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Date: 2019.08.25 18:39:43 -04'00'
lmportont: Before ottempting lo use or hondle lhe comero we urge you to reod corefully
poges 12,16,24 qnd 35.
I. A BRIEF ROLLEIFLEX-ANATOMY
The Automotic Rolleiflex is o comerq chorocierized
obove oll by two speciol design feotures: the rigid
construction of the twin lens reflex ond the outomotic
film tronsport mechonism. These technicol odvontoges
do not form merely o bosis for very high performonce
but ot the some time contribute moteriqlly to the
simplicity ond eose of use for which the Rollei is
iustly fomous.
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portion of the subiect simultoneously. The f : 2.8 The Automotic Film fronsporl
toking lens is o five gloss construction with Mechonism
lwo cemented elements (modified Gouss-type) ond
feotures outstonding correction for block ond white The constont reodiness of ihe Rolleiflex, o nolurol
ond color pictures, while ihe viewing-Heidosmot result of its odvontogeous twin-lens design, is further
f r 2.8 lens meets with the speciol requirements for enhonced by the outomotic film tronsport mechonism.
criticol ground gloss screen focusing. Both lenses ore The quick ociing cronk coupled with on outomolic
treoted with obrosion resistont cooting. The boyonet geor mechonism performs five importont functions
receptocles circling the mounts ore intended for with eoch pendulum swing:
ottoching the lens hood ond supplementory opticol l. Advonces film lo next frome
occessories, which in this woy will be held in '2.
Advonces film frome counler
opticolly correci position ond form o solid unit with
the com€ro. 3. Tensions the shutter
The removoble combinolion bqck is ottoched to the 4. Releoses shutter loci<
comero by meons of two hinges with outomotic lock 5. Engoges film lock.
ond ot the boitom it conloins the tripod socket ond The shutter releose ond film odvonce cronk ore locked
lhe sofety bock lock. lts-odoptobility for the lwo ond unlocked olternotely, thereby offering full insu-
picture sizes )t/+ x2V+", ond 24 X 36 mm is the result ronce ogoinst double exposures or skipped fromes.
of the odiustoble film pressure plote which con be
set for '120 (B ll 8)-film (with poper bocking), or for For inientionol double exposures the cronk must be
35 mm film (without poper bocking) when used in unlocked oi the cronk bose, Turning the cronk o full
conlunction with the Rolleikin 2 C ottochment. In both turn io the left cocks the shutter ogoin w i t h o u t
coses o film chonnel is creoted with o width thot odvoncing the film.
corresponds lo the thickness of the film being used. Automotic stops limit the extent of cronk swing. With
Thus the film con be properly held in the focol plone, the increosing thickness of the film on the toke-up
ond olso con slide through without undue friction spool the cronk swing decreoses from 3/+ of o turn
when odvonced. in the beginning to iust under 112 turn ot the end
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II. THE ROLLEIFLEX 2.8 D IN OPERATION
Ilolding lhe Comero inS O. ln this posiiion diophrogm ond shutfer con-
trols moy be operoted comfortcrbly with iwo fingers.
Bosic rule: comero honging oround the neck wifh
The Corrying Strop is odiusied to o comfortoble
iout sirop ond the comero held firmly by both honds. lengih, so ihot the comero moy be corried on the
The right hond grosps the comero oi ihe botlom, shoulder when not in use" ln order ihot the sl-ruifer
the index finger on ihe shuiter releose, the ihumb moy be releosed wiih tout strop io ovoicj comero
supporting the uplifted crcrnk (quick hondling of the movement, loop the slrop oround ihe right hond,
film tronsport: p" 42\" The left hond does ihe focus- thus shoriening it to ochreve normol viewing
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distonce @. Further shoriening of the slrop when Woist-level or eye-level positions for the comero ore
using the mognifier con eosily be effected by moking considered normol for mosl pictures. The extremely
use of the left hond in the some woy @. flexible Rollei, however, reodily permits exposures
Couiion: o wrong or uncomfortoble "grip" moy ot or neor floor level, overheod, shooiing stroight
couse you to lift inodverienily the honging top of up or down, ond occosionolly, surprise snops "oround
the ever reody cose. fhe corner"" The illustrcrtions @-@show o few possi-
In order lo ossure solid contoct when workino with bilities for such pictures with the comero in different
o tripod, do not use ihe ever reody cose. oositions.
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Focusing Hood Focusing Magnifier
To Open: lift the reor edge of ihe focusing hood To Roise: puli relecrse lever in the open focusing
cover.- Spring iension keeps it open @. hood upwords
To Close: pull bock focusing hood @. tion @.
-.fhe mognifier springs into posi-
To Lower (before closing lhe focusing hood); push
The push-bultonol lhe reor of the focusing down mognifier flop by pressure on the side of the
hood serves to hold the Rolleikin ground frome unlil it snops inio position @.
gloss screen mosk o!' ihe Rolleigrid lens. Use of fhe Mognifier: use ihe mognifier qs close
to the eye os possible"
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Focusing fhe Diophrogm
Focus the Rolleiflex by turning the focusing knob, The diophrogm controls the omouni of light possing
ot the ssme time criticolly observing the shcrrpness through the lens. lt hos o double effect:
of the ground gloss screen imoge. The footoge scole
serves olso io indicote the depth of field, o mqiter Stopping down
which need not concern you ioo much oi first. increoses the depih of field ond
The mognifier fcrcilitotes ihe most criticol focusing. red u ce s the effective omouni of lioht.
I m oorto nt :
Focus so ihot the greotest degree of shorpness Therefore the exposure time musi be increosed
prevoils ot moin subleci dislonce. cprrespondingly when using o smoller diophrogm
opening. This is done outomoiicolly in ilre ronge
- I sec. by meons of the speeq-
between 1/500 th
dicrphrcrgm coupling (see poge 26). A recolculotion
is necessory only when using "B", for time expo-
sures. The ioble immedioiely following gives correct
relotive times for use in this cose.
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Depfh af Field
Most picture subiects require thot occeptoble
shorpness exiend somewhol before ond behind the
exoct distonce focused on. Londscopes. for instonce,
require consideroble "depih of field". Two foctors
influence ihe extent of the shorp zone: distonce
octuolly focused on ond diophrogm opening.
ln conirost io close-up focusing ihe shorp zone is
mony times greoter when ihe lens is focused on
long distonce:
l. The depth of field increoses with the
toking disionce.
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After focusing, the neor ond for limits of the depih of
field moy be reod off directly below the poir of
figures indicoiing the diophrogm opening chosen.
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fhe Depfh of Field foble ln order to obtoin o correct perspective impression
ot 10" (o comfortoble viewing distonce) o whole
Since the shorp zone in the picture does not end Rollei negotive would hove to be enlorged 3.l xto
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obruptly, but groduolly chonges to something less 71lax7rle". Enlorgements of this size, viewed ot
shorp, it is generolly sufficient lo reod the depth determine the bosis for the minimum occeptoble
of field in round figures. With this in mind the scole shorpness. With this in mind the size of the circle
on the focusing knob hos been colibroted for quick of confusion is computed ond the limits of the
ond orocticol use. depth of field oscertoined. Negotives mode in this
woy will permit enlorgements olso to lorger sizes,
lf exoct figures ore desired, lhese moy be found in while still retoining the some impression of shorpness.
the toble on poge 2l . This is becouse the viewing distonce is olwoys cor'
respondingly increosed.
For normol use lhe u p p e r of the double row of
diophrogm figures is used os in fhe cose when on With enlorgements from portions of Rollei negotives
enlorgement is to be mode loter from the entire or from Rolleikin negotives, the requirements with
21h X 21/+ negotive. (These diophrogm openings ore regord io shorpness ore more criticol' In this cose
bosed on o circle of confusion of l/1400 of the depth of field is colculoted using o smoller circle of
focol length.) confusion. In procticol use fhe required depth is
obtoined through the use of o smo ller diophrogm
On the other hond if enlorgements ore io be mode open ing.
from o smoll portion of the negoiive (or Rolleikin The effectiveness of the scole on lhe comero ilself
negotives), it is odvisoble io go by the I o w e r row moy be extended in the some monner merely by
of diophrogm openings (circle of confusion : f/2000). using the next smoller diophrogm opening thon the
one indicoted for the desired zone.
Explonolion: the degree of shorpness required from
o negotive is exclusively dependent on lhe mognifi- lf enlorgements of very gerot size ore to be mode
coiion of lhe prospective enlorgement ond its subse- use o diophrogm opening two stops smoller thon
quent viewing distonce. the one indicqted.
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Speed of Moving Subfectc qnd Shutter Speedc
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Moving Obiects require short shutter: speeds in it is often possible in octuql photogrophy lo use
order to be reproduced shorply. For this purpose longer shutter speeds. This is becouse lhe eye inter-
the toble contoins cornputed minimum volues, prets slight unshorpness os giving on odded impres-
depending on the foctors: speed, dislonce ond di- sion of speed.
reclion.
Toking dislonce: lhe yord-column on fhe I e f t Long orrow: direciion movemenl.
stonds for sufficient shorpness (fn400), the yord-
'column A short orrow: toking direction (-* up lo10o, y' vp
on the right for increosed shorpness to 30o ond t up to 90o to the direction of movp.
(f/2000). In spile of these normolty correct figures, ment).
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Hond-Held Pictures: I Tripod Pictures:
Fost Speeds I Slow Speeds I Time Exposure
1/500 11250 11125 l/6() I /30 | tlts l/8 114 112 I sec I B
Ihe Shutter Speed Setting rhe light volue: depress locking bulton on lhe
diophrogm wheel ond lurn shutter speed wheel (ii)
The Synchro-Compur shutter is o between-the-lens or diophrogm wheel @.
shutter operoting ot the obove designoted speeds. In-
between speeds ore not possible. 1/50 th sec. re-
presents o most commonly used instontoneous shutter Shutter speed-diophrogm opening chonge, while
speed which minimizes risk of comero movement. retoining some light volue: turn shutter speed
Shutter speeds longer thon l/30 th sec. ore generolly wheel only G).
sofe only with o tripod. To ovoid unshorpness due
to subiect movement, see toble poge 23. Shuffer lensioning
with film odvonce is ouiomotic
Tensioning logether
Shutter speed vol.ues oppeor in the peep window os
through cronk oction (poge 40). Tensioning withouf
red figures them os denominotors of the froc-
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tion volues, i. e.30: l/30th sec. Selected scole volues
film odvonce possible only with roll-film looded
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comero for intentionol double or multiple
will resist occidentol displocement through click stops. exposures:
Setling the shutter speed: depress locking button on Move releose ring ot bose of cronk in direction of
the diophrogm wheel (iD ond turn shulter speed orrow ond then turn croJlk through one complete
wheel (i?). b o c kw o r d revolution until it stops @.
Tensioning wirh Rolleikin: outomotic ihrough cronk
The light value oction. Double exposures noi possible.
is set on lhe oppropriole scole, locoted on lhe Tensioning with Plote Adopler: swing cronk normolly,
shutter speed control wheel. See poge 26 lor infor- through l'80", ond bock to stop. Repeoted tensioning
motion on use of light volues. for multiple exposures possible.
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Exposure ond Light Yolue The light volue scole hos been colculoted in such o
woy ihot eoch smoller number gives iwice lhe ex-
Correct exposure is dependent upon existing illumino-
posure. lt is thus very simple lo compensote for
lion (more exoclly: subiect brightness). The light volue
indicotes the correct exposure. A reoding is token
chonges which occur in lighting (poge 29), chonges due
lo difference in film sensitivity (poge 43) or when
from the exposure toble or o photo-electric exposure
meter sel for the proper film speed ond then frons-
increosed exposure is required when using filters
(pose 58).
posed to the light volue scole of the comero. This
sets lhe comero for the correct or desired exposure. It is olso possible to set for inlermediole volues on ihe
Through the interlocking mechonism both shutterspeed light volue scole. This olwoys results in intermediote
ond diophrogm scoles ore positively coupled. The diophrogm opening settings, since in-between shuiter
speeds connot be used.
combinotion moy therefore be oltered ot will within
the ovoiloble working ronge without offecting the lf the "8" setting oppeors when choosing the shutter
relotionship between the two scoles, or the exposure. speed-diophrogm combinotion it will indicote thot
The most suitoble combinotion, occording to the double the next previous setting is required, or 2 secs'
subiect's requirements for depth-of-field shorpness Exposure time is doubled for eoch smoller diophrogm
(see toble), moy be selected without the need for opening. For exomple, light volue 6:
further recolculotion. This odlustment is mode merely
by iurning lhe shuiter speed control wheel olone Shutler speed r/8 114 112 I (2) (4) (8)
(pose 24). Diophrogm opening 2.8 4 5.6 8 1'l 16 72
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The light volues wi lh the odjusfoble speed-diop hragm combinof ions
1,'125 r'60 r/,30 r,/15 r,'g ),,a ti2 r,250 1,,125 t/6O t/3A r,'.15 ri8 ti4
2,8 4 5.6 8 il 16 22 2,8 4 5.6 8 l1 16 22
r,.60 1/3O rr,l5 ri€ 1/2 I r/500 ri 250 ri125 r/60 r/30 l,/l 5 t/8
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Explonotions
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Exomples:
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High mountoins
(snow) without
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Sport scenes
Bright streets
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Groups in shode
Street scenes wilh
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Ihe Exposure loble The exposure toble with itc light volues hos been
Subiect brightness is eosily iudged ond designdd for use with most often met with lighting
clossified
by meons of the five stondord lighting conditions conditions ond serves lo prevent serious errors. ln
represented by two illustrotions eoch ot the top of difficult coses or for greotest occurocy, it is odvisoble
the ioble. to moke use of o photo-electric exposure meler. lf the
Film cpeed is indicoted ot the left by ASA figures ond meter is not colibroted for lighi volues, shutter speed
ot the right by l/10' DIN volues (see poge 43). ond diophrogm scoles ore set seporotely. Thus the
correct light volue will be indirectly oscertoined ond
Light volue is found where brightness ond film speed chonges to other combinotions moy be eosily ond
columns cross.
quickly mode in the previously described monner.
to overcost sky or when
Light volue odiuslmenl, drre
sun is lower in ihe sky, is mode by use of lower Generol Exposure Rule: lt is not olwoys possible lo
scole. Upper scole: full sunshine
- lower scole:
overcost sky. The length ond intensity of your own
poir o sufficiently fost shulter speed (to minimize effect
of subiect motion) with o smcl! diophrogm opening
body's shodowwill give some ideo of light conditions.
(for greoter depth of field). Obviously o compromise
The obility to esiimote or':d choose lhe correcl light
volues for vorious lighting conditions ond times of is required ond it would be well to remember lhof
doy will soon come when you begin working on sunny under-exposure results in hopelessly lost shodow
ond cloudy doys. detoil, whereos over-exposure moy be compensoted
for lo o greot extent by proper processing. Therefore:
Exomple: Color film 25 ASA (15/10' DIN), londscope
with foreground, sunny, noontime (shodows shori, no o good generol rule for exposure:
light volue odiustment) : light volue I l. Avoiloble
s peed-d i o ph ro g m com bi n oti ons : I /25C-f | 2.8, 1 fl2S-I | 4,
Alwoys expose for the shodows,
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In modern floshlight technique the comero shuiier Thus o I I types of instontoneous flosh exposures
lokes over the tosk of firing the bulb electricolly ore possible with the Rolleiflex.
ot the right moment. ln this woy instontoneous flosh The selection of flosh lomp-type depends on the
exposures ore possible with o hond-held comero. light output required by the subiect. Mony mokes ore
ovoiloble in three groups (normol, medium ond
The Synchro-Compur shutter in the Rolleiflex is, for
high light output). The selection is dependent on the
this purpose, equipped wiih electricol contoct. The toking conditions, especiolly os to whelher o room
contoct moy be odiusted to the required deloy of of shollow or greot depth is to be illuminoted.
the flosh lomps by meons of the Synchro-lever: Selection of M-X lever posifion, opplicoble speed ronge
The X-conloct @ presents the simplest type of contoct ond exposures con be leorned from the instructions
(zero-deloy). lt is required for zero-deloy electronic of the different flosh light products. For the best known
mokes the toble on poge 32 contoins the necessory
flosh units (without reloy) ond o few flosh lomps.
informotion ond ihe permissible shutter speeds.
The M-contqct @ meons f ullsynchronlzo- Connecling Flosh Unit: push flosh cord plug info the
t io n. lt works with most flosh lomps ond the electri- socket on ihe comero.
colly fired flosh powder (copsule flosh). The most Settingfor desired flosh posilion: Pull out the smoll
importont odvontoge of the M-contoct: with certoin knurled knob somewhot ond swing lever to either X
flosh lomps it moy be employed ot the shorter shutter O or M @. The knurled knob will spring bock,
speeds even includi.ng 1/500th sec. Due to the full locking the lever in the chosen position.
synchronizotion the shutter is olwoys open when the Removing Flosh Cord Plug: unlock by swinging locking
flosh emitted by the lomp reoches its peok intensity. lever @.
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Use the sfondordre co m m e n d e d speed With M-Contoct the shutter speeds, f rom "fostest"
together with the correci setting of the to "recommended" foll within the duroiion of the
M-X lever for the lomp in use. flosh: they, therefore, represent lhe octuol exposure
time ond if the shutter speed is increosed, the dio-
phrogm must be opened occordingly. Only when
[eft: the f o s t e st speed indicotes the limit to which
slower shutler speeds ore employed is the fully uii-
fhe shutter moy be set. For lively oction or sporls
lized light output equol to the octuol exposure
subiects, the foster speeds ore employed.
time, ond this is the some os the recommended speed.
Right: the exposure time moy be increosed to the The illustrotion should moke the utilizotion of the
s I o w e s t speed (lsecond or even lime exposures), ovoiloble flosh light still more obvious: the white
if, in oddition to the flqsh, it is desired to moke use symbols represent the flosh, ond their size, lhe
of existing light. In such coses the i o t o I omount utilized light ot the shutter speed employed.
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The informotion given ihus for is entirely sufficient l.Use fresh botteries. Condenser or copocitor flosh-
for normol purposes ond is odequotely supplemented guns ore more consistent since lomp ignition is some-
by the exposure tobles usuolly furnished by the whot less dependent on bottery power (Rolleiflosh).
vorious flosh lomp monufocturers.
2. Be sure thot the contocts of the bottery ond lomp
The photogropher who is fomilior with ond hobitu- sockets ore cleon. Hondle flosh coble with core, ovoid
olly mokes use of flosh lomp grophs should know kinking, oiherwise there will be donger of short-
something obout the meihod of operotion of both circuit ond premoture flosh ignition. - Noie: the
flosh contocis. t be connected to house currenll
contoct must n o
X-Contoct (zero-deloy) r contoct is mode shortly
3. To light up long rooms or to ochieve speciol illu-
before the shutier blodes reoch full opening. Appli-
minotion effects, one or two Rolleiflosh comb. exten-
cotion: for lomps with short firing time (up to
sion units moy be connecied to the Rolleiflosh. Con-
5 milliseconds) ond short flosh durotion.
necting cords odding up to o iotol length of 33 feet
M-Contoct (full synchronizotion) : contoct is mode (66 feet with fresh bottery) moy be used. Alwoys insert
opproximotely 16.5 milliseconds before the shutter flosh lomps in Rolleiflosh firsi, then in exiension units,
blodes ore fully opened. Applicotion: for flosh lomps
.|6.5 to ovoid premoture firing. Unnecessory boltery droin
with long firing time (overoge firing deloy milli-
will be ovoided by inserting lomps iust before firing
seconds) ond long light durotion.
ond eiecting immedioiely ofterwords.
For sofety reosons one pole of the contoct is 4. Blue flosh lomps, like eleclronic flosh, simulote
grounded to the comero body (isolotion-fest:700volts).
doylight ond ore iniended for use with doylight
All commerciolly ovoiloble flosh guns ond electronic
color film.
flosh units moy be used. Current-corrying copocity
of the contoct when severol flosh lomps ore 5. The power of flosh illuminotion decreoses occord-
connected simultoneously: 10 ompdres qt 24 volts for ing to the squore of the distonce: i. e., on obiect six
o period up lo o moximum of l/l5th sec. feet owoy receives only one-fourth the light os on
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obiect ot three feet. Distonce from flosh to subiect
must therefore be corefully considered in selecting
diophrogm opening. Lomp monufocturers supply eosy
to use guide numbers which ore divided by the
distonce in feet to obtoin the required diophrogm
open ing.
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The bock is generolly removed only when reploced Proteci the open comero ogoinsi prevoiling dust
by the plote crdcrpter. ond diri ond cleon it occosronolly with o soft comel's
hoir brush !
To Remove; open bock fully @ ond swing ihe locking Never chonge film in direct sunlighi, utilize oi
lever on the righi side bsck hinge (cronk side) in the leost your own body's shodowl
some direction until it stops @. Slip bock out of the The comero moy be otioched to o tripod by meons
opened hinge @. of the lhreoded socket on the botiom. Coution:
the length of ihe tripod screw rnust not exceed 3/16".
To Aftoch: insert detoched bock first into lhe left If longer, employ o woslrer or spocer to ovoid
ond then into the righi hinge (with locking lever in l^-^^^ ra rr.".arr, For comeros with confinentol
lhe u pper position).. tripod sockets o reducing bushing is avoilobie.
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Prociicol Accessories"). To chcrnge films both knobs srrop bock into ploce fully@. lt is then necessory
ore pulled to on outword position, where they will io turn the cronk until the long slof in the empiy
remoin until o slight pressure is opplied to moke spool comes uppermosi @.
lhem reiurn. The comero's bock should be closed only
Nole: The empty spool must be removed from the
ofter the knobs hove been reiurned io their originol
comero when using on odopier however, keep it
bock serves to lock the knobs - ,l20
positions
- closing the
in posiiion.
hondy for use with the next roll of film"
To Inserl o Full Film Spool : in ihe sorne woy os
To Insert the Empty Spool: first fit ihe spool over opplies to the ioke-up spool @" The pointed end
the winding key on ihe right (cronk side) ond pull of ihe bocking poper must point in the direciion
oui the guide knob @. Push the spool down on the of ihe loke-up-spool chomber, so thoi ihe colored
left opplying slight pressure, so thot the knob moy side of ihe bocking poper remcrins on the outside"
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Threading the Film (Poper Lecrder) 3" Tighten ihe bocking poper by one spool turrl
i: opproxim alely 310 cronk turn), moking sure thol
After inseriing ihe new {ilrn-spool }eor the tcrpe secrl the poper is wound up properly on the ioke-up
open ond remove it. spool @. Close bock (with the film pressure ptofe
crdiusted occording to instruciions !).
l. Threod the beginning of the bocking poper through
the rollers of the film feeler mechonism (importoni!) Film Tronsport
ond drcrw it up io ihe toke-up spool, colored ond
prinied side outwcrrds @. The correct positioning of ihe film crccording to tlre
first qnd following numbers oi the exposure counter
2. Push the pcrper leoder ihrough the long slof of is occomplished exclusively by the cronk. The correcl
the toke-up spool os for os it gout @. operotion of this is governed by stops:
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Swing out cronk @, When odvoncing the film to exposure No. 'l sorne 4
turn it until it stops wiih one continuous to 5 complete cronk turns ore required. During
swing @ ond then bock ogoin uniil the next the lost turn q slight resistonce of the mechonism
stop @ !
musi be overcorre os the counter moves from 0 to.l "
It is now locked, until ihe outomoticolly cocked shuiter lf it should hoppen ihot the crank reoches storting
is releqsed. The simple rule then reods: position when it siops, reverse direction one full
If the cronk con be turned, it m u s i be turn, so thoi ii locksl
lurned
- once inuntil
eoch direction until ii stops, During coniinued film lronsporl the omount of crcrnk
it locks !
ircvel decresses groduolly to obout o holf turn.
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Speed of Phofogrophic Emulsions
(Comporison volues opproximoted)
4 10/10 21 8 I 6
3.3 11 /10 22 10 12 8
2.7 12/10 23 12 tf, 10
z 13/10 z+ 16 18 12
1.7 14/10 25 ZU 24 16
l.J 15/10 26 25 JU 20
1 16/10 27 32 36 24
0.8 17/10 28 40 48 32
0.67 tB/10 29 EN 60 40
19/10 30 64 75 50
0,4 20/10 31 80 100 64
0.33 21 /10 ?') 100 120 80
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V. TI PS O N PI CTU RE.TAKI NG
londscopes
Focusing for distont views with foreground moy be
occomplished simplywithout using ground gloss except
for viewing: set infinity mork (rc) opposite diophrogm
opening used - second corresponding diophrogm
mork will indicqle neorest point in focus. Exomple:
oo ot f :11 oreo oo lo17 Il (5 meters) opprox.
-shorp
Filters: importont for seporoting tones, which would
otherwise be similorly rendered by the block ond
white film, or for influencing the mood of the picture.
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Porlroits
Animols
Potience, quietness ond fomiliority wiih ihe onimol
ond its peculiorities ore greot ossets' Close-up pic-
lures ore most rewording; use portroit technique.
Moke use of noturol light effects such os bock-
lighting. Action pictures' use snopshot or sport tech-
nique (with flosh, if needed). Rolleinors ore often 1:8 . 11125
helpful with smoll onimols. Zoo: onimol portroits - Rolleiflosh
ovoid bors or netling. Hint: netling often becomes
invisible when lens neorly touches wire. - Fish in
oquoriumr use side ond overheod lighting in other-
wise dorkened room. A good trick is to limit move'
ment of fish within shorp zone by meons of verticol
gloss plote in fonk.
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Snopshofs
Unexpected picture opportunities or ropidly chonging
subiect distonce moke o simplif ied technique, bosed
on depth of field zones, highly desiroble. The follow-
ing three settings hove been found very effeciive:
Diophrogm opening f :8
Nisht
Inciude direct light sources os symbols of the night
in the picture. Only very strong, close lomps must
be hidden behind noturol foreground obiects (build-
ing, tree, persons), otherwise over-exposure will
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of brightness in the sky. Use fost pon film only. For
:# lime exposure: cover up lens when outo heodlights
cross ihe picture oreo, lo ovoid streoks. Use flosh
for snopshots ot night, not for night shots.
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Plonfs
Flowers, blooms ond gross ore most effective in
close-ups token ogoinst the light. Use Rolleinors
with fill-in light or reflectors. Stop down for needed
depth of field ond shoot in bright light with n o
wind. A semi-circulor shoped cellophone shield is on
effeciive guord ogoinst the ground breezes thof
destroy definition. Use filters to differentiote be-
tween equolly bright colors. Keep in mind thot o
filter renders its own or similor colors lighter,
whereos its complimentory color comes out dorker'
Color Phologrophy
Color films hove little exposure lotitude, so ovoid
strong light controsts ond use exposure meter. In
doubtful coses moke lhree exposures, vorying dio-
phrogm opening one holf stop eoch side of whot
is considered normol. Correct color reproduction
is possible only with correct motching of proper ?'t-:l:,:,/;:tt1l,:,iii;l:
film types with illuminotion. Use compensoting filters
when needed occording to monufocturer's instruciions.
Rolleipol-Filter: reduces glore f rom reflecting sur-
foces, olso dorkens the blue color of the sky
(poge 44) without offecting the color of the londscope'
Select subiects with pleosing lorge coloi potches,
not iust on occumulotion of loud colors. Overcost
sky ofien renders pleosing postel effect.
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Picfures Through fhe Microscope Core of fhe Rolleiflex
When o microscope is focused by someone with A precision comero demonds core in hondling.
ts normol eyesight, lhe eye sees the imoge os if it Protect it ogoinst moisture, dust, sond, strong
were ot infinity. Consequently, the Rollei, olso focused sunshine, hord blows or folls. First sofeguord:
ot infinity, con simply toke the ploce of the eye over lhe ever reody cose. Second sofeguord (when not in
the microscope in order lo record the imoge on film. use while troveling) : o rubber bog to guord ogoinst
woter, sond or snow. Corry comero oround neck
Microscope ond comero should be mounted on firm lo minimize tronsportotion shocks. Keep oll ports
stonds, without mechonicol connections. Ploce the cleor ond cleon lenses with o soft comel's hoir brush
comero so thot toking lens, focusing qt oo, is brought or doeskin. Although the mechonism is not unduly
os close os possible to the oculor. Check opticol oxis sensitive to cold, some condensotion moy form on
corefully; film plone should be porollel to surfoce lhe lenses when ihe comero is brought into o worm
being photogrophed. For full coveroge of 21/a y2t/a room from outside in cold weother. Do not wipe off -
use wide ongle oculor, however, sufficient coveroge let moisture evoporote. ln the tropics orronge to
for Rolleikin negotive is to be hod in ony cose. keep the comero, when not in use, in on oir-tight
Froming through view finder is unnecessory.' Do not contoiner.
stop down since lhis hos no effect on exposure.
Foctors offecting exposure ore illuminotion ond trons-
mission of the obiective, to be oscerloined through
In Cose of Domoge fo the Rolleiflex
tests. Apochromotic micro-lenses ore besi, porticu- The tosk of repoiring moior or minor domoge is
lorly with color film. In shooting block ond white the speciol province of the expertly troined mechonic.
with these lenses, use ortho moteriol ond green filter, Fronke & Heidecke mointoin their own speciol
Generolly interesting ore micro-pictures of crystollized workshop in which oll repoirs ore done with pre-
chemicols through Rolleipol filter in coniunction with cision ot nominol prices. Abrood, opply lo photo
onother polo-filter over microscope condenser. deolers ond foctory representotives for full informotion.
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Berce Ever Reody Cose for Rolleiflex 2.8 D Cesof Leother Cose only
Ceobe Lens Hood Complete Plote Adopter Equipment com-
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Ceihe Rollei Yeilow Filter, light prising: I Plote Adopter, 3 Slides,
Ceimi Rollei Yellow Filter, medium 1 Focusing Screen Slide, 1 Leother Cose
Celin Rollei Green Filter, light for 2 Slides
Ceeen Rollei Green Filter Foopt Plote Adopter
Cesky Rollei UV Filter Fosli Slide
Ceoro Rollei Oronge Filter
Rollei Red Filter, light Fopl o Cut-Film Sheoih
Ceubi
Ceblo Rollei Blue Filter, light Focos Leother Cose for 2 Slides
Cehoz Rollei H I Filter (UV Filter for Doylight Fofoc Focusing Screen Slide
Color Photogrophy) Rolce Rolleikin 2 C
Cefir Rollei Infro-Red Filter Foeod Ponoromo Heod
Cetnu Rolleisoft 0 Fohod Exiension Hood
Ceton Rolleisoft I
Rolleipol Fogri Rolleigrid Lens
Cetor
Cepun Rolleinor Lenses, set 1 (40-1872 in.) Cesyn Rolleiflosh C Attochment lflosh comb.
Ceodo Rolleinor Lenses, set 2 (20-121/2 in.l Boxin Boxin Cose for I Rolleiflosh i 'l Rollei-
Koece Leother Cose contoining I Lens Hood, Cekob Extension Cord for Flosh-Attochment l0ft.
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2 Sets of Rolleinor Lenses ond your Fl oco Extension Floshholder Rolleiflosh comb.
choice of 5 Filters with Connectinq Cord 80 in.
Celee Leother Cose (without contents)
Ceset Leother Cose contoiningr 1 Lens Hood Triko Extension Cord for Rolleiflosh comb. l0ft.
ond your choice of 2 Filters Bliko Flosh Connecting Cord 32 in.
To ovoid errors when ordering occessories pleose specify comero-number. Full infor-
mofion on the use of Rollei occessories in the booklet "The Procticql Accessories".
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