FUJI GSW690II PROFESSIONAL (01) PDF MANUAL

FUJI GSW690II PROFESSIONAL (01) PDF SUMMARY:

How do I use the FUJI GW690II Professional camera?

To use the FUJI GW690II Professional, follow the instructions in the manual, paying close attention to the illustrations. The instructions are the same for the FUJI GSW690II Professional and FUJI GW6700 Professional, as the only differences are the lens focal length and picture size.

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How do I attach the shoulder strap?

Pass the strap ends through the camera’s strap lugs and adjust the strap length with the buckles. To pass the strap end through the hoop, push the hoop back a bit to make it easier. For horizontal carrying, use the strap lugs on both sides of the camera; for vertical carrying, use the two strap lugs on the right-hand side.

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How do I use the camera case?

Wrap the soft case around the camera and close it with the zip and slick fasteners to protect the camera from dust, nicks, and scratches. When the strap is attached to the strap lugs on both sides of the camera, open the zip fastener and put on the soft case.

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How do I put on the lens cap?

Fit the lens cap on the lens hood to protect the lens from dust and grit. Avoid wiping the lens with silicon cloth, as it can leave tiny abrasion marks on the glass. Take special care, because dust and scratches on the lens can impair its sharpness.

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How do I attach the viewfinder eyepiece?

Screw the viewfinder eyepiece into the eyepiece socket. The eyepiece is designed for people with normal eyesight. If you cannot see clearly through it, use an eyepiece that can be adjusted to your eyesight. If you are nearsighted, use an eyepiece with a minus diopter, and if you are farsighted, use one with a plus diopter. The eyepiece socket has a 19mm-diameter, 0.75mm-pitch screw thread and will take any commercially available eyepiece, right-angle finder, magnifier, etc.

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How do I attach the eyecup?

The eyecup is made of HALC and is fitted over the eyepiece. It prevents extraneous light from entering the eyepiece and gives a clearer view through the viewfinder.

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How do I open the camera back?

To open the camera back, pull the camera back lock toward the camera bottom with your thumbnail.

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How do I set the 120/220 film selector?

While pressing down the film selector with your finger, turn and set it for the film you are using:

• 6 x 7 cm Format:

  • 220 roll film: 16 EXP
  • 120 roll film: 10 EXP
  • 120 half-length roll film: 5 EXP

• 6 x 9 cm Format:

  • 220 roll film: 12 EXP
  • 120 roll film: 8 EXP
  • 120 half-length roll film: 4 EXP

• 6 x 7 cm Format … GW6700

• 6 x 9 cm Format … GW690II & GSW690II

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Why is it important to set the film selector and pressure plate correctly?

Be sure to set the film selector and pressure plate for the film (120 or 220) you are using. If you don’t use the correct side of the pressure plate, you won’t get precisely focused pictures because the film will not move into the exact focal plane. 120 roll film is attached to an opaque backing paper over its entire length, but such paper is used only on the leading and trailing ends of 220 roll film. The thickness of the backing paper causes a shift in the position of the focal plane, and the pressure plate adjusts for this difference while keeping the film flat on the focal plane at one and the same time.

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How do I position the pressure plate?

If you are using 120 roll film, use the side of the pressure plate marked “120,” and if you are using 220 roll film, use the side marked “220”. To turn over the pressure plate, push it toward the arrow and lift it out.

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How do I load the take-up spool and film?

1. Pull out the film loading knob and transfer the empty spool into the take-up spool chamber (located on the same side as the film advance lever).
2. Next, pull out the film loading knob and load the film in the film chamber (located on the same side as the viewfinder eyepiece).

To lock the take-up spool and film loading knobs in the pulled-out position, turn the keys slightly to the left. The take-up spool and film can be loaded easier by lifting the top side first. After loading the take-up spool and film, snap down the knob keys into the niched side of the knob recesses. Do not snap them down in the opposite side because they will protrude above the camera bottom and prevent correct seating of the camera on the tripod head.

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How do I position the film start mark?

Pull out the film paper leader, pass it through the film channel, insert the tip into the slot at the take-up spool, and wind the paper leader around the spool with the film advance lever. Stop winding as soon as the film start mark on the leader paper is aligned with the red dot on the right-hand side of the film channel, then close the camera back.

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How do I prevent film slack?

To prevent the film from slackening, press down the leader paper near the supply side lightly with your finger so that it won’t buckle, and wind the film advance lever lightly. To prevent the film from becoming loose again when the camera back is being closed, use the film advance lever to keep the leader paper taut until you snap the camera back into place.

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How do I position the start mark on 220 roll film?

If you are using 220 roll film, line up the solid arrow mark (normal lead mark) with the red dot in the film channel. Do not use the thin hyphenated mark (long lead mark).

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How do I wind the film and position it for the first shot?

After loading the film, wind the film advance lever as far as it will go. The exposure counter will switch from “S” to “1,” and the shutter will cock by itself. Tear off the top of your film box and insert it in the film reminder slot in the camera back to remind you which film you are using.

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How do I unlock the front shutter release?

If you can see the letter “L,” the shutter release is locked. To unlock it, push the front shutter release lock toward the lens so that it covers the “L”.

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How do I use the built-in lens hood?

The lens hood is built into the lens barrel. To use, pull it out.

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How do I set the shutter speed selector and aperture ring?

Pull out the lens hood and set the shutter speed selector and aperture ring for the picture you are taking.

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How do I focus the lens?

Look through the viewfinder eyepiece, center your subject in the viewfinder, and turn the focusing ring to make the double images in the yellow center spot in the viewfinder converge into one. Always line up your eye with the center of the viewfinder eyepiece. If you don’t, the yellow focusing spot will move off-center of the bright frame, and you won’t be able to focus the lens precisely.

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How do I compose my picture?

Compose your picture within the bright frame. The top and left sides of the bright frame will automatically move to correct for parallax as you focus. There is hardly any parallax, however, and you’ll get properly centered pictures because the fields of view of the GW690II and GSW690II are, respectively, 95% and 93% at the nearest focusing distance (1 meter) and 92% and 90% at infinity (∞).

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How do I take infrared pictures?

To take infrared pictures, measure the distance of the subject with the focusing ring and set that distance to the infrared mark (red line labeled “R”). This will make up for the slightly nearer point on which you’ll have to focus.

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How do I use the depth of field table?

Depth of field is the zone of sharpness in front of and behind the point on which the lens is focused, and it varies with the lens focal length, aperture, and shooting distance. Your camera is provided with a depth of field scale on the lens top on both sides of the lens setting mark, but for more detailed readings, refer to the accompanying depth of field table for your camera.

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How do I read the depth of field table?

If the focal length of your camera is 90mm and you are shooting from a distance of 5 meters with an aperture of F8, everything between 4.09 and 6.46 meters from the camera will come into sharp focus.

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What is the depth of field table for the EBC Fujinon 90mm, F3.5 lens?

Aperture	∞	1	1.2	1.5	2	3	5	10
3.5	47.69~∞	0.97-1.01	1.10-1.22	1.46-1.54	1.93-2.07	2.84-3.18	4.55-5.54	8.32-12.56
4	41.75~ ∞	0.98-1.02	1.18-1.23	1.46-1.54	1.92-2.08	2.82-3.21	4.50-5.63	8.12-13.04
5.6	29.58~∞	0.98-1.02	1.17-1.24	1.44-1.56	1.89-2.12	2.75-3.30	4.32-5.95	7.54-14.93
8	20.96~∞	0.97-1.03	1.15-1.25	1.42-1.59	1.85-2.17	2.66-3.44	4.09-6.46	6.85-18.80
11	14.88-∞	0.96-1.05	1.13-1.28	1.39-1.63	1.80-2.26	2.55-3.87	3.81-7.35	6.07-29.78
16	10.57~∞	0.94-1.07	1.11-1.31	1.35-1.69	1.73-2.39	2.40-4.05	3.47-9.17	5.23-∞
22	7.53~∞	0.92-1.10	1.08-1.36	1.30-1.79	1.64-2.60	2.22-4.76	3.09-14.20	4.38-∞
32	5.37~ ∞	0.89-1.15	1.03-1.45	1.23-1.95	1.53-2.98	2.01-6.35	2.68-∞	3.58-∞

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What is the depth of field table for the EBC Fujinon 65mm, F5.6 lens?

Aperture	∞	1	1.2	1.5	2	3	5	10
5.6	15.51~∞	0.96-1.05	1.13-1.28	1.40-1.63	1.80-2.25	2.55-3.85	3.83-7.24	6.15-27.63
8	10.94~∞	0.94-1.07	1.11-1.31	1.35-1.69	1.73-2.38	2.40-4.03	3.49-8.97	5.30-∞
11	7.78~∞	0.91-1.11	1.07-1.37	1.30-1.79	1.64-2.59	2.22-4.70	3.11-13.49	4.45-∞
16	5.54~∞	0.88-1.16	1.03-1.45	1.23-1.95	1.53-2.97	2.01-6.20	2.70-48.47	3.63-∞
22	3.96–	0.84-1.24	0.97-1.60	1.15-2.24	1.39-3.75	1.78-11.47	2.28-∞	2.90-∞
32	2.84~00	0.80-1.39	0.91-1.87	1.05-2.86	1.25-8.08	1.53-∞	1.85-∞	2.28 -00

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How do I wind the film and cock the shutter?

If the number “1” is showing in the exposure counter, the shutter blades will open and close when you press in the top of the front shutter release. To advance the film and cock the shutter for the next shot, wind the film advance lever two times. The first stroke will cock the shutter and advance the film partially; the second stroke will complete advancing the film. The winding angle of the film advance lever will therefore differ on the second stroke with the amount of unexposed film left.

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How do I shoot with the camera held vertically?

If you are shooting with the camera held vertically, use the front shutter release. It will help you hold the camera steadier.

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How do I use a tripod?

If you are shooting indoors or nighttime pictures with a shutter speed of 1/30th second or slower, use a tripod and a cable release. Without film in the camera, you cannot press down the shutter release unless you open the camera back.

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How do I take time exposures?

To take long-exposure pictures, set the shutter speed selector to “T” (Time) and press in the shutter release. The shutter will remain open even if you take your finger off the shutter release. To trip the shutter, turn the shutter speed selector back toward “1”. On time exposure, it is also possible to trip the shutter by operating the film advance lever, but the film will advance and move your picture out of position. To trip the shutter on time exposure, always turn the shutter speed selector. Do not operate the film advance lever.

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How do I unload the film?

After you complete exposing a roll of film, wind it up to the very end with the film advance lever. A sudden release of tension will tell you that the trailing end has left its spool and that winding has been completed. It will take about three strokes to wind the film completely. Next, open the camera back, take out the exposed roll of film, and seal the end to prevent the roll from unwinding. The empty spool is transferred to the take-up side for taking up the next roll of film.

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How do I take flash pictures?

If you are using a small-size clip-on flash, clip it into the accessory shoe on the camera top. To use the sync socket, lift the sync socket cover with your finger and push it to the side, then plug the cord into the socket. The 65mm lens of the GSW690II has a covering power of 76°, or equivalent to that of a 28mm lens on a 35mm camera. This means that a flash with a small covering angle will not provide enough light along the picture edges. Be sure to use a flash with a covering angle that is wide enough for a 28mm lens on a 35mm camera. Your camera has an X-contact, that is, electronic flashes will synchronize with all shutter speeds. If you are using a flash bulb, use an M-class bulb with a shutter speed of 1/30-second or slower. If the shutter speed is 1/60-second or faster, the flash will discharge, but it will not synchronize properly, and a large part of the light will be lost.

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How do I use the shutter actuation counter?

Your camera is provided with a 3-digit shutter actuation counter in the bottom, which will tell you how many times the shutter has been used so that you know when the camera needs maintenance. It counts 10 shutter actuations as 1, that is, if it shows 150, the shutter has been actuated 1,500 times. After reaching 999 (9,990 shots), it will return to 000 with 10 more shots.

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When should I have my camera overhauled?

Your camera is a precision instrument, and it is subject to wear and tear. The heart of your camera is the shutter. It is intricately constructed, precision-assembled, more delicate, and less enduring in consistency than the other parts, and shutter trouble can be ruinous to your photographs. It is therefore recommended as follows on the strength of thorough factory tests:

1. Shutter: Normally, interlens shutters perform perfectly up to about 5,000 shots, after which they become less accurate and may start behaving erratically. Be sure to have your shutter overhauled as soon as it has been actuated 5,000 times, that is, when the counter reaches 500.
2. Film advance unit and others: The film advance unit is much more durable than the shutter. To be on the safe side, however, you should have it overhauled together with the other mechanisms as soon as the shutter has been actuated 10,000 times (when the counter returns to 000 from 999).

It would be wise to have your camera overhauled sooner if you take a lot of pictures near the ocean or under other adverse conditions.

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What checks should I perform before shooting?

Before loading film in the camera, make it a habit to perform the following checks:

1. Film advance unit: Open the camera back and while watching the take-up spool, wind the film advance lever to make sure the film advance unit is working smoothly.
2. Camera back interior: Open the camera back and turn the four rollers (two on the camera back and two on the camera body) to make sure they are working properly. Also, check the film pressure springs in the film take-up and supply chambers to make sure they are attached properly and can exert sufficient pressure on the film.
3. Rangefinder: While watching the double-image focusing spot in the viewfinder, focus the lens at infinity and at the nearest focusing distance to make sure the focusing ring is operating properly. If you can open the camera back and check the focused image on the film plane with a sheet of ground glass and the milky-white TAC film that comes with your camera, all the better. The ground glass and TAC film should be placed on the exact focal-plane rails, not off the outer and elevated film guide rails.
4. Shutter: Check the various shutter speeds through the camera back. You can more or less tell whether the shutter is operating at the right speed or not by the amount of light it passes through and by the sound it makes.
5. Aperture: Open the camera back and turn the aperture ring to make sure the aperture blades open and close smoothly.
6. Flash synchronization: Clip on the flash, open the camera back, open up the aperture fully, set the shutter speed selector to the speed you want, then press in the shutter release. If light comes in through the lens, flash and shutter speed are correctly synchronized.

Camera trouble can cost you dearly both materially and otherwise. Always check your camera before use and have it overhauled periodically so that you can be sure of yourself at all times.

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How do I clean the lens?

Scratches on the lens surface can reduce its sharpness far more than you would think. If the contrast of your picture seems somehow impoverished and it doesn’t look crisp enough, the cause is usually scratches on the lens surface.

1. First, blow off dust from the lens surface completely with an air blower.
2. Next, moisten a sheet of lens cleaning paper with plenty of FUJI lens cleaning fluid and wipe the lens gently with it in a circular motion. Always start from the center then gradually move out to the edges.
3. Finally, after all contaminants have been removed, wipe off the remaining lens cleaning fluid with a dry sheet of lens cleaning paper. Again, start from the center in a circular motion, then move out to the edges.

Breathing a mist on the lens surface then wiping it off with silicon cloth or other similar material is the worst thing you can do. Never do it because this is one of the main causes of scratches on camera lenses.

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What precautions should I take?

• Always load and unload film in subdued light.
• After unloading your exposed film, always trip the shutter by pressing in the shutter release.
• In hot weather, do not leave your camera in a closed car or in moist places except temporarily for a very short time.
• Always clean your camera before and after taking pictures. Clean the interior with an air blower and wipe off the exterior with silicon cloth.
• Put your camera away where it is cool, dry, and free of dust, and don’t forget to put the lens cap on.