Exakta 6cm Instructions for Use
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1. Instructions for using the SAIS VI Y gs Fig 1 Please turn over this page to the left so as to have reference charts before you while studying the text 29 28 27 26 25 24 sotto tots orate Any rut 22 15 16 17 Explanation of Numbers in the Illustrations Knob for fastening magnifying lens panel Locking lever for lighthood latch Knob for fastening the lighthood Locking lever for ground glass magnifier 1 Lighthood 2 Lighthood cap 3 Lighthood flap with eyepiece 9 4 Magnifying lens 5 Magnifying lens panel 6 id cS Es 7 8 Lighthood finder flap hinged 9 Neckstrap holders 20 10 11 12a Red dot on bayonet ring 16 12b Red dot on lens mount 36 30 37 38 13 Depth of field scale on lens mount big 3 Focusing ring with distance scale Diaphragm presetting ring Diaphragm scale ring Lens Knob for fastening lens Flash connecting nipple DIN 19003 Adjusting disk for flash connection Tripod socket on side of camera Camera support Shutter release knob Speed setting knob for l igth sec to 12 secs and 1 th sec to 6 secs with self release speed regu lating mechanism Locking lever for shutter release Reverse knob for exposure counter Winding disk Speed setting knob for ssth to l igooth sec T and B Exposure counter Camera back Locking lever for camera back Blank plate for film notes Extinguisher for2. blank plate 32 Window for film wind indicator Film key Feeler device for film leader Film pressure plate Large film sliding roller Lower film chamber Flap for lower film chamber Driving mechanism upper film chamber Upper film chamber il Ratchet wheel Film gate with focal plane shutter Instructions for using the BAKIA Xin 21x23 in Before inserting the first film you must become perfectly familiar with your EXAKTA 6x6 and learn exactly how to handle it This is why the instruktions for inserting and changing the film have been left to the last Removing and attaching the camera back To unlock the camera back 30 the lever 31 must be swung along the surface of the camera body clockwise half a rotation upwards i e in the direction of the lighthood 1 Push the camera back 30 about 3 to 4 mm to the left looking ct the back of the camera and take it off When replacing the camera back take the camera into your left hand the camera back into your right hand and attach the back so as to leave a space of not more than 3 to 4 mm between the projecting part of the camera body and the right hand edge of the camera back as in Fig 4 Place the back in an angular position to the camera and let the bottom edge of the back exactly into the groove of the camera body Now fold the upper part of the back against the camera body and push it Fig 4 3to 4 mm to the right until it
3. of a rotation to the left and the red dots above and below will meet again The empty film spool is held tight on both sides Inserting the unexposed film into the lower film chamber Open the lower film chamber 39 Unfold the flap 40 Completely remove the gumstrip from the film Unroll about 10 cm 4 of the protective paper but hold the film tight to avoid penetration of light Put the roll film into the lower film chamber with the colored printed surface inward so that the paper leader can be drawn around the large film sliding roller 38 and across the film pressure plate 37 to the empty spool Fig 8 The black surface of the protective paper must be 8 visible Hold the protective paper tight Close the lower film chamber 39 Introduce the pointed leader of the protective paper into the long slit of the empty spool the slit must be completely filled out with the paper Turn the ratchet wheel 43 in the direction of the film pressure plate 37 i e towards the protective paper thereby rolling up the paper leader until the spool core is covered by one layer of paper Turn down the poper point projecting from the spool slit with your finger The paper strip must now lie perfectly flat and tight on the film pressure plate 37 black surface upwards What to do before taking your picture Attach camera back as described Take care that the back is attached from the far right as shown in Fig 4 space between cam
4. at the same time taking hold of the magnifying lens in the lighthood frare To insert the ground glass magnifier or a special magnifying lens push up the locking lever 11 place the lens its flat surface towards the camera mirror cut in groove first into the camera from the rear and let it slide into the frame at the front Not until this has been accomplished may the locking lever 11 spring back into its original position Take care not to touch the ground glass surface of the lenses with your fingers Loading the film Negative material Roll film 6x9 cm for 12 exposures 6x6 cm 21 4 x 21 4 While the film is being loaded the red F must be visible in the counting mechanism 29 If necessary turn the knurled knob on the counting disk until the F appears Remove the camera back as described in section 1 Inserting an empty film spool into the upper film chamber Turn the film key 35 quarter of a rotation to the right and the red dots will no longer be opposite each other Draw out the film key 35 until it stops Place an empty film spool with the long slit on the left i e on the side where the ratchet wheel 43 is on to the driving mechanism 41 in the uppef film chamber 42 On the right hand side film key side the spool must be laid into the film chamber 42 and the film key 35 pushed in so that the peg of the film key catched the round hole in the spool Now turn the film key 35 with slight pressure quarter
5. ater depth of field Details are given on the depth of tield scale 13 To the left and right of the focusing mark is the desired diaphrogm number opposite which is indicated the range of distance within which the exposure will be sufficiently sharp Lenses with diaphragm presetting device have an adjustable stop ring for the diophragm ring On most lenses the pre setting ring 15 behind the diaphragm scale has to be pushed back towards the camera Fig 5 whereupon the dia phragm ring 16 must be rotated until the aperture dia phragm number with which the exposure is to be made stands against the red marking dot Now let the presetting ring 15 spring back into its original position Focusing can be performed with the lens at full aperture and immediately before releasing the shutter without changing the position of the camera the diaphragm ring 16 is turned back to the pre set stop With other lenses there may be slight deviations concerning the mployment of the diaphragm pressetting device Fig 5 How to use the lighthood The ground glass image is enlarged by the interchangeable ground glass magnifier underneath the lighthood 1 Additional enlargement is gained by the magnifying lens 4 Fig 2 Push the knob 6 downwards in the direction of the arrow With the magnifying lens 4 in working position push the two side flaps of the lighthood slightly inward using light pressure of thumb and index fi
6. described just before but adjust the knob 24 to the desired red speed number b Shutter speeds from 3 0 th to toth sec Set the knob 28 on the desired speed number e g 4 99th sec but not on T or B Lift and turn the outer ring of knob 24 as described before and set it on any one of the red numbers In connection with knob 24 the black numbers meon immediate exposure whereas the red numbers indicate self release delayed action 13 seconds expire before the shutter opens The release knob 23 is designed to take a cable release A locking device prevents unintentional actuating of the shutter By half a rotation of the locking lever 25 clockwise upwards in the direction of the lighthood 1 the release knob 23 is bolted The lens and its adjustment The lens 17 is interchangeable Push the knob 18 in the direction of the comera back turn the lens to the left looking atthe camera front until the red dots 12a and 12b Fig 5 stand against each other Lift the lens off the camera front When installing the lens first place it on the camera so as to make the red dots meet ond then turn it to the right until it clicks in 4 Focusing is performed by rotating the focusing ring 14 with distance scale To set the diaphragm turn the diaphragm ring 16 The small numbers 2 8 3 5 large aperture short exposure less depth of field the large numbers 22 16 small aperture longer exposure gre
7. egular flashes Vakublitz and flash tubes electronic flashes In both cases the cable cord is connected to the contact nipple 19 The ignition of flash tubes being practically without delay the adjusting disk 20 is set on O by turning the milled control knob in the direction of the arrow the O is underneath the red dot In connection with flosh tubes the focal plane shutter is set at osth sec Regular floshes ignite at various speeds the adjusting disk 20 is set according to a special table still in preparation in which are contained numbers referring to the flash bulb and to the corresponding shutter speed these numbers are only reference values and not milliseconds marking the ignition delay Never turn the adjustment disk 20 against the direction of the arrow This might lead to an unintended contact 11 Important Accessories for the EXAKTA 6x6 12 Everready pouch Camera case Penta Prism in preparation Special lenses in preparation Flashgun Tubes and Bayonet Adapter Rings for close ups Copying stand with Bellows attachment for close up and magnifier work reproduktions photomicrography etc Intermediate bellows for micro work on the copying stand Lens Magnifier DRESDEN GERMANY Printed in Germany TRPT Nr 140 54 Form 328 3 5405 Ill 9 86 3 A 300 54 DD am 23 1 54
8. era back and projecting part of the camera body not more than 3 to 4 mm otherwise protective paper might be damaged Turn the winding disk 27 seven times from its resting point to the stop letting itrun backeach time Before this performance Fig 8 the red F must be visible in the exposure counter After the seven rotations make only short movements with the winding disk 27 closely observing the progress of the film and the window for film wind indicator 34 As soon as the film leader reaches the feeler device 36 the light signal in the window 34 will jump obout 2 to 3mm to the right Fig 9 whereupon the red dot of the winding disk 27 has to be wound only for about 5mm more with noticeable draught of the film The first section of film is now in the film gate Push the reverse knob 26 for the counting mechanism Fig 9 upwards in the direc tion of the lighthood and the exposure counter 29 is set on No 1 With the locking mechanism out of action the camera is ready for the exposure Make no adjustments on the counting mechanism during the 12 exposures otherwise film transport will be uneven The blank plate 32 is designed for making notes concerning the kind of negative material in the camera e g DLC day light color film or ISS 21 10 etc Only use blunt writing material a match or something similar and no scratching points To extinguish the writing turn the knob 33 Making the ex
9. ned important for film transport without shutter winding at the beginning and end of each film To set exposure counter on the number 1 in place of the red F or the numbers 2 to 12 push the reverse knob 26 upwards in the direction of the lighthood 1 The shutter Instand exposures of osth to 999 th sec Lift the speed setting knob 28 before or after winding the shutter turn the knob until the desired speed stands against the marking dot in the center and let the knob 28 jump back The knob 28 may be turned in either direction however there is no transition between T and jsth sec The numbers indicate fractions of a second e g 25 osth sec Time exposures of any desired length Set the knob 28 on T or B T shutter is opened by first pressure on release knob 23 and closed by second pressure B shutter remains open until pressure on release knob 23 is relaxed Automatic speed regulation from 1 9th sec to 12 secs immediate running down of the shutter Wind up the shutter Set the knob 28 on T or B Turn the large speed setting knob 24 clockwise as far as it will go winding up of the speed regulating mechanism Lift the outer ring of the knob 24 rotote it until the desired black number stands against the marking dot on the middle disk and then let the outer ring jump back Exposures with self release delayed action a Shutter speeds from 5th sec to 6secs Set the shutter as
10. nger causing the flaps to snap into the panel 5 of the magnifying lens protection against outside light When using the magnifying lens 4 hold the camera close to your eye To fold the magnifying lens 4 back into its original position raise the mount of the lens thereby disconnecting the lighthood flaps from the lens panel and push the lens panel into the lighthood until it clicks in Fig 6 The lighthood may also be converted into a direct vision frame finder bring the magnifying lens 4 into working position and open up the hinged ighthood finder flap 8 The square opening in the rear flap 3 of the lighthood serves as eye piece Subjects in very rapid horizontal movement should be taken with the camera held in the horizontal position Fig 6 The lighthood is interchangeable extra focusing systems are in preparation Close down the lighthood before removing it from the camera Press down the knob 10 lift the lighthood above the knob 10 and take it carefully out of the bearings When replacing the lighthood first slip it into the bearings from the back of the camera two pins in the lighthood fit into two holes in the frame of the bearings and then fasten it at the front above the knob 10 The latch snaps in audibly To exchange the magnifying lens ground glass magnifier take off the lighthood Push up the locking lever 11 as far as Fig 7 it will go Fig 7 tilt the camera carefully
11. posure 1 Open the lighthood 2 Set the shutter speed exposure time 3 Focus and view the reflex image 4 Stop down the lens 5 Release the shutter 6 Wind the shutter and film transport simultanecusly setting the mirror and counting mechanism by turning the winding disk 27 without further observing the signal in window 34 10 The performances No 2 to 4 can if desired be carried outin different succession All the performances are repeated until after the 12th exposure the red F appears in the exposure counter 29 Exposures at sth sec and shorter can be made from your hand without a tripod For longer exposures a tripod should be used inffact it may be necessary There are two tripod sockets one in the base plate and one in the right hand side of the camera for fitting it either in the vertical or horizontal position 21 as seen from the front Changing the film After the red F appears in the exposure counter 29 actuate the winding disk 27 repeatedly until the light signal in the window 34 recedes to the left and winding becomes easier Remove the camera back turn the film key 35 quarter of a rotation to the right and pull it out The exposed film can now easily by taken out of the camera and the gumstrip pasted down to avoid unrolling Place the empty spool out of the lower film chamber 39 into the upper film chamber 42 as described before Flashlight connection is designed for r
12. stops Swing the locking lever 31 of the camera back half a rotation anti clockwise downwards in the direction of the camera base Camera body and camera back are now firmly connected again Opening and closing the lighthood Tilt the locking lever 7 towards the camera back the light hood 1 springs open When closing the lighthood turn in the flaps one after the other as marked by the numbers 1 2 and 3 first the flap with the eyepiece then the right hand and after this the left hand flap and lastly the lighthood cap which will click in audibly Shutter and filmtransport are coupled no inadvertent double exposures and no blanks the shutter is released by pressure on the shutter release knob 23 shutter wind and film transport ore actuated by means of winding disk 27 Should there be no reflex image visible in the finder hood shutter not wound up take hold of the grasps on the winding disk 27 and turn the disk half a rotation clockwise until it stops and let it run back In resting position the red dot of the winding disk 27 has to be at upper left Only in this position can tne shutter be released Releasing is impossible at any between stops If a number is visible in the exposure counter 29 the winding disk 27 cannot be rotated as long as the shutter is wound up With the red F in the exposure counter this appears after the number 12 the shutter release is locked but the winding disk 27 can be tur
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