Ricoh AUTO TLS EE User manual

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FEATURES YOU'LL LIKE .

..

*Electric

Eye

exposure

system

automatically

set

lens

opening

for

optimum

result

.

*

Full

Open

diaphragm

metering

system

-you

focus

and

compos

e

with

lens

at

its

widest

opening

-no

viewfinder

dimming

at

all times.

K

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

focus

·

ing

screen make

extra·sharp

pictures

easier

to

take

.

*

Through·the·lens

system

CdS

exposure

meter

measures

light

with

high

degree

of

accuracy

. Because

of

Thru·the

·

lens

metering

system

no

compensation

is

required

for

correct

exposure

even

with

a

filter

on.

*

Single·stroke

film·advance

lever

also

cocks

shutter

,

counts

exposures

and

prevents

double

exposures

.

*

Instant·return

mirror:

automatically

returns

to

viewing

posit

ion

the

instant

exposure

is

made

-

no

viewfinder

"blackout"

to

delay pic

ture

taking

.

*High

Speed

AUTO

RIKENON

EE

Lens

lets

you

shoot

in

lighting

situa

·

tions

where

slower

lenses

would

fail;

produces

slides

and

prints

of

superior

sharpness

and

color

fidelity

.

*

Accurate

focal

plane

shutter:

Full

range

of

speeds

from

1 second

to

1/

1000

second

plus

bulb

let

you

"freeze"

swift

action

as

well

as

take

photos

of

excellent

quality

in even

dim-light

conditions

.

( 3 )

( 4 )

KNOW YOUR

CAMERA.

A)

Film

Speed

Selector

B)

Shutter

Speed

Dial

C)

Film-wind

Lever

D)

Shutter

Release

Button

and

Cable

Release

Socket

E)

Exposure

Counter

F)

Neck

Strap

Eyelet

G)

Self

-

timer

H)

Previewer

Switch

I)

EE

/

Manual

Ring

J)

Depth

of

Field

Scale

K)

Distance

Scale

L)

Focusing

Ring

M) Flash

Socket

(

2)

N)

Lens

Selection

Dial

0)

Rewind

Knob

and

Shaft

P)

Hot

Shoe

Q)

Viewfinder

Eyepiece

R)

Film

Chamber

S)

Back

Cover

Latch

T)

Mercury

Battery

Compartment

Cover

U)

Tripod

Socket

V)

Rewind

Button

W)

Sprocket

Teeth

(2)

X) Take-

up

Spool

28mm

f2 .8

AUTO

RIKENON

EE

LENSE S

135mm

f2.8

200

mm

f3

.5

35mm

f2.8

15 I

Fig. 1

Film Loading

( 6 )

Fig. 2

Always load

camera

in shade,

never

in

bright

or

direct

sunlight.

Use good

quality

standard

35

mm

(

;20

or

36

·exposure)

film

,

color

or

black and

white.

Press

Shutt

er Release

Button

(D) . . .

Pull Back Cover

Latch

(S)

until

camera

back

clicks

open.

Swing

open

camera

back and place

film

cartridge

into

Film

Chamber

(R)

To

place

film

cartridge

properly

make

sure

that

the

core

of

the

film

cartridge

comes

to

bottom

of

the

camera

(Fig.

1

).

Rotate

Rewind

Knob

(0)

a

bit

so

Fi

g. 3

that

Rewind

Shaft

(0)

engages

film

cartridge

and

film

cartridge

will

be

seated

in place.

Pull

tapered

end

of

film

across back

of

camera

and

insert

into

and

through

anyone

of

the

slits

of

Take·

up

Spool

(X)

Rotate

Take·

up

Spool by advanc·

ing

Film·wind

Lever (C)

to

take

up

film

slack

...

check

to

see

that

the

gear

tooth

on

the

take

·

up

spool has

entered

a

sprocket

hole on

the

film

. Close

the

camera

back and snap

it

shut.

Advance

Film

·

wind

Lever (C)

two

or

three

times

depressing

Shutter

Release

ASA

32

50

80

120 160

250

320

500

640

10

00

,280

25

•

40

64

.

100

. .

200

•

DIN

15

17

19

•

21

24

16 18

20

22

23

25

Button

(D) each

time

until

Exposure

Counter

(E

)

will

be

automatically

set

to

" 1" , ready

for

your

first

picture

(Fig.

2). 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

indicator

mark

(Fig.

3)

.

Check

the

instruction

sheet

packaged

with

your

film

for

the

correct

ASA speed

for

that

film.

If

you are

using

German

film,

please

refer

to

Fig. 4

for

the

reo

lation

between ASA and

DIN

.

.

400

. .

800

1600

26

27-

30

33

28 29

3

1-

32

Fig. 4

Battery

Loading

Unscrew

Mercury

Battery

Compartment

Cover

(T)

with

a coin and

remove

it

.

Place a

mercury

battery

in

the

com·

partment

with

plus

(+)

end up (Fig. 5)

and

replace

the

cover.

The

mercury

battery

is

the

power

source

of

the

Electric

Eye and

will

last

for

one

year

approximately.

For

replacement

use

Eveready

EPX625

,

Mallory

RM625

Of

equivalent.

Fig. 5

Correct

Exposure

Your RICOH AUTO

TLS

EE

has a

built

·

in

thru

·

the

'lens

Electric

Eye ex

posure

control

system

which

regulate

s

the

lens

opening

automatically

for

correct

ex·

posure. You can also

operate

the

ca·

mera

manually

,

if

you so

desire

. You

can

enjoy

picture·takin

g

in

one

of

the

following

manners.

1.

Electric

Eye

Exposure

Operation

The

camera

will

automatically

com

·

pute

and

set

the

lens

opening

for

( 7 )

( 8 )

Fig. 6

correct

exposure

when

it

is

set

for

Electric

Eye

exposure

control.

Set

EE

/

Manual

Ring (I)

at

EE

position

(Fig. 6),

and

rotate

Lens

Selection

Dial (N)

until

the

speed

of

your

lens

comes

opposite

the

white

marker

(Fig. 7

1.

For

example,

if

the

speed

of

yo

ur

Auto

Rikenon

EE

lens

is

fl.7,

set

the

Dial

at

1.7

.

Turn

the

Shutter

Speed Dial (B)

until

the

desired

shutter

speed

number

is

set

opposite

the

white

indi

ca

tor

line. Be

certain

the

Dial

is

set

at

a

click

stop.

(Fig. 8).

Fig. 7

Do

not

set

Shutter

Speed Dial

(B)

at

" B"

when

you

wish

to

operate

camera

on

EE

exposure

control

. ,

Make

sure

that

the

Film

·

wind

Lever

(C) is

wound,

as

the

exposure

meter

switch

is

incorporated

in

Film-wind

mec.hanism,

it

automati-

cally

turns

"ON"

only

when

Film-

wind

Lever

(C)

is

wound

and

turns

"OFF"

when

Shutter

Release

Button

(D)

is

pressed

.

This

device

is

to

prevent

unnecessary

discharge

of

mercury

battery

when

camera

is

not

in use.

Fig 8

On

the

ri

g

ht

hand

side

of

the

view-

finder

you

will

see f·s

top

scale in

between

red

warni

ng

marks.

The

upper

red

mark

indicates

under

-

exposure

and

the

lower

shows

over·

exposure.

The

black

exposure

meter

needle

tells

the

f

-s

top

number

at

which

opening

the

lens

is

set

.

If

you

find

the

exposure

meter

o1eedle

in

either

one

of

the

red

marks

,

this

is

incorrect

exposure

(Fig. 9).

Ad

-

just

shutter

speed so

that

the

needle

appears

on

f-stop

scale (Fig.

10

).

As

long

as

the

camera

is

set

(Fig.

9)

4

5.6

8

11

16

for

EE

operation

the

built·in

high

sensitive

CdS

exposure

meter

auto·

matically

sets

lens

opening

for

optimum

exposure

indicating

f·stop

number

at

which

your

picture

is

taken

.

The

red

mask

which

moves

in

response

to

Lens

Selection

Dial

(N)

indicates

the

area

your

lens

does

not

cover.

For

your

quick

reference,

the

range

of

EE

operation

of

shutter

speed

and

lens

opening

in

connection

with

the

film

speed

is

shown

in

Fig.

11.

For

example,

any

shutter

(Fig

.

10)

Fig.

11

14

2.8

4

5.6

2 4 8 15

30

60

125

250

500

1000 ( 9 )

(Fig.

12

)

(

10

)

speed

rangin

g

from

1 se

c.

to

1/

1000

sec. wi

th

lens

opening

of

F2-Fl6

is

available

for

EE

operation

in

case

you use an ASA

100

film,

and

the

red zones

show

the

uncoupling

areas.

2.

Full

Aperture

Light

Measuring

Operation

Mount

either

AUTO RIKENON

EE

or

NON·

EE

RIKENON

or

any

other

s

crew

·

mount

lens

onto

camera

body

.

Any

s

crew

·

mount

lens · up

to

F5.6

lens speed

will

do.

Set

Lens

Se·

lection

Dial (N).

Make

s

ure

that

Lens

Selection

Dial

(N) is s

et

at

proper

numbe

r. Read

the

f·

stop

number

indi

c

ated

by

the

expos

ur

e

meter

needle in

the

view

·

finder

and

take

note

of

th

e

number

.

Rotate

EE

/

Manual

Ring (I) or F·

stop

Ring and

set

the

same

number

,on

the

EE

/

Manual

Ring

or

F·

stop

Ri

ng

.

Now

your

camera

is

set

for

correct

ex

posure

.

3.

Stopped

Down

Light

Measuring

Operation

Mount

either

AUTO RIKENON

EE

or

NON·EE RIKENON

or

any

other

screw

mount

lens

onto

camera

body

. No

setting

of

lens

opening

is

required

for

Stopped

down

light

measuring

operation

. Look

into

Viewfinder

Eyepiece (Q) and press

Previewer

Switch

(H).

Turn

EE

/

Manual

Ring (I)

or

F·

stop

Ring

of

your

lens

while

keep

pressing

Pre·

viewer

Switch

so

that

the

exposure

meter

needle

comes

over

the

blue

indicator

in

the

Vi

ewfinder

(Fig.

12

).

If

your

NON·

EE

lens

has an

Auto

/

Manual

switch

with

it

,

set

it

at

Auto

and

then

press

Previewer

Switch

or you

may

set

it

at

Manual.

When

the

lens

is

set

at

Manual

, no pres-

ing on

Previewer

Switch

is

required.

Auto

/

Manual

switch

may

be

move

d

back

to

Auto

position

before

you

shoot

.

In case you use an ex

tension

rin

g

s

et

,

bellows

attachment

or

oth

er

type

of

accessories

in

between

the

lens

and

camera

body

,

follow

the

procedures

of

the

stopped

down

light

measuring

operation

for

settin

g

correct

exposure

.

Settir.g

the

Shutter

The

shutter

speed

settin

g governs

th

e

amon

g

of

time

the

film

is exposed

to

light

. "

60

" (1/

60

second) is

recom

·

mended

for

subject

s

not

in

mot

ion.

Wher

e

motion

exi

sts

,

shutter

speeds

ranging

from

1/

125

to

1/

1000

should

be

used

...

1/

1000

second

speed

will

"freeze"

extremely

fast

action.

To

get

maximum

"depth

of

field

" (area

of

sharp

focus

in

front

of

end

behind

su

b·

ject)

or

when

shooting

in

poorly

lit

areas,

speeds

ranging

from

1/30

to

1

second and "

B"

(

bulb

) are

available

.

When

using

these

slower

speeds,

use

a

tripod

or

other

firm

support

to

pre·

vent

movement

of

camera

and

blurred

pictures

. When

set

at

" B"

the

shutter

will

remain

open

as

long

as

the

Shut

·

ter

Release

Button

(D)

is

depressed

(

preferably

by a

cable

release acces·

sory).

The

"

B"

setting

is

used

for

long

exposures

for

example

when

using

str~et

lights

or

electric

signs

as a

light

source,

or

under

poor

light

conditions

when

fiash

is

not

being

used.

Note

:

The

"B

"

setting

disconnects

Electric

Eye

circuit

and

the

camera

will

no

longer

operate

on EE.

Viewing and Focusing

look

into

Viewfinder

Eyepiece

(Q)

to

compose

your

picture

and

focus

the

lens.

Rotate

Focusing

Ring

(l l

until

subject

becomes

clear

in

the

micro·

prism

image,

the

center

circle

area

(Fig.

13

).

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

(0

)

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

cl6se

-

ups

there

is

no

danger

of

acci·

dental

cropping

as

may

occur

when

the

viewfinder

is

above

or

to

one

side

of

the

lens

.

Depth of Field

An

area

in

front

of

,

and

behind

your

subject

will

also be in

sharp

focus

.

How

much

of

an area

will

be

sharp

in

•

your

final

picture

can be

determined

in

two

ways

:

Depth

of

Field

Previewer

Turn

EE

/

Manual

Ring

(I)

off

EE

and

set

it

at

desired

f-

stop

number

and

press

Previewer

Switch

(H

).

Pressing

Pre-

viewer

Switch

will

set

the

lens

at

the

opening

you

have

set

on

the

EE

/

Manual

Ring

.

This

will

enable

you

to

preview

the

area

of

sharpness

in

the

picture

before

you

take

it.

IN

FOCUS

NOT

IN

FOCUS

(Fig.

13)

(11 )