Ventura 69 / Ventura 69 Deluxe User manual

FloshContqct
The Venturo "69"  is provided with o l/e-in. (3-mm)
nipple to which o floshbulb releose coble moy be
ottoched.Automotic synchronizotionossuresthot the
flosh coincides with the exposure. Inosmuch os o
greot voriety of floshbulbsore ovoiloble on the world
morket,oll of them hoving different deloy ond flosh-
ing periods,it is recommended,when using o flosh-
bulb,to set the shutterfor'/zr second.


                                                Poge
  I  SlidingLock for Comero Bock .             4
 2 Film Tronsport Knob                        5/6
 3 Snop Bution to open Comero               6
 4 Newton Viewfinder (reody for use)          9
 5 Brocket to close Cqmerq                 1 0
 6 Shutter Releoseqnd "Red Dot" Double Ex-
   posure Prevention Device*)                          t 5
 7 "T"-Lever*)                                                  t 5
 8  Brilliont Viewfinder for horizontol ond ver-
    ticol pictures*)                    10
 9 Shutter Cocking Lever; Selftimer*)        7t8
lO Shutter Speed lndicotor; Flosh Contqct    7t8
                                                                                                                          I
ll  FocusingIndex Mork; Hord cooted Lenses
    (onti-reflex).                        7t8                                                                                                                  III12 Diophrogm lndex Lever                   v/8

      *) Applicoble to Venturo "69" deluxe only.
                                                     3                                                                IdfA

Opening the bock
                      of the Comero
                    Push sliding lock under
                        corrying strop in direction
                            of qrrow. Srving comercr
                     bock open.



L o od i ng   t h e Co me rq
 ( F i l r n2 1 l s x 3 t l a i n . [ 6x g  c m ] 8 2 1 2 0 )
Never loqd cornero in direct sunlight lout only in
s ub d u e dd o ylig h t .
Turn spool- holder ond hinged flop for convenient
insertionof film.
lnsert oxiol opening of film spool into protruding
cylinder.onsp_q9l.holderond turn hinged flop bqc[
    position.Filmholderis now reod/to be'turnedintq
bcicl<to snugly fit into cqmerCI.





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Wrong




                   Ri9ht

                              lnsert new  film spool
                           with  no rrow  end  of
                          leoder pointing toword
                      empty toke-up spool.



Breqckpqper seql ond co ref u lly remove loose ends.
Unfold toke-up flop of leoder ond threod pcrper
into wide opening of spool slot.

Turn film winding knob to pull leoder in plone posi-
tion. Be sure to remove ony wrinkles so thot film
possesfilm guide ond smoothly winds into toke-up
spoo l.

Use both your honds to
                       close comerq firmly until
                                          it closestightly.



Turn cov,erof film lronsport window in direction of
CIrrow. Rotote winding knob uniil worn ing signols
(dots, honds or qrrows) hove possed window. Con-
tinue winding slowly until figure ttltt oppeors in
window indicoting thot film is reody for  first ex-
posure.

Opening the Comero Front

To open comero press button on top of comero (3),
pqge 2. Slightlytilt comero forword during opening.
Tlrespring brqce mechqnismused in theVenturo"6g"
comero ofrersthe odvontogeof immediqtereodiness
for use. The succesfuldesign of the brqces ossures
rigid support of lens ossembly in proper position.


 I',lotice: During opening, be sure not to depress the body
    release (t'o, furtber  explanation, see page 15)

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Compur-Rapid-Shutte
                     (Venturo"69" deluxeonly)
                     Stops:114.55.6 8 11 16
                          22 32
                    ShutterSpeeds'B,                                    1,2, 5,                                                                        .l                              10, 25,50, 00, 200,
                           400
                      Distonce,s(feet): 3 3,5 4
                           5 6 8 1 0 1 3 n
                         30 50 oo  (infiniry)
I   Shutter Cocking Leverr: Wind  shutter prior  to
   every exposure including "B" setting.
2  ExposureTime Setting Mork: Rotote outer ring.
3  FocusingScole: Rototefront lens mount.
4  f-Stop Scole ond Setting Lever.
5  Flosh Contqct O 1/a-in.(3-mm).
6  Deloyed Action Selftimer.
    Deloy period opproximoiely 12 seconds.
     o. Cock shutter.
     b. Pull bock knob (6).'shutter
     c. Continue cockingi
    d. Toke picture by depressing body releose button
       (selftimer connot be used yrith settings "8" ond  "400").
7  "T"-Lever for Time Exposures:
    o. Set shulter oI "8"
     b. Depress body releose button ond push down  "T"-lever:
      S h u t t e r i s o p e n ;
     c. Return "l'"-lever: Shutter is closed.
    Filter mount diometer: 1-r5lszin. (32,5 mm).
A(ake  it  a  rule  to  cocle the  shutter  only  iust  before
 tahing  pictures.  You   zpill  tbws  protect   tbe  sbwtter
rrecbiniim and eliminate accidental shwtter release.
                                                     7

P r o n t o r - S - S h u t t e r
                       (Veniuro "69" delvxe only)
                      Stops: f14.5 5.6 B  ll  16
                            22 32
                      ShutterSpeeds:B, 1, 2, 5,                                             .l00,                             10,25,50,    250
                      Distonces(feei): 3 3.5 4 5
                              6 8 1 0 1 3 2 0 3 0
                           50 a.   (infinity)
I   Shuiter Cocking Lever: Cock shutter prior  io
   every exposure,including"B" setting.
2  ExposureTime SettingMork: Rototernilledouter
        f lng.
3  FocusingMork: Rototefront lensmount.
4  f-Stop Setiing Lever.
5  FloshContoct @ 1/s-in.{3-mm).
6  Deloyed Action Selftimer.
   C o n n o i b e u s e d w i i h  " B " s e ttin g ; d e lo y p e rio d o p p ro ximo -
        t e ly 7 s e c o n d s .
    o . C o c k r e l e o s e .
     b. Cock selftimer lever.
    c . De p re s sc o m e r o r e l e o s e .
7  "T"-leverfor long-iimeexposures:
    o. S el s h u t t e r o t  " B "
     b. De p re s s b o d y s h u i i e r -r e l e o se crn d p u sh "T"-le ve r d o wrr,
      S h u t t e ri s o p e n ;
    c . R e t u r n " T " - l e v e r : S h u i i e r is clo se d .
8  Nipple for Coble Releose,
   U s ing o c o b l e  r e l e o s e w i l l n ro ke th e d o u b le e xp o su fe p re -
    v e n t ion d e v i c e   i n o p e r o t i v e. Th e re fo re , b e  su re to  win d
     ilre f ilm.
   F i l t e r m o u n t d i o m e t e r :   l - 1 5 / s ri n . ( 3 2 , 5 m m ) .
7'he lrgures engraoer) on the sbutter ringindicate fractions
ot' a second,i.e.,2 is eqwiisalentto rlzsecond; 50 is equiva-
lent to 1l;o second; 1, botaeu-et',is equivalent to L seconci.


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Bring viewfinder close to
                     your eye so thot cornersof
                         front window qre visible.



Holding Cqm'erqfor
horizonlql Pictures
Be sure to  stond
firmly. Hold comero
in o horizontolposi-
tion; do not tilt the
comero. With  the
index finger of your
right hond smoothly
depressthe releose
button qs fo r os  it
will go (seepoge 15).




                           Holding Cqmerq for
                                  verlicql Pictures
                       Use thumb of  right
                        hond to depressrele-
                         ose button smoothlY.
                            Jerky operotion of re-
                           leose will  result in
                            blurred pictures.

Pivoted Brilliont
                             Prismolic Vi,ewfinder.
                       To :ight subiect,bring
                              finder into correct posi-
                               tion by rototing  it os
                                for os  it will go.





                               Verticol    Horizontol   EE
Closing  the Comero  Use two fingersto d"press
spring brockets uniformly, then firmly close hinged
comero front until it snopsbock into closed position.
Noticer Prior to closing,sef focusingring of oo, bring
brilliont finder into verticol position,remove yellow
filter ond coble releqse.
Unlooding  the Comerq  After the lost (eighth)
picture hos been token, turn film winding knob until
end of leoder hos possed fi lm tronsport window.
Open comero bock. Pull out winding knob os for os
it will go. Remove exposed film spool, toking core
thot leoder does not uncoil. Fold end of leoder, se-
c urew i t h g u mme dp q p e r,wrop film in I ig h t- p ro of
poper. Put empty spool into opposite chcrmber.Push
film winding knob bock to normql position.





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The elegont Ever'reody cqse will fully protect the
Venturo "69" comero from dust ond shoclcs.A single
nronipulotionwill moke the comero reody for use.

When using the co mero, be sure thot lens is not
obstructed by ony port of the ever-reody cose.

'fi +r:ffiSolinor Lens      Apotor$r,Lens
      Hord cooted Anostigmots (onti-reflex)
          f|4.5, focol lengih 4-1lain. (105mm),

Theselenseshove been mosi corefully designedond
ore mode from highest-grodeopticol gloss.By virtue
of extensiveopticol, including chromotic, correction,
they ore equolly suitoble for block-ond-whiteond
for color photogrophy.
The onti-reflex cooting  potentiolly increoses the
speed of the lensesby enhoncing the brillionce of
the pictures ond eliminotes irouble resulting from
"ghosts" ond stroy light.

Of course, opticol instruments mode to such high
stondordsof quolity will hove to be kept cleon ot
 qll  times. Therefore, ovoid  touching the  lenses;
remove finger prints ond dust immediotely. For
cleoning use only soft chomois leother lens tissue.
Never use ony metollic obiect. Steoming the lens
surfoces by breothing ogoinst them is not obiection-
 oble. Never try to toke the lens oport. This should
be left to on expert.


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Depth of Field -  Mode Understondoble
This term, similor to the term "depth of focus"
meons the ronge of subiect distqnceswithin which
shorply defined pictures' will be obtoined ot ony
porticulor setting of the comero.



On the neor side of the subiecton which the cqmero
is focused,the zone of shorp definition is norrower
thon it is on the for side.
Whith close-up subiects,the depth of field is nqr-
rower thon  it is with distont subiects.
       Lorseopertu,re,                         Ht?' T""o"rX'.*
              e. 9.,114.5,   fielJ;@
       smoltoperru-re,                         h",UJtEl1.'.t               e. 9., f/16:     nefi-@By   stoppinq the lens down (lorger f-number) the
cl'epth6f nela is increosed(see toble poge 19).
Under overqge conditionsyou need not be troubled
obout the depth of  field proble-m.-In some coses/
however, youi pictures moy benefit from your to,king
into occountth6 inter-relotionof the foctors involved'
 Until you will hove become entirely fomilior.with
 the potentiolities'sotisfoction of your comero, you con obtoin
 full            by Using the lwo-poinl  focusing
 method, which will give fine snopshotsin most coses.
                       Subiect Distonce   I   DePth of Field
      Between           I     to ft. (neor)       I    a ft. to 14ft.
      8 ond  l 'l           I    30 ft. (for)           I      f 6 ft. to infinity
 The Comerq owner should be moke s note of these figures
 which on most shufters ore morked in  r e d .
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Viewfinder Porqllox Mode
 Undersfondoble
 Below you will find o very simple
 explonotionof thistechnicolterm.
The comero lensond the viewfinderore not orronged
on ihe some oxis. They hove been so odiusted,h5w-
 ever,thot in most cosesthe viewfinder imoge ilosely
 coincideswith the picture octuolly token.-ln close-
 ups, however, where correct froming of the subiect
 is more importont, o slight deviotio"n,the so-cql'led
 view finder porollox, will hove to be foken into
 occount.


 ln cose subiects ore closer
 fo the comero thqn 7 ft., lhe
 uppermost  portion  of  the
 viewf inder   i m o g e w i l l  n o t
 qp p e o r in  t h e p i c t u r e .

This condition con be eosily corrected os shown in the follow-
ing illustrotions: At the upper edge, the viewfinder imoge should
com.priseo  little more of ihe subiect thon thot port which is to
be  in c luded  i n   t h e p i c t u r e . R e su lt o f co rre ctio n : Th e d e sire d
subiect isi correctly fromed.





      Viewfinder lmoge                Actuql Piclure Taken
Correctionis obtoined by moving the comero o little
ioword the viewfinder:
    With horizontol pictures,slightly liff the comeroi
    With verticol pictures,slightly move the comero
    ioword the viewfinder.


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Some Hints by the Comero Designer
A comerq is q voluoble precision-mode opticol in-
strument requiring proper core to give moximum
service.Prior to first using it, you should fomiliorize
yourself with oll its feqtures.
Perhops you hove been occustomed to winding the
film ofier every exposure. The Venturo "69" deluxe
is provided with o shutter lock serving to eliminote
double exposures.The red dot visible in the smoll
window next to the releose button (see poge 2) in-
dicotesthot the film hos olreody been exposed ond
thot film winding must be perforrned.lf you moke it
q rule to wind the film only shortly before exposure,
you  will never releose the comero inodvertently"
The quick-octingsnopshothunter,however,will stick
io  his hobits, becouse he wonts to be reody for
immediote exposure.
You should olso know obout the mistokesyou moy
moke: For exomple, while opening fhe comero,
"occidentqlly" depress the releose button by octing
os owkwordly os you con monoge. As o result the
comerq releose will become inoperotive. -  How to
remedy this mistqke? -  Agoin close the comero.
The releose will remoin locked. You could releose
the lock by rototing the film winding knob. By this
procedure, however, you would lose one exposure.
To sove the picture, you moy use the polished lever
 protruding from the shutter next to the "T"-Lever
(see poges 7 ond 8). Exercisesome core in doing this
qnd be sure not to  obstruct the lens with your
fingers.
     Attention: Never depress lhe releqse while
    opening the comerq!
                                       7E

Alwoys depress lhe releose os fqr os it will go.  lf
you ore occustomed to woiting for some resistonce
to be felt, it moy hoppen thot you heor the locking
device operoting before the shutter is octuolly
opened.You should continuedepressingthe releose.
Either of this very moment or immediotely ofter-
words the shutterwill work. Also in coseswhere ihe
shutter hos been locked by inodverrtentoperotion of
the releose,remedy con be obtoined os outlined in
the preceding porogroph.
    Nole: Alwoys depresslhe releqse qs fqr qs
                     il will so!
You will eosily form fhe hqbif of removing the coble
releoseond the yellow filter, ond to set the brilliont
finder verticol before closingthe comero.The focus-
ing ring should be set ot infinity.
The comero shutier is o most delicote spring move-
ment of mqximum precision.Moke it o rule to cock
the shutter only shortly before exposure.Under no
circumstoncesshould o comerq be put owoy with
the shutter cocked.
Exposuretime should olso be selected before the
shutteris cocked.This opplies to high shutterspeeds,
 in porticulor,becouse,os you will eosily feel when
rototing ihe milled ring, the shutter spring is sub-
iected to consideroble tension when o shutter speed
 of l/aoosecond is used.

Comero Core
 Proper core will  greotly extend the  life of your
 cornero.You should olwoys protecf it from dusf ond
 excessivesunlight. Prior to looding, be sure to re-
movq oll dusf ond other foreign porticlesfrom the
cqmerq.


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         lllustrotionson the
       previouspoges
      show model Ven-
         tu ro  " 69" deluxe





     This is model
     Venture " 69"



       Lens: Agnor 4.5, f 1105mm, hord coqted (onti-reflex)
           Agnor 6.3, f/l05 ffiffi, hord cooted (onti-reflex)
                        3-elementonosfigmofs
        Shutter:  Pronto shutter {speeds : B, rlz.o,,r/r,0,1/roo,r/zao
                            se lfti m er)
                 Vorio shutter (speeds : B, rlze,r/eo,r/zot,sec.).                                                   .l0, .|3,       Distonces(feet): 3, 3:5,^4!5, 6,8,        20,30, 50,
                     oo (infinity).                                               I
       Stops: f /4.5, 6.3, g, I l, 16, 22
        resp.  f/6.3, 8, I l, 16, 22
            Synchronized flosh contoct, a r/e in. (3 mm).          lo.tlr:
      Coble releosesocket,
      Body releose,
  I     Newton finder,   I
I,,7 AccessoryClip

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tt69tt Avoiloble types of Venturq     models:
              't69tt   Venturo     deluxe, Solinor 4,5, Compur Ropid
             tt69tt   Venturo     deluxe, Apotor 4,5, Prontor S
   Venturq "69" , "     Agno r 4,5,Vqrio resp.Pronto
   Venturo "69",       Agnor 6,3, Vorio


 Moke o Note of Comero qnd Lens Seriol Numbers
 While the lens number is engroved on the front of
 the"lensmount,the cqmerq number will be found on
 the outside of the lower spool corrier flop. In mony
 coses, recovery of lost or stolen comeros hos been
 qreotly focilitoted bv the owner's beino oble to stote

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  The design of thp Venturo "69" cemeros is subiect   chonges ond
  improvements suggested by technicol progress ond development.


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