VOIGTLANDER PROMINENT II Instructions For Use Manual

24 x 36 . 35

mm

Instructions

for

use

L

he

most

important

point

of

the

whole

booklet

of

instructions

is

on

this

page:

You

are

requested

to read

the

instructions

carefully,

and

to

make

yourself

familiar

with

the

manipulation

of

your

camera

before

you

start

taking

photographs

.

You

should

always

bear

in

mind

that

the

PROMI=

NENT

II

is a mechanical

precision

instrument

which

must

be

handled

with

feeling

and

understanding. It

will

repay

your

care

with

an

endless

number

of

beautiful

and

wonderfully

sharp

pictures.

VOIGTL~NDER

A. G.

BRAUNSCHWEIG

Contents

Page

Inserting the film

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6-10

Unloading the

camera

...... ......

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.

Changing

partly

exposed

films

.........

. .

....

.

Changing

lenses f =

50

mm

.....

............

.

Shutter'

Aperture . Brilliant-frame view

and

rangefinder

.......................

.

......

.

Snapshot focusing . .

..

..................

...

..

.

Holding the

camera

.........

. . ..............

.

Synchronised

flash shots

..............

..... .

Focar

lenses·

Proximeter

....

...•......

. .... .

Repro · Macro · Micro

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. . .

.. : ......

.

11
11
12

13-16
17
18

19-21
22-23
24-26

Turnit-3-viewfinder

.....

..

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..

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27

Fi

Iters

...

. . .

......

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.....

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.............

..

. . .

28

Shots

against

the

light.

. .

...

..................

29

Aperture an'd depth of field

........

.

.........

30

Care

of

camera

and

lenses

31

2

PROMINENT

II

24 x 36·35

mm

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13
14

Aperture

ring

to

set

the

iris

diaphragm

Shutter

speed

ring

to

set

the

shutter

speeds

Jaws
to

hold

the

interchangeable

lenses

Latch

to

clos~

the

back

Focusing

knob

of

the

rangefinder

Synchronizing

lever

to

set

the

MX

synchronisation

Flash

socket

to

connect

the

flash

gun

Shutter

lever

to

lens

ion

the

self

timer

Shutter

release

Threaded

cable

release

socket

Rewind key

Rewind

button

to

enable

rewinding

Rapid

lever

wind

Film

release

(covered

by

the

rapid

winding

lever)

3

Jaws
to

hold

the

int

erchangeable

lenses

4

latch
to

close

the

back

Focusing

knob

of

the

rangefind

er

13

Rapid

lever

wind

15

Distance

scale

16

Depth

of

field

indicator

17

Film

indicator

18

Tripod

bush

19

Film

counter

20

View-

and

rangefinder

eye-piece

21

Rewind i

ng

indicator

4

5

5

6

Loading the camera

The

PROMINENT

II

requires

no

special

film.

Standard

35

mm.

mInIa-

ture

film

for

24 x 36

mm. negatives

is

commercia

lly

availab

le

as black-

and-white

as

well

as

colour

film

in

daylight

cassettes

of

36

or

20

ex-

posures.

Although

the cassettes

are

light-tight,

it

is

advisable

not

to

expose

them to

strong

lig ht.

Make a point

therefore

of

always

loading

and

unl

oading

the

camera

in the

shade

- even the

shadow

of

your

own

body

will do

.

Opening

the Back

Pr

ess

together

bot

h l

atches

on

the

left

side

of

the

camera

and pull the

back

away from

the

body.

11

Rewind key
to

rewind

the

film.

Showing

the

handle

open

and

the

key pui-

l

ed

aut.

12

Rewind

botton

to

enable

rewinding

13

Rapid

lever

wind

19

Film

counter

22

Film

chamber

23

Film

guides

24

Film

Iransport

shoft

wit

h

two

sprocket wheels

which

must

engage

the

perforations

on

both

sides

of

the

film.

25

Take-up

spool

8

The

Rewind

Key

Pu

ll

up

the

semi-circular

hand

le

as

far

as

it will go_

On

pushing

the

button on top

of

the

key

the

spri

ng-

loaded

hand

le

opens

automatically.

Turn

the

Take-Up

Spool

by

means

of

the

rapid

lever

wind

until

the longer

of

the

two

slots points

upwards (see middle

illustration)

.

If

the

rapid lever

wind

should

become

locked

too

early,

press

the film

release

once.

Fold

down

approx.

,/"

in.

of

the

film

leader

and

push it into

the

slit

of

the

toke-up

spool

until it wedges

between

the

core

and

the

shell

of

the

spool

,

pointing

towards

the

centre

of

the

camera

(right).

Pull

the Cartridge

over

the

film

guides

and

insert

it in

the

film

chamber

. Push

bock

the

rewind

key,

giving

it

a

slight

twist if

necessary,

and

fold

down

the

handle

.

Close the

Back

The

illustration

on

the

right

demonstrates

how

the

loaded

camera

must

look

like

before

it

can

be

closed.

Make

sure

that

both

latches

engage

pro-

perly.

9

Setting the

Film

Counter

Turn

the

rapid

winder

until it lacks (unless it

is

already

locked

). Then pull

it up

and

turn

the

counting

disc

to

set

the

letter F exactly

opposite

the

index

mark

(see

arrow

in

left illustration) .

Push

the

rapid

winder

back

again

until

it

fits

tight

on

top

of

the

counting

disc. Press

the

film

release

once

and

turn

the

rapid

winder

until it locks.

Repeat

this

once

more.

Now

the

index

mark

points

to

No.1

(see

illustration

10

on

the

right)

and

the

film

is

in

position

for

the

first

exposure

.

After Loading

set

the

film

indicator

on

the

base

plate

of

the

camera.

Choose

your

own

colour

code

for

the

different

films to help

you

r memory.

Please

nate:

The film

release

(15)

underneath

the

lever

of

the

rapid

wi

nder

(see

illustration

on

the

left)

is

used

in

practice

only

for

load

ing

and

changing

partly

exposed

films

(see

page

21). Do

not

use it for

rewinding.