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FLEXARET o comero whose possesionploces you
o m o n g t h e m e m b e r so f o l o r g e f o m i l y o f s o t i s f i e do w n e r s .
t i t h l i n e so f c l o s s i c o ls i m p l i c i t yw
A r e l i o b l e i n s t r u m e nw , ith
every feoture you need for toking brilliont piciures of
e v e r y k i n d . l t w i l l b e c o m e o n i n s e p o r o b l ef r i e n d o f V o u r s
o n d y o u w i l l s u r e l yo p p r e c i o t ei t s n u m e r o u so d v o n t o g e o u s
{eotures.

I t i s o n i n s t r u m e net o s y t o h o n d l e e v e n f o r o b e g i n n e r .
Yef, being perfect in its techniColco{1cptionond design,
i t i s c o p o b l e o f s o t i s f y i n ge v e n t h e h i g h e s td e m o n d so f o n
expert omoteur or Professionol.

W e f e e l s u r e t h o t t h e F l e x o r e tc o m e r o w i l l g i v e y o u m u c h
enioymentond pleosureond the picturestoken will ottroct
. h i sc o m e r o h o s o l l t h e p r e r e -
t h e o t t e n t i o no f y o u r f r i e n d s T
quisites to give full sotisfoctionto its users, in spite of
o b s o l u t es i m p l i c i t yo f h o n d l i n g- i t w i l l g i v e y o u r c r e o t i v e
individuolity full scope. lf you photogroph with interest
o n d c o r e , t h e r e i s n o d o u b t t h o t e x c e l l e n ir e s u l t sw i l l b e
o t t o i n e d i n o n y k i n d o f p h o t o g r o p h i cw o r k .
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The first of them signifies

This is o designotion composed of two Greek words.
w h i l e t h e o t h e r i s o n e q u i v o l e n t for,,drowing' writing' pcinting".
,,light",
with light of if you wish,
And this is whot photogrophy reolly is: pointing
producing q p i c t u r e w i t h t h e q i d o f c h e m i c o l p r o c e sses, evoked by light.

ort of ollowing o correct

someone once soid thot photogrophy is the
o c o r r e c t o p e r t u r ef o r o c o r r e c t length
cmount of light t o p o s s t h r o u g h
ptce. These wise w o r d s w e s h o l l f o l l o w i n the
of time onto o correct
w h i c h w e s u b m i t t o y o u r k i n d o t t e n t i o n .
porogrophs of this little booklet

requires the obility of selecting'

it is not so eosy to moke perfect snopshots. lt
ct coptivoting motive, to choose t h e r i g h t e x p o s ure, further, to moster perfectly
the processing o f f i l m s e t c . I n t h e f i r s t p l o c e i t is, howev6r, of primory impor-
hidden in the Flexoret
tonce, to become ocquointed with oll the mysteries
i t i s o b l e t o p e r f o r m '
comero qnd with oll the mogic

ony of the technicol

Reod this little pomphlet corefully in order not to overlook
F l e x o r e t c o m e r o ; t h e n , y o u w i ll be oble to moke
possibilities offered by the
o f i t o n d u t i l i z e i t t o t h e g r e o t e s t o d v o n t o g e '
the most
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F i r s to f o l l , l e t u s h o v e q g o o d l o o k o t t h e c o m e r q. . .
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The Flexoret Vll is o fully-outomotic twin-le;i reflex comero. Twelve pictures
6X6 cm or 16 pictures 4,5X6 cm in size con be mode on 82 roll filnr, or 3t
up to 34 pictures 24X36 mm or 43 to 46 pictures 24x24 mm in size on
35 cin6 film.

The focussing is corried out by the movement of o focussing lever within the
limits of obout 1100 from 1 m in infinity (-), the two lenses being moved
simultoneously. ln order to enoble speedy focussing odjustment the focussing
lever is provided with cotches for neor medium ond infinite ("") distonce.
These cotches con be dispensed with ond the lever moves then continuously.
The comero is equipped with o depth-of-focus scole engroved on the focussing
lever proper. To focilitote the focussing o mognifier is used which con be
tilted over the ground-gloss. The imoge seen on the ground gloss screen
is not reversed verticolly ond it is perfectly bright. The snopshots con olso
be token from eye level by odjusting the viewfinder to eye-level shots
(direct vision -D. V. finder). This method is used to odvontoge when toking
ropid sporting snopshots. The toking lens proper is o BELAR four-gloss
onostigmot f 3.5, F:80 mm, which olso is used os o viewing lens, Both
lenses ore provided with ontireflection cooting.

The mounts of the two lenses ore fitted with B 36 boyonet tock for ottoching
the filters ond odopter lenses. A sunshode con be fixed to the boyonet lock
B 40 on the outer mount of the toking lens.

The Prestor shutter is o five-lomelloe centrol-type shutter with outomotic

r e l e o s e ( d e l o y e d o c t i o n ) o n d o f l o s h l i g h t s y n c h r o n i z e r .T h e s h u t t e r c o c k i n g i s
outomotic ond is effected simultoneously with film rewinding. However, the.
shutter con be cocked ond releosed orbitrorily even without simultoneous film
rewinding.

The comero shutter releose is of o push-button type, with threoded operture

for flexible wire releose. lt is interlocked with the rewinding mechonism. ln
oddition, on the comero body there is o device securing the comero releose
ogoinst undesiroble releosing of the shutter.

The film rewinding is corried out by the rewind knob, fitted on the right-hond
side of the instrument. When rewinding the beginning of the film up to the
first exposure ond the film end ofter the twelfth exposure, the knob con be
turned continuously. From the first exposure up to the twelfth the rewind knob
is outomoticolly locked in position ofter the film length corresponding to one
picture hos been rewound. Simultoneously the shutter is cocked ond the
comero releose releosed. By its depressing up to the stop when the negotive
is being exposed, the rewind knob is releosed onew ond it con be turned
ogoin. As long os the respective film length hos not been rewound, no expo-
sure con be mode. Hence, the film (negotive) connot be odvonced without
being exposed, ond no further exposure con be mode on the negotive which hos
olreody been exposed.

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The number of exposures 1 to 12 is indicoted outomoticolly
s e t t o z e r o w h e n t h e c o mero reclr cover
film counter which is outomoticolly
is opened ( i . e ' w h e n l o o d i n g t h e c o m e r o ) '

mosk (coche) hos to

For exposures 4,5X6 cm mode on the 92 roll film o
o p p o r o t u s o n t o t h e f i l m g u i d e o n d i n to the viewfinder ond
be inserted into the
hos to be set
the tronsmission lever on the right-hond side of the instrument
l e v e r o d j u s t m e n t o l s p o pplies to the
to the correct position. This tronsmission
24X24 mm exposures m o d e o n 3 5 m m c i n e f i l m '

with on
For counting more thon 12 exposures, the comero is equipped
T h i s o n c i l l o r y c o unter is
odditionol counter indicoting tens of exposures.
t h e m o i n c o u n t e r , o n d i t s o d j u s t m e n t to the
locoted beside the window of
t o b e d o n e m o n u o l l y . B y i n s e r t i n g o m o s k u p o n t h e film guide the
tens hos
to the number
exposure counter is so odjusted thot it is outomoticolly set
i s m o d e . T h e e x p o s u r e - n u m b er higher thon
,,1" when the eleventh exposure
11 is t h e n r e o d o n b o t h c o u n t e r s .

odjusted for this

lf o 35 mm cin6 film, is used, the comero con be eosily
into
purpose. lt is only necessory to ploce o guide of 35 mm f ilm
u p o n t h e u p p e r s p o o l p i v ots
the comero, to set o speciol-type 35 mm spoot
l o w e r o n e s w i t h e x t e n s i o n p i v o t s '
ond to provide the

mogozlne by meons
The exposed film is then rewound bock into the originol
i s o p ush-button enobling
of the rewind knob. In the middle of the lotter there
o 3 5 m m f i l m . A l s o w h e n u s i n g o 35 mm cine film'
the reverse rewinding of
r e w i n d k n o b o n d t h e c o m e r o r e l e o s e l e v e r o r e interlocked ogoinst double
the
The releose lever is
exposure ond the odvoncing of o non-exposed film'
locoted neor the v i e w i n g l e n s o n d i t i s e o s i l y c o n t r o l l ed by .the forefinger
when photogrophing,
of the right hond, this being very odvontogeous becouse,
h o n d s t h u s e nsuring its stobility,
the comero con be held firmly with both
whilst the focussing l e v e r i s c o n t r o l l e d w i t h t h e t h u m b o n d forefinger of the

left hond.
the exposure is mode,
Hence, control of oll octions to be performed before
is very simple ond speedy, without crossing the h o n d s , oll their movements
being very purposeful.
plone ontireflection dio-
In the spoce between the lens ond the' film
phrogms ore inserted w h i c h s e r v e t o c o p t u r e t h e roys reflected from the
the sensitive loyer of the
comero wolls ond prevent the former from striking
On the comero reor
film whot would result in the formotion of folse imoges.
o f c o l o u r f i l t e r s i s p l o c e d . B e l o w t h i s t o b le o speciol device
lid the toble
l o o d ed film' In its centre
i s l o c o t e d w h i c h r e c o r d s t h e k i n d o n d s e n s i t i v i t yo f t h e
n u m b e r i n d i c o t i n g t h e size of the looded
there is o window in which the
s e t , O n t h e c o r n e r o s i d e t h e r e o r e fitted the slides
film is outomoticolly
( e ye-level finder) for
which serve for sliding on on opticol D' V. viewfinder
photogrophing on o cine film.
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1. Sensitive moteriol:
ff 6X9 cm roll film (B 2 film) is used, twelve 6X6 cm pictures or 16 pictures
4.5X6 cm in size con be obtoined,
lf you work with 35 mm perforoted film, use stondord pocking in mogozines
w i t h t h e f i l l i n g o f 1 . 6 0 m e n o b l i n g 3 1 p i c t u r e s2 4 X 3 6 m m i n s i z e ,o r 4 3 p i c t u -
r e s 2 4 X 2 4 m m i n s i z e t o b e m o d e . l t i s e v i d e n tt h o t v o r i o u ss e n s i t i v em o t e r i o l
- b l o c k - q n d - w h i t eo s w e l l o s c o l o u r m o t e r i o l - c o n b e u t i r i z e d .

2, Opening of the comerq

On the left-hond side of the comero there is o knurtedknob (1) which hos
t o b e u n s c r e w e do n d t h e n d e p r e s s e dw
, h e r e b yt h e r e o r l i d o f t h e c o m e r o o p e n s .

3. Preporing the comerq f or f itm looding

o) Roll film 6X9 cm, size of pictures 6X6 cm.
I n s i d et h e c o m e r o t h e r e i s o n e m p t y s p o o l w h i c h m u s t b e p l o c e d i n t h e u p p e r
s p o o l - s p o c el.f i t i s n o t t h e r e , p r o c e e d i n t h e f o l l o w i n g w o y :
Pull out the rewind knob (2) in the direction of its oxis ond turn it o little
t o t h e l e f t ; t h e k n o b h o s t o r e m o i n i n t h e p u l l e d o u t p o s i t i o n ,P u t t h e e m p t y
spool (3) into the upper spool spoce (4), so thot the longitudinol
sfot (5) on one side of the spoot is turned towords the rewind knob.
Pressthe spool gently in the direction of its oxis with the thumb of your left
'hond, so thot the solid spool pin (6)
snops into the round operture provided
on the left-hond side of the spool. continue. holding up the left-hond
foce of the spool ond whil.e doing so, turn first the rewind knob to the left
t i l l i t s n o p s i n . F u t h e r ,r o t o t e t h e k n o b t o t h c r i g h t t i l l t h e c o r r i e r p i n p l u g
(7) fits into the longitudinol notch on the spool front. lf i
the spool ir
is correctly inserted, the rewind knob con be solety rototed to the 1.,nt,r"uW '*
(clockwise).
The tronsmission fever (8) must be set to such o position thot the nuru.r6d
onitslobe|ispositionednormo||y,(thenumber45isupsidedown).When
s e t t i n g u p t h e t r o n s m i s s i o nl e v e r , d e p r e s s t o t h e v e r y s t o p t h e p u s h - b u t t o n
p r o v i d e d o n t h e i n n e r s i d e o f t h e o p p o r o t u s ,i n t h e l o w e r s p o o l s p o c e ( t h e
c e n t r e p i n o f t h e c h o n g i n g - o v e lre v e r ) ,o n d t u r n t h e l e v e r s o t h o t i t s p i n f o c e s
t h e o p p r o p r i o t e o p e r t u r e ( 9 ) . W h e n c o r r y i n g o u t t h e o dj u s t m e n t t h e !
t r o n s m i s s i o nl e v e r m u s t n e v e r b e h o n d l e d f o r c i b l y ( s e t o u t o f i t s p o s i t i o n b y
lifting from the opporotus exterior) since its deformotionwould result in
s e t t i n gt h e o p p o r o t u so u t o f f u n c t i o nf o r t h e s i z e so f 6 X 6 c m o n d 2 4 X 3 6 m m ,
A n o l o g i c o l l y, w h e n t h e p u s h - b u t t o ni s n o t d e p r e s s e ds u f f i c i e n t l yt,h e t r o n s -
m i s s i o nl e v e r p i n w o u l d r u b o g o i n s t o n d d o m o g e t h e c o o t i n g o n d t h e t r o n s - , f,
m i s s i o n l e v e r w o u l d b e s e t o u t o f p o s i t i o n ,W h e n r e l e o s i n gt h e p u s h - b u t t o n Fr
t l r e p i n f i t s i n t o t h e o p e r t u r e i n t h e c o v e r o n d l o c k s t h e p o s i t i o no f t h e l e v e r ;
the lotter must beor ogoinst the comero.

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lf the tronsmission hos been set correctly, the meosuring sprocket
i n e i t h e r d i r e c t i o n . I n t h e c o s e o f i n c o r r e c t t r o nsmission
be eosily rotoble
j u s t m e n t t h e m e o s u r i n g s p r o c k e t m u s t b e t u r n e d b o c k till the strong
od
whenever the
resistonce disoppeors. The checking hos to be corried out
position of the lever h o s b e e n c h o n g e d '
defect:
N ote : lncorrect tronsmission odjustment would result in the following
b e i n g l o o d e d , t h e f i l m w i l l s l i p o c r o s s t h e m e o s u r i n g s p r o c k e t ond the
After
film con then
opporotus will not be set reody for the exposure' The who'le
l o c k i n g - i n - p o s i t i o n o f t h e c o n t r o l - k n o b ond releosing
be rewound without ony
r e l e o s e l e v e r h o s t o k e n p l o c e . I n s u c h o c o s e it would be necessory
of the
rewind it
to toke the film out of the opporotus in the dork chomber,
o u t c o r r e c t t r o n s m i s s i o n o d j u s t m e n t t o l o o d t h e f ilm onew
ond ofter corrying
foilowing the respective instructions'

b) Roll film 6X9 cm, pictures 4.5X6 cm in size'

mosk 4'5X6 cm
Put the empty spool into the upper spool spcce. Insert o
i n t o t h e i m o g e w i n d o w ( a a ) ' W h e n i n s e r t i n g t h e mosk core should
in size
provided on the
be token thot the flop on the mosk side fits into the notch
t h e m o s k i n t o t h e i m o g e w i n d o w s o ' t hot the former
apporotus body. Push
n o t p r o j e c t o b o v e t h e g u i d i n g s u r f o c e s (45) of the lotter.
does
is normolly legible
The tronsmission lever (8) must be so odjusted thot ,,45"
(,,60" is upside down).
in the viewfinder
lf it is required to mosk off the ri,. of 4'5X6 c m e n t i r e l y
i. e. uPon
o n o p p r o p r i o t em o s k h o s t o b e p l o c e d i n t o t h e v i e w f i n d e r s p o c e ,
the groundgloss.

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c) 35 mm film, size of exposures24 X 35 mm.

fgt. tl't" purpose of photogrophingon 35 mm cine film, o speciol 35 mm spool

(33) hos to
F . . p l o c e d i n t o t h e u p p e r s p o o l s p q c e , o n o l o g i c o l l yo s t h e s p o o l
f o r t h e B 2 f i l m 6 X 9 c m . T h e l e f t - h o n d p i n w i t h t h e d r i v e r ( c o r r i e r )- ' ( 1 2 )
hos to be screwed into the Jower spool spoce, onto the threod of the're-
v e r s e - r e w i n d i n tgu r n k n o b ( 1 1 ) ; t h e e x t e n s i o np i v o t i s t h e n s l i d o n t o t h e s o l i d
r i g h t - h o n dp i n ( 1 3 ) . A g u i d e f o r 3 5 m m f i l m ( 1 4 ) h o s t o b e i n s e r t e di n t o
the .imoge window, so thot the contoct surfoces of the guide correctly beor
- o g o i n t s t h e c o n t o c t s u r f o c e so f t h e o p p o r o t u s b o d y .
A f t e r t h e g u i d e h o s b e e n p r e s s e di n , i t m u s t p u s h b o c k t h e l e v e r w h i c h i s
f i t t e d o n t h e r i g h t - h o n d s i d e o f t h e i m o g e w i n d o w . l f i n s e r t e di n o n i n c o r r e c t
n r o n n e r ,t h e . g u i d e w o u l d d e f l e c t t h e l e v e r t o w o r d s t h e w o l l , w i t h o u t p u s h i n g
it bock to the required position, ond, ofter the tenth film-frome hos beei
e x p o s e d , t h e c o u n t e r w o u l d n o t r e t u r n o u t o m o t i c o l l yt c l t h e n u m b e r , , 1 " ,
w h e r e b yt h e e x p o s i n go f f u r t h e r s h o t sw o u l d b e r e n d e r e di m p o s s i b l eF . rom-the
1 2 t h e x p o s u r et h e f i l m c o u l d b e r e w o u n d f r e e l y .
W h e n i n s e r t i n gt h e g u i d e t h e l o t t e r h o s t o b e h e l d b y t o u c h i n g i t s o p p o s i t e
edges.; the tiltoble pressure plote must never be seizeC. lf it is required
entirely_-to mosk off the size of 24x36 mm in the viewfinder, o mosking
frome 24X36 mm tos to be ploced into the viewfinder spoce, directly upoi
t h e g r o u n d g l o s s .A c c o r d i n g t o t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e m o s k ' i n t h e v i e w f i n d e r ,
i . e . w h e t h e rt h e r e i s t h e m o r k i n g 1 m o r 7 m o n t h e l o w e r s i d e o f t h e m o s k ,
the viewfinder porolox is corrected for o distonce of 1 m or 7 m.
The tronsmissionlever hos to be so odjusted thot ,,60" on its lobel con be
r e o d n o r m o l l y( n o t u p s i d e d o w n ) .

d) 35 mm film, size of pictures 24X28 mm;

T h e m o k e - r e o d yo f t h e o p p o r o t u si s i d e n t i c o lt o t h o t f o r t h e s i z e o f 2 4 X 3 6 m m .
T h e m o s _ k i n g , f r o m2e4 X 2 4 m m h o s s t i l l t o b e i n s e r t e di n t o t h e g u i d e f o r t h e
3 5 1 n m f, i l m ( 1 4 ) , t h i s h o v i n g t o b e d o n e i n s u c h o u r o y t h o t o n 6 s i d e o f t h e
m o s k h o s t o b e s l i d u n d e r n e o t ht h e s h i m p r o v i d e d o n t h e b o t t o m s i d e o f
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i*j'.,r: in* rr#i i:d ,Ji the iip?tinr:tt-rF w!th 'L*e
't:1, hy s{:r"*rruir-rfi ti ir: *{i th*i" ?t {:finn*t'
:;:i-ii g : , e , s r t i - c ' i " iri r c i<nuri*d' kn*b tii
i - i # * r ^ i t ] l . : U f f F p # i " C ! t i ' i S h , V { i t { : i t " i * l = ' t r-:i
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:.)i:,"*1. 1 : - _ - : 1 . : . 1 . , = -n l : , i , .

b) Roll fitm 6 X 9 GHl, size

4,5X6 cm
' oding is onolo-
T h e f i l m ' t .l o

w h i c h t h e f i l m i s w o u n d .T u r -
n i n g t h e s p o o l f u r t h e r b Y. a
o uCI rter of q revolution the
m a r k sd i s o P P e o o r nd the film
bond is correctlYset for the
p i c t u r e s4 . 5X 6 c m i n s i z e '
c! 35 mm film
The film is looded into the opporotus in stondord cortridges. Pull out the
r e v e r s e r e w i n d i n g t u r n k n o b ( 11 ) o n d s e t t h e c o r t r i d g e w i t h t h e s p o o l o n t o
the left-hond extension pivot with corrier (12) so, thqt the points of the
lotter entirely fit into the hole of the core of the spool with the film enclosed
in the cortridge. Ploce the other end of the spool, projecting from the
cortridge, onto the solid right-hond extension pivot (13)+lock the cortridge
in the lower spool spoce by slowly releosing the reverse rewinding turnknob.

Pull opprox, 10 cm of the film from the mogozine. Slip the film first under
the feft-hond roller (21) ond thon under the right-hond one (22), lead it
qcross the meosuring sprocket (10) ond insert it under the guide pressure
plote (14). Fit the film end into the slit of the speciol spool (35 mm) ond
effect one revolution (opprox.) of the rewind knob so os to ensure thot the
f i l m e n d d o e s n o t s l i p o u t f r o m t h e s l i t i n t h e s p o o l o n d s i m u l t o n e o u s l yt o
qttoin thot the film is moderotely tightened.

lf it is not required to rewind the film in the opporotus bock into the cortridge,
it is superfluous to ploce the extension into the lower spool spoce. ln such
q cose put the cortridge with the film loosely into the lower spool spoce ond
lood the film in the known monner os described obove.

5, Adjustmentof the film for moking the first shot.

Rototethe rewind knob (2) up to the click-stop,Number,,1" oppeors in the
window of the moin counter (15) ond the film is mode reody for the first
exposure.

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 6, Moking the opporutus reody for photogrophing
o) Focussing
(26) is provided with
In order to ottoin speedy focussing,the focussinglever
con
snops for neor, medium ond infinite distonce; if required,these snops
be set out of oction. A sliding knob (23) is provided on the left-hond side
of the front cover for this PurPo-
se, When this knob is shifted
from the top to the lower Posi-
t i o n t h e s n qp p i n g -i n o f t h e f o -
cussing lever is thrown out of
oction o nd the lotter co n then
be moved continuously.

Open the viewfinder bY tilting

off its protective lid (24). Setthe
mognifier (25')obove the ground-
gloss, put your eye close to the
m o g n i fi e r o n d b i m o v i n g t h e
focussing lever (26') with the fo-
refinger ond thumb of Your left
hond, perform the focussing of
the imoge. lf the imoge seen
on the ground-qloss is shorP,
the imoge on the film is Per-
fectly shorp, too. When objects in
motion o re to be Photogro Phed
w h i c h c o n n o t b e f o c us s e d b e f o -
rehond on the ground-gloss
screen,the focussingdistonce is
e s t i m o t e d . A c c o r di n g t o t h e e s t i -
moted distonce the focussing
lever is set on the distonce
scole (27) ogoinst the number
c o r r e s p o n di n g t o t h e e s t i m o t e d
volue. The scole numbers indi-
c o t e t h e d i s t on c e e i t h e r i n m e t r e s
( l o w e r f i g u r e s ), o ( i n f e e t ( u P p e r
n u m b e r s ) .A n o b j e c t o f o n i n f i -
nite distonce is morked with the
s i gn o o o r w i t h t h e o b b r e v i o t i o n
I
INF (i. e. infinitY).

Thus e. g. if the focussing iever notch is set qgoinst the number,,2", the
photogrophed object, ploced of o distonce of 2 m from the toking lens front
g l o s s i s c o r r e c t l yf o c u s s e d "
b) Stopping down the lens

The omount of light which is ollowed to poss through the lens cqn
be voried by stopping down the lotter. The respective scole corries the following
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stop numbersz 3.5, 4, 5.6, 8, 16, 22; the stop number 3.5 corresponds to the
fufly open lens operture; on the other hond, when set to the number 22, only
o smoll omount of light posses throug h the lens. These stop numbers hqve
been chosen so thot stopping down to the next higher number"olwoys results
in holving the omount of light possing through the lens of the preceding step.
This dependence however, does not, hold good between the volues 3.5 qnd 4.

c) Exposure time odjustment

The shutter is provided with figures which indicote the,,speed" of the shutter,
i. e. the time during which it is opened, i. e. the length of exposure time.

The indicoted figures qre os follows 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30, 60, 125, 250,
500. The figu re ,,1" indicotes one second, the figure 2 c o r r e s p o n d s t o 1 / 2s e c o n d ,
the figure I to tle second, the figure 125 to llns
second, etc. In oddition to
these figures there is the letter,,B" on the
shutter, for moking time
exposures. Beginners should use the exposure time rltzs second when moking
shots ,,from the hond" (i. e. without tripod), so os to ottoin stobility
ond to ovoid vibrotion of the token picture. Only expert photogrophers con
use the exposure time of rlso sec. or longer.

By turning the externol knur-

led (milled) ring (30) of the
shutter, the figure of the
c h o s e n e x p o s ur e t i m e i s s e t
to foce the mo rk, on the
mount. The exposure time
length (the speed of the
shutter) is selected occording
to the stop number, or, vice
verso, the suitoble stopping
down of the lens is selected
o c c o r d i n g t o t h e e x p o s ur e
time either by experience
o r b y c o n s ul t i n g o n e x p o s ur e
meter.

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d) Monipulotionwith the scole of ,,light volues"
The Prestorshutter is olso provided with o scole of the so colled "liglrt-volues'i'
ring' The timing
T h e s eo r e t h e r e d n u m b e r s 3 t o 1 8 o n t h e s h u t t e r t i m i n g
d o * n o t " t o o r r o n g e d t h o t i h e y con be firmly
ring ond the stoppini ling
w h e i e x p o s u r e t i m e, the suitoble
i n t e r c o n n e c t e dl .n i f , i i * o V , "nonging-the e x p o s u r et i m e o d j u s t -
s t o p i s o u t o m o t i c o l l t; d j u ; i ; d . o r v i c e u u i t o . - T h " c o r i e c t shutter
to set ol
ment is thus subst"riti"ffy-ii*ptiti.a. lt is merely nece.ssory s e n s i:h.? t i v i t yo f t h e
\ lighr ond
t h e l i g h t v o l u e , * r ' r l " - n - - ' f o rt h ej .goi vn e n . o n a i t i o n t o f
j p h o t o g r o p h i cm o t e r i o t o p p t i u a
doble e x p o s u
f
r
t
em
o ,
e
t
t
o
e r
b
o
e
r o
c
n
o r
e
r i
x
e
p
d
o
o
s
u
u
t
r e
i
c
n
t e o s c e r t o i n e d - b yc o n s u l t i n go d e p e n -
h o r t ,T h e o d j u s t m e n t o t h e o p p r o p r i o t e
the followingwoy: pull the stop lever
, , l i g h tv o l u e "
(29)gentlyin the J i r . . t i o n o w o y f r o m t h e s h u t t e rJ n d b y , o p e r o t i n g . t h el e v e r
(31) on the shuttei tirir",g r i n g s . e tt h e indicoted light volue ogoints the tip
o f t h e s t o p l e v e r ( 2 9 ) ,W h e n r o t o t i n g - -
- the lever on tfr" ii#ing ;i;g,1n" o"pptoporioteexfiosutetime is simultoneously
o f ter the ligh[volue hos been odjusted i
il
number or;' vice verso, the
set so os to ."ri"rp.'"a ti' ine t"t".iua stop
oppropriotestopnumbertocorrespondtotheselectedexposuretime'
A s | o n g o s t h e c o n d i t i o n s o f | i g h t . d o n o t c h o n g e , - i(.ceo'm o sb |i noontgi oons)tohf etsi m
ome e
,,light volue,' f,ofds';;;, the- odjusted.conn6ction
;;;J;;i belolteted either' Depending on the shots
exposureona ,topiins"ii;un occordingto the speed
to be token, the ,,speed" of the tftuti"iii ihen chonged ( o nd the stopping down
of the moving .Ui!"i *ni.n i s b e i n E p h o t o g r o p h e J
need not uu *orr1 'il.Ji;;i'
!J;l;;i, ( . ; -'oa;utt r t 6 o t t o i n t h e n e c e s s o r vs h o r p n e s s
i ; " " ; d e-tnu
depth, it is onrv --i.' J stop without worrvins obout the
Hence, the od just-
speed of the ,r,rttur, L*potui. . tim,e. (31) on the timing
to be ori in". such ".b;;t o. *oyi. thot the lever
ment is
ring is rototed till"i[; "";;;;J requii"a pp""a it-'ito."A lPPosite the morlr A' or the
the required stop number'
tip of the stop '"u;i lZei'is position-J Liposite
I t c o n h o p p e n t h o t t h e l e v e r o n t h e t i m i . n gr i n g . c o n time- n o tb e r o t o t e d o n y f o r t h e r
so thot thJ reqiired or stop odjustment
in one or the ot;;;'Jit..tion o n o d j u s t m e n tw . ould
c q n n o t b e o t t o i n e d . T h i s i s o s i g n l n r o i n i n g i h o t . s u c hof lisht ond thqt on
not correspond ;;y l;;r;; ig-ft giiJl i"lt'l1i'lj
u n d e r o r o v e r - e x p o s e dn e g o t i v e w o u l d b e o b t o l n e o '
o r e n o t i n d i c o t e d 't h e
l f w e h o v e o n e x p o s u r eo i d o n w h i c h t h e . l i g h t - v o l uthis e s woy: Pull off slightly
tnu ,nu1t"r houe to Ue'set in
exposure rinq-.set the
lever (2g) ond by operoting .luuu131..on the timing A . T h e n , s e t
the stop "t.r"nt|-o-n-
t h e t r i o n g u l o r m o r k
d e t e r m i n e dr p " " J t f t n u s i r u t t e r . o p p i t i t " the determined
the stop iever tip (otso by puilins thli;;;;s;n1ty "lt)iopposite
b e t w e e n t h e e x p o s u r et i m e
s t o p n u m b e r . fn i f , i r - * ; i , . m u [ u o l - d e p " n J o n . . to the.givenconditions
ond the stopping do*n hoi'been ottoin-JJ.oiresponding
lue" hos been found'
o f l i g h t , o n d , c o n s e q u e n t l yo, l s o t h e " o ; ; ; ; ; ; i . i ; ' , i i g n t - v oshutter,
witii t]he os long os the
which con be used for further tonifuLiiln
influencing.tonditions h o v e n o t c h o n g e d '
"rporuiu t h e e x p o s u r et i m e o n d t h e
H e n c e , o l s o i n t h i s c o s e i t i s p o s s i b l et o o d j u s t
lt is ;;i; ;;.;tsgry t? inteirupt - bv pulling the
stop of the shutter seporotely..
stop lever (Zg) in the direction . ; ; i i ; . t h e s h u tter- the mutuol inter-
.t-rin"iti"" of ihe timing ring ond the stop ring'
)
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7. Photogrqphing
After hoving corried out the focussingprocedureos well os the stopping down
ond time exposure odjustment, you con proceed to moke the exposure
proper, since the shutter hos olreody been cocked outomoticolly by rewinding
t h e f i l m . H o l d t h e o p p o r o t u sf i r m l y w i t h b o t h h o n d s o n d , o t t h e c o n v e n i e n t
moment, depress with the forefinger of your right hond ond without jerking
the instrument,the comero releose lever (32) up to the stop.
When toking the snopshot, observe the imoge of the pho'togrophedobject
o n t h e g r o u n d g l o s s ,u p o n w h i c h t h e o p p r o p r i o t e m o s k i n g f r o m e h o s b e e n
ploced, depending on for
w h i c h si z e o f p i c t u r e s t h e
comero hos been mode
reody. ln the cose of pictures
24X36 mm in size mode on
o 35 mm cine film, the imoge
of the photogrophed object
con be ploced without
using ony mosk within the
l i m i t s o f t h e r e c t on g l e m o r k e d
on the groundgloss screen,
When using cine film ond
moking tlre eKposure in hori-
zontol position, o 24X36 mm
viewfinder is used to odvon-
toge; this viewfinder hos to
be slid into the slides (42)
fitted on the side of the
opporotus. The viewfinder is
supplied os on extro occessory
item.

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8. Exposures mode f rom eYe'level
(D' vl viewfinder
l n s o m e c o s e s i t i s o d v o n t o g e o u st o u s e t h e d i r e c t v i s i o n
iiv"li"'i"f-tiJ"rj, ;.-;.;h;; t"kine- ropid sporting snopshots,when worl<ins
shots. Depress
with on 35 mm .i,..,ef',i* or when to-king'horiiontol.ly-orientoted
t h e f l o p o f t h e v i e w f i n d e rl i d ( 3 4 ) t o h o i i z o n t o lp o s i t i o no b o vput ethe groundgloss'
r*i"g-lfi tf,"-fo.u'rri;;"t;;-"if,i"t iZSl to verticol
position, vour eye close
Jt tn. viewfinder reor port ond observe the object
to the squore i3t)
p i c t u r e so f 2 4 X 3 6 m m i t r
i; ilpfr'ot"gt"phed. "ut-oui W h e n u s i n g - o 3 5 m m f i l m w i t h
" o f t h e v i e w f i n d e rl i d ( 3 6 ) i s i w u n g o f f '
s i z e ,o n l y t h e i n n e r l i l ; b l " p o r t
I f e m p | o y i n g t h e D . V . ( d i r e c t - v i s i o n ) v i e w f i n d e r w h e n p h o t o g r ohos p h i ntog w i t h
picture size of q'sxo - o t or 24x2.4 flltTl,
- * L t tcm e oppropriote ,mosk
' T hthe
t n " l i g h i -t n
" topr;tr. n o t c h p r o v i d e d o n o n e side
be set on the troni
pin,(37) oi the shoft front woll,
of the mosk hos to be slid upon tht;
on the other side o{ the
the mosk hos to be bent slightl' onJihe notch
mosk slid o n t o t h e l o w e r Pin ( 3 8 ) '

g. Exposing with f lexible wire releose

h.os,to be screwed into t h e
lf it is required to use o wire releose, the lotter
threod of the .orurl-1"1.or.-(SZ)..1i-i, r e c o m m e n d e dh, o w e v e r 't o u t i l i z e t h e
w i t " ( c o U t e ) r e l e o s eo n l y w h e n m o k i n g t i m e e x p o sures'
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n:Rf
10.Exposures mqde with qpplicqtion of
ouiomotic reteose-i,V,, -\ ; ; A{!- f/S
o devile for outomLtic By setting
^rt+qse'
The shutter is provided)with
the red knob (39)-on the'shutterto the p o s i t i o nm o r k e d ( , , V " ) t h e o u t o m o t i c
'oction'
lf\ depPdsffig. the comero
releose mechonism-it- roJu reody for
iix seconds'The outomotic
releose lever,the exposur" tot ut plo'."' ott.t obout 1 to l/soosecond' except
releose con be t", otl tit"t from
"ppii"A "ipoiut.
for the ,,8" Position=
must be ottoched to
when opplying the outomotic releose,the comero
s u p p o r t . l f i t i s n o t r e q u i r e dt o o p p l y t h e
o tripod o. ploceJ-on o suitoble
knob morl<edred must,u*-,
cutomotic releose when moking the next exposure,the
t"'r.it" *," bosic@ '{ot'A

11. Time exPosures

comero, For time exposures
These exposures connot be mode by ho.lding the
The bottom side of the comero
t h e c o m e r o m u s t - b " s c r e w e d o n t o t 'l /q9i pt 'o { i
is provided with J trip.J nrt- *ltn o threod. lt is convenient to use the
*iru releose f o r e x p o s u r e s o f t h i s k i n d '
(30) with the letter,,B" o.pposite.the mork'
set the milled ring of the shutter
V/hen depressing'the comerq r e l . o r; Iever or the wire releose, the shutter
The
is opened ond ,"*olns open fo"g os the releose is kept depressed'
"t position with the oid of the locking
]i shutter con be locked in the opu'i
t t
I mechonism knob ia-di-ro"inot-thl' releose lever need not be l<ept depressed
ff'" procedure to be followed
nronuolly when moking long time .-"potutui.
for t h i s PurPose i s o s :
(40) downwords to the
D e p r e s s t h e c o m e- r o r e l e o s e l e v e r o n d s h i f t t h e k n o b
T h e n , * h " n t h e r e l e o s e i s n o t k e p t depressed monuolly, .the
red.
time hos elopsed' close
s h u t i e r r e m o"iun.sn o p . n . - n i t e i t f ' e r e q u i r e d e x p o s u r e
i n " - 1 " . b ( 4 0 i u p w o r d i The locking mechonism
in"-rf.,"tt"; by rh-iii"g !Ooin.
wire releose!!!
connot be r.rsed;h"; exposing with the oid of the
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12, Repeqted exposures without rewinding of the film

Repeoied exposure without rewinding of the film is reguired when using the
comero for trick -shots, or, frequently enough, when moking exposureJwith
floshl.ight, 9nq, due to o reoson whotsoever, the lotter foils to ignite ond
the direct light is of very low intensity, When repeoting the expoiure, cock
the shutter knob (41), ond then set the lotter to its"initiol position where it J
is interlocked. Simultoneously with cocking of the fiiife?the-o r e l e o s e
-t-.--rFFF
r a - T h - l o d K e d . .t
tn this woy it is possible to cock ond to releose the shutter severol
times in succession, without rewinding the film. The shutter con be .dd
either by the comero releose lever or by the flexible releose, a E zE45E o

N ot e : lf the knob (41) foils to return to its initioi position, on undesiroble

opening of the shutter tokes ploce ot ony further cocking so thot the
exposing is effected olreody during the cocking. This foult is eliminoted by
correct letting ond locking of the knob (411 in iilIlffi.f pa.'t--itG)

13. Further exposures

The locking of the rewind knob is outomoticolly releosed ofter the exposure
hos been mode by depressing the releose lever, ond the knob con ogoin
be rototed the stop. In this woy the comero is mode reody for o further
exposure ond the number of the next exposed frome is outomoticolly indicoted
by the counter. Since the shutter is cocked simultoneously with the rewinding
oi the film, the lotter procedure hos to be performed directly before toking
the shot.

lf using o 35 mm film or if moking pictures 4.5X6 cm in size on o roll film,

more thon 12 exposures ore obtoined. By inserting o guide for o 35 mm
film, or o 4.5X6 cm mosk into the comero, os soon os the eleventh exposure-
frome hos been reoched, the moin exposure-counter (17) is outomoticolly
set to number ,,1", ond indicotes further exposuresby numbers 2, 3,4 to 11.
Hence, the moin counter indicotes individuol exposure units. Tens of exposures
ore recorded by on odditionol counter 18, which os sooll os the moin
counter hos returned to number ,,1" - hos to be od justed by turning the
milled knob clockwise,

ln the window of the odditionel counter the number 1, 2,3 or 4 oppeors,

If, for instonce, the numbef ,,2" is shown in the window of the oddiiionol
counter, whilst the moin counter window reods ,,7", the 27th exposure is
being. mode. lf the milled knob 17 of the counter is, occidentolly, turned
round by more thon one number, it con be turned bock.

When phcitogrophing pictures 6X6 cm in size on o roll film, the odditionot

counter hos to be set to the initiol position ,,0" ond not'hondled ony more
in ony woy.

N o t e: when rewinding o 35 mm film from o cortridge it con hoppen

thot - by foult of the cortridge employed - o noticeoble resistonce ist felt.
lf o film hos to be rewound reliobly, it is prohibitive to opply force since
teoring of the film would. Whenever o higher resistonce is felt when rewinding
o film, loosen the film in the cortridge by turning the reverse winding knob
(11) onticlockwise. These meosures hove to ben token especiolly when the
film is opprooching its end, i. e. when the film spool diometer is smoll!

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1 4 .L o c k i n g of the comero rleose lever
shutter hoving been
f
$
li the film hos been rewound for the next exposurer{them o d e i n s t o n t o n e o u s l y ,
b u
c o c k e ds i m u l t o n e o u s l y ) , -
t ltohcek n
e e
d x t ; . p ; ; ; ; ' c o n n o . t . b e f
the releosetever .;;i't o g ; i ; r i i - u n d e s i r o b l e d e p r e s s i n gb y s h i f t i n g
i'h; i;.ki;s r."ouAoi ;;*;words 6 tn' red dot'

1 5 .C l o s i n g of the viewf inder

B y s w i n g i n g d o w n t h e c o v e r i n . g I i . d ' o f t h e v i e w f i n d e r ( 2 4m)o, tghnei f.iw
e rhoon|de vt hi ee w f i n d e r
i s o u t o m o t i c o l y. r ; ; " ; - ; ; ; t h " el i d , n o ' p , i " . t n . f o c u s i i n g
(i.itiol) positions'
ii.;-; ilL-"i.i*ii'-,Jui fia (S+) must be in their bosic

'16.Toking out of the exPosed f ilm

* o) Roll film 6X9 cm

b e e n- e x p o s e d 't h e r e w i n d k n o b
After the 12th picture 6X6 cm in size hos onq red dot which oppeors
con be rototed continuously withoui ony stop' .1 f i l m h o s b e e n e x p o s e d '
i n t h e m o i n c o u n t e rw i n d o w ,s i g n o l s t h o i t h e ' c o m p l e t e
round, the end of the film
By turning the ,"*ini knob Jpprox. five-times
bircking p-operis sofely rewound'
the 4'5X6 cm size' the end
A f t e r h o v i n g e x p o s e d t h e s i x t e e n t hp i c t u r e - o f u s u o Jm o n n e r ,i . e ' b y c o n t i -
p o p e r c o n n o t b u ' " w o i r n d i n - t h e
of the bocking qfter the length
't"" it-oi*ovt' h obrocked s
nuous rototion of ih" i"*i"a knob,'i,r.'*i.r, b e e n rewound' The
t o f ; " ; ;
of the poper, corresponding i s c o r r i , e dout in the some woy
S o c k i n g p o p e r
r e w i n d i n go f t h e . ^ i - " ? - t 6 . i. e. obout five blonk exposures
os usuol in the.;;oi iniiuiarol
"ipotures,
ore still mode'
size- the end of the'bocking poper
l f - i n t h e c o s e o f p i c t u r e s4 . 5 X 6 .c m i n of. the rewind knob' the knob
is required to be iuiuorna by co.ntinuour',llotlon
;i;h; thriier hos.;;-;" f't"fa itt the upper limit position' the
(41) for cockins positionby the knob (40)
t o b e d e p r e s s e d . ' o " a - t o c t e ai n
r e l e o s el e v e r h o s knob hove to be mode'
ond opprox. five _ h o s
"oitinuori'-revolution*;"i;;;"wind
p o p e r b e e n r e w o u n d ,o p e n t h e b o c k | i d
When the end of the bocking i" ttt-e-direction of its oxis; by the
of the comero ond pull out the ,.*iia'ftitU
pr"rrur"'rpif ig in" titt roll is lifted ond con be
pressureof the oppropriot"
eosilytoken out of the comero'

b) 35 mm film
A f t e r t h e l o s t f i | m f r o m e h o s . b e e n e x p o s e d , o .domoqe p e r c e p of t i bthe s i s t(which
| e r efilm onceisfelt
rarhenturning t1,e"r"uilnJ knob, tn oriJr"it-l"tii the kn'ob turnins hos to be
is firmty ctomp.j ;; ;h; ip".r t" ;i;";;;;;;?i
into the cortridqe' Witl'r the thumb
discontinued ond the film rewound to"t
push-b.itt.^ i..oted in the rn'iddleof the rewind
of your left hond depressthe
"lI knob ond hold it dePressed'
II B y t u r n i n g t h e r e v e r s em o t i o n k n o b ( 1 1 ) c l o c k w i s e , - tbe h ef i l m i s r e w o u n d b o c k
I ;;;;ri;;. fne
' l t fn"U hos to rototed till o sudden
into the orisinot ";;;il;;; -otol"ioii
I t h e t " i i ; ; - ; " o u d i b l e u n l h r e oding (slippingout)
d e c r e o s eo f is heord' Performone
I . i - i n . - i f l m t h e u p p e r s p o o l -
of the beginning' .from
1* further revolutiori'."iin''tr.r"'r.".u,-i"r""r-" iff ;";ii-button the lost procedure
in the rewind knob
I centre ond open th;"t;;;;;;; tu..f.-[Oj ot'tn" comero;
of vour own body' Pull out
con be corried out in doylight, in th" tiodo*
oui the cortridge with th",
o l i t t l e t h e r e v e r s em o t i o n t n o b i l i j - " ; J l o t u '
e x p o s e df i l m .
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17. Depth of f ocus

. Every lens reproduces shorply not only the objects locoted in the focussing
plone, but olso such objects which ore situoted in front of ond behind this
plone. This phenomenon is colled ,,Depth of focus"; it is the greoter the more
:
the lens is stopped down. ,J
The Flexoret Vll comero is equipped with o depht-of-focus scole engroved
on the focussing lever proper (26). This is very convenient since it is possible
- olter hoving focussed - to reod off immediotely the two distonces within ;
which the photogrophed objects will be shorply reproduced ot opplicotion j

of the chosen stopping down. The scole is counted for the greotest unshorp-
ness (the so-colled ronge of confusion) 0.05 mm.
.
Exomple: After hoving focussed, the notch of the focussing lever foces the
number ,,2" of the metre-distonce scole (27). lf, {or instonce, the lens is
stopped down to the stop number,,8", the distonce of opprox. 1,8 to 2.3 m
is reod in the distonce scole opposite the two numbers ,,8" of the depth-of-
focus scole on either side of the centre notch.

lf it is required to determine the depth of focus of the employed lens, more

exoctly, the following toble, counted for the greotest unshorpness of 0.05 mm,
hcs to be consulted:

Toble showing the depth of field when using o Belor f 3.5, F : 80 mm lens,
the distqnce scole being indicoted in metres.

number

I
I

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18. Floshlight exPosures
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T h e s h u t t e r i s p r o v i d e d w i t h o d e v i c e o f s y n c h r o n o u si g n i t i o n , o f f l o s h l i g ! " r t
ft tii"tniig6i ryn"[tonii.t). When moking floihlight ,exposures
;;bl; ftug h'ot to be inserted into the contoct (a3) of the synchronizingdevice
the. floshlight

f r o n t w o l l . B o t h k i n d s o f f l o s h l i g h tc o n b e u s e d ; i t i s , h o w e v e r ,
r o set the knob morked in red (39)-.on the shutter either towords
" ^ - t n " . q ; * "to
1."utioiy
t h e m o r l i , , X " o r , , M " o n d t o u s e t h e s u i t o b l e s h u t t e rs p e e d '
p T h e t o b l e w h i c h f o l l o w s i n d i c o t e st h e , , X " o n d , , M " o d j u s t m e n to n t h e .s h u t t e r
o n a t h e s h u t t e , r p " " d s w h i c h c o n b e o p p l i e d f o r v o r i o u s -s o r t s o n d m o r k s
of floshlights.

Positionof the red knob

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if
F l o s hl o m p Tvp

XO
ond shutter speed

F1 1 to 1/sosec.
Osrom F2
XP 1 to 1/oo sec.

Generol Electric SM
Westinghouse 1 to 1/rzs
Wobosh-Sylvonio SF
1/ooond l/rzs sec. 'l
PF3 to 1/so

Philips P F1 4
PF ?-5
PF60
0
Osrom 1
2
No. 5 1/ooto 1/soo ' t ,o t/so
sec.
Generol Electric N o .1 1
Westinghouse No.22
Press25
Press40
kr Wobosh-Sylvonio Press50
No.0
No.2
P F1 O O
Generol Electric No.50 l/so ond 1/oosec. 1 to 1/a

W"Uot nS V l" " " i"

Electronic floshlight devices - A t l m o k e s a n d t y p e s I t o 1 / s o os e c .

The floshlighting mode with the oid of outomotic releose, when the knob
morkeci in'red Is positioned so os to foce the letter ,,V", is possibie in the
cose of electronic f loshlights ot oll speeds of the .shutter; in the cose of
pnoiofioth lomps only th-e shutter speeds, indicoted in Toble fo:" the ,,X"
odjustment moy be oPPlied.
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19. Nototion of the type ond sensitivity ,
of the loqded lilm

Below the toble of filter foctors the bock lid of the csmero incorporotes
on indicotor of the type cnd sensitivity of the film with which the camero is I

looded. On the indicotor externol ring there ore dots of different colours with
iriongulor morks. For instonce, the two red dots indicote inverse coiour .$
moteriol, the red dot ond the block dot signify negotive colour moteriol,
whilst the two block dots designote the block-ond-white negotive moteriol. I
The two scoles, provided on the inner block ring of the indicotor referred to, t
indicote the sensitivity of the moteriol in tenths of DIN ond in ASA volues. I
In the middle there is o window where the numbers 60 or 35, indicoting the
-a
s i z e o f t h e f i l m u s e d , o p p e o r q u t o m o t i c o l l y . T h e s e t t i n g o f t h e s e n s i t i v i t yt y p e
of the looded film is corried out by rototing the block ring to the left till
tlre film sensitivity number foces the triongulor mork.

20. Toble of the elongotion foctors when using MEOPTA fitters

lf o correction colour filter is used, the exposure time must usuolly be extended.
In order to focilitote the chonge of the exposure time when opplying correction
filters, o toble of elongotion foctors is provided on the comero bock lid; the
toble indicotes how mony times the normol exposure time hos to be elongoted.
The Toble is compiled for the following types of films:

Ortho : orthochromotic film

Ortho-pon = normol ponchromotic film
Pon : ponchromotic film with increosed sensitivity red colour
For every type of moteriol there ore two volues specified in the Toble. The
first coiumn indicotes the elongotion foctor proper by which the normol
exposure time hos to be multiplied whilst in the second column there ore
ihe numbers which hove to be subtrocted from the,,light volues", holding
good for exposure without opplicotion of filters.

For exomple: An Ortho pon film ond o GGR 1 (yellow-green) filter is used;
the exposure time determined by on exposure meter or indicoted in on
exposure-time chort is rfzs sec., with the lens stopped down to ,,8". Looking
up the GGR 1 filter ond the Ortho-pon film in the chort, the elongotion
f o c t o r i s 2 X t l n s , i . e . 1 / o os e c . , o r , o f t h e g i v e n e x p o s u r e t i m e o f l / r z s s e c . t h e
diophrogm operture hos to be odjusted to 5,6 (insteod of to,,8"). lf it is
worked with light volues, it will be oscertoined thot for the given cose, without
cpplicotion of o filter, the light volue 13 is opplicoble; when using o GGR 1
filter the number t hqs to be subtrocted from this volue, i. e. the light volue :-
hos to be odjusted to tZ.
i
I
lf o volue of 0.5 - 1.5 - 2,5 or 3.5 hos to be subtrocted occording to the
indicotions in the chort, the lever must be set to the intermediote volue r
i, e. to the tooth followed by o whole (integer) number.

21. Hondling i

A photogrophic cqmero is on opporotus which must be hondled with ottention &

ond core. Before looding o new film it is recommended to dust the comero I

t
interior with o hoir brush. The lenses hove to be cleoned (not too often) T
with o cleon, woshed, soft piece of cloth. The lens surfoces ore freed from
dust with o soft hoir brush. Shocks, humidity ond chemicol vopours hove on
odverse influence on the comero.

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AND IHEIR APPTICATION
COLOURFITTERS
Exposure prolongo-
Type tion with moteriol
Colour ond Applicotion
of density
filter Ortho-
ronchro

G1 Yellow- Universol filter for occentuoting 1 , 5X 1 , 5X

bright controsts. lmproves reproduction
of summer clouds, brightens
tonned complexion
G2 Yellow- Filter for correct tronsfer of co- 3X 2X 2X
medium lours onto ortho-moteriol. For
photogrophing londscoPes, snow
ond clouds
G3 Yellow- For photogrophing hozY horizons, 4X 3X 3X
d or k qccentuotes vivid colours of no-
(oronge) ture. Notionol costumes, repro-

f
duction of colour Pointings
GGR 1 Y e l l o w - For correct tronsfer of colours 3X 2x 2X
g reen onto ortho- ond Ponchro-moteriol
P i c t u r e so f l o n d s c o p e s w i t h c l o u d s ,
flowers, notionol costumes, snow
For correct tronsfer of colours 4X 3X 3X
G R 1 Green
onto ponchro-moteriol in daY-
f light. Eliminotes foding of liPs
on portroit exPosures
For correct tronsfer of colours 2X
B1 Bright-
blue onto ponchro-moteriol in orti-
ficiol iignt. Eliminotes foding of
lips on portroit exPosures
R1 Bright- For photogrophY hozY horizons. 10x 6X
red Mood piclures onto Ponchro-
moteriol
ff Almost Essentiql for PhotogroPhY in 1 , 5x 1X 1X
c o l o ur l e s s mountoins ond oltitudes of 2000 m
obove seo level; for PhotogroPhY
ot the seoside to domPen the
effect of ultroviolet roys. ln low-
londs, in winter with sunlit snow
Similor effect os the UV - 1,5x IX 1X
UVO Colourless opplied with colour moteriol
: For intercepting o Port of light, 2X 2X 2x
N1 Bright-
grey e. q. when using high sensitive
films, ot too high illuminotion of
photogrophed objects, ot undesi-
icble thorpness dePth Produced
wsn o f t h e l e n s e t c .
b y s t o p p i n-go ldl oow
The filier to Pqss 50 o/o
of light
N2 Grey- Anologicol oPplicotion os with 4X 4X 4X
medium the N 1 filter. lt ollows to Poss
25 0/6 of light
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SpeciqlAccessories
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t:
F
q) An evereody leother cose with o strop for corrying in the hond or over .t
tlre shoulder.
t
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b) A set of colour filters B 36 i
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t
To focilitote correct tronsfer of light - which is seen, oround us in vorious
colours - to the neutrol block-ond-white scole of the sensitive moteriol ond
for speciol-type exposures, eleven different types of filters ore supplied by the
Meopto Not. Corpor. They ore mode from opticol gloss, coloured in the moss,
precisely ground ond polished. They ore specified in the oppropriote toble
which comprises exomples of their opplicotion. The elongotion foctors ore
indicoted opproximotely only since the sensibilizotion grode of the moteriol
sensitivity connot be reliobly determined, lt is recommended, therefore, to
verify these foctors in connection with the moteriol with which it is intended
to work.

Anologicolly os the sunshode, olso ihese correction filters ore fixed by meons
of o speciol-type boyonet lock into the inside diometer of the externol mount
of the toking lens. The insertion procedure of filters is onologicol to thot
of the sunshode.

c) Flexpor B 36 odopter lenses'

1. Flexpor 1-0.5 m

For photogrophing of objects within o distonce of 1 m to 50 ctn from the front

gloss of the lens (i. e. of the objective).

2. Flexpor 0.5 - 0,33 m

For photogrophing of objects within o distonce of 50 cm to 30 cm from the

front gloss of the objective.

Tlre Flexpor odopter lenses ore o poir pf identicol lenses; one of them, in the
higher mount, is completed with o ground ond polished wedge u'rhichlimits
the porollox of the viewfinder lens objective. Therefore, this lens is olwoys set
onto the viewfinder objective, whilst the other one, hoving the some morking,
is set onto the toking objective. The monts of the odopter lenses ore provided
with the some boyonet lock (by meons of which the mount is perfectly fixed)
os the filters ond ore, therefore, set on in the some woy os the lotter ones.

d) Opticol viewfinder 24 X 36 mm

e) A smotl-sized bog for sunshode ond fitters

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t) The sunshqde B 40 for slipping on the lower toking lens (objective)'

W h e n p h c t o g r o p h i n g o g o i n s t t h e s u n l i g h t t h e s u n s h o d e p r e v e n t sd i r e c t s u n r o y s
fi'om entering the objective, thus eliminoting the formotion of reflections.

The sunshode is fixed onto the externol mount of the toking lens with the
c ri d o f o b o y o n e t l o c k ,

When setting on the sunshode, the lotter hos to be positioned so thot its
red mork foces (points to) the red mork fitted on the externol mount of the
toking lens. In this position it hos to be slipped onto the lens mount to the
stop ond by slight rotqtion it is secured in position so thot it connot come
Io o se .
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Defects
, their proboble cousescnd recommendedremedies

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Def ect:
The comero releose lever connot b e r e l e o s e do l t h o u g h t h e
rewind knob is
blocked.
II
Couse:
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FrtGE
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W h e n h o n d l i n gt h e c o m e r o t h e l o c k i n g knob (40) hos been
shifted downwords.

Remedy:
The focking knob which sofeguordsthe releoseogoinst
undesirobledepressing,
hqs to be shifted upwords.

Def ect:
complete number of shots hos not been exposed on
the film. The end of
the film is blonk.

Couse:
l n c o r r e c tl o o d i n g o f t h e f i l m . B e f o r ec l o s i n gt h e b o c k l i d t h e
t r i o n g u l o rm o r k s
on the film bocking poper hove not been set correcttyoccording
to lnstructions.

Remedy:
F o l l o w t h e i n s t r u c t i o n sw h e n l o o d i n g t h e f i f m !

Def ect:
When rewinding o 35 mm film, o strong resiltonce
is felt. Donger of teoring
the film.

Couse:
Increosedfriction of the f ilm, especiolly ot i t s e n d , {
bokelite cortridges ore employed.
when some types of
I
Remedy:
Loosen the film in the cortridge by turning o l i t t l e
I
the reverse rewindirrg
t u r n k n o b( 1 1 ) - S e e p o g e N o j *
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Def ect:
to return
w h e n p h o t o g r o p h i n go n o c i n e f i l m , t h e c o u n t e r f o i l s o u t o m o t i c o l l y
t o , , 1 " o i d o f t e r t h e 1 2 t h p i c t u r e h o s b e e n e x p o s e d t' h e c i n e f i l m
from,,10"
con be rewound freelY.

Couse:
F o u l t y i n s e r t i o no f o n o d o p t e r m o s k i n t o t h e c o m e r o ' W h e n t h e o d o p t e r h o s
b e e n i n s e r t e d ,t h e l e v e r o n t h e r i g h t - h o n d s i d e o f t h e o p e r i u r e h o s n o t b e e n
pushed in. r
, l . tL r
Remedy: ./#'
/ (See
When .inser!1n9the odopier mosk, follow the respective instructions
roseft)Jf .

Def ect:
- locking
After the filrn hos been looded correctly,it con be rewound freely no
o f t h e t u r n k n o bt o k e s p l o c e , so t h o t t h e o d j u s t m e n tf o r t h e f i r s t e x p o s u r ei s
rendered i m P o s s i b l e .

Cquse:
picturesT
' he
Incorrectodjustment of t h e t r o n s m i s s i o nf o r t h e r e q u i r e d s i z e o f
sprocketsore blocked o n d t h e f i l m s l i P s t h r o u g h .

Remedy:
C o r r e c t o d j u s t m e n t o f t h e t r o n s m i s s i o no c c o r d i n g t o t h e i n s t r u c t i o n sC' heck
m e o s u r i n gs p r o c k e to l i t t l e ( 1 0 ) ' S e e P o gefi /,
t h e o d j u s t m e n tb y t u r n i n g t h e

Defect:
S o m e o r o l l e x p o s u r e so n t h e n e g o t i v e o r e b l o c k , o l t h o u g h t h e b e g i n n i n g
o f t h e f i l m - o n d s o m e t i m e so l s o i t s e n d - o r e n o t e x p o s e d .
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Couse:
Also
W h e n r e w i n d i n gt h e f i l m , t h e s h u t t e ro p e n s q n d o n e x p o s u r e t o k e s P l o c e .
;,t, ot independent cocking of the shutter its l o m e l l o s o p e n .
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& I
Remedy:
of the
Restore the initiol Position of the knob (41) for independent cocking
s h u t t e r .I n t h i s Positiont h e k n o b i s l o c k e d b Y o s P r i n g Ys n o p .

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