Welta Reflekta 6X6 User manual

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    The perlbrmances 4 to 6 are repeated after each exposure,                                                                                                                                                                                            -,a   Setting the distanee
    which means 12 times with every film. After the twelfth
                                                                     To set the distance, push the lever  (8, fig. 1) along the
    exposure, advance the film transport knob  (1) until  the
                                                                                 distance scale, cheeking the sharpness of the picture on
     film  spool  is completely  rolled up and  the  proteeting
                                                                                    the ground glass in the  light hood. Distances can be set
    paper is no longer to be seen in the film window.
                                                                      between 4ft. (L.2 meters) and infinity. The coupling of the
                                                                            two lenses guarantees absolute sharpness of the pieture.
 7. Removiog the film
    The  opening   of  the  camera  track has already  been  des-               3.  Setting   the  shutter   speeds
     cribed  in point   l. After  the camera back has been opened,                   The  Blitz   I shutter gives instantaneous exposures from
      pull   the   film   transport   knob   out  and  give    it  a  short                      Ll25 th  to   li 100 th second and time  exposures of any
    baekward   turn,  and  the  upper  spool  bearer   (tZ,  fig. 3)                      desired. length  (B).
     with   the  exposed  spool  can  be swung  out. Remove   the
    exposed   film   carefully   and  paste  down   the  gumstrip.
    Take  the  empty  spool  from  the  Iower  spool  bearer  and
    immediately    put    it  into  the  upper  spool  bearer  so that
        it  will  be ready  to  receive  a new  film.   In  this  way  the
    camera   will  ne\rer be without   an empty  spool.


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El. Technique oJ' Exposure

                                                                              Instantaneous exposures: Turn the milled  ring (R, Iig. 5) l.  Opening   and  elosing   the  light  hood
                                                                                                      until  the  (K)  mark etands above the desired number.
   Push  the  light  hood  latch   (2;  fig. 2') to  the  left,  and                   The exposure  is made by light pressure on the shutter
    the  light hood  will  spring up. To close the  light hood,                      release (7, fig l).
    press the cover backwards, and the rear flap will  auto.                   Time exposures: Turn  the milled  ring  (R) until the (K)
    matically  fold  in. The  light  hood then eloses with an                   mark stande above the B. The shutter opens on pressure
    audible  click  of the latch.                                                            of the release and remains open until  the preesure is

   B

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    relaxed  after any desired length  of time.   It  is advisable                6. Flash contact pin
     to use a tripod   for  time  exposures. A tripod  socket  is
                                                                     The Reflekta  is fitted with a contact pin  for regular and
     built  into the bottom  of the camera.
                                                                                         electronic  flashes (6, fig. l).  Synchronization  takes place
                                                                                               at the  full  opening  of the  shutter.
4. Setting the diaphragm

   The lens apertures between f/3.5 and f/16 can be set by
   means of a movable  lever  (9, fig. l) on the  lower  part         C. A f"*  Hints for the Amateur     of the objective.

    Important!  The emaller  the diaphragm,  the longer  will                     1. Advance  the  film  immediately   after each exposure.
   have  to be the exposure. The smaller  the diaphragm,                       ,  Exposure  time  and diaphragm  are closely  connected.
    the greater  will  be the depth  of sharpness.
                                                                     The more  light  is taken away by stopping down  to  f/8,
    For example: \Mhen set at  l0'  (3 meters)  at an aperture                                       fi 1l or more, the longer will have to be the exposure time.
    of  f/3.5  the depth  of sharpness reaches from  B'7"  to                                                                            For  inslance:   If  the  shutter  ie set at l/lO0th  sec. with
     ll'6"  (2.6 to 3.5 meters). At f/S it will reach from 7'5" to                                                                       an aperture of f/5.6,  it  will  have to be 1/50th at f/B or
    L4' 9" (Z.ZS to 4.5 meters). Compare the chart (11, fig. 2)                                                                                         Il25th  at  f/ll.  These examples can be extended in any
   on the back of the camera.                                                                                        directiono  only  the  depth  of sharpness of  the  picture
                                                                                                             will  change.
5. Releasing the shutter
                                                                          3. The advantage of the emall aperture  (fl&,fllI,    f/16)  is
   As  already  described  in  point  3  (setting  the  shutter                                                                           a greater depth  of sharpness. This means that  the fore-
   speeds), the  shutter  is ieleased by pressing down  the                                                                           ground  and background   will  be sharp. The advantage
   release (7,fre.1). This  is donemost  practically with  the                                                                                            of the larger aperture:  shorter exposure and less danger
   thumb  of the right  hand  while  the camera rests firmly                                                                                               of uneteadiness. For action shots short speed.sare indis-
    in the  right and  left hands.  In  this way  it  ie protected
                                                                                                          -t.l        pensableo necessitatingo  of  course, a  larger  aperture.
   against unsteadiness.
    In  order  to avoid  blank  exposures, the shutter  release
   must be pressed down as far as it  will  go when making
   the exposure.

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