Exakta 35mm Guide

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EXAKTA 35 mm.
GUIDE
How to Use
The Exakta I, IL
Exakta Varex V, VX, IIa, IIb,
vx500, vx1000, RTLL000
AIso the Exa I, Ia, II, IIa, IIb and 500
By W. D. EMANUEL
Tw,elfth Edition
Focal Press . London
CONTENTS
PagePage
The 35 mm. Exakta Models 4
Handling the Exakta 13Loading 13Carrying 16Viewing 18Holding 27Shooting 26Unloading 30Unloading withoutRewinding 32Changing Partly-ExposedFilm 32Cutting Off Exposed FilmParts 33
Exakta Films 34Safelight 34Handling. Winding andTrimming the Film 34Length of Film...

Coe of the CaneraStorageExerciseRunning test after storageKeeping the interior cleanTreating the camera withcareCoping with tropicalconditions 78
Close-up Work 80Supplementary Lenses 80Close-up Focusing Tablefor SupplementaryLenses 82Extension Tubes 82
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77 Flash with the Exakta77 How to Use Flash77 Flash Exposures7778
7g Exakta Accessories
Slwtter Speeds to AnestMovement
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THE 35 mm. EXAKTA MODELS
The 35 mm. Exakta is a single-lens reflex camera. Theactual taking lens serves both for...

A delayed-action release (self-timer) is built-in and coupledto the shutter, allowing all speeds from 1/1000 to 6 secs. tobe released with a delaying time of about 12 secs. This verywide choice of longer automatic shutter speeds is unique forminiature cameras and is useful for certain specialised work.On the other hand, this shutter is more complicated thanthose of most of the other miniature cameras and needscareful handling. Shutter winding is automatically coupledwith fi.lm transport and the swing of...

EXAKTA ltA, llB, VX500 AND VXt000 CONTROLS
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The Exa 1, introduced in 1963 (below), is basicallythe same as the models currenr up to 1951 (right).Its styling was improved, however, and theshutter speeds changed.
THE EXA MODELS
1, Slow speed and de-leyed action knob. 2,F6cusing screen. 3. Filmindicator. .1. Carryinglul. 5, Magnifier 6,FocusinS hood.7, Aper-ture rin8.8, Hood pente-prism crtch (not on 11b).9,...

EARLIER 35 mm. EXAKTA MODELS
Right: Model I, the originalKine Exakta, has non-interchangeable focusingscreen and is synchronizedfor bulbs only.
Right: Models V and VXhave interchangeablescreens and are M- and X-synchronized, having twosets of sockets. The 1956model of the VX has asingle concentric socket ateach side.
in spite of housing the focal plane shutter, reflex arrange-
ment and fast interchangeabla lenses. It also has a tripod
bush, internal flash synclironisation for electronic flash and
flash...

EXAKTA VAREX IIa (1957). This model follows in general theabove description. Its main differences compared with the eartermodels are three co-axial flash sncker. /X. M and F). a specially silentshutter mechanism and an improved film indicator. The 196l model ofthe Varex IIa is fitted with an improved reflex hood (with one-fngerclosing) which also accepts the interchangeable ground-glass screensfor special purposes, e.g. with split image rangefinder (up to now onlyavailable for the pentaprism). This hood...

HANDLING THE EXAKTA
To start with, we take it for granted that we have ourExakta, together with a cassette of film, in front of us. Ourfirst task is to load the camera with fi.Im.
Loading
The fi.lm should be loaded into the camera in subdueddaylight, or at least in the shadow of your body. Theprocedure is as follows:
1. Open camera-back.2. Insert film.3. Fix film on take-up spool.4. Close camera.5. Open finder hooil.6. Transport film twice and release.7. Wind film-winder once more and set...