Canon VT de luxe User manual

CD Film Winding Knob
CD Shutter Release Button
® Film Rewind Ring
@ Range-finder Window
® Fla sh Unit Connector Socket
® Range-viewfinder Window
(f) Eyelets for Neck Strap
® Lock for Hinged Back
® Tripod Socket
® Lens
® Lens Focusing Lever
@ Rapid Wind Trigger
(Retractable)
@ Built-in Self Timer
@ Slow Speed Shutter Dial
@ Film Frame Counting Dial
Setting Wheel
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CONTENTS
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FILM LOADING ... ....... .. ... 7 INFRARED
FILM AND FR AME DI AL... 8
FILM TYPE INDICATOR ... 8
SETTING SHUTTER
SPEED ..... ................ .. .... 9
SETTING LENS
APERTURE ............ .. ....... 10
FOCUSING AND
COMPOSING .. ........ ........ II
DEPTH OF FIELD ........ .... 12
VIEWFINDER SELECTOR 13
PHOTOGRAPHY .. .. .. ...... 14
EXPOSING ............... ......... 15
FILM WINDING ............... 16
DOUBLE EXPOSURES ... ... 18
UNLOADING ................ ..... 19
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY .. . 20
SELF TIMER .................. .. . 22
CHANGING LENSES ......... 23
DEPTH OF FIEL D TABLES 24
CAME RA CA RE ...... .. .. ..... 26
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Any standard 35mm film cartridge will fit the Canon VT de luxe.
To open the camera, pull down the Lock for Hinged Back (8)
and the camera will swing open.
Rotate the
Take -up Spool (22) until the groove on the spool
permits you to slide the end
of the film leader into the groove.
Then, engage the second perforated hole
of the leader with the small
hook inside the groove. Adjust the film so that the perforations fit
the teeth of the Film Roller (23).

Lift up the Film Rewind Crank (32) fully.
Pull the film cartridge to the recess directly beneath it. Depress the
Film Rewind
Crank again to lock the film cartridge in place. Be sure the
dull (emulsion) side
of the film faces the lens.
With your thumb on the knurled lower end
of the Take-Up Spool (22), turn the spool clock-
wise
half a turn until the film is taut. (Be sure
the index line of the Film Rewind Ring (3)
points to the
"A" position.)
The camera back will lock shut automatically
when you close it. Next, wind the film
one turn*
and press the Shutter Release Button (2). Be
sure to use the Winding Knob for the first two
frames, not the Rapid Wind. Repeat these actions
once more.
By doing this you will have cleared
the two frames already exposed to light while
you were loading. After this, you
may use
the Rapid Wind Trigger (12).
The red dot on the Film Transport Indicator
(18) will
make one complete turn each time you advance the film one frame.
You will know you have loaded correctly if the Rewind Crank turns in
a counter-clockwise direction each time you cock the
shutter mechanism.
* See page 16~Rapid Wind and page 17 ~ Manual Wind.
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The Film Frame Counting Dial (20)
on the Canon VT de luxe shows you
the
number of frames you have not
yet exposed. It should be set at the
number corresponding to the number
of exposures possible on the film
you have
just lo aded (normally 20
or 36). To do this rotate the Film
Frame Counting Dial Setting Wheel
(15) until the
correct number appears
on the dial.
Note that only even
numbers
are engraved. Intermediate
dots represent the odd numbers.
Thereafter, the Dial will operateauto-
matically. When the last picture has
been exposed, theDial will register
"0".
F.lm Type Indicator
As a reminder, set the Film Type
Indicator (19) to the ASA speed
of
the film you are using, and to show
whether you
are using black-and-white
or color. (Blue dot indicates daylight,
red indicates tungsten.)
This indicator
is adjusted by twisting
the top
of the Film Winding Knob (1 )
wi th your finger.

Setting Shutter Speed
This may be done before or after cocking
shutter.
There are two speed di a ls on
the
Canon VT de luxe. The High Speed
Shutter Dial (25) is for shutter speeds of
1/ 30 , 1/ 60, 1/ 125 , 1/250, 1/ 500 and 1/ 1000
of a second. Also "B" (Bulb) and "X"
(electronic flash contact). The Slow Speed
Shutter Dial (14) is for shutter speeds of
1/ 30, 1/ 15 , 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1 second, plus "T"
(Time Exposure).
High Speed Dial
Raise the dial with your thumb and index
finger
and rotate it until the required speed
is opposite the center index line ; release the
dial which will drop into the
correct setting.
(Note that in the case of 1/ 1000 sec. the dial
drops only half way back). Be sure that
the Slow Shutter Speed Dial is set at 1/ 30
sec. when using the high speeds.
Slow Speed Dial
Set the High Speed Shutter Dial to 1/ 30
sec. Rotate the Sl ow Speed Shutter Dial
until the speed you want is
on top, opposite
the indicator line.
To take a picture at 1/ 30 sec. both Speed
Dials should be set at 1/
30 sec.
Exposures Longer Than 1 Secona
Set the High Speed Shutter Dial to "B"
and Slow Speed Shutt er Dial to 1/ 30. The
shutter will remain open from the time y ou
press the Shutter Release Button (2) until
you release it again.
For "Time ," set the High Speed Shutter
Dial at 1/ 30 sec. and the Slow Speed Shutter
Dial to "T ". The Shutter will open when
you press the
Shutter Release Button. You
do not
ha ve to maintain pressure on the
Shutter ReleaseButton. To close the shutter,
turn the Slow Speed Shutter Dial to 1sec.
Position of Center Index Line
when
Shutter when Shutter
is Cocked is Not Cocked
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SETTING LENS APERTURE
(F: STOP)
Set the Lens Aperture Scale (35) by
turning the milled ring at the top of your
lens until the required f: stop is opposite
the index dot.
For correct aperture opening, consult
an exposure data card or use a reliable
exposure meter.
The fol1owing table shows the relation between aperture value and exposure time.
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