Elmo Zoom C-300 - Framing and Focusing Techniques; Viewfinder Framing and Reticle; Manual Focusing with Split Image; Exposure Check and Needle Indicator

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* The image in th e v iew fi nder d ete rmines !rolling. Turn the ma'luol zoom dial in the
dir ec tion wh i ch pr o d u ces t he d es ir ed s ize .
,' : The sq uare reticl e ~ .; in the viewlinder is used to show Do uble·8 f il m frame size. Wh en
Supe
r-8 or S ingte·8 film is used. the reticle hos no be arin g on the frame size . which
i$ repres ented by t~e entire imag e.
Ro tate the
lens barrel to f ocus . If the manual zoom d iol is set to the 36mm the
ob j ect ive in the vi ew fin der w ill be maximum si ze. Shi ft the C0 11 9r a $0 t ha t this
ima
ge la l ls in the sp lit ima:;le ore a to d etermine the fo ca l sta tu s easi l y. Refer to
the photograp h. RetlJrn to the previou s ly del e !lnined fr a me size a nd begin shoo t ing.
*' Be f ore oper a ting thll shutte r bulto n. ch ed the stop value and n ee dle which ap pe ar
on th e right side of the viewfin der . If the needle is outside of t he index, at ei th er
en d, prope r exposure w ill r lOl be possi ble. Whe n th e lig ht l evel is extre mely high
( s
no w scenes, beaches, etc .). the nee dl e ind i ca ti on w ill be off - scole on the "16 "'
end of tho index. On th e o th er hand , a n ext r emely low light l eve l will couse the
needle indi cation to be off·sca le o n Ihe "1.8" end .
When the li g ht level ;s extreme ly high , fi l the ND filt er in front of the lens. An
ex tre mely l ow light leve l r equi res the u se ot il lumi n at i on . The ND ' il t er end cl ose -u p
len s ore avai l abl o c:s accessor las.
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D EPT H OF FI ELD (i n meter )
roc ol distance
9 mm 12m
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Uppe r pict ure sh ows "out - ol -f ocu ....
low., pictvre snow s "in· focus '" .
D"horm in e the focus by t urn ing th"
ring while looking
ot t he finder
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2 .270.39 4.020. 68 11. 21. 8636. t5. 96
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l. 57 , ~ 362 24 ; 0~03. 471. 37
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* INhen the camera lens Is iocused on on ob;e ct ther e
is one pos it ion where the image is sharp est. Cen t er ing
on its po int , the a c cepta b le .h orpnes s zone e xten ds 0 $
for in front o f tho object a! be hi nd it. This z one Is
coi l ed " depth of f ield "