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VERASCOPE F 40 User manual
User manual for VERASCOPE F 40. 16 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Verascope
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- VERASCOPE F 40
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- User manual
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- English
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- 16
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expo- the alternate otherwise STEREOSCOPI'C frames, pairs would the stereoscopic sures of
OR interfere with the single monocular
MONOCULAR EXPOSURES' 1 r ) i | : frames and would cause trouble,
especially when cutting colour films for
The Verasccpe F 40 allows either viewing. If, however, it is necessary
stereoscopic or single mcnocular pho- to iake both sterec and monocular views
tographs as desired. When used for on the same film, it is Possible after
stereoscopic pictures, the film is auto- aliorving for the iast number of the
matically transported so that alternate stereoscopic pair.
frames are exposed simultaneously as
shown in the sketch below, DOUBLEEXPOSURE
Slereoscopic exposure PREVENTIONDEVICE
4 l h p o i r 2 n d p o i r
Rrr oorrnlincr the shutter to the film
transport, the shutter cannot be released
until a new length of fiim has been
3 r d p o i r I st p o ir drawn into position and similarly, the
When in the monocular position, the film cannot be drawn on untii the shutter
film is transported in single frames so has been released.
that each successive frame is exposed It is however necessary tc ensure that
as shown in the diagram. the film has been fuliy wound, and this
can be determined by checking that the
S uc c es s i o no f i m o g e i n m o no cu lo r o p e ro lio n red triangle on Winding Knob 1, or
alternatively the red dot, are immedia-
tely opposite th.e red triangle 25 on top
of the camera. This remark aPPiies
Onlythe lens onthe ieft of the camera, only to winding for stereo pairs, as for
when viewed from the back,'is then monocular operation, there are two
employed. It is advantageous to use positions in between the red
the complete fiIm, either for only dot and the red triangle, to which the
stereoscopic films or oniy for monocular winding knob I may be set.
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L O A D I N G
To open the camera, turn knob 9.
anticlockwise and open the back panei.
To close the camera, press the back
nanelI J U ] I v r whon the snrincr r:atr':h will
become automaticaliy engaged. AII
35 mm. Standard type cassettes can
be used in the Verascope F 40.
Thumbpositionon milledknobsof re-windingreel
facing the red triangle 25 on the top of
the camera. Exposure counter B will
now show No 40. If not, com;cletely
o o o o o o o o ! b o o ; o wind and release the shutter to unlock
F o l d o t 4 m l m l r o m L i a . / the mechanism,
^\cJ n^^-\JIJen +l^^lrre carrlera.^^*
Cut off the end of the film (unless ^\ D"ll "^ - o.n'i- r f knOb 2,
alreadv so nrenarerj) qaccnrd'inr-rv v v r g l l I : , tcl e) Insert the end of the film into the slot
above sketch. Fold the end of the in the take-up spool lB and by means
film as shown by ttre dotted line with' of the milled edges of the take-up spool,
the sensitive emulsicn inside. give the film one or two turns to ensure
Be careful not to split the film. that it is firmly engaged in the take-up
spool.
Now operate as follows :
Lf')) Tnsert the new film into chamber 23,
a) Place rewind ciutch 16 in posilion
unwinding only the required length of
in which red signal is visible in the
film and then push in rewinding knob 2
aperture 24 above.
g) Engage the film transport mecha-
b) Revolve the film winder and shutter nism by moving rewinding'clutch l6 so
setting knob 1 until the red triangle is that the red signal disappears from the
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anorirrras v v r l s r 2.4 in tho' - - J tnnt u P nfu l thet l r g r:ama-'u q r r r g r q g UNLOADING
"nd ob."r,re thai the fiim sprocket wheel O
begins to revolve when winding knob o0
1 is slightly revolved.
a
h) Ensure that the perforations of the t ' !
film are engagetl on the sprockets.
s
i) Close the camera. t
j) Revclve winding knob 1 until expo-
d
sure counter B shows O, releasing the trsh.utter as frequentiy as may be necessary
when it becomes set with a final release. r l''t
The beginning of the film which was q)
foggeC when loading will thus be trans- Jd
ported on to the take-up spool, The F When the full loncrfh nf tho film has
camera is now ready for operation. been exposed :
'The exposure counter is at O and the a) Place hoods on the lenses, or cover
sh,utter is not set. thom tn InrorrentJ r v Y v I r t licrht rcanhincr the film
in case the shutter has been left open
inadverdently. ',
b) Disengage rewinding clutch 16 so
CHECKINGDURING that the red signal appears in the aper-
ture 24 on the top of the camera,
OPERATION c) Wind the fiim back into the cassette
by revolving rewind knob 2 in the
direction of the arrow until no resistance
To check the correct winding of the is felt.
fi]m observe rewind knob 2, This d) Open the camera and take or-rtthe
must revolve each iime that the winding cassette, It is aclvisable to do this in
knob 1 is revolved to transport the subdued iight (e. g. shadow) and away
fiim. from rain or dust,
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MAKINGAN EXPOSURE i. e,, between 1/25th, and 1/50th., the exposure would be aPproximateiY
I/37th,
"B " (Brief)the shutter remains The sequence is a follows: In position
I J a f a r m i n a t h a a v ' n n q r r r a l i m o open a long as the pressure is maintai-
" " ned on the release, whilst in position T
Set the diaphragm to the F value requir- (Time) the shutter will be opened by
the first pressure and closed by the
Focus through the rangefinder, second pressure, No intermediate
position can be used between I
Wind on the film arrd thus set the shutter, sec, and between B & T,
Fress the shutter release 7 firmly but
evenly, or use a cable release in the
shutter socket release,
USING FLASHEQUIPMENT
Note: It will be observed that the red
triangle and the red dot on the top of
The shutter of the Verascope F 40 is
knob 1, face the red triangle 25 a.terna- fuliy Flash-Synchronised. i. e., for all
telv when set for stereo frames. shutter speeds when using Electronic
flash, or llz5tln., or l/50th. using flash
bulbs. The flex supplied with the
camera has a plug fitting at one end to
engage in the corresponding socket
EXPOSUREDURATION (F for Flashbulbs, E for Electronic).
The time of the exposure may be set DIAPHRAGM
frnrn I qon fn I /26nth qoa l-rrr, rorrnlrri- - ' - - ' - n 9
the shutter control 5 so that the desired The Veraseone F 40 has lenses with
speed is opposite the red triangle, The a maximum aperture of F/3,5 and
figures indicate fractions of a second smaller apertures to F/16. are controll-
and it is possible to work in between, ed by knob 4,
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FOCUSSING SHUTTERSETTING
By revolving winding knob 1, the This is accomplished by means of
the rangefinder which is coupled to shutter becomes automaticallyset. The
the forward and backward movement knob shouid be wound as far as pos-
of the lens panel. The milled wheel sible in the direction of the arrow and
6 ccntrols the movement. To obtain it will then remain locked as long as thethe correct focus place the camera so 1 shutter is not released. Remember thethat the eye is nexi to the rangefinder
^s y, ,w^ P^ r: s^ u^ ^E 1r TA, {. two positions for the fully wound shut-
ter, explained on page 5.
For Stereo sequence there "r" oniy
two positions which are correct, viz.,
when either the red dot or the red
triangle on winding knob 1 are imme-
diately opposite the red Triangle 25
on the camera top. D o u b l e i 'm o g e F o c u s sin gis co rre ct wh e n
l h e i m o g e s o r e c o i n c i d e n t
To avoid any mechanicai stress, set
It will then be observed that a small the shutter and wind the fi)m only just
circular transparent image is visible in
before making Jhe exposure.the centre of the tinted image,
In the inner circle, a double image is
shown and which moves horizontally
when the milled wheel 6 is turned. The
camera is correctly focussed on a given
cbject when both of the separate images
are brought into coincidence: in other RELEASINGwords, to form one complete image. T
As the movement of the centre image * a) Push down fuily shutter release 7 or
is horizontal, it is easier to measure
vertical lines, but if these are absent b) Employ a cable release which can
in the view, the camera can be held screwed into the centre of release 7,
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EXPOSURECOUNTER TO FIXTHECAMERA
As the Verascope F 40 may be used ON A TRIPOD
for both stereo pairs, or monocuiar
The Verascope F 40 is Provided with
frames, the exposure counter has been a bush of 3/8" dia. (adaPters for ll4"
paiibrated for single frames, Hence can be supplied) and to which a tripod
may be fitted.the reading is to be taken:
I, for monocular operation, the expo-
sure counter shows the correct
number exposed,
2. For stereo operating, divide the
number recorded by two, but take
the next higher even number when
an uneven number is reached.
Example: Counter shows 17 : 9
pairs of itereo frames have been
exposed.
Actually the counter shows the amount
of film which has been wound on, ex-
pressed in single 24x30 frames of which
40 are obtainable on a standard length .; The bush also serves to hold the camera ll:of 35 mm. film. useerrrelvv v q r v r ) / in its Errer-roadv ease.v u v v l and
the tripod fitted underneath the case.The exposure counter returns to zero
when unloading the film (see pa.ge 9),
s- ACCESSORIES: l) Cose
The design of the case allows the
camera to be used without withdraw-
ing it from the case.
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Tc obtain the correct results from a
2) Lens Hoods pair of stereoscopic photographs at
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The use of lens hoods is strongly recom- separate pictures as rendered by the
mended as they serve to render a clear- right and left hand lenses and not
er image, and are essentialwhen wcrk- simultaneously because the camera has
ing against the light. to be placed in two different positions
for close-up work. Accordingly it is
3) Filters necessary to reset tlr.e shutter without winding on the film between the first
and second exposures. To reset theIn a selection cf densities for various
shutter in this case, the lever 26. haspurposes.
to be moved the fuil distance of its
travel, that is, from right to left when
4) Supplementory viewing the camera from the back.
TI hIiUa ULUI( f a r a n qgVDUVyfUn n n i ^ RUglIUlla - ^ l . r irD. qa Dysuroto n a n i a j Close-up Lenses
r r r v r q ! ,iicrr Y which holds the camera and And StereoscopicBench rnofal
is provided with adjustable Setting cams
. The Verascope F 40 can be provided for the correct positions of the camera
with close up lenses for phctographing displacement at the various distances
subiects at short range, five types of required by th.e 10, 20, 30,40,' l a a f l o f ) and 50
Ienses being available : f l m l o n q a c / S a a q n o n i a l
Allowing photographing at 10, 20, 30,
40 or 5O em. 5) Front Pqnel
Vfihen using these lenses the focus of Porollox Corrector
the camera must be set at infinity.
The lenses are mounted in slip-on This accessory is ntounted on the
rings like the lens hood and the filters. camera shoe. It allows one to see
The distance from the subjects to the the parallax error for close ups
camera must be measured very accur- and to correct them exactly by moving
ately, The origin of these distances either the camera or the subject (see
should be measured from the front D^ ^y ^Y^Ui r^ ql l rI v^ q^ lf rl g^ r+. / \
panel of the Verascope,
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MAINTENANCE
Keep the Verascope F 40 thoroughly
clean. Prevent any dust from remain-
ing inside the camera, Clean it with
a soft brush and wipe the }ens surfaces
very lightly with a chamois leather,
also the ranqefinder and viewfinder
glasses, Keep the camer4 in its case,
without the film wound on or the shutter
b u t .
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