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A. Wide Field
lntognifier
S ports
View Finder
M. Self Erecting
& Closing Hood
E. Film W inding
Knob
L . D ep t h o f
Field Scole
C. Stud Jor
Co rrying Stro p
D. Shutter
Speed Indicotor
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E. Co ble
R e fe o s e S o c k e t
K. Focusing
tens Mounis
J. Flosh
Terminof (aSl)
Dio phrogm
Stop lrd.)
F.Shutter
C o c k i n gt
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& R e l e o s eI
Lever
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G. Reor Cotch
& Lock
H. Tripod
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Socket
The
RICOHFLEX comero
ment, mode
with greot
specificotions.
lt
corefully
your comero.
over
the
being
ground
lenses ore
the
cleoning, brush it lightly
The
instru-
to
exociing
be
hondled
the
heort
of
The protective cop should be kept
Should
brush or wipe
ond
fine instrumeni deserves.
lenses whenever
used.
precision
o
should therefore
with the core which o
The
is
core
the
comero
lens surfoce
is
not
require
with o fine comels hoir
it gently with speciol lens tissue.
following
oulline
operoting procedure for
indicotes
picture
the
toking
essentiol
with
the
RICOHFLEX.
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You hove ot your commond
s
comero
which is
c o p o b l e o f t h e f i n e s t p h o t o g r o p h y ; t h e r e s u l t sw i l l
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be
limited
only
by
your interest in developing
your skill os o photogropher.
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LOADING THE CAMERA
Using 12O size film :
Pfoce the comero with the lens down ond turn the cqfch (,q, fig . 2)
in the direction of the orrow fhus permifting the hinged bock to be
swung open. Now grosp the film winding knob (4, fig. I ), pull it
out from fhe body of the comerq ond give it o slight turn counterclockwise. This hold the knob out in fhe disengoged
position.
Liff the film coge (fig. 3) completely
the comero
film
body.
in the lower (4, fig.3)
the po per over
ond drow
out of
Ploce o roll of #12O size
ond oftoch the to pered
film chomber
the
two
rollers
the
slit in
end to
fhe foke-up spool (1, fig.3).
Reploce the film coge into the comero body
ond releose the film winding
knob
with
o
slight turn clockwise. Be sure thot the knob
the foke-up
engoges
film
is being
turned.
until
dow.
the
the film counter window
turn the film winding
number I
You ore now
f irst picture.
comero
os
the
bock
the
thot
knob
ond
is
lock
the cotch. Roise the protective slide covering
Figure 2
comero ond
Close the
ond
spool
tronsported
is seen in the
reody
to toke
The protective
slid e
winyour
should
cover the film window ot oll times except
when odvoncing
on the bock of the
knob
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the film.
Figure 3
The Film Coge
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UNLOADING
After
the twelfth
picture hos been token
until fhe entire protecfive
cqmero
os before
poper
turn the film winding
is on the toke-up
qnd remoye
fhe film coge.
spoof. open
knob
the
Seol fhe roll of film
ond remove it from the coge by
releosing the pressure of the flot
spring on the lefi end of the spoot.
Ploce the em pty spoot i n the
toke-up position ond relood with
fresh ftlm.
FOCUSING
open the hood by simpry rifting upword
on the
bqck porf of the hood thus oilowing
if fo spring
into the erect position.
when
the protective
lens cop is removed, fhe imoge
moy be seen
on fhe ground gloss os you rook into
the hood.
You will notice thot the ground gtoss
hos four
thin block lines engroved on it;
the smoil cenfrol oreo is the fierd covered
when using the
RICOHKIN 35mm odoprer.
When using l2O
size
ftlm
fhe
entire
ground
gross shows the
picture creo.
The clority of the imoge
moy be seen on rhe
gloss ond is od justed by slowly
rototing either lens fo the reft or
right untir the
imoge oppeors ot- cleor os possible.
lt is
olwoys odvisoble to use fhe wide
fierd mognifier
(A, fig. I
) to obfoin
criticol focus. Before
ground
closing
Figure 1
mognifier
the
hood
be
to its originol
sure
fo
ford
bock
fhe
posifion.
A "Depth of Fierd score" is engroved
6n fop
of the upper lens ond is seen from obove
os fwo scolesof numbers
corresponding to the I sfops on the
dio phro gm. After the lens hos
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RICOHFI.EX
theonlytwinlensreflexcamera
in its class
thatoffersyousomuch
forsolittle
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BACKinsronrry
reprocer
r2ofirm
coge.
lt occepts stondord 35mm cortridger, loker
full double fr om e neg oti v e3 or
l r onr por enc i er ,
rc-
quir er no r ewinding.
with
35mm
8c m foc ur l ength, w hen ur ed
size, pr ov i des pl eor i ng per s pec ti v e for
por lr oits, m oder ote
shots.
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te l ephoto
effec t
for
di s tanc o
been focused, the distonce from the comero to the subiect is indicoted
by the number opposite the cenfer mork (A) on the Depth of
Field Scqle. The depth of field, or the oreo of shorp focus in front
of
ond
beyond
the
focus is dependent
exomple:
l0
feet
I:16,
point
qctuol
of
on the f stop.
For
wifh the comero focused of
ond o
dio phrqgm
setting
lve see on the right side
of
of the
depth of field scole opposi?e f:I6
is .6
feet, qnd on the leff side opposite
f:16
is 30 f eet, indicoting
thot
everything
between 6 feet ond 30 feet will be in
focus if we set the diophrogm
lf
we
stop
the
dio phrogm
ot
f:I6.
down
to
only f:8 we see thof the depth of field
(ot
ronge
between
Figure 5
shorpness)
feet
ond
now
15
lies
feef.
The Depth of Field Scqle will be very
useful
will be necestory to keep obiects
comero
of
Z/i
in
of
determining
vorious
whot
distqnces
t
stop
from
the
in shorp focus.
USING THE EYELEVELFINDER
To permit eyelevel viewing of the subiecfi €n ouxiliory finder is
built into the hcod of the new RICOHFLEX.
look through the mqgnifying lens ot the reor of the hood with one
€ye, while observing the subiect with the other eye. The eye looking
through the mognifier sees two thin white outlines. The lorge squore
outfine shows the limits of the field, when l2O ftlm is used; the
smqll rectongulor outline shows the fteld covered by 35mm film,
used in the RICOHKIN ADAPTER.
With q little proctice, occurote eyelevel ftnding becomessimple ond
ro pid. When phofogro phing light conditions, when shooting sport
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subiects, when stonding in o crowd cnd hoving to hold the comero
obove the crowd these ond
mony
contour-type composing o greot
ofher occosions moke
eyelevel
help for successful twin lens picfure
foking.
SETTINGTHE SHUTTER
The shutter is of the rim set type ond the speed is selecfed by rotoiing the rim (D, Fig. l)ot
the bose of the lower tens so thot the desired
speed is opposife the block triongle on the upper leff porf of ihe
rim. The shutter must be
"set"
before
eoch
picfure is token
ond
this is done by lifring the shuiter lever(F, Fig. l)slightly upwords until
it clicks. The necessity for
selting
lhe
shutter before eoch piciure
will serve os o reminder fo wind the film for the nexf exposure. The
covenient design of the RICOHFLEX shutter combines the setting ond
tripping lever in one unit. After the shutter hos been "set" with the
upword
movemenf, the
piclure
wifh q steody downword
is token
movement of
by
releosing ihe shulter
the shutter lever. For time
exposures, the shutter is set ol "B" ond the releose is held down for
the desired length of exposure.
SETTINGTHE DIAPHRAGM
The diophrogm
on
the
is set on the scole on the side of the shutter housing
lower lens. The
best determine whot
needed
for
ony
enclosed with
obtoined
f
volue
lever (A, Fig, 5). An
diophrogm
by
is seen in the
combinolion
lighf condition.
every
corefully
roll
of
opening
on the
exposure meter is recommended to
of
shutter speed
A
bosic
film
following
ond
guide
excellenl
ond f
for
stop
is
exposure
is
results con
the recommendotion
of
be
such o
chqrt or exposure colculotor.
TAKING FLASH PICTURES
The RICOHFLEX shutter is. internolly
synchronized qnd outomoticolly
fires the floshbulb of fhe some time the shutter is releosed.
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The shutter moy be set of ony speed setting when using clqss F lomps
such os SM or SF. When using closs M bulbs the shutter should be
set ot either t lZSldr'or t /SOttr second only.
Proper exposure is determined by reference to the chorf supplied'
with the porticulor flqsh lqmps you choose fo use. A simplified guide
for flosh exposures is given on the reor cover of this instruction
booklet.
USING THE RICOHKIN
35mm ADAPTER
The RIKOHKIN 35mm ADAPTER odds the versotility of the 35mm
comero to your RICOHFLEX.
The RICOHKINodopter substitutesfor the film (.qge thqt is supplied
with the cqmero ond is inserted
in the some simple foshion. lt is
necessoryto substituteo new winding knob which is supplied with
the RICOHKIN. To do this, remove
the screw in the center of the winding knob; reploce the knob with
the RICOHKIN knob qnd reploce
the center screw. This substitution is
permonent qnd the new knob will
occommodote 35mm film or
the
regulor l2O size.
Insert the co rtrid g e of 35 mm film
in the empfy chomber in the lower
port of the RICOHKIN. The topered
leod of the film is qttoched to the
Figure 6
core of the empty
cortridge
block cortridge
ond removing
by slipping off
the core so thqt
into the slit in the core. The cortridge
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one end of the
the film moy
is closed ond
be inserted
ploced
in the
u pper
chom ber
of
the
RICOHKIN.
Mo ke
sprocket holes of the film <lre properly
wheels
body
of
RICOHKIN.
the
Inserf
in the some monner os
which
mechonism
of
outomoticolly
exposure. To lronsport
the body
Ricohkin
regulor
thot
ond
the
into
film
RICOHKIN
meosures
fhe
the
coge.
releosed.
This releoses the
knob moy now be turned
in o
clockwise
hos
necessory
the film, the winding
the
by the sprocketed
comercr
Ploce the
Fig. 7) over fhe film qnd close the cqmero
pressure plote
The fronsport
stop
the
the
certoin
engoged
on
film
bock.
outomqtic
for
eoch
knob is pulled out from
stop
mechonism.
direction
until
it
The
stops,
fhus moving the film into position for the next exposure.
The film counter is locofed on the winding
knob.
new film, tronsport
before
the film
three
times
After
inserf ing the
toking
picture. Now set fhe counter of zero by rototing
the
num bered
ring
on the
counter
knob until
the zero is sitting opposite the orrow
mork engroved
The
on the eyer-reody
RICOHKIN
exposure
yields
film. After
the
lost
pictures on
l8
roll or 34 on o
36 exposure
the
film,
ond
letely info the
empty
i n s ub d u e d
film is disengoged
originol cqrtridge
off
the
foke-up
roll
of
from
the
by cutting or teoring
then
wound
toke-up
cortridge
o20
roll of
hos been to ken,
exposure
the comero bock is opened
light, the
reference
cose.
is now
cortridge
com p-
cortridge.
ovoilo ble
for
film. BE SURE TO
your
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IABEL THE
CARTRIDGE INDICATING THE
TYPE
OF
FILM
ENCLOSED
SO THAT IT MAY BE
PROPERLY.
PROCESSED
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exposure with medium
guide to proper
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speed film, such os Kodok Verichrome ond
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electric exposure meter is recommended.
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Chooge the shulter speed which besl suits the subiect motfer. For moving
seco;rd' The
second, for overoge snopshols l/50
subiects use l/lOO
corfect
f
For Super xx
the
is shown underneqlh
stop
opirosite the type
desired
shuiler
speed
ond
of scene ond light condition existing.
or superpon Press film, use lhe
next
stop (frll
smoller f
is smoller lhon f:8).
FLASH EXPOSUREGUIDE
when
using o medium speed film such os Plus X or verichrome ond o
second with {5 or o fi25 floshbulb, the correct
shuiterspeed of l/50
expo3ure is determined
by the distqnce between comero ohd subiecf in
fhis monner:
DfSTANCE in feet |
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