Exakta RTL 1000 User manual
EXAKTA
RTL1000
INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
EXAKTA
Rll1000
The EXAKTA
RTL
1000.
maintaining
the
use
of
the
world-renowned
quick-change
bayonet
and
offering
plenty
of
valuable
innovations
to
up-to-date
miniature
photography.
continues
the
great
traditions
of
this
high-performance
camera.
These
innovations
are
based
on
the
well-approved
principle
of
the
true
single-lens
reflex
camera
with
its
always
parallax-free
correspondence
of
reflex
image
and
photograph.
These
are
the
most
important
features
of
your
EXAKTA
RTL
1000:
Simp-Ie
arrangement
of
all
operating
controls.
Interchangeable
viewfinder
systems:
Finder
Hood.
Penta Prism.
and
TTL
Penta Prism
for
the
automatic
exposure
timing
with
internal
measurement.
the
lens
being
stopped
down
or
fully
opened.
Focal-plane
shutter
made
of
metal
laminae
and
destined
for
the
complete
series
of
shutter
speeds
from
8 seconds
to
1/1000
second.
1 second
to
1
/10
00
second
with
built
-
in
delayed-action
release. B
setting
for
any
long
shutter
speeds.
Right-hand
and
left-hand
release.
Quick
tensioning
with
a
30"
preliminary
elevation
for
series
of
photographs.
Instant
return
mirror.
Synchronising
switch
for
electronic
flash
units
and
flashbulbs
:
electronic
flash
units
being
synchronized
with
approximately
1/
125
second.
fast-burning
flashbulbs
with
1
/30
second.
Automatic
film
loading
system
with
free
selection
of
film.
Frame
counter
automatically
returning
to
its
initial
position.
Rewind release
catching
in
.
Interchangeable
lenses
with
original
EXAKTA
quickchange
bayonet
and
automatic
diaphragm
mechanism
with
internal
release.
On
the
left-hand
release
there
can
be
employed
any
earlier
EXAKTA lenses
with
automatic
dia
-
phragm
mechanism
. Accessories
for
any
field
of
application.
We
are
delighted
that
you have chosen
an
EXAKTA
RTL
1000
and
we wish you
every success with your new camera.
We
would
like to advise you, however,
to
read
this
instruction
manual
carefully
before
you
start using your camera. In this
way
you
will
obtain
the
greatest
possible service
from it, since you
will
eliminate
from the
outset
the
possibility
of
operating
it
in-
correctly,
and
possibly
damaging
the
me-
chanism. The EXAKTA
RTL
1000
is
a
high-
quality
precision
instrument
which
can
naturally
only be
expected
to
answer
all
your requirements when
it
is
always
hand-
led
correctly.
Contents
Operating
controls
of
the
EXAKTA
RTL
1000 .
Preparations
for
use .
Film
loading
Operating
the
shutter
Operating
the
lens
Using
the
Finder
Hood.
Using
the Penta Prism
Using
the
TTL
Penta
Prism.
Interchanging
the
viewfinder
systems
Exchanging the focusing screen
Changing
the
film.
Flash
photography
Care
of
the
camera
and
its
accessories
Accessories
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Operating controls of the 13 = Red
aligning
dot
on
the
lens
EXAKTA
RTL
1000
(for
lens
chang
ing)
14
Rewind
crank
with
knob
and
fixture
Tensioning
lever
of
mechanism
for
for
attaching
the
accessory shoe
low
shutter
speeds
15
FT
lm-s
ensit
ivity
reminder
ring
2
Shutter
-speed setting
knob
for
16
Left-hand
release (with
connection
2 seconds
to
8 seconds
for
cable
release)
(mechanism
for
low
shutter
speeds)
17
Apertuie-setting
ring
3 Release
knob
of
preset
timing
18
Depth-of-field
scale
mechanism
(relayed-action
release) 19 Lens
locking
lever
4 Release
lock
on
the
right
-
hand
release 20 Flash
nipple
5=
Right-hand
release
21
Distance-setting
ring
6=
Eyelets
for
carrying
strap
or
cord 22 Lens
7=
Frame
counter
23
Knob
for
stopping
down
the
lens
8
Film-type
reminder
disc
24
Knob
for
opening
the
finder
hood
9
Rapid-wind
lever
25
(Swing-up)
focusing
magnifier
10
Shutter-speed
setting
knob
for
1/
1000
26 Cover
of
finder
hood
second
to
1 second
and
B setting 27 Rewind
arbor
(with
carrier)
11
Finder
hood
28 Cassette
chamber
12 Red
aligning
dot
on
the
camera
29 Film
channel
(for
lens
changing)
30 Film
gate
31
Film-guide
runners
32
Film-wind
sprocket
33 Film rest
34 =
Take-up
spool (with
catch
bows)
35
Mark
36 Film-pressure
plate
37
Camera
back
(hinged)
38 Rewind
declutching
button
39
Tripod
thread
39
40
Diaphragm
switch
(for
disengaging
40
the
automatic
diaphragm
mechanism)
41
Penta Prism
42
Eyepiece
of
Penta Prism
43
Unlocking
knobs
for
the
viewfinder
system
44
Dr
iver
pin
for
the
coupling
of
the 38
TTL
Penta Prism
(page
26)
Preparations for
use
The
Finder
Hood
(11) is
opened
by
pressing
on
the
knob
(24). To
close
the
hood.
press
the
cover
of
the
Finder
Hood
(26)
backwards
until it locks
in
position
.
The
Jocusing
magnifier
(25)
can
be
swung
either
forward
into
the
position
of
rest in
the
cover
of
the
Finder
Hood
(26) or
backwards
into the working position. For further information
on
the
use
of
the
Fi
nder
Hood
see
page
22.
Swing
the
release
lock (4)
to
the
stop
on
the
right
(marking
dots
are
staggered):
the
shutter
can
be
released
by
pressing
on
the
right-hand
release
(5).
When
you
have
finished
taking
pictu-
res.
swing
the
release
lock (4)
to
the
stop
on
the
left
(the
marking
dots
are
opposite
each
other)
:
now
it will
be
impossible
to
release
the
shutter.
which
means
protection
against
unintentional
exposures.
(No
locking
in
case
of
the
left-hand
release
(16),)
Film
loading
loading
and
changing
the
film
must
not
take
place
in
direct
sunlight!
-The EXAKTA
RTl 1000 uses
standard
35 mm
minjature
film, in
standardized,
commercial
cassettes
of
12, 20
or
36 exposures,
to
make
negatives
24 mm x 36 mm
the
beginning
of
the
film
having
a
shape
according
to
the
illustration
.
Perfect
film
transport
requires faultless
film
cassettes.
Daylight
loading
spools should
only
be inserted in capsules
made
by
the
same manufacturers.
1. Pull
out
the
knob
of
the
rewind crank (14)
as
far
as
the
second
stop:
now
the
camera
back
(37)
will
open.
2. Place
the
cassette
containing
the
unex-
posed
film
in
the
cassette
chamber
(28).
Push
th~
knob
of
the
rewind
crank
(14)
backwards,
twisting
it
gently;
the
carrier
of
the
rewind
arbor
(27) must
engage
with
the
cassette
-core.
3.
Pull
the
beginning
of
the
film
(29) as
far
as
the
green
mark
(35),
and
push
it
with
its
(lower)
perforation
from
above
under
the
film
rest (33)
and,
accordingly,
over
the
film-wind
sprocket
(32). The
catch
bow
of
the
take-up
spool
(34)
must
not
stand
up-
wards!
4.
Closing
camera
back
(37) by pressing
it
lightly
home,
the
locking
taking
place
auto
-
matically.
5.
Now
swing
the
rapid-wind
lever
(9)
right
up
to
its
stop
and
let
it
return
. Release
the
shutter
by
means
of
the
right-hand
release
(5)
or
by
means
of
the
left-hand
release
(16).
Repeat
these
operations
until
the
figure
"1"
in
the
automatic
frame
counter
(7)
will
be
below
the
mark.
6. A
special
setting
of
the
frame
counter
is
not
necessary since
the
lotter
,
springing
automatically
back
as soon as
the
camera
back
is
opened,
will
begin
to
operote
when
the
comero
back
is
closed
. -
Afterwards
the
frame
counter
will
indicote
the
number
of
photographs
already
taken
on
the
film
placed
in
the
camera.
7.
When
film
-is
loaded,
set
the
film-type
reminder
disc
(8)
and
the
film-sensitivity
reminder
ring
(15)
as
reminders
of
the
type
and
sensitivity of
the
film
that
is
in
the
camera
. Turn
the
disc
and
the
ring
in
either
direction
until
the
appropriate
ref
erences
will
be
opposite
the
orange-coloured
triang
les.
On
the
film
-
sensitivity
reminder
disc
(15)
the
figure
s
from 9 to 33
are
DIN
values,
whereas
the
figures
from
6
to
1600
denote
ASA
values
. The
film-type
symbols
on
the
reminder
disc
(8)
have
the
following
meaning
:
black-and-white
film
reversible
colour
film
for
daylight
reversible
colour
film
for
artificial
light
negative
colour
film
for
daylight
negative
colour
film
for
artificial
l
ight
The EXAKTA
RTl
1000 is
now
ready
for
ac
tionl
Operating the shutter
1.
The
shutter
is
tensioned
and
the
film
wound
on
by
operating
the
rapid-wind
lever
(9).
This
lever
shou
ld
always
be
swung
right
up
to
its
stop.
and
will
then
spring
back
of
its
own
accord
. -
The
tensioning
of
the
shutter
and
the
transportotic-n
of
the
film
are
coupled
(avoiding
unintentional
double
ex
posures
and
blank
frames).
It
is
impossible
to
release
the
shutter
before
it has
been
fully
ten-
s
ioned
and
the
film
wound
on.
It
is
also
impossible
to
release
the
shutter
in
intermediate
positions
of
the
rapid-wind
lever
(9) .
In
order
to
enable
users
to
work
in
quick
succession
(e.
g.
in
case
of
series
of
photographs)
the
rapid-
wind
lever
(9)
can
be
employed
with
preliminary
elevation:
intermediate
position
at
approximately
30
0
after
the
position
of
rest
.
2.
The
image
in
any
of
the
viewfinder
systems
(Finder
Hood,
Penta
Prism,
and
TTL
Penta
Prism)
will
be
visi
ble
even Qfter
the
shutter has
been
rel
eased
(instant
return
mirror).
The red
warning
signal
in
the
image
in
the
viewfinder
system
indi-
cates
that
the
camera
is
not yet
ready
for
action,
and
that
the
rapid-wind
lever
(9)
must
be
cocked
before
the
shutter
is
ready
for
re
l
ease
(See
illu-
stration:
image
seen
through
the
Penta
Prism).
3.
Setting
the
shutter
speeds
You will
safely
succeed
in
taking
photographs
with
shutter
speeds
from 1/1000
second
to
1/30
second
(white
figures on
the
shutter-speed setting knob
(10»
"by
hand",
i.
e.
without
the
use
of a
tripod.
For
any
exposure
times
from 1/15 second
to
1 se-
cond
(orange-coloured
figures
on
the
shutter-speed
setting
knob
(10»
and
for
st
i
ll
longer
exposure
times
with
the
B
setting,
the
camera
should
be
screwed on
to
a
tripod
and
a
cable
release
be
employed.
Tripod
thread
(39)
at
the
bottom
of
the
EXAKTA
RTL
1000,
thread
for
the
cab
le rel
ease
in
the
left-hand
release
(16). All
setting
operations
can
be
effected
before
and
after
tensioning
the
shutter.
Selection
of
exposure times from '/ JUUU sec.
to 1 second and B setting
Turn
the
shutter-speed
setting
knob
(10)
until
the
desired
figure
or
the
B
will
be
at
the
orange-
coloured
triangle
.
The
figures
from
2
to
1000
repre-
sent
fractions
of
seconds
(e.
g.
1/125
sec.)
.
Inter-
-
mediate
speeds
cannot
be
set.
In
case
of
the
B
setting
the
shutter
will
remain
opened
as
long
as
the
pressure on
the
right-
hand
release
(5).
on
the
left-hand
release
(16)
or
on
a
cable
release
screwed
into
the
left-hand
release
(16)
(important
for
expos
ure
times
longer
than
8 seconds)
conti-
nue
s.
Accordingly,
the
B
setting
will
pe
rmit
any
ex
posure
tim
es
you
like
(e
.
g.
for
taking
night
and
indoor
exposures).
For
working
with
the
B
setting
a
cable
release
with
time-exposure
lock
can
be
recommended:
After
depressing
the
cable
release.
operate
the
time-
exposure lock. The shutter
will
remain
opened
without
having
to
keep
one's
finger
constantly
on
the
releas
e
(olso
eli
minating
camero
shake)
until
the
time-
expos
ure
lo
ck
is
disengaged.
Selection of exposure times from 2 seconds
to
8 seconds
Turn
the
shutter-speed
setting
knob
(10)
until
the
B is
in
line
with
the
orange-coloured
triangle.
Swing
the
tensioning
lever
of
the
mechanism
for
low
shutter
speeds
(1)
in
the
clockwise
direction
to
the
stop
.
(This
operation
may
be
performed
before
or
after
tensioning
the
shutter).
Turn
the
shutter-speed
setting
knob
(2)
of
the
mechanism
for
low
shutter
speeds
until
the
desired
exposure
time
(2 sec., 4
sec.,
or
8 sec.)
will
be
opposite
the
mark
on
the
tensioning
lever
of
the
mechanism for
low
shutter
speeds
(1) .
Release
the
shutter
by
means
of
the
right-hand
release
(5)
or
of
the
left-
hand
release
(16).
Selection of exposure times from 1/
1000
sec.
to
1 sec. with delayed-action release
Turn
the
shutter-speed
setting
knob
(10)
until
the
desired
exposure
time
will
be
opposite
the
orange-
coloured
triangle
.
Swing
the
tensioning
lever
of
the
mechanism
for
low
shutter
speeds
(1)
in
the
clockwise
direction
to
the
stop
(=
tension
the
preset
timing
mechanism:
this
operation
may
be
performed
before
or
after
tensioning
the
shutter).
Release
the
shutter
only
with
the
release
knob
of
the
preset
timing
mechanism
(3) .
Exposure
will
take
place
after
8
seconds
.
Operating the lens
1.
The
lenses
of
the
EXAKTA
RTL 1000
are
equipped
with
internal
release
of
the
fully-automatic
pressure
diaphragm
.
Select
the
desired
aperture
number
by
turning
the
aperture-setting
ring
(17) :
the
oL
esired
aperture
number
must
be
opposite
the
orange
-
coloured
triangle
.
The
smaller
aperature
numbers.
e. g. f I .
B.
2.
2.B.
4
indicate
relatively
large
diaphragm
openings
:
these
permit
brief
exposures.
but
give
only
shallow
depth
of
field
.
The
larger
aperature
numbers.
e.
g.
16,22.
indicate
r
elatively
small
diaphragm
openings
requiring
longer
exposure times.
but
giving
great
depth
of
field
.
Further
information
on
the
depth
of
field
will
be
found
on
page
19.
1.8
2.8 4 5.6 8
11
16
22
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18
23
23
40
2. For
critical
focusing
according
lo
the
image
in
the
viewfinder
system
the
lenses
with
internal
release
of
the
fully-automatic
pressure
diaphragm
are
fully
opened.
Owing
to
an
energy
store
incor-
porated
in
the
camera
the
automatic
pressure
diaphragm
becomes
the
higher
value
"automatic
spring
diapl!!agm",
The
lens
is
stopped
down
automatically
as
soon
as
the
shutter
is
released.
In
case
of
all
the
longer
exposure
times
and
of
ex-
posures
taken
by
means
of
the
delayed-action
release
the
lens
is
olso
fully
opened
only
after
ex·
posure.
For
focusing
trials
and
in
order
to
check
the
depth
of
field
stop
the
l
ens
down
by
way
of
trial
by
means
of
the
stop
-
down
knob
(23),
The
automatic
diaphragm
mechanism
is
disengaged
by
means
of
the
diaphragm
switch
(40)
(white
mark
=
disengaged,
orange-coloured
mark
=
en-
gaged),
Then
the
lens
is
stopped
down
manually
by
operating
the
aperture-setting
ring
(17),
This
is
important
for
the
use
of
the
TTL
Penta
Prism
and
for
close-ups
by
means
of
extension-increasing
accessories.
"
The
lens
is
focused
by
turning
the
distance
-
setting
ring
(21)
and
by
checking
the
definition
of
the
imoge
in
the
viewfinder
system
.
After
focusing,
the
correct
camero-subject
distance
will
be
in
line
with
the
orange-coloured
triangle.
The
lower
values
on
the
distance
scale
indicate
metres,
whilst
the
larger
values
possibly
arranged
above
!hem
repre-
sent
feet.
All
distance
are
measured
from
the
back
of
the
camera
to
the
subject.
Focusing
for
infra-red
photography:
When
u~ing
infra-red
film,
first
focus
the
image
in
the
vIew-
finder
system
normally,
then
note
the
distance
indicated
by
the
orange-coloured
triangle
(either
in
feet
or
in
metres
or
the
infinity
symbol),
and
turn
the
focusing
ring
to
set
this
distance
against
the
orange-coloured
dot,
the
so-called
infra-red
setting
mark
which
is
to
the
right
of
the
normal
setting
mark.
By
doing
this.
the
image
produced
by
the
infra-red
rays
will
be
brought
into
sharp
focus
in
the
film
plane
of
the
ca
mera
and
conseque
ntl
y
will
appear
sharp
in
the
negative.
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Focusing with focusing system
(Fresnel screen) :
Image-
brightening
Fresnel screen
Circular
mark
Pointer
of
mea-
suring
device
Annular
field
in
the
ground-
glass
screen
Microprism
The EXAKTA
RTl
1000
may
aptianally
be
supplied
with a focusing system in
all
its
viewfinder
units.
With
this focusing system, a sharp
image
is
mainly
obtained
using
the
annular
field
in
the
ground-
glass
screen
(far
moving
subjects,
phatographs
taken
with
a
magnifier,
and
photomicrographs).
To
increase
the
accuracy
of
focusing or in
case
of
slowly
moving
and
stationary
subjects
focusing
is
performed
by
means
of
a
microprism
field.
In
case
of
incorrect focusing
the
microprism
field
will
show
an
image
which
in
blurred
to
a
greater
degree
(the
blurred
image
"flickers")
. The
lens
will
be
correctly
focused
when
the
image
in
the
microprism
is
at
its
sharpest
(i.
e.
no
flicker
effect).
It
is
however.
absolutely
necessary
to
focus
with
a
large
diaphragm
opening
(small
aperture
number)
(this
is
important
above
all
in
case
of
lenses
without
internal
release).
With
apertures
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