according to the owner manual, you set No. 1 in the red window, THEN set the film counter in the camera to a point between S and 9, and close the red window and advance the film until it stops at 9. From then on you do NOT use the red window and the film should advance and stop automatically. The camera gives 10 shots per roll, it would seem, and counts down, not up, with the 10th shot being set on S. Haven't actually shot mine yet.
Thank you so much for making a video showing the photo taking process. There are a few others on here describing it and of course the manuals online but I was hoping someone would do a step by step. I totally get in now!
I studied old cameras as a hobby for years, so I was surprised to discover this camera (actually several versions) recently for the first time. I looked for it on eBay to see if I could buy one cheaply just to play with and study. Well, not so much! For a confirmed working unit, you are looking at more than $250. There seem to be a number slyly listed, so they are probably damaged or not functional in some way, but still posted around $150-180. Surprisingly, there seem to be a number of small accessories made for the camera which are fairly available, including a modest telephoto lens. Not mentioned here, but exploded in some length elsewhere, is that there is no film pressure plate to flatten the film during exposure. This appears to be built-in a permanent lack of image sharpness, which should not otherwise be a problem with the licensed Tessar lens made by Bausch & Lomb, one of the major lens makers in the US when the camera was made.
according to the owner manual, you set No. 1 in the red window, THEN set the film counter in the camera to a point between S and 9, and close the red window and advance the film until it stops at 9. From then on you do NOT use the red window and the film should advance and stop automatically. The camera gives 10 shots per roll, it would seem, and counts down, not up, with the 10th shot being set on S. Haven't actually shot mine yet.
Thank you so much for making a video showing the photo taking process. There are a few others on here describing it and of course the manuals online but I was hoping someone would do a step by step. I totally get in now!
I studied old cameras as a hobby for years, so I was surprised to discover this camera (actually several versions) recently for the first time. I looked for it on eBay to see if I could buy one cheaply just to play with and study. Well, not so much! For a confirmed working unit, you are looking at more than $250. There seem to be a number slyly listed, so they are probably damaged or not functional in some way, but still posted around $150-180. Surprisingly, there seem to be a number of small accessories made for the camera which are fairly available, including a modest telephoto lens. Not mentioned here, but exploded in some length elsewhere, is that there is no film pressure plate to flatten the film during exposure. This appears to be built-in a permanent lack of image sharpness, which should not otherwise be a problem with the licensed Tessar lens made by Bausch & Lomb, one of the major lens makers in the US when the camera was made.
Funny story, I actually just bought the camera off the guy who explains there being no backing pressure plate for $170. Small world.