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Topcon Wink Mirror S User manual
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-- ETECTRIC.EYE PICTURE-TAKING
f. Ser film rpeed (ASA lO to 4OO or DIN tl to 271.
2. Set shutter speed (l/3O to l/5OO sec.) or weolher legend.
3. Set operture rlng ro AUTO.
4. Advonce film wlndlng lever.
5. Vlew-focus through rhe lens.
6. Press shulter relecrse button.
IMPORTANT
l. Don't louch the curf,ace of the lens, mlrror, eyeplece, os well os exposure
wlndow.
2. Stroke the film wlndlng lever oll the woy - untll lt stops.
3. unrll the shulter .tctlon ls complered before stroklng the film wlndlng
,T::.
4. Gover the lens when not in use.
5. Don't force movements but re-reod lnslructlons once more.
6. lf your TOPCON WINK MIRROR 5 needs repolr, don't do lr yourself but
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TOPCO}I WINK IUIIRROR S comeroBul, besidesolso incorporotesthese bosicollrequirements,the complicotedthe
mechonism thot moke picture-toking completely
Congrotulotions on your choice of the TOP- <rutomotic, such os :-
CON WINK MIRROR S, which hos been design- l. Fully outomofic instont re-opening lens dio-ed by our engineers ond opticol scientisls to phrogm ocfion-for holding the lens otgive on ideol comero fulfilling the following wide operture, for view-focusing eose, bufbosic requirements :- stopping it down outomolicolly to the se-
l. Single lens reflex-for viewing ond focus- lected operture for the shutter oction ond
ing of the exocl subiecf imoge os if will be then re-opening it once more to wide
coptured on the film. operture.
2. Electric-Eye outomotion-for oufomoticolly 2. Quick-os-o-wink mirror oction-which, in
lens setting the correcf exposure to the comero coupled oction with the outomotic
simply by pointing it ot the subiect. diophrogm ocfion, swings the mirror up
ond out of the woy for shooting ond then
3. Complete lens interchongeobility for snops it down once more, quick-os-o-wink, - chonging from the stondord to the wide- for view-focusing.
ongle or telephoto os the requirements of 3. Single stroke film winding lever oction- the picture moy demond.
not only odvonces the ftlm one frome, but
1. Superior UV lens cooting-for producing odvonces the exposure counter, chorges
crisper block-ond-white shots ond lrue-to- the shutter ond sefs up the oufomotic lens
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4. Aufomqtic re-setting qdditive exposure to the comero for some freedom lo odiust
counter. exposures, lhe person who wonts o comero
wifh o choice of wide-ongle or telephofo5. Automqtic pop-up rewind button. lenses, which ore not ouxiliory lenses or which
And, os on odditionol bonus, the comerq olso leove behind some component ond merely ex-
hos t- chonge the fronf elements, to the person who
would iust rother set exposures occording to l. Complete electric-eye oufomotion with oll experiencer-becouse the comerq is not o interchongeoble lenses. simple outomotic comero but o well-built ond
2. Speciol UV cooting on oll interchongeoble designed comerq which will sotisfy even the
lenses. demonds of the odvonced omoteur.
3. Aperture scole visible in finder, even with While operotion is very simple, moy we sug-
elecfric-eye qutomotion. gest thot you reqd the instructions through
corefully so thot you fomiliorize yourself with4. Monuol over-ride of electric-eye qutomo- its working ports before you even lood film tion for shutter coupled exposure setfings in the comero. Then, if you would still rother or complete freedom in exposure settings. work with electric-eye outomotion, you will
ln ofher words, the comero is fhe ideo! fomily hove the pleosure of knowing thot should
comero becouse if con be used by every difficulf situotions orise you will be oble to
member of the fomily, from the person who toke core of them by monuol over-riding.
only wonts on oufomotic cqmero to toke core
of oll exposure setting problems, the person
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SPECIFICATION
Lens:
UV Topcor I : 2 f-53mm 6 element stondord lens. Fully outomofic instont re-opening
lens diophrogm. Stroight helicoid focusing from 70cm to infinity. Boyonet mount lens
inferchongeobility of complete lens.
Apertures , tf 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, I l, 16 ond 22.
Shutter:
SEIKOSHA SLV behind-lens type.
speeds: B, l, 112, ll4, 118, 1115, 1130, 1160, 1f125, 11250 & l/500 sec.
MXV-switch (for M ond X settings flosh synchronizotion ond self-timer).
Flnder:
Fixed eye-level Pentoprism finder, with 0.75 X imoge (stondord lens), ond 34.5 X 23mm
finder screen.
With TOKOBRITE fresnel lens plote ond micro-prism focusing spot-
Meter needlo ond operture scole, indicotes operture reodings.
Exposure I
AufO-Electric-eye oufomotion.
Ronge: EV 7 ro EV 18, with ASA 100 film.
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Film speeds: ASA l0 ro 400 (olN t I to 27).
Shutter speeds: l/30 to l/500 sec.
GOUPTED-Shutter coupled exposure setting.
Ronge: EV 7 ro EY 18, wirh ASA 100 ftlm.
Film speeds: ASA l0 to 400 (DlN l1 Io 27).
Shutter speeds: li30 to l/500 sec.
MANUAL-Complete freedom in opertures/shutter speeds.
Rqnge: EV 2 to EV 18, with ASA 100 film.
Film speeds:' ASA l0 ro 400 (DlN ll to 27).
Shutter speeds: B, I to l/500 sec.
Fllm Wlndlng:
1 180' single stroke ; 20" ploy.
Other Feqlures:
Red worning oreo indicofing outomotic exposure is not possible (shutter moy be
t releosed).
Wink mirror sysfem (instont return mirror oction).
Automotic pop-up rewind button.
Fixed occessory shoe.
iI Size & Welght:
Wifh stondord lens : l35mm X 92mm X 84mm ; 800 groms.View original page 10Page 12 · Read text
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flonge @ Bocl6 cover lock @ MXV-switch
@ Film ironsport sprocket @ Bock cover cotch @ Exposure window
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CORRECT EXPOSURE l. Electric-eye qutomotion.
One of the most importont foctor for toking 2. Coupled exposure setting.
better pictures is correct exposure, which is the 3. Free exposure setting.
relotionship between-
l. The shutter speed, ond ELECTRIC.EYE AUTOMATION :
2. The operture (lens opening), os decided by Presuming thqt the film is olreody looded in
the comerq ond the film speed set to the
3. The brightness of the subiect, ond depend- comerq, the only octions required for toking
ent on pictures ore :-
4. The sensitivity (speed) of the ftlm looded l. Set the shutter speed ring (Z) to one of I
in fhe comerq. red-colored speeds l/500 to l/30 sec., by i
ln other words, it is importonf to be oble to revolving the ring until the required speed
correctly iudge the brightness of the subiect, is opposite the index. Or, revolve the
in order to determine the correct operture to some ring (Z) to ploce the index (21) op-
posife the suitoble weother legend (22),be used, becouse film speed is pre-determined
by ihe film used ond shutter speed is, more either "sunshine" or "cloudy".
often thon not, decided by fhe qction of the The shutter speeds will click-stop into ploce.
subiecl. The index (21) should not be press-moved
setln the TOPCON Wink Mirror S, three methods becquse if will upset the film speed to the comerq.of setting the correcf exposure odiustments to
fhe lens qnd shutter ore possible- Use the shuiter speed guide on poge l0
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button (6), ond fhe picture will be token,
lf 'the exposure needle is in the top red
<rreo, lhe picfure will be under-exposed,
while, if in the bottom red oreo, the
picture will be over-exposed. lf fhe former,
revolve the shutter speed ring to the left,
ond, if the lofer, fo fhe righf, which will
hove fhe effect of moving the exposure
needle towords the middle oreq, in both
coses, where the picture con be token.
The shuffer con be releqsed even when
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tion of the needle must olwoys be checked. for choosing the mosf suitoble speed tor Of course, it is foken for gronted thot the the lighfing condition or oction. film winding lever is qlso odvonced, os well
2. Set the operture ring (8) to AUTO, which os view-focusing being underfqken, before the
will set fhe electric-eye system into opero- shutter is releosed.
tion ond lock the shutter speeds fo fhe i
red-colored speeds. COUPTED EXPOSURE SETTING:
3. Check the operture scoles seen on the When fhe subiecf hos too much controst, or
left border of the finder ond if fhe ex- the bock-light is brighter thon the front-light,
posvre needle is nof in fhe red worning or if you wont fo tqke o close-up reoding
qreos ond is sotisfoctoryr pr€ss fhe shutter qnd then move bqck for the shot, or other-
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wise wont fo odiust the operture setfing to red wqrning qreos, revolve the shutter speed
tpke into occount possible over- or under-ex- ring, in the some monner noted for electric-
posure on electric-eye outomotion, try coupled eye outomotion, but within the ronge I /500
exposure setting :- to l/30 sec., ond find the right combinotion
of shutter speed ond operture. l. Sef the shutter speed to one of the red-
colored shutter speeds, i.e., from l/500 to Coupled exposure setting is suitqble for those
l/30 sec., the sqme os for electric-eye shots in which-
oufomqtion. l. The bockground is very light ond covers
2. Toke the operture ring off AUTO, by o greoter qreq thon the moin subiect of
revolving if to ony other setting on the interesf, which is olso dorker; becouse the
ring. exposure reoding will be dominoted by the
lighfer bockground ond the moin interest3. Point the comero (exposure window) ot the will be under-exposed. For exompler shofs subiect ond reod the operture setting indi- ogoinst distont scene, or ogoinst snow- coted on the operfure scole in the finder. scopes, etc.
4. Tronsfer fhe operture reoding to the oper- 2. The opposite of fhe obove, such os in iure ring, i.e., revolve fhe operture ring night clubs, circuses, etc., in which fhe until the some operture is opposite the reoding will be dominoted by the dorker index ( I I ), ot modify it ond then fronsfer bockground ond the moin interest will be if, if this is preferred. over-exposed.
5. Press the shutter releose button. 3. The moin subiecf is bock-lighfed, becouse
lncidentolly, if the exposure needle is in the the subiect's fqce will nof be illuminqted
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by the moin light ond will be under-ex- the light striking if ot the sqme ongle os
lessr posed, if the reoding is token for the the subiect ond modify iI by 112 stop
full subiect oreo. 3. Controsfy subiect : First decide whot ef-
4. The moin subiect is in the shode, becouse fect you ore looking for in the finql picture
the reoding will ogoin be dominoted by ond toke on exposure reoding of the por-
the ,surrounding light ond will thus be tion which interests you the most, letting
under-exposed. the controsty portion (lighter or dorker
For the obove shots, os well os for other portion) get lighter or dorker, os the cqse
shots, the exposure reoding should be token moy be.
os follows:- 4. lnoccessible subiects : lf the subiecf is too
ol. Londscope : Shield the exposure meter for off, toke on exposure reoding of
window (SA) t rom the light reflected by similior subiect (i.e., some texture ond light-
the sky ond point if so thot it will be tok- ing condition) ot close distonce.
ing o reoding of on oreo hoving less sky 5. Bock-lighted subiect : The best method is
thon the generol overoll scene, becouse to move in ond toke o close-up exposure
the sky is much brighter thqn the generol reoding of the front-lighted subiect oreo
scene ond if too much sky is included only, using core to see thot the bock-light
the overoll effecf will be over-exposure. does not effect the reoding. Otherwiser
2. Subiect ogoinst the open sky : When modify the exposure reoding token ot the
shooiing oirplones, flogs, buildings, etc.r picture-toking position 3 or 4 times to toke
ogoinst on open exponse of sky, toke on into occounf the excessive contrqsf between
exposure reoding of o similior obiect with the bock-light ond the front-lighted oreo.
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6. Portroit : Move in close ond toke q reod- Although only full numbers qre used on the
ing of the foce oreo fhot should stond ring, it should be remembered thot 500 is
out in the finol picture. lf controsf is I /500 sec., ond I is o full I sec. ond lhqt,
extreme, between the high-lights ond shod- therefore, the lorger number is the fosler
ows, toke o reoding of both portions ond speed, meoning thot the shutter remoins open
overoge it, if you wont both portions, or only for o I/SOO sec. durofion during which
otherwise toke o reoding of the interesfing time fhe lighf posses only 112 os long os the
portion ot obout 4 inches or so. See thof preceeding lorger number ond vice verso; thus
lhe comero's shodow is not cost on the if lighting conditions remoin unchonged, decreos-
oreo being reod. ing the speed will meon thot the operture
will hove to be opened to compensote for
less light.FREE EXPOSURE SETTING:
The choice of shutter is dependenl on theWhen exposure setfings qre not possible by lighting condifion, qs well os the need forelectric-eye outomotion or coupled exposure stopping oction. The brighter the light, thesetting, use free exposure setting becouse there fosfer the speed thot moy be used, ond viceis greoter freedom in fhe choice of shutter verso. On fhe other hond, for stopping oc-speeds, thus permitfing shots not possible by tion, it should be noted thot (l) o foster speedthe former two methods. is required for o speedier subiect, (2) o
While the former two methods ore limited to foster speed is needed for movement neorer
the shutter speeds l/500 to l/30 sec., in free to the comero, (3) foster speed is required " porollel io the cqmero,exposure setting, it is possible to set speeds for o subiect moving
from l/500 to I sec. plus Bulb (time expoture). while q slower speed moy be used for move-
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ment towords or owoy from the cqmero, ond to f15.6 or ro l/30 if the operrure is stopped
(l) ttre degree of stopping required will olso down to t111.
determine the speed lo be used. Exposure settings in fhis cose will hove to be
The operture ring hos opertures or openings, decided by:
colled f/numbers, wifh exposure rotios, os l. Using o suitqble exposure mefer, or,follows :- 2. Using on exposure chort, such os is usuol-Aperture 2 2.8 4 5.6 I ll 16 22 ly included with the ftlm, or,Exposurerotiolf4 ll2 I 2 4 I 15 30
3. Moking your decision bosed on posl ex'
The operture or lens opening controls ihe perience.
omount of light fhof enfers the lens ond posses
through to the film plone, by odiusting the lens
opening os required. lt con be seen fhot fhe SHUTTER AGTION:
lorger numbers ore lhe smoller openings ond Since oll the UV TOPCOR lenses ore equipped
vice verso ond thot eoch smoller operture with the fully outomotic lens diophrogm qc-
permits only 1f2 the omounf of lighf of the fion, the lens opening is olwoys opened ot the
preceeding lorger operture ond lhof, therefore, widest operture for view-focusing eose. This
if lighting conditions remoin unchonged, stop- meons fhot the lens diophrogm must outo-
ping down will require q corresponding in- moticolly close down to the required opening
creose in the shulfer speed. when fhe shulfer bulton is pressed, ond then
ln other words, if the shuiter speed is originol- open immediotely bqck to the widest operlure
ly sef to 1160 sec. for f/8, then it musl be besides lhis, lhere ore vorious o?her -buf,increosed to lll25 if the operture is opened reloted octions which oll foke ploce in less
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thon t/tOth of o second when rhe shuller is y4!*lbe futi.t:"tjq4L!4!sq !e&re od-
pressed, such os:- von_cing the film windilg_lgygr.
l. The shutter blodes close down completely. SELF-TIMER:
2. The reflex mirror rises, the film blind opens For the purpose of deloying the octuol shutter
fully ond the lens diophrogm is sfopped releose oction for l0 sec., offer fhe shutter
down. releose button is pressed, use the built-in
3. The shutfer btodes open ond close (for self-fimer. Affer oll preporotions for toking
toking fhe picture). the exposure hove been completed, shift the
MXV-switch (33) until V is oligned with the
4. The film blind opens, lhe mirror returns index, ond then press the shutter releose
lo reflex viewing position, qnd the lens bullon os usuol.
diophrogm opens fully. By utilizing the self-timer, it will be possible
5. The shutter blodes open fully. fo tqke your own photogroph, or hold light-
The oction of the lens diophrogm is the resulf ing equipment or reflecior, or used it for
of the "fully quiomotic insionl re-opening lens minimizing comers vibrqlion on fhe tripod.
diophrogm oction", while thof of fhe reflex Even when the self-timer is used, Electric-Eye
mirror is the product of the "quick-os-o-wink qutomotion tokes ploce ond the correcl ex-
mirror oction", bolh 'of which ore required to posure for the lighting condition when the
produce the fqst qction required for toking shulter is releosed is set to the comero.
the picture without loss of imoge. Alwoys relurn the MXV-swilch to X-selting
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CABLE REIEASE: vtEw-FocustNc
When using the comero on ihe tripod, etc., Two other importont foctors for getting better
use o coble releose screwed into fhe shutter pictures ore : -
releose sockef, insteod of pressing the shutter l. Correct composition of the subiect within
button, os it wifl eliminote comero vibrotion. the film negolive qreo, qnd
2. Accurote focusing of the imoge on the
film plone.
ln the TOPCON W|NK MIRROR S, both these
foctors ore foken core of by o single system,
i.e., view-focusing through the comero lens.
GOMPOSITION:
Since the reflecfed light f rom the subieci,
which posses through the comero lens fo the
film plone for toking the picture, is infercepted
by the reflex mirror, which is ploced in the
light pofh, ond reflected upwords io fhe
finder's focusing screen :-
l. Porollox is completely eliminoted, becouse
the viewing ond toking lens ore the some,
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be token in the picture, ond lens, oll focusing odiustments ore mqde direct-
2. The some oreq seen in fhe finder will be ly on the lens itself by revolving lhe distonce
covered in the finol picture. focusing ring (tg), ond checking the effect
Furthermorer the eye-level Pentoprism finder, on the focusing screen in the finder.
which reverses the loterolly reversed imoge The focusing screen hos :-
reflecfed upwords by lhe reflex mirror, gives l. A micro-prism focusing spot.the following odvontoges :--
2. A fine focus ring, oround the spot. l. A right side up loterolly correct imoge,
moving in the some direction os the octuol 3. A full-oreq ground gloss, boosted by
sublect, is especiolly voluoble for moving fresnel lens.
subiects. Micro-Prism Focusing Spot: The focusing
2. Becquse of the erecf Ioterolly correct spot in the center is mode up of numerous
imoge, both eyes cqn be used, one for microscopic prisms which break up ihe imoge
looking through fhe finder ond one for
viewing lhe generol scene.
3. Eye-level viewing olso meqns correcf ly
lqterql qnd erect imoges in verticol
formofs.
FOGUSING:
Since view-focusing is through the cqmerq ln Focus Not in Focus
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when it is nol in focus so fhof the imoge is focusing is nof correcf, the subiect will be
seen indislinct ond blurred. When the dis- seen blurred ond indistinctly. As with the
tonce focusing ring is revolved ond the subiect focusing spot, revolve eifher woys of the
is occurotely focused, the imoge in fhe focus- optimum focus to check whether focusing is
ing spot will be seen distinctly ond shorply. correcl or not.
Subiects with lineor feotures will be porticu- Full-Areo Ground Gloss: The full-oreo of
lorly effective for focusing becouse the stroight the focusin€t screen, excepf for the focusing
lines will look rogged ond broken up when spot ond fine focus ring, is fine ground gloss
out of focus but will be seen stroight when bqcked by o fresnel plote lens for obtoining
in focus. o brilliont illuminoted subiecf field from edge-
to-edge, wilhout dork corners. In otherWhen in doubl, revolve the distonce focusing
ring either woys from whot is considered words, the whole subiect oreo is olwoys dis-
optimum focusing ond check the effect. finctly seen ond moy be focused on the full
ground gloss oreo.
Fine Focus Rlng: Around fhe micro-prism
focusing spot con be seen q cleor ring which Focusing is done in the some monner os for
is mode of extro-fine ground gloss only. This the fine focus ring ond focusing spot.
ring mode olso be used, eilher singly or For speedier focusing, use the full focusing
in combinotion with the focusing spot, for screen, combining oll ihe focusing meqns, i.e.,
focusing of subiecis without lineor feotures. focusing spot plus fine focus ring plus full
When the distonce ring is revolved ond the ground gloss, becouse it will olso meon thot
subiect is correctly focused, the finder imoge composition ond focusing con be undertqken
will be seen distinctly ond shorply, while, if ot the some time.
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The distonce octuolly focused cqn be checked ln other words, when o subiect hos been
by reoding the distonce scole (tZ) opposile focused of o certoin distonce, the lens pre-
the distonce index (l l). sents on opporently shorp imoge not only ot
the focused distonce but olso ot somewhot
DEPTH OF FIETD: forther ond neorer distonces. This zone of
When you hove focused on q certoin subiect opporent shorpness is known os lhe depth of field ond the rules governing the extent of(plone), if will be seen thot nof only thot the deplh of field ore :--subiect but other subiects, both in fronf ond
behind the moin interest, will qlso be seen t. The depth of field is greoter os the dio-
shorply, olthough this will not be true for phrogm (operrure) is closed down, ond
everything before or behind the moin interesf. leost os the diophrogm is opened up. ln
other word5, the wide-open operture of
the f ully qutomotic lens olwoys shows
the leqst depth of field ond is vqluoble
for precise focusing.
2. The depth of field is greoter os the
focused distonce increqses ond leosf os
the cqmero-to-subiect distonce decreoses.
3. The depth of field is greoter behind the
focused subiect (in the bockground) ond
shollower before the focused subiect (in
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