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Walzflex 500 User manual
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- Walz
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- Walzflex 500
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- User manual
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- English
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- 25
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wAtzFtEx rT' It " 5 0 0 't ,fl The WALZFLEX "500" is ovoiloble models in two
WALZFLEX "500" Model llA
WALZFLEX "500" Model llB
All WALZFLEX "500" comeros hove the some ideniicol feotures
ond specificotions except thot the Model llA hos o 3 element lens
ond the Model llB hos o 4 element lens.
The WALZFLEX "500" monufoctured by WALZ COMPANY, LTD..
is o deluxe precision twin-lens comero enobling its user to solve
most of his photogrophic tosk. lt will be the steody componion
of omoteur photogrophers os well os professionols. The vost ex-
perience ond knowledge of WALZ COMPANY technicions ond
engineers hove been fully employed in designing ond monufoctur-
ing the WALZFLEX "500". Every owner of o WALZFLEX "500"
will be delighted with the shorpness ond perfection of his WALZ-
FLEX "500" photos. lt is the ideol comero for color photogrophy
becouse its lens, the world known KOMINAR, is highly corrected
for both color ond block-ond-white films. The comeros ore
speciolly provided with o Fresnel Lens (Field Gloss) for moking rl
focusing eosy ond occurote.
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This instruction booklet is intended to furnish the owner of the
WALZFLEX "500" with essentiol ond occurote instructions on how
lo operote his comero.
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It is recommended thot o thorough study of these directions be tse
mode before looding ond using the comero.
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N OF PARTS
Focusing hood @ Selftimer lever O fitm frome counter @
window @ Direct view finder flop @ Bock lock clip
@ Depth-of-field scole 6D Shutter setting lever @ Neck strop holder @ Film winding knob : Viewing-lens @ Accessory Shoe @ Winding knob ,"l"or" @
knob @ Distonce scole @ MX setting lever @ Toke-up spool
@ nsl Film speed @ Boyonet mount @ Film spool knob
Number f-stops @ Mognifying gloss @ Focusins knob RsY/ Toking-lens @ Viewfinder window @ Shutter speeds pointer @ Focusing hood releose @ shutter speed pointer @ Diophrogm
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HOW TO USE THE
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REMOVING
THE CAMERA
Fis. I
Roise the two metol lock slides
on the cose. (Fig. I )
Fis. 2
Spreod the sides of the cose
slightly ond pull comero
forword. (Fig. 2)
Remove front element of the
cose by snopping oft the
buttons on bottom of the cose.
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LOADING AND FIIM
TRANSPORT
To open: push oside the bock
locking lever ot the bottom of the
comero. (Fig. a)
Fig 4
Lift the bock lock clip ond oPen
bock, using the clip os o hondle.
(Fie. 5)
Fis. 5
Ploce toke-up spool in the upper
spool chomber by pulling out the
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toke-up spool knob. (Fig.6)
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Close bock ond lock lhe clip.
(Fis. I0)
Turn the winding knob clock-wise
until the film {rome counrer reoos
" ,| ". (Fis. I I ) The film winding
knob will lock outomoticolly.
After eoch subsequent exposure
releose the button ond wind the
knob until the counter clicks to o
a\srop. (Frg. rrli
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TAKING PICTURE
Open focusing hood by lifting rhe
reor edge of the focusing hood
cover. (Fig. l3) (to close pull bock
focusing hood)
To set the diophrogm, move the
diophrogm poinier lo the required
setting. (Fig. I a)
Fis. 14
To set the shutter speed, move the
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To cock the shutter press down
the shutter setting lever. (Fig. I 6)
NOTE' Shutter setting lever will
outomoticolly return to its
normol position ofter it is
cocked.
Releose the shutter gently ond
deliberotely without ierking it,
moving the first finger only ond
not the whole hond. (Fig. l7)
Fis. 17
FOCUSING
Roise focusing hood ond pull up
the Mognifying gloss. (Fig. l8)
Use the mognifying gloss os close
to the eye os possible.
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DIRECT VIEW FINDER
To open (oiter roising the
mognifying gloss) push down the
direct view finder flop inwords
until it snops into ploce. (Fig. 22)
To close, press the releose button
on the bock of the hood. The
direct view finder ponel will im-
mediotely return to normol posi-
rion. (Fis. 23)
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The sublect is viewed ot eye-level
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SETFTIMER
lf the photogropher himself
wonts to oppeor in the picture,
the selftimer is employed.
self timer I The oction of the
ollows the photogropher op-
proximotely l0 seconds before
J the shutter opens for the previ-
ously selected exposure time.
With the excepiion of B oll
shutter speeds from I to I i 500
Fis. 24 sec. moy be used.
Set the MX setting lever to X. Push the selftimer lever towords
left, focing the comero, until it clicks io o stop. (Fig. 2a)
NOTE' Selftimer connot be used with M synchronizotion.
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CABLE REIEASE
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Your WALZFLEX "500" will toke o Leico-type coble releose.
Simply screw-in the coble releose to the ihreod provided on the
shutter releose button.View original page 15Page 17 · Read text
FTASH
PHOTOGRAPHY
The new COPAL MXV shutter is
fully synchronized for flosh ond
enobles you to set the lever in Fis. 27
ony desired position, before ond
ofter cocking the shutter. One of
the most odvonced flosh unit ever
mode is the WALZ FLASH
MASTER. (Fis. 28)
Fis. 28
For "M" type bulbs, set the MX
setting lever to M. In this posi-
tion, the M-type flosh lomps ore
Fis. 29 ignited with shutter speeds of I
sec. to 1 /500 sec. Setting M
connot be used for eleclronic
floshes. (Fis. 27)
For "F" type bulbs, set the MX
lever to X. Shutter speeds only
up to I sec. to l/50 sec. con be
used. (Fis.29)
For electronic flosh, set the lever
to X position. In this posiiion
electronic flosh shots con be token
ot ony shutter speeds from I sec.
to l/500 sec. (Fig. 30)
Fis.30 lf no flosh unit is ottoched the shutter operoles normolly.View original page 17Page 18 · Read text
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FITTERS
In order lo produce betfer piciures, it is recommended io use
filters.. You moy ottoch ony of the WALZ FILTERS (Boyonet size
304) rc rhe inrer boyoner ring. (fig. 3l)
Here ore the list of WALZ FILTERS ovoiloble.:
For Block ond Whlre fllmsr
WALZ YELLOW FILTER (KZ) or wY2: Normol controst correction
for Pon ond Ortho films. For white clouds ond dorker sky.
ldeol for londscopes ond sunsets.
WALZ RED FILTERS (25A) or wRl: For dromotic controsts.
Pronounced cloud eftecis. Excellent for fog, hoze, ond mist.
Use with Pon or infro red films.
WALZ GREEN FILTER (Xl) or wG: Correct tonol rendering of
flowers, scenics, folioge, trees, etc. Use with pon films.
For Golor Fllms r
WALZ SKYLIGHT FILTER (ln), Use in open shode or on cloudy
doys to eliminote hoze ond obsorb
ultro-violet ond blue with doylig ht
color films.
WALZ TYPE F FILTERS (85C) or Wotz
Doylight (F)' Use to convert Type F
color films to doylight use.
WALZ CLEAR FLASH FILTER 87 (8OC)
or Wolz Flosh: Use to convert doy-
light color films to use with cleor
flosh bulbs.
WALZ FLOOD LAMP FTLTER (gZn) or
Wolz Morn. & Eve: Use to convert
doylight color films to use with photo
flood lomp. Also, use morning &
evenings with doylight color films to
eliminote excessive reds.
WALZ TYPE A FILTER (85) or Wolz
Doylight (A)' Use to convert Type A
(Tungslen Type film) color film to
Fis. 3l doylight use.View original page 18Page 20 · Read text
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EXPOSURE METER
To delermine the exoct
exposure time exposure
meter is recommended.
Over ond under exposing
of color films ond block ond
white films con be prevent-
ed by determining the exoct
exposure time with on
exposure meter. The
Fis. 33
CORONET B deluxe on ex-
ceptionolly compoct meter
monufoctured by WALZ
COMPANY, LTD. which is
lhe some monufocturer os
the WALZFLEX "500" sives
you on occurote direct
reoding with one hond
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TO REMOVE THE FILM
After the I 2th ond lost
exposure turn the winding
knob ond when neoring the
end, the resistonce will
lessen, ind icoting thot the
film is fully wound on the
toke-up spool. Now open
Fig.34 the bock of the comero in
the shode, pull out upper
spool knob ond remove the
film f rom the some side.
(Fis. 3a)
Fold under o good portion
of the bocking poper (for
eosier opening when
developing) ond seol. Put
lhe exposed film bock into
the light-proof protective
cover of the originol
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DEPTH-OF.FIEtD
The depih-of-field scole indicotes
for ony distonce ond lens opening
set, the neor ond for distonces
which will be shorply reproduced
on the film. The smoller the lens
opening, the greoter the depth of
field. For this purpose there ore
engroved on the focusing knob
the f/stops. For instonce, in setting
the lens for o disionce of l0 feet
Fis. 35 (3 meters), while using o lens
opening of ll8, you con reod off from the depth-of-field scole
opposite the f/8 the distonce 7 leet (2 meters) ond |5feet(+.5
meters), showing thot ony obiect within o distonce from 7 feet
to I5 feet from the lens will be shorp in the picture. (Fig. 35)
The use of this depth of field scole con moke your WALZFLEX
"500" os o fixed focus comero. In this cose, set the infinity mork
on the distonce scole opposite the lens operlure you ore using,
lf the operture is f/8 you will notice thot oll obiects from obout
l5 feet to infinity will be shorp.
HOW TO CARE YOUR CAMERA
lf the lens is dusty or dirty, never rub it. Dust it with o fine
brush or wipe it gently with o soft, cleon linen cloth. Once in
o while olso cleon the inside of the comero with o soft brush,
porticulorly the film guide ond spool chombers.
Seriol numbers ore engroved iust below the nome plote of the
comero. lt is odvisoble to keep o record of these two numbers,
in cose lhe comero is lost or stolen.View original page 22Page 23 · Read text
THE PRECISION FAMITY
of
PHOTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS
WALZ COATED FITTERS
for Block ond White ond
for Color FilmsW
WAIZ EXPOSURE METER
Coronet B Deluxe with
Super-Sensitive Booster.
For ovoiloble light photo-
grophy !W
WAIZ FTASH MASTER
The modern flosh gun thot
folds compoctly to fit your
pocket !@
WALZ COLOR I,IETER
An oll-yeor 'round necessi-
ty for oll color photo-
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