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Voigtlander Bessamatic Deluxe w/aperture viewer User manual
User manual for Voigtlander Bessamatic Deluxe w/aperture viewer. 25 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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Loading
and
unloading
the camera You con use ony type of film you like in the
BESSAMATIC comero. The usuo I cossettes with
perf orqted 35 mm block-ond-white or colour f ilm
give 37 or 20 exposures on colour reversol f ilm
for colour tronsporencies, or on colour negotive
film for colour prints on poper.
Although the cossettes ore light-tight, it is not o
good ideo to hondle them in full sunlight. Alwoys
loqd or unlood the comero in the shode or if
there is none, use your own shodow.
The film type indicotor (.|0) is o constont reminder
of the type of film octuolly in the comero. lf is
very eosily set by turning the centrol disc, using
the two lugs: White __ block-ond-white film;
blue- colour film for doylight, ond yellow-
colour film for ortificiol light.
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Setting the film speed Moke ii q rule olwoys to set the film speed before looding the comero os the outomotic exposure ccnirol depends entirely on this setting. You will sf- find the film speed morked in ASA or DIN on the film corton or in the leoflet occomponying f-3, the film. 1"5 To set the film speed, first pull out rewind knob (,l3) o os for os it will go (see p. 6); then press the locking cotch of film speed disc (12) to the right or left until the oppropriote ASA or DIN number is opposite the red index mork. The dot before l2 ASA indicotes l0 ASA, the dot ofter 25 indicotes 32 ASA.View original page 6
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Inserting the film cassette Pull out film rewind knob (.l3) os for os possible (see Fig. 3). Anchor the beginning of the film to the hook A Fis. lV V Fis. V of the toke-up spool (27). Drow the cossette ocross the film trock, insert into the cossette chqmber, ond push bock the f ilm rewind knob (13) os for os it will go. See Fig.4. Now turn the toke-up spool until the f u ll width of the f ilm is lying to ut over the sp rocket wh ee l, (26) o n d two of its teeth engoge two film perforotions (see Fig.5). Finolly close the comero-bock; press firmly into ploce until you heor the two lotches click into the locked position.View original page 8
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Adjusting the film counter
Turn milled knob (.|6) until either C (for
36 exposure films) or O (for 20 exposure
films) oppeors under the white mork in the
film counter window (25).
Preparing for picture taking
Operote the releose button (9) ond the ropid
film wind (17) olternotely until the number
"36" or "20" oppeors in the film counter
window (25).
Rapid Film Wind
This should olwoys be turned os for os it will
go on ly then wi | | it retu rn to its in itio I
position. This oction tensions the shutter ond When the film hos been correcily looded, theofter eoch exposu re, the f ilm counter will rewind knob should turn ogoinst the direction
f ilm wind isshow the number of exposures still ovoiloble. of the orrow when the ropid operoted. Owing to different tensions of filmsThe numbers therefore decreose from 36 (or in their cossettei, the knob will first turn ofter
20) to 0. between 3 to 6 exposures.
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Unloading the camera
Set the reversing lever (.l5) to the "R" position ond
pu ll out rewind knob (.|3) but on ly to the f irst stop
(see illustrotion). Then turn the rewind knob in the
direction of the engroved orrow until the mork I
(36-exposure cossette) or the mork O (20-exposure
cossette) is opposite the white index line in the
f ilm cou nter window once qgo in. Now you co n
open the comero-bock, pull out the rewind knob
os for os possible, ond remove the film cossette
from.the comero.
Changing partly exposed films
Sometimes, when trying to moke more thon
36 or 20 exposures on one roll of film, the Rewind the portly exposed film os described obove.
ropid film wind lever connot be swung round Remember to moke o note of ihe number of the lost
completely ond is locked. ln this cose, do nol exposed f rome, ond to re-set the f ilm speed ond f ilm
opply force this would only result in type if necessory.
teoring ihe perforotions or cousing the end When relooding the originol film, first of oll ploce the
of the film to slip out of the cossette. block lens cop over the front lens mount. Then insert the
Proceed os follows: Set reversing lever to "R" film in the usuol woy qnd olternotely work the ropid
(which moy be rother difficult), turn the ropid winder ond press the releose until the number of the frome
film wind os for os it will go ond let it slide you originolly noted oppeors in the film counter window.
bock to its originol position. You con now Advonce the film once more, ond you con corry on
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@ Pre-setting the shutter speed
Turn the ouiomolic exposure knob (11) to the left
or righi until the required shutter speed clicks into I
position opposite the A mork. The shutter speed
should be chosen occording to subject movement
ond prevoiling light conditions.
This turning moiion is eosy when only the operture
scole (2) is moved; ihe knob is more difficult to octuote
when one of the end volues of the operture scole is olso
opposiie ihe I mork, becouse then the clicked-in shutter
speed scole (3) must olso be moved olong.
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The block numbers on the shutter speed scole lilSOO-flOO second) ore the speeds ot whicn
you con normolly toke piciures without o tripod. The yellow numbers (1/30-1 second)
indicote thot the comero must be firmly supported on o tripod, tree irunk, etc. to ovoid
comero movemenl during exposure.
At "8" the shutler remoins open os long os the releose buiton is pressed. Here too, o
tripod is necessory, os well os o coble releose which con be screwed into the coble
releose socket (9).
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@ Focussing
The holved centrol circle is the split-imoge ronge-
finder. When turning the focussing ring (7), the
verticol subiect lines will be disploced to the left
or right (with the comero held horizonto lly) (see
exomple 1 ).
I or horizontol lines upwords or downwords (with the comero held upright). The lens is occurotely
focussed when the two ports of the imoge register
precisely ocross the split circle (see exomple ll).
The ground-gloss screen is ploced oround the split-
imoge rongefinder oreo ond is most useful for
subiects without stroight lines. In this cose the
focussing ring must be turned untill the subiect is
rendered shorply on the ground-gloss ring.
Alwoys press the releose button os smoothly os
possible never ierk it! The imoge in the view- i\ finder disoppeors of the instont of exposure ondil returns immediotely when the ropid wind lever is
;I ope ro ted.
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Interchangeable lenses
A full ronge of Voigtlcjnder high- Insertion and Removal
performonce lenses ore ovoiloble for
the Bessomotic from 35 mm. wide- When inserting o lens, moke sure thot the red dot
ongle to 350 mm. telephoto ond olso on the lens mount is opposite the red dot on the sperfure control ring (see illustrotion). Then turnthe f 2.8 36-82 mm. Voigtlcinder Zoomor
lens. All lenses ore fitted in o quick the ring to the right until it clicks into position, f irmly mounted on the comero.chonge boyonet mount ond ore ond the lens will be
occurotely f ocussed with f he double To remove the lens, press the lens locking cotch (.|8),
rongefinder system. turn the lens to the left ond pull it out of the
shutter (see illustrotion).
The "pre-selection diaphragm"
ollows subiect viewing ond focussing of full
operture under oll circumstonces. Only 'when the shutter is releosed is the diophrogm outomoticolly I
stopped down to the volue pre-determined by the
outomotic operture control. You should try to I
remember thot with the outomotic exposure control
oll interchongeoble lenses con only be odiusted to
their lorgest operture.
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Aperture and depth of field
I Depth of field is thot port of the picture oreo, in front of ond behind the
I
point of focus, which will be rendered shorp. This is dependent on the op-
erture, which you hove set. At lorge opertures (e. g. f 2.8 or 4) the depth ofv field is limited - ot smoller opertures (e.g.f I or l1) it is greoter.
Reading off the depth of field
o When using the Color-Lonthor f 2.8/50 mm., ond hoving olreody set the
distonce, hold the comero so thot the focussing scole (1) os well os the
double row of operture numbers on the lens ore visible. Depth of field
extends now from the distonce shown obove the operture number of the
left of mork A to the distonce obove the some operture to the right
of A.
o All other interchongeoble lenses with fixed focol length hove on outomotic
i depth of field indicotion. This consists of two red morks (8) which ride
over the focussing scole ond outomoticolly show the depth of field, i. e.
the morks move to o smoller or greoter distonce from eoch other when you
iurn the outomotic operture knob (ll).
3 The Voigtlcinder Zoomor t2.8 3GB2 mm. lens is on exception. This is
supplied complete with o depth of field toble in the shope of o colculoting
disc.
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Close-ups
of smoll obiects ond creotures os well os the
copying of pictures ond documents con be mode
with'the Foco" supplementory lenses, ovqiloble
f rom 1l+ to 61lz diopter. With in different powers -
certoin lenses it is possible to use more thon one
Focor lens ond obtoin o power of 10 diopters, .l.85. representing o reproduction rotio of I :
Simply screw the Focor lenses on the comero lens
mount. Focus in the usuol woy with the rqngefinder
or ground-gloss screen.
You shou ld o lwoys stop down to f 15.6 or f /8 to
ensure sufficient depth of field, in the cose of
copying documents we would even soy f/1 I or f|l6.
rl Exposure is procticolly unoffected by the Focor A detoiled Focussing Toble for oll lenses. lf filters ore to be used, screw the filter
in front of the Focor lens. When using more thon including doto on scqles of repro-t Focor lenses ond interchongeoble lenses, one Focor lens, ploce the one with the highest duction, depth of field, etc. is ovoiloble
power (i.e. with the lorgest number of diopters) from your photogrophic deoler.
immediotely in front of the comerq lens.
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Voigtltinder filters
ore hord cooted ond do not impoir the lens performonce in ony woy. The
yellow, green ond oronge filters con, of course, only be used with block-
ond-white films; ultro-violet, sky-light ond polorizing filters ore suitoble
for colour film os well. Filter foctor
Yellow filter Gl.5x Slight filtering effect for outdoor shots such os sports ond
oction subiects ... 1.*2
Yellow filter G3x Universol filter for londscopes ond oiher outdoor subiects;
indispensoble for snow pictures 3
Green Filter Gr4 x Lightens green tones in rondscopes. Recommended for
oriificiol light portroiture ond for copying of coloured
originols u
Orange Filter Or 5 x Strongly cuts blue light for dromotic effects. Reduces
otmospheric hoze in distont views , 5
Ultrs-violet filter UV Cuts out ultro-violet rodiotion in high mountoins or neor
lhe seo. Eliminotes unpleosont blue costs in colour shots.
Requires no exposure increose
Skylisht filter SF A combinotion of the UV Filter ond q weok conversion
filter; it completely eliminotes the ultroviolet port of the
spectrum
Polorizing filter Pol Reduces or cuts out disturbing reflections from shiny sur- see speciol
foces (spectocles, polished oreos, woter) other ihon metol instructions
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Tips for colour pictures
Tlre most suitoble subiects for colour pictures ore those contoining lorge
coloured oreos without excessive light controsts. Persons should be ploced
in good controst ogoinsi o quiet ond neutrol bockground; outdoor portroits
give best resulls when the sun is slightly covered by clouds.
When shooting londscopes try to include o coloured foreground in your
picture. In high mounioins qnd on the beoch o UV hoze filter or o sky-lighi
f ilter helps to ovoid o bluish colour cost.
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The film speeds (in ASA or DIN) of doylight colour reversol film ore volid in sunny,
fine weother; you will need to give more exposure under corrditions of poor light
ond little conirosl.
Attention should therefore be poid lo the insiructions which occompony every colour I reversol film. lf the monufocturer stotes, for exomple, thot ihe operture should be I
increosed or the light volue chonged in the obsence of direct sunlight, i. e. in I diffused lighi or in the presence of dork or bocklit subiects, follow this simple I
procedure; for on increose .|.5; of holf o stop (light volue 0.5) turn the outomotic operlure knob (1) to for on increose'l of o full stop (light volue l) turn this knob to 2i Ior 11lz stops (light volue .5) to 3; for 2 stops (light volue 2) to 4; ond
f or 2t/z stops (light volue 2.5) to 5.
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Photomicrog raphY
The volue of photomicrogrophy in the Noturol Sciences does
not need ony speciol mention; mony professionol people ond
scientists could not do without this form of photogrophy.
But microscopy should not only be confined to institutes,
clinics ond reseorch loborotories; nor should micro pictures
only be token of biologicol preporotions ond living orgonisms;
this coptivoting ond interesting field of picture toking is wide
open to noture lovers, iust for the fun of it.
The occessories needed ore not expensive; they ore hondy,
quickly prepored for oction, ond the entire photomicrogrophicol
set-up con be orronged on ony toble. Thonks to cossettes of
$ colour or block-ond-white minioture f ilm it is possible to toke
36 exposures in ropid sequence, for instonce of the growth of
$ o crystol, o biologicol process, etc.
A speciol instruction book is qvoiloble to tell you more obout
micro pictures with the BESSAMATIC comero.
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How to use the exposure meter
Generolly speoking we con soy thot oll thot is needed is to
point the comero from the toking position to the subiect ond
bring the pointer to the correct position.
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This technique is suitoble for oll overoge subiects which do I
not show excessive lighting controsts.
In mony coses, however, o more refined method must be
odopted, using close-up reodings
O of light subiects ogoinst o dork bockground, ond vice verso;
O of oll persons, in porticulor posed portroits.
In these coes one goes so close to the subiect thot only the
importoni ports ore "reod". But toke core thot your own
shodow or thot of ihe comero does not foll on the port of the
subiect you ore meo:uring!
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Practical accessories
Right Angte Finder: for o more convenient method of toking certoin
subiects, e. g. close-ups os seen from below (worm's eye view) the
right ongle finder is recommended. lt is fitted to the eyepiece of the
viewfinder by sliding it into the occessory shoe ond con be used to
shoot round the corner.
Portroit lens for SUPER-DYNAREX 135 mm. With this poriroit lens you
con fill the frome when toking portroits ond thus focus down to
6 feet. The lens is screwed on ond con be used ot full operlure.
Lens Hood. This smoll occessory should olwoys be used. lt not only
shields the lens from hormful side light, which con couse reflections
ond cut down controst, but olso protects the lens from roin, snow, etc.
Lens hoods ore ovoiloble for stondord, wide-ongle ond telephoto
lenses.
Adoptor ring for occesgories. With the help of this odoptor, oll 54 mm.
occessories con be fitted to those interchongeoble lenses with o dio-
meter of 40.5 mm.
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