VOIGTLANDER BESSAMATIC - Unloading the Camera; Changing Partly Exposed Films

Sometimes,
when
trying to moke
more
thon
36 or 20 exposures on one
roll
of
film,
the
ropid
film
wind
lever
connot be swung round
completely ond
is
locked. ln this
cose,
do nol
opply
force this
would
only result
in
teoring
ihe
perforotions
or cousing the
end
of the film to
slip out of the
cossette.
Proceed
os
follows:
Set
reversing
lever to
"R"
(which
moy be rother
difficult), turn
the ropid
film
wind
os
for os it
will
go
ond let it
slide
bock to its
originol
position.
You
con
now
rewind
the
f ilms os
described
obove.
Unloading the
camera
Set the reversing
lever
(.l5)
to
the
"R"
position
ond
pu
ll
out rewind
knob
(.|3)
but on
ly to
the f irst
stop
(see
illustrotion).
Then turn the
rewind knob in the
direction
of the
engroved orrow
until
the
mork
I
(36-exposure
cossette)
or the mork
O
(20-exposure
cossette)
is
opposite the
white
index
line
in the
f ilm
cou nter
window once
qgo
in.
Now
you
co
n
open the
comero-bock,
pull
out
the rewind knob
os for os
possible,
ond remove
the
film
cossette
from.the
comero.
Changing
partly
exposed
films
Rewind
the
portly
exposed film os described obove.
Remember to
moke o note
of ihe number
of
the lost
exposed f rome,
ond
to
re-set the
f ilm
speed ond f
ilm
type
if
necessory.
When relooding
the
originol film, first
of
oll
ploce
the
block lens
cop
over
the
front
lens
mount.
Then insert the
film
in the usuol
woy
qnd
olternotely
work
the ropid
winder ond
press
the releose
until the number
of
the
frome
you
originolly noted
oppeors
in the film
counter
window.
Advonce the
film
once more, ond you
con
corry on
shooting.