Varicon S II User manual

18. Film RewindingButton
19. MX AdiustingLever
20. FocusingLever
21. Bock Cover PositiveLock
22. RewindingSpool
23. Eye-piecefor Combined Ronge ond View Finder
24. Cortridge Chomber
25. Sprocket





                                                             26. Winding Spool
                                                              27. Filn Roller
                                                              28. Film PressurePlote
                                                                29. Filn Cortridge



                           www.orphancameras.com

INTRODUCINGTHE ''SUPERtr  F2.8"

         You ore r,.,'elcomedinto lhe compony of on ever growing number of sotisfied
        owners ond users of the "SUPER tr  F2.8" comero.
          Your "SUPER  tr  F2.8"  is o  precision built conrero designed to  toke the
        35 mm film Q4 mm X  36 mm), either in the 36 or the 20 exposure moqozine
         (cossette).ir$        The comero is fiited with o   f i2.8,45mm  cooted lens which hos o remorkoble
         resolving power.    lt tokes both block-ond-whiteos well os color film.
          The  shutter  is o  newly designed "COPAL-SV"  5-blodes type with outomotic
         cocking, built-in flosh synchronizerM.X., contocts with odiustinglever ond selftimer.
        There ore 11 speeds including B, from  il second to  l/500  second. .
          Focusing is obtoined by heIcoid motion using focusing lever.  Combined view
        ond coupled ronge-findergives both compositionond focusing ot the some time
        through o Window.                                                                                                        :
         The view finder is of the trimmingtype ond the torget frome which is cleorly
         outlined in white will enoble you  to  shoot fost moving subiectswith eose ond

    ,,1&l*bia*6iiiifu'.,r.#i,i3i,                    ;'**;&.

occu ro cy.
  The film winding system is ropid one-stroke lever winding type which ouio-
moticolly odvonces the film one frome ond of  the some time cocks the shutter
for the succeedingshot. A double exposure preventive lock is built in.
  Ropid rewinding  is  possible by meons of  o  cronk operoted film rewinding
knob.
  The other feotures provided  for  ore Accessory shoe, Body shutter, Europeon
type synchroniz.er plug, Depth-of-field scole, Bock cover  positive lock ond Lens
cop.





                         www.orphancameras.com
                                        )"J.,;oll*r*.i*,,,,,.,   0   ieJ.                                                           .   .C",         .-*;*xa.i        ..     *#**

LOADING THE ''SUPERtr  F2.8"

To  lood   the  Gqmerq

   I .  Pull out ihe Bock Cove r PositiveLock
    Q 1 l ,    t h e n g e n t l y o p e n   t h e  b o c k
     c o ve r   t c o   f u lly open position.
  2. R o t o t e ih e  f ixe d Winding Spool 261
     b y   it s K n u rle d flonge until the film
     slot foces up.
 3 . Pu ll t h e Film RewindingKnob il 0) os
          f o r o u i o i   it will go.
 4.  Insert the new film mogozine (cosse-
      tte)  - preferobly in subdued light; even your own shodow will help.
 5.  Hold the mogozine (cossette)in ploce with your thumb.
 6.  Push in the Film Rewinding Knob (10), rototing it slightly to moke sure thot
         it  fits in sloi of the film soool.

7. Pu ll o u t  t h e e n d of  the film ond push it in th e s l o t o f   t h e W i n d i n g S P o o l
        ( 2 6 t .
 8 . G uid in g t h e  f ilm with your thumb, wind the  fil m o n  t h e W i n d i n g S p o o l  ( 2 6 1
     b y   t u rn in g  it slowly by  its milled f longe, unt i l  t h e  f u ! l w i d t h o f   t h e  f i l m
     c ove rs t h e  f u ll length of the film guide roil.
  9 . E n g o g e t h e p e rforotion of   f he film in the -cogs of the Spccket (25).
1 0 . C l o se t h e co me ro bock.
I  l .  F i n o lly,lo ck  t h e bqck cover by pressingit
     with both honds.





                        www.orphancameras.com

Setting  fhe  Exposure Counter
  Befo re   f oking picture with o  newly looded  f ilm, you  will hove to wind the
f irst port of the film by moking two preporot6ry shots os follows, Tu rn  f h e L e v e r
Wi nd e r  (l ) o s  f o r o s  it goes ond press the Shutte r R e l e o s eB u t t o n ( 6 ) .
  R ep e o t  t h is o p e rotion. Then, on  moking the   t h i r d   f u l l   t u r n o f  the Lever
Winder, lhe Exposure Counter Ql  indicotes No.   I ond you ore recdy to shoot
the first picture.
  While moking these two preporotory shots,
be sure thot the RewindingKnob ( I 0) rototes
in the counter directionindicotedby the o rrow
on the RewindingKnob. lf the RewindingKnob
( I 0) does not rotote, it meons thqt the  f ilm
wos not looded correctly. So lood it ogoin.
Before toking pictures, rotote the Rewinding
K no b ( I 0 ) slig h t lyin t he directionof the o rrow
so os to strech the film.

Thus you hove done o l l  f o r   l o o d i n g .

                 T A K I N G  T H E P I C T ' U R E S

  Toke of f the Lens Co p.

Seffiing  rhe  Aperture   or Lens Opening
  B y   t urn in g  t h e  Dio phrogm R"gulotor  (6),
c hc c s e p ro p er  le n s o pening. This is done
by oligning the red mork cn the Dicrphrogm
R eg u l ot o rt o   t h e A p "rture Scqle (12l,.
  A p e r t u r e S c o l e i s  i n d i c o t e do t 2 . 8 , 4 , 5 ' 6 ,
8 , 1 l ,  1 6 .
  A  smoll lens opening requires longer exposure under some light condition'
When the opening reduced one scole smoller, the exposure time will hove to be
doubled in order to hove the some light effect.
                          www.orphancameras.com

Seiling   the  Shuffer  Speed
  Selectoppropriotespeedby rotoiingthe ShutterSpeedDiol (,l3)The shutter
speedvorioiionis, 1, 112,l/t,  lla, llls, llso, 1160,1/lzs, llzso a l/soo
second olus B.
 l.  "B" mork on  the Shutter Speed Scole ('l 4)  is for bulb exposure. When set
ot  "8",  the shutter will  remoin open os long os the Shutter Releose Button (7)
is pressed.
                                         2.  Other figures on the scole ore for instont
                                  exposure  ond  indicote  f roctions of  o
                                   second, e. g . 2 m e o n s 1 1 2 s e c o n d o n d
                                 500 meons l / 5 0 0  s e c o n d .
                                Notes Since the omount of  light required
                                                 to produce the imoge on the film is
                                               fixed, the shutter speed ond the lens
                                      opening ore  inter-dependent.  For
                                         instonc e o/  h i g h o p e r t u r e n u m b e r ( f o r
                                           e x o m p t e t l l l )  w i l l   r e q u i r e o  s l o w
                                                                                                                                                                                  l 0

shutter speed (i.e. long exposuretime, for exomple 1/4 second).conversely,
     o  fost shutter speed, (for exomple 1 160 second) will  coll   f or  o  low
     operturenumer(for exompleI/2.8ir.

   Shutter   Sefiing  (Automotic winding mechonism)

     L e v e r W i n d e r  ( l )  o d v o n c e s t h e  f i l m o n d o t  the some time cocks the shutter
   outomoticolly. When  the film hos been loqded, moke two p re pCIroto ry shots in
   o rder  to poss the po rt  of  the   f ilm which hos clreody been cffecteC by  light
  du ring looding. The Exposure Counnter Q) indicote
   No.    I when the   f ilm  is reody fo r shooting od-
   vonces the film by one frqme, one full stroke of
   the L e v er Win d e r  (l ). The first 20"  of the Lever
  Winde r o re  f ree ond  it must be wound to obout
       o                  f o r co mp le t e o d voncement. The shutter is      I 80
   set outomoticolly ot eoch winding.  By winding
   the lever, it outomoticollycocks the shutter.
t1                            www.orphancameras.com

Therefore, oll prepoiotion for toking pictures ore indicoted on the comero except
           for the selection of the shutter setting ond lens opening which ore depending on
{        your decision.I         When  focusing ond  composition ore  completed, gently press thg  Shutter
        ReleoseButton (7) with fore-finger. Do not [erk while mokingon exposure. Afteri       one exposure hos been mode, turn the Lever Winder  (l) os for os  it goes, ond
                 it will return to originol position when you releoseit.  lf the lever does not reiurn,I             it meons thot your film tronsport is imperfect.
         Focusing
           Focusing is  obtoined by  use  of  Focusing Lever   flol. Combined View ond
        Coupled Ronge-finder9l  gives both compositionond focusing ot the some time
         through o windowL   Correct focus is secured when the double imoges in the center circle of the
           view finder coincide exoctly. (See illustrotionon next poge.)I
          Once the imoge is correctly centered, the distonce between comero ond the
         subiect moy be found out by reoding the figure on the Distonce Scole (l I )
                                                                        1 2

                                         *;#                                                 .*i,;:i#iqgdr1-,        ;,-,..,i.ir*{*ri;.iii.];;*;di:r   .              .,";*!dd'b'I1,,

Distonce scole  (l I )  is given in feet:
                                              2.7 feet to 30 feet ond oo.
                                   When you toke the subiectswithin
                                              3  feet, they must be fo rcussedwithin
                                              the smollerfrome formed by 2 notches       O u t O f F o c u s                                llnn Correct Focus
                                                        in the finder.

  Gomposing  the  Picture
    1. HORIZONTAL POSITION -   Hold the comero steodily in both honds, keeping
      your elbows pressed to your sides. Use right hond forefinger to operote the
       Shutter Releose Button  (7), ond  le{t hond forefinger ond middle finger to
      compore ond focus the obiect through the View finder.
    2. VERTICALPOSITION -   Hold the comero with your right



r3                              www.orphancameras.com

hond ond  support  it  with you r  left     d  o s
                        picture (A). Keepingyour right elbow     > t o
                    Releose the shutter with your right
                   hond thumb.
                       Or hold the comero wit h y o u r
                             left hond ond support it with you!'
                         right hond, using right fo refinger for
                   mokingexposureos shown in picture
                        (B). However, os this is not q n o t u r o l
                       position,you should keep y o u r  l e f t
e lbow  f i rmly pressed to you r body.
                                 ''DEPTH.O,F.FIELD''        HOW TO READ TI{E                SCAIE

Whot  is "Depfh-of-Field"
  When you focus your cqmero on o picture-subiect,you will find thot there is o
zone both  in  front ond bqck of  the picture-subiectwithin which every thing
                                                                       1 4

is still in occeptoble focus. On the other hond imoges of obiects outside of  this
   zone become progressivelyblurred.  This zone of occeptobleshorp focus is colled
   the "depth-of-field" ond  is porticulorly importont to beginners when focusing ot
   very close distonces.
   Relqtion  between   Apertur€'or   Lens Openlng  qnd  "Depth-of-Field"
     Broodly speoking,the "depth-of-field" is influencedby  (l)  the distonce of the
   picture-subiectfrom the lenses ond (5) the operture or lens opening. For foirly
    distont obiect, ihe  "depth-of-field"  is generolly odequote but when focusing ot
   very close distonce,there is surprisinglylittle "depfh-of-field",ond the photogropher
   must be very corefull obout focusing his moin subiect  correctly.
     The operiure or lens opening is onother foctor which determinesthe omount of
    "depth-of-field''ovoiloble. Smoll          (high number)gives grgoter "depth-of-                                     9.n-ertule
    field" whereos o lorger operture ilow number) will result in decreosingthis zone
    of shorpness.
                                                                                                                                       I   The  "Depth-of-Field"    Scqle  on  the  "SUPER   II  F2.8"
     The "Depth-of-Field"Scole (5) indicotes opproximote volues.
l 5                            www.orphancameras.com
                                                                            *ng,;igi;**a{;.'-;g                          ,'$&il:?;*;                  ;:.;;i.                   *i

T
                                                                                                                                                                                                            ii


         The following is the procedure for reoding the "Depth-of-Field"Scole. On the
        "Depth-of-Field"Scole there ore iwo sets of equol numbersto the left ond right of the
        distonce indicoting f riongle (V).   (See illustrotion)
                      l .  Reod the operture or lens opening number. (for instonce 16)
 r #        2. Reod the distonce number..(ln the illustrotion,this is B feet)
        3. Now reod on the Distonce Scole (l  I ) the lwo sets of the figuresopposite theI
            figures 16. (ln the illustrotionthey ore obout "4.7" ond "30")
          4.  This mecns thot the depth-of-
(             field for this oorticulor"shot" is
  I           opproximotely between 4.7 feet
           ond 30  feei; which  is  to soy    .'
             thot ony imoge folling inside   ,
              this  zone  will  be  occeptobly
           shorp in focus.


                                                                               1 6
                                                                                                                    .i;ri                                                 '  *:;,-r    *-.     l-,                   :*f-:*r&:t}*.*  '",

U N L O A D I N G    T H E  F I t M

    When  your  Exposure Counter (21 indicotes thot
  you hove mode 36 exposures(or 20 os the cose moy
   be), it  is time to unlood t h e  f i i m .
     Since the exposed film hos been wound on the
   fixed spool  in the comero,  it  will be necessory to
   rewind  it bock to the spooI of the  f ilm mogozine o r
   cossette.
     This is done os follows,
       l .  P u l l u p   t h e b o r d e r o f C r o n k H o n d l e ( 1 0 ) o n  t h e
      rewindingknob ond the C r o n k H o n d l e ( . | 0 ) w i l l b e
      spring-releosedto winding position.
   2.  Turn  the  Cronk Ho n d l e  ( 1 0 )  c l o c k w i s e o f t e r
      pressing the Film Rewinding Button (20l' on  the
      bottom side of the comero.
   3. When  the  exposed  film hos been completely

rewound on the mogozine or cossette spool, open th.e bcck cover ond remove
  the film mogozine.
  The Film Rewinding Button (18) on the bottom side of the comero will return to
its originol position by winding the Lever Winder  (l)  ofter looding new film.

                 F L A S H S Y N C H R O N I Z A T I O NN
                                          ''SUPER  The  Copol-SV  Shutter is  incorporoted on  the                tr  F2.8"  ir
p o s s i ble t o  u se M  cl oss bulbs includingon electron i c
f losh ot ony shutter speed.
  Chonge of synchronizotioncon be done by Adiusting
    L e v e r ( . l 9 ) q s  f o l l o w s :
 l . W h e n  t h e A d iu st ingLever (.|9) is set ot X, the syn -
    chronizotionis such thot the shutter is fully open ot
    the time of flosh.  In this cose it  is fully synchro-
    nized with on electronic flosh of  oll shutterspeeds.
2 . W h e n   t h e A d iu st ing Lever (.|9) is set ot M,  t h e

                         www.orphancameras.com

shutter is wide open  l8  millisecondsofter the flosh
                                  storts. In this cose M-type bulbs o re synchronizedot
                                       oll shutter speeds. The S e l f t i m e r ( 1 6 ) c o n n o t b e
                           used in this cose
                               3.  With  F-type bulb, synchronizotion is befween 1 160
                                                        'i'                                         l"                               o'nd   I ";lsecond, the: Adiustinglllever  (l9)  being set
                                   ot X.
                                  -t-he                                    Selftimer (t 0 t  moy be  used only, when  the
                      A d i u s t i n gL e v e r ( 1 9 )  i s s e t o t X.

                  D O U B L E E X P O S U R E

   W h e n  in t e n t io n cl d o uble exposure is desired for porticulor  reoson, do  os
    follows'
     Turn the Lever Winde r  ( I ) like usuol winding ofter pressingthe Film Rewinding
   Bu t t o n ( I 8 ). Th is b u t t o n will return to  its originol position by setting the shutter.
   The shutter' is now reody to ope rote despite the foct thot the film hos not been
1 9

moved. You con now moke double exposure iust by pressingthe shutterreledse
button.
Note:   Since the ExposureCounter (2) hos odvonced one index in spite of the
         foct  thot there hos been no octuol movement of  the film, it  will be
        necessory to  remember thot you hove one more exposure thon thot
        indicoted by the exposure counter.

                 G E N E R A L     I N F O R T I A T I O N

  A modern comero is o orecision instrumentmonufocturedto exoct dimensions.
Ir should therefore be hondled with greot cqre.
 t .  Don't touch the lens with fingers. Keep the lens olwoys cleon. When  it goihers
   ond dust, wipe ond cleon  it corefully with soft brush or cotton cloth.
2. Do not forget to reploce the cop when the comero is not in use.
3. When odvoncing the film, lever winder should be turned os for os  it goes.
4. When your film hos come to the end ond the lever winder no longer operotes
    or  stops in obout holfwoy, push the film rewinding button ond  let the lever
                                                     2A                       www.orphancameras.com
                                                                      .,i;r*d&llxffi**iir                                                  ':;lrj:,;... . ..,r:i.;;&dili*,*i&.:i