*
When the format
mask
is
changed,
change
the focusing screen
also
by checking the
size.
(Refer to page 25.)
:;: When the 6x4.5 format mask is mounted, the data print setting will be
totally cleared. Reset them.
>.:
The
GX680Ill has been engineered for multi-format capability in addi-
tion to its standard
6x8
format. When using the
camera
at wide open
lens apertures with the
optiona
l
multi-format masks installed (other
than 6x8 format), the frame edges may
appear
to be slightly
soft
along
certain parts of the frame.
This
will not affect picture quality.
13.
LCD BACK LIGHT
ILLUMINATION
(Fig.
47)
When
the
Call/Light
Button
on the camera body or film holder
is
pressed in
after mounting the Roll Film Holder
III on
the camera, both
the
camera
body's
and
film holder's
LCDs will light. (The film
holder's
LCD
will
light by
itself alone
when the Call/Light Button is pressed in even if the
film
holder is
not mounted on the camera.) Whenever the Call/Light Button is pressed
in,
the LCD will light for about five seconds. When the LCD Light Button is
pressed in continuously for more than five seconds, the LCD will keep light-
ing,
and the LCD
illumination
goes out when your finger
off.
Call/Light Button
(Fig. 47-A)
14.FILM TYPE
INDICATION (Fig. 48)
When a bar code film
is
used, the type
of
film
will
be
displayed.
Q)
Set the ISO indication to AUTO/ISO.
@
Press in the Call/Light Button and FRAME No. Button
simultaneously
for two seconds.
Gl
The LCD
will
display the type
of
film
(black/white,
color negative/color
reversal)
("B/W, Nega,
Posi"
will
blink)
.
®
Press
in
the
Call/
Light Button
.
The type
of
film
will
light,
and thus
,
the
setting completes
.
15. USING THE MEMO
SPACE AND FILM REMINDER
SLOT
(Fig.
49)
The
white Memo Space Is used for
jotting
down exposure notes
,
etc.
Penciled notes
can be erased with a rubber
eraser.
The Film Reminder Slot is used for
inserting
the
top cover
of the film box
so that
you won 't
forget which
film
you are using
.
Film Reminder Slot (Fig. 49-A)
Memo Space (Fig. 49-B)
16.
SLIDING
IN,
SLIDING OUT, AND PUTTING AWAY
THE
DARK SLIDE
(Fig. 50)
Fit the leading
edge of the
Dark Slide to the
slot guide and
push it
all
the
way
in.
The slot inlet is
marked
white so
that you can
see
it
even in
dim
light.
To pull
out
the Dark Slide, hold its finger
grip.
:;:
When the Roll Film Holder
III is
dismounted from
the camera, a safety
device locks
the Dark Slide so that it cannot be pulled
out.
:;:
The Dark Slide has no front or back
side (both sides
are the
same)
.
If the Roll Film Holder III is dismounted from the camera but you
want to
pull
out
the Dark Slide, just press in the Lock Pin
and
pull
it
out.
When taking pictures, pull the Dark Slide
out and keep it
in
the
Dark
Slide Pocket
so
that you
won
't misplace
or
lose
it.
(Fig. 51)
Lock Pin
(Fig. 51-A)
17.
WINDING AND UNLOADING
THE
FILM (Fig.
52)
Since the GX680 III /GX680
III
S is a motor-driven camera, the film will
automatically
advance
to
the
next frame each
time the Shutter Release
is depressed. After insuring that the Exposure Counter
shows
the
"E"
sign, open
the Camera
Back,
take out
the
Film
Holder's inner
frame
,
and
unload
the film.
Next,
to prevent
the
film
from loosening
,
seal
it tightly
with the End Seal.
V.
CAMERA
MOVEMENTS
:(.
GX680
III
S has no camera movement functions.
In normal
photography,
the lens
optical axis
passes
through
the
center
of
the
film at
right angles. Camera movements are used to take
the
optical
axis away from film
center,
to cross the lens optical axis and film
surface
diagonally,
etc.
to control image perspective
and
sharpness.
They
let
you change
the
shape
of objects in your picture,
shoot subject
that
have
depth
to them but
which are sharply
focused from
one end
to
the
other,
as well as control
the position
of objects in
your
picture without
changing camera
position or
angle.
The
main camera movements are
the
tilt and swing which involve an
optical twist and turn, and the
rise
,
fall
,
and shift which involve a parallel
movement of lens and film, and the generic term that
encompasses all
these
deviations from normal is
"camera
movement"
.
1.
RISE AND
FALL (Fig. 53)
These movements are made by loosening the Rise/Fall Knobs located
on
both
sides
of the lens mounting and raising or lowering the lens
face
parallel with the line of the film
plane.
The rise is
an
upward
,
and
the
fall
a
downward movement. They
are generally
used to make
tall buildings
appear vertical
in your picture
and
to improve the figure
of portrait
sub-
jects
.
Rise/Fall Knob (Fig.
53-A)
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