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, 3) Threod for coble-releose

4) Releoseknob
5) Frome-finder
6) Ring for seftinglhe exposure times
. 7) Ring for selting the sfops(diophrogm)
8) Holding support
9 ) G r i p t o d i s e n g o g et h e l o z y t o n g s
10) Quick-chonge lens mounl
1 1 ) E y e l e t sf o r s h o u l d e r s t r o p
12)' Lever for lensioningthe Compur shuller
13) Stopper
14) Tripod bush
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16) Knob for settingM ond X
17) Eyepiece of ronge-finder
18) Sighffor frqme-finder
19) Mounting piecefor flosh-equipment
2 0 ) S c o l ef o r W i d e - o n g l e O r t h o r 6 . 8 1 7 . 3
2 1 ) S c o l ef o r A n t i c o m o r s 1 0 c m .
2 2 ) S c o l ef o r A n l i c o m o r s 1 0 c m . w h e n t h e f o c o l e p l o n e
otfochmentis used
23) Opiicol viewfinder bock wiih porollox compensolion
24) Lock for plote holders
25) Socketsfor flosh cord
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To open the Mokino
Hold the comero by ifs long side with fhe left hond ond drow
ihe front forwqrd with thumb ond middle finger of the right
hqnd until the slruts snop in oudibly. Mqke sure thot bofh the
struts reolly click in so lhot lhe front is porollel fo lhe bqck.

T h e M o k i n o h o s s n o p - i n p o s i f i o n s ,o n e f o r l h e s h o r l e r o n d t h e
olher for the longer exlension. The short extension must be
usedwhen the Ropid Wide-ongle-Orlhor is employed, while
t h e l o n g e r e x t e n s i o nf i t s t h e A n t i c o m o r o n d l h e T e l e M o k i n o r .
M o k e s u r e y o u h o v e l h e c o r r e c t e x l e n s i o nf o r l h e l e n s y o u u s e .
T h e r o n g e f i n d e r i s d e s i g n e df o r t h e l o n g e r e x f e n s i o n o n d d o e s
nol work wifh the wide-ongle lens ond the Tele-Mokinor.

To close fhe comero

lf comero hos been sef for neor objects, lurn indicotor bock to
i n f i n i t y .W i f h t h e t h u m b q n d m i d d l e f i n g e r o f r i g h i h o n d p r e s s
the ribbed metol grips (9) on eqch side ond push front bqck;
firsf close Newton finder on the fronl ond olso lhe profecling
cover with fhe lens on the bock.

How lo hold fhe Mokino

Spon holding grlp (8) on comero front with righl horid (thumb
behind, index finger on the releose knob, the olher fingers in
front) while ihe left hond holds comero with ihumb ond index
f i n g e r b y t h e f o c u s i n g k n o b . A t t h e s o m e f i m e P r e s sc o m e r c
slightly ogoinslforeheod. By fhis meonslhe comero con eosily
be held quite sfeody ond is olwoys reody for oction. '1
Focusing
O n t h e l e f t h o n d s i d e o f c d m e r o f r o n t i s t h e f o c u s i n gs c r e w ( 1 5 ) \
by which fhe crossed slruls ore moved the distonce
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indicolor over ihe scole(21) on right side of comero front. This

s c o l e g i v e s l h e d i s l o n c ei n m e l e r s o r f e e t . T h e f o c u s i n g k n o b i s
o n l h e l e f t s i d e .A s t h e c o m e r o i s h e l d w i f h f h e r i g h t h o n d t h e
focusingknob con be lurned even jusf before lhe exposure (fhe
r i g h t i n d e x f i n g e r o n t h e r e l e o s e k n o b ) o n d t h e d i s f o n c es e t f i n g
moy be chonged ot the losl inslonl (on imporlont feofure when
c h i l d r e no t p l o y o r o n i m o l s h o v e f o b e p h o t o g r o p h e d ) .

B e l w e e nt h e , , i n f i n i f y " m o r k o n d t h e 3 0 f e e t m o r k o s p e c i o l d o t
indicqles the ,,hyperfocol distonce" (neordistoncedot) upon
w h i c h t h e l e n s ( o f o p e r t u r e s b e t w e e nf : 5 . 6 o n d f : 1 1 ) s h o u l d b e
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f o c u s e dl o g i v e t h e g r e o r e s t d e p i h - o f - f i e l d p o s s i b l e .A l l o b j e c t s
f r o m o b o u t h o l f t h e h y p e r f o c o l d i s t o n c et o i n f i n i t y w i l l b e s h o r p ,
l h o f i s , e s p e c i o l l yi n f h e m i d d l e g r o u n d w h i c h i s i m p o r l o n t f o r
mosl of the pictures.

The coupled ronge-finder ft.//os'z )-

The ronge-finder of the Ploubel Mqkino is bosed upon the
" c o i n c i d e n c ep r i n c i p l e " , i . e . i t c o n i o i n s 2 m i r r o r s , o n e r i g i d
o n d o n e o d j u s l o b l e ,l h e l q t t e r o f w h i c h i s m o v e d b y f h e f o c u s i n g
d e v i c e o f t h e c o m e r o . W h e n l o o k i n g f h r o u g h t h e e y e - p i e c eo f
ft"
f h e r o n g e - f i n d e ry o u w i l l s e e o r e c l o n g u l o r i m o g e o f y e l l o w i s h
c o l o u r q n d o s m o l l , r o u n d p i c f u r eo f w h i t e c o l o u r . B y t u r n i n g
lhe focusing screw (on left side of the comerofront) the lozy
l o n g s t r u l s o f t h e c q m e r q o d j u s t s i m u l f o n e o u s l yt h e f r o n t p r o t e
ond fhe movoble mirror, so thof the circulor white picture
m o v e s o v e r f h e y e l l o w i s h o n e ; w h e n b o t h p i c t u r e sc o i n c i d e
t h e p i c l u r e i s c o r r e c t l y f o c u s e do n d o b s o l u t e l ys h o r p .

F o r u s i n g l h e r o n g e - f i n ' d e r f, i r s l p u l l o u t i h e M o k i n o u n t i l b o t h
slruls snop in posirion. Now pull out the nickled lelescopic
eye-piece of the ronge-finder ond look through it. When the
cqmero is sef for,.infinify", you will see fhoi both picfuresof

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lhe ronge-finder coincide for distont objects,whereos neor
o b j e c t sw i l l s h o w 2 d i f f e r e n t p i c f u r e s ,s i d e b y s i d e . B y l u r n i n g
l h e f o c u s i n g s c r e w u n t i l b o t h p i c f u r e s c o i n c i d e ,y o u w i l l g e t
lhe correcf distqnce ond definition. Pleose olwoys keep in
m i n d f h o t t h e " s i n e q u o n o n " o f o l l r o n g e - f i n d e r si s f o l o o k '
s t r o i g h tt h r o u g h l h e e y e - p i e c e n
, o f o b l i q u e l y( s i d e w o y s ) .

For objectsin motion the ronge-finder moy olso be used os o

d i r e c t f i n d e r ( t h o u g h f h e o d g l e o f v i e w i s o n l y o b o u t ' 1 / 3o f t h e
whole ongle of the pictureshown on lhe plote or film), os in
m o s t c o s e si n s t o n l o n e o u sp h o t o s r e q u i r e o n l y t h e m o i n o b j e c t
f o c u s e d .F i r s f s e t t h e C o m p u r s h u t l e r l o f h e e x p o s u r e .

T h e r o n g e - f i n d e ro f f h e M o k i n o i s c o u p l e d o n l y f o t h e A n t i -
c o m q r s 1 : 2 . 9 f l O c m . o n d 1 : 4 . 2 1 1 0c m . , b u t n o f t o t h e T e l e -
M o k i n o r 1 : 4 . 8 o n d t h e W i d ' e - o n g l e - O r t h ro 1 : 6 . 8 . l f i s p o s s i b l e ,
however, lo use the ronge-finder for these lenses olso by
m e o s u r i n gl h e d i s f o n c eo n d s e f fi n g l h e d i s l o n c ef o u n d b y u s i n g
l h e m e l r e - o r f o o t s c o l el h o f i s p l o c e d o t t h e f r o n t o f t h e M o k i n o
below fhe opiicol viewfinder. See porficulors given wifh fhe
v o r i o u s l e n s e so n d s u p p l e m e n t o r yl e n s e s .

l m p o r l o n l ! W e w i s h t o e m p h o s i z et h o t o l l c o u p l e d r o n g e -
f i n d e r s o r e i n s l r u m e n t s o f l h e h i g h e s t p r e c i s i o no n d l h e r e f o r e
s e n s i t i v et o r o u g h h o n d l i n g . T h e c o m e r q s h o u l d b e c o r e f u l l y
h o n d l e d o n d o n y h o r d k n o c k s s h o u l d b e o v o i d e d .T h e n i c k e r -
p l o t e d h o l d i n g s c r e w s s h o u l d u n d e r n o c i r c u m s l o n c e sb e
l o u c h e d , u n s c r e w e d o r o d j u s t e d! l f t h e r o n g e - f i n d e r o r f h e
c o u p l i n gs h o u l d b e d o m o g e d t h e c o m e r o m u s l b e r e t u r n e d i o
lhe foctory.

The-Compur-Shullers of lhe Mokino

The Mokino cqmeros ll, llS ond lll ore equipped wifh the

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pur I shutter.

The setting of the exposure lime required is done by rototing

t h e w i d e , b r i g h f r o f o r y r i n g ( 6 )s ur r o u n d i n g t h e l e n s .T o s i m p l i f y
fhe selting il hos o setting mork on lop os well os below. The
volues given ore froctions of o second (e.g.Z5:1125 second)
ond fhe exposurefime indicoted is obtoined when lhe locoling
m q r k w i t h t h e f i g u r e c o i n c i d e sw i t h t h e w h i f e o r b l q c k d o l o n
t h e f r o n t - p o n e l . W h e n s e tt o 1 / 2 0 0 o r 1 1 4 0 0q m o r k e d r e s i s f o n c e
will be felf ond o liitle more force hqs ro be used ro turn lhe
ring. This is quite in order os on odditionolspringistensioned
f o r f h e s es p e e d s .

Prior fo exposure Compur shutters hove lo be cocked by

pressingdown the lever (12) on the right side of the comero
fronl unlil il snops in. After cocking this lever (12) runs home
outomolicolly info its originol position.

F o r l o n g l i m e e x p o s u r e so s w e l l o s f o r f h e e x o m i n o l i o n o f l h e
imoge on fhe ground gloss screen,the shufter must be sel lo
" T " . W h e n f h e r e l e o s e l e v e r ( 4 ) o r t h e c o b l e r e l e o s ei s p r e s s e d
h o m e t h e s h u l f e r o p e n s o n d s l o y s o p e n u n l i l o s e c o n ds q u e e z e
o f l e v e r ( 4 ) c l o s e si t . T h e s e t t i n g , , B " f o r s h o r l t i m e e x p o s u r e s
i s d i f f e r e n t i n t h o t f h e s h u t t e r o p e n s w h e n t h e r e r e q s el e v e r ( 4 )
i s p r e s s e do n d c l o s e sf h e m o m e n t l h e p r e s s u r ec e o s e s W . hen set
lo "T" or "B" the shutfer musl not be cocked or it will be
d o m o g e d!

Deloyed oction releose (selftimer) for Mokino ll ond llS.

S e t s h u l l e r l o f h e d e s i r e d s p e e d f r o m 1 s e c o n d l o 1 / 1 0 0s e c o n c .
It is importonl fo note thot the selflimer connol be usedwilhout
domoge io the shuller when the loffer is set to 1i200,T or B.
Pushlever 12 down, now presswifh the finger on knob V ond
t h e n p r e s sd o w n w i t h l e v e r 1 2 o s e c o n dt i m e . T h e n t r i g g e r 4 i s
p r e s s e dd o w n . e i t h e r w i f h f h e f i n g e r o r t h e c o b l e r e l e o s e .A f t e r
' 1 0 - 1 2 s e c o n d st h e s h u t t e r w i l l b e r e l e o s e d
o deloy of obout
oulomoticolly.This deloy ollows fhe photogropher to oppeor
in the picfure himself.

Mokina lll ond lll R

The shutters of these lwo models hove no deloyed ocfion
releose! Olherwise the instructions for use of the Compur
S h u t t e rh o l d t r u e f o r l h e s ec o m e r o s l o o .

Wifh one imporlont exceplion concerning only fhe

Mqkino lll R:
The new Ropid Compur shutler hos to be cocked even when
setto "T" ond "B"!

Stop-Adjuslmenf. - An imporlont feoture: The Compur

s h u l l e r s e t l o 1 - 1 1 4 0 0s e c o n d c o n b e ' o p e n e d w i t h o u l r o t o f i n g
lhe exposure-lime selfing ring in cose you wish lo hove thot
f o m o u s ' r l o s tl o o k " o f t h e f o c u s i n gs c r e e n :

Cock the shutler in the normol woy, buf hold lhe cocking lever
( 1 2 ) d o w i t h u s p r e v e n t i n g i t f r o m s l i d i n g h o m e , p r e s sb u l l o n A
o n d r e l e o s el e v e r 1 2 . T h i s l e v e r n o w r e m q i n s h q l f c o c k e d . P r e s s
releose lever 4 ond the shufier will open ond will sioy so.
T o c l o s et h e s h u f t e r ,p r e s sl e v e r 1 2 d o w n o g o i n u n t i l i t s n o p si n .
T h e b u t f o nA w i l l t h e n s p r i n g b o c k o n d l e v e r 1 2 s l i d e sb o c k .
Prior lo the qcluol exposure the shutter hos, of course, lo be
cocked ogoin.

The shutler releose lever (4) is ploced in the righthond top

corner of ihe front ponel. The shutter is releosed by o slow,
s t e o d y p r e s s u r ew i t h t h e r i g h l i n d e x f i n g e r . T o o v o i d c o m e r o

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n o l t o p r e s si i w i t h o j e r k .
T h e c o b l e r e l e o s e s h o ul d b e s c r e w e d i n t o f h e t h r e q d e d f e r r u l e
(3) ot the side of the releose lever (4). lt is used for time
e x p o s u r e sm o i n l y .

The viewfinder
T h e M o k i n o i s e q u i p p e dw i f h o d i r e c t v i s i o n o p fi c o l v i e w f i n d e r ,
ond, furlhermore, with o frome:finder (which is olwoys
relioble ond the most convenienlof oll). Both viewfinders ore
eye-levelfinders which oulomolicolly eliminoies ony lolerol
porollox. (
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W i f h i n t h e r e c t o n g u l o r w"h i l e l e n s o f t h e o p t i c o l v i e w f i n d e r t h e
s i z e4 , 5 x 6 c m . ( t h e f u l l s i z e d i v i d e d i n l o l w o h o l v e s )i s c l e o r l y
morked to simplity operotions,os is ihe imoge field of the iele-
lens olso. The bold lines in ihe drowing below exploin the

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Anticomqr F:10cm. TeleF:19cm.
4,516 cm. 619cm.

Porollox compensolion: The eyepieceof fhe oplicol view-

finder is qlloched to o revolving secfor, which when elevqted
lowers fhe visor lens. At the end of the second is q dislonce
s c o l et h o t o l l o w s c o r r e c i f o c u s i n go f t h e i m o g e f i e l d - e s p e c i o l l y
o f c l o s e - u p s .T h e r e v o l v i n g s e c f o r e n s u r e s t h e c o m p e n s o l i o n
for the verlicol porollox.
C o s s e l l e s : T h e f i l m p o c k , r o l l f i l m , o n d p l o t e - h o l d e r sm u s t b e
inserted into fhe ground-glossscreen frome in the usuol woy
(prior fo this remove the nickel-plotedholding bor (24)!)
Ploubel Plote holders
Above the plush lining of the holder is o smoll lever which
o p e r o l e so v e r n i e r i n s i d et h e h o l d e r ; i u r n t h i s l e v e r u p t o t h e
right then pui the plofe into the holder toking it by the thumb
o n d m i d d l e f i n g e r o f t h e l e f t h o n d o n d p r e s s i n gd o w n t h e u p p e r
edge of the plofe wif h the firsl finger, lhen furn f he lever down
l o i l s c l o s e dp o s i f i o nw h e n f h e p l o t e w i l l b e f i r m l y f i x e d .
l f i s n e c e s s o r y ,o f c o u r s e , t o p r e s s h o m e f h e p l o t e s u f f i c i e n i l y .
ll must be pushed underneoth fhe supporting flonge ond nol
o g o i n s l i l s e d g e s .O l h e r w i s e t h e p l o t e - h o l d e r m o y b e d o m o g e d
or the plote crock.
The plofe-holdershould be pulled out of lhe comerq by press-
ing the holder upword with the thumb of the left hond while
pulling it ouf with fhe righi hond.
R o f I f i l m h o l d e r s q r e o v o i l o b l e f o r t h e s i z e s6 x 9 c m . ( 2 1| a x 3 1| a
i n . ) ; 6 X 6 c m . ( 2 1 l a X 2 1 l a i n . ) o r 2 4 x3 6 m m . A s u s u o l t h e1 2 0 s p o o l
g i v e s e i g h f n e g o t i v e s2 1 l a x 3 1 l ai n . , e l e v e n t o t w e l v e n e g o t i v e s
2 1 l " x 2 1 l ai n . o n d 1 6 n e g o f i v e s4 . 5 x 6 c m . ( 1 3 1 a x 2 1 /inn . ) . T h e
7 4 x 3 6 m m . f i l m h o l d e r i s u s e dw i t h t h e n o r m o l m i n i o l u r e f i l m
c o r f r i d g e f o r 3 6 e x p o s u r e s .C o r e f u l l y s t u d y t h e i n s fr u c l i o n s f o r
useof roll film holders.
Filmpocks: The single film sheefs in filmpocks ore never
complelely flot like o gloss ploie. The distonceof fhe vorious
s h e e l sf r o m l h e f r o n t o f t h e p o c k d i f f e r s g r e o l l y w i t h t h e v o r i o u s
m o k e s ,o n d i n s o m e f i l m p o c k st h e s i n g l es h e e t sc u r v e o u l w o r d s ,
in olhers inwords.
To ensure o sufficientdefinition lhe lens should be stopped
d o w n i o q t l e o s l1 : 5 . 6 o n d s m o l l e r .

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F i l m p o c k sm u s t b e h o n d l e d w i f h t h e u l m o s f c o r e , o n l y t h e
n o r r o w s i d e s s h o u l d b e l o u c h e d . P r e s s u r eo n t h e b o c k o r t h e
s o f e t y s h e e t o f t h e f r o n t w i l l c q u s e , l i g h tt o p e n e t r o l e t h e p o c k
before il is inserfed info ifs holder. Filmpock holders should
n e v e r b e l o o d e d i n s u n s h i n e ,o l w o y s i n t h e s h o d o w .

The comero should not be opened when the shutter of fhe

dorkslide is pulled oui. Although fhe.Mqkinq is fifted wifh
e f f i c i e n to i r d u c f s , s u c f i o n o f t h e b e l l o w s i s u n o v o i d q b l e o n d
m o k e st h e f i l m c u r v e w h e n l h e d o r k - s l i d ei s o o e n .

The tripod plote should be used when exposureshove to be

mode from o.tripod. The comero should be fixed to the ploie
w i t h b o f h i f s t r i p o d b u s h e s .T h e c o m e r o c o n t h e n b e s c r e w e d
to the tripod in horizonlol or verlicol posifion by meons of fhe
t r i p o d b u s h e si n t h e l r i p o d p l o f e .

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I n f h e M o k i n o w i t h r o p i d - c h o n g e - m o u n l t h e l o m i n o eo f t h e
Compur shulferore behindfhe lens.

T h e l e n s i s o c o m p l e l e u n i f i n o p r e c i s i o nr o p i d - c h o n g e - m o u n t .
T h e i n s e r t i o no r r e m o v o l o f f h e l e n s i s d o n e b y o s h o r f r o i o t i o n
fo the left or the righi by gripping lhe lens mount ot the wide
milled edge iusl obove the fronl plofe. Do nof use force when
s c r e w i n g i n t h e l e n s! T h e r o p i d - c h o n g e - r n o u nei n s u r e sl h e l e n s
hoving olwoys its correct position mechonicolly os well os
o p t i c o l l . y .l l d o e s n o t m o f l e r w e t h e r t h e s f o p - n u m b e r se n g r o v e d
on lhe bqrrel ore in o differenl ploce from fhot before the lost
r e m o v o l . E o c h l e n s h o s i l s o w n i r i s - d i o p h r o g mw h i c h c o n b e
set to the stop-number by rotoling the ring (7) until fhe notch
c o i n c i d e sw i t h t h e s l o p r e q u i r e d .

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w o r k , e s p e c i o l l yf o r p i c f o r i o l w o r k i n l o n d s c o p e o n d p o r t r o i t
p h o t o gr o p h y . W h e r e o g r o d u o t i o n o f s ub t i l e g r e y l o n e s , o s o f t
definition ond o cerloin "ploslicily" is required this lens is
u n s ur p o s s e d .

The Anticomor lz4.2ll|Gnr, is o lens yielaing the highest

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furol deloils ond reproductions. lt is ihe lens of fhe press-
photogropher ond ihe troveller.
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The Tele-Mokinor 1 2 4 . 8 ,f : 1 9 c m . ( 7 1 l a i n . )
To mork the differenl imoge oreos covered by the Tele-
l e n s t h e w h i t e l e n s o f t h e o p fi c o l v i e w f i n d e r s h o w st h e e n gr o v -
i n g m e n t i o n e do n p c g e 9 u n d e r " V i e w f i n d e r " . T h e c h o n g i n g
snd lhe removol of the Tele-Mokinor S does nof differ from
thqt of the Anticomor. On lhe fronl-ponel of the'Mokino you
will find q red triongle, ond onother red mork is on the dio-
p h r o g m r i n g o f t h e T e l e - M o k i n o r .I n o r d e r l o e n o b l e t h e p h o t o -
gropher to reod the stop-numbers from obove it is recom-
mended thot the lwo red morkings on ring ond fronf-ponel
s h o u l d c o i n c i d ew h e n f h e T e l e - M o k i n o r i s i n s e r l e d .H o w e v e r ,
s h o u l d i i b e s c r e w e d i n d i f f e r e n t l y ,n o h o r m w i l l b e d o n e . T h e
Tele.Mokinor os well os the Anticomor hove their own iris-
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diophrogm thot con be sel in the usuol woy. On iop of the lens I
borrel, siop numbers ore engroved, ond obove them ore
ploced the dislonces in mefres or feet. These two scoles
togelher form o convenient depth-of-field-ring giving the
T
correct deplh of field for every operlure. The Tele-Mqkinor S
employs lhe some coich spring os the Anlicomor. ll is semi-
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o f f f r o m f h e A n t i c o m o r - s c o l e .T h e f o c u s i n gd e v i c e o f t h e c o m e r o
'remoins unoltered, but the distonce meosured is set on fhe
T e l e - M o k i n o r , w h i c h h o s i l s o w n d i s f o n c es e f t i n g i n i t s h e l i c o l
mount. For instonce: The subject is 9 feet owoy from lhe
comero. Meosuring with the ronge-finder resulls in the Anii-
comqr scole showing o disfonce of 9 feel. Now the Tele
M o k i n o r :1 : 4 . 8 1 1 9c m . b y v i r f u e o f i t s h e l i c o l m o u n t i s o l s o s e l
to 9 feel, withoul oltering the distonce setfing of fhe
cqmero.
The Ropid Wide-ongle-Orlhor l:5.8, f :7.3 cm. (23lain.)
Owing lo its short focol length o speciol cofch spring for the
l o i y t o n g s o f t h e c o m e r o i s n e c e s s q r y( 2 0 ) . T h e R o p i d W i d e -
o n g l e - O r t h o r h o s i t s o w n i r i s - d i o p h r o g mo n d m u s f b e i n l e r -
c h o n g e dl i k e t h e o t h e r r o p i d c h o n g e - l e n s .
The correcl imoge oreo is found either by focusing on ihe
g r o u n d g l o s ss c r e e n o r b y u s i n g o s m o l l s l i p - o n c o p w i t h l e n s
for fhe oplicol viewfinder.This cop is slippedon lhe viewfinder
in such o woy f hot the lensof the cop poinlstoword the subject
to be photogrophed. The Ropid Wide-ongle-Orthor is nof
coupled lo the ronge-finder, but the lotter con be used by
meosuring lhe correct distonce befween subjectond comero.
Then lhe lozy longs ore mqde to engoge the cotch spring
provided for fhe wide-ongle lens ond lhe dislonce meosured
i h e n t r o n s f e r r e d f o f h e h e l i c o l m o u n l ' s d i s t o n c es e t t i n g . l n f h i s
'using
woy good, ropid work cqn be done withouf the focusing
screen.

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T h e s u p p l e m e n f o r y l e n s e ss h o r f e n t h e f o c o l l e n g t h o n d , o l s o ,
ihe dislonce belween comero ond objecl. This results in o

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e m p l o y e d f o r f h e f o k i n g o f s m o l l o b j e c t s ,f o r m o k i n g r e p r o -
d u c f i o n so f p r i n t s o n d p i c t u r e s o n d f o r p h o t o g r o p h i n g s m o l l
objecfs in their noturol sizes.The focusing is done wilh the
micromeler focusing drive of the Mokino ofter the distance
b e l w e e n c o m e r o o n d o b j e c f h o s b e e n e s t q b l i s h e d .W h e n t h e
T e l e - M o k i n o ri s e m p l o y e dt o g e t h e r w i f h s u p p l e m e n t o r yl e n s e s
lhe focusingmounf of fhis lens con olso be used.The sfop-
n u m b e r s o f t h e o r i g i n o l l e n s e s( A n t i c o m o r , w i d e - o n g l e l e n s ,
Tele-Mokinor) con be employed wifhout qllerofion, os the
e q u i v o l e n tf o c o l l e n g t h so f f h e v q r i o u s l e n s - c o m b i n o f i o nw
s ill
olwoys be resel lo the originol focus lenglh when close-ups
qre mode.

W h e n s u p p l e m e n t o r y l e n s e sq r e u s e d i t i s o d v i s q b l e t o s t o p
d o w n c o n s i d e r o b l yl o e n s u r e o g o o d d e f i n i t i o n o f t h e e d g e s .
F o r f h e c o m b i n o l i o n1 - 7 o n d 1 1 , o b o u t f : 8 s h o u l d b e c h o s e n ,
w h i l e f o r t h e o l h e r c o m b i n o t i o n sf h e l e n s s h o u l d b e s f o p p e d
d o w n l o o b o u t f : 1 1 o r f : ' 1 6( s e ef o b l e ) .

All our supplemenlory lenses hove o threqd for screw-in

f i l t e r s s o t h o t t h e c o m b i n o t i o n l e n s o n d s u p p l e m e n t o r yl e n s
plus filter is olwoys possible.

With lens T1.5 (especiolly suifoble for flowers, still life,

portroifs) photogrophs con be mode ol o dislonce.of obout
6 5 c m . ( 2 f t 2 " ) w h e n t h e A n t i c o m o r i s e m p l o y e d .T h e d i s t o n c e
w i l l b e o b o u t 1 1 5 c m . ( 4 6 i n . ) w h e n l h e T e l e - M o k i n o ri s u s e d
i n s f e o d .W h e n l o k i n g p o r l r o i t s w i t h A n t i c o m o r o n d T 1 . 5 i t
m u s f b e b o r n e i n m i n d t h o t t h e d i s t q n c ei s r q f h e r s h o r t o n d
dislortions connot be ovoided. Portroils in profile or semi-
profile will be beller thon fronfol picfures.

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The lens DIN con be used for o distonce of obout 45 cm.
(1611,,in.)
The lens RO.l is for photogrophing smoll objects in lheir
noturol sizes. lt is not recommended thot the Tele-Mokinqr
should be usedfor fhis purpose ond the lens R0.1 does nof fit
the Mokinor therefore.
T h e m o u n l s o f t h e s u p p l e m e n l o r yl e n s e sT 1 . 5 o n d D I N f o r t h e
Mokino hove lwo ihreods in order to fit the oufer-threods of
f h e A n f i c o m o r o n d t h e W i d e - o n g l e - O r t h o ro s w e l l o s t h e i n n e r
l h r e o d o f t h e T e l e - M o k i n c , r1 : 4 . 9 , f : 1 9 c m . T h e l e n s R 0 . 1 c o n
be screwed only info lhe inner lhreqds of the Anficomor ond
the Wide-ongle-Orthor.

olaubelftlters
ln order to obloin o sotisfoclory representotion of colour in
t e r m s o f g r e y l o n e s o g o o d f i l t e r i s i n d i s p e n s o b l e .W e r e c o m -
m e n d t h e e x c l u s i v e u s e o f o u r P l o u b e lf i l t e r s f o r w h i c h f l o i n e s s
o n d p o r o l l e l i s mi s g u o r o n t e e d .T h e y o r e m o d e o f J e n q s p e c i o l
g l o s ss l o i n e di n f h e m o s so n d o r e i n t h r e o d e d m o u n f s .S c r e w i n g
the filters on lhe lens mount is the sofesl woy of ensuring o
c o r r e c t o p t i c o l f i t l i n g w i t h t h e l e o s t I o s so f d e f i n i f i o n .
W i f h o u r P l o u b e l f i l t e r s( s e e t h e t o b l eo n p o g e 1 7 ) i n s l o n t o n e o u s
e x p o s u r e s o r e o f l e n p o s s i b l eo n o c c o u n f o f t h e h i g h s p e e d o f
the Anlicomor. With the "stronger" fillers lime exposures
s h o u l d b e m o d e o n d i f i s u s e f u ll o s l o p d o w n l h e l e n s t o f : 1 1
o r f : 1 6 f o o b f o i n o s u f f i c i e n td e p fh o f f i e l d .
For our Mokino with ropid-chonge-mount fillers in o
s p e c i o lm o u n t o r e o v o i l o b l ew h i c h o l l o w l h e i r e m p l o y m e n tf o r
o l l o u r r o p i d - c h o n g e - l e n s e sT
. he inner threqd fits the ouler-
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ouler ihreod fits lhe inner ihreod of the Tele-Mokinar 1:4.8,
f:19 cm.

1un shabe(lenshooD
The oll-metolsun shode with ifs cylindricoltube (deodblock
i n s i d e ) p r o l e c l s f h e l e n s f r o m r e f l e c f i o n so n t h e g l o s s s u r f o c e s .
l f c o n b e s c r e w e d o n l h e l e n se i t h e r b y i f s o u l e r o r i n n e r i h r e o d .
T h e P l o u b e l s u n s h o d eo l l o w s f h e i n s e r l i o n o f P l o u b e lf i l i e r s ,
s u p p l e m e n t o r y l e n s e so n d D u t o d i s k s w i t h o u t t h e r e m o v o l o f
t h e s h o d e f r o m t h e l e n s . P r e s s i n gd o v y n t h e l o f c h o n f h e l u b e
ond hinging off the ring exposeson inner threod in the
fosteningring of the sunshodeinlo which fhe filter or supple-
menlory lens con be screwed. The tube is ihen swung bock
ond the combinofion is reody for use.
Inslruclions for using f he detochoble focolplone shulter
unit wifh the Ploubel Mqkino comero.
T h e f o c o l - p l o n es h u t t e ru n i t i s s l i d i n t o t h e r o i l s o n f h e c q m e r o
bock in ploce of lhe usuol dork slide. On its own bock qre
p r o v i d e d o s e c o n ds e t o f r o i l s , i n t o w h i c h i h e d o r k s l i d e ,f i l m -
p o c k o d o p l e r , r o l l f i l m o d o p l e r o r g r o u n d - g l o s ss c r e e nc o n b e
fitted in the usuol woy.
O w i n g t o t h e t h i c k n e s so f t h e s h u l l e r l h e e x t e n s i o n o f t h e b e l -
lows hos to be oltered to reslore the correct distonce between
t h e l e n s o n d t h e f i l m p l o n e . A s p e c i o lc o t c hs p r i n g c o n b e s u p p l -
ied by fhe foctory fo serve this purpose. However, lhe focql
p l o n e s h u t t e ro n d t h e W i d e - o n g l e - O r l h o rc o n n o t b e e m p l o y e d ,A
t o g e f h e r o n o c c o u n to f l h e l w o c o f c h s p r i n g s t h o t c o n , o f c o u r s e ,
n o i b e u s e ds i m u l l o n e o u s l y .
F o c u s i n gi s d o n e b y t h e s p e c i o l s c o l e p r o v i d e d w h e n f h e f o c o l -
p l o n e s h u t t e ri s i n u s e .T h i s i s u s u o l l yp l o c e do v e r t h e f o p o f t h e

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focusing scqle for fhe Anticomor lens. In lhose comeros lhol
hove not been designedfor use wilh ihe Wide-ongle-Orthor
lens, it will be found ot fhe moving end of fhe lozy-fongs
f o c u s i n g s c o l e .T h e d i s t o n c e m e t e r s h o u l d n o t b e u s e d w i f h i h e
focol-plone shuller unif, though it moy be used to reod the
d i s t o n c e o f o s u b j e c f o n t h e n o r m o l A n t i c o m o r f o c u s i n gs c o l e ,
o n d t h e m o u n l l h e n o l l e r e d l o r e o d t h i s s q m e d i s f o n c eo n t h e
speciol scole provided. The lozy-tongs musl then be moved
into the neorer posifion before exposure.
The ollerotion of fhe shutler speed is eosily orronged by the
p l o i n k n o b . T h e l o l t e r i s p u l l e do u t g e n f l yf r o m t h e c o m e r o o n d
t u r n e d t o i n d i c q t e t h e d e s i r e d s p e e d .T h e k n o b i s l h e n r e l e o s e d ,
core being foken thqt the peg on its under side engogescor-
reclly in the oppropriqfe hole below it. The shuller is releosed
b y o b r i e f p r e s s u r eo n l h e p r o f r u d i n g b u t f o n .
W h e n u s i n gl h e f o c o l - p l o n es h u l l e r u n i f , i l i s n o f u r o l l y e s s e n t i o l
to be sure thot the Compur shulter of the Mokino is sel to ,,T"
ond open. IJ 1; t )"

Flosh mechonism
T h e f l o s h m e c h o n i s m c o n s i s l so f t h r e e d i f f e r e n t p o r t s :
1 ) R o t o r y k n o b 1 6 o n d f l o s h c o n f o c t s2 5 o n t h e f r o n t p l o t e o f
fhe comero
2 ) S l i d e 1 9 t o f o k e t h e f l o s h g u no n d
3 ) t h e f l o s h g u n( p o g e 2 1 ) .
T h e o c t u q l f l o s h g u n ( p q g e 2 1 ) c o n s i s t so f :
A Reflector
B S o c k e tf o r f l o s h b u l b
C Socketsfor two extension floshes
D Boftery tube fo toke 3 U2 cells
E S u p p o r tf o r c l o m p i n g d e v i c e

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 F P r e s sb u l l o n f o r s h u t l e r r e l e o s e v i o
eleclro-mognet
G Cord with ihree-point plug
. H Lock nuf ot lower end of bottery tube
I Stroplug.

There qre lwo different kinds of floshlight:

o ) w i i h c o n s u m o b l ef l o s h b u l b s .- T h e M o k i n o h o s o b u i l i - i n
e l e c t r o - m o g n e tw h i c h e n s u r e s t h e s y n c h r o n o u s o p e n i n g o f
t h e s h u t l e r o n d f i r i n g o f t h e b u l b s u p t o 1 1 4 0 0s e c o n d .A l l
f f o s h b u l b sw i t h o d e l o y o f 1 6 t o 1 9 m i l l i s e c o n d sc o n b e f i r e d
when the knob 16 on lhe front ploie is selto "M".The eleclro-
m o g n e fw o r k s o n l y w h e n t h e s h u l t e r i s c o c k e d p r o p e r l y ! -
F l o s h b u l b st o u s e : G . E . o n d M o z d o N o . 5 , 1 1 , 2 7 ; S y l v o n i o
P r e s s2 5 , 4 0 , 5 0 ; P h i l i p sP f 1 4 , 2 5 , 3 8 , 6 0 .

b ) w i t h e l e c l r o n i cf l o s h ( s t r o b e - o r s p e e d l o m p ) .
M o d e r n s p e e d l o m p sw o r k w i f h o u f d e l o y ! T h e k n o b 1 6 h o s ,
therefore, be sel to "X".

C o n s u m o b l e f l o s h b u l b sw i t h o u l d b l o y c o n o l s o b e f i r e d w i t h
s e t l i n g " X " ' o n d 1 / 2 5 s e c . F l o s h b u l b st o u s e : P h i l i p s P F S ,
G . E . S p e e dM i d g e t .

How lo ofloch the floshgun lo lhe comero.

Push the floshgun directly over the slide 19, hinge down
clomping lever E1 ond fosfenil thoroughly. Connecl plug G
(poge 21) with sockels 25. The elecfricol releose of the
s y n c h r o n i s e ds h u t l e r i s d o n e b y p r e s s i n g b u t t o n F .
T h e f l o s h g u nc q n b e u s e ds e p o r o t e l y f r o m l h e c o m e r o i f r e q u i r e d
i n w h i c h c o s e o n l y t h e f l o s h - c o r d i s c o n n e c f e dl o l h e c o m e r o .

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I mporlonl recommendqf ions :

1) Prior to firing the flosh the shulter musf be cocked.

2) Keep oll elecfricol contoctsscrupulously cleon ond dry.
3 ) U s e f r e s h U 2 b o t t e r i e so n l y , s p e c i o l f l o s h b o i i e r i e i w i t h o t
leostq currenl of 3 omps ore besf.
4) Tesf botteries with 1/400 second os lhis exposure time
r e q u i r e s f h e h i g h e s to m o u n t o f c u r r e n l . l f o n e s i n g l e p r e s -
. sure on button F sufficeslo releose the shulter the bolleries
ore in working order.
5) The floshgun should be clomped firmly lo the comero
o l h e r w i s e f h e e l e c t r i c c o n n e c t i o n sm o y n o l b e s e c u r e .T h e
clomping screw should be firmly tightened.
6) Keep the cops of the floshbulbs dry olherwise they will
c o r r o d e i h e c o n t o c t s i n t h e s o c k e f s .T o e n s u r e q c l e o n
metollic surfoce insert bulb in socket ond rolste it q few
limes lo ond fro.
7 ) T h e s o c k e i B f i t s b u l b s w i t h E S - c o p s .W h e n b u l b s w i t h
A.S.C.C.-copsmusl be used on odopter (Order No. BE
1 / 1 3 )s h o u l d b e e m p l o y e d .
8) To protecl the lozy-tong mechonism from domoge the
Mokinq musf be held firmly by the front plofe when the
f l o s h g u n i s m o u n l e d o r d i s m o u n l e d!
9 ) W h e n u s i n gf l o s h b u l b s m o k e s u r e t o o d h e r e t o t h e i n s t r u c -
lions for use wilh regord to guide-numbers, deloy ond
generol operolion.
1 0 ) F o r f l o s h b u l b sw i t h q h i g h c u r r e n f c o n s u m p l i o n o r f o r t h e
f i r i n g o f m o r e t h o n 2 f l o s h b u l b ss i m u l t o n e o u s l ye m p l o y
4 b o t l e r i e s o n d u s e e x i e n s i o n f u b e( o r d e r N o . B E 1 1 2 0 ) f o r
botfery - conloiner.

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