Qolleiflex

sL35
Lenses r nade by Car l Zei ss,
Ober kochen, West Ger many,
or made by Rol l ei ,
l i censed by Car l Zei ss.
Reg t r ade mar k: Rol l ei - HFT@
in
piasligal
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Shoot i ng i n
Fi l m l oadi ng
Shut t er speed
sel ect i ng
Subj ect
f ocusi ng
Exposure
set t i ng
Shoot i ng !
a nq,ttshel l
Pul l up knob A unt i l back
opens. Load t he f i l m see
page 8.
Pu | | u p r i ng B, t u r n and en-
gage ASA or DI N speed. Al t er -
nat el y r el ease but t on C and
wi nd up l ever D unt i l count er
E s hows
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Tur n speed di al F and set , f or
i nst ance, t o
1' t zs
second.
Si ght subj ect i n f i nder , and
t ur n r i ng G unt i l i mage
appear s shar p i n spot H.
Tur n aper t ur e r i ng J t o cent r e
needl e K whi l e pr essi ng down
aper t ur e knob L.
Pr ess shut t er r el ease M f ul l Y
down, t hen r ewi nd l ever f or
n ext p i ct u r e.
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What
l s where
Page
A-to-Z index
2
Gamera
cont rol s
and comPonent s
4
Your new camera
6
Loadi ng
t he f i l m
I
Set t i ng
t he f i l m sPeed
I
The correct
camera hol d
10
Hori zont al
shot s
10
Upr i ght
shot s
10
Focusi ng
11
Wi t h i nf ra-red
f i l m
12
DePt h
of f i el d
12
f rami ng
t he subj ect
13
Fi nder accessori es
13
1 4
Ghangi ng
l enses
The exPosure
met er
17
Measui i ng
t he exPosure
18
Wi t n
Pt et el ect ed
shut t er
sPeed
18
Wi th
Presel ected
aPerture
20
Wi t hout aut omat i c
spri ng-l oaded
apert ure
21
Rel easi ng
22
Wi tn caOte rel ease
22
Wi th sel f-ti mer
22
After the exPosure
23
Unl oadi ng
t he f i l m
24
Pract i cal hi nt s
Sel ecti ng
the best shutter
sPeed
Correct
exposure
measurement
Ghangi ng
t he bat t ery
Usi ng
t he l ens hood
Usi ng
f i l t ers
Usi ng
the soft focus
attachment
Fl ash exPosures
Cl ose-uPs
Accessori es
Retro
adaPter
Ext ensi on
t ubes
Ext ensi on
bel l ows
Macro l ens adaPt er
Mi croscoPe
adaPt er
l nt ermedi at e
adaPt er
Wi nt er
Phot ograPhY
Tropi cal
Phot ograPhY
Gare
of the camera
Rol l ei -Servi ce
The ri ght Rol l ei f i l t er
Fact s and f i gures
Handl i ng
f aul t s and remedi es
Exposure
set t i ng range
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A-to Z l ndex
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Page
Ac c e s s o r i e s
. . . .
. . . . . . 9 2
ASA-speed
9
Ba t t e r y
. . . . . . . . 2 8
Ca b l e r e l e a s e
. . . . , . . . 2 2
Ca me r a c a r e . . . . . . . . . 4 1
Ca me r a h o l d . . . . . . . . . 1 0
Camer a shake
. . . . 19. 25
Gar r yi ng st r ap . . . . Z, f e
Cl e a n i n g
. . . . . , 4 0
Cf o s e - u p s
. . . . . . 9 2
Cl ose- up r eadi ng
. . . . . 26
Component s
. . . .
4
Co n t r o l s
, . . . . . . 4
Cor r ec t i ng l ens
. . . . . . 19
De l a y t i me
. . . . . 2 2
De p t h o f f i e l d
. . . . . . . . 1 2
Dept h of f i el d i ndi cat or
. . . . . 12
D|N-speed
9
Ever ready case .
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Ex p o s u r e
. . . . . . 1 g
Exposure
counter g
E x p o s u r e
me t e r . . . . . ;
. . . . . . 1 l
Exposur e
set t i ng r ange
. . . . . SO
Exr enst on
bel l ows
. . . . 34
Ext ensi on
t ubes .
. . . . . 93
Ex t er nal gl ar e
. . . . . . . 1g
Ey e p r e c e
c u p . .
. . . . . . 1 9
Fact s and f i gur es
. . . . 46
Fi l m speed
9
2
Page
Fi l m t r a n s p o r t
. . . . . . . 9
Fi f t er
. . . . . 29, 44
Fl ash l i ght
. . . . .
g1
Fi nder accessor i es
. . . 19
Foc us i ng
s c r een
. . . . . 11
F r a mi n g . . . . . . . 1 9
Ful l - f i el d measur ement
. . . . . 17
Gr e y c a r d
. . , . . . 2 l
Handl i ng f aul t s
. . . . . . 4g
l nf r a- r ed
f i l m .
. . . . 12, 44
I nst ant r et ur n mi r r or . . . . 1S, +t
f nt er changeabl e
l ens . . . . 14: , 47
L e n s c a p
. . . . Z, t S
Lens c as e . . . . . .
. . . 16. 47
Lens hood
. 29: 99
Lens of ot her make
. . . Sg
L o a d i n g
. . . . . . . I
Long t i me ex pos ur e . , . . . , . . 22
Ma c r o t e n s
a d a o t e r . . . . . . . .
9 6
Measur i ng r ange
17, 46
Met er needl e
. . . . . 19, 20
Mi c r opr i s m
s pot . . . . . . 11
Mi c r os c ope
adapt er . . . . . . . . 97
Movement bl ur . . . 19, 25
Neut r al densi t y
f i l t er . . . . 27, 44
Par t i al
exposur e
. . . . . 4g
Pr a c t i c a f h i n t s . . . . . . . 2 5
Pr esel ect ed
aper t ur e
. . . . . . . 20
Pr esel ect ed
exposur e t i me . . 1g
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P r i s mf i n d e r
. . . .
. . . . . 1 O
Rapi d wi ndi ng l ev er . . , . . . . . 29
Rel eas i ng
. . . . . 22
Re s p o n s e t i me . . . , . . . 2 7
Ret r o adapt er . . .
. . , . . 92
Ret r o mount i ng
. . . . . .
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Re wi n d i n g
. . . . . 2 4
Ri ght - angl e
f i nder
. . . . 10
Rol l ei - Ser vi ce
/ Ger many . . . 41
Rol l ei -Servi ce
/
Internati onal
42
Se f f t i me r
. . . . , . 2 2
Sh a r p n e s s
. . . . . 1 1
Sh u t t e r s p e e d
. . . . . . . . 2 5
Sl i d e c o p i e r . . . . . . . . .
g s
Snapshot set t i ng
. . . . . 26
Sof t f ocus at t achment
. . . . . . .
gO
St op- down k ey . . . . . . . 18
S t o r a g e
. . . . , , . 4 1
St r ay l i ght ent r y . . . . . . 48
Subst i t ut e r eadi ng
. . . . 2T
Syncf i r oni si ng
ouf l et . . . . . . . .
g1
JgoOi cal
phot ogr aphy
. . . . . . . 40
t t L measurement
Ul tra-vi ol et fi l ter . . 99, 44
Under ex pos ur e
. . . . . . 4g
Un l o a d i n g
. . . . . 2 4
Vi gnet t i ng
. .
gO,
33
Wi nt er phot ogr aphy
. . . . . . . . 99
Wor ki ng aper t ur e
. . . . 1Z
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Gamera controls and components
1 Seri al number of camera
2 Camera bayonet
3 Seri al number of l ens
4 Eyel et for carryi ng strap
5 Camera back
6 Rewi nd knob
7 Exposure count er
I Rapi d wi ndi ng l ever f or
f i l m t ransport and shut t er t ensi oni ng
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16
17
18
19
20
21
22
4
Fi l m speed set t i ng ri m
ASA/ DI N i ndex
Stop-down key for exposure measurement
Rel ease button
Lens
Focusi ng ri ng wi t h
di stance scal e i n feet and metres
Apert ure ri ng
Fi nder eyepi ece
Apert ure and di st ance i ndex
Infra-i ed i ndex
Dept h of f i el d i ndi cat or
Mount i ng groove
f or f i nder accessori es
Locki ng button of bayonet mount
Red dot on l ens bayonet
Lens bayonet
Red dot on camera bayonet
I nst ant ret urn mi rror
Camera body
Shut t er speed di al
Shut t er speed i ndex
Changeover swi tch for automati c (A)
or manual (M) apert ure set t i ng
Coupl i ng
pi n
f or apert ure aut omat i on
Cabl e rel ease socket
Sel f -t i mer t ensi oni ng l ever
Sel f-ti mer start button
Rewi nd crank
Rewi nd rel ease
Gover of battery compartment
Tri pod bush
Bl anki ng screw for accessory shoe
Locati ng pi n for accessory shoe
X-synchroni si ng out l et f or el ect roni c f l ash
FP-synchroni si ng out l et f or f l ash bul bs
3-poi nt camera support
Coupl i ng l i nk f or apert ure aut omat i on
Screw thread
for fi l ter and l ens hood
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Your new camera
i s an opti cal and mechani cal
preci si on i nstru-
ment whi ch has
gone t hrough numerous mat e-
ri al and operati onal tests i n
producti on and i s
now at
your servi ce for al l
your photographi c
work. Wi th correct operati on and care i t wi l l
remai n a rel i abl e compani on
f or many
years
t o come.
We hope
you wi l l have much
pl easure and
success wi t h
Your
Rol l ei .
Rollel Werke
Franke & Heided<e
A
.;uarantee card
i s encl osed wi t h t he camera and sLroul d be
f i l l ed i n and sent back as soon as
possi bl e
after
purchase.
Serlal numbers
of camera body and l enses
(see No-
' l
and 3/
page 4) shoul d be noted and fi l ed i n a safe
pl ace.
Quot i ng
t hese numbers may hel p reco'
very or
proof of ownershi p i n case of l oss'
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I
he ever-ready case
o remove the camera: Snap open the rear
ress button, fol d open the front 45 of the case.
el ease the l ugs 46 at both si des.
hread the carryl ng strap as shown, wi th the
eam i nsi de, t hrough t he l oops of t he non-sl i p
ad 47 and then through the eyel ets 4. Secure
re ends at the requi red l ength.
rserti ng the camera: Proceed i n the reverse
rder, l eadi ng the l ugs 46 behi nd the eyel ets 4
nd cl ose. The front 45 i s ful l y removabl e;
:l ease wi th the sl i di ng button. The ever-ready
ase i s desi gned t o
permi t rapi d f i l m changi ng
nd therefore has no tri Pod bush.
he l ens cap
l r the i ntercnangeabl e l enses and the bl anki ng
ap for the camera body
(the l atter avai l abl e
s an accessory)
protect the equi pment agai nst
ust and dampness.
rserti on and removal of the bl anki ng cap i n
re camera body: See
page 14
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Changi ng
)nses.
rsertlng a battery
' roceed
as descri bed on
page 28
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Ghangi ng
re battery.
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Loadl ng the fi l m
The camera t akes al l 35 mm mi ni at ure f i l ms
i n st andard cart ri dges of 12, 20 or 36 exposures
avai l abl e t hroughout t he worl d, as wel l as day-
l i ght spool s, darkroom rel oads and bul k f i l m
l oaded i n such cart ri dges. Load t he f i l m i nt o
t he camera at l east i n t he shade of
your
own
body; avoi d bri l l i ant sunl i ght and dust y l oca-
t i ons.
Open t he camera back 5 by pul l i ng
up t he
rewi nd knob 6 and f ol d open. Bri ef l y press i n
t he rewi nd rel ease 35.
Ful l y
pul l
out t he rewi nd knob 6 and i nsert t he
f i l m cart ri dge. Turn t he rewi nd knob unt i l i t can
be
pushed i n agai n.
Pul l out t he f i l m l eader f rom t he cart ri dge and
f ul l y
push i t i nt o t he out er sl ot 48. Turn t he
mi l l ed wheel 49 i n t he di rect i on of t he whi t e
arrows t o
get bot h f i l m
perf orat i ons properl y
mesheci . Cl ose the camera back and l et i t
engage.
Al t ernat el y rel ease and t ensi on as shown unt i l
t he exposure count er 7 shows
.
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Checki ng t he correct f i l m advance: The rewi nd
knob 6 shoul d rot at e duri ng t ensi oni ng (wi t h
2O-exposure or 12-exposure cart ri dges or short
bul k l engt hs i t may onl y st art t urni ng af t er
several exposures).
Settlng the fllm speed
Move t he wi ndi ng l ever 8 i nt o i t s st art i ng
posi -
t i on as shown (t hi s f aci l i t at es handl i ng f or i n-
st ance when weari ng ghcves). Pul l up t he ri m 9
and t ur n unt i l t he speed f i gur e of t he f i l m
l oaded i n t he camera engages opposi t e t he
i ndex mark 10 (t he
dot s i ndi cat e i nt ermedi at e
speed val ues).
The setti ng range covers trom 12 to 6400 ASA
(12 t o 39 DI N) as shown i n t he t abl e bel ow:
ASA DI N ASA DI N ASA DI N ASA DI N
k
F
t
k
F
h
t
&
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
64 19
80 20
100 21
125 22
160 23
200 24
250 25
12
16
20
25
32
40
50
12
1 3
1 4
15
1 6
1 7
1 8
320 26
400 27
500 28
640 29
800 30
1000 31
1250 32
1600
2000
2500
3200
4000
5000
6400
. . .
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K 3 1 - 1 4
The correct camera hol d
f ol l ows al most aut omat i cal l y f r om t he hant
shape and f unct i onal l ayout of t he cont r ol
For hori zontal shots
hol d t he camer a i n t he r i ght ha; r d wi t h t he i ndt
f i nger on t he st op- down key 11 and t he r el eas
but t on 12. The l ef t hand hol ds t he l ens 13 ar
oper at es t he f ocusi ng mount 14 as wel l as t t
aper t ur e r i ng 15.
Pr ess t he eye cl osel y agai nst t he f i nder ey
pi ece 16, suppor t i ng t he camer a agai nst t l
f o r ehead.
For upri ght shot s
hol d t he camer a i n t he same way, but t ur nt
t h r oug h 90o.
Thi s hol d
per mi t s r api d swi t chi ng f r om ho
zont al t o upr i ght shot s, al t hough ot her came
hol ds can al so be used i f pr ef er r ed.
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Focusi ng
Si ght t he subj ect so t hat t he mai n obj ect
appear s wi t hi n t he mi cr opr i sm spot 50 or t he
scr een r i ng 51 or t he f ocusi ng scr een 52. Tur n
t he f ocusi ng mount 14 unt i l t he i mage appear s
f ul l y s har p wi t hout any bl ur or
" shi mmer i ng"
ef f ect .
Dependi ng on t he subj ect condi t i ons, use t he
above scr een ar eas as f ol l ows:
The mi cr opr i sm spot yi el ds abr upt def i ni t i on
change f r om unshar p t o shar p. Use f or qui ck
f ocusi ng e. g. spor t s, act i on and f eat ur e phot o-
g r aphy.
The scr een r i ng sur r oundi ng t he mi cr opr i sm
spot i s evenl y br i ght and f i nel y mat t ed. Use
f or cent r al f ocusi ng i n pl ace of t he mi cr opr i sm
spot , e. g. at smal l aper t ur es and/ or wi t h cl ose-
up, macr o and phot omi cr o subj ect s.
The f ocusi ng scr een has an ext r emel y f i ne
Fr esnel l ens st r uct u r e f or even i l l umi nat i on
f r om t he cent r e t o t he edges. Use f or gener al
f ocusi ng of mai n subj ect poi nt s out si de t he
cent r e, al so at smal l aper t u r es
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e. g. i n cl ose-
ups, macr ophot ogr aphy and phot omi cr ogr aphy
and f or copyi ng wher e t he shar pness needs
checki ng r i ght t o t he edges of t he f i el d.
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31-20 K
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Wi th i nfra-red fi l m
(of maxi mum sensi t i vi t y at a wavel engt h of
800 nm) f i rst f ocus as descri bed above. Then
read t he di st ance opposi t e t he i ndex 17, mount
t he i nf ra-red f i l t er and reset t he di st ance read
agai nst t he i nf ra-red i ndex 18.
Depth of fi el d
Di rect assessment : Ful l y depress t he st op-
down key 11, t hus cl osi ng t he apert ure t o t he
preset
val ue. The expect ed dept h of f i el d i n
t he i mage can t hen be
j udged
di rect l y on t he
f ocusi ng screen 52 (sui t abl e onl y f or bri ght
l i ght i ng and wi t h not t oo smal l apert ures).
From the depth of fl el d i ndi cator: Here the
apert ure marks correspondi ng t o t he preset
l ens apert ure on t he scal e 19, t o each si de of
t he i ndex mark 17, poi nt t o t he depht of f i el d
zone on t he f ocusi ng ri ng 14 (ci rcl e of conf u-
si on z
:
50 mi crons or 0. 002 i nch; f urt her st op-
pi ng
down i s necessary f or ut most sharpness).
Exampl e: 50 mm Pl anar t / 1. 8, st opped down
t o f / 16 and f ocused t o 10 f eet : dept h of f i el d
f rom approx. 51/z feet to m.
From t abl es: A dept h of f i el d t abl e i s avai l abl e
separat el y, wi t h exact val ues f or al l l enses.
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Framl ng the subfect
The pri sm f i nder shows a bri ght , l at eral l y cor-
rect and paral l ax-f ree i mage wi t h opt i mum con-
f ormi t y t o t he vi ew recorded on t he f i l m.
l f t he requi red subj ect f i el d or t he aspi red
perspect i ve
vi ew cannot be covered wi t h t he
l ens at t ached by changi ng t he shoot i ng di rec-
t i on or vi ewpoi nt , use i nt erchangeabl e l enses
(see page 14
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Changi ng l enses).
Fi nder accessori es
The mount i ng groove 20 on t he f i nder eyepi ece
16 t akes an eyepi ece cup 53 t o screen of f ex-
t ernal gl are.
Spect acl e wearers may use a correct i ng l ens 54
made up by any opt i ci an (out si de di amet er of
t he l ens 26 mm) . I nser t t he l ens di r ect l y i n t he
i nsi de mount of t he cup 53 by pushi ng
i n unt i l
i t engages. Remove by
pushi ng
out i n t he op-
posi t e
di rect i on.
The gr oove 20 wi l l al so t ake a r i ght angl e f i nder
whi ch i s used f or l ow-l evel shot s (worm' s eye
vi ews), f or shoot i ng round t he corner and when
usi ng t he camera on a mi croscope et c.
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Ghangl ng l enses
Push i n t he l ocki ng but t on 21. Rel ease t he l ens
f rom t he camera bayonet 2 by t urni ng t o t he
l eft.
At t ach t he i nt erchangeabl e l ens so t hat t he red
dot 22 on t he l ens bayonet l i nes up wi t h t he
red dot 24 on t he camera bayonet , t hen t urn
t o t he ri ght unt i l t he l ens l ocks.
For rapi d one-handed l ens changi ng
press t he
but t on 21 wi t h t he ri ght i ndex f i nger whi l e t he
ri ght hand at t he same t i me t urns t he l ens t o
t he l ef t . When i nsert i ng, t he red dol 22 i s cor-
rect l y l ocat ed when t he changeover swi t ch 29
i s l evel wi t h t he sel f -t i mer l ever 32.
Al ways change l enses i n t he shade of
your own
body; avoi d bri l l i ant sunl i ght and dust y con-
di t i ons.
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Never t ouch t he i nst ant ret urn mi rror 25. When
no l ens i s mount ed i n t he camera body 26
cl ose i t wi t h t he bl anki ng cap 56, avai l abl e as
an accessory (f i t and remove t hi s l i ke an i nt er-
changeabl e l ens).
Prot ect t he f ront and rear l ens of i nt erchange-
abl e l enses, when not on t he camera, wi t h t he
caps 57 and 58.
Intercfi angeabl e l enses
wi t h di st ance scal es i n f eet and met res,
qui ck-
change bayonet mount , dept h of f i el d i ndi cat or,
i nf ra-red i ndex, aut omat i c spri ng-l oaded aper-
t ure cont rol , f i l t er t hread, and cl i ck st op aper-
t ures wi t h hal f st op i nt erval s:
Carl Zei ss
25 mm Di st agon
' t / 2. 8
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35 mm Di st agon t / 2. 8
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50 mm Pl anar f / 1. 8
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85 mm Sonnar t / 2. 8
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135 mm Tel e-Tessar f / 4
200 mm Tel e-Tessar f / 4
f urt her det ai l s see
page
47.
ul t ra-wi de angl e
normal wi de-
angl e
st andard
medi um l ong
f ocus
t el ephot o
t el ephot o
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The l ens case 59
prot ect s
t he l ens agai nst dust
and moi st ure. Remove t he i nt ernal l i d 60 when
t he l ens i s i nsert ed wi t h t he f ront and rear caps
i n
posi t i on.
The same l ens case t akes t he 35, 50 or 85 mm
l enses.
Lens cases wi th extra l enses can al so be fi tted
on t he camera carryi ng st rap. A second st rap
may carry f urt her l ens cases 59 wi t h i nt er-
changeabl e l enses or accessori es.
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The exposure meter
The f ul l -f i el d exposure measurement met hod
at t he worki ng apert ure has been desi gned by
pract i cal phot ographers f or
pract i cal phot o-
graphy. I n t he l arge maj ori t y of cases t hi s wel l
pl anned
syst em di rect l y
yi el ds t he opt i mum
readi ng. l t works rel i abl y even i n di f f i cul t spe-
ci al cases i f a f ew si mpl e rul es are f ol l owed.
The exposure met er i s a
preci si on i nst rument
of l ri gh sensi t i vi t y wi t h a speci al l y ext ended mea-
sur i ng r ange ( 1
second at f / 1. 8 t o
r / r ooo
second
at f / 16 wi t h 100 ASA or 21 DI N f i l m) . l t assesses
t he average bri ght ness of t he subj ect f i el d
covered and uses t wo cadmi um sul phi de
cel l s t o measur e t he l i ght comi ng t hr ough t he
l ens. Thi s " TTL
measur ement " aut omat i cal l y
al l ows f or al l br i ght ness var i at i ons due t o f i l -
t ers, ext ensi on t ubes, ext ensi on bel l ows, ef f ec-
t i ve l ens apert ure changes et c. Moreover, t he
Rol l ei measuri ng syst em accordi ngl y wei ght s
t he i mport ant i mage cent re more t han t he edge
of t he f i el d. The i l l ust rat i on shows t he shape
and posi t i on
of t he cent ral area whose bri ght -
ness cont ri but es about 90
per
cent of t he rea-
di ng.
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Measuri ng the exposure
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Wi th presel ected
shutter speed
Turn t he shut t er speed di al 27 i n ei t her di rec-
t i on unt i l t he requi red shut t er speed engages
opposi t e t he i ndex 28. Thi s can be done wi t h.
t he shut t er t ensi oned or not t ensi oned.
The f i gures on t he shut t er speed di al i ndi cat e
f ract i ons of a second. No i nt ermedi at e val ues
can be used.
The B set t i ng (f or t i me exposures of any l engt h)
cannot be presel ect ed
f or exposure measure-
ment .
Set t he changeover swi t ch 29 t o "A" (aut omat i c
spri ng-l oaded apert ure). Si ght t he subj ect
t hrough t he f i nder eyepi ece 16 and depress t he
st op-down key 11: t hi s swi t ches on t he met er
syst em. Turn t he apert ure ri ng 15 t o cent re t he
met er needl e 61. The apert ure ri ng engages
at hal f st op i nt erval s down t o t he smal l est st op
but one; however, i nt ermedi at e set t i ngs can
al so be used.
When t he met er needl e i s cent red i n t he cut -
out , t he correct apert ure i s set f or t he prese-
l ect ed shut t er speed. Then rel ease t he st op-
down key: thi s swi tches off the meter system
and t he met er needl e ret urns i nt o i t s rest
posi -
t i on poi nt i ng
obl i quel y upwards.
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l f t he met er needl e does not react or cannot
be cent red, presel ect a di f f erent exposure
t i me: l f t he needl e st ops t oo hi gh up, use a
short er t i me; i f t he needl e i s t oo l ow down, use
a l onger t i me, as
gi ven i n t he t abl e on
page
50.
Appl i cati ons: Exposures requi ri ng fast shutter
speeds t o arrest rapi d movement (act i on and
sport s shot s, st reet scenes, chi l dren, ani mal s
et c. ) or t o avoi d camera shake
(when shoot i ng
f rom a car, t rai n, shi p or ai rcraf t , when moun-
t ai neeri ng et c. ).
l mport ant : The l arge measuri ng range permi t s
shot s under vi r t ual l y al l l i ght condi t i ons. The
usabl e set t i ng range and appropri at e t i me f or
presel ect i on
are shown i n t he t abl e on
page
50.
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With preselected
aperture
Set t he changeover swi t ch 29 t o "A". Turn t he
apert ure ri ng 15 t o t he sel ect ed val ue. Si ght
t he subj ect and f ul l y depress t he st op-down
key 11. Gent r e t he met er needl e 61 by t ur ni ng
the shutter speed di al 27. Al ways l et the shutter
speed di al engage f ul l y; no i nt er medi at e val ues
can be used. l f t hi s procedure bri ngs t he B set -
ti ng i nto pl ay, see
pages 27 and 50.
When t he met er needl e i s cent red i n t he cut -
out, the correct shutter speed i s set for the
presel ect ed apert ure. Then rel ease t he st op-
down key.
l f t he met er needl e cannot be cent red,
prese-
l ect a di f f erent apert ure:
l f t he met er needl e st ops above t he cent ral
posi t i on, use a smal l er apert ure; i f i t st ops
bel ow,
presel ect
a l arger apert ure.
Appl l cat l ons: Subj ect s requi ri ng a speci f i ed
dept h of f i el d as det ermi ned f rom t he i ndi cat or
19 or t he dept h of f i el d t abl e (archi t ect ure, i ndu-
stri al shots, macrophotography etc. mostl y re-
qui r i ng
maxi mum dept h of f i el d; f ashi on,
por -
t rai t and advert i si ng shot s of t en requi ri ng mi ni -
mum dept h of f i el d f or di f f erent i al f ocusi ng).
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f ai l s t o cent re t he met er needl e, a subsequent
"f i ne
adj ust ment " wi t h t he apert ure ri ng 15 wi l l
do t he rest .
Wi thout automati c spri ng-l oaded aperture
Move t he changeover swi t ch 29 t o "M" (manual
set t i ng). Ful l y depress t he st op-down key 11.
Cent re t he met er needl e 61 by t urni ng t he aper-
t ure ri ng 15 and/ or t he shut t er speed di al 27.
When t he needl e i s cent red i n t he cut -out , t he
apert ure and exposure t i me are correct l y set .
Appl l cat i ons: Subj ect s requi ri ng di rect dept h
of f i el d cont rol wi t hout pressi ng
t he st op-down
key; al so shot s wi t h
t he l ens
. i n
i t s ret ro posi t i on (see page 32) or
wi t h l enses of ot her makes i n t he i nt ermedi at e
adapter (see page
38).
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Rel easi ng
Hol d t he camera st eady. Smoot hl y and f ul l y
depress t he rel ease but t on 12.
With cable retease
For sl ower shut t er speeds
-
exposure t i mes
l onger t han
1/ ro
second
-
screw t he cabl e
rel ease i nt o t he socket 31 and mount t he
camera on a t ri pod (wi t h a t hread of up t o 0. 18
i nch/ 4. 5 mm l engt h) . For l ong t i me exposur es
use a cabl e rel ease wi t h l ock, al so cover t he
f i nder eyepi ece t o screen of f st ray l i ght .
Wi th sel f-ti mer
Tensi on t he l ever 32 as f ar as i t wi l l go.
The
del ay t i me i s about 12 seconds af t er pressi ng
t he st art but t on 33.
The shut t er and sel f -t i mer can be t ensi oned
and rel eased i ndependent l y of each ot her.
Hence t he rel ease but t on 12 can be used f or
di rect exposures even when t he sel f -t i mer i s
t ensi oned, whi l e t he sel f t i mer can run down
when t he shut t er i s not t ensi oned.
The sel f -t i mer i s al so usef ul f or avoi di ng
camera shake wi t h hand-hel d shot s of st at i c
subj ect s at exposure t i mes of
1/ n
second or
l onger.
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After the exposure
Smoot hl y and f ul l y ( ! ) pul l
out t he r api d wi ndi ng
l ever 8 and l et i t swi ng back i nt o i t s st art i ng
posi t i on.
Thi s advances t he f i l m by one f rame, ret ensi ons
t he shut t er and
get s
t he camera ready f or t he
next shot . Wi t h rapi d
pi ct ure
sequences t he
camera may remai n agai nst t he eye i n shoot i ng
posi t i on.
The rapi d wi ndi ng l ever can be worked i n a
si ngl e st roke or i n several (usual l y t wo) st rokes;
on l et t i ng i t go i t ret urns t o i t s st art i ng
posi t i on.
When not i n use, f ol d i t back agai nst t he
camera body.
The exposure count er 7 shows t he number of
eposures made on t he f i l m. The t went i et h and
t hi rt y-si xt h exposure (f or 20-exposure and 36-
exposure cart ri dges) are marked i n red; t he
second and al l subsequent odd numbers are
marked by dots. After the thi rty-ei ghth ex-
posure (al so marked i n red) t he exposure
count er st ops count i ng. Furt her exposures may
however st i l l be made i f t he f i l m i s l ong enough.
The exposure count er 7 spri ngs back t o zero
on pul l i ng
up t he r ewi nd knob 6.
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Unl oadl ng the fl l m
After the l ast exposure: swi ng out the rewi nd
crank 34, bri ef l y
press
i n t he rewi nd rel ease 35
and t urn t he crank 34 i n t he di rect i on of t he
arrow unt i l t he resi st ance of t he f i l m t ensi on
suddenl y sl acks of f (duri ng t he next f i l m t rans-
port movement t he rewi nd rel ease 35 spri ngs
out agai n) .
Fol d i n t he crank 34 and pul l
up t he rewi nd
knob 6. The camera back 5 spri ngs open; swi ng
i t f ul l y open. Ful l y
pul l
up t he r ewi nd knob 6
and remove t he f i l m cart ri dge.
Unl oad t he f i l m at l east i n t he shadow of
your
own body; avoi d bri l l i ant sun and dust y con-
di t i ons.
Exposed f i l ms (especi al l y col our f i l ms) shoul d
be
processed as soon as
possi bl e, as they
onl y keep f or a l i mi t ed t i me.
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Sel ecti ng the best shutter speed
l mage shar pness depends, among ot her t hi ngs,
on t he use of a suf f i ci ent l y f ast shut t er speed.
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Therefore
Wi th hand-hel d exposures: Use fast speeds to
avoi d camera shake. The l ongest usabl e t i me
i s
r/ ro
second;
1/ n
and
t , / rzs
Scond are saf er
and more rel i abl e. Wi t h l ong f ocus l enses and
a not very st eady camera hol d use
1l t zs
or,
bet t er st i l l ,
r/ zso
second.
Wl th movi ng subj ects: Use short exposure
t i mes t o avoi d movement bl ur. As a
general
gui de:
St art i ng and l andi ng ai rcraf t at cl ose
range, mot or races
r, / rooo
socond. Wi nt er
d
sport s, t enni s
- 1/ rooo
t o
1"/ soo
second. Horse
t
races, cross count ry runners
- l l soo
second.
Runni ng chi l dren and cycl i st s
- r/ zso
t o
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second. Wal ki ng f i gures, st andi ng peopl e
-
:
l l rzs
t o
r/ eo
second.
I n general :
Movement at cl ose range and
.
across t he vi ewi ng di rect i on needs f ast er
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shut t er speeds, movement f rom great er
di st an-
ces and approachi ng or recedi ng f rom t he
l l
camera can be t aken wi t h l onger exposure
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The snapshot setti ng for qui ck
or unprepared
shot s whi ch do not permi t
di rect f ocusi ng
t hr ough t he f i nder :
Fi nd a sui t abl e set t i ng of di st ance and apert ure
f or an adequat e sharp zone f rom t he dept l i
of f i el d i ndi cat or 19 or dept h of f i el d t abl e,
and set t hese val ues on t he camera. Thi s re-
qui r es good
subj ect l i ght i ng or a hi gh- speed
f i l m t o al l ow suf f i ci ent l y short exposure t i mes
t o arrest subj ect movement .
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Correct exposure measurement
.:
The exposure met er measures t he mean bri ght -
ness of t he subj ect f i el d covered. l t di rect l y
yi el ds
t he correct exposure set t i ngs f or
Normal subj ect s: Li ght i ng f rom t he f ront or
obl i quel y f r om t he si de, wi t hout br i l l i ant hi gh-
l i ght s or heavy shadows. Bal anced l i ght and
dark areas.
Speci al subj ect s: Appreci abl e bri ght ness con-
trast between the mai n subj ect and l ts sur-
roundi ngs
-
shot s agai nst t he l i ght , f i gures
i n br i l l i ant sun agai nst snow or i ce, Medi t er -
ranean seasi de subj ect s et c. , mai n subj ect
const i t ut i ng onl y a smal l part
of t he f i el d of
vi ew (e. g. f i gures not f i l l i ng t he f rame agai nst
l arge sky areas).
A readi ng f rom t he camera posi t i on woul d here
yi el d a wrong exposure set t i ng. Thi s can be
compensated by a
Cl ose-up readi ng: Approach the subj ect wi th
t he camera unt i l t he mai n subj ect f i l l s t he f i nder
vi ew. Set the exposure, then return to the
ori gi nal vi ewpoi nt f or t he shot i t sel f .
l f cl ose-up readi ngs are not possi bl e, use a
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Substi tute readi ng: Take a readi ng from an
obj ect si mi l ar t o t he mai n subj ect (i f necessary,
t he back of your
own hand), of normal bri gt h-
ness r ange and under t he same l i ght i ng condi -
t i ons (a grey
card avai l abl e f rom phot o
deal ers
can be used f or t hi s purpose).
Read t he ex-
posure,
t hen t ake t he pi ct ure
wi t h t he set t i ng
obt ai ned.
l f nei t her cl ose-up nor subst i t ut e readi ngs are
possi bl e,
t ake a normal readi ng and open t he
l ens by hal f t o one st op, dependi ng on t he
bri ght ness range of t he subj ect .
I n very poor
l i ght t oget her wi t h very smal l l ens
apert ures do not t ake t he readi ng t oo qui ckl y
as t he response t i me of t he syst em becomes
somewhat l onger.
Shutter speed presel ecti on:
Sel ect a ti me ac-
cordi ng t o t he f i l m speed t o permi t
cent eri ng
t he met er needl e i n t he cut -out . Fi nd f urt her
det ai l s i n t he t abl e on
page
50.
Fi l ms: Sel ect t he f i l m accordi ng t o t he subj ect
and avoi d unsui t abl e combi nat i ons e.
g.
ul t ra-
speed f i l m f or snow or seasi de subj ect s i n f ul l
sun.
Ext reme cases: The not i ceabl e i ncreased i nt er-
val bet ween t he
1, / rooo
Scond and B on t he
shut t er speed di al 27 si gnal s t he l i mi t of t he
set t i ng range.
When approachi ng t hi s i nt erval by
passi ng
r/ rooo
scord (ext reme
bri ght ness and hi gh-
speed f i l m) : i gnor e t he met er needl e movement
or cent ral posi t i on.
Ret urn t he shut t er speed
di al t o
1, / rooo
second and use a neut ral densi t y
f i l t er and/ or an exchangeabl e l ens whi ch st ops
down f urt her. l f necessary, l oad wi t h a sl ower
f i l m.
l f t hi s i nt erval i s approached by passi ng
t he B
set t i ng (very poor
l i ght and sl ow f i l m): set t he
shut t er speed di al back t o 1 second. Dependi ng
on t he subj ect condi t i ons, sel ect one of t he
f ol l owi ng al t ernat i ves: Use a f ast er l ens (i f not
al ready on t he camera); l oad wi t h a f ast er f i l m
or pl an f or f orced devel opment ; use f l ash i f t he
subj ect
permi t s
i t .
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Changing the battery
Unscrew t he cover 36 ant i -cl ockwi se wi t h a
coi n. Remove the spent battery.
Wi pe t he new bat t ery on bot h si des wi t h a cl ot h
to remove any oxi de deposi t. Pl ace the battery
62 wi t h t he * si gn on t op (see al so di agram
i n the battery compartment) i nto the battery
compart ment 63 hol di ng i t by t he edge onl y,
do not t ouch t he f ront or back. Screw i n t he
cover 36 moderat el y t i ght l y. Sui t abl e bat t ery
t ypes: Mal l ory PX 625 or Toshi ba HS-D, or
equi val ent batteri es of other makes. 6:/:r*
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fmportant: The battery lasts one * ffd
Jt"*",
a yearl y
battery change i s recommended.
Duri ng ext ended i dl e peri ods keep t he bat t ery
out si de t he camera. Al ways remove a spent
bat t ery. Af t er
prol onged i dl e
peri ods cl ean t he
battery as descri bed above.
In very col d weather fi rst warm up the battery
t o body t emperat ure and i nsert i t i mmedi at el y
before use.
Fi nd f urt her det ai l s i n bat t ery
packi ng or l eaf l et .
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Usi ng the l ens hood
Use t he l ens hood whenever possi bl e;
i t
pro-
t ect s t he l ens agai nst gl are,
spl ashes of wat er
and drops of rai n. l t al so i mproves t he cont rast
and def i ni t i on of t he pi ct ur e.
The f ol l owi ng l ens hoods ar e avai l abl e f or t he
di f f erent l enses:
Rect angul ar l ens hood 64 f or t he 25 mm l ens,
Fol di ng l ens hood 65 f or t he 35 t o S0 mm (wi t h
a sl i ght l y reduced ef f i ci ency up t o 13S mm)
l enses,
Screw-i n l ens hood 66 f or t he 85 t o 13S mm
l enses,
Ext endi bt e l ens hood 67
' f or
t he 200 mm l ens.
The r ect angul ar l ens hood must be mount ed
wi t h i t s l i ne mark opposi t e t he i ndex 17.
Usi ng fi l ters
Al l Rol l ei f i l t er s ar e gr ound pl ane- par al l el ,
coat ed on bot h si des and f ree f rom vi gnet t i ng
(see,
however, remarks on page
30).
Screw t he f i l t er moderat el y t i ght l y i nt o t he l ens
mount . A f i l t er can be used t oget her wi t h a
l ens hood or several f i l t ers can be used at t he
same t i me; see al so page
30. (An
except i on
i s t he pol ar i si ng
f i l t er f or t he 25 mm Di st agon
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*' ,n bui l t-i n l ens hood.) The ti ght reachi ng the
met er syst em i n t he camera i s al ready f i l t ered,
so no exposure correct i ons are necessary.
Fi l t er s modi f y t he l i ght r eachi ng t he f i l m i n t he
f ol l owi ng ways:
They sel ect i vel y pass
l i ght of cert ai n wave-
l engt hs (yel l ow, green,
orange, red, i nf ra-red,
ul t ra-vi ol et , and R 1. 5 conversi on f i l t er)
-
or
t hey evenl y hol d back al l wavel engt hs ( neut r al
densi t y f i l t er)
-
or t hey pass
onl y l i ght vi brat -
i ng i n one pl ane ( pol ar i si ng
f i l t er ) .
For f ur t her det ai l s see t he f i l t er t abl e on
page
44.
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Usi ng the soft focus attachments
These sl i ght l y reduce def i ni t i on wi t h sof t out -
l i nes and hazy l umi nous hi ghl i ght s i nst ead of
t he usual
pi nshar p Rol l ei r ender i ng. Accor di ng
t o t he degree of sof t eni ng requi red t he f ol l ow-
i ng al t er nat i ves ar e avai l abl e:
Sof t ar | (sl i ght sof t eni ng)
f or very cont rast y and bri l l i ant subj ect s, espe-
ci al l y when shoot i ng agai nst t he l i ght ;
phot o-
graphs
of
j ewel l ery,
t ext i l es, si l verware et c.
Sof t ar l l (more pronounced sof t eni ng)
f or l ow-cont rast subj ect s and sof t l i ght i ng,
especi al l y
port rai t s, scenes wi t h cert ai n at mo-
sphere, agai nst -t he-l i ght shot s of wat er and
ri ver scenes et c.
Sol t ar |
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l l (maxi mum ef f ect )
f or enhanced sof t ness and art i st i c phot o-
graphy.
The Sof t ars f i t t he l enses f rom 25 t o 135 mm i n
f ocal l engt h and screw i nt o t he l ens mount .
St oppi ng down does not change t hei r sof t eni ng
effect. They can be used together wi th fi l ters
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and wi t h t he l ens hood. l n t hi s case at t ach t he
i t ems on t he l ens i n t he sequence: Sof t ar
-
f i l t er
-
l ens hood.
l mport ant :
The f ol l owi ng combi nat i ons of sof t f ocus at -
t achment s, f i l t ers and l ens hoods may be used
wi t hout r i sk of vi gnet t i ng ( f adi ng t he i mage
cor ner s) :
25 or 35 mm l ens
-
up t o one Sof t ar
qr
one
f i l t er wi t h l ens hood;
50 or 85 mm l ens
-
up t o t wo Sof t ars or t wo
f i l t er s wi t h l ens hood, or one Sof t ar and one
f i l t er wi t h l ens hood;
135 mm l ens
-
up t o t wo Sof t ars and one f i l t er
wi t h l ens hood, or one Sof t ar and t wo f i l t ers
wi t h l ens hood.
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Fl ash exposures
Mount t he camera wi t h t he
r/ r
i nch t ri pod bush
37 on a f l ash bracket or f i t t he f l ash gun
i n t he
accessory shoe. Thi s accessory shoe i s avai l -
abl e separat el y. Ask your phc-rt o deal er t o f i t i t ,
or mount as f ol l ows:
Unscrew t he bl anki ng screw 38, press
t he ac-
cessory shoe 69 as shown ont o t he l ocat i ng
pi ns
39 and screw i n
posi t i on
wi t h t he screw 38.
Connect t he synchroni si ng l ead f rom t he f l ash
uni t t o t he out l et 40 or 41 dependi ng on t he
t ype of f l ash. The cappi ng pl ugs
70 prot ect
t he
out l et not i n use agai nst dust and moi st ur e
and pr event
f aul t y pl uggi ng
i n, as l ong as t he
same f l ash uni t s or f l ash bul bs are used.
X out l et : For el ect roni c f l ash and short -del ay
f l ash bul bs of shor t f l ash dur at i on such as
AG 3 B, XM 1 B and 5 B, PF 5 B et c.
per mi ssi bl e
shut t er speeds wi t h X-synchroni sat i on:
i / eo
t o
1 second and B f or el ect roni c f l ash:
t / ro
t o 1
second and B f or f l ash bul bs.
FP out l el : For l ong-del ay f l ash bul bs of l ong
dur at i on, such as XM 6 B, PF 6 B,
pF
45 B,
PF 100, GE 31 et c.
Permi ssi bl e shut t er speeds wi t h FP-synchroni -
sat i onr
1/ ' rooo
t o 1 second and B.
t
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l mport ant : Wi t h FP-synchroni sat i on t he f ul l
l i ght out put of t he f l ash i s onl y ut i l i sed i f t he
shut t er speed i s t he same as, or l onger t han,
t he f l ash dur at i on. The f l ash i nt ensi t y cannot
be measured wi t h t he exposure met er of t he
camera
(but can be wi t h a separat e f l ash ex-
posure met er). The l ens apert ure cont rol s t he
exposur e.
Not e t he i nst r uct i on manual
( and especi al l y t he
gui de
number ) of t he f l ash uni t or f l ash bul b.
Gl ose-ups
ext end t he scope of
phot ography i nt o a new
worl d of mi ni at ure subj ect s. They need cert ai n
accessori es and a somewhat di f f erent ap-
proach t o phot ography;
TTL exposure mea-
sur ement however i n t hi s case agai n ensur es
correct exposure set t i ngs.
Gener al r ul es:
1. Use t he dept h of f i el d i ndi cat or on t he l ens
onl y when i t i s di rect l y f i t t ed i nt o t he camera
bayonet .
2. Focus wi t h t he l ens apert ure f ul l y open.
Adj ust t he camera-subj ect di st ance unt i l t he
subj ect appears sharpl y i n t he f i nder. Then
adj ust t he f ocusi ng r i ng 14 f or f i nal f o-
cusi ng, unl ess t he l ens i s mount ed i n t he
ret ro posi t i on (see t here).
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3. Al ways use a ri gi d t ri pod wi t h bal l head,
cabl e r el ease, br i ght l i ght i ng or f l ash and
cont rast y i l l umi nat i on f or t he subj ect .
The
purpose of cl ose-up
phot ography i s t o
show smal l obj ect s on as l arge a scal e and
f i l l i ng t he f r ame as f ul l y as
possi bl e. Thi s i s
achi eved by sui t abl e sel ect i on of l enses wi t h
appropri at e f ocal l engt h, and of accessori es.
The separat e dept h of f i el d t abl e i ndi cat es al l
necessary det ai l s f or t he i ndi vi dual l enses.
Accessories
Retro adapter
f or i nt erchangeabl e Rol l ei l enses wi t h f ocal
l engt hs of 25 t o 50 mm, and f or l enses of ot her
makes wi t h a 49 mm screw t hread i n t he f ront
f i l t er mount . Focal l engt hs
great er t han 50 mm
requi re ext ensi on t ubes or t he ext ensi on
bel l ows.
Purpose: The ret ro-mount ed l ens (wi t h t he f ront
l ens f aci ng t he camera)
yi el ds bet t er opt i cal
perf ormance at scal es of reproduct i on
great er
t han 1 : 1.
Use: Fi t t he adapt er 70 i nt o t he camera bayo-
net
(or t he bayonet of t he ext ensi on t ube or
ext ensi on bel l ows) and l ock by t urni ng t o t he
ri ght .
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Screw t he l ens 13, wi t h t he f ront l ens f aci ng
t he camera, i nt o t he adapt er 20.
l f requi red, f i t a Rol l ei f i l t er Z1 bet ween t he
adapt er 70 and t he l ens 13.
Ful l y open t he apert ure and set t he f ocusi ng
mount 14 t o t he short est di st ance. Thi s makes
t he l ens t ube act as a l ens hood.
Exposure measurement : Set t he changeover
swi t ch 29 t o "M",
t hen proceed
i n t he usual
way.
The automati c spri ng-l oaded aperture i s out of
act i on. The l ens cannot be f ocused by t urni ng
t he f ocusi ng mount 14.
Exlension tubes
are avai l abl e as a compl ete set i n l engths of
7. 8
-
15
-
30
-
50 mm f or i nt erchangeabl e Rol l ei
l enses (see separate tabl e).
Purpose: They permi t hi gher scal es of repro-
duct i on and short er subj ect di st ances.
Use: Mount t he ext ensi on t ube 72 wi t h i t s red
dot opposi t e t he red dot on t he camera bayonet
and secure by t urni ng cl ockwi se. Fi t t he l ens 13
i n t he usual way i n t he bayonet of t he ext ensi on
t ube.
Ext ensi on t ubes can be combi ned i n any desi -
red way, but l onger overal l ext ensi ons may
l ead t o some vi gnet t i ng. Use smal l er apert ures
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(especi al l y wi t h t he wi de-angl e l enses), t he
l arger t he scal e of reProduct i on.
Exposure measurement : Set t he changeover
swi t ch 29 t o "A", t hen
proceed i n t he usual way.
The aut omat i c spri ng-l oaded apert ure remai ns
i n operat i on. The ret ro adapt er 70 can be used
i n addi t i on
(and shoul d be used wi t h scal es of
r epr oduct i on beyond 1 : 1) ; i n t hi s case t he
aut omat i c spri ng-l oaded apert ure i s out of ac-
t i on.
Extensi on bel l ows
f or i nt erchangeabl e Rol l ei l enses (see separat e
t abl e).
Purpose: Permi t s cont i nous adj ust ment of t he
scal e of reproduct i on and subj ect di st ance,
mor e conveni ent f ocusi ng and aut omat i c
spri ng-l oaded apert ure operat i on.
Use: Mount t he ext ensi on bel l ows 73 wi t h t he
red dot l i ned up wi t h t he red dot of t he camera
bayonet and secure by t urni ng cl ockwi se. Mount
t he l ens 13 i n t he usual way i n t he bayonet of
t he ext ensi on bel l ows. Mount t he assembl y
on a t ri pod or
-
f or hand-hel d shot s
-
on a
hand
gri p. (Base pl at e wi t h
1/ +"
and
3/ a"
t ri pod
bush; hand
gri ps of vari ous makes avai l abl e
as accessori es f rom
phot o deal ers. )
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Focusi ng: Sl ack of f t he l ocki ng knob 74 and
t urn t he f ocusi ng knob 75. Fi ne f ocus wi t h t he
f ocusi ng mount 14.
Sel ect i ng t he f i el d of vi ew: Sl ack of f t he l ocki ng
knob 76-and t urn t he dri ve knob 77. Ref ocus i f
necessary. The uncovered f i gures on t he scal e
f aci ng t he dri ve knobs show t he ext ensi on i n
mi l l i met res. Fi nal l y t i ght en t he l ocki ng knobs
74 and 76. A ri ght -angl e f i nder 55
permi t s more
conveni ent vi ew-f i ndi ng.
Exposure measurement :
Set t he changeover
swi t ch 29 t o " A" . Pul l down t he t ensi oni ng
l ever 78 and rel ease. Ful l y depress t he st op-
down key 11. Measure i n t he usual way af t er
presel ect i ng t he shut t er speed or apert ure ac-
bordi ng t o i he subj ect .
(Apert ure
presel ect i on
i s usui l l y
pref erabl e i n vi ew of t he rel at i vel y
l i mi t ed dept h of f i el d wi t h cl ose-ups' )
Bef ore t he exposure:
Tensi on t he l ever 78
once more t o
permi t observat i on of t he subj ect
at f ul l apert ure up t o t he moment of rel easi ng'
The retro adapter 70 can be used i n addi ti on
(and shoul d bb used wi t h scal es of reproduc-
t i on above 1 : 1); t he aut omat i c apert ure
coup-
l i ng i s t hen out of act i on.
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Ext ensi on t ubes can al so be used i n addi t i on;
i n t hi s case t he aut omat i c spri ng-l oaded aper-
t ure remai ns i n operat i on. For maxi mum
st abi l i t y t he sequence of t he set -up shoul d be:
camera
-
ext ensi on bel l ows
-
ext ensi on t ubes
-
l ens; a vert i cal arrangement i s saf est . Wi t h
t he f ul l bel l ows ext ensi on and several ext en-
si on t ubes some vi gnet t i ng may occur (see
al so t abl e).
Fi nal l y, f or l argest scal es of reproduct i on wi t h
i mproved opt i cal qual i t y
t he combi nat i on: ca-
mera
-
ext ensi on bel l ows
-
ext ensi on t ubes
-
ret ro adapt er
-
l ens i s possi bl e, provi ded
t hat
some vi gnet t i ng i s accept abl e (see al so t abl e).
Fi l t ers can be used wi t h al l combi nat i ons. l t
may however often be necessary to do wi thout
t he l ens hood when t he subj ect di st ance i s
equal t o or short er t han t he l engt h of t he hood.
Messrs. Novof l ex of Memmi ngen, Germany,
suppl y a sl i de copyi ng at t achment and a bel -
l ows l ens hood. These i t ems are avai l abl e f rom
phot o
deal ers.
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Macro l ens adapter
f or t he Lumi nar, Phot ar, Summar and Mi crot ar
l enses avai l abl e t hrough
phot o deal ers. They
are used as i ndi cat ed i n t he t abl e or t he i n-
st r uct i ons suppl i ed wi t h t he l ens, and mai nl y i n
conj unct i on wi t h t he ext ensi on t ubes 72and/ or
t he ext ensi on bel l ows.
Purpose: Opt i mum opt i cal
qual i t y, especi al l y
at hi gh magni f i cat i ons
(macrophot ography)'
Use: Screw t he l ens 79 i nt o t he macro adapt er
80 and t hi s i nt o t he i nt ermedi at e adapt er 81
(42 mm screw t hread) requi red wi t h i t . Thi s
combi nat i on i s t hen i nsert ed i n t he bayonet of
t he camera, ext ensi on t ube or ext ensi on bel -
l ows.
Focusi n$: Ful l y open t he l ens aper t ur e and ad-
j ust
t he camera
posi t i on f or maxi mum sharp-
ness. Check t he sharpness
pref erabl y i n t he
screen ri ng 51 or on t he f ocusi ng screen 52.
For f i ne f ocusi ng on t he ext ensi on bel l ows use
t he f ocusi ng knob 75.
Exposure measurement : Ful l y depress t he st op-
down key 11, and cent re t he met er needl e by
t urni ng t he shut t er speed di al 27 and/ or ad-
j ust i ng
t he l ens apert ure on t he l ens 79. The
opt i mum worki ng apert ure i s deri ved f rom t he
t abl e or t he l ens i nst ruct i ons and set on t he
l ens. Recal cul at e t he exposure t o t he apert ure
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set or repeat t he measurement at t hi s worki ng
aperture.
Mi croscope adapter
i s used wi t h mi croscopes havi ng a st rai ght
cyl i ndri cal draw t ube of 1 i nch/ 25 mm di amet er.
Purpose: Phot ography of t he i mage f ormed by
t he mi croscope (wi t hout t he camera l ens).
Use: Remove t he mi croscope eyepi ece, sl ack
of f t he cl ampi ng screw 82 and push
t he adap-
t er 83 wi t h t he l et t eri ng f aci ng you
ont o t he
eyepi ece draw t ube. Re-i nsert t he eyepi ece
and t i ght en t he cl ampi ng screw 82 so t hat t he
eyepi ece does not prot rude
above t he adapt er
83. Mount t he camera wi t h i t s red dot opposi t e
t he red dot of t he adapt er and l ock. The ri ght -
angl e f i nder 55
per mi t s
conveni ent vi ewi ng
t hr ough t he f i nder .
Focus wi t h t he mi croscope movement .
Sel ect t he f i el d of vi ew by sel ect i ng t he mi cro-
scope obj ect i ve and/ or eyepi ece or by i nsert -
i ng Rol l ei ext ensi on t ubes.
Exposure measurement : Press t he st op-down
key 11 and adj ust t he shut t er speed di al 27, or
t he subj ect l i ght i ng or (where
avai l abl e) t he
mi croscope apert ure t he cent re t he met er
needl e.
Where possi bl e,
use eyepi eces speci al l y cor-
rect ed f or phot omi crography.
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Intermedi ate adapter
Thi s t akes l enses of ot her makes wi t h screw
mount s: t he adapt er M 42 x 1 f or l enses of t he
Edi xa, Pent ax, Prakt i ca and si mi l ar model s
-
and t he adapt er M 39 x 1 f or Lei ca l enses
(of
ol der model s up t o l l l f ) and si mi l ar t ypes.
l mport ant : Some of t hose l enses can be f o-
cused onl y i n t he cl ose-up range but not t o
i nf i ni t y ( e. g. Lei ca l enses) . Col l apsi bl e l enses
shoul d be f i t t ed, used and rel eased i n ext ended
posi t i on onl y.
The M 42x1 adapt er i s al so requi red when
usi ng macr o l enses.
Use: Screw the l ens 84 i nto the adapter 81. Fi t
the adapter 81 i nto the camera bayonet i n such
a way t hat t he l ens scal es are vi si bl e f rom
above after l ocki ng.
Focusi ng: I n t he usual waY.
Exposure measurement : Swi t ch t he l ens t o
manual apert ure set t i ng where avai l abl e or
keep st op-down key
pressed i n. Measure i n t he
usubl way; any aut omat i c apert ure coupl i ng i s
di sengaged.
Combi nat i ons wi t h Rol l ei ext ensi on t ubes and/
or t he ext ensi on bel l ows are
possi bl e. Expo-
sure t est s are recommended.
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Wl nter photography
of f ers no speci al probl ems
i f t he f ol l owi ng
poi nt s
are observed:
Load wi t h a medi um-speed t o hi gh-speed f i t m.
Al ways use t he l ens hood as prot ect i on
agai nst
st ray l i ght and snowf l akes.
For wi nt er spor t s, mount ai neer i ng and cl i mbi ng
carry t he camera i n i t s ever-ready case under-
neat h t he out er cl ot hi ng or at t ach i t t o t he body
wi t h a second st rap and prot ect
i t agai nst
moi st ure wi t h a pl ast i c
bag. Al ways f i t an ul t ra-
vi ol et or t he R 1. 5 f i l t er ; under condi t i ons of
ext r eme br i ght ness ( i n hi gh mount ai ns) use a
neut ral densi t y f i l t er.
In extremel y col d weather carry the camera
next t o t he body underneat h t he out er cl ot hi ng.
Work t he wi ndi ng l ever sl owl y t o avoi d t eari ng
t he f i l m. The col d camera i s l i abl e t o mi st over
when brought i nt o a warm room. Do not cl ean
of f t he condensat i on; t hi s di sappears of i t s own.
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Tropl cal
photography
Speci al rul es f or exposure t echni que and ca-
mera i are appl y i n t he t ropi cs, desert and ot her
-
regi ons of hot and/ or damp cl i mat es. Read up
appropri at e l i t erat ure and t ravel books on t he
subj ect . The dat a sheet s of l eadi ng f i l m manu-
f act urers al so
gi ve
usef ul i nf ormat i on.
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f ew hi nt s:
Heat , sand, moi st ure and
perspi rat i on
are most
harmf ul t o t he camera. So cl ean i t f requent l y,
i f necessary dai l y. Al ways carry t he camera and
accessori es i n hermet i cal l y seal ed cont ai ners,
prot ect ed
i n addi t i on by
pl ast i c bags and si l i ca-
gel .
See t hat shocks and vi brat i ons are kept of f
t he camera when t ravel l i ng by car or ai rcraf t .
Gare of the camera
and accessori es mai nt ai ns t hei r val ue and re-
l i abi l i t y f or many
years.
Gl eani ng
of t he camer a shoul d be done r egul ar l y at
appropri at e i nt erval s accordi ng t o use: Dust
t he camera and accessori es i nsi de and out si de
wi t h a sof t sabl e brush and a rubber bl ower.
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l
Cl ean the outer
parts
wi th a soft dry cl oth,
gl ass surf aces wi t h l ens cl eani ng t i ssue. Never
pol i sh t he mi r r or and never t ouch t he i nsi de
component s or t he r ubber bl i nds of t he f ocal
pl ane
shut t er wi t h t he f i ngers. Cl ean t he ever-
ready case, hol dal l case and l ens cases by
bl owi ng and br ushi ng out .
Storage
al ways i n t he ever-ready case, hol dal l case or
l ens case. Pl ast i c bags and t he l ens caps
pro-
vi de addi t i onal prot ect i on
i n dust y and damp
condi t i ons as wel l as agai nst snow and harmf ul
f umes. When not i n use f or l onger peri ods,
store at room temperature wi th the battery
removed.
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your
Rol l ei and
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quest i ons
of
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8 Mri nchen 90.
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Fa. Haust ei n & Co.
7 Stuttgart-W,
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The rl ght Rol l el fl l ter
For bl ack-and-
whi te and col our l l l m
Char act er i st i cs
and effect
Use i n dayl i ght f or Use i n ar t i f i ci al l i ght f or
UV- f i l t er Absor bs ul t r a- vi ol et Shot s i n hi gh mount ai ns
(above 6500 feet) or by
t he seasi de
( especi al l y
by mi dday sun)
Sci ent i f i c and t echni cal
phot ogr aphy
( f l uor escence
phenomena)
Conver si on f i l t er
R 1 . 5
( Skyl i ght f i l t er )
Changes t he col our
t emper at ur e of t he l i ght
t r ansmi t t ed
( by 1. 5
decami r ed) , al so f ul l UV
f i l t er ef f ect
Cor r ect i ng bl ue cast s i n
di st ant vi ews on
cl oudl ess days wi t h hi gh
sun, Al pi ne and seasi de
phot ogr aphy ( esp. on
r ever sal col our f i l m)
El ect r oni c f l ash
exposur es wi t h uni t s of
t oo hi gh a col our
t emper at ur e
Neut r al densi t y
f i l t er
Uni f or ml y hol ds back
l i ght of al l col our s,
r educes l i ght i nt ensi t y t o
25 %
(ND
-
2) or 12.5o/o
( ND
-
3) r espect i vel y
Ext r emel y br i ght subj ect s
on hi gh- speed or
ul t r a- speed f i l m
Exposur es
( i ncl udi ng
f l ash shot s) at l ar ge
aper t ur es f or l i mi t ed
dept h of f i el d on hi gh-
speed or ul t r a- speed f i l m
Pol ar i si ng f i l t er Absor bs
pol ar i sed l i ght
f r om t he sky, subdues or
ext i ngui shes r ef l ect i ons
f r om non- met al l i c( ! )
surfaces
;
efl ect reduced
wi t h shor t er f ocal l engt hs
Landscapes: bl ue sky
becomes dar ker wi t hout
change i n ot her col our s,
wat er sur f aces become
t r anspar ent
Near shot s of
gl ass,
chi na,
pi ct ur es and ot her
obj ect s di spl ayed behi nd
gl ass; shop wi ndows,
di spl ay cases et c.
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For blad<-and-
whi te fi l m onl y
Char act er i st i cs
and effect
Use i n dayl i ght f or
Use i n ar t i f i ci al l i ght f or
Medi um yel l ow
f i l t er
Dar kens bl ue, l i ght ens
yel l ow
and gr een
Landscapes,
sky and
cl oud effects, snow
subj ect s
I ncr eased
cont r ast of
cl ose- ups and macr o
shot s, copyi ng yel l owed
or i g i nal s
Gr een f i l t er
Dar kens r ed and bl ue.
l i ght ens gr een
and
yel l ow- gr een
Landscapes
wi t h l ar ge
ar eas of gr een,
cl ose- ups
of pl ant s, por t r ai t s
on
hi gh- speed
f i l m
I ncr eased
cont r ast
and
copyi ng, si mi l ar t o
medi um yel l ow
f i l t er
Or ange f i l t er
St r ongl y dar kens bl ue,
appr eci abt y
l i ght ens
r ed
and yel l ow
Di stant vi ews, dramati c
cl oud ef f ect s,
arch i tectural subj ects,
i ncr eased
cont r ast , haze
cut t i ng
l ncr eased
cont r ast of
cl ose- ups and macr o
subj ect s
Li ght r ed f i l t er
Compl e' el y
absor bs bl ue,
ver y st r ongl y
l i ght ens
r ed and cr ange
Di st ant vi ews, si mul at ed
ni ght and moonl i ght
effects, effect sti l l
st r onger t han f or or ange
fi l ter
I ncr eased cont r ast si mi l ar
t o ( but gr eat er
t han)
or ange f i l t er
For i nfra-red fl l m onty
( max.
sensi t i vi t y
at 800 nm)
i nfra-red fi l ter
Absor bs vi si bl e
l i ght ,
passes
onl y i nf r a- r ed
rays from 750
nm
( see al so paSe
12)
Di st ant vi ews i n hazy
weat her , haze and mi st
penet r at i on,
moonl i ght
and ni ght ef f ect s
Techni cal
and sci ent i f i c
shot s f or i ndust r i al ,
f or ensi c and medi cal
phot ogr aphy
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:acts
and flgures
)amera
l ypez 24x 36 mm si ngl e l ens refl ex
i ar"r" wi i n exposure
measurement
t hrough
he l ens.
i eat ures:
Rol l ei bayonet
mount f or i nt erchange-
rbl e l enses, met ei i ng
syst em wi t h aut omat i c
; wi i cn-ot t ,
i ocal
pl ane shut t er wi t h rubber
, i i nOi and si ngl e-mul t i -st roke
rapi d
wi ndi ng'
l oubl e
exposure
and bl ank f rame l ock, sel f -
: i mer wi t h st art i ng
but t on,
sel f -zeroi ng
expo-
rut "
"ornt er,
r/ r
i nch t ri pod bush, carryi ng
strap eyel ets.
Exposure
measurement:
TTL system
wi th CdS
cei t s, cent re-wei ght ed
f ut l -f i el d
measurement
oi t i nAer screen
i mage at worki ng
ape{y1g'
Fi f m speeO range 12 t o 6400 ASA
(12 t o 39 DI N)'
measuri ng
range
wi t h 50 mm f / 1' 8
l ens f rom
1. 6 t o 10d, O0O l post i l b,
met er needl e
cent red
*i t n i na"* i n f i nder. Powered
by but t on
cel l i n
camera bot t om,
swi t ched
on onl y duri ng
mea-
surement
by st op-down
key on camera t op'
Fi nder system:
Pentapri sm,
i nstant return
mi r-
ror. Focusi ng
screen
wi t h cent ral mi cropri sm
gri d, matted
screen ri ng and
-matted
screen
i l i t h' Fresnel l ens. Rect angul ar
f i nder eyepi ece
*i i n t i t t i ng f or eyepi ece
cup and correct i on
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l enses. Lat eral l y
correct
and
paral l ax-f ree f i n-
der i mage.
Focal
pl ane shutter: Shuttei
spreeds
r/rooo
to
1 second
and B, cont i nuousl y
ro' t at abl e shut t er
sol eO di al , f l ash out l et s f or X and FP, el ect roni c
f l ash synchroni sat i on
up t o
r/ eo
scond'
Di mensi ons:
i t / r ox311l r e
x37l r e i nches
( 141 x 93 x 87 mm)
wi t h 50 mm f / 1. 8 l ens
5e/ re x3111rcx2
i nches
(141 x ' 3 x 50 mm)
wi t hout l ens
Wei ght:
i zi l i orn"es
(775 grams) wi th 50 mm f /1' 8 l ens
205/s ounces
(585 grams;) wi thout
l ens
Accessori es:
Rect angt ' l l ar
l ens hood f or 25 mm'
i ;i J' t; nooo for 35 to 135 mm, screw-i n
hood
f or 85=t o 135 mm, ex' t endi bl e
hood f or 200 mm
f ocal l engt h.
Medi um
l el l ow,
grr)en' orange,
l i ght red' UV'
i {i . s,
""i , t ral
dei s; i ry
-
2, neut ral
densi t y
-
3'
and-' i nt i a-i eo
f i l t r; rs f or l enses
f rom 25 t o
f S5 t nt and 200 mm f oc. al
l engt h'
Pol ari si ng
f i l t er f or 25 mm and 35
-
135 mm f ocal
l engt h'
2"i tt Softar
I an<J l l rsoft
focus attachments
for
25 t o 135 mm f ocal l engt h.
Rt""ttory
shoe, eyepi -ece
cup, rotati ng
ri ght
angl el f i nder.
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Rol l ei retro adapter, macro l ens adapter, mi croscope adapter, i ntermedi ate.
ad3r,l !9r.
Set.of extensl l
t ubes 7. g
-
15
- gO -
50 mm wi t h aut omat i c spri ng-l oaded apert t Jre, . ext ensi on
t cel l ows
wi t h aut ! 661
i Ji i ng-l oaOed apert ure. Ever-ready case, carryi ng st rap wi t h nr: n-sl i p
pad'
Lens-cases f or 25 mm, 35 t o 85 mm, 135 mm, 200 mm f ocal l engt h.
Interc*rangeabl e l enses: Di stance scal e i n feet and metres, cl ui ck-chdr' 19' e bayonet m' ount,
depth r
f i el d i ndi dat or, i nf ra-red
i ndex, aut omat i c
spri ng-l oaded ape' rt ure
pl us
manual set t i ng,
cl i ck st op
at hal f st op i nt erval s.
*
F
Maxi mum apert ure
, , :
Focal l engt h
Aperture range
E r
Angl e of vi ew, di agonal
t r
Angl e of vi ew, hori zont al
Angl e of vi ew, vert i cal
Number of el ement s
f
F
Number of comPonent s
Nearest f ocus
t / 2. 8
t / 2. 8
25 mm 35 mm
2.8-22
2.8-22
goo
61.]
700 520
5oo
360
8 5
7 5
10 i ns. 16 i ns.
0. 25 m 0. 4 m
E49 E49
21l zi ns. 2rl re i ns.
64 mm 53 mm
27l rei ns. 27l rc i ns.
62 mm 62 mm
1111s oz. 71l a oZ.
315
g 205
g
t / 1. 8 f l ?: . 8
50mm 85mr m
1. 8- 16 2. 8-22
450 2go
3Bo 24')
26' ,) l /do
7 4
6 4
1' ' / zt t .
3t / r f t .
cr.45 m 1 m
E 49 E/19
17l at r ns.
2r l r ci ns.
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mm 52 mm
2' -t l rci ns.
2rl rci ns.
62 mm 62 mm
6s/a oZ. 6t/a oz.
190 g 195 g
[ $
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f r
t
Di amet er
I
wei ght approx.
. k
Di st agon Di st agon
Pl anar Sonn, ar Tel e-Te;ssar Tel e-Tessi
t / 4
t / 4
135 nrm 200 mm
4-3'2
4-92
19c,
1go
l r do
11o
100 70
4 6
4 5
5r l cf t . 81/ at t .
1. 6 m 2. 5 m
E4 9 E6 7
37/ s i ns. 5rl r i ns.
98 mm 134 mm
2|l rci ns. 3 i ns.
62 mm 76 mm
131|a oz. 2O1l s oz.
370
g 570
g
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faul S
and remedi es
Fa{!
|
Possi bl e cause Remedy
Noles
Met er needl e does
r espono
nc
I
Stop-down key onl y
partl y
I
depressed
Pr esel ect ed exposur e t i me
r ut si de set t i ng r al ge
Bai +erv
exhaust ed, not
i nset ed
or wr ong r y i nser t ed
Ful l y depress the key
Sel ect shor t er or l onger
exposur e t i me
For usabl e setti ng range
see t abl e on
page
50;
see al so page 26
Change or (correct l y) f i t
t he bat t ery
See
page 28
Fi nder i mage ver y dar k Aut om?i i c spri ng-l oaded
aper t ur e di sengaged
Set changeover swi t ch
t o " A"
See
page 18
Shut t er does ncrt
rel ease
Rapi d wi nci i ng l eve- onl y
par t l y
t ensi oned
Ful l y
pul l out r api d
wi ndi ng l ever
See
page 23
Sel f -t i rn, er l ever on l v
part l y t e. rsi oned
Ful l y t ensi on sel f - t i mer
l ever
See
page 22
Pi ct ure unexposed
or
part l y
exposed
El ekt r oni c f l ash used on
FP out l et
Connect el ect r oni c f l ash
onl y t o X out l et
FP cont act cl oses t o earl y;
see
page
3' l
FP- Fl ash bu
o' Jt l et
hs used or X Connect l ong
peak FP- f l ash
bul bs onl y t o FP out l et
X cont act cl oses t oo l at e;
see
page
31
snutter sp&d tU
tast nr
f l as h bul bs
Shut t er speed
r/ : o
second
or l onger
See
page 31
Shut t er speed t oo t qst
f or el ect r oni c f l ash
Do not use shorter sPeeds
t han
l / ao
second wi t h
el ect r oni c f l ash
Pi ct ur e under exposed Wr ong exposur e
\
measur ement
\
Measur e br i ght ness of
mai n subj ect
See cl ose- up or subst i t ut e
readi ngs,
page 26
-
27
Stray l i ght entry through
f i nder eyepi ece i n st r ong
si de l i ght
Use eyepi ece cup,
especi al l y when wear i ng
spectacl es
See
page 13
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Faul t Poesl bl e cause Remedy Notes
Whol e f i l m under - or
overexposed
Wrong f i l m speed set t i ng Set f i l m speed correct l y Not e t abl e on
page
9
Whol e f i l m unxeposed Fi l m has not advanced due
t o f aul t y l oadi ng or
because torn
Correctl y l oad fi l m,
advance smoothl y but not
too fasl
Ghed< transport:
see page
9
l mage partl y
or
compl etel y unsharp
Subj ect movement:
exposure ti me too l ong for
movi ng subj ect
Use faster shutter speed See page
25
Camera shake: exposure
ti me too l ong l or hand-
hel d shot
Support camera or use a
tri pod
See
page
22
l mage i naccuratel y fosused Focus exactl y Use correcti on l enses i f
necessary, see page
13
Meter needl e
,,ki cks" Presel ected exposure ti me
outsi de setti ng range
Sel ect di fferent exposure
t i me
See t abl e on page
50
Rewi nd knob does
not t urn
Fi l m wr ongl y l oaded Cor r ect l y l oad f i l m,
l eader i nt o out er sl ot
See page
I
Fi l m t or n Remove t or n pi ece
of f i l m,
t ri m new l eader and
rethread
See
page
8
Rewi nd rel ease f ai l s
t o engage, heavy
resi st ance agai nst
f i l m t r anspor t
Excessi ve expl oi t at i on of
f i l m l engt h, f i l m ent i r el y
wound of f
Avoi d any f orce, keep
rewi nd rel ease pressed
i n
and rewi nd f i l m somewhat ,
t hen f i ni sh l ever st roke
l f fi l m i s torn out of
cartri dge: open back i n total
darkness onl y, rewi nd fi l m
by hand and wrap up
l i ght-proof
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Exposure settlng rango
depends on the fi l m speed when measuri ng. The tabl e shows exposure ti mes and fi l m speed
combi nati ons as fol l ows:
Shut t er speed not usabt e,
out si de set t i ng range,
i gnore met er i ndi cat i on. .
Usabl e shutter speed,
wi thi n setti ng range
DI N ASA B* ) 1
rlz 1l t l l s l
l t s
1l : , o 1/ eo l l ns t/zso l l soo |
/r ooo
12 12
15 25
18 50
21 100
24 200
27 400
30 800
33 1600
36 3200
l mportant: l f i n speci al casCs the meter needl e cannot be centred wi thi n the setti ng range, note
hi nt on
page
27.
*)
l f meter needl e centres at B setti ng, use an
exposure of Z seconds.
50
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