Rollei XF35 User manual

QollelXFSS

and100XL

CAMERA

AND

FLASH

OUTFIT

Congratulations.

And welcome

to the fun of Rollei

photography. The Rollei XF35

camera outfit you have chosen

combines

advanced

camera

design

withease

of operation.

Exposure

automatic

daylight

aswell

with

theRollei

100XL

electronic

ftash.

Please

take a few minutes

to read

this

instruction

manual.

lf you have any questions after

reading

this booklet,

call Rollei's

Consumer Affairs Department

our

toll-free

number:

(800)

s25-8189

Table

of Contents

Parts

Listing.... ..2-g

Before

Your

First

Picture ......4-5

Daylight

Photography... ......6-9

Taking

Flash

Pictures .10-12

Rewinding

theFilm ......13

SpecialFeatures ...14

lmportant

Maintenance

lnstructions

........15

lf You Have

a Problem 16-17

Warranty

Information

.... ...18-19

Flash

Guide-Number

Table .....20

12220

Parts

Listing

1 Lens

cap

2 Rewind

knob

3 Shutter

release

with threadfor

cable

release

4 Film

advance

lever

5 Exposure

counter

6 Ridged

ring

forfitm

speed

setting

7 Window

for filmspeed

8 Setting

ring release

9 Setting

ring for automatic

control,

longtime exposure

and

automatic

flash

10White

dot for automatic

setting

11Carrying

strap

12 Eyelet

for carrying

strap

13 Thread

for accessory

lens

hood,

filter

or close-up

lens

14Viewfinder

Window for bright-line

view-

finder

Window

for rangefinder

Accessory

shoe

Focusing ring, with scale in

meters

andfeet

Distance

scale

Focusing

index

1/t"

threadtripod socket

Cocking

lever

for self,timer

Film

rewind

crank

Film

rewind

lockbutton

Lens

Cover

for battery

compartment

BeforeYour

FirstPicture

coMPARTMEII-_fi coMpARrMENr

covER -,

Inserting

the

Battery

The Rollei XF 35 camera exposure system is

battery, remove the battery cover from the

bottomofthecameraby

turningitalmost%ofa

turn counter-clockwise

with a coin. Before

insertingthe batterysupplied

with the camera

outfit,wipe it with a rough cloth. Insert

the

batterywith the + side facing the cover.The

battery should be good for about a year of

normal

use.

Replacements

areavailable

atmost

camera stores or department store camera

sections.

FilmLoading TAKE-UP

CATCH

The RolleiXF35

uses35mm

film.To load

the film, pull the rewindknob until

the

camerabackpops

open.

REWINDKNOB SPROCKETS

BATTERY

REWIND

KNOB

FILM

CASSETTE

TAKE-UP

REEL

SPROCKETS

FILM

LEADER

Hold

the

rewind

knob

all

the

way

upwhile

you insert the film cassette,

with the

protruding

end

down,

the

film

chamber

under

theknob.

Now,

depress

therewind

knob.

Then place

the film leader

- the

tapered

endofthe

film- under

the

take-

upcatch

withapproximately

1/t

inch

ofthe

film

extending

beyond

the

catch.

;il-'yo3fl,'*"'

To start

thefilm properly,

turn

theridged

edge

ofthe

take-up

reel

thedirection

the

arrow

below

thereel.

Wind

just

enough

to engage

the

film

inthe

topand

bottom

sprockets.

Check again that the film is

securely

on the take-up

reel,

then close

the

camera

back

and

snap

shut.

Depress

the shutter

and advance

thefilm.Repeat

until the number 1 appears

in the film

counter

window.

SPROCKET

HOLE TAKE-UP

CATCH

SHUTTER

FILM

ADVANCE

LEVER

DaylightPhotography

Without

Flash

RIDGED

ASA

SETTING

RING

ASA

INDICATOR

WINDOW

Setting

the ASA Speed

order

forthecameratooperateautomatically,

you haveto "tell

it"what

kindoffilmitis

using

according

tothefilm'sspeed

(ASA

rating).First,

check

thefilmspeedwhichis indicatedon the

filmboxandcassette.Set

the

speed

byturning

the ridgedblack ring that surrounds

the lens

untilthe

yellow

ASA

number

of thefilm

you

are

using

aligned

withtheindicatorinthe

window.

(The

whiteDINnumbersreferto the

European

rating

system

notused

in the U.S.)

WHITE

DOT

SETTING

RING

RELEASE

SETTING

RING

VIEW

OF BOTTOM

OFCAT./ERA

Automatic

Setting

The

settingcontrol

isonthebottomof

the

camera.

For

automaticexposure

daylight

pictures,

the (automatic)

on the

setting

ring

should

beopposite

thewhite

dot on the front of the camera.

To set.

depressthesettingring

releasewithyour

thumb,and

turn

thesetting

ring

with

the

fingers

of the

same

hand.

Aim

Point

your camera,

holding

the camera

either

horizontally

or vertically.

Sight

YourSubject

Keep

the

intended

subject

entirely

within

the

bright-line

frame.

The

meter

needte

should

not

enter

the red

warning

zone(except

whenusing

6rectronic

frash).

lf the meter needleis within the red warning zone,

the available

light is too poor. see

instructions

on electronic

flash.

To Focus

YourRollei

XF35hasaneasy-to-use

double

image

focusing

system.

Turn the focus ring until the

double imagesin the center

focusing

areaof the

viewfinder

merge

and form a singlesolid

image.

NOTE:Check that the lenscap is removed.

YOUNOWARE

READY

TO TAKEPICTURES.

FOCUS

RING OUTOFFOCUS

INFOCUS

TakingthePicture

Hold

thecamera

withafirm,but relaxed,

grip

anddepress

the

shutter

button

until

youheara

definiteclick.

(Figures

illustrate

the proper

grip

for horizontal

and

verticalshots.)

Aftereach

shot

you

mustwind

thefilm

withthe

advance

leverbyswinging

the

leveraway

from

the

camera

body

for itsfulltravel;

thisalsococks

theshutter.

PhOtO FaCt (Your

RolleiXF35ls "Talkingto you.'')

Though

yourcamera

automatic,

the

shutter

speed

andlensopening

are

indicated

the

viewfinderfor

your

information

you

advance

your

hobby.

Thenumbers

inwhite

are

shutterspeeds,

properly

readasfractionsof a second.

Forinstance,

iftheneedle

points

to250,

your

camera

going

toexpose

1/25A

second,

ashortexposure

that ,

would

stop

actionsuchasa runnerin mid-stride.

lfthe

needleindicates30

(1/30of

second)

you

arebeing

warnedthere

going

to bea longerexposure;

becareful

tohold

thecamerasteady.

Thenumbersdisplayed

against

the

white

background

indicate

the

lens

opening

the

camera

has

set.

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