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THE
ROLLEIFLEX 4x4
This
is the
l$x 18
in.
(4x4
cm.) model of 1957.
(Earlier
Rolleiflex
4x4
models are described in the
section
on early models.)
It has
a
2*
in.
(60
mm.) Xenar
/3.5
lens
in
a Synchro-Compur
shutter.
A
single setting
ring
controls the cross-coupled
aperture and shutter
speed setting and the self-locking exposure value scale.
The shutter
release
is locked while the hood is
ciosed.
The camera has a fine
grain
polished
field lens
type
ground glass
screen in
the fixed
(not
removable)
finder
hood.
This model accepts
size I bayonet
mounted optical accessories
(filters,
lens hood,
close-up and soft
focus lenses) and the
Rolleifix
tripod
head,
panorama
head, micro-attachment, and
pistol grip.
Loading
1. Open the camera back.
.
2.
Insert ffts
fflm.
Transfer the empty spool in the bottom
chamber
to
the top
chamber. Press the red arrow on
the tab in the lower
chamber and
remove
spool.
Pull
out the film wind
knob of the top
chamber
and
insert
the spool, with its slotted end towards
the film
knob.
Insert the film
roll into the bottom chamber and
push
the spool
inwards. Break the seal
and draw up the
paper
over the two
rollers
into the wide slot of the empty spool.
Stop
the full film
spool from
unrolling with
the thumb.
Turn the transport knob two to
three
times to
anchor the
paper
leader
securely.
3. Close the
camera.
4.
Get the film ready for the first exposure by turning the film
knob
until
it
locks. The film
counter will
now show No. 1.
5.
Set the fihn
speed
indicator
by
pressing
the
milled
button
in
the centre
of
the focusing knob,
and turning to bring the
desired value
into
the
DIN
or ASA cut-out.
Unloading
1.
Wind off the film end by turning the transport knob through five
or
six turns
(more
does
no harm)
after the last exposure.
Open
the
camera back.
Remove the
exposed
fiIm, then close
the camera
or reload.
Shooting
1.
Advance
the
film
by turning the film
knob until it locks.
This
operation
tensions the shutter, advances the
film
to the
next frame,
and
sets the
film
counter.
2. Set the exposure
value.
The
exposure
value
is ascertained from
2.
3.
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