Rollei XF35 User manual

QollelXFSS
and100XL
CAMERA
AND
FLASH
OUTFIT

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Congratulations.
.
.
And welcome
to the fun of Rollei
photography. The Rollei XF35
camera outfit you have chosen
combines
advanced
camera
design
withease
of operation.
Exposure
is
automatic
in
daylight
aswell
as
with
theRollei
100XL
electronic
ftash.
Please
take a few minutes
to read
this
instruction
manual.
lf you have any questions after
reading
this booklet,
call Rollei's
Consumer Affairs Department
at
our
toll-free
number:
(800)
s25-8189
Table
of Contents
Parts
Listing.... ..2-g
Before
Your
First
Picture ......4-5
Daylight
Photography... ......6-9
Taking
Flash
Pictures .10-12
Rewinding
theFilm ......13
SpecialFeatures ...14
lmportant
Maintenance
lnstructions
........15
lf You Have
a Problem 16-17
Warranty
Information
.... ...18-19
Flash
Guide-Number
Table .....20

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15
16
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25

Parts
Listing
1 Lens
cap
2 Rewind
knob
3 Shutter
release
with threadfor
cable
release
4 Film
advance
lever
5 Exposure
counter
6 Ridged
ring
forfitm
speed
setting
7 Window
for filmspeed
8 Setting
ring release
9 Setting
ring for automatic
control,
longtime exposure
and
automatic
flash
10White
dot for automatic
setting
11Carrying
strap
12 Eyelet
for carrying
strap
13 Thread
for accessory
lens
hood,
filter
or close-up
lens
14Viewfinder
15
Window for bright-line
view-
finder
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Window
for rangefinder
Accessory
shoe
Focusing ring, with scale in
meters
andfeet
Distance
scale
Focusing
index
1/t"
threadtripod socket
Cocking
lever
for self,timer
Film
rewind
crank
Film
rewind
lockbutton
Lens
Cover
for battery
compartment

BeforeYour
FirstPicture
coMPARTMEII-_fi coMpARrMENr
covER -,
Inserting
the
Battery
The Rollei XF 35 camera exposure system is
powered by a PX-625 battery. To insert the
battery, remove the battery cover from the
bottomofthecameraby
turningitalmost%ofa
turn counter-clockwise with a coin. Before
insertingthe batterysupplied with the camera
outfit,wipe it with a rough cloth. Insert
the
batterywith the + side facing the cover.The
battery should be good for about a year of
normal
use.
Replacements
areavailable
atmost
camera stores or department store camera
sections.
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FilmLoading TAKE-UP
CATCH
The RolleiXF35
uses35mm
film.To load
the film, pull the rewindknob until the
camerabackpops
open.
REWINDKNOB SPROCKETS
BATTERY

REWIND
KNOB
FILM
CASSETTE
TAKE-UP
REEL
SPROCKETS
FILM
LEADER
Hold
the
rewind
knob
all
the
way
upwhile
you insert the film cassette,
with the
protruding
end
down,
in
the
film
chamber
under
theknob.
Now,
depress
therewind
knob.
Then place
the film leader
- the
tapered
endofthe
film- under
the
take-
upcatch
withapproximately
1/t
inch
ofthe
film
extending
beyond
the
catch.
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To start
thefilm properly,
turn
theridged
edge
ofthe
take-up
reel
in
thedirection
of
the
arrow
below
thereel.
Wind
just
enough
to engage
the
film
inthe
topand
bottom
sprockets.
Check again that the film is
securely
on the take-up
reel,
then close
the
camera
back
and
snap
it
shut.
Depress
the shutter
and advance
thefilm.Repeat
until the number 1 appears
in the film
counter
window.
SPROCKET
HOLE TAKE-UP
CATCH
SHUTTER
FILM
ADVANCE
LEVER

DaylightPhotography
Without
Flash
RIDGED
ASA
SETTING
RING
ASA
INDICATOR
WINDOW
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Setting
the ASA Speed
In
order
forthecameratooperateautomatically,
you haveto "tell
it"what
kindoffilmitis
using
according
tothefilm'sspeed
(ASA
rating).First,
check
thefilmspeedwhichis indicatedon the
filmboxandcassette.Set
the
speed
byturning
the ridgedblack ring that surrounds
the lens
untilthe
yellow
ASA
number
of thefilm
you
are
using
is
aligned
withtheindicatorinthe
window.
(The
whiteDINnumbersreferto the
European
rating
system
notused in the U.S.)
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WHITE
DOT
SETTING
RING
RELEASE
SETTING
RING
VIEW
OF BOTTOM OFCAT./ERA
Automatic
Setting
The
settingcontrol
isonthebottomof
the
camera.
For
automaticexposure
daylight
pictures,
the (automatic) on the
setting
ring
should
beopposite
thewhite
dot on the front of the camera.
To set.
depressthesettingring
releasewithyour
thumb,and
turn
thesetting
ring
with
the
fingers
of the same
hand.
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Aim
Point
your camera,
holding
the camera
either
horizontally
or vertically.
Sight
YourSubject
Keep
the
intended
subject
entirely
within
the
bright-line
frame.
The
meter
needte
should
not
enter
the red
warning
zone(except
whenusing
6rectronic
frash).
lf the meter needleis within the red warning zone,
the available
light is too poor. see
instructions
on electronic
flash.

To Focus
YourRollei
XF35hasaneasy-to-use
double
image
focusing
system.
Turn the focus ring until the
double imagesin the center focusing
areaof the
viewfinder
merge
and form a singlesolid
image.
NOTE:Check that the lenscap is removed.
YOUNOWARE
READY
TO TAKEPICTURES.
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FOCUS
RING OUTOFFOCUS
INFOCUS

TakingthePicture
Hold
thecamera
withafirm,but relaxed,
grip
anddepress
the
shutter
button
until
youheara
definiteclick.
(Figures
illustrate
the proper
grip
for horizontal
and
verticalshots.)
Aftereach
shot
you
mustwind
thefilm
withthe
advance
leverbyswinging
the
leveraway
from
the
camera
body
for itsfulltravel;
thisalsococks
theshutter.
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PhOtO FaCt (Your
RolleiXF35ls "Talkingto you.'')
Though
yourcamera
is
automatic,
the
shutter
speed
andlensopening
are
indicated
in
the
viewfinderfor
your
information
as
you
advance
in
your
hobby.
Thenumbers
inwhite
are
shutterspeeds,
properly
readasfractionsof a second.
Forinstance,
iftheneedle
points
to250,
your
camera
is
going
toexpose
at
1/25A
of
a
second,
ashortexposure
that ,
would
stop
actionsuchasa runnerin mid-stride.
lfthe
needleindicates30
(1/30of
a
second)
you
arebeing
warnedthere
is
going
to bea longerexposure;
becareful
tohold
thecamerasteady.
Thenumbersdisplayed
against
the
white
background
indicate
the
lens
opening
the
camera
has
set.
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