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The handl i ng of t he mod el 2. 8 F shown
her e and of t he 3. 5 F ( wh i ch i s i dent i cal
i n al l const r uct i onal f eat ur es) i s t hen
expl ai ned once mor e i n det ai l , st ep by
st ep. The f i rst part covers i t s everyday
use: i t cont ai ns t he st andar d r ul es f or
pi ct ur e- t aki ng;
t hanks t o Rol l ei ' s aut o-
mat i c pr i nci pl e,
t hese ar e si mpl er t han
ever bef or e. The second par t deal s
wi t h t he addi t i onal f eat ur es of t he
camer a, usef ul f r om t i me t o t i me t o
mast er speci al phot ogr aphi c pr obl ems.
The ai m of t hi s bookl et i s t o f aci l i t at e
get t i ng qui ck
i nf or mat i on on al l neces-
sar y det ai l s and al so t o hel p you t o
t ake f ul l advant age of t he gr eat
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l . The Rol l ei i n Everyday Use
Short-cut to the Fi rst Exposure
Ever-ready Case
Lens Cap
Neck Strap
Loadi ng t he Camera
Focusi ng f or Shar pness
Set t i ng t he Exposure
Sel ect i ng t he Shut t er Speed
Dept h-of -Fi el d
Rel easi ng Shut t er
Fi l m Transport
Shut t er Tensi oni ng
Unl oadi ng t he Camer a
Care of t he Camera
The desi gnat i ons l ef t ,
posi t i on.
Accor di ngl y:
Page
4 - 5
6
7
7
8 - 1 0
1 1
12- 13
14- 15
16- 17
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1 9
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20
21
ri ght, forward, back, above,
l ef t
:
f ocusi ng si de, r i ght
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l l . Speci al Appl i cati ons
Sport s Fi nder
Sel f -t i mer
Tr i pod
Fl ash Shot s
Di aphr agm
Doubl e Exposures
Use of Fi l t ers
Correct Exposure (Ref l ect ed
and
I nci dent Li ght Measur ement )
Adj ust i ng t he Exposure Met er
Exposure Val ue
Changi ng t he Magni f i er
Changi ng t he Back
Rol l ei ki n
Rol l ei f l ex Accessori es
Page
22
23
23
24-25
26
26
27
28-29
30
30
31
31
32
33- 34
bel ow appl y t o camera i n normal operat i ng
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Short-cut to the Fi rst Exposure
C
DI N
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ASA Set t i ng
l mmedi at el y af t er l oadi ng t he camer a: gent l y
pr ess knur l ed knob and set t o t he DI N or ASA
val ue of t he f i l m used i n camer a
-
i mpor t ant
f or get t i ng cor r ect exposur e.
Set f i l t er scal e t o zero (-* page 27).
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Focusi ng
Rai se r ear edge of f ocusi ng hood.
Composi t i on and shar pness can now be
exami ned on t he f ocusi ng scr een; t ur n t he
f ocusi ng knob unt i l pr i nci pal
obj ect appear s
wi t h maxi mum shar pness. For mor e cr i t i cal
obser vat i on of t he i mage, r ai se magni f i er by
gent l y pr essi ng
t he di r ect vi ew f i nder panel .
Di rect vi ew f i nder
->
paee 22.
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Pre-sel ecti ng Shutter Speed
Tur n speed sel ect or wheel , usi ng r i ght t h umb,
unt i l t he desi r ed shut t er speed ( r ed f i gur es)
appear s i n t he cent er of t he peep wi ndow.
Sel ect i ng Shut t er Speed + page
14.
4
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Setti ng the Exposure
Tur n st op sel ect or wheel , usi ng l ef t t humb,
unt i l bot h poi nt er s
of t he exposur e met er ar e
i n l i ne whi ch each ot her .
Just one mor e gl ance
-
t o check f r ami ng and
f ocus
-
and t he Rol l ei f l ex i s r eady t o shoot .
I nci dent al l y, by pr e- sel ect i ng
t he di aphr agm
openi ng, t he dept h- of - f i el d r equi r ed can be
det er mi ned f i r st ( - - - page
16) . To l i ne up t he
exposur e met er poi nt er ,
t u r n t he speed sel ec-
t or wheel : cl i ck shut t er speed i nt o posi t i on
and make f i nal adj ust ment wi t h di aphr agm
wheel (--- page
14).
O
To Rel ease Shutter
Swi ng t he saf et y l ever f rom g, (l ocked) t o t *)
( unl ocked) pcsi t i on; pr ess
shut t er r el ease.
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Fi l m Transport
Swi ng out cr ank and t ur n wi t h one cont i nuous
swi ng f or war d t o st op and back agai n
t o st op.
Th i s oper at i on cocks t he sh ut t er , advances
t he f i l m t o t he next f r ame and set s t he pi ct ur e
count er t o t he next exposur e. The Rol l ei f l ex
i s r eady f or t he next pi ct ur e.
Ever-ready Case
To open: l i f t t he t op f r om t he r ear
O
and
f ol d f or war d and down. Bef or e cl osi ng t he
case set camer a t o
. r .
Removi ng t he camer a: swi ng l ocki ng l ever s
on ei t her si de of st r ap hol der downwar d
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t he t wo si des of t he case can now be
spr ead apar t . Li f t cr ank out war d, spr ead t he
si des sl i ght l y and pul l camer a f or war d.
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To
i nser t : spr ead t he t wo si des of t he case
s l i ght l y ,
gui de t he r ai s ed c r ank t hr ough
openi ng f r om t he i ns i de and l ower t he c amer a
backwar ds i nt o t he case. Pr ess t he si des
t oget her and swi ng l ocki ng l ever s upwar d"
Det achi ng t he f r ont ( i f r equi r ed) : pr ess cl i p
downwar d
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r emove t he f r ont f l ap, l i f t i ng i t
backwar d.
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To at t ach: i nser t t he f r ont f l ap i n
hi nge and cl ose ever - r eady case.
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Lens Cap Neck Strap
To remove: l i f t t he l ower part
by t he t ab at t he To at t ach: i nsert t he ret ai ni ng prongs at
l ower edge and f ol d i t agai nst t he upper part ; re- t he ends of t he st rap i nt o t he st rap
move cap f rom t he bayonet by t urni ng i t count er- hol ders (on camera or ever-ready case)
cl ockwi se
@. and. . . t hey wi l l i mmedi at el y snap i nt o
posrl ron.
To at t ach: f i t t he f ol ded cap i nt o t he vi ewi ng- To rel ease: press t he ret ai ni ng
prongs
ba' y' onct and f ol d down af t er a short t urn
@.
t oget her and pul l
st rap
@.
The l eat her l oop and snap but t ons on t he l ef t si de of t he ever-ready case serve t o hol d t he
prot ect i ve l eat her cover f or t he l i ght met er i n
pl ace.
l t i s necessary t o un-snap t he l ower l ef t
but t on bef ore openi ng t he case, when t he met er cover i s used.
Loadi ng t he Gamer a
Pl ease do not t r y t o i nser t your f i r st f i l m unt i l you ar e
f ul l y f ami l i ar wi t h t he handl i ng of t he camer a. Ot her wi se
cont i n ue on page 1 1
.
The Rol l ei f l ex uses 21/ + x 31/ 2" r ol l f i l m No. 120 or 220*
( B l l 8) gi vi ng 12 or 24* exposur es 21/ + x21/ +" .
The Fi l m Pr essur e Pl at e i nsi de t he camer a back can be
adj ust ed f or 120 r ol l f i l m as wel l as f or 35 mm f i l m ( usi ng
Rol l ei ki n,
- - r
page 32) : when usi ng r ol l f i l m, t he i nscr i pt i on
21/t x 21/t" must be vi si bl e.
Never change f i l m i n di r ect sunl i ght ! Ut i l i ze, at l east , t he
shadow of your own body!
wi t h 24 exposur e set
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To open camer a: t u r n t he saf et y back l ock
cl i p at t he t r i pod socket
O,
l i f t back ! ock
l ever
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and pul l
back open.
To adj ust f i l m gui de pl at e: pr ess t he pl at e
agai nst t he back, push i t up or down unt i l i t
st ops
O
and l et spr i ng f or war d i nt o t he
nor mal pl ane.
I nser t i ng new f i l m spool : pul l
out f i l m spool
knob of l ower spool chambe r
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i nser t f i l m,
r i ght si de f i r st , and al l ow f i l m knob t o r et ur n
t o posi t i on.
Tear of f t ape seal .
Thr ead t he begi nni ng of t he backi ng paper
-
pr i nt ed
si de out war ds t h r ough t he r ol l er s
of t he f i l m f eel er mec hani s m
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and pus h t he
paper l eader i nt o t he l ong sl ot of t he t ake- up
s pool ( us i ng t he c r ank f or c or r ec t pos i t i oni ng)
@
Ti ght en t he backi ng paper
by one hat f
t ur n of t he c r ank , whi l e br ak i ng t he f ul l s pool
wi t h t he t humb
@.
To cl ose camer a: pr ess
t he back wi t h t he
pal m of t he hand, f ol d down t he back l ock
l ever and secur e
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Adj ust i ng t o DI N/ ASA speed r at i ngs
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Fi r st
det er mi ne t he speed of t he f i l m used ( t o be
f ound on t he packi ng
or an accompanyt ng
i ns t r uc t i on s heet ) , whi c h wi l l be i ndi c at ed i n
DI N or ASA v al ues . Gent l y pr es s and t ur n
k nur l ed k nob unt i l t he c or r es pondi ng s peed
r at i ng appear s above t he i ndi cat or mar k i n
t he DI N or ASA wi ndow. ( The dot s cor r espond
t o i nt er medi at e f i l m speeds, - pdge 27. )
Th i s set t i ng has t o be adj ust ed whenever a
di f f er ent speed f i l m i s used.
Set t i ng t he f i l t er f act or
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Under nor mal
shoot i ng condi t i ons, t ur n set t i ng but t on t o
zer o. Set t he cor r espondi ng f i l t er f act or s onl y
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when us i ng f i l t er s r equi r i ng a pr ol onged ex -
posure (--- page
27).
Set t i ng t he f i l m t ype ( as a r emi nder )
@:
Tur n
t he kn ur l ed knob at t he f ocusi ng knob t o set
t he f i l m t y pe bl ac k and whi t e, c ol our ar t i -
f i c i al l i ght , c ol our day l i ght , c ol our negat i v e.
Advanci ng t he f i l m t o No. 1: Tur n cr ank con-
t i n uousl y u nt i l i t st ops past
a sl i g ht r esi s-
t anc e dur i ng t he l as t t ur n, when t he c ount er
mechani sm engages and t hen i n opposi t e
di r ec t i on unt i l i t s t ops agai n
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The c r ank
i s now l ocked i n i t s st ar t i ng posi t i on. The
f i l m f r ame c ount er i ndi c at es No. 1, s hut t er i s
cocked t he f i l m i s i n cor r ect posi t i on
and
r eady f or t he f i r st exposur e.
Focusi ng f or Sharpness
To open t he f ocusi ng hood: l i f t r ear edge of hood
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and
r ai se cover . To cl ose: f ol d i n bot h si des
@.
To r ai se magni f i er : pr ess
di r ect vi ewf i nder panel i nwar d,
f ol l owi ng t hi s si mpl e met hod: gr i p upper edge of hood
wi t h t wo f i nger s, pushi ng t he panel gent l y i nwar d wi t h
t he f i nger t i p
@.
Al ways hol d magni f i er cl ose t o t he eye. -
To cl ose: push magni f i er suppor t down
@.
Focusi ng: Tur n t he f ocusi ng knob unt i l t he pi ct ur e i s pi n-
shar p, or unt i l t he t wo hal ves of t he i mage meet i n t he
Rangef i nder Wedge ( Cent r e of t he vi ew f i nder ) .
w
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Setti ng fo
l f you
sel ect t he shut t er speed f i r st :
t urn t he speed sel ect or wheel (ri ght ) un-
t i l t he desi red i nst ant aneous shut t er
speed (red fi gure) appears i n the center
of t he i ndi cat or wi ndow,
Thi s i s an easy r ul e. Al l you have t o do i s t o
v' r at ch t wo poi nt er s.
Thus Rol l ei cl ear l y si gnal s:
The exposure i s correct, when both poi nters
are al i gned.
The exposur e met er i s di r ect l y cr oss- coupl ed
t o t he speed and st op set t i ngs. Adj ust ment
accor di ng t o t he met er aut omat i cal l y set s t he
dept h- of - f i el d i ndi cat or as wel l . Thi s f aci l i t at es
f ocusi ng even f ur t her . Now you can al so
pr e- sel ect
t he di aphr agm openi ng, wi t hout
checki ng t he di aphr agm set t i ng,
-
dependi ng
upon whet her you pr ef e
r a f ast er shut t er
speed ( - * page
14) or a gr eat er
dept h- of - f i el d
( + page
16) . The cor r ect speed/ st op r el a-
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Correct Exposure
and t hen adj ust t he di aphr agm openi ng:
t urn t he di aphragm wheel (l ef t ), unt i l bot h
exposure met er poi nt ers are l i ned up
-
you can al ways be sur e:
t he exposure wi l l be correct .
t i onshi p i s posi t i vel y
cont r ol l ed by t he t wo
poi nt er s.
Any sudden change i n l i ght i nt ensi t y i ndi -
cat ed by t he movi ng met er needl e can be
not i ced i nst ant l y and can t hen be compen-
sat ed f or by t he pr oper poi nt er
adj ust ment .
Wi t h t he camer a r eady t o shoot , cor r ect ex-
posur e i s kept under const ant cont r ol , even
up t o t he act ual moment of exposur e.
Thi s aut omat i c exposur e cont r ol cover s an
ext r emel y wi de measur i ng r ange, i t i s l i mi t ed
onl y by t he poor est
i l l umi nat i on, whi ch wi l l
not al l ow t he t hi n met er needl e t o l eave t he
ar ea of t he r ed r ef er ence mar k.
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Aut omat i c, shut t er t i med exposur es
Sel ect i ng t he Shut t er Speed
The red sect i on of t he scal e
denot es i nst ant aneous, shut t er t i med speeds, i n f r act i ons
of a second ( 500
- :
1/ 500t h sec. , 1
:
111
- j
1 sec. ) . I nt er -
medi at e val ues bet ween cl i cks cannot be used t her ef or e:
al ways set shutter so that desi red speed fi gure i s i gr the
mi ddl e of t he i ndi cat or wi ndow. Thi s r ul e al so appl i es when
pr e- sel ect i ng dept h- of - f i el d. Onl y af t er cl i cki ng t he speed
i nt o posi t i on can t he f i nal adj ust ment of t he exposur e met er
poi nt er s be made wi t h t he di aphr agm cont r ol wheel .
The green sect i on of t he scal e
i s f or t i me exposur es onl y and i ndi cat es t he r equi r ed ex-
posur e t i me i n f ul l seconds. l t i s used onl y when unf a-
vour abl e l i ght i ng condi t i ons r equi r e gr eat er exposur e, whi l e
at t he same t i me f ur t her st oppi ng down i n or der t o gai n
dept h- of - f i el d. Af t er l i ni ng up t he exposur e met er poi nt er s,
t he gr een number s i ndi cat e, i n f ul l seconds, t he t i me t he
shut t er has t o be kept open ( - - t i me exposur es, page 18) .
l nt er medi at e val ues can be used i n t he gr een shut t er
speed sect i on.
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Ti me exposu r es by hand
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1/5oo 1
1250
11125
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1/60 1/30
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qui ck
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moder at e
movement s
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1115 118 114 112 1 2 4 8 15 30 60 s ec ond
scenes wi t hout movement ( t r i pod)
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What Shut t er Speed ?
Sel ect i ng a suf f i ci ent l y shor t shut t er speed i s
an i mpor t ant f act or i n get t i ng
a shar p
pi ct ur e.
Fi r st r ul e: i n hand- hel d shot s, use f ast speeds
t o avoi d camer a movement . The l ongest pe: ' -
mi ssi bl e shut t er speed i s 1/ 30 sec. Sa{ er and
most wi del y used : 1/ 60 and 11125 sec.
Second r ul e: I n scenes i nvol vi ng mot i on, t he
f ast er t he obj ect s move, t he shor t er t he ex-
posu r e has t o be, t o pr event a bl u r r ed pi ct u r e.
As a gui de:
spor t scenes 1/ 500, r unni ng
chi l dr en 11250, qui ck mar chi ng pedest r i ans
11125, peopl e
wal ki ng l ei sur el y 1/ 60 or
-
f r om
some di st ance
-
1/ 30. To el i mi nat e t he
pos-
si bi l i t y of bl ur r ed sccnes, r er nember t hi s
gener al r ul e: t he danger of subj ect movement
i s gr eat l y r educed by i ncr easi ng t he t aki ng
di st ance and shoot i ng as near l y i n l i ne wi t h
t he di r ec t i on of mot i on as pos s i bi e, i n ot her
wcr ds, r at her f r om t he f r ont t han f r om t he si de.
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What About Dept h-of -Fi el d ?
A shar p f ocusi ng scr een i mage i ndi cat es t hat t he camer a
i s f ocused cor r ect l y on t he mai n subj ect .
But bot h bef or e and behi nd t he pl ane
of shar p f ocus
t her e i s al ways a suf f i ci ent l y shar p zone. The r ange of
t hi s
" dept h- of - f i el d"
i s shown by a whi t e band on t he
f ocusi ng knob: t he l engt h of t he whi t e band i ndi cat es on
t he di st ance scal e t he dept h- of - f i el d avai l abl e.
The i ndi cat or band changes when t he di aphr agm sel ect or
wheel i s t ur ned,
per mi t t i ng
a qui ck and di r ect coor di -
nat i on of shut t er speed and dept h of f i el d. The f ast er t he
f i l m, t he easi er i s i t t o t ake car e of speci al needs cal l i ng
f or shor t shut t er speeds and gr eat dept h- of - f i el d.
The zone of def i ni t i on does not br eak of f abr upt l y, but
gr adual l y changes t o unshar pness. Ther ef or e i t i s di f f i cul t
t o def i ne t he exact l i mi t s
' of
t he dept h- of - f i el d. Maxi mum
def i ni t i on al ways
pr evai l s at t he f ocusi ng di st ance.
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E 1 1 r
When Does One Need
Depth-of-Fi el d?
Ext ended dept h-' of -f i el d becomes very hel pf ul
when t aki ng sur pr i se snapshot s, spor t scenes
wi t h const ant l y changi ng subj ect di st ance
and subj ect s wi t h ext ended dept h.
Snapshot s wi t h t he camera
pre-f ocused t o
t he ant i ci pat ed di st ance: wor k wi t h ext ended
dept h- of - f i el d t o compensat e f or changes i n
t he f ocusi ng di st ance. ( Spor t s Fi nder
- >
page 22. )
Landscapes wi t h f oreground: t o ext end t he
dept h- of - f i el d as f ar as possi bl e i nt o t he f or e-
gr ound, do n' ot set t he camer a t o oo, but t ur n
t he f ocusi ng knob unt i l t he
oo mar k i s oppo-
si t e t he end of t he i ndi cat or band.
Subj ect s wi t h great dept h: f ocus separat el y
on t he near est and f ar t hest poi nt br acket i ng
t he subj ect . Tur n t he f ocusi ng knob so t hat
t he whi t e band r eaches bot h di st ance f i gur es.
l f necessar y, ext end dept h by t ur ni ng sel ect -
i ng wheel .
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Rel easi ng Shut t er Up t o t he moment of exposur e al l camer a
set t i ngs ar e kept u nder per f ect cont r ol :
shar pness, f r ami ng, exposur e, shut t er speed
and dept h- of - f i el d. They can be r eadj ust ed
i nst ant l y i f t he su bj ect so r eq u i r es.
To unl ock shut t er r el ease: move r el ease guar d
f r om l ocked. , t o l ower unl ocked
( +) posi t i on.
Snapshot Exposur e ( 1/ 500 1 sec. ) :
pr ess
sh ut t er r el ease gent l y, sel ect ed speed
goes
of f aut omat i cal l y.
Ti me Exposur e ( " B" , over 1 sec. ) :
pr ess
shut t er r el ease and hol d f or r equi r ed t i me.
Shut t er wi l l cl ose when you l et go.
Long Ti me Exposur es ( , , 8") : pr ess r el ease
and l ock wi t h saf et y guar d. Ter mi nat e ex-
posur e by r el easi ng l ock. ( Caut i on: Do not
shake camer a! Shi el d t he l ens wi t h y' our hand
when openi ng and cl osi ng t he shut t er . )
Cabl e Rel ease: i nser t i n cabl e r el ease socket
wi t h saf et y g uar d l ocked.
Fi l m Transport
and Shut t er Tensi oni ng
Af t er each shot : swi ng out cr ank, t ur n i t f or -
war d wi t h one cont i nuous swi ng, unt i l i t st ops
and t hen agai n t o st op.
The sh ut t er i s now aut omat i cal l y cocked. The
cr ank wi l l t ur n onl y af t er r el easi ng shut t er .
Doubl e exposur es or bl ank f r ames ar e
posi -
t i vel y el i mi nat ed. l f t he cr ank can be t ur ned,
i t must be t ur ned
-
f or war d and back t o l ock.
Onl y i f i t i s l ocked t he camer a i s r eady t o
shoot . ( Except i on: doubl e exposur es,
- - - -
page
26.)
f he cr an k need not be f ol ded down af t er
each shot when shoot i ng i n r api d seq uence.
When usi ng t he Rol l ei ki n: t he f i l m t r anspor t
f or t he 35 mm f i l m i s accompl i shed i n exact l y
t he same manner as above.
When usi ng t he Pl at e Adapt er : t ur ni ng t he
cr ank by one hal f t ur n wi l l suf f i ce t o cock
t he sh ut t er
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Unl oadi ng t he Camera
Af t er t he 12t h
, or
24t h* exposure t he f i l m i s
f i ni shed: t he cr ank i s no l onger l ocked and
can be t ur ned f r eel y agai n.
To r emove
t he f i l m: r ol l up r emai ni ng backi ng
paper
wi t h t hr ee f ul l r evol ut i ons. Open back
i n subdued l i ght . Pul l out upper spool knob
and r emove f i l m f r om t he l ef t . Fol d backi ng
paper ( f or conveni ent t ear i ng when devet op-
i ng) and f ast en down wi t h st i cker . Keep t he
exposed f i l m away f r om l i ght and r et ur n i t t o
or i gi nal packi ng.
To t ransf er t he empt y spool : pul l
out l ower
f i l m spool knob and l i f t t he empt y spoot out
of t he l ower spool chamber . I nser t t he spool
i nt o upper spool chamber , f i t t i ng t he sl ot t ed
end over t he wi ndi ng key on t he r i ght si de.
Load t he camer a wi t h a f r esh r ol l of f i l m
avoi di ng di r ect sunl i ght . Use your
own body' s
shadow f or pr ot ect i on.
wi t h 24 exposur e set
A Few Words about the Gare of Your Gamera
Your camera deserves caref ul handl i ng
-
dependabl e
perf ormance
wi l l be
your
reward.
Spar kl i ng cl eanl i ness, especi al l y of al l t he opt i cal par t s, i s a pr e- r equi si t e
f or maxi mum shar p-
ness. I n cl eani ng al l opt i cal surf aces (l enses, f ocusi ng screen, ref l ex mi rror, magni f i ers), use a
camel ' s hai r brush t o remove dust , t hen wi pe of f f i ngerpri nt s wi t h a sof t cl ot h or doeski n. On
t he cont oured undersurf ace of t he f ocusi ng screen, use a cl ean sof t brush onl y; avoi d t ouchi ng
the screen. To
prevent
a dust-attracti ng el ectrostati c charge, breathe onto the surfaces before
and af t er cl eani ng and l et moi st ure evaporat e, do not wi pe of f .
-
I nci dent al l y, t he l enses have
abrasi on resi st ant ant i -ref l ect i on coat i ngs. The ref l ex mi rror, t oo, i s covered wi t h a speci al
prot ect i ve
l ayer t o wi t hst and scrat ches and corrosi on. However, any cl eani ng shoul d be done
caref ul l y and onl y when necessary
Do not f orget t hat moi st ure, dust , sand, st rong sunl i ght , a hard bl ow or f al l can be harmf ul
to a
preci si on camera. l f
possi bl e,
al ways use the ever-ready case, for heavy duty operati ons
t he st ronger and t i ght l y cl osi ng met al ever-ready case. Carry carnera around neck and when
ri di ng i n your car, keep your camera i n a saf e spot , wel l
prot ect ed
agai nst t he hot sun ari d
bumpy r oads. I n a nut shel l : be ki nd t o your
Rol l ei f l ex!
And
pl ease remember: Rol l ei -Werke Franke & Hei decke al ways mai nt ai n t hei r i nt erest i n t he
wel f are of
your camera. The i nt ernat i onal Rol l ei Servi ce wi l l al ways gl adl y t ake care of any
speci al t echni cal
pr obl ems t hat mi ght come up dur i ng
your phot ogr aphi c pr act i ce.
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Usi ng t he Spor t s Fi nder
Spor t scenes and f ast movi ng obj ect s can be
f r amed mor e conveni ent l y t hr ough t he di r ect
v i ew f i nder . Onl y a s l i ght r ai s i ng or l ower i ng of
t he camer a i s needed t o al t er nat e bet ween
obser vi ng t he cent er por t i on
of t he f ocusi ng
scr een ( t o cont r ol shar pness) and t he f ul l open
vi ew i n t he di r ect f i nder .
To open spor t s f i nder : pr eSS panel i nwar d al l t he
way
O
To cl ose: t ap bot h si des of t he hood
gent l y
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Al ways use t he di r ect vi ew f i nder
cl ose t o t he eye, l ooki ng di r ect l y at t he subj ect
wi t hout t i l t i ng t he c amer a.
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Exposures wi th Sel f-ti !' ner
l f you phot ogr aph a gr oup of peopl e or t ake a
r emem br ance snapshot and you al so want t o appear
i n t he pi ct ur e, cock t he sel f - t i mer bef or e r el easi ng t he
shut t er . When pr essi ng t he shut t er r el ease, t he shut t er
wi l l open f or t he
pr evi ousl y
sel ect ed exposur e t i me
af t er a del ay of appr oxi mat el y 10 seconds.
The sel f - t i mer can be used wi t h al l i nst ant aneous
speeds
t / soo - 1
sec. ( r ed sect i on of speed scal e) and
al so f or f l ash shot s wi t h t he
I
cont act set t i ng. I t
oper at es on l y when t he sh ut t er i s cocked.
To oper at e sel f - t i mer : cock shut t er ( f i l m t r anspor t ) ,
move sel f - t i mer t ensi oni ng l ever
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i n t he di r ect i on of
t he ar r ow unt i l i t st ops. Rel ease shut t er as usual .
Shut t er and sel f - t i mer may be l ef t t ensi oned even
when camer a i s not i n use
-
spr i ng st r engt h wi l l not
det e r i o r at e.
Tri pod Pi ct ures
Lengt h of t r i pod' s scr ew must not exceed t he nor mal
3i 16" ( 4. 5 mm)
-
i f necessar y, use a spacer of pr oper
t hi ckness. A r educi ng bushi ng i s avai l abl e f or use wi t h
Engl i sh t hr ead ( 1
14" ) . Mor e
pr act i cal : t he
" Rol l ei f i x"
f or i nst ant mount i ng of camer a t o t r i pod.
Fl ash Shot s
Moder n f l ash t echni que per mi t s
t aki ng snapshor s
even under l i ght i ng condi t i ons whi ch do not al l ow
i nst ant aneous exposur es wi t h a hand- hel d car ner a.
The Synchr o- Compur shut t er i s f ul l y synchr oni zed.
I t f i r es hi gh- speed el ect r oni c f l ashes as wel l as
t he sl ower f l ash bul bs at exact l y t he r i ght moment
t o per mi t t he f ast est shut t er speeds i n bot h cases
wi t h t he appr opr i at e synchr oni si ng set t i ng.
Connect i ng t he f l ash cor d: i nser t t he pl ug i nt o t he
f l ash connect or socket on t he camer a.
-
When
di sconnect i ng f l ash cor d: swi ng l ocki ng l ever at
t he socket downwar d and pul l
out pl ug.
Set t i ng t he cont act t o
I
(X-cont act ) or 0
(M-con-
t act ) : pul l out t he smal l knur l ed knob and swi ng
synchr o l ever of t he desi r ed posi t i on.
The X- set t i ng ( f or nor mal use) ut i l i ses t he f ul l l i ght
out put of t he f l ash wi t h t he pr escr i bed
shut t er
speed and can al so be used f or shot s wi t h t he
sel f - t i mer . The M- set t i ng i s f or f l ash bul bs, onl y and
synchr oni ses t he f ast est speeds, up t o t he t op
s peed.
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The correct exposure depends on t he l i ght out put of t he f l ash and t he di st ance bet ween f l ash
and subj ect . Theref ore, i t cannot be det ermi ned wi t h an exposure met er. Exact dat a regardi ng
choi ce of
proper cont act , exposure t i me and di aphragm may be gat hered f rom t he i nst ruct i ons
" f urni shed by t he l amp manuf act urers.
Adi ust i ng t he exposure (as per
i nst ruct i ons suppl i ed by t he f l ash manuf act urer): Usi ng
peep
wi ndow, sel ect shut t er speed f i rst , t hen set di aphragm openi ng (+ page 26).
The exposure met er poi nt ers are di sregarded compl et el y.
El ect r oni c f l ash:
al ways use X- cont act
f or al l shut t er speeds
up t o 1/ 500t h sec.
Fl ash bul bs:
X- cont act when usi ng
1/ 30t h sec. or sl ower
sh ut t er speeds
Fl ash bul bs:
M- cont act f or speeds
up t o 1/ 500t h sec.
( accor di ng t o t ype of
f l ash bul b)
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Di aphragm
I n pr act i cal
use, obser vat i on of t he di aph r ag m
i s neces sar y onl y when shoot i ng wi t hout
measur i ng t he exposur e ( f l ash shot s, di m
l i ght , ni ght exposur es) .
f - st op 4 5, G
Hi gher number
di aphr agm f i gur es i ndi cat e
smal l er openi ngs
and i ncr eased dept h- of -
f i el d ( + page
1O) , but cf osi ng down t o each
succeedi ng st op cut s t he l i ght passi ng
t hr ough exact l y i n hal f , r equi r i ng doubl e t he
exposur e of t he pr ecedi ng
st op.
The cor r ect di aphr agm
openi ng i s i ndi cat ed
i n t he cent er of t he peep
wi ndow. I nt er _
medi at e val ues can be used ( f / 3. S i s a mi d_
poi nt
st op bet ween I l 2. B and t l 4 i n t he i nt er _
nat i onal di aph r agm scal e) .
To per mi t
t he use of t he ent i r e di aphr agm
r ange when t aki ng manual l y
cont r ol l ed t i me
exposu r es ( over
1 sec. ) , keep t he sh ut t er
speed scal e set t o t he val ue
, , 2, ,
of t he gr een
sect i on of t he scal e.
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Doubl e Exposures
at Wi l l
For i nt ent i onal mul t i pl e or t r i ck exposu r es t he
doubl e exposur e pr event i on
mechani sm can
be swi t ched of f ( possi bl e
onl y wi t h r ol l - f i l m
l oaded camer a) : af t er exposur e move r el ease
r i ng at base of cr an k i n di r ect i on of ar r ow
and t hen t ur n cr ank t hr ough one compl et e
backwar d
r evol ut i on unt i l i t s t ops . Thi s
oper at i on cocks t he shut t er f or a second ex-
posur e
wi t hout
advanci ng t he f i l m. Af t er
r el easi ng t he shut t er , r epeat ed t ensi oni ng i n
t he descr i bed manner f or mul t i pl e exposur es
i s possi bl e.
An absol ut el y f i r m t r i pod i s a
pr e- r equi si t e
f or t hi s ki nd of wor k.
Use of Fi l ters
Fi l t er s absor b l i ght and t her ef or e usual l y
r equi r e a pr ol onged
exposur e. The necessar v
cor r ect i on f or ei ch f i l t er i s i ndi cat ed by t he
f i l t er compensat i ng number ( - page 33) and
i s aut omat i cal l y t aken car e of when measur -
i ng t he exposur e by means of t he f i l t er com-
pensat i ng scal e.
Adj ust i ng t he f i l t er scal e: t ur n t he i ndi cat or
knob unt i l t he cor r espondi ng compensat i ng
number of t he f i l t er used i s opposi t e t he
r ef er ence mar k. Adj ust t he exposur e met er
poi nt er s as usual .
When r emovi ng t he f i l t er : r et ur n f i l t er scal e
t o zer ot
I n speci al cases ( f l ash, hi gh f i l t er compen-
sat i ng number s over
-
3) t he f i l t er i s com-
pensat ed f or by decr easi ng t he f i l m speed
by 3 DI N f or each f ul l val ue.
Compari son Val ues between DIN
and ASA Speeds
DI N ASA DI N ASA
1 0
1 1
1 2
8
1 0
1 2
22
23
24
125
160
200
1 3
1 4
1 5
1 6
20
25
25
26
27
250
324
400
1 6
1 7
1 8
32
40
50
28
29
30
500
640
800
1 9
20
21
64
80
100
31
32
33
1 000
1 250
1 600
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Three Ways to Gorrect Exposure
\ , Vi t h t he Rol l ei f l ex, even di f f i cul t l i ght con-
di t i ons ar e no pr obl em
as l ong as you keep
t he f ol l owi ng i n mi nd:
f s t her e a gr eat
cont r ast i n i l l umi nat i on
bet ween t he mai n subj ect and t he r est of t he
pi ct ur e a r ea? The choi ce of t he pr oper mea-
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sur i ng met hod
depends on t he cor r ect
answer t o t hi s quest i on.
Normal obj ect measurement
Detai l measurement
of the obj ect
becomes ver y hel pf ul i n speci al cases: when
ei t her ver y l i ght or dar k ar eas pr evai l
and
t her e i s a gr eat
i l l umi nat i on cont r ast bet ween
mai n subj ect and backgr ound. Exampl e: a
sun- t anned f ace i n f r ont of br i ght cl ouds
what i s want ed i s cor r ect exposu r e f or t he
head, but as camer a posi t i on
measur ement
al so i ncl udes t he sky, an aver age r eadi ng,
r esul t i ng i n under - exposur e
of t he f ace, woul d
be obt ai ned.
For pr oper
measur ement
of det ai l i n such
cases, move t he Rol l ei t owar ds obj ect unt i l
onl y t he mai n par t
of subj ect appear s i n t he
f ocusi ng scr een. Set camer a t o t he r eadi ng
now obt ai ned and r et ur n t o or i gi nal camer a
posi t i on.
I nci dent l i ght measurement (wi t h di f f usor)
Thi s met hod gi ves
a cor r ect r eadi ng i n t hose
speci al cases of hi gh- cont r ast subj ect s,
wher e det ai l measur ement cannot be
achi eved. Mai n uses: agai nst - t he- sun shot s,
obj ect s wi t h br i l l i ant backgr ound ( snow, wat er ,
beach) and cl ose- ups of smal l obj ect s wi t h
cont r ast y backgr ound. To get cor r ect r eadi ng,
poi nt camer a i n opposi t e di r ect i on t o measur e
t he i l l umi nat i on r ecei ved by t he subj ect . PI ace
di f f usor i n posi t i on
over hol di ng knobs on t he
phot o cel l and ai m t owar ds t he l i ght f al l i ng
on t he subj ect f r om t he di r ect i on of t he
i nt ended camer a posi t i on.
I nci dent l i ght measur ement s
ar e t aken at t he
subj ect or at a posi t i on
i dent i cal l y i l l umi nat ed.
The r eadi ng cor r esponds t o an aver age subj ect
br i ght ness. Accor di ng t o whet her t he i m-
por t ant par t
of t he scene i s dar ker or br i ght er
t han t he aver age, t he di aph r agm shou l d be
opened or cl osed by 1/ 2 st op.
A gener al
r ul e i n st r ong sunl i ght :
Gi ve pr ef er ence
t o whi chever measur i ng
met hod t hat does not expose phot o cel l t o
d i r ect r ays of t h e su n.
When not i n use, t he phot o cel l need not be
cover ed. The di f f usor i s kept i n t he f r ont f l ap
of t he ever-ready case. A prot ect i ve cover can
be pl aced over t he f ocusi ng knob. The shock-
pr oof exposur e met er i s r uggedl y bui l t ;
dur at i on and i nt ensi t y of t he l i ght f al l i ng on
t he cel l s wi l l not ef f ect i t s accur acy.
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Re-adj ust i ng t he Exposure Met er
When t he phot o
cel l i s compl et el y cover ed, t he i ndi cat or needt e
shoul d be i n zer o posi t i on, poi nt i ng
t o t he r ed r ef er ence l i ne
@.
l f i t i s of f t hi s posi t i on, per haps
due t o pr ol onged and heavy
shaki ng, t he met er can be r e- adj ust ed as f ol l ows:
Loosen bot h scr ews on t he f r ont of t he met er
@,
unt i t i t can be
r emoved f r om t he f ocusi ng knob.
Tur n adj ust i ng scr ew on back of i nst r ument
@
unt i l met er
needl e poi nt s
t o t he r ed r ef er ence mar k
@.
I MPORTANT! Bef or e r e- i nser t i ng i nst r ument : f i r st set camer a
t o DI N/ ASA val ue 12, t i l t er f act or 0, shut t er speed 1/ 5O0t h sec.
and di aphr agm f : 22, t hen i nser t exposur e met er and t i ght en
SC TEWS.
Tabl e of Exposure Val ues
f n case you ar e i nt er est ed i n knowi ng whi ch exposur e val ue
cor r esponds t o a gi ven speed/ st op combi nat i on, t he t abl e on
t he camer a back pr ovi des t hi s i nf ' or mat i on: det er mi ne di aphr agm
and shut t er speed t he camer a i s set t o and t he exposur e val ue
wi l l be f ound wher e t he r espect i ve di aphr agm and speed
col umns cr oss; f or exampl e: f or f : 5. 6 and 1/ gOt h sec. t he
exposu r e val ue 10.
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Ghangi ng Magni f i er t o correct f or Faul t y Vi si on
For cr i t i cal f ocusi ng wi t hout
gl asses,
i nt er changeabl e magni f i er s
wi t hi n t he r ange f r om + 3 t o
-
3 di opt er s ar e avai l abl e. ( Speci f y
pr escr i pt i on f or gl asses. ) l f you
want t o change t he magni f i er s
your sel f :
Upper Magni f i er : wi t h t he di r ect vi ew f i nder open, gr asp l ens
f r om above and bel ow,
pul l i t back and t hen l i f t i t up and out
@.
To i nser t : push magni f i er f or war d agai nst r et ai ni ng spr i ng and
l et snap i nt o pl ace. For conveni ent cl eani ng: f ol d down magni f i er
wi t h t he di r ect vi ew f i nder open.
Rear Magni f i er s: r emove and open f ocusi ng hood ( - page 32) .
Use bot h t humbs t o gr asp, f r om t he i nsi de of t he r ear wal l , t he
t wo r et ai ni ng cl i ps on ei t her si de of t he r ear peep wi ndow and
pul l back r et ai ni ng l ever
@.
Af t er changi ng magni f i er , push r e-
t ai ni ng spr i ng f or war d unt i l i t snaps i nt o pl ace.
Cl ean magni f i er
wi t h sof t cl ot h.
Exchangi ng t he Back
( t o use t he pl at e adapt er )
To exchange camer a back: oper back f ul l y, t ur n t he saf et y l at ch
bel ow t he r i ght back hi nge i n t he same di r ect i on
@
and r emove
back. To at t ach: wi t h t he saf et y l at ch i n upper posi t i on, i nser t
back f i r st i nt o t he l ef t , t hen i nt o t he r i ght back hi nge and cl ose.
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Usi ng t he Rol l ei ki n
I nsert i ng t he Rol l ei ki n Focusi ng Screen Mask:
To r e mo v e t h e h o o d : p r e s s
t h e s p r i n g c a t c h e s o n e i t h e r
si de of t he hood and sl i de hood t owar ds r ear
C
-
To r ept ace:
pr ess
hood down on t r ack and sl i de f or war d unt i l i t l ocks.
T o l i f t t h e f o c u s i n g s c r e e n : t a k e h o l d o f t h e t wo s i d e s
of t he f r ame, pul l
backwar ds sl i ght l y and l i f t
@.
Ct ose by
pushi ng
downwar d.
I n s e r t i n g t h e f o c u s i n g s c r e e n ma s k : d r o p i n t o p l a c e
so t hat t he not ch and punched
hol es f i t over t he st uds pr o-
vi ded
@.
The Rol l ei ki n mask i s now coupl ed t o t he aut cmat i c
par al l ax
cor r ect i on of t he camer a.
Adi ust i ng t he f i l m pr essur e pl at e ( - page
g) :
sl i de pl at e down-
war d unt i l i nscr i pt i on 1 x 11/ 2" ( 24 x 3G mm) i s vi si bl e.
Adj ust i ng t he ever - r eady case t o t he l ar ger di amet er of t he Rol l ei -
ki n count er knob: r emove l eat her i nser t at t he l ef t si de af t er
bendi ng t he met al r et ai ni ng cl i ps upwar d.
For mor e det ai l ed i nf or mat i on, pl ease r ef er t o t he Rol l ei ki n
i nst r uct i on sheet .
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The Practical Accessories
Rol l ei Fi l t er s
Protecting the Camera
Ever-ready Case
Prot ect i ve Cap f or exposure met er (l eat her),
l or at t achi ng t o ever-ready case
Neck St rap
Shoul der Pad f or neck st r ap
Lens Cap
Met al Ever-ready Case
The Optical Accessorles
For Rol l ei f l ex 3. 5 F: bayonet si ze l l
f or Rol l ei f l ex 2. 8 F: bayonet si ze l l l
Lens Hood
Suppl ement ary Lens Set s f or Cl ose-ups
Rol f ei nar s1 f or cl ose- ups
r r om
J$t / 2l o17s/ a"
Ro| l ei nar s2 f or c| ose- ups f r om l gz/ al s12t | g"
Rol l ei nar s3 f or cl ose- ups f r om
' l l t / r l s
9t / 2"
F o r C o l o r F i l m s
Col or Conver si on Fi l t er R 1. 5 0
F o r G e n e r a l U s e
Rol l ei pol , Pol ar i zi ng Scr een
-
1. 5
F o r I n f r a r e d E m u l s i o n s
I nf r ar ed Fi l t er
Di l l usi on Dl scs
Rol l ei sof t 0
Rol l ei sof t 1
F o r b l a c k - a n d - w h i t e f i l m s
( pan emul si ons)
Li ght yel l ow
Medi um y el l ow
Li ght gr een
G reen
Or ange
Li ght r ed
Li ght bl ue
Ul t r a v i ol et
Fi l t er Compensat i ng
Number
- 1
-
1. 5
- 1
-
1 . 5
- ' 1. 5
t o
-
3
- 2
t o - 3 . 5
-
0. 5
-
0. 5
r ,.*i:*i+. r**'dk
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Mi cro Adapter
Rol l ei Mi cr o- Tube
Rol l ei Mi cr o- Pr i sm
Spar e Bayonet Ri ng f or mi cr o t ube
For Focusi ng control
Rol l ei cl ear wi t h Cent r al Mi cr o Pr i sm
Magni f i er Hood
Rol l ei Pent a Pr i sm
Pent a B, speci al eyepi ece f or t he Pent a Pr i sm
For Mounti ng the Camera
Rol l ei f i x Tr i pod Head f or qui ck f ast eni ng
Rol l ei Pi st ol Gr i o
Wr i st Loop f or Pi st ol Gr i p
Panor ama Head f or use wi t h a t r i pod
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: s: i diili;,:i ,..;*i;
Rol l ei Adapt er Out f i t s
For Cut -l i l m and Pl at es 2Tzx3Yz"
Pl at e adapt er out f i t 2l ax2l a" ( 1 adapt er
back, 3 sl i des, 3 cut - f i l m sheat hs)
Adapt er Back
Sl i d e
Cut - f i l m Sheat h
Focusi ng Scr een Sl i de
For 35 mm Fl l m
Rol l ei ki n At t achment f or up t o
36 exposur es 1x11/ 2" on 35 mm f i l m
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