Page 1: ...EXAKTA RTL1000 INSTRUCTION MANUAL...
Page 2: ...of metal laminae and destined for the complete series of shutter speeds from 8 seconds to 1 1000 second 1 second to 1 1000 second with built in delayed action release B setting for any long shutter sp...
Page 3: ...damaging the me chanism The EXAKTA RTL 1000 is a high quality precision instrument which can naturally only be expected to answer all your requirements when it is always hand led correctly Contents Op...
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Page 6: ...et timing 18 Depth of field scale mechanism relayed action release 19 Lens locking lever 4 Release lock on the right hand release 20 Flash nipple 5 Right hand release 21 Distance setting ring 6 Eyelet...
Page 7: ...essure plate 37 Camera back hinged 38 Rewind declutching button 39 Tripod thread 39 40 Diaphragm switch for disengaging 40 the automatic diaphragm mechanism 41 Penta Prism 42 Eyepiece of Penta Prism 4...
Page 8: ...orking position For further information on the use of the Fi nder Hood see page 22 Swing the release lock 4 to the stop on the right marking dots are staggered the shutter can be released by pressing...
Page 9: ...12 20 or 36 exposures to make negatives 24 mm x 36 mm the beginning of the film having a shape according to the illustration Perfect film transport requires faultless film cassettes Daylight loading...
Page 10: ...ing it gently the carrier of the rewind arbor 27 must engage with the cassette core 3 Pull the beginning of the film 29 as far as the green mark 35 and push it with its lower perforation from above un...
Page 11: ...o matically 5 Now swing the rapid wind lever 9 right up to its stop and let it return Release the shutter by means of the right hand release 5 or by means of the left hand release 16 Repeat these oper...
Page 12: ...s of the type and sensitivity of the film that is in the camera Turn the disc and the ring in either direction until the appropriate references will be opposite the orange coloured triang les On the f...
Page 13: ...ed avoiding unintentional double exposures and blank frames It is impossible to release the shutter before it has been fully ten sioned and the film wound on It is also impossible to release the shutt...
Page 14: ...shutter speeds You will safely succeed in taking photographs with shutter speeds from 1 1000 second to 1 30 second white figures on the shutter speed setting knob 10 by hand i e without the use of a t...
Page 15: ...ease 5 on the left hand release 16 or on a cable release screwed into the left hand release 16 important for exposure times longer than 8 seconds conti nues Accordingly the B setting will pe rmit any...
Page 16: ...on the tensioning lever of the mechanism for low shutter speeds 1 Release the shutter by means of the right hand release 5 or of the left hand release 16 Selection of exposure times from 1 1000 sec to...
Page 17: ...te the orange coloured triangle The smaller aperature numbers e g f I B 2 2 B 4 indicate relatively large diaphragm openings these permit brief exposures but give only shallow depth of field The large...
Page 18: ...longer exposure times and of ex posures taken by means of the delayed action release the lens is olso fully opened only after ex posure For focusing trials and in order to check the depth of field st...
Page 19: ...ect Focusing for infra red photography When u ing infra red film first focus the image in the vIew finder system normally then note the distance indicated by the orange coloured triangle either in fee...
Page 20: ...taken with a magnifier and photomicrographs To increase the accuracy of focusing or in case of slowly moving and stationary subjects focusing is performed by means of a microprism field In case of in...
Page 21: ...fter focusing the precise extent of this sharp zone will be indicated by the depth of field scale 18 on the lens on either side of the orange coloured setting mark triangle you can read off from the d...
Page 22: ...ence line up the oran Je coloured dots and turn the lens to the right inti it locks in place In the EXAKTA RTL 1000 there can be used special purpose lenses with focal lengths ranging from the shortes...
Page 23: ...2 8 35 ASB from Jena B 1 5 75 VB Orestor 2 8 100 RB Orestor 2 8 135 VB from Jena S 4 135 ASB from Jena S 2 8 180 ASB Orestegor 4 200 VB Orestegor 4 300 VB from Jena S 4 300 ASB Orestegor 5 6 500 VB fr...
Page 24: ...ng Magnifier 25 The latter will spring into its working position when the Finder Hood is opened but can be folded back out of the way when operated as described at page 6 Normally the EXAKTA RTL 1000...
Page 25: ...e head This will prove very useful when taking pictures over walls or over the heads of crowds Users who normally wear spectacles should use their distance glasses for focusing with the Finder Hood Fo...
Page 26: ...th very rapidly moving subjects the camera can thus be panned by swinging it gently in the direction of motion of the subject as for example with racing cars When employing the Penta Prism 41 the came...
Page 27: ...nta Prism is the flexible eyepiece cup this is fitted on to the eyepiece 42 of the Penta Prism and shields it from distracting straylight It is also helpful for spectacle wearers since vision correcti...
Page 28: ...n employing special purpose lenses angle of view equal to the angle of measurement as well as when working with extension increasing accessories and filters the exposure factors are automatically incl...
Page 29: ...a viewfinder unit it must be inserted squarely and vertically and be pressed downwards until it clicks into position Never use force I Exchanging the focusing screens The focusing screen of the viewfi...
Page 30: ...te 1 Press the rewind declutching button 38 into the camera 2 Swing the rewind crank 14 out and turn it with the right hand evenly and slowly in the direction of the arrow clock wise direction until i...
Page 31: ...rank to the stop 4 Open the camera back 37 Remove the cassette containing the rewound film from the camera Depress the knob of the rewind crank 14 back On the next tensioning of the shutter the rewind...
Page 32: ...d to the flash nipple 20 By means of an accessory shoe which has to be attached below the knob of the rewind crank 14 fashguns can be fastened di rectly to the camera The accessory shoe is also adapte...
Page 33: ...ture flashbulbs for example NARVA Xl Osram AG 3 B XM 1 B XM 5 B as well as AG 3 B Super PF 1 B PF 5 B turn the shutter speed setting knob 10 until the flashbulb symbol and accordingly the fig 30 will...
Page 34: ...3 the take up spool 34 and also the camera back 37 including the pressure plate 36 The reflex mirror should only be dusted when absolutely necessary using a clean soft brush without applying any press...
Page 35: ...he following parts Large Bellows Attachment Tr ansparency Copying Attachment Copying Stand for direct fastening of the camero Repro Unit with Large Bellows Attachment with Lighting equipment if requir...
Page 36: ...Original EXAKTA Dresden...
