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Page 2: ...OWNER S MANUA o www orphancameras com...

Page 3: ...lr I 1cI 19rf t t igb E Jftll t _ YFro oElefiil FF g 3 9 g 9 C5 affi ZYo c o L o cocc It oo oor o i...

Page 4: ...ther your XE 1 is an integral part of the Minolta SLR system and usesall interchangeable lensesand applicable system accessories lt is thus ready to grow with you and your needsfor utmost versatility...

Page 5: ...S T O P D O W N B U T T O N 2 2 B A T T E R I E SA N D P O W E R 1 0 M E T E R I N GM E T H O D S 2 2 fnstallinsbatteries 11 HOLDTNGTHE CAMERA 23 Testingbatteries Iz P o w e r s w i t c h 1 2 V I E W...

Page 6: ...L O A D I N G F I L M 3 8 F L A S H P H O T O G R A P H Y 4 0 S E L F T f M E R 4 3 M U L T I P L E E X P O S U R E S 4 5 EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT CONTROL 47 WHEN AND HOW MUCH TO A D J U S T E X P q S U R...

Page 7: ...u res o Two tiny silver batteriesas a power source High performance new shutter The XE 1 s unique new CLS CoPal Leitz Shutter l is a metal blade vertical run type providinghigh precisionand durability...

Page 8: ...or others o Shutter releaselocked when power switch o The XE 1 also uses all applicablesystem off accessories of the more than 150 currently o Mirror stays up no exposure made when available battery p...

Page 9: ...re scale Self timerlever Aperture ring Depth of field scale Distancescale Stop down button Hot shoe Serialnumber Scale il Iuminationwi ndow Back release knob Rewind crank F ilm speed selector Battery...

Page 10: ...ce shu tter lever Finder eyepiece Power switch Safe Load Signalwindow Frame counter Shutter blades Sprocket Take up spool Back cover Pressure plate Rewind release Battery chambercover www orphancamera...

Page 11: ...a and of your Xi t on automatic mode They give a are keyed to corresponding sections of the general idea of how very easy it is to get manual for ready reference This brief guide 3 Open back cover p 1...

Page 12: ...owever a substitutef or the detailed instructions in the rest of this manual wh ich should be thoroughly studied f or best results remove 5 O d v a n c e f i l m t o 1 p 1 6 4irlrrouii l m properl v c...

Page 13: ...hould viewing become impossiblebecause the mirror of your XE l remainsup after the shutter has been released it does NOT mean that the camera is out of order This occurs automatically to warn you when...

Page 14: ...n d h a n d l i n g o n l y b y t h e e d g e s i n s e r t t w o o f t h e s p e c i f i e d b a t t e r i e s p l u s s i d e t 3 o u t i n t o t h e s l e e v e o n t h e i n s i d e o f t h e c o...

Page 15: ...ll of film and particularly before starting picture takingsessions or trips A set of batter ies will generally last for about one vear in proper normal use Power switch To operate the camera move the...

Page 16: ...selector is at an electronic set ting i e any one other than X or B lf the shutter is releasedwhen voltage is too low no exposurewill be made on the film and the mirror will remainup to preventviewing...

Page 17: ...rings open 2 L e a v i n g t h e k n o b p u l l e d o u t p o s i t i o n a f i l m cartridge in the chamber with the project ing spool end toward the bottom of the camera Then push the back cover re...

Page 18: ...o t s i n t h e t a k e u p s p o o l s o that the tooth is engaged with a sprocket h o l e n e a r t h e e n d o f t h e l e a d e r M a k e s u r e that the end of the leader does not project f rom...

Page 19: ...edges of the f ilm lf the advanceleverstopsat the end of a full stroke during this procedure release the shutterand continue Close the camera back and push in on it until it clickslocked A red S shou...

Page 20: ...nter The film advancelever is designedwith 30o unengaged movement before the beginning of its engagedstroke to allow swingingit out f rom the body so that the right thumb will fit comfortably behind i...

Page 21: ...u r e t h e m e t e r must be set for the effective exposure index of t h e f i l m i n u s e To do this depress the selector release and t u r n t h e f i l m s p e e d s e l e c t o r u n t i l t h...

Page 22: ...onversion scale A convenient scale for converting DIN to ASA f ilm speed ratings is located on the back cover of the camera Memo holder A r o u n d t h e A S A D l N c o n v e r s i o n t a b l e i s...

Page 23: ...the next smaller f 5 6 Similarly each shutter speed e g 1 60 sec allows light to strike the film twice as long as the next higher speed 11125t and half as long as the next lower one 1 30 The interval...

Page 24: ...o prevent this especiallyif you wear eyeglasses Use of a rubber finder eyecup is further recommendedwhen the subject is in shadeand the camerais in sunlight when bright sidelight falls between eye and...

Page 25: ...o k k o r l e n s e s m e t e r i n g i s d o n e a t f u l l a p e r t u r e w i t h t h e s t o p d o w n b u t t o n a t i t s i n n e r p o s i t i o n s e e l e f t t o r g r e a t e s t s e n s...

Page 26: ...i n g e r o n t h e f o c u s i n g g r i p o f t h e l e n s T h e t h u m b a n d middle or ring finger of the same hand can be used to tu rn th e apertu re ring G rasp the c a m e r a b o d y f i...

Page 27: ...erfor manualmode O Split imageI microprism fo cusingspot O Shutter speedscale O Indicatorneedle showsspeed being set on automatic mode indi catescorrectexposurewhen aligned with same scale number as s...

Page 28: ...h e f i n d e r f r a m e 2 S e t t h e d e s i r e d l e n s o p e n i n g b y t u r n i n g t h e a p e r t u r e r i n g o n t h e l e n s b a r r e l T h e f _ number set will appear centered abo...

Page 29: ...be adjusted so that it points to a value within the coupled range N O T E To continuously provide more or lessexpo sureon automatic mode seepage47 Eyepieceshutter For remote or unmannedoperation or wh...

Page 30: ...it the conditionsand yourself General use For usual good personal pictures with a minimum of care where no oarticulareffect is desired simply turn the aperture ring to set a medium aperture say about...

Page 31: ...against an out of focus background I n this case set the desired aperture and let the A Largelensopening camera selectthe shutter speed Small f num bers yield a shallow field of sharp focus as in Exa...

Page 32: ...o C High shutter speed 1 1 0 0 0 s e c c a n f r e e z e f a s t a c t i o n a s i n E x a m p l e C b e l o w S u c h s l o w s p e e d s a s 11 2 t o 1 s e c c a n b e u s e d t o e m p h a s i z e...

Page 33: ...s the shutter settingindication at the right abovethe f inder frame 2 To set proper exposure for light as metered tu rn the aperture ring u ntil the needle extends through the center of the number on...

Page 34: ...3 Needle alignment can of course be disregard ed and any shutter speed and lens aperture combination set for full manual operation Full manualsetting www orphancameras com...

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