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  • Page 3 CAMERA LOMO LC-A COMPACT AUTOMAT OPERATION MANUAL...
  • Page 4 Fig 1.

  • Page 5: Preface

    1. PEEFACE LC-A (LOMO COMPACT-AUTOMAT) is a miniature scale camera with telescopic viewfinder and automatic program exposure working. The camera operates in temperature range from minus 15 to +45° C, direct solar radiation and precipitation excluded. The camera is powered from a d. c. source, type LR-44 (CII.O.18-Y2), S-76.
  • Page 6 Camera viewfinder is telescopic. A luminous picture limiting frame with a parallax mark for taking at near distances, a light indicator for control over power cells energetic level, a light indicator warning of expected shutter speeds longer than 1/30 s are in the field of vision of the view-finder. «...

  • Page 7: Specifications

    Film advance and shutter cocking are carried out simultaneously by means of a hand wheel with 360° rotation angle. Frame counter counts number of frames taken, and it is set to Initial position automatically as soon a s the camera back is opened. Re wind crank is of a tape-measure type.
  • Page 8 relative aperture ...................f/2.8 field of vision angle ................63° focusing range, m ..................from 0.8 to ∞ stopping down limits ................from 2.8 to 16 Electromechanical program shutter is controlled with electronic exposure meter. Shutter speeds, s ...................from 1/500 to 2 Operation range of exposure meter with 100 ISO film light sensitivity, cd/m2 ..............

  • Page 9: Delivery Set

    DELIVERY SET 3.1. Camera LC-A ......................1 3.2. Shoulder strap ......................1 3.3. Power cell LR-44 (CII.O.18-Y2) ................. 3 3.4. Operation manual ....................1 3.5. Box ......................... 1 4. DESIGN Camera parts and main controls are given in Fig. 1-5. Guard cover Guard curtains Photographic objective...
  • Page 10 5. Viewfinder 6. Film light sensitivity setting 7. Film light sensitivity window 8. Objective focusing key 9. Manual diaphragm setting and operation modes key 10. Release knob 11. Decorative plug 12. Frame counter window 13. Flash bulb joint 14. Guard curtains control key 15.
  • Page 11 18. Tripod socket 19. Shoulder strap 20. Motor attachment connector 21. Take-up spool shaft output 22. Shutter cocking and film feed lever 23. Viewfinder Inspection window 24. Rewind hand wheel 25. Rewind knob 26. Rewind hand wheel axle yoke 27. Cassette receptacle 28.

  • Page 12: Preparing For Operation

    Fig. 5. 5. PREPARING FOR OPERATION 5.1. Installing and Checking the Cells To install the power source into the camera, move cover 16 (Fig. 4) in a direction pointed with an « » « » arrow. Put the cells into the container so that sign on the cells is looking towards sign the camera container.
  • Page 13 The cells Installed check them for serviceability, for this aim, move curtains control key 14 so as is shown in Fig. 6. Open the viewfinder. Looking through the Inspection window 23 (Fig. 5), press down the release knob 10 (Fig. 2) until It is stopped slightly.

  • Page 14: Camera Loading

    To check up energetic level of power cells in the course of taking, press down the release knob. If, with release knob pressed, the indicator does not shine, stop taking and replace the power cells. 5.2. Camera Loading Camera LC-A is rated for 35-mm perforated film loaded in a standard cassette.
  • Page 15 Lower hand wheel 24 so that yoke 26 enters the cassette spool Iug. Put the film leader (Fig 8) into the lot of the take- up spool so that film perforation engages into mesh with a tooth of take-up spool 30 (Fig. 5). Holding the cassette with film with your hand and rotating hand wheel 22 with the other hand, take up film slack.
  • Page 16 To unlock It, apply key 14 (Fig. 4) to open protective curtains of the taking objective. After the slack is taken UP, close camera back 32 (Fig. 5) and press it tightly to the body so that the back- is fixed. Turn hand wheel 22 (Fig.

  • Page 17: Setting Value Of Film Light Sensitivity

    --------- 5.3 Setting Value of Film Light Sensitivity After installing the cassette with film into the camera, it is required to intro- duce into the exposure meter a value of light sensitivity of film applied (the value given on the packing). For this aim rotate film light sensitivity setting knob 6 (Fig.

  • Page 18: Focusing And Framing

    Table 1 Exact correlations of light sensitivity values are given in thick print In the Table. 5.4. Focusing and Framing Objective In the LC-A camera can be focused by distance scale and by symbols visible in the viewfinder. To focus by distance scale, estimate camera-to-object distance and bring key 8 (Fig.
  • Page 19 Positions of key 8 (Fig. 2) with respect to distance scale 33 (Fig. 11) are duplicated with setting the viewfinder movable pointer against the corresponding symbol. Distances can be set, therefore, by looking through the viewfinder inspection window. Symbols, their values and corresponding taking distances are given in Table Picture-limiting frame (Fig.
  • Page 20 Table 2 Fig. 12.

  • Page 21: Taking

    6. TAKING 6.1 Automatic Taking Before taking, draw apart curtains 2 (Fig. 2) covering objective 3 and viewfinder 5. «A». Bring diaphragm setting key 9 to position Look at window 7 to check up whether film sensitivity value is set correctly. Cock up the shutter with complete revolution of hand wheel 22 (fig.

  • Page 22: Taking With A Flash Bulb

    Press release knob 10 up to stop. Release the knob only after shutter responding. 6.2. Taking with a Flash Bulb With slight depressing of the release knob, you can see in the viewfinder a red-color indicator at the upper right corner simultaneously with the red-color indicator at the upper left corner. Its luminescence is a witness of an exposure time longer than 1/30s.
  • Page 23 Put key 9 (Fig. 2) against the calculated diaphragm value as is shown in Fig. 13, and bring key 8 (Fig. 2) to a corresponding position with respect to distance scale as is shown in Fig. 11. The camera is ready for taking. Fig.

  • Page 24: Frame Counter

    7. FRAME COUNTER The frame counter operate, on the addition principle and shows number of frames taken. It is advisable to take a first picture when counter «1» is against digit the Index. Numbers digit «12», «24», «36» digit digit and the Initial point on the frame counter scale are marked yellow.

  • Page 25: Film Advance And Taking Out

    8. FILM ADVANCE AND TAKING OUT Cocking of the shutter and advance of the film are carried out in the camera simultaneously, with complete revolution of hand wheel 22 (Fig. 5). Sometimes, however, the complete revolution of hand wheel 22 is impossible because the film end is lacking for a full frame. Do not force the hand wheel in this case, otherwise the film can break loose from the spool core.

  • Page 26: Operation Instructions

    9. OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS Do not allow heating of your camera, never leave it in the sun, on hot sand etc. as it can cause damage of the film, power source or electronic system and lead thus to a wrong exposure. Pay attention to cleanness of lenses as their contamination deteriorates quality of film image.

  • Page 27: Acceptance Certificate

    Never wipe non-metal parts of your camera with alcohol, acetone, petrol and other active solvents. Protect the camera against humid and dust. 10. ACCEPTANCE CERTIFICATE Camera LC-A serial N°______________________ complies with requirements of technical documentation and is found fit for use. Output date _____________________________ 19 _______________...

  • Page 28: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Preface ................................3 2. Specifications ..............................5 3. Delivery Set ................................. 7 4. Design.................................. 7 5. Preparing for Operation ............................10 5.1. Installing and Checking the Cells ........................10 5.2. Camera Loading ..............................12 5.3. Setting Value of Film Light Sensitivity....................... 15 5.4.

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