CHINON M-1 User manual

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FEATURE IDENTIFICATION CHART
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,Accessory shoe wIth dorect
flash
contact
< Shutter speed d.al
., Film speed d,al ASA DIN
I Film advance lever
Shutter release
" MultIple exposure lever
;Exposure counter wIndow
Shoulder
strap eyelet
II Exposur meter sWItch
•Self time,
10 F stop ring
11 Depth of fIeld scale
IDIstance ring
" M synchro flash socket
, X synchro flash socket
,F,lm type IndIcator
"FIlm rewind knob Film
chamber cover openlnll
,
Battery test button
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"Viewfinder eyepiece
Battery test light
" Film chamber
l2 F,lm guide ra,l
CdS battery compartment cover
_. FIlm ra,l
Tropod socket
Shutter
rt Rew,nd button
_Take up spool
FIlm pressure
plate
Film chamber cover
J1 Sprocket teeth
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IMPORTANT I
BASIC STEPS IN
PHOTOGRAPHING
11 Insert CdS battery with plus
( ) side up I Fig. 31.
21 To test battery condition,
depress the battery test
button
and observe test light
,Fig. 41.
3load 35 mm film In 20 or 36
exposure cassette (Fig. 51.
41 Set ASA lor DIN I speed dial
In accordance with the film
speed specified on the film
box (Fig. 61.
,51 Set either the shutter speed
or lens opening according to
your photographic need (Fig.
7l.
161 Focus the lens (Fig. 81.
1]1 Release the shutter (Fig. 81.
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LOADING THE CAMERA
Use 35 mm f,lm on 20 or 36 exposure cassette
It is recommended to load and unload camera
on subdued light. eg shadow of your own body
and
not in direct sunlight.
1Pull up folm rewind knob untol camera back
pops open
Swong open camera back Fig
9
2While rewind knob oS st,lI fully pull dup
onsert
folm cas ett onto chamber woth pro
truding end toward bottom of camera Press
in folm rewind knob If it does not go ,n
F •• 10
all the way turn ot untol ot does
3Insert nd of film ~nto slot on take up spool
and engage perforat.on of 101m woth tooth
In spool slot Place thumb lightly ov r 101m
on bottom sprocket wheel and operate 101m
advance lever unt.1 upper sprocket wh I
engages
folm perforatIons. When advance
lever stops. free
ot by depressing shutter
release on top of camera Make sure that
folm lies flat between guide rails Fig. 10
Close camera back f"mly.
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4Operate film advance lever, depressing
shutter rlease unt" figure "1" '5 lined up
,n the exposure counter window In this
position the camera 15 ready for the first
exposure to be made Fig. 11 ,
To be certain that the film transports cor
reclly, take up any 101m slack in the cassette
by
turning the re,wlnd crank clockwise till
resistance 15 felt. When advancing the film
the rewind knob should turn antlclockwlse
ThIS
15 evidence that the film is loaded
correctly
If It does not. start loading
again
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SETTING FILM SPEED (ASA DIN)
The ASA or DIN speed of the f,lm .sspec,f,ed
on the f"m box or In the Instruction sheet
packed with the 101m.
Pull up and rotate the outer rim of the shutler
dial until desired ASA DIN number of the 101m
appears In the window on the top of the film
shutter speed dial Fig. 12
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CORECT EXPOSURE
Correct exposure can be made by settong F
stops on the lens and correct combination
of
shutter speed. As the CHINON M1 camera
has abUilt in through
the lens CdS exposure
meter. you can take
correctly exposed photo
graphs
1 See the subject through viewfInder Press
down the exposure
meter switch Fig. 14
DependIng upon the subject. rotate either
shutter speed dIal or Fstop ring until the
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Also rotate fIlm type Indicator dial so that the
film type inserted shows to Its pointer Fig. 13 .
This will remind you of the type of 101m you
are using.
Some
ASA DIN numbers are represented by
a
dot only The chart below specifIes the ASA
DIN numbers
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Fi,. 15
Fi, 17
exposure Indicator needle in the viewfinder
comes
to the complete horizontal position
Fill.
15. If the needle is above the hori·
zontal position,
it Is overexposed Fill. 16.
Chanlle the shutler speed to afaster speed
or use asmaller lens openinll so that the
correct exposure combination can be ob
tained. If the needle
is below the horizontal,
it is under exposed so that aslower shutler
Fi, 16
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Fi, 18
speed or biller lens openinll must be set
Fill. 17 .
2When the
Iillht level is too low and you are
unable
to obtain the correct exposure com
blnation as stated above, the red warnIna
sillnal will appear in the exposure indlcat·
inll zone in the viewfinder Fill. 18,.
When the red warninll sillnal appears with
needle in position, use aflash unit.
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In focus
oUl
of focus
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FOCUSING
Rei ase th exposure meter switch and slid
AUTO MANUAL control on the lens to Auto
poslt,on Fig.
19.
Turn th d,stance ring first ,n one dlrect,on.
then in the opposite direction unt,l microprosm
d,sc in the centre
of the image In the VIew
f.nder IS sharp Fig. 20. P,cture IS now focused
The d.stance scale
may also be used for focus
Ina EstImate
or measure the camera to sub
lect dIstance in feet or in metres. then turn the
focusIna rlng.
So the fiaure represent,na that
dIstance IS opposIte the ondex lone.
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RELEASING THE SHUTTER
Hold the camera as ste dy as possIble and
press the
shutter release slowly and smoothly.
When using slower
sp ds rangmg Irom 1 30
to 1second and "B" bulb ,n poorly lot areas.
use atripod
or other lorm support to prevent
blurrong the picture.
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SETTING THE SHUTTER
The length 01 t,m lor the "1m to be exposed
to Ioght can be adjusted by shutter speed set
ting.
"60" 1 60 second IS recommended lor
subjects not ,n motIon
It 's recommended to use shutter speeds rang
mil Irom 1 125 to 1 1000 lor subjects m mo
tion. 1 1000 second speed will best "Ireeze"
last action
The" B" sett,ng can be used lor long exposures
at n,ght. uSlnll street Ioghts or electric s'lIns,
or und rpoor Iollht condItIons when flash un,t
's not used
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UNLOADING THE CAMERA
When the red figure" 20" or" 36" correspond
ing
to 20 and 36 exposure film appears in the
exposure counter window lined up
to the index
mark.
the end of the film has been reached.
Take the following steps for rewinding
film Into
cassette'
1Unfold crank on rewind knob Fig. 21 .
2Press in all the way rewind release
button
on camera bottom Fig. 22 ..
3Turn rewind crank lever clockwise. Tension
,s relt as the f,lm Is rewound from the take
up spool
Into the cassette Stop rewind
'ng when tension Is released. Open camera
back by pulling
out rewind knob all the
way and remove
the film.
Have
film processed without delay.
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DEPTH OF FIELD
Azone of the pIcture In front of and behInd
your subject wIll also be sharp. The depth of
thIs zone dpends on the aperture selected If
you wIsh to know how much of an area w,lI be
sharp ,n th fInal picture. It can be predeter
mined ,n
two ways
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Depth of Field Prevlewer
Slide the AUTO MANUAL aperture openIng
sWItch
to .. M" Manual posItIon set the
lens to the selected aperture opentng of
the Fstop ring ThIs WIll enable you to
prevIew the area of sharpness In the pIcture
before takIng.
IBI
Depth of Field Scale Fig. 23
After setting the lens opening and haVIng
focused on your subject, the area of sharp
ness ,n
front of and b hind your subject
can be determined
on the Depth of FIeld
SCale Locate on the Depth of Field SCale
the same two Fnumbers correspond,ng to
stop you have set on the F stop ring. The
dIstance between these
two Fnumbers on
the
fOCUSIng scale WIll be the area of
sharpness In your picture
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SELF TIMER
The self timer permits the photographer to get
Into the pIcture Place camera on trIpod or
other form support trIpod socket IS on bottom
of camera G t camera ready for exposure as
usual. Push down
If tIm rlever FIll 24
Depress shutter release to start self tImer Ex
posure WIll be mad approxImately 8seconds
after th release has been pressed
FLASH PICTURES
Most types of flash bulbs and also electronIc
flash can
be used for flash pIctures
When uSlnll flash bulb No 5.
58 25. 258. M5.
M58. M2.
M28. AG I. 6. 68. 8. connect flash
cord
to flash socket .. M' When uSlnll ele
ctronlc flash
or SM flash bulb, connect the flash
cord
to flash socket .. X.. FIg 25
The use 01 Nos. 5. 58. M5 and M58 flash bulbs
as well as electronIc flash Nos. 6.
68. 8flash
bulb
IS recommended for shutter speeds from
1
30 to 1 125 sec.
The use
of Nos M2. M28. AGI. AG18 SM flash
bulbs
IS recommend dfor shutter speeds from
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1 30 to 1 60 sec. Cordless lIash units are
slipped
into the accessory shoe on the top of
the camera. The accessory shoe may also be
utilized for aflash unit having asynchro cord.
MULTIPLE EXPOSURE
To superimpose two or more exposures on one
negative. support the camera on arigid tropod
to ensure correct framing. Make the first ex
posure in the normal way, then, WIthout movIng
film transport lever, slide the multiple exposure
lever Fig.
26 as far as It WIll go to the left
Ared signal appears ,n ItS cutout window In
dlcatlng that the film transport lever can be
wound. but WIll only set the shutter and not
transport the film On releaSing, asecond ex
posure is made on the same f,lm frame This
procedure can be repeated
to obtain any num
ber of exposures on one negat,ve If the
multiple exposure lever has been set but is in
fact not required. you can manualiy push It
back to cancel its effect.
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CHANGING THE LENS
A 55 mm lens is the proper focal length tor
general purpose picture taking. Any Ch,non
telephoto and wide angle lens
or Pentax. Prinz·
lIex
or Sigma lens mount can be used. To
remove the lens, push up the exposure sWItch
on the camera body, holdIng
It in one hand and
grop the lens WIth the other, turning counter
clockWIse until It 's removed
To replace the lens,
turn clockwise until secured
in position fInger
tight
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