Sears TOWER 35 mm Type III Installation and operation manual
HOW
TO
USE
AND
TAKE
CARE
OF
YOUR
NEW
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INTRODUCTION
Your
TOWER
35
mm
Type
III
Camera
is
a precision
instrument. Sears laboratory technicians and buyers have
worked with the manufacturers on this camera for more
than a year and a
half
before offering it to you.
It
is
a
camera that'will last a lifetime,
if
treated properly
This booklet gives detailed,
but
simple instructions on its
use and proper care. READ BOOKLET CAREFULLY,
and keep it handy for reference.
2
We
have written this manual in more detail
and
more technically than
is
necessary for the ordinary amateur photographe;-.
How
ever, after
th
e
amateur h
as
progressed a little in photography, his curiosity will lead
him
into more advanced stag
es
and the following detailed information
is
an attempt on our part to anticipate a few
of
his questions.
On
the
page to the rig
ht
, we ha
ve
canden
ed
the steps to be taken when ad-
justing
ca
mera for picture taking.
Thi
s
is
all the beginner nee
ds
to know
Even
th
e advanced amateur m
ay
fi
nd it well to memorize these steps
,
1l1d
review them occasionally
NOTE
.
The
keyed illustration
(A)
above
is
frequently referred to throughout
the following pages. For that reason, the manual
is
bound
so
that you may
leave this page open for handy reference.
3
1 Remove lens
cap
from lens a
simple
step
which
is
often
overlooked
.
3.
Set
lens
diaphragm
to
aperture
in-
dicated
by
exposure
'
meter
or
tab!e
.
S. Compose
the
subject
in
viewfinder
Do
it carefully.
Good
composition
is
important.
7
Set
shutter s
pe
ed dial
according
to
exposu
re
meter
readings
or
exposure
table
recommendation
s.
2.
If
lens
is
collapsible
type,
pull out
and
lock
it
in
position.
Make
sure
it
is
firmly locked.
4 . Focus lens with
rangefinder
.
Bot
images
should
be
superimposed
so tho
a single
image
is
seen
.
6. Turn winding
knob
in
dire
ction of
arrow
as
far
as
it will
go
.
8. Press
shutter
relea
se
button
to ex-
pose film . Press
button
with
finger
onl
not
the
entire
ll
rm
.
4
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
7 Changing
lens
8. Viewfinder
9. Explanation of Aperture Adjustment
10.
Explanation of Aperture Scale
11
Aperture Diaphragm Adjustment
12.
Distance Scale on Focusing
Ring
13
. Depth of Field Scale
14
.
loading
the
Camera
15.
Unloading
the
Camera
16.
Release Button for Shutter
TOWER
Camera
Carrying
Case
TOWER
lens
Shade
and
Filter Holder
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Repair Service
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Guarantee
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37
WI
NDING
KN OB
SPECIAL
NOTE
This
35
mm. camera
is
the
first camera in the
TOWER
line to have shutter speeds
that must
be
set AFTER
the shutter has been
com-
pletely wound. As you
wind the shutter, the film
is
automatically advanced
(Illust.
B)
There
is
a top,
or main shutter speed dial,
that shows shutter speeds or exposure figures from 1/
20
to 1/ 500
of
a second. The lower speed dial (Illust.
C)
has speeds from 1/
20
to
Time.
1.
USE
OF
UPPER
AND
LOW£R
SPEED
DIALS
When using lower speed dial on front
of
camera, the upper speed dial
must
be
placed on "RED 20-1" which
is
neutral position, AFTER
SHUTTER HAS BEEN COMPLETELY
WOUND.
When
upper speed
dial
is
on neutral position (Red 20-1) opposite arrow, then you c
an
bring the lower speed dial into play Numbers on speed dials indicate
fractions
of
a second. For example, 4 means
Y4
of a second, 2 means
Yz
second,
etc.
INTERMEDIATE
SPEEDS
CANNOT
BE USED.
When
setting the speed on Bulb
(B)
on upper dial (Illust. C) the
shutter remains open while the release button
is
pressed down.
When
the release button
is
released, the shutter springs shut.
When
camera
is
operated with slow speed
dial set on Time
(T)
, the shutter opens
when the release button
is
pressed and
re-
mains open. To close shutter, turn slow
speed dial back to position 1, and the
shutter will close immediately There's no
need to press the release button again
to
close shutter.
6
IMPORTANT:
To operate shutter on
1/20
of
a second, it
is
necessary
to set both dials on
RE
D
20
after you have wound shutter.
The upper main dial
is
moved
to various positions after
shutter has been completely
wound
by
merely lifting the
dial (Illust.
D)
and turning
it
so
number indicating the
desired speed
is
opposite ar-
row on accessory shoe. (Illust. B.)
Be
sure upper dial
is
lowered
or
seated into proper position when operating on any shutter speed.
LOWER
SPEED
DIAL
CAN
BE
TURNED
AFTER
SHUTTER
HAS
BEEN
COMP
L
ETELY
WOU
ND
AN
D
UPPER
SPEED
DIAL
HAS
BEEN
SET
ON
RED
20
-1
(llLU
ST
E).
2.
WINDING
SHUTTER
AND
FILM-
To wind shutter and wind film, turn winding knob in direction indi-
cated
by
arrow until it stops.
By
turning this knob until it reaches a
stop position, the film
is
advanced for the next exposure, thus preventing
any possibility
of
a double exposure. Knob serves dual purpose,
as
it
also winds shutter spring.
CAUTION:
Always wind shutter just
prior to taking picture.
Never leave camera in a
wound position, this may
weaken shutter spring, or
you might accidentally
press release button and
ex-
pose film.
3.
EXPOSURE
COUNTER
MECHANISM-
The
numbered disc just
beneath the winding knob
(Illust.
F)
is
the exposure
counter which automati-
ca
lly records number of
exposures.
Th
e
co
unter
should be set at
"0"
after
ca
mera h
as
b
ee
n loaded
with new
fi
lm and the
shutter fully wound. This
disc
is
turned in a clockwise direction
by
two raised lugs.
If
di
sc
is
accidentally pushed beyond '0", continue to push it on around a
second time until "
0"
lin
es
up with small arrow
Do
not attempt to
turn this di
sc
in a
co
unter-clo
ck
wis
e dir
ec
tion.
EXAMPLE
After film has b
ee
n loaded into
ca
mera (See pages 18-
20),
the winding
knob should be turned once around in dir
ec
tion
of
arrow until it stop
s.
Shutter release button should then be pressed to release s
hutt
e
r.
On
ce
more, gi
ve
the
winding
knob one full turn
to
the stopped position. This
winds sufficient film off the full cartridge and on to the take-up spool
so that the portion
of
film accidentally expo
se
d
to
li
g
ht
during the
loading process will not be re-exposed
as
an attempted picture.
Thus
, it
will prevent fogged pictures at the beginning
of
fi
lm.
Th
e numbered
disc should then be set so the
"0"
on disc
is
opposite small arrow
(Illust.
F)
Shutter release button should again be pressed, and the next
time the winding knob is turned into position it will automatically
advance film and bring disc
to
a stop on number one on
co
unting disc.
This indicates you are ready
to
take your
fi
rst picture.
8
4.
COUPLED RANGEFINDER
Your
TOWER
35
mm camera has a coupled
rangefinder
It
is
coupled with a helical type
focusing mount on the lens barrel.
When
the
lens barrel
is
turned by depressing knob on
focusing lever (Illust.
A)
and shifting lever in
either direction, barrel automatica
ll
y turns on a
threaded track and moves forward
or
backward.
Accordingl
y,
the rangefinder
is
automatically put
into operation.
The
rangefinder on the
TOWER
35
mm
camera
is
the superimposed image type and absolute focus
is
obtained when 2
images are superimposed upon each other and become fused into a
single image (Illust.
G-b)
The
double image effect
is
produced
by
means
of
micrometer movement
of
the fine mechanism indicated in
Illust. GG.
The
small arm
in
th
is
instance
is
set against the inner base
of
the lens barrel. As the lens barrel
is
rotated and thereby moved
backward or forward, the leveling devices adjust the mirror
to
such a
precision degree that when the 2 images are fused, the lens
is
in per-
fect focus.
Note
especially that all longer focal length lenses are inter-
changeable with
TOWER,
Nicca, and most Leica cameras which have
coupled built-in rangefinders.
The
rangefinder eye-piece
is
constructed
with
a miniature telescope hav-
ing
a magnification
of
approximately 1
Yz
times. This increases the accu-
racy and ease
of
focusing your
TOWER
35
111m
camera.
The
viewing
9
Lens
out
of
focus
a
Correct
focus
b
aperture of the eye-piece on the
rangefinder i adjusted
by
turning
the small rotating "eyebrow rest"
(Illust.
J)
on
eye
-piece. This com-
pensates for s
li
ght difference in the
human
eye
and facilitate the foru -
ing on near or di tant object to pro-
du
ce
the greatest possible harpness.
RANGEFINDER
5.
PRACTICE
IN
USE
OF
RANGEFINDER-
VIEWFINDER
Place camera in position for picture taking (Illust.
K)
and sig
ht
through
the rangefinder
(left)
eye-piece and, at the same time, cover the left
rangefinder window (Illust.
A)
with the middle finger.
In
this case,
you will observe only a small circular field
of
a pinkish cast in which
only what you are focusing on will be visible. Be sure that your
eye
is
actually centered behind rangefinder eye-pi
ece
so
that you can get a
complete circular field
of
the image. This position being assumed, you
may now adjust the lens focusing lever to obtain the greatest possible
sharpness. Keep object in
ce
nter
of
fi
eld, then remove your finger from
left window
of
rangefinder. You will then see a double image
of
the
object in a much larger circular field (Illust. G-a)
Now
turn focusing
lever until the two images are fused
into one (Illust. G-b) At this point
your le
ns
is
in correct focus. Practi
ce
this exercise until
it
becomes auto-
matic and there
is
no need
of
placing
finger over the left rangefinder win-
dow
CAUTION!
Do
not
conftlse
rangefmder
window
(
left)
with
reg-
IdaI'
viewfinder
window
(right) (I!-
ltlst. 1)
10
6.
THE
NIKKOR
50
mm
f
/2
LENS-
The
ea
rly
TOWER
35
mm
ca
mera is
equipped with the f/ 2 50
mm
len
s,
of
the
co
llapsible type (
Illu
st.
L)
Th
e 50
mm
lens
es
of
the Leica, Nicca and TO\'{fER
cameras with coupled rangefinders are
mostly interchangeable. B
ef
ore taking a pic-
ture
with
the
TOWER
35
mm
ca
mera it
is
quite obvious that the lens cap should be
removed.
Next
pull out len
s,
grasping only
front
knurled ring (Illust.
L)
Take
ca
re that only the
FRONT
KNURLED
RING
is
gr
ipped
between the fingers.
Do
not make a mistake
and
grip the second
knurled ring which serves
to
adjust the aperture.
Thi
second
ring
is
used to adjust the delicate aperture within the lens, and
if
the lens
barrel were to
be
pulled out
by
second ring, and given a sharp
hard
turn clockwise into locking position, it
might
damage
the
deli
ca
te
metal leaves in the iris diaphragm within the lens. Lock the lens into
position by
turning
it
in a clockwise direction until it stops.
This
brings
the
small flanges into the grooves inside
th
e lens mount.
To
push lens
back into camera body, simply take
hold
of
outer
knurl
ed ring and turn
in a COUNTER-clockwise direction. This disengages flanges from
grooves in base
of
lens mount.
Then
simply shove lens back into body
of
camera.
When
lens
is
not in use it should be collapsed into its mount and the
lens cap placed on its front.
Th
e lens focusing lever should also be
locked at the infinity position (00)
by
press-
ing knob on end
of
lever, which permits
shifting lever into locked position. Long
fo
ca
l length lens
es
such
as
the 85
111m
and
13
5 mm (s
o-
ca
lled "telephoto" le
ns
es),
are
focused
by
means
of
the knurled
ring
and
a
re
non
-co
llapsibl
e.
There
is
no lens focus-
ing lever on these le
ns
es.
(See pages 29-30.)
11
NOTE
ESPECIALLY: Present model
TOWER
cameras are equipped
with the non-collapsible type lens (Illust.
M)
In
this case there
is
noth-
ing to pull out. Simply take the lens cap off before taking picture.
The
non-collapsible lenses focus
as
close
as
1
Yz
feet. The rangefinder,
however, does not operate for distances less than 3
Yz
feet,
so
any pic-
tures taken at less than 3
Yz
feet will have to be measured with a tape
from camera to subject, and the corresponding distance set
on
distance
scale with focusing lever.
When
measuring such short distances, always measure from subject to
camera back, not to front of lens. Accurate measurement
is
extremely
important on close-up work, because the depth
of
field
is
so
small.
NOTE:
All
NIKKOR
lenses
are
of
the
highest
quality
opt
ical
glass
and
the
very
best
workmanship
has
been
expended
to
produce
a precision
ground,
highly polished lens. However,
in
the
manufacturing
and
assembling
of
the
lens
occasionally
a small
speck
or
bubble
will
appear
on
the
inner
surfaces
of
the
glass. These markings
are
sometimes mis-
taken
as
blemishes,
but
they
are
simply
the
characteristics
of
high
grade
lenses
and
will not
adversely
affect
picture
quality
The slightly
blue
coating
of
the
lens
is
not
always
uniformly
deposited
over
the
glass
surface.
Again,
this
is
not a
defect,
but
a characteristic
of
fluoride
lens
coating.
7. CHANGING LENS-
The
flange
on
the
TOWE
R
35
mm
camera facilitates rapid interchange
of
lenses
of
various focal length
s,
and insu
res
absolute accuracy A lens
is
simply screwed firmly into po-
12
sition
by
turning the entire
mount in a clockwise dir
ec-
tion.
Wh
en inserting lens
or removing it, be sure
lens is gripped at the base
of the lens mount adjacent
to
camera body (Illust.
N)
When
remov
in
g lens, it
is
well to turn focusing lever
in a counter-clockwise di-
rection until it stops. This
gives you a firm grip on
the lens mount and permits
ease in removal
of
lens.
On
the other hand, when inserting len
s,
the rangefinder lever should be
turned in a clockwise direction until it
stops.
This again will give
you
a firm grip at the base
of
the lens
so
that the lens
ca
n be turned
into position.
The
helical focusing type mount will automatically
couple with the rang
efi
nder mechanism when lens
is
seated in proper
posit
io
n.
Hold
camera
by
left hand when changing lenses. Grip the
lens
as
described above with the right hand, and loosen it in the flange
by
a slight quick jerk in a COUNTER-clockwise direction.
Th
en simply
unscrew lens. Do likewise when screwing le
ns
into body
of
camera.
Focusing lever must be in the infinity position before lens is screwed
into the flange.
NOTE
ESPECIALLY: When changing
lenses,
the opening into
the
camera body
with
the
lens
removed
should
not
be exposed to a
strong
light. It
is
advisable to hold
the
camera
in
subdued light
or
against the body during time
lens
is
out of the camera, if the camera
is
loaded.
13
8.
VIEWFINDER-
The
built-in viewfinder
is
an optically ground,
direct-vision type
of
finder and shows the approximate field covered
by
the lens of the ordinary
50
mm standard focal leng
th
lens. Be sure to
hold it le\·el with the
eye.
If
one were to look on a bias through the
viewfinder window, it might not show the entire picture d
esi
red. There-
for
e,
you must
be
sure that
you
bring your
eye
as
close
to
th
e viewfinder
as
possible. (L
en
es
of
longer or horter focal lengths available for the
TOWER
35
mm camera require the use
of
the Universal
Vi
ewfinder,
w
hi
ch
fits
into the accessory shoe on top of
ca
mera (See page
31)
9.
EXPLANATION
OF
APERTURE
DIAPHRAGM
A
ca
mera lens
is
very
si
milar to the human
eye.
Wh
en the
eye
is
used
in a dark room the pupil b
ec
om
es
enlarged to admit more light.
When
in a lighter area, the pupil becomes small.
It
varies
acc
ording
to
the
intensity of light reaching the
eye
.
Th
e camera lens has no such auto-
ma
ti
c muscular system, and,
as
a result, it must be mechani
ca
lly ad-
justed according
to
the intensity of light on the object
to
be photo-
graphed. This opening or closing of the so-called "pupil" or "iris dia-
phragm"
of
the lens
is
adjusted
by
the
us
e
of
a knurled ring (Illust.
A- Aperture Adjustme
nt
Ring)
10.
EXPLANATION OF
APERTURE
SCALE-
Th
e figures between the frontal knurled ring and the second knurled
ring pertain
to
the iris
di
ap
hr
agm within the lens barrel (Illust.
A)
Th
ey
rep
res
ent the relative aperture openings and regulate the amount
of
lig
ht
to be admitted
acc
ording to the intensity
of
the lig
ht
on the
subject to be photographed.
In
the case of the f
/2
lens the figur
es
are
as
follows-f
/2
indicates that the le
ns
is
wide open, f
/2
8, f
/4,
f!S.6,
f/ 8, f/
11
and f/ 16 represent the remain
in
g openings.
The
f!16
is
the
smallest possible opening with the f
/2
le
ns
. You should alw
ays
remem-
ber that the size
of
the aperture varies in indirect proportion to the s
iz
e
of
the number. For example, f
/2
is
the smallest number, but represen
ts
the widest lens aperature on the
50
mm
f
/2
lens. Conversely f/ 16
re-
du
ces
the lens aperture
to
the smallest possible opening.
14
11.
APERTURE
DIAPHRAGM
ADJUSTMENT-
The proper opening or setting
of
the lens aperture can be determined
by
use
of
an exposure meter.
It
is
well to remember that the smaller
the aperture, the longer the exposure.
In
other words,
if
the aper-
ture
is
stopped down to the next highest figure, the time
of
ex-
posure must be practically doubled. For example,
if
the exposure
meter indicates an exposure time
of
1/ 60
of
a second with f/ 5.6 aper-
ture opening, the time must be doubled
if
the diaphragm
is
stopped
down to f
/8.
This means that the shutter speed dial would then be
set on 1/ 30
of
a second, which gives a longer time
of
exposure than
1/ 60
of
a second.
If
a moving object
is
to
be photographed, it
is
quite obvious that you would select a short exposure time in order to
stop the object in motion. This would mean opening the lens to admit
more light during a shorter exposure period.
If,
on
the other hand,
you
have a still object and there
is
no need for a fast shutter speed,
you can then stop down your diaphragm slightly and increase the
time of exposure.
As
mentioned on page 6, shutter speeds other than
lhose marked on speed dials should not
be
attempted.
Note that
TOWER
cameras are engraved with the European system of
markings for aperture and shutter speeds and, in many instances,
exposure meters are not marked
to
be used with this system. However,
the new
TOWER
meter
is
marked to be used with either the American
or European system. According
to
the exposure meter being used, a
setting
of
f/ 2 may be required on
Hie
iris diaphragm
of
the
TOWER
35
mm camera. At the same time, the exposure time may be indicated
as
1/ 480
of
a second.
In
this case you should set the shutter at 1/ 500
of a second because there
is
no method
by
which we can set the shutter
at 1/ 480
of
a second.
In
all instances, there
is
enough leeway in the
film to accommodate these small discrepancies.
If,
on the other hand,
your exposure meter indicates that you set the time at
1/25
of
a second,
you can also set your
TOWER
35
mm
camera at 1/ 20
of
a second and
be perfectly safe
in
securing the proper exposure.
The
differences are
not great enough to make any appreciable difference in exposures.
15
12.
DISTANCE
SCALE
ON
FOCUSING
RING-
When
the 2
images are brought together
by
turning
the len focusing lever
to
the proper posi-
cion.
you
ca
n then read the distan
ce
scale
in
feec
as
indi
ca
ted
on
focusing ring on
fla
nge (Illust.
P)
The
letter
R
indicate
s the position
at
which focusing
should
be
set
when
using
an
infra
red
film.
In
other
words,
if
you
happen
to
bring
the
lens into focus
and
the di
stance
scale
indicates
that
you
are
10
feet
away
,
you
should
th
en move
the
focusing le
ver
so
as
to
set
the
10
foot
mark
opposite
R. The lens
is
then
in
focus
when
using
infra
red
film.
To
repeat
,
the
lens
is
focused
in
the usual
manne
r
and
the
helical
mount
is
then
turned
until
the
i
nde
x R
po
ints
to
that
position
on
the
distance
s
cale
which
was
indic
ated
in
the
f
ir
st
place
by
the main
index
.
13.
DEPTH
OF
FIELD
SCALE-
The
range
of
sharpness of
any lens
is
ca
lled the depth
of
field and depends on the relative aper-
ture setting and the distan
ce
to the subject
on
which the le
ns
is
focused.
The depth
of
fie
ld actually indi
ca
tes
maximum sharpness obta
in
able
in a certain plane at a distance from the subject photographed. This
plane covers a certain distance in front
of
the subject and a
ce
rtain
distance behind the subject.
Within
these areas objec
ts
are in focus.
The smaller the aperture bei
ng
used, the greater the depth of field .
In other words,
wi
th a small aperture things become sharp far beyond
the subject on which the lens
is
focused, whereas the larger the aperture
the smaller the depth
of
field and things b
ec
ome diffused and out of
focus beyond the subject.
In order to determine just what
is
in sharp focus within
th
e depth
of
fie
ld range at a given lens aperture and distance, a special scale
is
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engraved on the base
of
the lens mount (Illust.
P)
Note
that the lens
aperture scale
in
the case
of
the 50 mm f/ 2 lens
is
engraved on both
sides of the main index (small black triangle) In this case, it would
be
calibrated from f/ 2 to f/ 16.
Through
the use
of
this scale, one
can then determine the distance in front and behind the subject on
which lens
is
actually focused
to
obtain sufficiently sharp focus.
If
the aperture
is
set at f/ 4 at a distance
of
6 feet, the scale indicates the
depth
of
field which ranges from approximately
5Vz
feet to about
6%
feet. This indicates there
is
a very short depth
of
field when the lens
is
open at f/ 4 and you are relatively close to the subject on which you
are focusing.
On
the other hand, when the lens
is
stopped down to
f/
11
and focused on a subject
15
feet away all objects within the
range
of
approximately 9 feet from the camera to about 45 feet are
within focus.
If
we were
to
focus the lens on a subject
15
feet away
with the smallest aperture possible
of
f/ 16, the'n the objects within the
range
of
approximately 8 feet
to
almost infinity would be in focus.
When
taking landscapes or distance shots, merely set the camera on
infinity and stop the lens down
to
as
fine an aperture
as
possible, light
permitting, and you will find that practically everything from 8 feet to
infinity will be in focus. This latter setting
is
most universally used
when
as
large a foreground
as
possible
is
to
be included in a landscape.
Bear in mind, especially, that the maximum sharpness obtainable lies
in
a plane at the distance
to
which the focused lens has been set. There-
fore, for a distance shot
of
a statue or house when the foreground can
be neglected, the focusing scale for all practical purposes should
al-
ways be set on infinity This simplifies the use
of
the
TOWER
35
mm
camera because, for all mountain scenes, you can lock your camera at
infinity and shoot all day, adjusting only the aperture and shutter speed
according to the light values
as
registered
by
your exposure meter. For
the beginner, we advise that he worry very little about the depth
of
field scale. Let it suffice
to
say that the aim
of
the first "picture taking"
should be merely satisfactory results.
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NOTE:
For
landscapes and similar objects the camera should be
stopped down
to
f/5.6 or f/ 8
with
lens at infinity. Of course, this
is
also
to
be governed again by the light values as indicated on ex-
posure meter
For
candid snapshots, stop down to
f/5.6
and focus to
the most important part of the subject, and for portraits
try
to use as
large an aperture as possible and focus around the
eyes
of
the indi-
vidual being photographed.
14.
LOADING
THE
CAMERA-
Always load camera
in subdued light. However, with
magazine or cartridge type loading,*
such
as
is
used in the
TOWER
35
mm camera, one can load it
in
normal
room light. Follow these steps
Be sure to set the reversing lever
on A (Advance) Illust.
R.
While
camera
is
still empty, turn winding
knob to stop and press shutter release.
2. Place camera on pad, newspaper, or Sears catalog to give it cush-
ioning. Never place your camera on a hard surface when working with
it. Place camera UPSIDE
DOWN,
with lens facing away from you.
*NOTE:The
35
mm
mag-
azines that are now on
the market hold a strip
of
film
which
is
adequate for
the taking
of
36
exposures
or
20
exposures, 24x36mm
in
size.
3. Open camera
by
picking up lock lever
(Illust. S) on base plate and turning from
S
(shut)
to 0
(open)
Then lift the base
plate off (Illust.
T)
In
some instances,
the bottom will
be
very tight and a stiff
pull will be necessary
to
remove it.
PI
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4.
Withdraw
take-
up
spool (Illust.
U)
from open
ca
mera.
Hold
this
spool in
left
hand and loaded
fi
lm
magazine in right hand. Be sure
knurled knob on take-up spool, and
the center tube on magazine are point-
ed downward (Illust.
V)
Insert
end
of
the film under spring on take-up spool. Push
it
under spring
as
far
as
possibl
e.
Perforated edge
of
film should lie flush with flange
of
spool adjacent to knurled knob.
Do
not attempt to wind film around
core
of
take-up spool.
5.
When
fi
lm
is
secure under
spring, draw it out
of
the
magazine not more than 2
perforations behind the trim-
med edge.
Do
not pull the
fi
lm out
of
the cartridge any
fur
ther than is indicated in
Illust. W
6.
Hold
take-up spool and
K N U R
LED
K
NOB
magazine
as
in Illust.
X,
and
lower them into camera, making sure
fi
lm
se
ttl
es
into slot along back
of
camera.
Do
not
us
e any force.
If
cartridge do
es
not seat readily,
turn rewind knob (Illust.
A)
s
li
ghtly so prongs will
fit
into base
of
cartridge.
7
Wh
ile the bottom plate
is
still off.
It
i always ad-
visable
to
\\
ind film
by
turnin winding knob be-
fore
re
p l
acing
bottom.
!f
ake one fu
ll
turn. mak-
ing sure cog- en age cor-
rectly in perforation
of
film (Illust. Y ) Pre s re-
lease button
to
release s
hutt
er.
If
the small cogs mesh in the perfora-
tions, you are ready to replace plate.
8. Repla
ce
bottom
of
ca
mera
by
hooking it over
pin
on end
of
camera
adjacent to take-up spool (Illust.
T)
and closing it down.
Turn
lock-
ing mechanism
tc?
S
(shut)
9.
Turn
winding knob one full turn after bottom has been closed.
Press release button. Again turn
winding
knob one full stop.
Then
set counter
to
"0" Press release button, your camera
is
now ready
for use.
Wh
en the
winding
knob
is
again turned
to
cock shutter and
advance film, you will noti
ce
that the counter disc stops on
No.1
,
and you are ready to take your first picture.
As you turn
winding
knob, note especially that
the
rewind knob turns
in a counter-clockwise direction,
this will be in an opposite dire
c-
tion
to
arrow on rewind knob.
If
the winding knob fails to turn,
or
if
yo
u h
ea
r any crunching within
camera, stop immediately and
turn
small reverse lever (Illust.
A)
from
A to R, then rewind
fi
lm, open
base plate, remove film
ca
rtridge
and reload camera.
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