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Vivitar V335 User manual
User manual for Vivitar V335. 19 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Vivitar
- Model / document
- Vivitar V335
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
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- 19
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- 5.1 MB
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- Film cameras
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www.butkus.us Description of Parts 1. Shutter Speed Dial 13. Aperture Ring 2. Shutter Release Button 14. Focusing Ring 3. Film Advance Lever 15. Viewfinder Eyepiece 4. Frame Counter 16. Rewind Shaft 5. Strap Lug 17 Fitm Chamber 6. Hand Grip 18. Battery Compartment Cover 7. Lens Release Button 19. Tripod Socket 8 Hot Shoe 20 Film Guide Bars 9 Film Rewind Crank 21 . Sorocket 10 Film Rewind Knob/Film Compartmenl 22. Back Cover Opening Knob 23 Frlm Pressure Plate '11 Film Speed Dial 24. Film Rewind Button 12 Film Speed Index 25 Film Take-Up SpoolView original page 3
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Gettinq Started Belore You Do Anything Else. ..
You're probably anxious to take a few pictures. In 1. Pull up on the Rewind Crank (9). The Back
facl, that's what we strongly recommend doing Cover (22) will pop open. Remove the white,
as soon as possible. First, we'd like you to do a protective paper and discard it. Firing the
set-up of the camera. This will provide a system shutter with this paper in place could cause
check of basic camera functions as well as give damage.
'2. Gently close the door until you hear a softyou a feel for the camera We urge you. however.
to read this instruction manual completely so that click. Push down on the film rewind knob to
you can get the most enloyment from your reseat rt.
camera.
Photo Tlps
At various points in the book. we will give you
some tips that will help you take better prctures
and care of your camera.
System Set-Up
Please fold out the photographs of your camera
from the front and back covers so that you can
refer to the numbered call-ouls of parts as we go
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Mountlng/Removing lhe Leng Loadlng the Batterieg
Your camera utilizes a bayonet "K" mount (also 1 With a small coin, rotate the Battery
referred to as "PK") and will accept other lenses Compartment Cover (1 8) counter-clockwise
with a compatible "K" mount desionation. andremove it. DO NOT use a screwdriver,
To mount the lens: because too much force may damage the
1. Match the red dot on the lens with the red dot Cover.
on the camera mount. 2. Holding the Batlery Compartment Cover in
2. Gently insert the lens into the camera mount your hand, drop in and stack two LR44 or
and turn it clockwise until it clicks into SR44 batteries so that the plus (*) signs are
posrtron. facing up.
3. To remove the lens, grasp the lens with your 3. Replace the Cover The positive (f ) side of
left hand and depress the Lens Release lhe batteries should face the (f ) contact at
Button (7) with your index finger while rotating the bottom of the battery compartment Turn
the lens to the left (counter-clockwise). Gently the Cover clockwise with a coin until it stops
remove the lens from the camera body. flush with the bottom olate of the camera.
DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN.View original page 7Page 8 · Read text
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Battery Check
1. With your thumb. pull the Film Advance Lever
(3) out about 1 /2 inch from the camera body
This is known as the "stand-off" or "ready"
posilion which activates the system
eleclrontcs
2. Put the camera up to your eye and gently
depress the Shutter Release Button (2) unlil
you see one of the three colored LED symbols
(+ O light up When this occurs, you know -) that your batteries are OK and the syslem
circuits are complete.
lf you don t see any lights in the viewf inder.
remove the batteries and make sure lheir
positive (*) orientation is correcl.
3. Push the Advance Lever back toward the
camera body until it stops. This turns off the
electronics, locks the Shutter Release to avoid
accidental firing, and avoids battery drain.
Photo Tip:
Some photographers replace the battenes Battery Corrosion
in their camera on their birthdays or Avoid damage to your camera. Most all batteries
before annual vacations. Others lake will leak after long periods of inactivity lf you
them to a camera store and check them. don't plan to use your camera for a month or
lf in doubt, replace them after one year or more, remove them and put lhem in a small
following extraordinarily heavy use plastic bag for safety.View original page 8Page 9 · Read text
Loadlng the Fllm
'1. Pull up on the Film Rewind Crank (9) and
open the Back Cover (22) all the way to the
|9nl.
NOTE. When the Back Cover opens, it
automatically resets the Frame Counler (4) to
'S' (zero).
2. Make sure the Film Rewind Crank is in the
fully up positron.
Photo Tip:
Never load or unload film in direct
sunlighl. Find some shade or use your
body 10 shade the camera when loading
and unloading.
3. Insert the 35mm film cassetle in the Film www.butkus.us
Chamber (17) Gently push down and turn the
Film Rewind Crank until it fully seats.
4. Stretch the film leader across the Film Guioe
Ears (20) as shown. Align the Sprocket (21)
wrth the holes on the bottom edge of the film
leaoer.
5. Insert the film leader tip into one of the slots o1
the Take-up Spoot (25). check that the teeth
of the Sprocket (21 ) are engaged in the fitm's
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6. Using the Frlm Advance Lever 13). gently
advance the film with several short slrokes
until the film leader has made one rolalion
around the Take-Up Spool
7. Slowly and gently turn the Film Rewind Crank
(9) clockwise in the direction of the arrow until
you feel resistance You have now created the
orooer tension and film flalness at the film
plane
8. Gently close and apply pressure to the Back
Cover until it clicks shut.
9. Advance the film and fire the shutter by
pushing down on the Shutter Release Button
(2) several times until the black index mark in
the Frame Counter Window (4) is opposite the
silver dot between the "0" and "2". The
shutter is now cocked and readv for picture
number one.
Pholo Tip:
When you advance the film, check thal
the Film Rewind Knob (10) turns at the
same lime. lf it does. the film is
advancing properly. lf it doesn't turn, lhe
film has disengaged from the Take-Up
Spool and you should open the back
cover and re-thread the film leader as
exolained above.View original page 10Page 11 · Read text
Setting the Film Speed Note the film speed indicated on the film package or instruction sheet. Turn the Film Speed Dial (1 1 ) until the ASA/lSO speed of the film is opposite the white Film Speed Index mark (12)View original page 11
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Scttlu the Shutbr tpccO
Turn the Shutter Speed Dial (1) in either
direciion until the desired speed is opposite
the white index line and audibly clicks into
position.
NOTE. There are no intermedrate soeeds in
belween those on the dial and
Incorrect exposures will result if
interpolated speeds are attempted In
the "8" (bulb) position. the exposure
systern is inoperative.
Shutter speeds oI 1/125 or above are
recommended for brightly lighted scenes,
sports photography, and when fast f ilms e g
ISO 400 are used
Photo Tip:
To avoid camera shake (and blurred
pjctures), when usrng telephoto lenses,
select a fast film and, as a rule of thumb,
use the focal lenglh of the lens as an
approxrmate shutter speed guide
Examples: 135mm lens : 1 /'l 25 sec:
500mm lens : 1/500 sec.View original page 12Page 14 · Read text
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Pholo Tlp: Photo Tip:
Since the Shutter Speed Dial and Lens Take a tip f rom competitive athleles
Aperture Ring are integrated in lhe Don t be trghl. To relax. take a deeP
exposure selting, you can use this breath and let it out slowly. Concentrale.
versatile teature lo achieve some Don't push down sharply on the Shutter
inleresling results. eg use a slower Release Button. Apply pressute evenly
shulter speed to blur the background and smoothly Lean against a wall. a
while you track a moving car or athlele fence, or a friend to keep body movemenl
and vrbration lo a minimum. This completes the system Shooting with a telephoto or telezoom check of the camera. We urge
you to read on lor more tips lens? USE A TRIPOD
and important facts about your
new camera.
Camera Holding Technique
1. Cradle the lens with your left hand so that
your palm is directly under the lens and your
lhumb and index f inger are positioned on lhe
Lens Aperture Rrng as shown in the photo
2. Hold the camera body so that your right index
trnger is over the Shutter Release Button, your
thumb is resting against the Film Advance
Lever, and your middle and fourlh fingers are
holding the Hand Grip (6).
3 Bring the camera up to your eye and press
your left elbow against your body for camera
support. Keep your right arm relaxed
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Focuslng
Put the camera up to your eye and lurn the
Focusing Ring (14) on the lens As you turn the
ring you will see three different things happenrng
in the viewfinder ffi1 The entire screen will go lrom a blur to sharp
focus This allows you to focus quickly in
srtuations where you don't have time for "fine
tuning" of the focus.
2 The outside rrng of the 'donut ' In the center
of the vieMinder will shimmer or appear
partjally broken and become sharp when you
achieve focus. This is one of your "fine
tuning'' focusing aids, which is especially
useful with long telephoto lenses and the
viewfjnder is not as bright,
3. lnside the "donut" is a split image rangefinder
which separates the sublect horizontally and
aligns it when in focus
NOTE. Telephoto or telezoom lenses with an ln focus NotNot inin Ifocus
aperture of f /5 6 or slower may cause
Photo Tip: the top portion of the split image to
"black out" and become unusable Your photo dealer carries a variety of
This is normal with slow lenses and rubber eye cups, diopters, right angle
there is nothing wrong with lhe finders and other focusing accessories
camera. which are exlremely helpful in
photography requiring fine focusing, e g
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Rewlndinq the Film
1. When you reach the last frame of your f ilm,
you will feel a definite resistance in the Film
Advance Lever. A glance at the Frame
Counter window will verify this.
2. Turn the camera over and depress lhe Film
Rewind Eutton (24) until it clicks
3. Fold out the Film Rewind Crank (9) and turn it.
clockwise in the direction of the arrow
4 While you're winding, you will feel a certain
tension on the crank. When the film leaves the
Take-Up Spool and Sprocket, this tension will
suddenly stop. Wind for a few more turns to
put all of the film into the cassette.
Photo Tip:
Remember. Never load or unload a
camera in direct sunlight. Find shade or
shade the camera with vour bodv
5 Gently lift the Film Rewind Crank to pop open
the Back Cover. Continue lifling the Crank
until it stops to disengage the Rewind Shaft
(16) Remove lhe film cassette and put rt
immediatelv in its orotective cantsterView original page 16Page 17 · Read text
The "8" (Bulb) Settlng
When you select 'B' on the Shutter Speed Dial,
the shutter will remain open as long as you
depress the Shutter Release Button. This is a
professional feature which will allow you to shoot
"open flash" photos of interiors where multiple
exposures are necessary or take time exposures
of longer than one second, e.g. a night scene.
Photo Tip:
Use a tripod and cable release!
Eleclronic Flash Photography
The Hot Shoe (8) on the top of your camera will
accept a Vivitar or comparable electronic flash
unit. lt is electronically coupled to the shutter
mechanism and will automatically fire the flash
when the shutter is fired.
1. Insert your flash unit into lhe Hot Shoe. lf the
flash has a locking knob, turn it to secure the
flash to the shoe.
2. Set the Shutter Speed Diat (1) lo 1 /125
second or slower.
NOTE: Electronic flash photography at shutter
speeds fasfer than 1 /125 are not possible
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3. Set the approprate f/stop on the Lens Specificatlons
Aperture Ring (13) (Please refer to your
Camera Type: 35mm SLR with focal plane flash's instructions to determtne aperture
shutter TTL metering with 3 LED dtsplay values according to the Guide Number of the
f lash.) Film Format'. 24mm x 36mm.
Do's and Don'tg Mount Type: Quick release K' type bayonet
YOU SHOULD... mount.
'L Care for your camera as you would a fine Shutter: Vertical travel, metal focal plane shutter
instrumenl. Shutter Speeds: B to 1 /2000 set manually by
2. Keep it in a case when not In use. adlusting shutter speed dial.
3. Use a camel hair brush and blower to remove
d ust. Flash Synchronization: Hot-shoe, X-contact.
1 / 125lf:' second or slower4. Clean the lens and eyepiece with lens synchronized al
cleaning liquid and tissue shutter speed.
5. Talk 1o your photo retailer about camera cate Viewfinder: Fixed, eye-level pentaprism lype.
and use. 0.86x image magnification at infinity with 50mm
lens 93 oercent horizontal and vertical view ofNEVER, NEVER...
1. Touch the shutter curtain aclual orcture area.
2. Get the camera wet Focusing Screen: Horizontal split image.
3 Trv In .lpan thp rc{lgy pi1yop. Displays in Viewfinder:
4. CIean the camera with solvents Red LED overexposure warning
5. Leave the camera inyqur car's trunk, glove Green O LED correct exposure indication
compartmenl or redt window Red LED underexposure warning6. Store the camera for a long period without -
removing the batteries Or store it unprotected Exposure Measurement: Open aperture TTL
in a hot, humid or dusty environment. measurement system, center weighted
7. Blow compressed air in the mirror box area measuremenl.
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Measurement range: ISO 100/21 ' EV3 (t12,
1/2s) EV]9 (f /16 .1/2000s). -
Film Speed Range: ISO 25 to 1600
Film Advance: Single frame advance, thumb
lever action with 135' throw and 30' stand-off .
Safety mechanism prevenls double-frame
advance or double exposure Shutler release
button is interlocked by moving the advance
lever to stored position
Film Rewind: Manual.
Frame Counter: Progressive type, automatically
reset when camera back is opened.
Power Source: Two 1 5v alkaline (LR44) or
silver (SR44 ) batteries.
Dimensions: 1 33 x 85 x 50 mm (5 24 x 3 35 x
197in)
Weight: 410 g (14 5 oz.), camera body only
Specifications are subject to change without
notice
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