Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex Ic Downloadable Instruction Book
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1. wibont Provided thatthe photographer dos m t move daring the iol oye The tlf ner cannot operate when th datar se to oF Cine ex erts AN oe mas PICTURES WITH FLASHLIGHT The fally synchronised shutter of the IKOFLEX can be with both expendable flshbulbs and eletrone T nh The flash is fred by the shutter release and is nil teer at the on Sli moment To ake flash photographs slip the plag of the connect lead over the contact nipple 9 The fully synchronised shutter not only permits the firing or flashes at the ext moment the shatter is wide open CX seting bat when Sct to pre igntion M setting a fraction of a second The shutter is fully pened PICTURES WITH INSTANTA NEOUS FLASH X SETTING Before making exposures with electronic flashes the rover i sould be set to shatter sees see and Vine se lio be used for speeds Between 1 sec and For flash pictures with the sel timer set the synchro lever to V the flash will be fred as soon as the delayed action mechanim has run off ard the shutter is wide open the same way as when the X setting has been used one of the remarkable features of the Prontor SVS bs but only at shatter may then be used This st d ned n shutter that the three settings or sef timer without delay 7 Instantaneous ignition and for pre2. Ic INSTRUCTION BOOK a Td Meli Germany 3 ZEISS IKON STUTTGART made by ZEISS IKON AG STUTTGART is a twindens mirror reflex camera with built in exposure aking twelve ins exposures on 140 rl io blade and white or colour The viewing lens projects an unusually sharp and brilliant image of the subject m to bright ground glass screen The readings derived from the exposure meter can be seen on scale clearly visible at the front of the creen Since both the viewing and taking which have equal focal lengths and speeds are Coupled the IKOFLEX can be quiddly adjusted with the wie of only one hand This permits rapid opera tion and accurate focusing allowing the photographer to concentrate on the composition Both the taking and viewing lenses have an anti reflection coating to prevent internal reflections and flares The taking Kens i excellently c rected emuring colour photographs as well as blade and white pictures of Superb definition The thoroughly reliable ground dass focusing mechanism allows the quality of the Fighspeed lens of the IKOTLEX to be atilised forthe fall The IKOFLEX te h t fully syn shutter and an automatic flm transport fod to prevent doable exposures and blank 1 Finder hood 2 Thread for cable release 3 for carrying Film wind knob with film type indicator 6 Notdhed wheel f
3. f equipped wit plonger catch making longer time exposures much more convenient to take The cable release is screwed into the thread 2 on the camera body For all instan tancous and short time exposures press the small plate B towards the sleeve and tum it slightly where pon it will remain in this position For longer time ex posures the plate should not be ed against this case gentle pressure on the plunger P will lode it in the depressed po A BC sition until a se cond pressure on plate B releases it This plunger catch allows time exposures of any uration t be smadewithout hav ing to keep the finger ontheplun ger all the time RED DOT SETTING One way of benefiting from the large depth of fid provided by small taking lens apertures can be parti cularly useful when the lighting conditions are good By setting the diaphragm setting lever 18 and the focusing Knob 23 to the red dot ie at approximately 25 feet and between 8 and 11 everything beyond approx mately 13 feet will be rendered sharply withoot farther fecusing Framing and composition can be done on the ground glass screen whilst fast action shots will be made much easier by using the direct vision frame finder Using filo rated at 17 10 DIN 17 ASA an exposure time of Haw sec will be correct if the lighting conditions are excellent use Ya sec if the light is only
4. can now he rotate easily by means of the film wind knob 9 1 exactly the same way the new spool of film is inserted into the lower spool chamber 25 tear the seal and thread the tongue of the backing paper into the long slit of the empty take up spool by palling it across the fm window Tarn film wind knob 5 until the paper i tight and winds evenly on to the take up spool Then close the camera bade and wind on the film until the igure 1 appears in the film window 28 The camera is now correctly loaded and ready for the first exposure Close the film window depress the notched wheel 6 of the frame counter 4 and turn jt in an anti lodkwise direc tion until t lods The window of the frame counter will mo also indicate No 1 from now on it is only neces sary to consult the frame counter Loading the ca mera is best done light bright MAKING AN EXPOSURE When taking hand held exposures the IKOTLEX should hang from its carrier strap adjasted to a comfortable Jength for viewing the subject in the finder hood The aperture and shutter speed required should be read off from the exposure computer disk 24 on the focusing knob 23 Set the shutter speed with the left forefinger nd the aperture with the thumb both thumb and fore mer should be used to operate the focusing knob 23 for distance setings Make sure that the film wind Knob 5 has been wound on correctly e ntl it comes 1o Coc
5. igition can be operated or disengaged selectively whether the shutter is codked or not PICTURES WITH DELAY TO PEAK FLASH M SETTING At is setting all shutter speeds up to wa sec may be employed when using expendable flashbulbs The ex Posure times suitable for particular flashbulbs can be obtained from the table on the fallowing page The synchro lever 11 must be set to The shutter is cocked and released as usual In contrast to electronic flash tubes flashiulbs of the AM classneed sometime toattain their greatest intensity For this reason the actual firing of the flashbulb has to commence slightly before the release of the shutter if shutter speed faster than ya sec used When M setting is in use the delayed action release mechanism fist ignites the flashbulb and then opens the shutter This in why the self timer cannot be used with the setting Electronic flash lamps v die je The an attachment with coupled polarising filters for both viewing and taking lenses eliminates to considerable degree troublesome reflections on glass Water wet pavements efc In many cases pictures with good definition and contrast can only be made with the aid of polarising filters Colour photographs which are usually rather subdued when the sky is overcast will sain in coloar saturation when the IKOPOL polarising filter is used When the IKOPOL is employed three ti
6. reasonably ood and s se if itis rather poor FRAME FINDER For taking pictures at eye level there is a built in frame finder Press the front panel of the finder hood 18 in ear as a fe LOADING THE CAMERA Before loading the camera fist make sure that the automatic film lodc is released It wil be unlocked if he last film used has already been advanced beyond the twelfth frame No 12 showing in the frame counter 4 as then the film wind knob 5 can be turned indefinitely without encountering further resistance If for some reasons the film Tock i still engaged the film wind knob must be wound on until the fig 12 has passed the frame counter window To do this tension the shutter lease it and while keeping the release knob depressed turn the film wind knob until g 12 appears n the frame counter window As soon as the fig 12 has passed the window the film lodk will be automatically released Open the camera back by pushing the locking catch 36 in the direction of the arrow then hinge the back down wards and pall out the upper film spool holder 21 turning it so that it is locked in the withdrawn tion The makeup spool is then inserted int the upper spool chamber so that the prong of the fi wind knob 5 engages the slot in the spool Turn back the upper film spool holder 21 and allow the pivot to snap into the hole of the spool which
7. cannot be made until the film has been advanced to the next frame Double ex posures or blanks are therefore elim ot take place 4 be swung ted completely UNLOADING THE CAMERA After the twelfih exposure the film wind lodk is auto matically disengaged Open the flm window 28 and turn the fiim wind knob until the end of the backing paper can be seen passing the window a few more tums will wind the flm tightly on to the take up spool Open the badk ofthe IKOFLEX seal the film pull ot the upper film spool holder 21 and remove the spool from the chamber Straight away remove the empty feeding spool from the lower spool chamber and replace it in the upper one Care must be taken to ensure that the prong of the film wind knob 5 engages the slit in the spool The camera is now ready new f SELF TIMER V SETTING Foe taking picture withthe slime the shutter peed shoal beset and he dh y tebe Then v te Ocho lever 1 ode more Tie delayed neon imam star to operate when ber the cable lane or the body ster release 0 I epee Alc a 10 secon he hater vil be stomatal Teese te exposure tne bing which st freon The ase of the sime is recommended in all cue hen the shutter speed i d c than second at Xx avs safeguard against Camera shake Wide the mediante tring camera can be fr held wid both and so that even longer e pore tac be wed
8. ctual diaphagm settings The extent of the zone of sharp defini given diaphragm setting can be read off from the distance scale by means of the dia phragm figures to the right and left of the distance set Ting mark If for instance the distance setting mark is set o the red dot see page 16 and a diaphragm setting of 8 has been chosen everything between 12 and 45 feet will be recorded sharply IF stop 1 16 is used the zone of sharp definition will extend from 9 fect to so whereas when the largest stop 355 is used denoted by the strokes on either side of the setting mark the zone will only extend from 18 to 36 feet In this way the ex tent of the depth ofield range can always be deter mined at glance For exact depth of field values see table on page 13 The rotatable computer disk of the exposure meter 24 is incorporated in the focusing knob Q3 Ik may be Used for calculating the relationships betwen the aper fure settings ad the shatter speeds First set the speed of the m Ta use on the inner disk ty means ofthe iie lg The did can be set for B m speeds rate in either DIN or ASA according to instruc ions on the fil packet Inthe example te for cur istration below the computations were based oa 3 fly speed of 15710 DIN Q0 ASAD Before making an exposure take reading from the in on the scale on the focusing green If the ex posure meter shows for instance S7 Cee Ta
9. f from the little window 8 The larger the aperture figure the smaller the actualdiaphraygm opening which necessitates longer s but also provides a larger depth of ping down making the lens aperture snl exposure sone Si ler will extend the sone of sharp definition forthe However you should avoid stopping down to such an extent that overlong exposure times become necessary for which the camera can no longet be safely employed without tripod Since the focusing screen of the IKOFLEX ds better to me shorter exposure times with larger lens apertures 2 2 97 97 SHUTTER The IKOFLEX 1 is equipped with a fully synchronised Prontor SVS shutter with selftimer The shatter speeds range from Vj sec to 1 second and are set by means ofthe setting ring 20 Furthermore time exposures of any lengths are also possible The speed to which the shutter is set can be seen in the window 17 The figures appearing here represent fractions of seconds cg 5 means sec 100 means se et the required exposure time exceeds 1 second the shat ter should be set to with the rel thatthe shutter remains open as long as the shutter release is depressed For time exposures itis strongly recommended to work with a cable release to eliminate any danger of camera shake the use of a tripod or other firm support is also advised The builtin cannot be used when the shutter is set to
10. ge 7 the angular mark on th outer setting r ng of the expe de dl be eo Proceed by reading af values for aperture setting a shutter speed from the scales calibrated in f nos and cons You wil ee that for 4 an exposure tine of Aie required for 6 vec fort yt second for reco figere bere qued an eo are time of 4 se wil be 16 at any paniedac setiog the triangular mark i set amc Ng c between 12 E 36 ete ue m ck groand he grec figures alvo appearing on the seconde Sale should tot e se under any circumstances Jf the camera is with a rated at 24 107 DIN 80 ASA and if the exposure meter on the focusing screen scale shows 14 an exposure can only be made at Vm sec the green figures A0 and 0 which are alio visible will result in overexposure Basic rale Y e ange ma 2 to to leues 2 sod Ti ink g c on wie proud valer show ta the seconde Sal can be ed It the Giangdlr mark po to figures between 12 16 white figures on black ground the green whale second Wil slvays seul ia over operire nd should noc be wed For exposures with filters the filter factor e g 2 yelow filer shoold be set Instead of the tanglar mark A against the gare indicated by the exposure meter APERTURE SETTING Lever 18 is used for setting the diaphragm to the cor rect lens aperture which can be read of
11. k the shutter 7 and swing the shutter release 10 into position Compose the picture and focus it sharply on the ground glass screen the grid pattern will help you in aligning both the vertical and the hori ontal lines of the subject As soon as the screen image Just looks right make the exposure by giving a gentle pressure on the release knob 10 NEVER jerk the knob abrupely Alhoagh the release knob 10 must be depres sed as far as it wil go the camera must be kept absolu tely still at the moment of exposure After every picture the film transport knob 5 should be wound on fully in order to be ready for the next shot For exposures longer than V second a tripod should be used The tripod should be screwed into the tripod bush 09 at the base of the camera It is good plan to use cable release which should be screwed into its appro priate thread 2 FILM WIND LOCK AND FRAME COUNTER After cadh exposure the film is advanced by turning the fila wind knob 5 until t comes to a stop The film can bbe advanced even in the dark there is no need to watch the mumbers in the frame counter The number of the frame ready for exposure appears automatically in this window 4 As long as the shatter release 10 is folded adc into its rest position exposure ca order to release the shut nto the operational position The fils can be wound on only after the shutter has been released and the next exposure
12. mes the normal exposure shoukd be given The GVEK READY CASE protects your precious 1x0 FLEX from accidental impact and damage without hinder ng your picture taking the bottom ofthe everready case there is provision for attaching 2155 IKON flash lamp when wing tripod however the camera mat be removed from the ease for screwing the tripod to the tripod bush 29 With the our flash gun for flashbulls or the IKOTRON the ZEISS 1KON electronic flash unit pictures can be taken in poor light or even in complete darkness MAINTENANCE OF THE IKOFLEX Jt is adoisable to clean tbe interior of the camera and the trade in particular from time to time with very soft brush the lemes sbould become dirty fint remove all dust wit soft ranh and then wipe carefully with sof dry cloth This lot shoul be a frequently washed piece of linen free from all chemical agents and Hil However tbe enses should be clean 1 only when absolutely necenary The lens cover provided with the camera en sures complete protection as a serial numer wd should be noted sown in order to be able 1 Mlenify your camera and establish your in cases of lan or thet
13. or setting the Fra Shutter teni Diaphragm control 10 Body shatter release ront panel of finder hood 13 Cover flap of exposure mete 16 Viewing lene 17 Shutter speed control win Diaphragm actting lever Taking lens Shorter speed 21 Upper film spool holder 22 Depthcof fici scale Exposare meter computer disk 25 Lower fli spook holder 26 Locking catch for camera had 27 Locking pin for finder hood 28 Film window 29 Topal bush 30 Frame finder eyepiece OPENING AND CLOSING THE FINDER HOOD To open the finder hood depress the locking pin 27 the hood will then open automatically For critically sharp focusing swing up the focusing magnifier 12 which is Sted inside the front ofthe finder hood 1 To close the hood first fold back the magnifier and then the front of the hood itself In this way the finder hood will fold up flat FOCUSING the IKOFLEX ie The special feature reflex viewing system by which the viewing lens shows an exact replica of the subject to be taken This viewing lens which has the same focal length and speed as the taking lens projects an inclined mirror a brilliant upright image on to a ground glass screen The final picture will be depicted sharply on the film when it appears sharply focused on the screen On account of the high light transmission of the viewfinder system the ground glass 1s e
14. venly illuminated right into the corners so that the framing is indicated exactly and the definition can be odged with pecision For focusing tum the focusing knob 28 by turning through 130 all distance settings from 3 feet to infinity en can be covered As the focusing knot is ned ob jects lying at varying distances from the camera can be seen coming into sharp focus one after another Thanks to the ground glass screen focusing system the IkOPLIX makes it easy find the critical point of sharpness Even when the diaphragm of the taking stopped down the image depicted by the viewing lens will always retain it full brightness The depth of of the stopped down taking lens can easily be read off from the depth o field scale Q2 To facilitate really critical focusing the magnifier 12 can be swung into postion by pressing gently against the central panel of the finder hood front 13 When using the focusing magai er the eye must be brought as lose as possible and directly above the centre of the magnifier To assist the avoidance of converging linee and other distortions the ground glass screen is divided into squares DEPTH OF FIELD SCALE The depth of ield scale 22 surrounds the focusing knob 23 The divisions on the depthvof field scale indi cate the zone of sharp definition for each individual dia phragm stop aperture setting the figures representing the a
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