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RafCamera ALMAZ 103 User Manual

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1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
"Almaz 103" is 35mm single lens reflex (SLR) camera intended for amateur and special shootings.
The camera may work in an interval of temperatures from minus 15 up to +45°C at absence of direct influence of
solar radiation and atmospheric precipitation.
Distinctive features of the SLR camera "Almaz 103" are presence of the demountable viewfinder block with
pentaprism, a metal focal plane shutter, a mechanism of repeated shooting, bayonet lens mounting, an opportunity
of use of replaceable focusing blocks in the viewfinder, and also an opportunity of application of the big number of
the accessories expanding operational capabilities of the camera.
The camera is supplied with a fast lens "Volna" with instant-return diaphragm closed for the period of operation of a
shutter or by pressing of the repetitor button. The optics of the lens "Volna" has multilayered coating (MC) which
substantially eliminates reflexes, auras and patches of light when shooting against light, and improves a color
rendition.
NOTE. Lenses for cameras like "Zenit" or "Praktica", and others with flange focal distance 45,5 mm and mounting
thread M42x1 may be used in the camera "ALMAZ 103" with aid of special adaptor ring.
Self-resetting counter is automatically set on "0" upon opening a back cover of the camera. The focusing is carried
out by wedges, a microraster and by dim surface of the focusing block. The camera is supplied with self-timer. The
camera has "pocket" for putting in a "note" - part of a film packing box with its type, photosensitivity and other
characteristics. Back cover of the camera is demountable. Before to use the camera, please carefully study this
operation manual.
2. SPECIFICATIONS
Film width, mm
Frame size, mm
Quantity of frames
Lens "Volna":
focal length, mm
relative aperture
Lens focusing range, m (ft)
Filter thread
Shutter speeds, sec
System of synchronization of types FP and X with full frame window opening at 1/60 sec.
CAMERA
"ALMAZ 103"
User's manual
1985
www.RafCamera.com
35
24x36
36
50
1:1,8
0,45 to inf. (1,5 to inf.)
M46x0,75
1 to 1/1000 and "B"

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  • Page 1 The camera may work in an interval of temperatures from minus 15 up to +45°C at absence of direct influence of solar radiation and atmospheric precipitation. Distinctive features of the SLR camera "Almaz 103" are presence of the demountable viewfinder block with pentaprism, a metal focal plane shutter, a mechanism of repeated shooting, bayonet lens mounting, an opportunity of use of replaceable focusing blocks in the viewfinder, and also an opportunity of application of the big number of the accessories expanding operational capabilities of the camera.

  • Page 2: List Of Included Items

    3. LIST OF INCLUDED ITEMS 3.1. Camera "Almaz 103" with lens "Volna" ............. 1 3.2. Viewfinder block with pentaprism "Almaz 103" (it is mounted on the camera) 1 3.3. The focusing block "А" (it is mounted in the camera), "В", "C"......3 3.4.
  • Page 3 Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3...
  • Page 4 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6...

  • Page 5: Using The Camera

    Figure 7 5. USING THE CAMERA 5.1. Loading the camera Loading of the camera should be done in the following order: Pull the head of return rewind (8) (see fig. 1) upwards and open back cover (23) (see fig. 4). Place the cartridge with film into its place.
  • Page 6 Figure 9 5.2. Focusing The focusing block of viewfinder has Fresnel lens (1) (fig. 10) with dim surface in which middle there are devices of a focusing - Doden wedges and microraster. If the object is not correctly focused, then, observing it through viewfinder, you will see split image in circle (2) (Doden wedges), and dim image in circle (3) (microraster).
  • Page 7 For example, the distance to object of shooting is 1.25m, and aperture is set to 22. In this case, on scale of distances against numbers "22", located on both sides of index on scale (14), it is possible to read, that the image will be sharp in range from 1,0 up to 1,7m.

  • Page 8: Using A Flash

    cock the shutter and, having convinced of correctness of focusing and placement of object of shooting in a field of the viewfinder, smoothly press the shutter release button until stop. When using a support, in order to prevent infringement of work of the film drive mechanism, it is recommended to check up size of a part acting above a basic surface of support screw which should not exceed 4,7 mm (in accordance with GOST 3362-75).

  • Page 9: Maintenance

    Pull out the rewind handle (30) (see fig. 7), and rotate the rewind knob in direction specified by pointer until full rewind of film into the cartridge; you'll fell sudden easing of effort. Pull rewind knob (8) (see fig. 1), open a back cover and take out the cartridge with film from the camera. ATTENTION! Rewind film after releasing shutter only.

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