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FLEXARET
Vll o comero whose possesion
ploces
you
omong
the members
of o lorge
fomily
of sotisfied
owners.
A relioble
instrument
with lines
of clossicol
simplicity,
with
every feoture you need for toking brilliont piciures of
every
kind.
lt will become
on inseporoble
friend
of Vours
ond you will surely
oppreciote
its
numerous
odvontogeous
{eotures.
It is on instrument
eosy to hondleeven for o beginner.
Yef, being perfect in its techniCol
co{1c€ption
ond design,
it iscopoble
of sotisfying
even
the highest
demonds
of on
expert
omoteur
or Professionol.
We feelsure
thot the Flexoret
comero
will give
you much
enioyment
ond pleosure
ond the pictures
tokenwill ottroct
theottention
of your
friends.
Thiscomero
hos
oll
the prere-
quisites
to give full sotisfoction
to its users,
in spite of
obsolute
simplicity
of hondling
- it will give
your creotive
individuolity
full scope. lf you photogroph with interest
ond core,
thereis no doubtthot excelleni
results
will be
ottoined
in ony kindof photogrophic
work.

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PhotogrqPhY
This is o designotion composed of two Greek words. The first of them signifies
,,light", while the other is on equivolent for,,drowing' writing'
And this is whot photogrophy reolly is: pointing with light of if
producing q picture with the qid of chemicol processes,
evoked by
someone once soid thot photogrophy is the ort of ollowing o correct
cmount
of light
to possthrough
o correct operture
for
o correct length
of time onto o correct ptce. These wise words we sholl follow in the
porogrophs of this little booklet which we submit to your kind ottention.
it is not so eosy to moke perfect snopshots.lt requires the obility of selecting'
ct coptivoting motive, to choose the right exposure, further, to moster perfectly
the processing of films etc. In the first ploce it is, howev6r, of primory impor-
tonce, to become ocquointed with oll the mysteries hidden in the Flexoret
comero qnd with oll the mogic it is oble to perform'
Reod this little pomphlet corefully in order not to overlook ony of the technicol
possibilities
offered by the Flexoret comero; then, you will be oble to moke
the most of it o
nd utilize it to the g
reotest odvo
ntoge'
pcinting".
you wish,
lig
ht.

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First
of oll, letus
hove
q good look
ot the comerq
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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
B40 on the outer mount of the toking lens.
The Prestor shutter is o five-lomelloe centrol-type shutter with outomotic
releose (deloyed oction) ond o floshlight synchronizer.
The shutter cocking is
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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3"
The number of exposures1 to 12 is indicoted outomoticolly by meons of the
film counter which is outomoticolly set to zero when the comero reclr cover
is opened (i. e' when looding the comero)'
For exposures 4,5X6 cm mode on the 92 roll film o mosk (coche) hos to
be insertedinto the opporotus onto the film guide ond into the viewfinder ond
the tronsmission
lever on the right-hond side of the instrument hos to be set
to the correct position.
This tronsmission lever odjustment olsp opplies to the
24X24 mm exposures mode on 35 mm cine film'
For counting more thon 12 exposures, the comero is equipped with on
odditionol counter indicoting tens of exposures. This oncillory counter is
locoted beside the window of the moin counter, ond its odjustment to the
tens hos to be done monuolly. By inserting o mosk upon the film guide the
exposure counter is so odjusted thot it is outomoticolly set to the number
,,1" when the eleventh exposure is mode. The exposure-number higher thon
11 is then reod on both counters.
lf o 35 mm cin6 film, is used, the comero con be eosily odjusted for this
purpose. lt is only necessory to ploce o guide of 35 mm film into
the comero, to set o speciol-type 35 mm spoot upon the upper spool pivots
ond to provide the lower ones with extension pivots'
The exposed film is then rewound bock into the originol mogozlne by meons
of the rewind knob. In the middle of the lotter there is o push-button enobling
the reverse rewinding of o 35 mm film. Also when using o 35 mm cine film'
the rewind knob ond the comero releose lever ore interlocked ogoinst double
exposure ond the odvoncing of o non-exposed film' The releose lever is
locoted neor the viewing lens ond it is eosily controlled by .the forefinger
of the right hond, this being very odvontogeous becouse,
when photogrophing,
the comero con be held firmly with both honds thus ensuring its stobility,
whilst the focussing lever is controlled with the thumb ond forefinger of the
left hond.
Hence, control of oll octions to be performed before the exposure is mode,
is very simple ond speedy, without crossing the honds, oll their movements
being very purposeful.
In the spoce between the lens ond the' film plone ontireflection dio-
phrogms ore inserted which serve to copture the roys reflected from the
comero wolls ond prevent the former from striking the sensitiveloyer of the
film whot would result in the formotion of folse imoges. On the comero reor
lid the toble of colour filters is ploced. Below this toble o speciol device
is locoted which records
the kind ond sensitivity
of the looded film' In itscentre
there is o window in which the number indicoting the size of the looded
film is outomoticolly set, On the cornero side there ore fitted the slides
which serve for sliding on on opticol D' V. viewfinder (eye-level finder) for
photogrophing on o cine film.

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.... ondfhen
we leorn
how
to hondle
it
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 pockingin mogozines
withthe filling
of 1.60
m enobling
31 pictures
24X36 mm in size,
or 43 pictu-
res24X24 mm in sizeto be mode.
lt is evident
thot vorious
sensitive
moteriol
- block-qnd-white
os well os colour
moteriol
- con be utirized.
2, Opening of the comerq
On the left-hond
side of the comero
there
is o knurted
knob (1) which
hos
to be unscrewed
ond then
depressed,
whereby
thereor
lid
ofthe
comero
opens.
3. Preporing the comerq f
or fitm looding
o) Roll film 6X9 cm, size
of pictures
6X6 cm.
Inside
thecomero
there
is on empty
spool
which
must
be ploced
in the upper
spool-spoce.
lf it is not there,
proceed
in the following
woy:
Pull out the rewind knob (2) in the direction
of its oxis ond turn it o little
to the left;the knob hosto remoin
in the pulled
out position,
Put
the empty
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.
Press
the spoolgently in the direction
of its oxis with the thumb of your left
'hond,
so thot the solid spool pin (6) snopsinto the round opertureprovided
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
till it snops
in. Futher,
rotote
the knob to thc right till the corrier
pin plug i
(7) fits into the longitudinol notch on the spool front. lf the spool ir
is correctlyinserted,
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
setting
up the tronsmission
lever,
depress
to the very stop the push-button
provided
on the innerside of the opporotus,
in the lower
spool
spoce (the
centrepin of the chonging-over
lever),
ond turnthe lever
sothot its pin foces
the oppropriote operture (9). When corrying out the od
justment the !
tronsmission
lever
mustnever
be hondled
forcibly
(set
out of its position
by
lifting from the opporotus
exterior)
since its deformotion
would result in
setting
the opporotus
out of function
for the sizes
of 6X6 cm ond 24X36
mm,
Anologicolly
, when the push-button
is not depressed
sufficiently,
the trons-
mission
lever
pin would rub ogoinst
ond domoge
the cooting
ond the trons- , f,
mission
lever
would be set out of position,
When releosing
the push-button Fr
tlre pin fits intothe operture
in the cover
ond locks
the position
of the lever;
the lotter must beor ogoinst
the comero.
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lf the tronsmission hos been set correctly,
the meosuring sprocket (10) must
be eosily rotoble in either direction. In the cose of incorrect tronsmission
od
justment the meosuring sprocket must be turned bock till the strong
resistonce disoppeors. The checking hos to be corried out whenever the
position of the lever hos been chonged'
N ote : lncorrect
tronsmission
odjustment would result in the following defect:
After being looded, the film will slip ocross the meosuring sprocket ond the
opporotus will not be set reody for the exposure' The who'le film con then
be rewound without ony locking-in-position of the control-knob ond releosing
of the releose lever hos token ploce. In such o cose it would be necessory
to toke the film out of the opporotus in the dork chomber, rewind it
ond ofter corrying out correct tronsmission
odjustment to lood the film onew
foilowing the respectiveinstructions'
b) Roll film 6X9 cm, pictures 4.5X6 cm in size'
Put the empty spool into the upper spool spcce. Insert o mosk 4'5X6 cm
in size into the imoge window (aa)' When inserting the mosk core should
be token thot the flop on the mosk side fits into the notch provided on the
apporotus body. Push the mosk into the imoge window so'thot the former
does not project obove the guiding surfoces (45) of the lotter.
The tronsmission lever (8) must be so odjusted thot ,,45" is normolly legible
(,,60" is upside down).
lf it is required
to moskoff the ri,. of 4'5X6
on oppropriote
mosk
hos to be ploced
into the
the groundgloss.
cm entirely in the viewfinder
viewfinder spoce, i. e. uPon
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c) 35 mm film, size of exposures
24
X35 mm.
fgt.tl't"purpose
of photogrophing
on 35 mm cine film, o speciol
35 mm spool
(33)hos to F.. plocedinto the upper
spool
spqce,
onologicolly
os the spool
for the B2 film 6X9 cm. The left-hond
pin with the driver
(corrier)
-'(12)
hos to be screwedinto the Jower
spool spoce,onto the threod of the're-
verse-rewinding
turn knob (11);the extension
pivot
is thenslid ontothe solid
right-hondpin (13).A guide for 35 mm film (14)
hos to be inserted
into
the .imoge
window,so thot the contoct surfoces
of the guide correctly
beor
- ogoints
the contoct
surfoces
of the opporotus
body.
After the guide hos been pressed
in, it must push bock the lever
which is
fitted
on the right-hond
side
of the imoge
window.
lf inserted
in on incorrect
nronner,
the
.guide
would deflect
the lever
towords
the woll, without pushing
it bock to the required position,
ond, ofter the tenth film-frome hos beei
exposed,
the counterwould not return outomoticolly
tcl the number ,,1",
whereby
the exposing
of further
shotswouldbe rendered
impossible.
From-the
12th
exposure
the film could be rewound
freely.
When inserting
the guide the lotter
hos to be held by touchingits opposite
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,
directlyupoi
the groundgloss.
According
to the position
of the mosk'in the viewfinder,
i. e.whether
thereis
the morking
1 m or 7 m on the lower
side
of the mosk,
the viewfinder
poroloxis corrected
for o distonce
of 1 m or 7 m.
The tronsmission
lever hos to be so odjusted thot ,,60" on its lobel con be
reod normolly
(not upside
down).
d) 35 mm film, size of pictures 24X28 mm;
The
moke-reody
of theopporotusisidenticol
to thot
for
the sizeof 24X36 mm.
The mos_king,frome
24X24 mm hosstill
to be inserted
into the guidefor the
35 1nm,
film (14),
this hoving
to be done in such
o uroy
thot on6 sideof the
mosk hos to be slid underneoth
the shim provided
on the bottomside of

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b) Roll fitm 6X9 GHl,
size
4,5X6 cm
The film't.'
looding is onolo-
which
the film is wound.
Tur-
ning the spool further bY
.
a
ouCI
rter of q revolution the
marks
disoPPeor
ond the
film
bond is correctlY
set for the
pictures
4.5
X
6 cm in size'

c! 35 mm film
The film is looded into the opporotus in stondord cortridges. Pull out the
reverserewinding turnknob (1
1) ond set the cortridge with the spool onto
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 f
rom the
cortridge, onto the solid right-hond extensionpivot (13)+lock the cortridge
in the lower spool spoce by slowly releosing
the reverserewinding 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
film end does not slip out from the slit in the spool ond simultoneously
to
qttoin thot the film is moderotely tightened.
lf it is not required
to rewindthe film in the opporotus bock into the cortridge,
it is superfluous
to ploce the extensioninto the lower spool spoce. ln such
q cose put the cortridge with the film looselyinto the lower spool spoce ond
lood the film in the known monner os described obove.
5, Adjustment of the film for moking the first shot.
Rotote
the rewind
knob(2) up to the click-stop,Number,,1" oppeorsin the
window
of the moin counter
(15)ond the film is mode reodyfor the first
exposure.
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6, Mokingthe opporutus
reody
for photogrophing
o) Focussing
In order to ottoin speedy
focussing,
the focussing
lever (26) is providedwith
snops
for neor,medium
ond infinite
distonce;
if required,
these
snops
con
be set out of oction.A sliding knob (23) is providedon the left-hond side
of the front cover for this PurPo-
se, When this knob is shifted
from the top to the lower Posi-
tion the snq
pping-in of the fo-
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
theground-
gloss, put your eye close to the
mog
nif
ier ond bi moving the
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 Photog
ro
Phed
which co
n
not be focu
ssed befo-
rehond on the ground-gloss
screen,
the focussing
distonce
is
estimoted.
Accord
ing to the esti-
moted distonce the focussing
lever is set on the distonce
scole (27) ogoinst the number
correspond
ing to the estimoted
volue.
The scole numbers
indi-
cote
the d
isto
nce either
in metres
(lower figures)
, o( in feet (uPper
numbers).
An object of on infi-
nite distonce
is morked
with the
sig
n oo
or with the obbreviotion
INF (i. e. infinitY).
Thus e. g. if the focussing
iever notch is set
photogrophed
object, ploced of o distonce
of 2
gloss is correctly
focussed"
qgoinst
the number,,2",
the
m from the toking lens
front

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
stop numbers z3.5,
4, 5.6,8, '11, 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 through 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 correspondsto 1/2
second,
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
chosen exposu
re ti m
e is set
to foce the mork, 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
occording to the exposu
re
time either by experience
or by consu lti
ng o
n exposure
m
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d) Monipulotion
with the scole
of ,,light
volues"
The
Prestor
shutter
is olsoprovided
with o scole
of the socolled "liglrt-volues'i'
These
ore the red numbers
3 to 18 on the shutter
timing ring' The timing
ring ond the stoppini do*n ling ot" to orronged
thot ihey con be firmly
interconnected.
ln if,ii *oV, whei "nonging-the exposure
time, the suitoble
stop
isoutomoticollt
;dju;i;d.or vice
uuito.-Th"
coriect
exposure
time odjust-
ment
isthussubst"riti"f
fy-ii*ptiti.a. lt is merely
nece.ssory
to set ol :h.?
shutter
the light
volue,
*r'rl"-n--'for
the given
.onaitiont
of lighr
ond sensitivity
of the
photogrophic
moteriot
opptiua
j.on te oscertoined-by
consulting
o depen-
doble
exposure
meter
or on exposure
chort,
The
odjustment
to the oppropriote
,,light
volue" fto, to be corried
out in the following
woy: pull the stoplever
(29)
gently
in the Jir..tion owoyfrom the shutter
Jnd by,operoting.the
lever
(31)
on the shuttei
tirir",g
ring s.et
the indicoted
light volue ogoints
the tip
of thestop
lever
(29),
When rototing
--ofter the ligh[voluehos
been
odjusted
- the lever
on tfr"ii#ing ;i;g,1n" o"pptoporiote
exfiosute
time is simultoneously
set so os to ."ri"rp.'"a ti' ine t"t".iua stop number or;' vice verso, the
oppropriotestopnumbertocorrespondtotheselectedexposuretime'
As|ongostheconditionsof|ight.donotchonge,-i.e'os|ongosthesome
,,light volue,' f,ofds';;;, the-
odjusted
.conn6ction
(combinotion)
of time
exposure
ona ,topiins"ii;un ;;;J;;i belolteted
either'
Depending
on
theshots
to be token,
the ,,speed"
of the tftuti"iii ihen chonged
occording
to the speed
of the moving
.Ui!"i *ni.n is beinEphotogropheJ
(ond the stopping
down
need not uu *orr1!J;l;;i, (.;-i;"";der t6 ottoin the necessorv
shorpness
depth, it is onrv
'il.Ji;;i' J 'oa;utt
-tnu stop without worrvins obout the
speed of the ,r,rttur,
--i.'
". ".b;;t L*potui. .
tim,e. Hence, the od
just-
ment is to be "";;;;J ori in such o.
*oyi. thot the lever (31) on the timing
ring is rototed
till"i[; requii"a pp""a it-'ito."A lPPosite the morlr A' or the
tip of the stop '"u;i lZei'is position-JLiposite the required
stop number'
It con hoppen
thot the lever
on the timi.ng
ring.connot
be rototed
ony
forther
in one or the ot;;;'Jit..tion so thot thJ reqiired time- or stop odjustment
cqnnot
be ottoined.
Thisis o sign
lnroining
ihot.such on odjustment.
would
not correspond
;;y l;;r;; ig-ft giiJl i"lt'l1i'lj of lisht ond thqt on
under or over-exposed
negotive
would be obtolneo'
lf we hove
on exposure
oid on which
the
.light-volues
ore not indicoted'
the
exposure
"t.r"nt|-o-n- tnu ,nu1t"r houeto Ue'set in this woy: Pull off slightly
the stop lever (2g) ond by operoting .luuu1
31.
.on the timing rinq-.
set the
determined
rp""J tf tnu sirutter.oppitit" the triongulor
mork A. Then,
set
the stop
iever
tip (otso
by puilinsthli;;;;s;n1ty "lt)iopposite the determined
stop number.
fn if,ir- *;i,. mu[uol-dep"nJon.. between
the exposure
time
ond thestopping
do*n hoi'been ottoin-JJ.oiresponding
to the.given
conditions
of light,
ond,
consequently,
olso
the"o;;;;;;i.i;',iignt-volue" hos been
found'
which con be used for further tonifuLiiln witii t]he
shutter,
os long os the
"rporuiu influencing.tonditions
hove not chonged'
Hence,
olso in this cose it is possible
to odjustthe exposure
time ond the
stopof the shutter
seporotely..
lt is;;i; ;;.;tsgry t? inteirupt
- bv pullingthe
stop lever (Zg) in the direction
.;;i i;.the shutter
- the mutuol inter-
.t-rin"iti"" of ihe timing ring ond the stop ring'
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7. Photogrqphing
After hovingcorriedout the focussing
procedure
os well os the stoppingdown
ond time exposure odjustment, you con proceed to moke the exposure
proper,
sincethe shutterhos olreodybeen cockedoutomoticolly
by rewinding
the film. Hold the opporotusfirmlywith both honds
ond, ot the convenient
moment,
depresswith the forefinger
of your right hond ond without jerking
the instrument,the comero releoselever(32) up to the stop.
When toking the snopshot,observethe imoge of the pho'togrophed
object
on the groundgloss,
upon which the oppropriotemoskingfrome hos been
ploced, depending on for
wh
ich s
ize of pictu
res the
comero hos been mode
reody. ln the cose of pictures
24X36 mm in size mode on
o 35 mm cinefilm,
the imoge
of the photogrophed object
co
n be ploced without
using ony mosk within the
limits of the recto
ngle mo rked
on the groundgloss screen,
When using cine f
ilm o
nd
moking tlre eKposurein 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
ln some
coses
it is odvontogeous
to usethe direct
vision
(D' vl viewfinder
iiv"li"'i"f-tiJ"rj, ;.-;.;h;; t"kine-ropid sporting
snopshots,
when worl<ins
with on 35 mm .i,..,e
f',i* or whento-king'
horiiontol.ly-orientoted
shots.
Depress
the
flop of the
viewfinder
lid (34)
to hoiizontol
positionobove
the
groundgloss'
r*i"g-lfi tf,"-fo.u'rri;;"t;;-"if,i"t iZSl to verticolposition,
put voureye close
to the squore
"ut-ouii3t) Jt tn. viewfinder
reor port ond observe
the object
i; ilpfr'ot"gt"phed. When using-o
35mm film with picturesof 24X36mm itr
size,
only
the innerlil;bl" port
"of
the viewfinder
lid (36)
is iwung off'
Ifemp|oyingtheD.V.(direct-vision)viewfinderwhenphotogrophingwith
picture size of q'sxo cm or 24x2.4 flltTl,
the oppropriote,mosk hos to
be set on the troni
-*Ltt-ot tn" lighi tnort.
'The
notch provided
on one side
of the mosk
hos to be slid upontht;
-"tp;r pin,(37)oi the shoft
front woll,
the mosk hos to be bent slightl' onJihe notch on the other side o{ the
mosk
slidonto the lower
Pin (38)'
g. Exposing with f
lexible wire releose
lf it is required
to use o wire releose,
the lotter h.os,
to be screwed
into
threod
of the .orurl-1"1.or.-(SZ)..1i-i, recommended,
however'
to utilize
wit" (coUte)
releose
only
when moking
time exposures'
the
the
]i
tt I
10.
Exposures mqde with qpplicqtion of 'X' n:Rf
ouiomotic reteose-i,V,, -\ ; ; A{!- f/S
The shutter
is provided
)with o devile for outomLtic
^rt+€qse'
By setting
the red knob (39)-on
the'shutter
to the position
morked(,,V")the
outomotic
releose mechonism-
it- roJu reody for 'oction' lf\ depPdsffig
.
the comero
releose
lever,
the exposur"
tot
ut plo'."'ott.t obout iix seconds'
The outomotic
releose
con be "ppii"A t", otl "ipoiut. tit"t from 1 to l/soo
second'
except
for the ,,8" Position=
when opplying the outomotic releose,
the comero must be ottoched to
o tripod o. ploceJ-on
o suitoble
support.
lf it is not required
to opply the
cutomoticreleose
when mokingthe next exposure,
the knob morl<ed
red must,u*-,
t"'r.it" *," bosic@ '{ot'A
11.
Time exPosures
These exposures
connot be mode by ho.lding
the comero, For time exposures
the comero must-b" screwed onto t lqipo{i The bottom side of the comero
is provided with J trip.J nrt- *ltn o '/9t' threod. lt is convenient to use the
*iru releose for exposures of this kind'
set the milled ring of the shutter (30) with the letter,,B" o.pposite.the
mork'
V/hen depressing'the comerq rel.or; Iever or the wire releose, the shutter
is opened ond ,"*olns open "t fo"g os the releose is kept depressed' The
shutter con be locked in the opu'i position with the oid of the locking
mechonism knob ia-di-ro"inot-thl' releose lever need not be l<ept depressed
nronuolly when moking long time .-"potutui. ff'" procedure to be followed
for this PurPose
is os:
Depress the comero releose lever ond shift the knob (40) downwords to the
red. Then, "u.n
-*h"n the releose is not kept depressed monuolly, .
the
shutier remoins op.n.-nitei tf'e required exposure time hos elopsed' close
in"-rf.,"tt"; by rh-iii"g in"-1".b (40i upwordi !Ooin. The locking mechonism
connot be r.rsed;h"; exposing
with the oid of the wire releose!!!