You ar e now t he

pr oud
owner of an
Ol ympus 35SP
-
t he f i nest r angef i nder 35mm
camer a avai l abl e t oday. The aut omat i c exposur e
syst em ensur es t r oubl e- f r ee snap shot t i ng, or by
swi t chi ng t o manual cont r ol you
can eni oy exci t i ng
pr of essi onal - st yl e phot ogr aphy.
The spot r eadi ng
syst em f or backl i ght cont r ol br i ngs you an ent i r el y
new syst em of dual exposure cont rol never bef ore
f ound i n a 35mm r angef i nder camer a.
The f l ash syst em i s i nt egr at ed and aut omat i c.
F i t t i ng t he f l ashgun i nt o t he accessory shoe
aut omat i cal l y act i vat es t he syst em and adf ust s t he
l ens. Thei e i s manual f l ash cont r o I t oo, i f you
pref er
i t .
The hi gh- speed needl e- shar p Zui ko l ens anO t he
hi gh perf ormance
Sei ko shut t er add t o maki ng t he
Ol ympus 35SP a mast erpi ece of camera craf t i ng.
Read t hi s i nst r uct i on book t hor oughl y and car ef ul -
l y and l earn t o use your
35SP wel l . Your ef f ort s
wi l l be ampl v r ewar ded.
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3 NAME OF PARTS
Fi l m c o u n t e r . -
Li ght met er
wi n d o w o
Di st ance scal e c
Fi l m adv anc e
l ever c"
Shut t er r el ease
but t on o
F/ st op r i ng c
Sel f - t i me( l ever
o
r Accessor y shoe
-
Synchr onzi ng
-
socKet
c Re wi n d k n o b
o
Fi l m r e wi n d
cr an k
F i l m s oeed
o
s et t i ng k nob
o
Vi ewf i nder
o
CdS s ens i ng c el l
c
St r ap r i ng
c
shut t er speed r i ng
oCent er i ndex
.
Hel i c oi d f oc us i ng
l ever
o
Lens
Spot r eadi ng
but t on
Vi ewf i nder
Rewi nd s haf t
Rear
cover
l oc k
F i l m
compar t ment
Mer cur y bat t er y
compar t ment
Fi l m gui de r ai l
Spr oc k et
Tak e- up s pool
Fi t ; pr es s ur e
p l at e
Rear cover
Fi l m c ar t r i dge
s pnng
Rewi nd
but t on
Tr i pod socket
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SPECI FI CATI ONS:
For mat
t 24 x 36 mm
( 35
mm r oi l f i l m) ,
Lens
: G. Zui ko F/ 1. 7 42 mm, 7 el ement s i n S gr oups.
Shut t er
I
Sei ko pr ogr ammed
EE ( el ect r i c
eye) wi t h bui l t - i n f l ash- manual
mechani sm,
Exposur e cont r ol : ( Aut o)
EV5. 5- EV17 ( ASA
100) wi t h shut t er l ock- up; 1/ 15_ 1/ 250 sec, ( F1. 7- F221,
( Manual )
BV3- 8V17; Bul b, 1- 1 / SOO, f ul l shut t er speed r ange. F/ st op scal e F1. 7_16; bui l t _i n
sel f - t i mer ( 9
sec, ) X- synchr o. wi t h hot shoe.
Gui de number r ange : 1O- 8O ( i n
met er s) ; 32_260 ( i n
f eet ) , f l ashmat i c.
Vi ewf i nder
! Rangef i nder o. 7x wi t h br i ght f r ame and par al l ax
cor r ct i on mar k3; EV val ue I ndi cat or .
Loadi ng
: EL syst em ( easy
l oadi ng pr ocedur e) .
Fi l m advance
: Lever t ype si ngl e st r oke advanci ng, pr el i mi nar y
l ead angl e 3o'
;
advanci ng st r oke angl e 120" ;
sel f - cocki ng;
doubl e exposur e pr event i ve.
Fi l m count er
! Exposur e count i ng t ype; sel f - r eset t i ng.
Fi l m r ewi ndi ng
i Cr ank syst em, r ewi nd but t on set t i ng,
Focusi ng
: super i mposed doubl e i mage syst em; si ngl e- l ens gear ed
r angef l nder ; di r ect advanci ng hel i coi d
s y s t e m; d i s t a n c e s c a | e 0 . 8 5 m( 2 . 8 f t ) _ i n f i n i t y ( o ) .
Exposur e adi ust ment : Ext r a- sensi t i ve
cdS on t he camer a body, dual met er syst em f or aver age and spot r eadi ngs.
sensi ng cel l : Si ngr ecei l wi t h mer cur y bat t er y
px625,
1. 3V or equi var ent .
Angl e of accept ance of aver age r eadi ng; 2Ol Angt e of spot r eadi ng; 6o.
Fi l m speed scal e : AsA 25- 8oo/ Dt N
15_3o.
Rear cover oper at i on : Hi nge t ype.
Accessory shoe : Cordl ess fl ash contact.
Fi l t er
: 49 mm scr ew- i n t ype.
Si ze & wei ght 3 129
( wi dt h)
x 76
( hei ght )
x 6l
( dept h)
mm; 600 gr ams.
OHOW T O T A K E P I CT URE S
i n t h e Take a
pi ct ur e
f ol l owi ng or der .
Load t he camera
wi t h a f i l m.
( Se e p . 1
1 )
Mer cur y bat t er y i s
a l r e a d y i n s t a l l e d i n
c amer a.
( Se e p . 7 )
p Set t he f i l m r at i ng.
( See p. 8)
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Set t he aut omat i c
exposur e syst em.
Mak e s ur e bot h A' s
o f t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d
a n d F/ s t o p r i n g s a r e
i n l i n e wi t h t h e
c e n t e r i n d e x .
( See p. 1
3)
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Advance t he f i l m,
t i l l t he f i l m c ount er
shows t he number 1.
( See
pp.
9, 12! .
5
Look t hr ough t he
vi ewf i nder,
compose
your pt ct {rre,
and
br i ng i t i nt o f ocus.
( See
p. 19)
6
7
Af t er f i ni shi ng
t he
r ol l , r ewi nd t he f i l m.
( See p. 24)
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HOW TO HANDLE EACH PART 6l
lnsert the mercury batterY
To act uat e t he l i ght met er , i nser t t he mer cur y bat t er y i nt o t he
bat t er y compar t ment at t he bot t om of t he camer a.
1) Fi t a coi n i nt o t he sl ot on t he cover of t he bat t er y compar t ment
and t ur n t he cover count er - cl ockwi se f or r emoval .
2) Put i n t he bat t er y, as i l l ust r at ed above, so t hat t he
( +)
end of t he
bat t er y f aces out war d, and scr ew i n t he cover f i r ml y.
oThe l i ght met er wi l l cease t o f unct i on pr oper l y when t he bat t er y
has been dr ai ned. Be sur e t o r epl ace t he bat t er y once a year or
sooner , dependi ng on f r equency of use, i n or der t o ensur e
pr oper
met er f unct i on.
o Rec ommendabl e bat t er V r epl ac ement s i nc l ude PX625, Mal l or y
RM6 2 5 R, Ev e r e a d y E6 2 5 , G. E. No . 6 2 5 , Na t i o n a l M- 1 D, To s h i b a
TH- MC, et c.
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--Open
the rear cover.
Pul l down t he r ear cover l ock wi t h your
f i nger nai l ,
and t he r ear cover wi l l open by i t sel f . At t he same
t i me, t he f i l m count er wi l l r et ur n t o t he st ar t i ng
posi t i on ( S)
aut omat i cal l y.
To cl ose pr ess
t he cover unt i l i t cl i cks. Be sur e
t hat i t i s l ocked secur el y.
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Fjlnr spe_eC _!e!!! n s* f
qob
Look at t he f i l m speed set t i ng knob on t he upper
l ef t si de, whi ch adj ust s t he l i ght i nt ensi t y
t o be
r ecei ved
at t he sensi ng cet l . Move t he smal l knob
wi t h t he t i p of your
f i nger and set i t t o t he r at i ng
of your
f i l m.
For i nst ance, a f i l m at ASAl O0.
ASA and DI N ar e t he f i l m r at i ngs, and must be set
pr oper l y
f or cor r ect exposur es.
The ASA scal e of 35SP i s as f oi l ows : 25
( 32j
( 40)
s0
( 64) ( 80)
1OO
( 125) ( 160)
2OO ( 250)
( 320)
400
( 500) ( 640)
8OO.
o
Operate the film advance lever. o Filr
"ouitil-*
1) Move t he advance l ever i n a si ngl e st r oke
( pr el i mi nar y
l ead angl e 30") .
l n
pi ct ur e- t aki ng,
br i ng t he l ever t o t hi s posi t i on,
as i t f aci l i t at es t he
next advanci ng mot i on.
Fr om t hi s
posi t i on, advance t he l ever unt i l i t st ops, t hen t he f i l m i s
advanced one f r ame and t he shut t er r el ease can be act uat ed
( advanci ng
st r oke angl e 120' ) . Be sur e t o advance t he l ever unt i l i t st ops; ot her -
wi se i t does not r et ur n t o t he st ar t i ng posi t i on.
Don' t f or ce i t t o
r et ur n f r om t he mi ddl e
posi t i on
of a st r oke.
Squeeze t he r el ease but t on gent l y; t hen t he shut t er i s act uat ed and t he
f i l m can be advanced f or t he next exposur e.
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3)
The f i l m count er shows
S
( St ar t )
,
1, 2, 4, 6, and
subsequent even number s
up t o 36. Each t i me t he
f i l m i s advanced, t he
count er moves one f r ame
and i ndi cat es at t he poi nt
of t he or ange col or ar r ow
mar k t he number of ex-
posur es
made.
When t he r ear cover i s
opened af t er exposur e of
t he whol e r ol l , t he count -
er r et ur ns aut omat i cal l y
t o S.
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Shutter and nng
The shut t er speed r i ng i s t he bl ack r i ng at t he
f r ont of t he l ens bar r el and shows shut t er speeds,
B, 1
,
2, 4 . . . . . up t o 500.
B means bul b exposur e
i n whi ch t he shut t er
r emar ns
open al l t he t i me t he shut t er r el ease
but t on i s depr essed.
l t ' s used f or l ong exposur es,
whi l e 1 means 1 s ec ond, 2 equal s 112 s ec , . . . . . S0O,
1/ 500 sec. Be sur e t o use t hese number s
onl y
when t he r i ng
cl i cks i nt o posi t i on
at t he r ed
cent r al i ndex mar k. As t o t he speci al use of t he r ed
number
30, r ef er t o How t o use f l ash ( 2)
at p. 26.
The F/ st op r i ng bear s bl ack number s
1. 7, 2. g
. . . . .
16. Each of t hese number s
can be set at t he cent er
i ndex.
The l ar ger t he F/ st op number
i s, t he
smal l er t he F/ st op val ue i s. The F/ st op can use
mi dway
scal e r eadi ngs
whi ch t he shut t er speed
cannot . ( Gui de
number s on t he l ef t _si de of , t he
A
ar e ex pl ai nedon p. 26. )
O For aut omat i c ex pos ur e phot ogr aphy ,
t ur n
bot h r i ngs of shut t er speed and F/ st op, so t hat
t wo A' s ar e pl aced
i n l i ne wi t h t he cent er i ndex.
O For manual ex pos ur e phot ogr aphy ,
mov e t he A
mar ks away f r om t he cent er , and r ead t he EV
val ue qs
t he r net er needl e i ndi cat es i n t he vi ew
f i nder . Then t r ans mi t
t hi s v al ue i nt o t he s mal l
wi ndow on t he shut t er speed r i ng.
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.
LoADI NG THE CAMERA
t
Su, of f A
( F/ st op
r i n g ) f r o m t h e c e n -
t e r ,
l f n o t , s mo o t h l o a d i n g
i s s o me t i me s b l o c k e d
b y t h e l o c k e d r e l e a s e
b o t t o n , wh i c h ma y b e
c a u s e d b y t h e i n s u f -
f i c i e n t b r i g h t n e s s i n t h e
e n v r r o n me n t .
2
op. n t he r ear cover .
Use an or di nar y 35mm
f i l m r o l l o f 1 2 , 2 0 o r 3 6
exposur es. Be car ef ul
l oadi ng shoul d not be
done i n
di r ect sunl i ght .
f
eut t he f i l m i nt o
t he f i l m compar t -
ment . l f t he car t r i dge
does not set t l e i n t he
compar t ment com-
pl et el y, pr ess i t i n whi l e
sl i ght l y t ur n i ng t he
r ewi nd knob cl ockwi se
or count er - cl ockwi se;
t hen i t cl i cks i n easi l Y.
l l
4
u o t o a n o l e a d o u t
t h e f i l m a l i t t l e wi t h
t h e r i g h t h a n d wh i l e
sl i ght l y
pr essi ng t he car -
t r i dge wi t h t he l ef t hand
and i nser t t he f i l m end
i nt o any of t he si x
gr oov es on t he t ake- up
s poo r .
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Advance t he f i l m so
t hat t he per f or at i ons
engage
the sprocket
gear .
When t he f i l m i s
i nser t ed i n, t he f i l m end
may r un out of t he
ot her si de of t he spool .
Even i n t hat case, con-
t i nue t o advance
t he
f i l m.
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nt t hi s poi nt ,
act u-
at e t he shut t er and
advance t he f i l m f ur t her
and advance t he f i l m
f ur t her
so t hat t he per -
f or at i ons
on bot h si des
engage wi t h t he spr ock-
et gear s.
T2
T
Cl ose t he r ear
cover .
At t hi s
poi nt ,
f or r eassur ance,
l i f t
up t he r ewi nd
cr ank and t ur n i t i n
t he di r ect i on
of t he ar r ow l i ght l y
unt i l t he f i l m i s t i ght ened
enough.
Operate the advance l ever and
actuate the shutter.
Repeat t hi s mot i on unt i l t he f i l m count er shows
t he nuni ber
1. Fr om t hi s poi nt ,
st ar t t aki ng
pi ct ur es.
l f t he r ewi nd knob
t ur ns dur i ng t he
r epeat ed
mot i ons, t hi s shows t hat t he f i l m i s bei ng
advanced properl y.
For aut omat i c. phot ogr aphy,
r eset t he A of t he
F/stop ri ng at the center i ndex.
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O
HO' v" / TO SELECT THE CCRRECT
EXPOSURE
C Aut o- exposur e
1) Aver age l i ght measur ement
Fi r st , t ur n t he F/ st op r i ng t o br i ng t he mar k A t o
t he cent er i ndex. Second, t ur n t he shut t er speed
r i ng t o br i ng t he smal l wi ndow t o t he cent er ,
t hr ough whi ch t he ot her mar k A can be seen.
Once t hese t wo A' s ar e al i gned i n t he cent er , t he
camer a i s set f or aut omat i c exposur e.
Under t he aut omat i c exposur e syst em, t he opt i -
mum combi nat i on of shut t er speed wi t h t he
F/ st op wi l l be aut omat i cal l y sel ect ed i n accor d-
ance wi t h t he br i ght ness of t he subj ect . What i s
bet t er , t he hi ghl y sensi t i ve CdS met er makes
aut omat i c exposur es possi bl e under ver y di m con-
di t i ons
( EV5. 5
or F1. 7 at 1115 s ec . ) .
I n ver y dar k condi t i ons, t he shut t er r el ease
aut omat i cal l y l ocks and
you
cannot r el ease t he
shut t er ; change f r om aut omat i c exposur e syst em
t o manual or f l ash exposur es
,
when t hi s occur s.
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2) Spot l i ght measur ement
wi t h
aut omat i c
exposure
When t he subj ect i s i l l umi nat ed
f r om
t he opposi t e
si de of t he camer a ( i . e.
backl i ght ) ,
f or i nst ance
t he
subj ect i s agai nst
a br i ght wi ndow
or t her e i s a
shar p
cont r ast
bet ween
t he subj ect
and t he sur -
r oundi ngs,
or a t heat r i cal
st age spot _l i ght ed
agai nst
t he backgr ound
dar kness,
et c. , you
make spot
l i ght
measur ement ,
and aut omat i c
exposur e
wi l l
be avai l abl e.
The Ol ympus
35Sp i s t he onl y EE camer a t hat
can make spot l i ght measur ement .
Looki ng t hr ough
t he vi ewf i nder , you
can see an
ar ea of over l appi ng
i mages
i n t he cent r al par t .
Thi s ar ea i s t he spot measur ement
ar ea. Fi x t he
subj ect of your
spot measur ement
i n t hi s ar ea,
t hen whi l e keepi ng
t he spot r eadi ng
but t on
pr essed,
r el ease
t he shut t er .
Av er age l i ght measur e
Spot l i ght measur e
o How to read the light meter in the viewfinder
The aut omat i c combi nat l on of t he shut t er speed
and F/ s t op r anges f r om 1, / 15 s ec'
' F1- 7
t o 1/ 25O
sec .
.
F22 i n a s er i al bol d l i ne, ac cor di ng t o t he
br i ght ness of t he subj ect .
o EE wor ki ng
range
Poi nt s t o be remembered i n aut omat i c
phot ography
( 1)
Make s ur e bot h A' s of t he s hut t er s peed
and F, / s t op r i ngs ar e i n l i ne wi t h t he c ent er
i ndex . Wi t h ei t her A of f t he c ent er , t he
aut omat i c exposur e i s i mpos s i bl e.
When t he needl e ent er s t he
yel l ow zone of
l i ght wi ndow i n t he v i ewf i nder t he s hut t er
speed s l ows down t o 1/ 15
-
1/ 3O s ec .
So, s pec i al c ar e i s neces s ar y not t o s hak e
t he c amer a whi l e t he s hut t er
i s r el eas ed.
l n c as e t he needl e ent er s t he r ed z one,
t he s hut t er can be r el eas ed, but t he i mage
may be t oo br i ght f or cor r ect exposur e.
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( 3)
o Range of automati c
PhotograPhY
l f
you l ook i nt o t he vi ewf i nder ,
you can see t he
l i ght met er over t he upper l i ne of t he br i ght
f r ame. The r ange of aut omat i c
phot ogr aphy i s
l i mi t ed bet ween EV5. 5 and EV17, except i ng t he
r ed and
yel l ow zones at bot h ext r emes. As l ong
as t he met er needl e st ays wi t hi n t hi s l i mi t ,
your
aut omat i c
phot ogr aphy i s assur ed.
o Sl ow speed zone
( i n yel l ow zone)
I n aut omat i c
phot ogr aphy, when t he needl e comes
i nt o t he
yel l ow zone
( under EV8) , t he shut t er
speed sl ows down 1/ 15- 1/ 30 sec.
So be car ef ul not t o al l ow t he camer a t o shake,
whi l e r el easi ng t he shut t er , al so i t i s i nadvi sabl e
t o
phot ogr aph movi ng obj ect s under t hese con-
di t i ons.
i
l f t he needl e f ur t her r uns i nt o t he ext r eme zone
under EV5. 5, wher e i t i s t oo dar k f or aut omat i c
exposur e, t he r el ease but t on i s aut omat i cal l y
l ocked. Then
you have t o t ur n t o manual
exposur e or f l ash exposur es.
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o Over - exposur e war ni ng zone
When t he needl e ent er s t he r ed zone over EV17,
i t war ns over - exposur es. I n t hat case, t he ND
f i l t er i s hel pf ul .
o Spot exposur e zone
The br i ght r ect angul ar ar ea i n t he cent er of t he
vi ewf i nder , wher e t he doubl e i mages ar e t o mat ch
wi t h each ot her f or f ocusi ng, i s t he ar ea f or your
spot measur ement .
Af t er you
compose your
spot measur i ng subj ect ,
r el ease t he shut t er whi l e keepi ng t he spot r eadi ng
but t on pr essed
i n, and you
wi l l obt ai n cor r ect
exposur e f or t he subj ect i n t he aut omat i c phot o-
gr ap hy.
I n t he manual phot ogr aphy, you
must obt ai n an
EV val ue. Pr esst he spot r eadi ng but t on t o r ead t he
cor r ect EV val ue on t he EV scal e, whi ch has t o
be t r ansmi t t ed t o t he wi ndow on t he shut t er r i ng.
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o Manual exposur e
1 )
When you
wi sh t o sel ect a combi nat i on of t he
shut t er speed wi t h t he F/ st op t o det er mi ne
exposur e, or t o use t he sel f - t i mer , use t he manual
syst em, i nst ead of t he aut omat i c. For t hi s
pur pose,
t he l i ght met er i n t he vi ewf i nder i s
pr ovi ded.
l n manual oper at i on, t he shut t er speed i s of
pr edom
i nant i r npor t ance.
1) Shut t er speed must be det er mi ned f i r st t o
meet var i ous f act or s of t he subj ect . For
i nst ance, i ndoor s or i n dar k pl aces,
a
pr oper
shut t er speed wi l l be 1115 or 1/ 30 sec. , whi l e
out door s or i n br i ght pl aces,
11125 or 1l 2SO
sec.
2) Wi t h t he camer a f aci ng t o t he subj ect , r ead t he
EV val ue on t he scal e t hr ough t he vi ewf i nder .
3) Tur n t he F/ st op r i ng unt i l you
f i nd t he same
EV val ue t hr ough t he smal l wi ndow of t he
shut t er speed r i ng.
Thi s i s al l t hat i s r equi r ed f or cor r ect exposur e.
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3)
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4) When you
need t o t ake a
pi ct ur e
by a spot
l i ght measur ement , keep t he spot r eadi ng but t on
depr essed, r ead t he val ue i ndi cat ed by t he met er
on t he EV scal e, and t hen f ol l ow t he same
pr ocedur e
as descr i bed i n t he pr eceedi ng
cl auses.
5) l n case you
want t o al t er t he combi nat i on of
shut t er speed and di aphr agm aper t ur e wi t h t he
exposur e unchanged, dependi ng upon t he con-
di t i ons of t he subj ect , i t may be needed t o
qui cken
t he shut t er speed, or st op down t he
di aphr agm. Hol d t he shut t er speed and F/ st op r i ngs
t oget her , and t ur n t hem cl ockwi se or count er -
cl ockwi se, unt i l you
can sel ect a
pr ef er abl e
shut t er
speed or F/ st op, whi l e keepi ng t he EV number
i ndi cat ed i n t he smal l wi ndow.
The char act er i st i cs of t he manual exposur e wi l l be
f ul l y appr eci at ed i n such cases as when i nt ent i onal -
l y unbal anced exposur es, ai mi ng at an ar t i st i c
ef f ect , or pr ol onged,
bl ur r ed exposur es f or ex-
pr essi ng
speedi ness of movi ng subj ect s or smal l er
F/ st op i nt ended f or deeper ef f ect of scener y.
.
Composi ng t he
pi ct ur e and f ocusi ng
o How t o compose your pi ct ur e.
When l ooki ng t hr ough t he vi ewf i nder , you
see a
l umi nous f r ame of l i ght , Thi s i s cal l ed t he " br i ght
f r ame" . Any subj ect comi ng wi t hi n t hi s f r ame i s
act ual l y exposed on t he f i l m. Compose
your
pi ct ur e
so t hat t he subj ect occupi es t he f r ame ar ea
as f ul l y as pos s i bl e,
I n t he cl ose- up pi ct ur es
wi t hi n t he 1. 5m di st ance,
br i ng t he subj ect i nsi de t he
par al l ax
cor r ect i on
mar Ks.
o How to bri ng the subj ect i nto focus.
Focusi ng i s done by t he br i ght r ect angul ar sect i on
at t he cent er of t he vi ewf i nder .
Whi l e l ooki ng t hr ough t he vi ewf i nder , move t he
hel i coi d l ever up and down unt i l t he doubl e
i mages wi t hi n t he smal l r ect angl e coi nci de and
become cl ear l y vi si bl e. Now t he subj ect i s i n f ocus.
The di st ance scal e i s i ndi cat ed i n met er s
( whi t e
col or ) and f eet
( or ange
col or ) . Any r eadi ng
al i gned t o t he cent er i ndex r epr esent s t he di st ance
to the subj ect.
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O Dept h of f i el d
l f t he f ocus i s set at a cer t ai n di st ance, obj ect s
at t hat di st ance ar e most cl ear l y phot ogr aphed.
At t he same t i me, some vi ci ni t y of t he di st ance
i s al so i n f ocus. Thi s l at i t ude i s cal l ed t he dept h of
f i el d. The smal l er t he aper t ur e st op i s, t he gr eat er
t he dept h of f ocus.
For t aki ng a
pi ct ur e, you ar e supposed t o set t he
di st ance at 3 met er s, and t he F/ st op at 16, f or
i nst ance. I n t hat case, i f you l ook at t he t abl e
you
can see t hat t he dept h of f i el d i s 1. 48m-
i nf i ni t y
( ml .
Al l t he obj ect s bet ween 1. 48m and
i nf i ni t y wi l l be shar p i n your pi ct ur e
so t hat i t i s
not necessar y t o make r eadj ust ment wi t hi n t hi s
r ange.
For aut omat i c
phot ogr aphy, you can under st and
t he necessar y F/ st op number by r ef er r i ng t he EV
number shown i n t he l i ght met er wi ndow t o t he
t abl e of t he EE wor ki ng r ange.
( p. 15)
.
You can st op down t o F 1 6 f or manual , and
F22l 1l 25O sec. ) f or aut omat i c.
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o Hol di ng the camera properl y
The camer a must be hel d st eady i n or der t o t ake
good pi ct ur es.
Shaki ng l eads t o unshar p pi ct ur es.
Pr act i se unt i l you
become f ul l y accust omed t o t he
f eel of t he camer a.
Squeeze t he r el ease but t on wi t h t he bal l , not wi t h
t he t i p, of your f i nger .
DO NOT conceaf any par t of t he l ens or t he CdS
sensi ng cel l wi t h your f i nger s or t he case.
You can hol d t he camer a ei t her ver t i cal l y or
hor i zont al l y as your
composi t i on r equi r es.
@ When hol di ng t he camer a hor i zont al l y, keep
bot h el bows cl ose t o your
body.
@ When hol di ng t he camer a ver t i cal l y, keep t he
r i ght el bow cl ose t o your
body and suppor t t he
camer a f i r ml y wi t h t he l ef t ar m, pr essi ng
t he
camer a back on your f or ehead.
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o Rewi nd the fi l m
When t he whol e r ol l has been exposed, r ewi nd t he
f i l m. To det er mi ne whet her t he whol e r ol l has
been exposed or not , check t he f i l m count er . l t
wi l l show t he number 12
( i n
t he case of
' | ' 2
exposur e r ol l ) , 20
( 20
exposur e r ol l ) or 36
( 36
exposur e r ol l ) .
To r ewi nd t he f i l m, f i r st , pr ess
i n t he r ewi nd
but t on at t he bot t om of t he camer a; second, l i f t
up t he r ewi nd cr ank and t ur n t he cr ank i n t he
di r ect i on of t he ar r ow. Whi l e t he f i l m i s bei ng
r ewound, t he cr ank i s t i ght , but when t he f i l m i s
r ol l ed up and t he f i l m end l eaves t he t ake- up
spool , t he cr ank suddenl y t ur ns f r eel y; t hi r d, t he
f i l m t hus r ewound i s t aken out i n a pl ace f r ee
f r om di r ect sunl i ght . The r ecessed r ewi nd but t on
wi l l r et ur n i t s f or mer posi t i on
at t he next wi ndi ng
stroke.
Towar ds t he end of t he r ol l of f i l m i n use t he
advance l ever may meet r esi st ance and r ef use t o
move hal f way t hr ough t he advanci ng st r oke. Thi s
means t hat al l t he f i l m i s used up. Do not at t empt
t o f or ce t he l ever , or you
wi l l damage t he camer a
and t ear t he f i l m. Pr ess t he r ewi nd but t on and
you can t hen compl et e t he wi ndi ng st r oke.
OHOW TO USE FLASH
I n dar k condi t i ons make f l ash
pi ct ur es
wi t h
bul bs or an el ec t r oni c f l as h uni t .
The compact st yl e Pen F l ash CL can be
wi t hout a c or d.
The f l ashmat i c syst em wi l l el i mi nat e any t r oubl e
of exposur e measur ement .
f l ash
used
1
a )
Attach the f l ash gun to the camera:
Si mpl y i nser t t he Pen Fl ash CL i nt o t he
accessor y shoe
( wi t h
bui l t - i n cor dl ess cont act )
at t he t op of t he camer a; wher e i t connect s
aut omat i cal l y t o t he shut t er di aphr agm mecha-
nt s m,
b) When usi ng- or di nar y f l ash guns or el ect r oni c
f l ash, i nser t t he uni t i nt o t he accessor y shoe
and at t ach f l ash connect i ng
pl ug i nt o t he syn-
chr oni zi ng socket of t he camer a.
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Set t i ng t he shut t er speed
- l n
t he case of f l ash bul b, set t he speed at 1/ 30
sec. ( mar ked i n r ed) t o obt ai n cor r ect synchr o-
n r zat r o n.
a) F/ st op wi t h f l ashmat i c mechani sm.
Fi r st you have t o det er mi ne t he gui de number ,
basi ng on such el ement s as ki nds of f l ash bul b
or f l ash gun
and f i l m t o be used, and shut t er
speed. Af t er set t i ng t he F/ st op at t hi s gui de
number . you have onl y t o f ocus on t he subj ect .
Exposur e wi l l be aut omat i cal l y adj ust ed t o t he
di st ance by t he camer a i t sel f .
al
For exampl e, i f AG- 1 bul b i s used w. i t h Pen
Fl ash CL, at shut t er speed 1/ 30 sec. , t he
gui de number wi l l be 28( m)
( ASA
100) . t f
AG- 18 i n us e, t he gui de number 20.
b) Set t i ng t he F/ st op wi t hout f l ashmat i c mecha-
nt s m.
Set t he subj ect i n f ocus, and r ead t he di st ance.
Di v i de t he gui de number of t he f l as h bul b or
el ec t r oni c bul b i n us e by t he di s t anc e.
( F
i l m
sensi t i vi t y and shut t er speed ar e ot her f act or s
t o be consi der ed. ) Sel ect a most si mi l ar number
t o t he val ue t hus obt ai ned as t he F/ st oo.
Suppos i ng t he gu i de
number 40
( ASA
100)
of t he f l as h bul b, and
t he di st ance 5 met er s.
4 0 + 5 = 8 .
Ther ef or e, a cor r ect ex-
pos ur e
wi l l be F/ 8.
O
HOW TO USE SELF- TI MER Gi ve t he camera t he care i t deserves :
The bui l t - i n sel f - t i mer i s usef ul not onl y f or gr oup
pi ct ur es i n whi ch t he phot ogr apher
wi shes t o
appear , but al so f or cl ose- r ange and copyi ng wor k.
The sel f - t i mer can be used at al l shut t er speeds
except B and aut omat i c exposur e. Wi t hout
advanci ng t he f i l m, you
can never set t he t i mer .
1. Cock t he shut t er by advanci ng t he f i l m wi nd
l ever . Then sel ect t he pr oper shut t er speed
and F/ st op.
Set t he sel f - t i mi ng l ever by
di r ect i on of t he, ar r ow t i l l i t
Pr ess t he shut t er r el ease and
shut t er wi l l be r el eased.
Dust and moi st ur e ar e enemi es of your camer a.
Be sur e t o st or e t he camer a i n a dr y and wel l -
vent i l at ed
pl ace.
Don' t t ouch t he l ens wi t h
your f i nger . l f
t ouched, wi pe i t wi t h a cl ean unst ar ched
cot t on cl ot h. Fi nger pr i nt s, i f not wi ped of f
i mmedi at el y, wi l l event ual l y not be r emovabl e.
3. Af t er usi ng t he camer a on t he beach, be sur e
t o wi pe t he sur f ace of t he camer a wi t h a sof t
cl ot h so t hat no sal t or ot her cor r osi ve
subst ance wi l l be l ef t on i t .
Don' t l eave t he camer a near t he r adi o set ,
TV or ot her st r ong magnet s f or a l ong t i me.
When you don' t use t he camer a f or a l ong t i me,
r emove t he mer cur y bat t er y f r om t he compar t -
ment . Next t i me
you use t he camer a,
put t he
bat t er y i n t he compar t ment cor r ect l y, af t er
wi pi ng i t wi t h a dr i ed cl ean cl ot h.
6. l f t he camer a shou l d need ser vi ce, br i ng i t
i mmedi at el y t o your deal er , who i s an
OLYMPUS ser vi ce agent .
2.
4.
5.
2.
?
pushi ng
i n t he
comes t o a st op.
i n 9 seconds t he
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o HANDY ACCESSORI ES
o Fi l t er s
Us e 49mm s c r ew- i n
f i l t er s whi c h ar e f r ee-
l y a v a i l a b l e .
o
35SP Lens Hood
Th i s l e n s h o o d e l i mi -
nat es
u ndes i r abl e
gl ar e
caused
by t he
sun or ot her
l i ght
s our c e.
The hood
c an be put
on t ne
l ens i n r ever se, when
t he camer a i s put
I n a cas e.
Fl ash CL:
Thi s compact mi c-
r of l ash uni t can be
used wi t h t wo t ypes
of bul bs , AG- 1 and
AG. 3N.
O OLYMPUS PS1OO G
The Ol ympus PSl O0 G E l ectroni c F l ash operates on
penl i ght
batteri es and AC house current. The
Ol ympus PS100 G can be used wi th such cameras
as Ol ympus 35RC, Ol ympus Tr i p 35, 35SP, Pen
EE-z, EES-2, EED, and any other cameras wi th
hot shoe contact. l ts
power
source i s two 1.5V
penl i ght
bat t er i es, cabon/ zi nc or al kal i ne or AC
househol d current 10O-120V or 22O-24OV. The
number of fl ashes i s 20O from set of fresh al kal i ne
batteri es. Gui de number 14 i n meter or 45 i n feet
(ASA
100) col or temperature 6,0000 kel ui n.
It measures 86mm x 59mm x 29mm
(3
3/8" x
2 318" x 7 118"1 and wei ghs 120 grams
(4
oz,l
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