FUJICA HALF User manual

AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC EYE
FUJI CA
HALF
INSTRUCTION
MANU AL
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FUJI CA
HALF
The True Candld Camera
so small...so ligbt .. . so qoick and easy to use
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So delightfully quick and easy to use,
i t's truly a "candid camera " ... yet it
gives you up to 72 sparkling color slides
from the same ldnd of 35mm film that
delivers on!~ 36 color siides from other
cameras!
How can the Fujica ILalf do it? By
dividing each frame of standard 35 mm
film in half and putting a picture on each
half. And the Fujinon lens is so sharp
that the pictures it takes are crisp and
full of lively color. When you project
them, (or, of course, enlarge them if you
want to make prints ), you 'll see the same
quality you expect from a full size , fine
quality 35 mm camera.
This booklet will tell you how to get
the most from your new Fuji ca Ha lf . ..
how to use its con,·enient automatic
features, how the computer electric eye
sets both lens openings and shutter speeds
automatically .. . to give you correct ex-
posure every time you press the button.
Read this manual carefully and you will
take better pictures than ever before.
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Only 4 Basic Steps Needed
1. Set the Correct
film Speed
On the back of the
camera, to the
right of the view-
finder, you 'll find
the Film Speed
Setting. Align the
ASA number of
your film with the
arrow.
2. Set tbe Camera for 3. Focus the Lens
Automatic Exposure
Rotate the inner
black ring on the
lens un til the Red
"A" is on top , in
tine with the black
line on the lens
housing. This sets
the camera for
completely auto -
matie operation.
Dial the kind of
pic ture you ' re ta k-
ing into the smal-
Jer ring on the
outside of the
Jens : " P" for
portraits, "G " for
groups and oo for
distant shots and
scenics.
4. Tben , just shoot
Swing the film-
advance lever ali
the \Yay to wind
the shutter, point
the cameraatyour
subject and shoot.
That 's ali there
is to it. Try it a
few times until
you get the fee!
of it. 3
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The more you know about the
new FUJICA HALF .•• the more fun you'll have
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Fujinon 28mm, f/2.8 lens
m
Film rewind kno b
D
Flash connection outle t m
Accessory shoc an d seriai
D
Foc us ing Ri ng
number
D
Foc u sing r ing arrow
ID
Shutter release butt on
D Lens
opening guide mark Œed)
ID
F il m advance winding l ever
Dl
Lens open i ng r ing
ID
Sh utter speed setting slide
D Co
mpu ter ele ctr ic eye
ll:J
Sh utter speed ring
light -gather ing w in dow
ID
R ew ind button
D
Thread ed fil te r mount
ID
Tripod socket
D
Viewfinder window
m
Self -r esetting automatic
lB
Se lf- timer winding ring
ex pos ur e counter
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The Back and lnside of your FUJICA HALF
H!J Self-timer sta r ting (S) and
locking (L) s lid e
m Viewfinder
m Film reminder dial. Set it after
lo ading your fi lm to re mind
yo u wha t film is in camera .
&J ASA film speed setting
RJ Wrist strap fixing
m ASA film speed setting mark
I3 B efore insert in g film ca r tr idg e,
push film spindle up
m Camera back slide Jock
(Move up to open back)
fD Film cart ri dge spindle
E!J Film sprocket w heel
ffi Film tak e- up spoo l
El!] Ta ke-up spoo l film cat ch
a Aft er inserting film cartridge.
push film spi ndl e down
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How to load film into the Fujica Half
1. SET FilM SPEED
Align the ASA number of the film you·re using '''Ïth
the Mark (No. 24 ) by pushing the ASA Film Speed
Setting Control (No. 23) up or down.
2. OPEN BACK
Open the back of th e camera by pushing up on the
Slide Lock (No. 26 ). The back "ill spring open
slightly. Swing it open fully.
3. RO TA TE fi LM TAKE · UP SPOO L
Rotate the Take-up Spool (No. 29) until the arrow
e ut- out is direct! y on top. Mo, ·e the spool by means
of the knurled wheel at its top, or by moving the
Film Sprocket Wh eel <No. 28 ).
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4 INSERT FILM ROLl Push the Film Cartrid ~e
• Bolder (No. 27) up. Drop m
the film ca r tr idg e "ith the sprocket ho les of the pro -
truding film leader down . Then, push the Rewind
Knob ali the way d own so tha t the film cartridge
spindle is inserted into the film cartridge .
5. INSERT END OF FilM
Slip the end of the film under the Film C atch (No.
30) until the fi lm shows clearly ail the way to the
head of the arrow eut -o ut.
6. ADVANCE FILM Hold the film cartridge in _place
with your thumb and swing th e Fil m Ad vance L ever
(No. 14) ali th e way out. This ,.,"ill start the film on
the T ake- up Spool. Be s ur e the film perforations
enga ge the sp rocket teeth on the Sprocket Wheel.
Then , close the back firmly un til it cl icks.
7. PRESS SHUTTER RELEASE
The Ex posu re Counter (No. 1 9) will n o\Y read "S ~.
Press the Sh utter Re lease Button (No. 13 ) and swing
the Film Advan ce Le ver again. Do th is tw i ce more
un til the Exposure Counter reads "0 ".
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How to unload
1.
When you reach the last frame, the Exposure
Counter (No. 19) wi ll read "72" or "40" or "24",
depending on the film load, and the Film Advance
Lever wi ll stop part way ou t. DO NOT TRY TO
FORCE IT ALL THE WAY. This is your si gnal to
unload the fi lm .
2.
Erect the handle on the Film Rewind Knob ( No. 11 )
and push the Rewind Button ( No . 17 ) ail the way in.
Turn the handle in the direction of the arrow until
no more resistance is felt .
3.
Open the camera back as before. Pull the handle
ali the way up to free the cartrid ge , and lüt the
cartridge out. Now , swing the Film Advance Lever
fully out and permit it to sna p baek. Cover the
came ra back.
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What you see in the vi ewf i nder . ..
When you look through the Viewfinder (No. 21 ). you see
your subject, brightly and clearly , framed in a white
outline that tells exactly what will be in the picture.
To the left, you see a scale of lens openings (f / stopsJ
and shutter speeds.
To set the camera for Automatic exposw·e, rotate the
~ ns Opening Ring (No. 6) until the red " A" clicks into
position in line with the Guide Mark (No. 5). Look
thro u gh the viewfinder and press the Shutter Release
Button (No. 13) until sorne resistance is felt, about
halfway down. You ' ll see a bl ack bar swing up from
the bott~m and point to a combination of lens opening
and shutter speed. This is the combination that the
comp u ter electric eye automatically selected and set for
you for the light value of the obje ct or scene you
observe through the viewfinder. Ail you need do now is
focus and shoot.
H o'" this auto ma tic setting can be very useful in manual
settings is explained on Pages 16 and 1 7.
If the black bar r emains in any part of the red area at
the bottom of the lens opening scale (on or below the
figure 2.8 when ASA 200 film is used) when the Shutter
R elease Button is depressed , the light isn't strong enough
to ta ke good pictures with the film you ' re using. Thafs
your signal to switch to flash. (See Page 18. )
Notice the two white tines on either side of the white
o utline. a little way down
from the top. These are
'·paralla..x correctors"' .
\Vhen youa re photograph -
ing any subject closer
than 3 feet (1 meter) from
the camera , keep the top
of your subject below
these two lines. Il
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How the Computer
Etectric Eye hefps you
take perfect pictures
automatically
The latest types of electric cameras
today usually set the lens opening
automatically. The us er then must
select and set a sh utter speed. The
Fujica Ralf goes a big step further.
When set for automatic operation, the
Fujica selects and sets both the shutter
speed and the lens operung for you.
The colored arrow in the chart on thi s
page shows you how the computer
electric eye starts off at the fastest
shutter speed and smallest lens operung.
Fastest shutter speed to catch any
action and smallest lens ope rung to gi ve
you the sharpest possible picture with
the greatest depth of field. If the light
isn't bright enough to give you a perfe ct
pictm·e with this combination . .. the
entire circuit shifts to the next cornbi na-
tion , and so on until a perfect picture is
possibl e.
Th is entire sequence take s place in the
time it takes you to -press the button.
The column titled "Light Values· · shows
the broad range of hghting sit uation s
your Fujica Ralf sets itself up fo r ...
very bright '"17" to dim "8".
Wh en you l ook through the viewfinder
vou will see t\vo dots between each of
the shutter spee ds. If. when pressing
the shutter re l ease butto n, th e b lack bar
stops at one of these dots, this chart
shows you the exact light value of the
scene being photographed.
F O"r setting any combination manually
see page 16.
LEMS
OPEIIIII&S
22
16
1
8
5.6
4
2.8
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1/
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SP . EEDS UGHT ._
YALUh
250 -11
• -- 16
• --1 5
125 -14
• --ll
• -- 12
60 -11
• - 10
• 9
30 -8
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How the FUJICA HALF
Close-up Light Lock
helps you solve
difficult lighting
situations with ease
If you're shootin g a portrait against
very dark trees, or wi th any similar
s itua tion, you'll want to get correct e x-
pos ur e on important skin tones and
facial detail. Most automatic c am e ras
\Yould overe.'I.'J)ose skin tones or und er -
expose the backgroun d. With th e Fuji ca
Half , focus first, then go up to your
s ubj ect and aim the camera just a few
in ches away from the lighter part of
your subjecfs fa ce . Press the Shutter
R elease Button until the black bar swings
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up. Then , hold the button in that po-
sition. and back up to your shooti ng
pos it ion. Aim and press the b utton aU
th e way down to take the picture. :U ore
natural skin tones and shadi ng ''ill be
th e result in your finished col or slide or
print.
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Howto
focus your
FUJI CA
HALF
Simplified .. .
Automoticolly shorp
One of the best features of your Fujica
Half is the simplicity of its focu sing
system. By simply matching a syrnbol
with the kind of pictuœ you're shooting,
you can get sharpest focus for clearest
pictur es.
F
or portrait shots at about 2h feet (0.8
meters), turn the Focusing Ring (Xo. 3)
un til the " P " on the Focusing Ring is in
line with the Focusing Ring Arrow (No.
4). Use the red " G" for group shots at
about 10 feet (3 meters ), and th e red oo for
distant and scenic shots from 25 feet (7.5
m ete rs) and beyond. That's ali th ere is
to it.
B UT, if you want to focus way in for
table-top shots and other extreme close-
ups, you can set the Foc usi ng Ring at
the white 2-foot mark. Use the other
whi te figures for focusing on distances
in-between Portraits and Groups, or in-
between Groups and D istant shots.
If you wish , you can also use the white
figures to determine and control Depth-
of-Field (see Page 20). The charton that
page will tell you where the Focusing
Ring must be set for any given area of
sharpness, with any setting of the Lens
Opening Ring.
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PORTRAIT AND
CLOSE-UPS
GROUP AND
MEDIUM SHOTS
DISTANT SHOTS
AND SCEHICS
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How to switch from
automatic operation to
manual control and set any
combinÇ~tion of
shutter speeds and ' lens
openings
you wish
To switch from Automatic operation to
1\Ianual Control, simply move the L ens
Opening Ring anywhe 1· e off ·• A. , position.
Y
ou now have a range of 7 lens openings
and 4 shutter speeds to form any com-
bination you desire. For instance, you
might want to sim ula te a nigh t shot in
broad daylight by und erexposing i ndoor
color film outdoors.
Or you may want to get a sharp fore-
ground with a soft, out-of-focus back -
ground, while maintaining correct ex -
posure.
FI RST SELECT A LENS OPENING , witb a full range
of f/stops from f/2.8 to f/22 to cboose from.
W
be n you move tbe R ia g o fl " A ", the camera is
set for
ma aual use .
THEN , SELECT A SHUTTER SPEED br movi ag the
Sh atter Sp eed Se tt iag Sl ide until t he speed yoa
want appear s in the square eut - out.
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Even when you operate the
camera manually, you can
use the Computer Electric
Eye to help you arrive at
correct exposu re
Re-set the camera for Automatic opera-
tion, aim at your subject, and press the
Sbutter R elease Bu tton until the black
bar sw i ngs up and gives you a Sh u tter
Speed and Lens Opening combinat ion.
Using this combination as a basis, consult
the chart on this page. You'll find a
variety of other Shutter Speed and L ens
Opening settings which will also give
yo u correct exposure ... but each is most
suitable for a certain kind of picture.
For instanc e, yo u might want to
" fr eez e" fast action and the Computer
Electric Eye tells you that f/ 5.6 at 1/60
sec . is your basic correct exposure. 1/60
sec. is not fast enou gh to stop action, so
you
c<>ns u lt the chart and find that f /4
at 1/125sec. is aIso correct, as is f/ 2.8 at
1/300 sec.
Now , if you wish to shoot at l i300th,
you set the lens opening at 2.8 and then
move the Shutter Speed Slide to "300".
Y
ou" \•e chosen a combination of Shutter
Speed and Lens o pcning that's correct
for th e pictur e you want to take, and
you know you11 get correct e ":-p os ure, too. 17
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: FLASH :
1 1
1 Your FUJICA HALF •
1 1
1 is synchronized 1
: for electronic :
•
flash or flashbulbs l
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The Shuttel· of your Fuji ca Ralf
is synchronize d fo r electronic flash
at all speeds an d for class M flash-
b ulb s at 1,&, th of a secon d only .
The fiashgun pl ug s in to the standard
Flash Socket (No. 2), and attaches
to the camera by means of the
Accessory Shoe (No. 12) or the
Tripod So cket (No. 18 ).
Leave the Shutter Speed Slide at
A • lt position . This automatically
sets the shutter at 1/ 30 sec. Set the
F ocusing Ring for the distance be-
tween the came ra and the subject
you"re shootin g. Then , set the lens
opening in accordance with the in -
structions supplied by the manu -
facturer of the fiashbulbs or elec-
tronic flash unit you ' re using.
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TIME
EXPOSURES
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For exposures Jongm· than 1/30 sec., move the Lens
Opening Ring off Au toma tic to the Lens Opening you're
going to use . Tben, move the Shutter Speed Slide to
the "B" position. Swing the Film Advance Lever to
ad,ance the film and \Yind the shutter. Now, the sbutte r
will
rem ain open as long as the Button is depressed, and
will snap shut as soon as
the Button is released. For
sharp, time e_""Posed pictures,
it's ahvays best to mount
the camera on a tripod or
sorne other fi r m support.
Y ou can delay the actual snapping of the p ictur e up to
10 seconds in order to get into the picture yourself !
Leave the camera in Automatic operation, or use it
manually, as you prefer. Advance the film and wind
the shutter in the usu.al way . BUT ... don 't depress the
Shutter Release Button. Instead, move the Self - Timer
Slide (No. 20) to "L" (Lock) and rota te the Self -Ti mer
Ring (No. 10) in the direction of the ar row. The more
you turn it, the longer the delay will be, up to ten
seconds. Move the Self-Timer Slide to "S " (Sta rt ).
You 'll hear a buzzing and the Ring will start to turn.
That 's your signal to get into the picture. After the
delay you've set, you 'll he.ar .a click and the camera will
stop bu zzing. Th.at means you' ve t.aken yo ur own
picture 'dth your Fujica H.alf. 19
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How to control your "Depth -of-F ield" to
further improve the quality of your pictures
"D epth-of -field •· is the area behjnd and in front
ol the subjeet you've aetual ly foeused on which
w HI also be in sharp !ocus. It varies with th e
l
ens opening and with the distance from the sub -
jeet to t he camera. (T he wider the lens opening.
f/ 2.8 is wide open and f/ 22 is almost complet.ely
close.d, the narrower the depth -of- field. The
sma ller the lens opening . the grea ter the dep tb
2.8 4 5.6
0.6m 0.57- 0.63 0.56- 0.64 0.54- 0. &6
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1.9 -2.1 1.9 -2.1 1.8 - 2.2
p 0.
78 - 0. 88
B.75- 0. 92 0. 72 - 0. 18
2.& - 2.9 2.5 - 3.1 2.4 - 3.3
of -fie ld. Also, the furtber away th e subjeet f oeused
o n. the gr eater th e depth-of-field.) You can use
this charae ter isli e of ali l enses to design just th e
kind of p ict ur es y ou w ant to get . T he c ha .rt on
thi s page tell s you t he deptb-of -field for eae.b l ens
opening and for ea.eb setting on the Focusing
Ring .
8 11 16
1
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