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(2) www.orphancameras.com. J6. 22. r5 r6. 23. 17 IU. l9 20. AF CAMERA(deioiled explonolion' poge) DESCRIPI/ON '10. 1 Focusing hood Z Peep window for +14 5 Lockingscrew or 2 Hook for neck strop... thumb screw for shuiier speed c o u n l e rm e c h o n i s f f i q jqh u t l e r 3 Film winding setting + l'1,12 6 synchro lever knob ( t e n s i o nl e v e r f o r 4 I n t e r c h c n q e o b l ec o u n t e r 9 F l o s hc o b l e - 15,22 mechonism 9, ll seli-timerj socket. *. 12. + 12 *]5. Lockinq device ' l ' l t o r t l q s hc o r d p l u g Tripod sockeffor holding Rolleifix. pistol qrip or b q n o r o - m oh e o d -. l5. 25.

(3) l 2 P i n - s o c k efto r d i r e c t view finder mosk l3 Direct view finder flop l4 Double boyonei mount f o r R o l l e i f l o s h *o r Rolleinqr* l 5 D o u b l e e x p o s u r ep r e ventionond releose lever l6 lndicoiorwindow for s h u t t e rs p e e d o n d diophrogm l 7 D o u b l e b o y o n e tm o u n l far. nn+irnl. 2 7 F o c u s i n gm o g n i f i e r. +14. + 9 + 14. 28 Reor sight for direci view finder. -. 14. -. 2 9 R e l e o s eb u t t o n f o r d i rectview finder flop. -. 14. 3 0 R e t o i n i n gd e v i c e f o r ground gloss mosk. -. 9. 31 Toke-up spool knob. -- l0. 32 Lightvolue exposure toble. * 18. -. 24. 15. + 12. arroccnrioc+. + ond lens hood* l 8 S h u l t e rs p e e d c o n t r o l + lever l 9 S o c k e tf o r c o b l e r e l e q s e or body releose 2 0 S h u t i e r l e n s i o n i n go n d r e l e o s el e v e r 2l Bock hinge with sofety lock 22 23 24 25. Depth oi field scole F o c u s i n gs c o l e F o c u s i n gk n o b Film speed reminder Ciol i: :oco or film plone ':::sing distonces -::::red from this. --. ' ::.:_:'size I. 24. 33 Film spool knob (ond Rolleikinrewind knob) 34 Tripod sockel. 12. 10. -27. 35 Fosteninggroove for R o l l e i f i xo r p i s t o l g r i p - - - 2 5 36 Locking lever for bqck lockclip. l0. 37 Bocklockclip. -. l0. l0 + 20 + 20. 3 8 A d j u s t o b l ef i l m p r e s sure plote. -. l0. 39 Wind ing key of tokeup spool. -. 10. + ll. 4 0 L o c k i n gl e v e r f o r f i l m c o u n t e r g e or s. -. 7. 4'l lndicoior morks for s t o r t i n gN o 1 2 0r o l l film. ---ll. 14.

(4) www.orphancameras.com. L h e R o l l e i c o r di s r e o l l y s i m p l eo n d q u i t e e o s yf o u s e ,b u t y o u w i l l f i n d i t w e l l t o r e o d t h e i n s t r u c f i o nfsi r s t . l f y o u ' r e i n o h u r r y i o g e i s i o r t e d ,t o k e o q u i c k l o o k o t f h e i l l u s i r o t i o n so n p o g e s9 t h r o u g h ' 1 5 .Y o u w i l l t h e n b e f o m i l i o r w i t h i h e m o s t i m p o r i o n to p e r o l i o n o ld e t o i l s . s o r ec o r e f u l l y . L o t e r ,o i y o u r l e i s u r e y, o u c o n r e o d t h e i n s i r u c t i o nm F R A N K E& H E I D E C K E E R A U N S C H W E I G. To Locste lmporto nt Poge. Paragraphs Quickfy:. Poge. 9 E v e r e o d yc o s e. 14 Sportsfinder. 9 Lenscop. l4 Shutler tensioning ond releose. l0 Comero bock 10 Looding the comero. t) Setr-ilmer. l2 Film winding '12 Removingthe film. l5 Double exposure prevention device. 1 2 , 1 3 E x p o s u r ev o l u e - shufier speed d i o p hr o gm l4 Focusinghood 14,15 Focusingmognifier. '15, 22 Floshpiclures. Poge Tobles: i7 Comporison volues belween DIN qnd ASA speeds 1 8 E x p o s u r ev o l u e 'I9 Speed of moving obiecls ond shutler speed. l 6 E x p o s u r eo n d e x p o s u r e VOIUE. 20 Depth of field. 2l Depth of field 24 Proclicol occessories. -l.

(5) A Brief Rolfeicord-Analomy In the Rolleicord fwo seporofe comeros ore ioined in o iwin-comero with q common sturdy die-cost body:. Above oll, the focusing screen provides lhe meons for focusing the comero. This is occomplished by. the bollom holf is the. roloting the focusing knob. Boih lenses, which ore inflexibly coupled fo eoch other by meons of o siurdy common front plote, ore thereby odiusted simultone-. loking-comero, in which ihe film is exposed, ond the uooer holf is the viewing-comero, which is designed on the mirrorreflex principle. lts speciol tosk is to moke the effecls of focusing visible ond to supply o conirol imoge esseniiolly similor lo lhot of lhe plospective picture. The imoge forming roys ore tronsmitled by the fully open viewing lens, proiecied on to the focusing screen vio. fhe mirror ond. the result is o. focusing imoge, in lhe full. size of. right-side-up lhe originol. picture. This viewing imoge is visible ot oll limes ond every deloil of composition ond froming moy be wotched even during exposure. The focusing screen is ruled verticolly ond horizontolly ocross the cenler moking it possible to detect errors suchos lines which converge thot should be porollel or o slonting horizon, in time lo nolice ond correcl them. lt is eosy to. ously: o shorp viewing imoge, iherefore, guorontees on equolly shorp picture. Focusing the front lens ponel throughout lhe ronge from * (lnfinityl 3 5 r / zi n c h e s ( d i s t o n c e sm e q s u r e d f r o m l h e f o c o l o r f i l m p l o n e l o t h e s u b j e c i )i s o c c o m p l i s h e db y o n e f u l l t u r n of the focusing knob. The speciol design of the focusing mechonism (o double com-drive bqsed on the p r i n c i p l e o f A r c h i m e d e s 's p i r o l ) i n s u r e su n i f o r m m o v e ment of the lens ponel in boih directions without ploy o r b o c k s l o s h .T i e d i n w i i h i h e m o v e m e n t o f t h e l e n s e s i s o s i m p l e s l i d i n g m e c h o n i s m ,l o c o l e d b e n e o t h l h e g r o u n d g l o s s , p r o v i d i n g c o m p l e t e l yo u t o m o l i c p o r o l lox compensotion. Consequently,the finol piciure is olwoys fromed exocily os originolly viewed on lhe focusing screen.. stroighten or level ihe comero by meons of the lines. The focusing hood, which is designed for one-hond. on ihe focusing screen.. operofion, is kept in both open ond alosed positions.

(6) www.orphancameras.com by spring iension. li is equipped wilh o mognifier offering opproximotely 2.5 times mognificotion for criticol focusing. Since the Rolleicord is equipped with o fost viewing Iens ond on opticolly prepored focusing screen, the viewing imoge is exlremely bright ond cleor ond focusing con be done very criticolly. After focusing lhe comero, lhe front flop of fhe focusing hood moy be folded bqck: lhe focusing hood is thereby converied to on open frome type view finder, through which it is possible to view the subiect in noturol size ond to follow ociion eosily' Since ihe two lensesore of identicql focol length {f = 75 mm, picture ongle [ocrossdiogonol], 56') it follows thot the imoges in both seclions of the comero will olwoys be criticolly {ocused on the some portion of i h e s u b j e c t s i m u l l o n e o u s l y . T h e S c h n e i d e rX e n o r f : 3 5 foking lens, is o four gloss construction with two c e m e n t e de l e m e n t s( m o d i f i e d T b y l o r t y p e ) o n d f e o t u r e s outstonding correction for block ond white ond color oiciures, while the three-element viewing-lens f:3 2 meels with lhe speciol requirementsfor best ground gloss focusing. Both lensesore ireoied with qbrosion. The Synchro-Compur shuller is o between-lhe-lens shutter with evenly spoced speed settings from r / s o os e c . l o I s e c . l t h o s o s i n g l e f e n s i o n i n g o n d r e l e o s e t e v e r o n d i s f u l l y s y n c h r o n i z e df o r e l e c t r o n i c r / s o os e c . T h e S y n c h r o - l e v e r , flosh qnd flqsh bulbs lo which is qlso used for lensioning the self-timer mechonism,odiusts the shulter to eiiher X or M synchroni z o t i o n . The exposurevolue scqleond shutter speed-diophrogm coupling simplify the pre-selection of shutter speed ond diophrogm oPening by permitting o quick chonge to the desired combinqtion. Normolly, the intercoupled speed ond diophrogm settings ore chonged by moving only the speed lever. They con. however, be odiusted individuolly, if desired. r e s i s l o n t c o o i i n g . T h e b o y o n e t r e c e p t o c l e sc i r c l i n g t h e mounls ore intended for ottoching lhe lens hood ond s u p p l e m e n t o r y o p t i c o l o c c e s s o r i e s ,w h i c h i n l h i s w o y q will be held in opticolly correct posilion ond form. The removoble bock is ottoched to the comero by qnd ot the meons of two hinges wilh locking device boitom it contoins lhe tripod socket ond ihe sofely bock lock. The odiustoble film pressure plote con be s e t f o r N o . 1 2 0 ( B l l 8 ) f i l m ( w i t h p o p e r b o c k i n g ) ,o r for 35 mm film {without poper bocking) when used in coniunction wiih the Rolleikin qltochment ln both coses o film chqnnel is creoied with o width thot c o r r e s p o n d s t o t h e t h i c k n e s so f t h e f i l m b e i n g u s - e d ' Thusthe film will be properly held in the focol plone qnd will slide through without undue friction when. solid unit with the comerq.. o d v o nc e d ..

(7) T h e l i l m w i n d i n g m e c h o n i s mi f o r r o l l f i l m ) i s e q u i p p e d wiih o double exposure prevenfion device. Turning the film winding knob until it siops {film lock) will q d v q n c ei h e f i l m o n e f u l l f r o m e o n d o t i h e s o m e t i m e cquse the next number to oppeqr in ihe exposure counier window. Now fhe shutier con be lensioned A f t e r r e l e o s e ,l h e o p e r o i i o n o f t h e i n i e r - l o c k i s r e v e r s ed so thqt ihe shutter is locked uniil the film hos been properly qdvonced io the next frome In this w o y d o u b l e e x p o s u r e so r b l o n k s o r e n e o i l y o v o i d e d In speciol coses when using the Rolleikin or PIqte Bock the double exposure prevenlion lock m u s t b e r e l e o s e do r e l s e t h e s h u t t e rw o u l d b e p e r m o n e n l l y l o c k e d . l f e n g o g e d o f l e r l h e e x p o s u r e ,i h e i o c k w i l l f u r t h e r n o r e s e r v e q s o n e f f e c i i v es h u i i e r r e l e o s e g u o r d . I n l e n t i o n o ld o u b l e o r m u l i i p l e e x p o s u r e s{ l r i c k s h o t s )o n r o l l f i l m q r e o l s o p o s s i b l e i h r o u g h t e m p o rory releose of the lock Properstortingof the film when looding ihe comero i s e o s i l y o c c o m p l i s h e d .I m m e d i o l e l y o f i e r i n s e r t i n g t h e f i l m i t i s o d v q n c e do s t o r o s t h e d o u b l e o r r o w o r line mqrk on ihe poper bocking Closingihe bqck oi t h i s p o i n t d e p r e s s e st h e s l i d i n g l e v e r o n d e n g o g e si h e f i l m m e o s u r i n g m e c h o n i s m ,T h e k n o b c q n n o w b e turned only ihe correct omount lo the stop. The r u m b e r i n t h e f i l m c o u n t e rw i n d o w w i l l o u t o m o i i c o l i y odvqncefrom 0 to l, when the film is reody for the : rsi exposure 7.

(8) -. www.orphancameras.com Number and formo! of piclures occording lo your choice Number of exposures. T y p eo f f i l m. P i c t u r ef o r m o l. t2. 21lax21/i' \6x6). 16. ls/e x 1s/s" 14x 4). 24. 11/ex 1s/a" (28 x 40 mm). ' B ll 8 -. 1 2 0r o l l f i l m '. 2 4 e x p .k i t. Rolleikin. t5 mm Tilm. P l o i e so n d s h e e tf i l m 6 . 5 x 9. ;". 'o*",. When looding lhe comero, ihe film speed reminder is set occording lo the speed of the film being used (8 to 800 ASA ond 10 to 30" DIN) ihus olwovs showingwhich iype of film is in the cqmero This is especiollyvoluoble when frequent chonges of film moieriol ore mqde.. 20,36. 'l. 1 x 1112"124x 36 mm) 2 t / ax 2 ' l i '. 16x 6). After the lost exposure, the film counier mechonism d i s e n g o g e so u i o m o t i c o l l yo n d t h e w i n d i n g k n o b i u r n s freely, permitting fhe full winding up of the complelel y e x p o s e df i l m . T h e l o s t s i g n v i s i b l e i n t h e e x p o s u r e counter window is o center-dotted circle to indicoie ihot oll the film hos been exposed. Opening the bock will couse the counter diol io return io 0'.

(9) Wirh. rhe. inlerchongeoble. counler. mechonism, the. Rolleicord Vo offers o procticol, logicol ond versotile solulion to lhe choice of picture formois. Stondord equipment is lhe'12-exposure counfer mechonismfor f h e u s u o l 1 2 - 2 1 / ax 2 1 / t " p i c l u r e o p e r o l i o n o n B l l 8 -. Ever-Reody Cose To Openr lift the top by grosping lhe snop coich buttons ol lhe reor ond fold forword ond down @.. 120 film. The chonge to o five formot comero is oc-. Removql of Comero lrom Cose: pull up ihe clips on the side wolls of the cose@, spreod ihe cqse oport,. complished by lhe occessorykits l6-exposure counter. lift the comero forword ond out @.. m e c h o n i s m4 x 4 , 4 x 5 . 5 c m o n d 2 4 - e x p o s u r ec o u n t e r m e c h o n i s m2 4 x 3 6 , 2 8 x 4 0 m m .. Eoch kil contoins o. counler diol, which converts the film-wind mechonism to 16 or 24 piclure operoiion, together with the necessory mosks for film plone, ground gloss qnd direct view finder. Even when the comero is looded, you con f r e e l y c h o o s e b e t w e e n l h e . f o r m o t s4 x 4 o n d 4 x 5 . 5 c m os well os between24x36 ond 28x40mm. For qll who like versolility, or do noi obiect to economy, the RolleicordVo offers oll the odvonloges inherent in lhe film-soving choice of formqls.. For Comerqswith Rolleikin3,5Counler Knob: stroight. en out the five metol tobs, which hold the leolher insert on the inside of lhe cose, with o knife ond then frush out the now superfluousdisc.. lens Cop To Remove Lens Cop: lift the lower porl ond then remove cop. Attoching Lens Cop: by slight pressure. \ ,.

(10) www.orphancameras.com. looding. Bcrck To Open: swing oside in direition. of otrow fhe bock. lockirig lever oi the bottbm of the comero'O.. lift. the clip @, open bock, using the clip os o hondle'. oJ ccrmercr. To cdiust film pressure plole (using the 120 [B ll 8]' film the inscriplion 21lqx21lt" musl be visible): press the ploie ogoinst the bock ond push it up uniil il stoos. When releosed, it must spring forword com-. To Close: with ihe flot of the hond push fhe bock closed, fold down the clip ond reiurn locking"lever to full forword posilion.. pleiely into the normol Plone @. T o i n s e r t f i l m s p o o t s@ : f i t s p o o l o n r i g h i s i d e ( w i n d ing knob side) first ond pull out holding knob. Push. To Detoch (when exchonging for plote odopier bock):. spool down on lhe left so thol knob moy snop bock. open bock wide ond swing locking lever on the left. into ploce { u I I y.. bock hinge upwords @.. hond. Remove bock from. The slotted end of fhe empiy. spool is inserled on the right side io engoge the. hinge on this side @.. winding knob.. To Altoch: fit bock first to right hond hinge, lhen to. Breok ond remove seol of full roll of film, pull up. left hond (slotfed) hinge, ond lock.. bocking poper to the toke-up spool, colored side. I.

(11) ouiwords,ond insert lhe topered end inio the long slot of the toke-upspool@ . Wind film tighily, using l e f t h o n dt h u m b o s o b r o k e , u n t i l i h e l r i o n g u l o r m o r k s ( o r d o u b l e o r r o w s )o n b o c k i n gp o p e r o r e i n l i n e w i t h ihe red indicotor dots on either side of the film o p e r l u r e . @ - S l o p l C l o s e i h e b o c k , E n g o g ed o u b l e e x p o s u r ep r e v e n t i o nl o c k Turn winding knob until it stops@: Film counler o d v o n c e st o N o l , t h e s h u l t e r c q n b e t e n s i o n e d . Setting the Film Reminder: Press knob in center of d i s c o n d t u r n l o d e s i r e d v o l u e T h e d o t s b e t w e e nt h e f i g u r e s c o r r e s p o n di o i n i e r m e d i o t ef i l m s p e e d s A i t e n t i o n : When using fhe plote odopler: remove empiy spool, :ut keep il for usewith the next roll of film. E x c h o n g i n gl h e c o u n t e r m e c h o n i s m ( p o g e 9 ) ' open comero bock before ottempting lo remove ond - ; i o i l c o u n l e rm e c h o n i s m l. # €. ,a. r\/. ^' U-@.

(12) www.orphancameras.com. Advancing Film Turn winding knob until it stops. The shutier tension"rest" ing ond reteose lever thereby remoins in position.. Rernovol oI the FiIm Afler lhe lost exposure: wind up lhe film comp[gtely' Open bock in shody spot, pull oui tqke'up sPool knob ond lifl film oui from left side @. Fold under o good porlion of ihe bocking poper @ (for eosy opening when developing) qnd seol with tope @' Put the exposed film bock into the lighrproof prolective cover of the originol pockoge!. Never chonge film in direct sunlighll Utilize, ot leost, the shodow of your own body' Protect open comero ogoinst dust ond dirt ond cleon from time to time with o soft comel's hoir brush.. Exposure vo lue . Shuller speed ' Diaphragm Seffing S e t t i n g E x p o s u r e V o l u e : R e l e o s ed i o p h r o g m l e v e r . b y pressing it in direction of fhe lens centre, ond move up or down @, until lhe red dot indicotes desired exposure volue. (lf the exposure volue is still not reoched: re-engoge diophrogm lever ond move bock o shorl distonce; repeqt originol procedure.). S p e e d - d i o p h r o g m - s e l e c l i o nA : diust shutter speed Iever oPpeors @. until the desired speed-stopcombinofion in the indicotor window' (Choosing speed ond diophrogmr + poges 19 ond 20.) Cose: Selecling speed ond diophrogm seporolely: releose diophrogm lever, odiust speed lever firsl @ ond then diophrogm lever @'. Speciol. -l. (d. .,: ,.

(13) ----ExposureVolue The exposure volue provides fhe bosic setting of fhe comero lo the desired exposure (- poge 16), outo. molic coupling keeps exposure consiont. Midpoint light volues con be used. Selting scole fo nexl lower number doubles exoosure.. Duralion of Exposure The Shuiter Speed must be chosen to suit fhe subiect movemeni (+ poge 19).]/ofh sec. is the speed most commonly used, minimizing comero movement in s n op s n o r s .. :. Consider ihe figures os froctions of seconds (for exomple 30 = r/30sec.). Shulter speeds hove click stops, inlermediote setlings between engroved volues ore not possible: Wholever ihe speed-diophrogm combinoiion, the speed volue must olwoys oppeor in the center of ihe peep window. "B" The Ielter p e r m i t s l i m e e x p o s u r e so f o n y d u r o t i o n i+ poge 14).. Ti.*p..*. by h""d B. ,O,,O ,,'9;6,, 5/,6,, Diophrogm S t o p p i n g d o w n i n c r e o s e sd e p t h - o f - f i e l d ( + p o g e 2 0 ) . Sellings of full os well os intermediofe sfop volues ore possible (click stops between the figures). Intermediote volues on the diphrogm scole ore obioined when working wilh inlermediote exposure volue settings. The doi to one side of f:3.5 indicoies f:4.. Closing down ihe diophrogm lo the nexf full volue cufs the effective light possing through exoctly in holf. To mointoinrexposure constont would require doubling the lime shufter is open - lhis outomoticolly lokes ploce becouse of fhe coupling, exposure volue remoins ihe some.. exposures 1/125. T r i p o ds h o f s. ---l. 1/250. 'll500. Hond held shots. sec.

(14) F. www.orphancameras.com. Focusing Hood To Openr lift the reor edge of lhe focusing hood; cover-spring lension keeps it open O. To Close: fold down focusing hood @.. Focusing Magnifier To Roiser push the direct view finder flop inwords @ - the mognifiersprings into position. To Close: push mognifier down @. Use'of Mognifier: use mognifier os close fo the eye os oossible.. Direct Yiew Finder To Open: push the direcl view finder flop inwords until it locks into ploce @.. tF. To Close: releose the flop by meons of thd buflon on the bock of the focusing hood @ - il will spring bock into ploce.. Tensioning ond Refeosing Tensioningr move lever to the right os for qs it will go opd fhen bock to originol position @' Releosing: gently move lever to left until shutter click is heord @. The shuiier outomoticolly opens for lhe desired fime. T i m e e x p o s u r e" B " : M o v e s h u t t e r l e v e r t o l e f t , h o l d i n g t h e r e f o r r e q . g i r e dt i m e @ . R e l e o s i n g t h e l e v e r c l o s e s the shutter. The shutter ond self-timer moy be left cocked even when the comero is loid owoy {or short periods of time wilhoui weokening ihe power of the springs.. I I. I. 0.

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