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Praktisix II Manual

Instructions for use

The Praktisix II is a single lens reflex camera with focal plane shutter for the 6 X 6-cm (21/4 X 21/a) picture format. It possesses all the

advantages of a modern precision camera, as there are: Automatic diaphragm Focal plane shutter with speeds from 1 second to 1/1,000

second and B Rapid wind lever Interchangeable finder elements Interchangeable field lenses Shutter wind coupled to film transport Lock

against double exposures and blanks Synchronization (X-socket) for flash tubes and flash bulbs Built-in delayed action Interchangeable

lenses.

The following items deserve special attention (abridged instructions)

1 Place film into the left-hand spool chamber.

2 Remove the gumstrip completely, pull the paper leader across the picture gate and insert it into the longer slit of the receiving spool.

3 Swing rapid lever (2) around once as far as it will go, then continue operating it by rocking movements to advance the film up to the

point where the index mark on the paper leader stands against the white dot on the picture gate. At the same time keep the spring support of

the left-hand spool under slight pressure to assure taut and even winding of the film. Move the rapid lever back to its initial position.

4 Depress set-back knob (9); a red dot becomes visible in the window of exposure counter (13).

5 Adjust film speed indicator (8) on the inner side of the camera back.

6 Release the shutter and cock it began four times. The rapid wind lever (2) must be swung around completely each time as far as it will go

and then moved back again. The exposure counter (13) now stands at number 1.

7 View and focus your image on the ground glass field. A magnifier may be swung in for critical focusing.

8 After the 12th exposure (an "E" appears in the counter window) the paper backing has to be wound up to the end by one full stroke of the

rapid wind lever followed by short rocking movements.

Important parts of the camera

1. finder hood

2. rapid wind lever

3. shutter release with cable release connection

4. lever for setting delayed action mechanism

5. flash socket

Summary of content (7 pages)

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Praktisix II Manual Instructions for use The Praktisix II is a single lens reflex camera with focal plane shutter for the 6 X 6-cm (21/4 X 21/a) picture format.
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Not only of these items of course, but the complete instructions for use must be studied carefully. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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A surface coated mirror reflects the image designed by the lens onto the ground glass screen. At the moment of the exposure the mirror is swung out the path of rays and, forming a light tight cover over the ground glass, allows the light rays to pass freely on to the image plane. As soon as the mirror has reached its topmost position, the shutter is opened for the exposure. Taking lens and finder lens being one and the same, there is no danger of parallax error.
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The sports finder Lift the inner part of the finder hood cover from the outside. Pull out the little eyepiece frame at the back of the finder hood. Close the finder hood by fingertip pressure on the cover. To remove the finder hood from the camera, push it towards the back and lift it off. The pentaprism For focusing at eye level the finder hood is interchangeable with a pentaprism. The prism reveals the image enlarged approximately four times and with sides unreversed.
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Setting the shutter speeds Rotate speed setting disk (11) in either direction, before after the shutter has been cocked, to bring the desired exposure speed to click in next to the red triangular mark. The rapid wind lever Swing the rapid wind lever around to its stop and move back to its original position.
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Interchangeable lenses Standard lenses Jena Bm Meyer Primotar E 80mm,f2.8 80mm,f2.8 automatic diaphragm pressure diaphragm 50mm,f4 65mm,f2.8 120mm,f2.8 180mm,f2.8 300mm,f4.5 1000mm,f5.
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Preview your image at full aperture and immediately before making the exposure turn the diaphragm ring back to the pre -selected spot. When using supplementary lenses with automatic diaphragm you actuate lever (16) is to check the depth of field in the same manner as described above for the standard lenses. On release of the lever the diaphragm jumps back to its widest opening.