ROLLEIFLEX SL 2000F User manual

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2OOOT
FROTIABOVE
9
Warning
signal
for
operationfaults
I
Controlknobforautomatic
and
manual
shutter
speeds
Releasebutton
"r"""r.' -^"t
(t, I
10
Main
switchfor:
B: Brief/Long
time
exposure
| : Single
exposure
C
: Continuous
run
O: Off
11
Control
knob
formemory
hold
andself
timer
12
Eyecup
for
eye
level
viewing
system
7
Interchangeable
reflex
viewing
hood
with
magnifier Controldial
for
exposure
compensation 13
Eyepiece
withdioptric
correction
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THE
ROllEIFlEX
51
2OOOT
FROTI
IHE
RIOHT
25
Dioptric
correction
scalefor
eyepiece
ofeye le
viewfinder
Release
catch
for
power
pack
23
Release
catch
for
magazine
(3)
22
Storage
position
for
magazine
darkslide
16
Strapattachment,
left
19
Magazine
darkslide
21 20
Magazine
function
control Slotfor
magazine
darkslide
7
Interchangeable
reflex
viewing
hood
17
Shutterrelease,
right
18
Buttonfor
open/
working
aperture
metering

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Interchangeablelens
Interchangeable
reflexviewing
hoodwith
magnifier
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512000
rSY$Eil
2
Camera
body
6
Interchangeable
focusing
screen
3
Interchangeable
magazine
4
Interchangeable
powerpack
5
Film
insert
formagazine
(3)
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2000ttRoil BEIoW
34
Releasecatches
formagazine
(3)
33
Tripod
mounting
socket
tZ"
35
Rewindhandle,
swivelling
36 37
Magazineserialnumber
Camera
serial
number

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FROTIIHE
lE]I
26
Flash
shoe
withcentrecontact
andcontact
for
dedicated
Rolleiflashgun
27
Flashcable
synch
ronisation
socket 16
Strap
attachment,
right
28
Framecounter
29
Filmspeed
setting
dial
17
Shutter
release,
left
32
Release
buttonforinterchangeable
lenses
31
Electronic
accessory
socket
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IHEilIAIil
FEAIURES:
The
design:Functionalandeasytouse.
Two
integral retlexviewfinder systems:Eye
level
view-
fi nder
andrefl exvi
ewingho
od,intercha
nge
abIe
fo cu
sing
screens,dioptric correctionin caseof qtesight
weakness.
Interchangeablemagazine
:BuiIt-
in
frame countef inte
gral
ASA/DfNJilm speedsetting
andautomaticJilmlength
stopcoupleddirectly
tothecomera.
Interlockmechanism
cuts
outthe
possibilityoferrors
when
changing
magazines.
Built-inmotorwind: Canbesetforsingleexposures
or
continuous
runat threeframes
per
second.
Alsofor multi
exposure.
Interchangeable
powerpack: Designed
toaccept
5x AA
size
rechargeable
cells,specialrapidcharger
available
esanaccessory.
Manganese
alkali batteries,
sizeAA can
alsobeused.
Metalfocal plane shutter:16
tol/tooo
sec.X andBflas;h
synchronisation
atl/too
sec.
Automatic exposure:
Aperture
priority automatic
meter-
ing
system
with
ful I manualcontrol.
Automatic fl a
s
h system
: Th kesd
e
d
icated
fl ashgun.
Ertrafeatures: heset exposure
overide,
memory
hold
facil ity,
ful lyautomatic
diaphragm,
electro
nicshutter
release.
Alternative
Zeiss
orRolleinar lenses,remote
release,
external
power
supply,
systemhandgrip
and
range
of accessories.
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The
RolteiflexSLZOiOf cameraisasversatile
asthe
range
of lensesdesignedforit. Selecttheappropriatelens
from theincomparableZeissdesigned
opticsorthehigh-
"performance
Rolleinarrange.
TheSL2000Fsystemisdesignedwiththe
professional
photographer
in mindandisbackedbytheRolleiPro-
fessionalSenice.
Pleaseread
thisRolleiflexSL2000Finstruction manual
carefullyand
yourRolleflex SL2000Fcamera
will
rew
ard
you with constantreliabilily.
(Rollei
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CONIENIS
The
Rolleiflex SL 2000
Fand itsfunctions
Fitting
andchanging
thelens
Interchangeab
Ie
p
ow
er
pack
Interchangeab
Iemagazine
Attachment/Removal
Function
Control
ASA
/DIN adjustment
dial
Frame
counter
Film insert
Mainswitch
Memo
andselftimer
switch
Battery
check
Shutterrelease
Eye
level
view/inderwith dioptric correction
Viaufinderinformation
Interchangeab
Ie
fo cusingscreen
s
Int
erchan
ge
abIerefl
exviewfi
nd
erwithmagn
ifier
Shutter
speed
control
Adj
u
s
t
abIecontro
I
for expo
surecomp
ens
ation
Manualaperture/depth
offield preview
control
Flash
synchronisation
I
9
I0
I0
l2
15
16
18
I9
20
2I
24
26
2B
29
30
32
Function
signal
"'ll"
The
interchangeab
le lenses
The
mostimportant
accessortes
Rapidcharger
Universal
handgrip
Interchangeab
Ie
magazin
e/b
attery
comp
a
rt
ment
External
powerpack
Connection
toexternal
power
source
Delayed
actionrelease
Dedicated
FlashSystem
Rightangleflash
adapter
Bellows
qpparatus
Microscope
adapter
Extension
tubes
Magnifier adapter
M 42-adapter
Interch
angeab
Ie
fo cu
singscreen
s
TheRolleiflex SL 2000Finpractice
Tbchnical
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TIilIlIG
AND
CHANGING
THE
]E]ISES
Fig.l
Tbremovethe
bodycap,
press
thered
button32and
rotatethe
capto theleft (fig.I).The capmaynowbere-
moved.Besuretokeepthe
capin asafe
placereadyto
beusedagainwhenrequired.
Tofit thelens,firstremove
the
backcap"Noticethered
dotonthebayonet
mountofthelens
andthered doton
theinsideof the
bayonetmountonthe
camera.
Align the
twored dots
andinsertthe bayonetmountof thelens
into thebayonetsocket
onthe cameraandturnthe
lens
clockwiseuntil it isfelt tolocateagainst
alirm stop.The
lensisnow
coupledtoall camerafunctions.
Tbremove
thelens,
press
red
button32androtate
the
lens
anti-clockwise.Neverstorelenseswithoutthe
pro-
tectivecaps
andensurethat thecamerabody
capisin
placewhennolensisinserted.
Fig.2
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IHE
I]IIERCHA]IGEABIE
POWER
PACK
Fig.4
Tbremove
the
powerpack,first press
thebutton24both
forwards anddownwards,thiswill release
the
power
pack at therightsideandremove
the
powerpack by
pivotingit aroundthelocatingcatches
at theldt (fi4s. 4
& 5).The
power
pack maynowbe
removedfrom
the
magazine.
Insert
5xAA sizecells,
preferably
NiCad recharyeable
cells.Thesewill
provide
enough
powerfor about1200
u-
posures
(at roomtemperature)
andmayberapidly
recharged,
especiallywith
theRollei rapidcharyerIt is
also
possible
tousenon-rechargeable
Manganese
Alkali
batteries,
buttheircapacity
issufficient
onlyfor about
100-200
exposures,
when
using
brand-new
batteries.
Refitthe
power
pack bylocatingit in theleftrear
corner
of the
magazineandgently
butfirmly closingdownthe
rightsideuntil thecatchlocks.
Your
RolleiflexSL2000
Fisnowreadyforuse
andwe
recommend
thatbeforeloading
aJilmyou thoroughly
familiariseyourself
withal I its
functions.
Note:Since
all NiCad cellscandischargewhilstnotin
use,
it isadvisabletore-charge
themevery
3months.
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IHEI
IITERCHA]IOEABIE
TIAGAZI
1IE
Fis.7
Themost
remarkablefeatureoftheRolleiflexSL 2000F
isthe
interchangeable
magazine3.
It isat thistimethe
only35mm SLRcamera
to
permitthe
interchangea-
bility oflilmwithout loss
of
pictures
orfilm.
To
remove
magazine
(fi4.7):Setmagazinefunction3
switch
2l to insertmagazine
darkslide
19into itsslot20,
ensure
it is
perfectly
straightand
pushitfully home.Now
turnfunction switch
2I to@.Pushforwardthe
magazine
releasecatch
23forwardsin thedirectionofthearrow
swing
the
rightside ofthemagazinebackwards
andde-
tachitfrom its
mountingat theleft.
To
attachthemagazine
(/i5.7):
Locate
it ontothebody
by
meansof thecatches
ontheleftsideandswingthe
rightsidefullyforward againstthebody
whereit will be
felt tolockinto
place.
Removethe
magazinedarkslide
19
and
placeit intothestorage
position22.
Built-in safetyfeatures ffig. 8): Eachmagazine
is
equippedwith
itsownfilmspeed
setting
29,
andframe
counter
28.A magazinemaythereforebeattachedvery
rapidlywithno
possibilityof errorIt isnot
possible
to
removethemagazinewithoutfirstcorrectly
insertingthe
darkslide,
19.
0
Fig.8
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Fig.9
Note:The
magazinemaybedetachedfrom
thecamera
body
completewiththe
powerpack still attached.It is
recommended
thatwhereveryfast
magazine
chargeisre-
quired
eachmagazine
shouldbe
provided
with itsown
power
pack.
Thefunction
control
switch2I (/i5.9)hasthefollowing
settings:
Magazineremoval.
(The
darkslide19
mustbe
161
correctlyinserted
in the
slot20toallow theswitch
19)
tobe
movedtothis
position.)
8 Positionfor removal
ofmagazineinsertwhileit is
still attachedtothebody.
ME Maltiple Exposure.Inthis positionanynumber
of
exposure
smaybesup
e
rimp
osedwitho
utmovement
ofthefilm.Tb
switchfrom
multipleexposure
back
tosingleexposure,
thecontrolswitch
shouldbe
moved
to "SE"
prior tothelastexposurein the
multiple
sequence,otherwise
thefilmwill notbe
transportedreadyforthe
nextexposure.
SE Single exposure.After eachexposure
thefilm is
automaticallyadvanced
oneframe
bytheintegral
motordrive.

Fig.I0
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Famili
ari
s
ationcourse
In ordertofamiliariseyourselfwith the
operationof the
camera,
youshouldfirstJit tothebodythelens,
anempty
magazine
anda charyed
powerpack.Ti,ansfer
the
maga-
zinedarkslide
19into the
storage
position22.Ttrn the
mainswitchlOfrom "0"to'1" (fi4.l0) andthemagazine
switchto SE.Thecameramaynowbeoperatedasthough
it were loadedwithfrlm.
Themainswitch l0 isselflockingin the
position "0"and
shouldbe
pressed
in befureit isturnedtoanother
position.
Thefilmspeed
settinsdial (DINIASA)
29shouldbesettocorrespondwiththetypeoffilm in
use,thisinformationwill be
automaticallytransferredto
theexposurecontrolmechanismin thecamerabody
(Fis.l0a).
Theframe
coanter
28isautomatically settostartwhenthefilm isloaded
andcountsupwards.Theframe
counting
isunaffected
by
changingthemagazine.Therefore
thefilm speedsetting,
jilm lengthstopandframe counter
areparticular toeach
maga:ineand thustherecanbe
noerrorwhenchanging.
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Fig.lOa
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If nofilm cassetteisloadedinto the
magazine,the
counterwill
remain
atstart
position.
Whenthecameraisusedin themulti exposuremode,
thecounterdoesnotmoveexcept
torecord theJirst
ex-
posure
in any
sequence.ThenumberofframesofJilm
usedwill thereforebecorrectly recorded.
The
AutomaticFilmStop
Once
the
endofafilm hasbeen reached,
thefilm trans-
portwill automaticallystop.The
redfunction
signal
"W'9 will light up.
Shortflickeringofthered'W' LED
duringshutterrelease
showsthat thefilm isbeingtrans-
p
o
rt
ed
fromframe I onwards.
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IHE
]IlilI INSERI
TheJilm
insertisconventionally
loaded
with35mm
films. A sophisticated
systemofrollersand
pressure
plate ensure
that thefilm is
perfectlyflat.
ThelengthofJilm usedcanbeselected
up to a maxi-
mumof 72
frames.
How
eve6
fo racute
fo cusing
when
usingthe
somewhatthinner
35mmfilm with 72expo-
sures,aspecialremovable
pressure
plate isnecessary,
which
isavailable
asanaccessory
item.
Note:This
pressureplate isonlytobe
usedwithjilm
lengthof 72frames.
To
Remove
theFilmInsert
First,
put thefunctionselector
switch2l rce, the
maga-
zine
doesnothavetobe
removedfrom
the
camera
and
the
darkslide
mayremain
in its
storagecompartment.
Press
thetworelease
catches
34towards each
other
and
withdrawtheinsert
(/iS.
il).
Important!Ensure
thefilm isfully wound
backinto the
cassette
before
attemptingtoremove
theinsert,
because
if there
shouldbelooseJilm
acrossthe
pressure
plate it
mayfoul the
mechanism
astheinsert
isremoyed.
Fig.Il
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Fig.12
Fig.
13 Fig.14
Loading
theMagazine
Insert
O Place
the
cassette
in theinsert
asshowninJig.
12.
a Pull outabout
8cmofJilm.
C Thread
theleading
end
ofthefilm overthe
black
pressure
plate andundertherightJilmguide(/iS.13).
C Lay theJilmoverthe
sprocket
andclip thetongue
behind
oneofthewhite
clips
onthetakeupspool
(fi7.
I4).
O Windthe
grqt-edged
transportwheel
aboutoneturn of
the
takeup
spool
(fi7.
I5).Whenthewind-on
stops,
depressthered
knob(/iS.
12)
andrelease.Then
turn
thetransport
wheel
againuntil it locks.
C Fit theloaded
magazine
insertinto the
magazine
until
it locksfirmly into
place.
Next,move
themagazinefunction
controlswitch2I to
"SE"
andthemainswitchI0 to "I': Now press
therelease
buttonseveral
times,the
motorwill operate
andtheJilm
counterwill
movefromStart
to "I" indicatingthat
the
Jilm hasbeenwound
ontotheJirstframe.Your
Rollelflex
SL2000 Fis nowreadyforuse.
Changing
theFilmPressure
Plate
In order
tofit the
specialfilmpressureplatefor usewith
T2framefilm length,
thenormalJilmpressure
plate must
Jirstof all be
removed.This
iseasilydone
byusingthe
blunt end
ofa
pencil,or asimilar blunt object,torelease
thetwo
guidepins (recognizable
byarrow
symbolsin the
film cassette
compartment
- seeJig.I5a).
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rl
il I::
Fig.15 Fig.I5a
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Fig.16
Rewindingthe
Film
Rewindingthefilm maybe
donewiththemagazineeither
attached
tothecameraorremoved.
O Setmagazinefunctioncontrolto 8
, thisdisengages
the
tronsportandreleasesthe
pressureplate.At thesame
timethecamera
isswitched off toavoidunintentional
releasing.
O Fold
outtherewindhandleandturnclocla,pise
until
thecatchlocates
in tothe
rewind
spindle
(fi+.
16).
o Windthefilm backuntila lightresistanceisfelt
causedbytheendof theJilmbeing
heldbytheclipon
thetakeupspool. Makeonemorecomplete
turnof the
rewindhandle,thiswill allow theinsert
tobe easily
removedfromthemagazineandtheveryendofthe
filmwill beleftjustoutsidethecassette.
Note:AllJilm isliable to beaffectedbyextremesof tem-
perature
andhumidity.It isthereforeawise
precaution
to
protect
loadedmagazinesfrom
suchextremes,especially
bykeepingthemagazineand/orthewholecamerawatrn
wherethe
ambianttemperatureisbelow
0degreesC.
ColdJilm isverybrittleandtearseasily.
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THETIAI]I
SWIICH
B
vl*a.'u;
The
mainswitch
10
(/iS.
17)
controlsthefunctionsof:
singleexposure,continuous,
r1tn,
brieftime,longtimeex-
posure
ofanylength,andoff.
Position "0" (ffi: Allfunctions areswitchedoffand
locked.Theswitchshouldbe
pressed
in beforemovingit
toanyother
position.
Position "I" (Single
exposure):
Thisisfor normal
photo-
graphy,
thefilm isautomaticallywoundononeframe
aftereach
pictureistaken.
Position "C" (Continaousrun): As longastheshutter
release
is
pressed,
pictures
will beexposedandthefilm
woundoncontinuously.
Position "8" (Longtime): Theshutterstaysopenaslong
astheshutter
release
is
pressed.
Note:Forverylong
exposures
put themain
switch
to "B'i
press
theshutterrelease,
put switch
lI to "Memo" and
release
theshutterbutton.Theshutterwillremainopen
until it iscancelledbyturningthememoswitch
II back
to "0"6ig.I8).
Wen the
mainswitchisin anyoperatingposition
I, Cor
B, no
power
isconsumed
bythe
camerauntil oneof the
shutterreleases
is
pressed
orthe
memoswitchisin use.
However;
it isrecommended
toturn the
mainswitch
to
position "0"if thecamera
isnotbeing
usedforanylength
oftime.
Fig.
17
Fig.
18
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