A pr ec i s i on i ns t r ument c opobl e of br i ngi ng you some of t he f i nest phot ogr ophs you hove ever t oken. Pl e o s e r e o d t h e f o l l o wi n g p o g e s c or ef ul l y . Fol l ow t he eos / r s t ep- by - s t ep r ec ommend ot i ons . l . Ac c e s s o r y Sh o e 2. Fi l m Adv onc e Lev er 3. Li ght Got her i ng Wi ndow ( Phot o Ce l l ) 4 . St r o p Ho l d e r 5 . Fl o s h Sy n c h r o - t e r mi n o l 6. Rongef i nder 7 . Vi ewf i nde r e ) . To k i n g L e n s ( Yo s h i n o n f ' 1 . 8 ) 9 . Sl i d e L o c k I 0. Sl i de Loc k Rel eos e But t on I l . Cos s et t e Suppor t i ng Shof t 1 2 . Fi n d e r Ey u - p i e c e www.orphancameras.com 13. Fi l m Got e 1 4. Tr i pod Socket 15. Spr ocket 16. Toke- up Spool 17. ASA- Dl N Fi l m Speed Conver si on Tobl e 18. Fi l m Pr es sur e Pl ot e 19. Fi l m Rewi nd Rel eose But t on 20. Sel f - t i mer Lever 21 . Focusi ng Lever 22. Fi l m Exposur e Count er 23. Shut t er Rel eose But t on 24. Exposur e I ndi cot or Wi n- dow 25. Shut t er Speed Cont r ol R i ng 26. Lens Openi ng Sc ol e 27. Dept h- of - f i el d Scol e 28. Red Di omond Mor k 29. ASA Fi l m Speed I ndi c q- t o r Di o l 30. Di s t onc e Sc ol e 3 1 . F i l m Po s i t i o n Mo r k 32. Fi l m Rewi ndi ng Knob w l Fol d i ng C r onk TOADI NG FI L' YI 35mm r ol l f i l m 2 0 o r 3 6 e x p o s u r e s p e r r o l l 24 36r , r m s i z e negot i v e Bl o c k o n d Wh i t c o r c o l o r ( r ) ( 2 1 ( 3 ) ( 4 ) To unl oc k t he boc k c oy er , s l i de t he Rel ec c e But t on i n t he d i r ec t i on of or r ow ( t o t he mor k i ng ' 0' ) pr es s i ng i t , ond t he h i n g e d b o c k c o v e r wi l l s wi n g o p e n . Pul l out t he Fi l m Rewi ndi ng Knob, ond i ns er t o new r ol l of 35mm f i l m i n t he f i l m c homber . Gent l y dr ow out t he f i l m l eoder f r om t he c os s et t e. Thr eod t he f i l m l eoder i nt o t he s l ot of t he Tok e- up Spool . Adv onc e t he f i l m wi t h one s t r ok e of t he Adv onc e Lev er , ond mok e s ur e t he per f or ot i ons i n t he f i l m or e t hr eoded t o t he s p r o c k e t s . il. -* www.orphancameras.com ( 5 ) Cl os e t he boc k c ov er by pr es s i ng i t wi t h y our f i nger s unt i l i t l oc k s i nt o pos i t i on. Pr es s t he Shut t er Rel eos e But t on. ( 6 ) Adv onc e f i l m ond pr es s t he Shut t er Rel eos e But t on, t wi c e. ( 7 | Adv onc e t he f i l m ogoi n ond s et t he f i gur e ' l ' on t he Ex pos ur e Coui ' r t er Di ol oppos i t e t he r ed t r i ongl e, t ur ni ng t he di ol c ount er - c l o c k w i s e . NO\ ^ / THE CAMERA I S READY FOR THE FI RST PI CTURE. {ta d t; METER-COUPLED SHUTTER SYSTEM The (opol SV shutter of the IYNX-I000 incorporotes di ol s, i n oddi ti on l o cross-toupl i ng wi l h the bui l t-i n o system of l i nki ng l he shutter speed ond ref l ect ed-l i ghl -reodi ng exposure met er operture Si mi l or t o t he LVS sy st em, i t pr ovi des cor r ect ex posur e ov er o wi de r onge of shut t er speed- oper l ur e combi not i ons when set occor di ng t o t he si mPl e i nst r uct i ons. Si nce f he oper f ur e, shut t er ond exposur e met er or e l i nk ed, s et t i ng t he comer o f or cor r ect exposur e hos been si mpl i f i ed t o mot chi ng o mov obl e needl e t o o f i xed cor r ect exPosur e i nd i col or . www.orphancameras.com EXPOSIJRE INDICATOR vl sl BLE I N VI EWFI NDER EXPOSURE INDICATOR ON TOP OF CAMERA \ \ ' h i t e ( l i r c l . I l o \ c l I SETTING CA' YTERA FOR EXPOSUR,E ASA Seffing Lever vntil the film looded in ]he fully in ]he ASA Indicolor Window. I ASA DI AL l 0 o ( Cor r esponds ASA 12) l 6 o ( Cor r esponds ASA 25) Assumi ng t he ASA Speed of t he f i l m i n use i s ASA 100, move t he ASA Set t i ng Lever unt i l t hi s f i gur e i s f ul l y v i s i bl e i n t he l ndi c qt or Wi ndow. ASA SETTI NG TEVER t o 32 50 o r 00 200 400 7 800 ( ASA 80) www.orphancameras.com Now index Ring. set the desired shvtter speed opposite the ' red mark' hy tvrning the Shutfer Speed Conrrol As l ong os l i ght condi t i ons r emoi n l he s ome, o chcnge i n shul t er speed by t ur ni ng t he Shut t er Speed Cont r ol Ri ng wi l l oul omot i c ol l y keep t he oper t ur e i n cor r ect r el oi i onshi p l o t he shut t er s peed i n use. Si r ' : ce over - r i di ng of t he cr os s- c oupl i ng i s possi bl e, cor e shoul d be t ok en t o r echeck ei t her exposur e i ndi col or when o r opi d s hi f t i n s hut t er speed hos been mqde. \ FOR CORRECT EXPOSUR. ES Af t cr poi nt i ng t he LYNX t owor d t he scene t o be phot ogr ophed, t ur n t he Aper t ur e Cont r ol Ri ng unt i l t he Gr een Needl e i n t he Exposur e l ndi co?or on t op of t he comer o comes i nt o ol i ngnment wi t h f i xed Gr een I ndi cot or . A s i mi l or , ond f os t er s ys t em moy be us ed , by f r omi ng t he scene i n t he vi ewf i nCer ond t ur ni ng t he Aper t ur e Conl r ol Ri ng unt i l t he movobl e poi nl er i s cenf er ed i n t he whi l e c i r cl e on t he f r ome vi si bl e i n t he vi ewf i nder . CAMERA TOP oYer expoSur e www.orphancameras.com I NSI DE VI EWFI NDER I MPORTANT : Shoul d you be unobl e t o mot ch t he ex posur e met er poi nl er ond t he f i xed i ndi cot or , l wo r ec s ons or e poss i bl e, - ei t her t he s hut t er s peed i s t oo hi gh or l i ght condi t i ons or e not sui t obl e f or t he sel shut t er speed t o yi el d c or r ect ex pos ur e. Reset shut t er t o o sl ower ( or hi gher ) s peed consi st ent wi t h over oge l i ght condi t i ons. CONVENTI ONAT EXPOSURE SETTI NGS Convent i onol set t i ngs of t he shut t er speed ond oper t ur e cont r ol s of t he LYNX hove been r et oi ned f or phot ogr opher s f omi l i or wi t h t hi s s y st em. Set t i ngs moy be mode by t ur ni ng t he Shut t er Speed Cont r ol Ri ng t o t he desi r ed speed ond r nen s c t t i ng t he Aper t ur e Cont r ol Ri ng. Becouse of t he c r oss - c oupl i ng f eot ur e, s et t i ngs f i r st mode on t he Aper t ur e Coni r ol Ri ng must be hel d i n pl oce whi l e t he Shut t er Speed Cont r ol Ri ng i s bei ng t ur ned. l o i.ttttll irii i:iiiti liit::ir lili$ :i:t,i.$ iiliiii *# SI GHTI NG & FOCUSI NG The s i ngl e wi ndow v i ew r ongef i nder per mi t s qui c k f oc us i ng ond f r omi ng of t he pi c f : r e. The ex f r o- l or ge v i ewi ng wi r dow f eol r r es o br i ght - l i ne f r ome i ndi c ot i ng c l eor l y i he f i el C of v i ev r c ov er c d by t he 45mm Yqs hi non l ens . When y ou c ompos e y our pi c t ur e wi t hi n t hi s f r ome y ou c r e os s ur ed of gef f i ng pr ec i s el y whot y ou s ee. When l ook i ng l hr ough t he v i ewf i nder , t he s mol l , br i ght r ec t ongl e i n t he c ent er i s por t of t he s uper - i mpos ed- i moge- t y pe r ongef i nder . To f oc us , c ent er t he s mol l r ec t ongl e ov er t he c ent er of i nl er es t i n t he s c ene ond r ot ot e t he f oc us i ng l ev er unt i l t he t wo i moges mer gc , f or mi ng one c l eor i moge. Th e c o me r o i s n o w i n f o c u s f o r t h i s p o r t i c u l o r p i c t u r e . Th e f o c u s i n g s c o l e mo y o l s o be us ed t o f oc us t he LYNX o n d , wh e n u s e d i n c o n i u n c t i o n wi t h t h e d e p t h - o f - f i e l d s c o l e , i s e x t r e me l y u s e f u l f o r t h e " Zone Foc us i ng" met hod f or s h o r p o c t i o n p i c t u r e s . www.orphancameras.com PARATLAX CORRECTI ON Por ol t ox , t he di s c r eponc y i n or eo c ov er ed by t he l ens ond v i ewf i nder , i s out omot i c ol l y c or r ec t ed by t he br i ght - l i ne- f r ome f i nder . The LYNX i nc or por ot es o t i l t i ng pr i s m, f ul l y c oupl ed t o t he r onge f i nder , t hot c ompens ot es f or por ol l ox ov er t he ent i r e f oc us i ng r onge. The pi c t ur e r ec or ded on t he f i l m wi l l be i dent i c ol t o t hot c ompos ed wi t hi n t he br i ght - l i ne f r o me . Suni ec t i n o l c : r g c j i s t onc e Subi c c l i n o s hor t di s t onc e TAKI NG FTASH PI CTURES Your Yqshi co LYNX of f er s M- X synchr oni zot i on Sel ect or Posi t i on M X Bul b used Medi um Peok Shor t Peok Sh u t t e r A_ - - c _ ^ ^ r 1 1 6 0 o r Speed AnY SPeed sl ower X Med i um Peok I i 30 or sl ower ( When us i ng s el f - t i mer ) Do not use Shor t Peok bul b wi t h ( ( M" synchr oni zot i on. Move t he sel ect or t o X posi t i on when usi ng El ect r oni c Fl osh. Your comer ct deol er wi l l be gl od t o suppl y t he pr oper f l osh ot t ochment f or your comer o. The Yoshi co Qui ck- Li t e el ect r oni c f l osh i s por t i cul or l y sui t ed f or use wi t h t he LYNX. Synchr oni zot i on f or f l osh i s bui l t - i n. A st ondor d FC connect or pl ugs i nt o t he f l osh t er mi nol . The f l osh uni t sl i ps i nt o t he Accessor y Shoe or ot t oches t o t he comer o wi t h o br ocket t hot scr ews i nt o t he t r i pod socket . www.orphancameras.com SEI F- TI MER The Sel f - Ti mer , f or t oki ng sel f ' por t r oi t s or gr oup gi ves you obout 8 seconds t o get your sel f i nt o t he ( A) Cout i on ! Be sur e t o move t he synchr oni zot i on t o t he X posi t i on when usi ng t he sel f - t i mer . ( B) Then set speed, ond move t he sel f - t i mer i n t he shown by t he or r ow. CABTE R. EI EASE A st ondor d cobl e r el eqse con be f i t t ed t o your Yoshi co LYNX. Scr ew t he Cobl e Rel eose i nt o t he socket pr ovi ded on t he Shut t er Rel eose But t on. Your comer o deol er wi l l suppl y t he pr oper cobl e r el eose f or your c omer o. pi ct ur e s, pi ct ur e. sel ect or d i r ect i on I ENS OPENI NG The l ens oPer t ur e cont r ol s t he omount of l i ght t hot wi l l poss t hr ough i he t ens ont o t he l i ght - sensi t i ve f i f m. The Yos hi c o LYNX, wi t h i t s Yos hi non l ens , of i er s openi ngs of f : l . 8, 2. 8, 4, 5. 6, 8, l l , 16 & 22. Not i ce t hot f h - ' l ower t he number , t he l or ger t he l ens openi ng. f : 1. 8 i s l he l or gest openi ng ond f r , 22 t he smol l est . To set t he l ens openi ng r ot ot e t he Aper t ur e Cont r ol Ri ng uni i l t he desi r ed l ens oper t ur e i s i n ol i gnment wi t h t he r ed di omond. SHUTTER SPEED The shut t er speed cont roi s t he durot i on of t he exposure. Shut t er speeds on your Yoshi co LYNX wi rh i t s f i ne c opof s huf t er ( : r e 1, 1f 2, 114, 1l g, 1115, 113O, 1160, 11125, 11250, l / 5OO ond l / l ooo of c r second ond ' B' . The' B' s et t i ng i s f or t oki ng pi ct ur es wi t h on ex posur e l onger t hon I second. Use o t r i pod or br oc e when usi ng ' B' . When you pr ess t he Shut t er Rel eose But t on on l he ' B' set l i ng, t he shut t er st oys open unt i l you r el eose pr essur e on t he but t on. I t i s qdvi sobl e l o set t he shut t er speed bef or e you cock t he shut t er ot ol l t i mes. Comer o moy be hond- hel d Use o Tr i pod or Br oce Aver oge Pi cl ur e Act i on Pi ct ur es -rrcoo, Vrooo 1 1 1l 3O t o 11250 Ti me Exposur e Sl ow Speed - - - ' r - m www.orphancameras.com UNTOADI NG FI I M Af t er t oki ng o f ul l r ol l of f i l m, i t i s necessor y t o r ewi nd t he f i l m i nt o t he cosset t e or cor t r i dge bef or e r emovi ng t he exposed f i l m f r om t he c o me r o . l . Pr es s t he f i l m r el eos e but t on whi c h i s t oc ot ed on t he t he c omer o. l t need be hel d i ; r 1: os i t i on. 2. Fl i p up t he f i l m r ewi nd cr onk hondl e t o t he hor i zont ol wi nd i n t he di r ect i on of t he or r ow. 3. When t he f i l m i s compl et el y r ewound i nt o t he coset t e, open t he bock c ov er by pr es s i ng t he Sl i de Loc k Rel eos e But t on i n t he di r ec t i on of t he or r ow. Pul l up t he r ewi nd c r onk s hof t ond r emov e c os et t e. =- - : ) Ii 1 under s i de of pos i t i on ond Not e : Toword fhe end of the filn you will fee/ a slight r esi sl cnce. But conf i nue t ur ni ng f he r ewi nd cr onk until the filn pul/s owoy from the s/ot on fhe foke- up Spool . I _ _ l 3' I xlt EXPOSURE Exposur e meons f i ndi ng t he r i ght combi nof i on of l ens- openi ng ( oper t ur e) qnd shul t er speed i n r el ot i on t o t he sensi t i vi t y ( ASA) of your f i l m. ( ASA i ndi cot es Amer i con St ondor d Associ ot i on) . For exompl e i f you or e usi ng q f i l m of ASA l O0 sensi t i vi t y, your cor r ect exposur e wi l l be occor di ng t o t he f ol l owi ng t obl e: DAYTIGHT EXPOSURE TABTE Your shut t er speed wi l l be l / 125 wi t h oper t ur e number s shown bel ow. Br i ght Sun Hozy Sun Cl oudy- Br i ght Cl oudy- Dul l or Open Shode ( 4) Li ght Subi ect s ( l ) r 116 t 111 r l 8 t 15. 6 Avero.ge Subi ects ( 21 t l l r f 15. 6 Dor k Subi ect s ( 3) t 15. 6 t 12. 8 ( I ) Li ght Subi ect s : Di si ont l ondscopes, neor - by peopl e wi l h seo, beqch ond snow scenes i n t he bockgr ound. ( 21 dver oge Subi ec t s , Neor - by peopl e, hous es , gor dens , bui l di nr gs ond pl oces not i n t he s hode. Advi sobl e t o use t hi s cl oss when l i ght ond dor k obi ect s or e i n obout equol pr opor l i on. ( 3 ) Dor k Subi ec t s : Peopl e i n dor k c l ot hi ng ; t r ees , f l ower s , oni mol s ond l or ge bui l di ngs' ( 41 Open Shode: Subi ect s shoded f r om l he s un bul l i ght ed by o wi de or eq of open sk y. The l ess t he open sky t he l or ger t he l ens openi ng. l f you or e usi ng on ASA 50 f i l m, you shoul d use o l or ger l ens- openi ng or l ower your shut t er speed ( l / 60) . 17 When i n doubt , f ol l ow t he f i l m monuf oci ur er ' s r ecommendoi i ons, ond you wi l l be ossur ed of good pi ct ur es. f 18 rl4 t 18 tl4 4 I I i r t 1 i 1 t www.orphancameras.com sETflNG CAMERA FOR AUTOMATIC FILTER . FACTOR COMPENSATION When q f i l t er i s us ed t o obt qi n nor mol col or r endi t i on i n bl oc k & whi t e or t o c or r ect col or c ost s i n c ol c r phot ogr ophy , t hes e f i l t er s c ut out o por t i on of t he nor mol c ol or spect r um, , " r ul t i ng i n o l oss of l i ght r eoc hi ng t he f i l m. To c ompens ot e f or t hi s l i ght l os s t he f i l t er monuf oct ur er s hqve col cul ot ed o mot hem' r r i c ol mul t i pl yi ng f oc t or whi c h i s di v i ded i nt o t he s hut t er s peed or oper t ur e openi ng' Vor y i ng wi t h t he sens i t i v i t y ond col or r es pons e chor oc f er i s t i c s of t he f i l m emul si on, t hese f oc t or s ol l or v t l t e i hot ogr opher t o r ecol cul ot e t he exposur e ond obt qi n cor r ect l y. - exposed negot i ves. Exompf e : As s umi ng o f i l t er f oci or of X2 l or o y el l ow f i l t er ond f i l m wi t h on ASA 200 i ndex wi t h q ncr mol ex pos ur e r eodi ng c ol l i ng f or o s hut t er s peed of 11200 ot f : l 6, you coul d di vi de t he f oct or i nt o ei t her , 9i v i n9 l / 100 ot f , l 6 or l l 2OO qt f , 8. A si mpl i er met hod i s t o di vi de t he f i l t er f oc t or i nt o t he ASA speed ond s et t he r esul t i n t he ASA l ndi cot or Wi ndow. Thi s ol l ows y ou t o use t he met er t o obt oi n t he c or r ect ex pos ur e out omot i col l y' NOI E i Res et t he - ASA s peed when f i l t er i s not i n us e' ' Mony phot ogr opher s keep on UV f i l t er on t he c omer o t o pr ot ect t he l ens f r om dus t ond cut s hoz e. l t r equi r es no f i l t er . f oc t or i n ei t her bl oc k & whi t e or col or phot ogr ophy . l 8 When you f ocus t he comer o on o subi ect t her e i s o c er t oi n di s t onc e i n f r ont ond boc k of t he s ubi ec t wi t hi n whi c h ot her obi ec t s wi l l ol s o oppeor s hor p. Thi s i s k nown os t he " Dept h- of - Fi el d" , ond i t v or i es wi t h t he l ens oper t ur e, t he s mol l er t he oper t ur e t he gr eot er t he De p t i r - o f - Fi e l d ; i t i s mu c h l o r g e r o t f : 1 6 t h o n o t f : 1 . 8 . The Dept h- of - Fi el d Sc ol e wi l l be f ound on t op of t he l ens mc unt di r ec t l y i n f r ont of t he f oc us i ng s c ot e. You wi l l not i c e t hot on ei t her s i de of t he r ed di omond i s o s i mi l or s et of number s whi c h r epr es ent t he l ens oper t ur es . When t he c omer o i s f oc us ed on y our s ubj ec t , l ook f or t he oper t ur e y ou or e us i ng on ei t her s i de of t he s c ot e t o det er mi ne t he Dept h- of - Fi el d. Thus , i f t he c omer o i s f oc us ed of 7 f ec t onC t he l ens oper t ur e i s f , l g, t he Dept h- of - Fi el d ( oi . ec i n whi c h ol l obi c c t s or e s hor p) i s f r om obout 5 f t . t o l 6 f t . You c on empl oy dept h- of - f i el d t o us e y our Yos hi c o LYNX os o f i x ec - f oc us c omer o. l n t hi s c os e s et t he di s t onc e s c ol e t o 20 f i . ond t he l ens oper t ur e t c f : 8. You wi l l not i c e on t he Dept h- of - Fi el d s c ol e t hot ony t hi ng f r om obc . . r I I f eet t o i nf i ni t y wi l l be i n f oc us . Di s t onc e Sc ol e Dept h- of - f i el d Sc o l e www.orphancameras.com DEPTH. 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Ke e p o wo y f r o m d u s t o n d mo i s t u r e . Fo r c l e o n i n g t h e l e n s s u r f o c e t o r e mo v e o l wo y , s wi p e i t v e r y l i g h t l y b y u s i n g c l e o n g o u z e o r l c n s c l e o n i n g c l o t h . l e n s wi t h o d i r t y h o n d k e r c h i e f . Wh e n y o u o r e n o t u s i n g y o u r c o me r o f o r d o n o t l e o v e t h e s h u t t e r s e t . y our c omer o d u s t o r d i r t , Do not wi pe o l ong per i od www.orphancameras.com