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Wards CYC User manual
User manual for Wards CYC. 26 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Wards
- Model / document
- Wards CYC
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
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- 26
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- 2.3 MB
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- Film cameras
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P O I N T E R S A N D C A U T I O N S
o A{ter loodirg you comero witn film, turn the filrmpeed setting diol so thoi the rotirg
(ASA or DIN) o{ the filmoppeors intfp filmspeedscole window. Turn the monuolopero-
tion ring fo AUTO. You ore row reody for outonntic electric-eye picture-lokirg.
oWhen roi tokirp pictures, rse tlre lem cop to protect both lens ond photocell. This will
olso prevent inodvertent operolion of the shutter button wlen the shdter mechonism
is in cock.
o lf there is not ernugh light for prop€r exposure, tfre shutter button will not move oll the
woy oown, od o wornirg sigml will oppeor in the viewfirder field. The slrutter will be
outomoticollyprelented from beirg releosed.
o lf ot tfe and of your roll of f ilm the cocking le,ver should stop port woy through its
stroke, do not opply force. Pros the rewind button, ord while keeping it down push
the cockirg le'rer to the end of its orc. lt will then return to stortir€ position.
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o W hen the cocking lever is pushedf ully through its wor k-
ing orc, one f rome of f ilm is brought into positionf or
exposure, ond the f i lm counter is odvoncedone numeri-
col step. At the some t ime, the shutter mechonismis
cocked (woundup) for releose bV the shutter button.
o Cnce the cockinglever is operoted, it will remoin lock-
ed until the shutter button is pressed, ond the shutter
is releosed. Af ter releose of the shutter, the shutter
mechonismremoinsdeoctivoteduntil the cocking lever is
ogoin wor ked. Double exposureis theref ore positively
prevented.
| - C * 2 r - i i o The f ilm counter movesone step eoch time the cocking
lever is operoted. lt will outomoticollyreturn to stort- \
ing posirion(s) whenthe bocklidis openedfor film reloodirrg.
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E Pullup the rewind cronk, ond push the Z prll out the rewind spindle, then position
bocklidreleosebutton to open the bock- the sofety cortridge knob end down in the
tid. cortridge chomber. Secure by pushlng in
the rewind spindle, turning slightly so thot
the tip of the spindle engoges the cortridge
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S Turn tfre rewind cronk gently in the direc- EOperote the cockirg lever, then press the
tion indicoted by the orrow mork. shutter button to releose the shutter.
Keep turning until oll slock hos been token Repeot this blonk shooting until the dot be-
up, then fold dcvrn the rewind crcnk. fore numerol "l"oppeors in the film count-
er window lf when operoting tfe cock-
ing lever the rewixl cronk turns ccrunter-
clockwise the f ilm is bcing odvonced ond
token up properly.
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M A N U A L A P E R T U R E L E V E R
When, by moving the monuol operture lever, the AUTO setting
is brought into olignment with the AUTO-MANUAL index mork, your WARDS EYE is set {or outomotic electric-eye picture-tok- I
ing. When using the comero for electric-eye operotion, olwoys
being the monuol operotion ring AUTO setting ogoinst the index m o r k . I
When the ring is moved owoy from AUTO, the outomotic expo-
sure control mechonismbecomes disengoged. When the B scole
is brought ogoinst the index mork, it is possible to moke B
(bulb) exposures In this cose, however, the operture connot
be odiusted. All exposureswill be o full operture ff/1.9)
1 . 9 2 . 8 4 5.6 I ll 16 ore the f igures given on the ooerture scole When these numbers on I
the monuoloperture scole ore brought up ogoinst the index mork, the indicoted operture size is
obtoinoble In fnis cose, the shutter operotes ot the f ixed shutterspeedof t.'25 second l
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W A R N I N G I N D I C A T I O N When lighting conditionsore so poor os be - yond the ronge of outomoiic electric-eye operoron, thot is to soy it is so dork thot o combinotion better thon 1/ 30 second ot f,/1.9 must be used, the situotion is outomoticolly indicoted by o red signol in the viewf inder when the shutter buf ton is pressed down. At the some time, o sofety device prevents the shutter button from releosino the shutter mechonism.View original page 16
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lf there is ony speciol necessity for occurote focrsirB, meosure the distonce from the comero
to the srbiect, ond set thot distorce on the distorce scole of the lers mount.
o Dots ore indicoted insteod of the figures 30 . lo . 5 . 35 ft
in porentheses. (15) a (4)
USEOF A IENS HOOD (SHADE)IS RECOMMENDED
The.e i,. oucrlcble o sr)ecr.i! lens hcoi ic,: you' WARDS EYE. The lens hooC excludes oll
liohr orhe' rhon lhct rteed.4 Iar ocluol pri:ture-roking, ond is there{ore e{iective in keeping
yorrr piqtgre iree o{ in,u.rous rcys cncj refleclion'. Thc' WARDS EYE lens hcoci slips over
rhe lens 6i.on'3ly r,'1,,,' ncl in usr: ior inclusion in thq le6ri''err:orryino cose
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o When gripping the comero, do not let your fingers get in
the woy of the photocell window, the outomotic exposure
c o n t r o l w i l l b e d i s t u r b e d
o When using o tr ipod, ottoch to the tr ipod socket provided
ot the bottom of the WARDS EYE
o Coble releoses ond self-timers con be used bv screwingin
these occessories on the shutter button
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F I L M R E W I N D
When the 40 or 72 exposuresovoiloble on o roll of film hove been token, the film must be
woundbock into its sofety cortridge.
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I E When, ofter the ovoiloblenumberof fromes on your f ilm hove been exposed, do not try
{ r ror more prctures; rewind ond relood os describedbelow. lf the cockinglever refuses to
move further becousethe film is ot its end, never opply force. Keep the rewind buiton
depressedwhile prshingthe cocking lever to its return point, then rewind f ilm in the monner
exploinedbelow.
ETo rewind your exposedfilm into its sofety cortridge, push in the rewind button.
It will remoindeoressed.
E Erect the rewind cronk, ond turn in the directionindicotedby the orrow mork.
The exposedf ilm on the toke-up spool wi ll be woundbock into the sofety cortridge,ond the
rewind buttonwill revolveto show fllm is beind returneo.
EilWhen the tensionon the rewind cronk is eossed,thepicturebeoringportion of the film is
sofely in the cortridge, ond the end of the f ilm hos becomedetodred f rom the toke-upspool.
Stop rewinding, open the bocklid, ond remove the sofety cortridge with the f ilm end
protruding.
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Flosh photogrophy is done bV timing the opening of
the shutter with the burst of llght given by f loshbulbs
or on electronic f losh unit (strobe).
W i th your WA RD S EYE, you connot use out omot ic
electr iceye exposure control f or synchronized f losh
photogrophy. Turn the monuol operot ion r ing of f
AUTO, ond set it ot the proper operture setting
k'=-{f- f r om I .9 to I 6 f or shutterspeed | /25 second oc-
cording to the instructionscoming wi th the f loshbulbs
or electronic flosh.
The synchronizotionis ot X setting, thot is to soy
simultoneouswith shutter oction; but since the shut-
terspeed is l/25 second, occurote timing is provid-
ed f or both f loshbulbs of closs M or F ond electro-
nic f I osh equipment of ol I types.
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Filters for the WARDS EYE ore fitted in threoded
metol fromes with o screw of 46 mm diometer ond
o pitch of 0.75 mm.
Becouse the filters cover both lens ond photocell win-
dow, the exposure foctor of the f ilter is outomoti-
colly token into occount bV the outomotic exposure
contr ol npchonism, ond ther e is no need f or speciol
odiustments.
(e u L B) E x P o s u R E
When the moruol operotion ring is sef ot B (bulb-exposure settirp), the shutter mechonism furr-
tions so thot when lhe shutter bulion is depressed, the shutier remoins open until the button
is refeosed. With operture opened fully ot I/1.9, this mode of operotion is useful for photo-
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ing signol
Sofety Mechonism ..Shutterbutton locked when subiectis too dork for proper exposure,
red worning signol oppegrs_'nlhe ueyfinder field -
Focusing .....Distonce odiustment by revolvirg helicoid lens mount, zone focusing by
indicotion in the viewfinder field, distonce scole on lens mount
Cocking lever Thumb-operoted sirgle-oction lever for simultoneous shutter cocking
ond film odvonce,positive doubleexposureprevention,initiol ploy l3
degrees, 90-degree operotingorc
Film Counter..................Se|f-resettinguponopeningof bocklid,sequentiolindicotion
Film Rewind ..................Rewindbuttonis pushed,ond film is rewoundinto sofety cortridgeby
foldirg cronk (rewind button revolvesduring rewindingoction)
Di*rion1 w.isht......drz nm (*) xao r.(thi.kr*r.iiog rr(1l 420 groms -27--View original page 26From the M. Butkus archive. Original publisher and archive notices are retained.
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