Ricoh SLX 500 Bedienungsanleitung

Ricoh SLX 500

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FEATURES YOU'LL LIKE

· Through-the-lens viewing ends accidental subject cropping ... you see your exact picture in brilliant

viewfinder before you take it.

· Through-the-lens focusing: Micro-prism image rangefinder plus focusing screen make extra-sharp pictures

easier to take.

· Through-the-lens system US exposure meter measures light with high degree of accuracy.

· Single-stroke film-advance lever also winds the shutter, counts exposures and prevents double exposures.

· Instant-return mirror automatically returns to viewing position the instant exposure is made - no viewfinder

"blackout" to delay picture taking.

· Automatic diaphragm you focus and compose with lens at its widest opening - prevents viewfinder dimming

when smaller lens openings are selected.

· Auto Rikenon lens lets you produce slides and prints of superior sharpness and color fidelity.

· Focal plane shutter: A range of speeds from 1/30 sec. to 1/500 sec. plus bulb let you "freeze" swift action as

well as take photos of excellent quality.

* Hot Shoe makes it easy to take flash pictures with the electronic flash unit.

KNOW YOUR CAMERA

A) Film Speed Selector

B) Shutter Speed Dial C)

Film-Advance Lever

D) Shutter Release Button

E) Cable Release Socket

F) Exposure Counter

G) Neck Strap Eyelet

H) Preview Lever and

Exposure Meter Switch

I) F-stop Ring

J) Depth of Field Scale

K) Distance Scale

L) Focusing Ring

M) Film Rewind Knob

N) Hot Shoe

0) Viewfinder Eyepiece

P) Focal Plane Shutter

Q) Film Rewind Shaft

R) Flash Socket (X-type)

S) Film Chamber

T) Back Cover Latch

U) Battery Compartment

Cover

V) Rewind Button

W) Film Take-up Spool

X) Film Pressure Plate

Y) Sprocket Teeth (2)

FILM LOADING

Always load camera in shade, never in bright or direct sunlight. Use good quality standard 35 mm (12, 20

or 36 exposures) film, color or black and white.

Press Shutter Release Button (D) to see that the shutter has been released. Pull Back Cover Latch (T) until

camera back clicks open .

Swing open camera back and place

film cartridge into Film Chamber (S).

To place film cartridge properly

make sure that the projected core of

the film cartridge comes to bottom of

camera

and rotate Film Rewind Knob (M)

back and forth so that Film Rewind

Shaft (Q) engages film cartridge and

film cartridge is seated in place

Pull tapered end of film across back

of camera and insert into and

through any one of the slits of Film

Take-up Spool (W). Rotate Film

Take-up Spool (W) by advancing

Film-Advance Lever (C) to take up

film slack and check to see that the

tip of film has been firmly hooked

onto Film Take-up Spool (W). Wind

film and press Shutter Release

Button (D) each time until a set of

sprocket holes on the film engage

Sprocket Teeth (Y)

Close camera back and snap it shut.

Advance Film-Advance Lever (C)

two or three times depressing

Shutter Release Button (D) each

time until Exposure Counter (F) is

set to "1", ready for your first

picture . Set the camera for the film

which you are using. To set film

speed pull up Shutter Speed Dial

(B) and rotate it until the ASA

number of your film is opposite the

red marker

Check the instruction sheet packaged with your film for the correct ASA speed for that film. If you are using

German film, refer to Fig. 7 for the relation between ASA and DIN.

When you check the camera before loading the film, do not turn the sprocket or Film Take-up Spool (W) after

advancing Film-Advance Lever (C). Besides, do not turn the sprocket at 350 . degrees before advancing Film-

Advance Lever (C).

BATTERY LOADING

Unscrew Battery Compartment Cover (U) with a coin and remove it. Wipe off the surface of the mercury

battery (packaged with your camera) with cloth and place the mercury battery

in the compartment with plus "+" end up

(Fig. 8). Make double sure that the mercury battery was loaded

correctly and replace the cover. If the mercury battery is placed

incorrectly, the exposure meter needle will not move. The mercury

battery is the power source of automatic exposure system and will

last for about one year. Replace the mercury battery when the

exposure meter needle does not move in bright or direct sunlight

with Exposure Meter Switch (H) pressed. For replacement use

Eveready EPX625, Mallory RM625 or equivalent.

You must find a Wein-Air battery as a replacement.

* The mercury battery may explode if disposed in fire.

CORRECT EXPOSURE

Correct exposure is achieved by setting the lens (f-stop) and shutter in correct combination for the film, subject

and lighting condition. As your SLX 500 camera has a built-in through-the-lens system CdS exposure meter,

you can adjust exposure with high degree of accuracy in the following manner.

1. Set shutter speed by rotating Shutter Speed Dial (B). A shutter speed ranging from 1/60 - 1/250 sec. will suit

your normal outdoor picture-taking and 1/30 sec. and "B" (bulb) for indoor. (Read "Setting the shutter"

carefully).

2. Rotate F-stop Ring (1) and set the lens at its full opening (Smallest number).

3. Hold your camera and look your subject through Viewfinder

Eyepiece (0). Then, press Preview Lever (H) and at the same

time turn F-stop Ring (1) until the exposure meter needle in the

viewfinder comes to horizontal position in-between "+" and -"

indicators (Fig. 9).

(Fig. 10),

If the exposure meter needle is in the area of "+" indicator this

is overexposure. Select a smaller lens opening or a faster shutter

speed. If, on the contrary, the needle stays in the area of "-"

indicator

(Fig. 11), this means underexposure - choose a larger lens

opening or a slower shutter speed.

4. Focus the lens and release the shutter. For focusing the lens, refer to "Viewing and focusing".

You may set F-stop first and then shutter speed. Other procedure is same as above. This setting may be used

when you take a portrait or the like making your subject attractive with the back ground and the scene in front

of your subject blurred. How your subject stands out depends on F-stop setting (Refer to "Depth of field"). Hold

your camera firm or use a steady support like tripod if you have to use a slow shutter speed.

* Correct exposure may not be obtained when you expose the subject with your eye away from Viewfinder

Eyepiece (0) or with the sunlight in front of your because your face may reflect inside the viewfinder, which

will influence the exposure meter.

* Press Exposure Meter Switch (H) until it completely stops.

SETTING THE SHUTTER

Simply turn Shutter Speed Dial (B) until the desired shutter speed number is set opposite the white marker

(Fig. 12). Make sure the Dial is set at a click stop. Do not set

Shutter Speed Dial (B) in between two shutter speeds. Always set it

at a click stop. The shutter speed setting governs the amount of time

the film is exposed to light. "60" (1/60 sec.) is recommended for

subjects not in motion. Where motion exists, shutter speeds ranging

from 1/125 to 1/500 should be used.

To achieve maximum depth of field (area of sharpness in front of and behind subject), or when shooting in

poorly lit areas, 1/30 and B (bulb) are available. When using "B" (bulb), use a tripod or other firm support to

prevent blurring of the picture. When set at "B" the shutter will remain open as long as Shutter Release Button

(D) is depressed. The "B" setting is ideal for long night exposure using street lights or electric signs as a light

source, or under poor light conditions when flash cannot be used.

· Do not turn Shutter Speed Dial (B) with Shutter Release Button (D) pressed.

· Do not depress Shutter Release Button (D) with Film-Advance Lever (C) not completely advanced.

· Do not wind Film-Advance Lever (C) while pressing Shutter Release Button (D).

SETTING THE LENS

Rotate F-stop Ring (I) until the desired f-stop number is opposite the red marker

(Fig. 13). Click stops are

provided to prevent accidental

movement from setting made.

The lens opening determines

the amount of light entering the

lens and striking and exposing

the film. The smaller the f-stop

number (f2.0, f2.8 etc.) the

wider the lens opening and the

greater the amount of light

entering the lens.

The larger the f-stop number

(f16, f11 etc.) the smaller the

lens opening and the smaller

the amount of light entering the

lens.

As the lens opening is moved

from f16 to f11 the amount of

light entering the lens is

doubled; as the lens opening is

moved from f2.0 to f2.8 the

amount of entering light is cut

in half. You may set F-stop

Ring (1) in between two f-stop

numbers if necessary.

VIEWING AND FOCUSING

Look into Viewfinder Eyepiece (0) to compose your picture and focus the

lens. Rotate Focusing Ring (L) until subject becomes clear in the micro-

prism image, the center circle area

(Fig. 14). When your subject appears sharp in the micro-prism image,

your picture has been focused. To take the picture hold the camera as

steady as you can and press Shutter Release Button (D) slowly and

smoothly. Since you are viewing through the lens there is no parallax

problem ... what you are viewing in the viewfinder will appear in your

picture. Even when you shoot close-ups there is no danger of accidental

cropping as may occur when the viewfinder is above or to one side of the

lens.

DEPTH OF FIELD

A portion of the picture in front of and behind your subject will also be sharp. If you wish to know how much of

an area will be sharp in your final picture, this can be predetermined in two ways.

Depth of Field Pre-viewer

Pressing Preview Lever (H) will set the lens at the corresponding opening you previously set on F-stop Ring (1)

(Fig. 15 ) This will enable you to preview the area of sharpness in the picture before you take it. The viewfinder

will become dark corresponding to F-stop you previously set on F-stop Ring (1). The Preview Lever (H) will

automatically return to its original position when you leave your finger off the lever and the viewfinder will

become bright.

Depth of Field Scale

After you have set the lens opening and have focused the camera, area of sharpness in front of and behind your

subject can also be determined on the Depth of Field Scale (J).

Locate on Depth of Field Scale (J) the two numbers corresponding to the f-stop you have set on F-stop Ring (I).

The distance between these two f numbers of Distance Scale (K) will be the area of sharpness in your picture.

For example, if F-stop Ring (I) is set at 8 (f8), about 3.5 - 10 m (11.5 - 33 ft.) will be in focus.

When Focusing Ring (L) is set at 5 m (16.5 ft.) (Fig. 16).

CHANGING THE LENS

Your camera is equipped with a 50 mm Practica type thread mount lens, the focal length of which is proper for

general-purpose picture taking. You may select additional Practica type thread mount lenses from wide range of

Rikenon lenses which include extremely wide lenses through long focal length telephoto and zoom lenses.

Rikenon lenses are made of selected high quality materials under severe quality control to give high

performance and full satisfaction. To remove the lens, continuously turn the lens in a counterclockwise

direction until it can be removed (Fig. 17). To insert another lens, turn the lens in a clockwise direction until the

lens is secured in position.

· Never change the lens with Preview Lever (H) pressed.

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