Zenza Bronica ETRS Bedienerhandbuch

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A. Depress the battery chamberbutton with your finger and, atthe same time, move the batterychamber cover in the arrow-in-dicated direction. The cover

2 I Main SwitchThe main switch is located onthe upper left side of the mainbody . There will be no opera-tions unless the main switchis pushed down (

4Attachment and Removal of Film BacksThe film back is a film cham-ber that can be attached or de-tached f reely f rom the mainbody, thus permitting

A. To attach the film back tothe main body, simply insert thelatches at the upper end of thefilm back into attachment open-ings at the upper end o

Film holderA. The film back consists of afilm holder and f ilm back frame,with exclusive film backs avail-able for 120 and 220 roll films.The film ho

B. lt will be possible to takeout the film holder, uPon open-ing the back cover.C. The film holder has twospool holders, with the right onefor the

E. Rotate the manual filmwinder on top of the f ilm holderin the arrow-indicated directionand wind up the film leader.When the starting point, or

G. Close the back cover, bypressing it f irmly against theright side of the film back base,as illustrated. The back coverwill automatically lock a

120 roll filmIStarting mark22O roll filmIDotted line Starting mark* When loading 220 roll filmin the Film Back GS 220, donot mistake the dotted line

Upon loading the film, tear offthe end flap from the emptyfilm package and insert it in thefilm type indicator frame. Thiswill help you keep track of

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The filrn winding crank auto-matically stops, when rotatedcompletely one time in the for-ward direction, with film ad-vanced one frame and shuttercock

A. The shutter speed scale isviewed in its window over theshutter speed dial. The numberson the scale are shutter speedsettings, with numbers 1 to

C. The shutter speed dial is setto A, for aperture-priority AEphotography when a f inder witha built-in exposure meter isattached. To set A, press t

An electro-magnetic shutter re-lease button is incorporated inthe Zenza Bronica GS-l . Strok-ing the release button halfwayilluminates the shutter spe

A. First, cock the shutter withthe f ilm winding crank and thenpull up the time exposure leverre lease.B. Slide the time exposure leverand release the

l5 l Exchanging LensesA. To attach the lens, align thewhite dot on the main body andthe red dot on the lens, andthen insert the lens f ully into its

A. Various types of optionalfinders can be interchanged tomatch shooting conditions tophotographic conditions. To at-tach the finder, align the f

* When using finders with abuilt-in exposure meter, expo-sure measurements should notbe taken with the depth of f ieldpreview lever depressed, as the

A. To adjust the lens to therequired distance, without useof the f inder, simply rotatethe focusing ring and set thedistance opposite the orang

221 Flash Fhotographyindex to the infrared index, byshifting the distance ring.For example, if the distance in-dicated by the orange-coloredindex is 3

Congratulations on your choice of the Zenza Bronica GS-l, a lens shutter typesingle lens reflex camera in the 6x7 format.The GS-1 provides the profes

ttt,.C. When the ded icated Speed-Light G1 for the Zenza BronicaGS-1 is used in combinationwith the Speed G rip G, it willbe possible to control the

241 Mirror Lock-UpWhen the mirror lock-up lever isreversed, upon suspension ofshooting with the mirror lockedup, the shutter will be released.Therefor

C. Reverse the mirror lock-uplever.One f rame will be exposed and,therefore, wasted.D. Cover the lens with its lenscap and then reverse the mirrorloc

The Zenza Bronica GS-l has anelectro-magnetic shutter releasesystem which means that theusual cable release cannot beused.A Zenza Bronica Electro-Ma

Matte (Standard type) M icroprism/Sp I it-i mageSplit-imageMicroprismGrid-linesMatte (for 6x6 & 6x4.5 formats)@www.orphancameras.com

A. Pull the release lever on thebase of the film winding crankassembly outwards and, at thesame time, rotate the base in thecounter-clockwise direct

U -shaped' ringPlastic ringcoverB. Next, place the plastic ringcover over the U-shaped ring, asillustrated.A. First, insert the U-shapedring int

29 | Facts About the BatteryBuckleD. After adjusting the lengthof the neck strap, pass the lead-ing end of the strap through thebuckle, as illustrated

301 Pointers on Shooting3 | | 8il'",?t'8E-i'""* The shutter cannot be cockedwhen film is not loaded in thefilm back. T

f rom its slit.* Always protect the lens withits cover, when carrying thecamera.* Clean the camera and lensvery carefully after using it out-doors

corvtenrrsSpecif ications of the Zenza Bronica GS-1 2Parts of the Zenza Bronica GS-l 41. Loadingthe Battery 72. Main Switch 83. ,Finder Display and B

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Zenzanon-PGS0mm F4.565mm F4 10omm F3.5No. of group€lement8-1 17-9 4-6Angle of view 93069.5"4goApertures4.5-22 Mlhalf click)4-22 (w/half click) 3.

IItlZenzanon-PG150mm F4200mm F4.5250mm F5.6No. of groupelement 5-55-65-6Angle of view33"25.5020.50Apertu res4L22 (w/half click)4.5 - 32 (w/half c

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Specification$'of the Zenza ihicarcs-ti iiiiirrri;:.:..tType 6 x 7cm format lens shutter single lens reflex camera, with interchangeable lens, f

,t::.Focusing screen Interchangeable type; standard type, supplied with camera, has full-area matte screen.Finder indications Shutter speed, etc., is

Focusing ringFlash synch socketAE finder contactsShutter speed dialShutter speed scalewindowScreen removal leve(teft)Mirror lock-up leverAperture ring

:Pinder release buttonBack cover release button (toplMain switchShutter speed dial lock buttonFilm winding crank Depth of field preview leverLens rele

Film winding crank assembTime exposurelever releaseAccessory contactsFilm windingcouplerExposure compensation dial lock buttonTime exposure leverTripo