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Zeiss Ikon Kolibri User manual
User manual for Zeiss Ikon Kolibri. 9 pages in German. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Zeiss Ikon
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- Zeiss Ikon Kolibri
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- User manual
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- German
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- 9
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General The exposure material
The size 3><4 cm (1sla><l1/+")gives a minia- Is the Roll Film A 8 for 8 exposures size
ture picture which is large enough to be 4><6.5 crn (2112><15/s").Each section makes
two pictures I each number on the film, incopied and viewed without enlargement, and, winding, will appear once at the bottom
requires no special film, as the standard window and once at the top. In this way
A8 Spools 4><6.5 cm (2112><l5lg")which 16 exposures 3><4 cm (1s7s><trl+") can be
can be obtained everywherer are suitable made on a single spool. The films can be
inserted in the camera and also taken outfor this camera and contain 16 exposures after exposure, in full daylight. The film,
3 ><4 cm (1sls >< l1l+"). however, should not be changed in direct
Special mention should be made of the sunlight, but in the shade of your own body.
excellent optical Viewfinder used in the Before inserting the sensitive film it is ad-
visable to become acquainted with the work-Kolibri Camera for taking pictures at eye ing of the camera.
level, and the division of the Distance Scale,
which generally renders unnecessary the em-
ployment of a special table for working out To open the camera
the depth of focus or range of distance at Push the Button If situated between the two
portions of the view finder in the directionwhich objects are sharply defined.
of the arrow. This releases the hinged
When taking pictures at a distance of camera back. In this position the {ilms are
1 m to 30 cm (3 ft. to 1 ft.) as, for instance, loaded and unloaded.
portraits, Proxar Supplementary Lenses
are placed on the lens. With the Compur The exposure
Shutter, in combination with the rapid To prepare the camera for work take hold
Zeiss Tessar Lens Fi3.5 sporting pictures of the lens tube by the two grips G and
can be made, as, the lens being of very G1 and pull it forward turning it genrly
short focus, r/goo sec. exposure is sufficient to the left till it stops and is automatically fixed by a spring. In order that you'should
rapid for taking even very rapidly moving ob- not forget to do this the distance scale is
jects without the aid of a focal plane shutter. covered with a metal strip when the tube
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is pushed in. To take horizontal pictures Range of Depth of Focus
with the Kolibri without the use of a stand, (or Distance at which all objects are sharp-
a little Strut should be fixed to the lens Iy defined) for different apertures when the
tube (Illustration 1). /ens is sef at 8 feet
Illustration 4
defined), for any aperture can be seen at a
glance. If for example, the pointer is set to
the number 8 the depth of focus or range at
which ,all objects are sharply defined is,
with
aperture 4 (3.5 and4.5) from 6 - 10 ft.
apertUre 8 from 5-1'5 ft.
Illustration 3 Opening the camera aperture 11 from 4-30 ft.
aperture 16 from 3,6 ft. - oo
The distance of the object to be photo- that is to say, that, starting from aperture 4
graphed is set by means of the lever L. on decreasing the aperture by one figure
It should be mentioned that after setting (except aperture 5.6) the depth of focus in-
the distance scale the depth of focus (or creases correspondingly by a further interval
the distance at which all objects are sharply on the distance scale on either side of the set
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distance. Combining the depth of focus for
the apertures 3.5, 4 and 4.5 is justified as
the difterence between them is so small, that
the depth of focus for these apertures can
be said to be the same.
The distance scale is set for distances from
co (infinity) to about one meter (3.6 feet). To
make close-up exposures the Proxar Supple-
mentary Lens 1x24 or 2x.24 is fixed on the
front of the lens. The figures on the distance
scale are then no longer of use in the same
manner and the correct distance should be
taken from the following table :
Distance marked
on scale
lx24 2x.24
oo (infinity) 3t5" ltStt
30' 3'rl+" l'7 rl+"
l5' 2tg' l'6r lz"
10' 2'6rl+" ltSrlz" Illustration 5 Showing how the camera is to be
8', 2t4rlz" l'st' held when making the exposure
6', 2t2u lt 4u
5', 2'rl+" l'3rl+u
4' l' 10" l'2r lz"
3'6tt ItBrlz" ltltlntt The optical view finder,
shows on a reduced scale the same picture
that is defined by the lens on the film.
The working of the Shutter i. e. setting The objects, therefore, that should be on the
it for the exposure and aperture is explained picture must be visible in the finder. For
in a later paragraph (p"g. 13 to 15). use, the two halves of the finder lying flat
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on the camera, should be raised, as shown rollers and the square opening and place
in Illustration 5 and the eye held directly the pointed end in the long slot of the
behind the back finder lens, leaning the empty spool core. Then turn the key two, or
camera on the nose so that it can be held three times in the direction of the arrow so
steady. With close-ups (distances of 1.5 m that the protective paper winds up securely.
and less) it must be taken into account that,
due to the difference between the optical axis
of the finder and the lens, the picture in the
finder does not correspond to the actual pic-
ture photographed. Therefore, when using a
Proxar Lens 1x24, incline the camera slightly
so that the centre of the object to be photo-
graphed lies about half way between the
centre and the lower edge of the view finder.
With a Proxar Lens 2x24, the centre of the
object to be photographed should appear
almost on the level of the lower edge of the
view finder frame. It should be noted that,
in this position, the camera takes horizontal
plctures.
Loaditg the film
Illustration 6 Taking out the exposed film spool
Open the Camera as described at the be-
ginning. In the upper spool chamber you
will find an empty spool on which the film,
after exposure, is wound and which is turned When closing the camera you will prob-
by the Film Winding Key I<. To insert ably hear a slight noise, as, on doing this,
the full spool press the spring spool holder the film spool loosens. You must, on no
to one side with the spool itself ; the other account, open the camera again, 2S, other-
end of the spool can now be easily placed wise, the light may enter and spoil the film.
in the chamber opening. After tearing the After closing the camera, turn the film
seal lead the paper band over the guide winding key in the direction of the arrow
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www.orphancameras.com till, in the lower window at the back of the The Compur ShutterCamera, first a hand and then the figure 1 appears. Then make the exposure. After this has the followirg scale I first exposure continue turning the key till T = B - 1 2 5 - 1 0 2 5 5 0 - 1 0 0 300. the number 1 appears in the top window. The film is now ready for the second A exposure. v Each number must appear once in the lower and once in the upper window, as the size of picture 4x.6.5 cm (2rlz ><151e"), for which the numbering was originally calculated, is divided into two pictures size 3 ><4 cm (1s/a><1 rl+"). Unloadirg the exposedfilm spools After the 16th exposure (No. 8 in the upper window) roll up the film completely. This operation can be easily followed through the red window. Open the camera as pre- viously described and seal the end of the E protective paper with the gummed strip. To be certain that the paper protects the film T Time Exposures of long duration from light pull the end of the paper slightly Push letter T over the small pointer A. One before sealing. short pressure on lever D opens the shutter Take the exposed film out of the ca- which will remain open till a second pres- mera by pressing it in the direction of its sure on the lever closes it. axis against the spring holder and lift it out. To prepare the Camera again for further B Short time Exposures pictures take the now empty spool out of Push the letter B over the pointer A; on the lower chamber and place it in the pressing the lever D the shutter opens and upper chamber. closes again as soon as the pressure is released. 12' 13View original page 8
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Snapshots
(Inst antaneous Exposures)
First set the required time (e. g. the nurn-
ber 25=rlzs sec.) over the pointer A. Then
set the shutter by pushing lever J to the
right till it clicks. One pressure on lever D
releases the shutter. Setting shutter with the
lever J is necessary only for instantaneous
exposures. For time exposures it is pre-
ferable to use the wire release as much as
possible. This release is screwed into the
shutter at O, and the camera should be.
screwed on to a stand (tripod).
fE
The Telma Shutter
with Delayed Action Release lever (D) or by using the flexible release.
for speeds of rlzs, rlso and 1/roo sec. as well When using delaye d action release proceed
as short (B) and long (T) time exposures. as follows:
Set the dial (R) as described above.
T Long Time Exposures Fix the delayed action release by means
Set the dial (R) at T, open by pressure on of lever (S) which bears a red disc.
lever (D) and close the shutter by a.second A pressure on lever (D) will set the
pressure. clockwork of the delayed actibn release in
motion and after about l2 seconds the shutter
B Short Time Exposures is discharged in the usual way.
Set the dial (R) at B and open the shutter Instead of lever (D) use preferably the
by pressure on lever (D). Immediately this flexible release which must be screwed. into
pressure ceases, the shutter will close. the bush (O) of the shutter.
Instantaneous Exposures Diaphragm
without Delayed Action Release The lens apertures are altered by shifting
Set the dial (R) till the intended speed is oppo- the pointer (E). The speeds engraved on
site the indicator. Expose by depressing the the scale are 22, 16, lt, 8, 5.6, 4.5.
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