rewind the f ilm to the cartridge
pressing f ilm rewinding button at the bottom of the camera (Photo B).
After taking out the cartridge, fay down the crank handle in its position.
The f ilm counter, when the rear cover is opened, automatically returns to
"'S mark. I
g Photo - A
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When the ent ire roll of f ilm has been expo-
sed, it may happen t hat t he w ind tng lever
will not advance for a full stroke. Do not
try to force it ds, by doing so, the film
may either be sheared f rom the cart ridge,
or cause other damage. When the lever
stops half way, rew ind the f ilm by pushing
the rewinding button down.
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HOW TO READ DEPTH OF FIELD SCALE
The distance between the camera and
the subject can be automatically mea- 'the sured by use of coupled range-
finder. Besides, you will know that
I the range of sharpness extends to theItttt
I f oreground as well as to the backgro-
und of t he subject.
This area of sharpness is called the depth of field and all obiects within
this range are in acceptable sharpness.
The depth of f ief d is greater as the distance to the object is increased or
the lens aperture is reduced: Therefore, the depth of field scale relative
to any given aperture can be easily obtained by reading the depth of field
scale ad jacent t o t he distance scale.
For example, when the lens is f ocused at an object 10 feet ahead the
camera with the f -stop set at 8, the scale will indicate that the depth of
field extends from 7 to 16 feet. Thrs range is in acceptable focus. www.butkus.usView original page 23Page 24 · Read text
Fixed f ocus m eans to always keep f ocusing at a f ixed distance making use
of the Depth of Field as mentioned before and thus you are not required
to have the trouble of adjusting the focus every time yotr photograph. This
feature will be appreciative especially when you take prctures of fast mov-
ing objects. The fixed focus of this camera is set at the f-stop 8 anq t
the distance of 30 f eet (the red mark) , Which means that the objects
within the range of 12 feet to infinity will be in focus.
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CAMERA
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f ingertip. Dust it with a lens l. Avoid wiping the lens with a cloth or a
brush or wipe it softly with a silicone cloth.
long t ime as 2. Do not leave your camera with the shutter cocked f or a
this strains t he mechanism. When your camera is not in use, set the
distance scale at inf initY
3. when loading or unloading f ilm, keep your caniera away f rom dust and
lens rnoisture. Before loading film, dust the film pressure plate with a
brush. to avoid iniur ing the f ilm surf ace. -d I
4. Rernember to take special care of your camera immediately after having
used at the seashore or on rainy days'
it with alcohol or another b. lf you drop the camera in the water, wash
volat ile liquid, and have it repalred as soon as possible'
of w ith an exposure meter, keep it out 6. As the Model vL is provided
the magnet ic substances like a radio'View original page 26From the M. Butkus archive. Original publisher and archive notices are retained.
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