Ricoh 35 User manual

RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
No. 14-6, 6·chorne. Gioza, ChuQ·ku, Tokyo. Japan
RICOH OF AMERICA, INC.
G Kingsbridge Road, Fairfield.
New Jersey, 07006, U.S.A.
RICOH NEDERLAND B. V.
Vrachtgebouw, ·44. Schiphol Centrum, Holland
EXCLUSIYE U.S.A. Dlsn".UTOIt
BRAUN NORTH AMERICA
PHOTO PRODUCTS DIVISION
55 Cambridge Parkway,
Cambridge, Mass.
02142
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PRINCIPAL PARTS
(A) CARRYING STRAP EYELET
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B) BACK COVER LATCH
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C) SHUTIER RELEASE BUTION
(D) CdS CELL
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E) VIEWFINDER WINDOW
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F) SHUTTER SPEED RING
(G) SHUTIER SPEED WINDOW
(
H) MERCURY BATIERY COMPARTMENT
(
I) CABLE RELEASE SOCKET
( J) ACCESSORY SHOE
( K) FILM SPEED DIAL
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L) AUTO/MANUAL RING
(M) DISTANCE SCALE RING
(N) FLASH CONNECTOR SOCKET
(0) TRIPOD SOCKET
(P) FILM REWIND KNOB
(Q) REWIND CRANK
(
R) FILM COUNTER
pressed unless there is film in the camera
and the spring is wound.
3. After the last picture on the film has been
exposed, the shutter release button can no
longer be depressed.
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Film Advance:
Film Rewind:
Size &Weight:
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For the technically minded photographer, these
are the specifications of
your HI-COLOR 35
SPECIFICATIONS
Lens: f35mm f/2.8, 4elements 3 sec·
tions.
1130, 1160, 11125, 11300, Xsync.
& "f" (1130 sec.)
Direct viewing system.
Manual, three-zone focus
system.
Automatic, coupled with ex·
posure meter from LV 8 to 171 /.
(ASA 100). Warning mark ap·
pears in viewfinder.
Automatic spring motor..
Crank lever system.
74mm x
113mm x54mm, 450
grms. (inches 2;I.x4;f"x2'fg) (16
oz.).
•KEEP THESE TIPS IN MIND
1. The spring motor cannot be wound unless
there is fUm in the camera.
2. The shutter release button cannot
be de·

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(S) SPRING MOTOR WINDING KNOB
(T) FILM REWIND BUTION
(U) CARTRIDGE POSITIONING SPRING
(V) FILM PRESSURE PLATE
(W) FILM TAKE·UP CLIP
(
X) TAKE·UP SPOOL
(Y) VIEWFINDER EYEPIECE
( Z) SPROCKET
(AA) FILM REWIND SHAFT
LOADING THE MERCURY BATIERY
Mercury battery is the power source of the
electric
eye automatic exposure mechanism of
the camera.
Unscr~w the mercury battery compartment
cover
and put the mercury battery with "+" side
up in the compartment. (Fig. 1). Then, screw
the
cover flrmly closed.
The life of the mercury battery is approximately
one year under average use conditions.
The battery's life
is not affected by the num-
ber of pictures taken during this period. but ra-
ther
by the time which the camera itself is ex-
posed to light and the temperature at which it
is stored. When not in use replace the camera
into
th~ carrying case or simply cover the CdS
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cell (D), or set the SHUTIER SPEED RING
(F) to the FLASH
(~) position.
Store the camera away from above normal tern·
peratures or in a cool place. When replacing the
battery, use Mallory RM-675R. Eveready E675 or
equivalent.
LOADING THE CAMERA
1. Open the camera back by pushing BACK CO-
VER LATCH (B) to OPEN position. (Fig. 2).
2. Pull
out FILM REWIND KNOB (P). (Fig. 3).
3. Insert the
fHm cartridge into the chamber
and push FILM REWIND KNOB back so
that
the slot of REWIND SHAFT (AA) engages, the
flIm cartridge. (Fig. 4).
4. Turn TAKE·UP
SPOOL (X) so that FILM TAKE·
UP CLIP (W) is in the position illustrated in
(Fig. 5).
5. Insert the fUm leader into the clip as shown
in (Fig. 6) and engage the small raised single
sprocket into ahole
in the film.
6. Turn SPRING
MOTOR WINDING KNOB (S) in
the direction of its arrow
so that the perfora-
tions of the film leader are engaged
by the
film
advance. sprocket teeth.
Be certain that the sprocket holes in the film
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are properly seated onto the sprocket teeth
as shown in the circled area of Fig. 7.
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Close the camera back, The lock will auto·
matically latch.
B. Wind SPRING MOTOR WINDING KNOB (S)
until the spring is fully wound and repeatedly
depress SHUTTER
RELEASE BUTTON (e) un·
til member 1appears
in FILM COUNTER (R).
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When the spring is fully wound, you can take
10 to 15 shots before you have to wind the
motor again.
SELECTING THE PROPER FILM SPEED
Every roll of film has enclosed an information
sheet.
The
ASA rating of the film is indiceted on it
or on
the film box. Turn FilM SPEED DIAL (K)
so that the ASA number of the film is opposite
the
.... to mark (Fig. e).
The dots between the numbers on the FILM
SPEED DIAL (K) indicate the following ASA num·
bers
ASA
(32X40)
(64XSO)
(125XI60)
(250X320)
(500)
2S ••
50 • 100 200
'00
DIN
15 •.
18 •
21
2'
27
(10YI7) (19X20)
(22)(23)
(25X26)
( 28)
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CORRECT EXPOSURE
Turn SHUTTER SPEED RING (F) until the de·
sired shutter
speed number appears in SHUTTER
SPEED WINDOW (G) (Fig. 9). Make certain tho
Ring is set at aclick stop.
The shutter
speed setting governs the amount
of timo the film is oxposed to light. "50" (1/60
of asecond) is recommended for sUbject not in
motion. Where motion exists, the faster shutter
speeds,
1/125 or 1/300 should be usod.
Turn AUTO/MANUAL RING
(l) until "AUTO" is
opposite the markor. (Fig. 10). When tho Auto!
Manual Ring
is set at AUTO position, the CdS
exposure meter automatically sets the f·stop to
control the amount of light striking the fllm
and
the proper exposure is always set. automatically.
When there is enough light, there will be a
white
dot over the upper center of the viewflnder
(Fig. 11).
When there is not enough light for taking a
picture the dot
becomes red (Fig. 12). When the
dot
is red, either flash or other artiflcial lighting
is needed.
(See page 10 for flash phatogrephy).
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MANUAL EXPOSURES
For special effects or other situations when you
went to .et the lens manually, turn AUTO/MANU·
AL RING (L) until the f·stop you want is aligned
with the indicator marker
SETIING THE DISTANCE
Your HI·COLOR 35 has a medium wide·angle
lens
which enables you to use "zone focusing"
for picture·taking convenience and still keep your
subject areas in ultra· sharp focus.
The 3marks on the DISTANCE SCALE RING
(M) correspond to the average distances for the
subjects shown below (these are indicated on the
back of your camera for your ease of reference)'
~ Approx. 3 feet ... close·up·-head and shoulders.
@Approx. 8 f.et... full·length portrait/group
shots.
00 Inflnity Iandscape & distant scenery.
Turn DISTANCE SCALE RING (M) and set the
proper distance at marker. You may set the dis·
tance by means of either one of the three zone
focus symbols or by estimating actual distance.
The distance can also be set through the view·
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flnder. While looking through the viewflnder rotate
DISTANCE SCALE RING (M) until the proper
distance setting appears in the small window
just below the viewtlnder (Fig. 13).
RAPID SEQUENCE PHOTOGRAPHY
If you set DISTANCE SCALE RING (M) at th.
green "@" mark, your subjects from 2·10m (7ft.
-30ft.) will be in sharp focus. Also set AUTOI
MANUAL RING (L) to green "AUTO" and the
SHUnER SPEED RING at green 1/125 sec. You
can make rapid sequence pictures by merely
pressing the SHUnER RELEASE 8UnON (Cl
without adjusting exposures and distance (Fig.
14) between pictures. Therefore, for fully auto.
matic, rapid sequence, photography, simply set
all
controls to the green positions!
HOLDING THE CAMERA
Be sure that flngers and the camera strap are
not in front of the lens or the CdS cell when
you
take a picture.
Hold the camera steady, and gently press the
SHUnER RELEASE 8UnON (C) all the way down.
If the spring is not wound, Shutter Release
Button cannot be depressed-wind the spring
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FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
Example: ~ =11.4 Henceclosestf·stopisfl1.
Another way of stating this is; assume the
flash bulb package states that for the film you
are using
the guide number is 40, and that the
Mount the flash gun on the accessory shoe
and
connect the cord to the FLASH TERMINAL
(N).
(If your flash has a direct contact shoe (Hot
Shoe) you do not need to connect the cord to
the flash terminal.) The direct contact type
RICOH POCKET FLASH UNIT or RICOHTRON·3
ELECTRONIC FLASH UNIT is recommended for
this camera.
Turn SHUTIER SPEED RING (F) 10 (1) mark.
Move
lhe AUTO/MAN UAl RING (l) off AUTO posi·
tion and set the f-stop. The proper f·stop can
be calculated in the following manner.
Find the guide number which is always given
for all fllms on the flash bulb packages or on
electronic flash units.
Guide number
Distance to subject
f·slop
USING AFILTER
The RICOH HI·COlOR 35 has three accessory
flIters-UV, Y2 and NO 4. When using the UV,
it is not necessary to make an adjustment in the
exposure, but when using aY2 filter, it is advis-
able
to lower the FilM SPEED DIAL (K) by 3
clicks (example,
if set at 100. change by 3clicks
to 50) (Fig. 15). If you ere using en ND4 filter,
lower
your FilM SPEED DIAL (K) by 6 clicks (ex·
ample,
if set et 100, chenge by 6clicks to 25).
motor winding knob (S) fully.
If the Shutter Release Button will not go down,
check the
following:
1. Is the spring motor still wound? If it is, then
you have taken
the last picture on the roll of
film. proceed to page 12 for unloading in-
structions.
2. If the spring motor is not wound, wind it
again as you did when loading the camera.
Remember, one
full winding is enough for
only 10 to 15 shots and most fllm roll cart·
ridges are for 20 or 36 exposures. Check
the film counter number.
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distance from the flash bulb to the subject is
3'6', (3.5 feet), divide the distance (3.5 feet)
into the guide number (40) for an answer of
fl1.4. Because there is no f11.4, use the closest
i-stop setting which is marked on the auto ma-
nual ring (L) 11 (f.ll). .
RICOH FILTERS
Filters are very useful in certain situations.
The fllt8r is screwed onto
the front of the lens
and changes
the color or the amount of light
which reaches the film:
UY filter: used when photographing land-
scape scenes, to reduce the haze and make
distant objects more clear.
Y2 filter: is used in black and white photo-
graphy only, to make the sky darker and to
emphasize, somewhat. clouds, also to increase
contrast.
ND4 filter: when using a very sensitive
film In exceptionally bright sunlight the ca·
mera may not be able to adjust for the pro·
per exposure. An ND4 (Neutral Density) flIter
simply reduces the amount of light which
reaches the fllm by 75%. Useful in snow
and beach
photography.
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AFTER YOU LAST EXPOSURE
You will know when you have taken your last
exposure
in two ways:
1. The film counter should read "20" if you use
a20·exposure
cartridge or "36" if that was
the type of cartridge you put into your ca-
mera.
2. The SHUnER RELEASE BUnON (C) can no
longer be depressed.
UNLOADING PROCEDURE
1. Set red mark on SPRING MOTOR WINDING
KNOB (5) at
..... mark (Fig. 16) and then
push FILM REWIND BUnON (Fig. 17). Lift
up the crank of FILM REWIND KNOB (P) and
turn it in aclockwise direction until the en·
tire roll has been rewound-tension on the
crank will decrease noticeably (Fig. 18).
2. Open
the camera back as you did for load·
ing the camera.
3. Pull up
the flIm rewind knob and remove the
fUm cartridge from its chamber.
TAKING CARE OF YOUR CAMERA
If you wish to keep your camera in top condi.
tion so that you can use it at any time, you
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must take reasonable care of it when it is not
being used. These hints will help you get better
results
from your camera:
1. When not in use keep your camera in its
case. The automatic exposure system con·
tinues
to function whenever light strikes the
CdS cell (0). While the power taken from the
battery is exceedingly slight, this precaution
will extend the life of the battery and also
help
to keep the camera free of harmful dust
and grit.
2. Keep the lens clean.
Wipe
the lens softly with alens brush. If
there are fingerprints on the lens, use a soft
gauze cloth or chamois soaked with alcohol
to wipe them off.
3. If you have used your camera at the beach
or on a rainy day, wipe the entire body, par·
ticularly the metal parts, with a soft cloth
before you put it away.
4. Always keep the lens cap on the camera when
it is not in use.
5. When you do
not intend to use your camera
for some period of time, remove the mercury
battery and put the camera into its box along
with the silica gel bag which came with the
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camera, and keep it in a dry place where it
will not be exposed to direct sunlight.
00 not place your camera near anything
that has amagnetic field, like hi·fi speakers.
It will harm the AUTO mechanism.
Dampness will damage
your camera.
IMPORTANT: Be sure
to keep arecord of
the serial number of your
camera.
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