User manual ROLLEIFLEX SL66

[. . . ] Rolleiflex SL66 Camera Manual For reference use on many Chinon manual focus and metering cameras This camera manual library is for reference and historical purposes, all rights reserved. This page is copyright by mike@butkus. org, M. Butkus, N. J. This page may not be sold or distributed without the expressed permission of the producer I have no connection with Chinon Co. , Japan If you find this manual useful, how about a donation of $3 to: M. Butkus, 29 Lake Ave. , High Bridge, NJ 08829-1701 and send your E-mail address too so I can thank you. Most other places would charge you $7. 50 for a electronic copy or $18. 00 for a hard to read xerox copy. [. . . ] Hold the screen by the edges only avoid touching the underside of the Rolleiclear with its embossed pattern. The focusing screen can be changed against various special screens, which are all inserted in the same way. The embossed (rough) side of the screen being inserted must face the camera. To refit the frame: Drop in the frame against the name plate, press down the frame along both ledges at the side and pull it backwards (7) until the retaining springs engage. Rolleiclear with prism rangefinder for specially precise observation of the sharpness of the vertical image lines. The line grid aids in leveling the camera. Changing the Magazine The magazine on the camera is firmly locked to the body once the slide is pulled out. To avoid double exposures and blank frames it can only be removed or fitted when the shutter is tensioned (after working the crank) and the slide pushed in. Automatic interlocks ensure that the magazine can only be changed under the correct conditions. Removing the Magazine Attaching the Magazine Check that the crank is locked (if it is not, fully swing it forward and back). Hook in the magazine from above (4) and press it Check that the crank is locked (if not, swing it fully forward against the back (5) until it engages and locks. Pull out the slide from its storage compartment (1) and fully Safety interlocks: push it in its guides from above (2). Remedy: Remove the magazine again and Press the button (3) and at the same time lift off the swing the crank fully forward and back. With the magazine in place and the slide pulled out, if the crank was not fully tensioned. If this happens, pull out the release button is locked if you did not fully tension the crank. Remedy: Before turning the crank, push the the slide halfway and operate the crank. To change over to a different film type, you can switch two loaded magazines at any time and irrespective of the position of the film counter on either magazine. Since pulling out the slide at the same time double locks the magazine on the camera, it is best to close the magazine with the slide only when it is to be removed. Loading the Spare Magazine www. orphancameras. com Separate magazines are supplied with a protective cover. To fit the magazine to the protective cover or to detach it, proceed as with the camera (6). When the magazine is off the camera it is closed light-tight by the slide; you can load it in the same way as a magazine on the camera (releasing the magazine knob --> page 7 7). If you have pulled out the slide of a spare empty magazine and accidentally moved the outer cog wheel of the magazine, the slide will not go in fully. Remedy: half pull out the slide (7), turn the cog wheel in the direction of the arrow (8) until it locks, and push back the slide. Important note: To ensure reliable operation of the film feeler system, the film insert of the magazine must not be interchanged. Always check that the serial number of the magazine (on the mating surface for the camera) is the same as that on the film insert (at the left hand side). Tables and Data Summaries - Interchangeable Lenses + Diaphragm Systems: A--Fully automatic spring-loaded diaphragm. [. . . ] To get an idea of the use of the indicator, practice first finding the correct settings for imaginary subject conditions. You will find for instance that with the 80 mm lens, maximum lens tilt and a vertical distance of about 0. 6 metros, the sharpness at full aperture can extend from infinity down to as near as 1 meter. After some practice with actual subjects you will soon gain sufficient experience to control the coverage in depth even without the indicator. For example: Focusing with the depth tilt: Select the subject field to be covered on the focusing screen. [. . . ]