May 15, 1962 E.

SAUER 3,034,411
PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA WITH COUPLED EXPOSURE METER
Filed Aug. 21, 1959 5 Sheets-Sheet 1
May 15, 1962 E. SAUER 3,034,411
PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA WITH COUPLED EXPOSURE METER
Filed Aug. 2l, 1959 3 Sheets-Sheet 2

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PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA WITH couPLED EXPOSURE METER
Filed Aug. 2l, 1959 3 Sheets-Sheet 5

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Patented May 15, 1962
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the form of a rearwardly rotatable instrument and the
3,034,411 reading of the pointer takes place opposite a stationary
PHOTDGRAPHEC CAMERA WITH CGUPLED index mark. In fact, two index marks are provided,
EXPOSURE METER namely one which is visible from above the camera and
Edgar Sauer, Stuttgart, Germany, assigner to Zeiss Ikon the other one is visible when looking into the finder.
Aktiengesellschaft, Stuttgart, Germany The last mentioned readability of the measuring instru
Filed Aug. 21, 1959, Ser. No. 835,3??
7 Claims. (Cl. 95---1®} ment is obtained by projecting a bent portion of the
indicator pointer of the measuring instrument by means
The invention relates to photographic cameras and of a penta roof edge prism into the finder to a place
particularly to single leus reflex cameras. 10 directly adjacent the finder image.
The photographic camera of the invention is provided The arrangement of the operating members of the
with a built-in photoelectric exposure meter having an camera as provided in accordance with the invention
electrical measuring instrument of which the deiiection and the readability of the measuring instrument of the
of its pointer is influenced by an element, for instance, exposure meter from above and from the rear of the
a resistance in the photo cell circuit or a diaphragm camera casing by looking into the ñnder and also the
placed in front of the photo cell, which element is con- arrangement of the coupling member results in an effec
nected'with one of the two exposure adjusting members, tive space saving arrangement which has `the advantage
for instance the diaphragm adjusting device of the photo particularly in single lens retlex cameras, that the latter
graphic objective, while the ñnal adjustment of the camera are made very versatile in spite of the fact that single
is accomplished by a coupling connection of the other 20 lens reflex cameras do not have very much >space for
exposure adjusting member, for instance the shutter speed accommodating all these desirable devices and partic
adjusting member, with the measuring instrument. ularly a coupled exposure meter. The employment of
It is an object of the invention to arrange the ex a cable drive in the present invention requires solely
posure adjusting members in a camera of the above the arrangement of a few pulleys having a suitable diam
mentioned type and also the exposure meter on or at 25 eter. Still the reliability of operation of a coupling ar
the upper wall =of the camera casing and to make these rangement between the camera adjustment members and
members and the meter readable from above. Furthe the indicating instrument of an exposure meter by means
more, the invention provides that one of the two ex of a cable, which is preferably made oi steel wires or
posure adjusting members, preferably the shutter speed strands or of novel plastic materials, is extremely goed
adjusting member, is connected by a coupling element 30 and results in substantial advantages. The entire camera
which extends along the top wall of the camera casing with all its accessories is extremely simple, requires little
with the measuring instrument `of the exposure meter. space and is very reliable in operation.
The coupling element may consist of any substan The novel features of the invention will now be de
tially straight and continuous transmission member such scribed in connection with the embodiments disclosed
as a link, a push rod, a rack bar or combinations of these 35 in the following description with reference to the ac
elements, but preferably a cable transmission is used companying drawings.
and when such a cable transmission is used, it is pos ln the drawings:
sibleto employ a deiinite length of a piece of cable with FIG. l is a Ifront elevation view of the camera.
its ends attached to the members to be connected with PEG. 2 is a top elevation view of the camera.
each other by means of the interposition or” a power 40 FiG. 3 illustrates a vertical lsectional view lengthwise
source, such as a spring in a spring casing, or such a ot the camera and viewed from the rear and disclosing
power-source may be eliminated entirely by employing the parts arranged in the upper portion of the camera
an endless cable which is led over guide rollers. casing.
In accordance withy the invention, the diaphragm ad FIG. 4 shows diagrammatically a top view of the parts
justing device and the reading device of the measuring 45 illustrated in FIG. 3 and partly shows the adjusting
instrument are arranged on the camera casing. Pref members and the coupling element for the speed adjusting
erably, the "diaphragm values are arranged on a rotatable mechanism and the measuring instrument.
ring which surrounds the photo electric cell mounted in FlG. 5 illustrates diagrammatically a simplified view
the upper portion of the camera casing. The diaphragm of the parts shown in FIG. 4.
adjusting device which is associated with the aperture 50 Fifi. 6 is `a view of the window projected into the
in front of the photo electric cell is also arranged on finder including the indicating pointer and the index mark
the upper portion of the camera casing. used in connection with the diaphragm adjusting member.
The present invention employs a curtain shutter for FlG. 7 is a side elevation view of the penta roof edge
the purpose of determining the exposure time of the prism and shows the position of the operating cable with
photographic tilm. The exposure time adjusting mem respect thereto.
ber is releasably coupled with the adjusting device for FIG. S illustrates diagrammatically a coupling connec
the iilm speed and is mounted within the operating knob tion employing »an endless cable, and
of the iilm advancing mechanism and the shutter tension FIGS. 9, l() and 1l show each arrangements of springs
ing member. |This operatingr'knob is larranged at one which may be used for the releasable coupling arranged
end of the long and` narrow top wall of the camera cas 60 between the shutter speed adjusting member and the
ing while the measuring instrument of the photo electric member carrying the film speed scale.
exposure meter is arranged at the other end of the top Referring to the FIGS. l and 2, the same disclose by
Wall of the camera casing directly below the re-winding way ot example a single lens mirror reliex camera
knob for the tilm. The coupling member, which con equipped with exposure control elements which in accord
sists preferably of a cable, extends. along the top wall 65 ance with the invention are operatively coupled with a
of the camera casing directly below the top wall, the built-in exposure meter. The camera casing 46 is pro
center portion of which is raised for accommodating the vided on its front wall dita with a photographic objective
iinder, particularly the penta roof edge prism. In order 47 and a manually rotatable diaphragm yadjusting mem
to permit the passage of the cable lthrough this upper ber 3S, while a photoelectric cell '76 is mounted directly
center portion of the camera, the prism according to 70 above the objective 47. The narrow top wall 41 of the
the invention is provided at its rear end with a cut-out. camera casing which extends horizontally and at right
The measuring instrument is preferably constructed in angles to the optical axis of the objective 47 is provided
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»at the left hand end with the ñlm advancing and shutter Approximately in the center- of the upper wall of the
tensioning member 70 provided with -a handle e4 adapted camera casing is `arranged a penta roof edge prism 42
to be engaged by the thumb of the camera user. On the which is provi-ded as shown in FIG. 5 with a cut-out 43
right hand end of the top wall 41 is arranged a 'film re for permitting the passage of the cable 17. The movable
wind knob 65. in coaxial larrangement with the iilm pointer 25' of the measuring instrument 23 of the expo
advancing and shutter tensioning ymember 7@ are posi sure meter is provided with a horizontal portion 25a and
tioned the shutter speed adjusting and -tilm speed adjust also with a vertical portion 25b and is made visible
ing members 1 and 2 (FIG. 3), while below the Íilm through optical means 45, 46 and 63 not only from above
rewind knob `65 the measuringY instrument Z3 (FiG. 3) but also by means of the penta roof edge prism 42, into
for the exposure meter is arranged within the upper por which an image of the pointer is projected, from the side
tion of the camera casing 4d. Concentrically with re by looking into the lfinder. The pointer and its image are
spect to the film advancing and shutter tensioning mem cooperating with a stationary indicating mark 2,6 or 4i?
ber 70 (omitted in HG. 3) are also arranged, as shown respectively. A field lens 47 is provided for the purpose
in FIG. 2, a 4film counter disc 69, a shutter speed scale of increasing the brightness of the linder image.
5 on the ring 3 and a film -speed scale in the ring 2, as For the passage of measuring rays are provided the
will be described hereinafter in more detail. All these apertures 27, 59 and till. When the coupled members
scales can lbe readily read from above the camera and 1, 2; and 3 on the shutter side of the camera casing are
likewise the movable pointer 2S of the measuring instru rotated counter clockwise, the cable 17Y tensions a return
ment 23 and the fixed mark 26 cooperating therewith can spring 1S and a drum 19 which is provided with an ad
be viewed from above the camera when looking into a 20 justable, but normally fixedly mounted exposure meter
window 27 in the camera top wall 41. Furthermore, the control cam Zit thereon, is positively rotated. The nen
diaphragm scale 66, the depth of focus scale 67 and the v linearity of the indication of the measuring instrument is
distance scale o8, which are arranged on the mount for compensated for by the shape of the cam 2t). The cam
the photo electric cell and the mount for the objective 20 is iixedly attached to the drum 19 by a ring nut Sil.
47, can be observed and read from above the camera. 25, These parts are supported by an intermediate sleeve 32
Referring to FIG. 3, there is arranged on one end of which is supported yon an inner sleeve 31 íixedly attached
the long and narrow camera top wall 41, namely at the with a flange to the cover casing 3?».
shutter side, a shutter speed adjusting yring 1 which is The gear 34a on the lower end of sleeve 34- constitutes
arranged in coaxial relation with respect to `a tilm speed a porti-on of the tilm rewinding device and has no oper
adjusting ring 2. These two members 1 and 2 are releas 30 ative connection whatsoever with the exposure meter.
ably coupled with each other by a coupling member 3. The spiral spring 13 is arranged in a stationary spring
The shutter speed adjusting ring 1 is rotatable and has casing 35 and the latterV is secured against rotation by
ñ-Xedly attached thereto thercontrol cams 4 for the shutter means of a projection 3d engaging a notch in the flange
speeds. A _shaft 48 is drivingly connected by a gear 49 Sloot the sleeve 30. The outer end of the spring 18 is
with a gear 50 on the shaft 52. This shaft 52 carries attached to the casing 3S and the inner end of the spring
also another gear 51. The shaft 52 is used for the drive 18 is attached to the vrotatable intermediate sleeve 32.
ofthe ñrst and second curtain of the curtain shutter, the When -the sleeve 32 is rotated counter clockwise (to ob
details of which are not shown. The rotative movement tain shorter exposure times), the spring '18 has to be
of the gears 50 and 51 is transmitted to two shafts which tensioned. A tracer lever 21 which engages the exposure
in FIG. 3 Iare arranged one behind the other. Of these meter control cam 20 is rotated about the axis of its
two shafts only the front lshaft 52 is visible. These two 40 bearing shaft 22 and effects by means of its sector-shaped
shafts control the mechanism of the curtain shutter. toothed portion 21a and the gear 37 meshing therewith
When the shutter speed adjusting ring 1 is rotated, the a rotation of the measuring instrument 23 of the exposure
shutter speed scale 5 is moved relatively to a stationary meter about its bearing pins 24, 24a. When the drum 19
‘index mark 6. The lilm speed adjusting ring Z has tix is turned to the left as a result of the action of the cable
edly connected thereto a cable pulley 7 and may be 17, not only the spring 1S is tensioned by meansof the
adjusted relatively to the ring 1 by means of the coupling parts 20, «21a and 23, but also the instrument return
ring 3 corresponding to the number of the film speed springs 28 and 23a are tensioned. The springs 28 and
intervals by lifting the ring 3 against the tension of a 28a are attached with one of their ends to the circumfer
helical spring 11, which concentrically surrounds a cylin ence of the measuring instrument casing and the other
dtical portion of the ring ‘1 l`and is arranged in an annular 50 ends of these springs 28, 28a are iixedly »attached to the
space formed between cylindrical portions of the rings casing of the exposure meter by means of a contact bar
1 and 3. , r[he film speed scale 8 (FIGS. 3 and 4) pro 61.
vided on the ring 2 may be read through a window 9 and The instrument pointer 25 which is lixedly attached
can be adjusted relatively to an index 10 (FIG. 3). to the moving coil of the measuring instrument follows
When the coupling member 3` is raised against the ten 55 the mechanical rotative movement of the instrument and
sion of the spring 11, a latch bolt 12 is withdrawn from when the adjustment has been made correctly between
one of the apertures A13» arranged at the interval divisions the diaphragm aperture and the exposure time, the instru
in the ring 2. A projection 14 on the member 3’ is slid ment pointer will be in registration with the index marks
able in a recess 15 of the cylindrical portion of the ring 1 26 and 40' respectively (FIGS. 4 to 6). . The pointer 25
and the latter can now be adjusted relatively to the film 60 and the index mark 26 are visible through a window 27.
speed adjusting ring 2. The shutter speed adjusting ring Referring to FIG. 4, it will be noted that the shutter
1 is adapted to be locked in each speed interval by means speed has been adjusted to $4300 sec. The camera has been
of a spring actuated bolt 16. The iilm speed adjusting adjusted for a film speed of 15/10 DlN. In this particu
ring 2 is provided with stop shoulders 2a and 2b adapted lar embodiment of the invention each interval of the
to engage a stationary stop 29. shutter speed scale and the film speed scale is equal to
FIG. 3 illustrates particularly the arrangement of the 25 °30’. Of course, this angle may have any other desired
new adjusting members of the invention. One end of a size, except that the same angle will have to be used in
cable 17 .is iixedlyattached to the cable pulley 7. The both the shutter’speed scale and the film speed scale.
cable 17 is connected with an exposure meter arranged If now theA coupled members 1, 2 and 3 are to be ro
at the >opposite side of the camera in the upper Yportion tated «for instance to a speed of 1/1000 sec., the rotation
>oit the camera casing. It is possible, however, to employ should be counter clockwise about one interval so that the
other transmission means in place ofthe cable 17 which figure 1000 will be opposite the index mark 6. When this
is kept tensioned by a spiral spring 18. By means of suit is being done, the cable 17 at the same time rotates the
ably arranged guide rollers 54 and 55 one may also em drum 19 and the spring 18 will be tensioned. The cam
ì ploy an endless cable 17 as show-n in FIG. 8. 75 20 is also rotated an angle of 25°30', considering the fact
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that the cable transmission has been selected to be 1:1. same time adjusts in the same direction the aperture of
Of course, the transmission ratio may be changed -accord the diaghragm mounted in the photographic objective 47.
ing to the particular construction. During this rotation In this embodiment of the invention particular atten
-the cam 20 engages with a continuously increasing cam tion was paid to the fact that the rotative movements of
portion the end of the tracing lever 21 and urges this Ul the adjusting members and the instrument indicator take
lever outwardly and by means of the par-ts 22, 22a and place in the same direction.
21a the gear 37 and also the entire measuring instrument The photo electric cell and the iris diaphragm posi
23 is rotated in clockwise direction and as a result the tioned in front of the same influence the measuring in
springs 2S and 28a are being tensioned. ' strument, and in accordance with the amount of light
The deñection a of the pointer 25 depends upon the energizing the photo electric cell the pointer 25 of the
amount of light which passes through the iris diaphragm measuring instrument makes a corresponding deflection.
onto the photo electric cell. A maximum size of the The position of circular adjusting member 38 is only
aperture of the iris diaphragm and a maximum amount diagrammatically illustrated in FIG. 6 and is intended
of light will result in the largest deflection a of the pointer to show solely the direction of rotation of the member
or, in other words, the ymeasuring instrument has to be 15 38 in connection with the deflection of the pointer 25.
rotated rearwardly about this angle until the pointer 25 The FIGS. l and 2 show the actual location of the mem
comes into registration with the ñxed index mark 26. ber 33 with respect to the camera casing and the other
According to FIG. 4, a left hand counter clockwise rota parts of the camera.
tion will result in short exposure times, whereby the FIG. 7 illustrates a side elevation view of the penta
measuring instrument 23 performs a right hand (clock roof edge prism 42 and the cable 17 which latter is illus
wise) rotation in order that the pointer 25 may be moved trated in cross section. It is apparent from FIG. 7 that
toward the index mark 26. the cable 17 moves in the cut-out 43 provided in the
When exposure times of longer duration are selected prism 42. This cut-out 43 is arranged on the right hand
(FIG. 4) which are to be obtained by rotating the mem side of the prism at a place where the removed portion
bers 1, Z, 3 in clockwise direction, then the tension springs of the prism is not important vfor the formation of the
18, 28 and 28a take over in the reverse direction the >finder image. 44 indicates the ocular of the tinder.
rotative movement of the parts 23, 21a, 21, Ztl, I9 and FIG. 8 illustrates diagrammatically the arrangement of
17. The measuring instrument pointer 25 moves against a transmission when an endless cabie 17a is employed.
the direction indicated by the arrow 25C, namely from In this last named arrangement it is not necessary to
below in an upward direction. 30 employ the spring 18 in its casing 35 which in the first
If it is desired to change the film speed lfrom the posi described embodiment is arranged at a place in the camera
tion indicated in FIG. 4, then it is necessary to raise the ywhere the exposure meter is arranged.
member 3 and the ring 2 has then to be rotatably ad The operation of the shutter speed adjusting device
justed to the desired l’ilm speed. If one makes an adjust and of the iilm speed adjusting device in each direction of
lment from 15V/l0 to 18/10 DIN or, in other Words, if rotation is uniform (FIG. 8), because the formerly em
one adjusts the camera for a higher iilm speed, then the ployed spring and its tension is no longer necessary.
shutter speed may be shorter. If at the initial position However, there are employed the guide rollers 54 and 55.
15/10 DIN the shutter speed »was 1/500 sec. and the pointer The FIGS. 9, 10 and ll illustrate particularly etl'fective
25 was in registration with the ind x mark 26, then the spring constructions for the releasable coupling between
adjustment to a higher iilrn speed 18/ 10 DIN would 40 the shutter speed adjusting ring 1 and the coupling mem
result in a moving of the pointer 25 in opposite direction ber 3 for the film speed adjusting device. These springs
to the arrow 25e, namely upwardly. In order to bring may be used in place or" the spring 11 employed in the
the pointer 25 into registration with the index 2d, it is embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 3. In these
necessary to rotate the shutter speed adjusting ring 1 one figures, the shutter speed adjusting ring is indicated with
interval in the direction of the arrow 1c, namely toward 1a and the coupling member with 3a. Between these twov
the left (counter clockwise) so that the shutter speed of 45 member 1a and ’5a are arranged’according to FIGS. 9
1,/1000 sec. will be placed opposite the index 26, in other and 1l sp-reader springs. In the FIGS. 9 and l0 there are
words, the exposure time has been shortened. An adjust arranged a number of spreader springs ‘56 and 57 which
ment of the Iilm speed from 15/ 10 to 12/1() DIN would are distributed in the annular space formed between the
result in a reverse adjustment of the shutter speed adjust members 1a and 3a. The ends of these springs are sup
ing ring 1. FIG. 5 illustrates diagrammatically this ex ported at the points 59, 60, n1 and 62. In FIG. ll, how
posure time coupling. j ever, is employed a helical spring 58 which extends cir
An image of the instrument pointer 25 is projected by cumferentially along the annular space between the mem
means of the roof edge prism 42 into the iinder space bers 1a and 3a. ` j
and appears adjacent the finder image at the right hand The modiiications of the springs 56, 57 and 58 shown
side thereof. A window 39 with an image of the indi 55 in the FIGS. 9, l() and ll have the advantage that com
cator 25 and the adjusting mark 40 is illustrated in FIG. pared with FIG. 2 these springs have a greater stiii’ness
6. The illustrated circular diaphragm adjusting member and, therefore, a somewhate more reliable operation of
38 is arranged on the front wall of the camera casing the releasable coupling between the shutter speed adjust
adjacent the top wail thereof (FIGS. l, 8, 2) and when ing member and the film speed adjusting member is
the camera is ready for use and when viewed from the obtained. 1
rear, the window 39 will be located to the left of this What I claim is:
member 38. By means of a left hand or anti-clockwise l. In a photographic camera provided with a camera
rotation in the direction of the arrow 38a of the member casing, a photographic objective on the front Wall of said
38 the aperture of the photo electric cell diaphragm is casing, and a built-in photoelectric exposure meter hav
moved toward closed position and a certain amount of v65 ing a rotatably mounted electrical measuring instrument
light is kept away from the photo electric cell. As a re with ‘a pivotally mounted pointer, said camera casing hav
sult the deflection of the pointer 25 becomes smaller ing a narrow top wall extending at right angles to the opti
and the pointer 25 moves downwardly towardthe mark cal taxis of said objective, at least two exposure adjusting
4t) as shown by the arrow 4ۓa. The same movement of 70 members mounted adjacent said top wall, means for
the pointer 25 is also visible from the outside and from mounting said measuring instrument adjacent said top wall
above the camera when looking into the window 27 in and within Isaid camera casing and to one-side of said
-the top wall of the camera casing. The rotary adjusting optical axis, means for permitting a viewing of Said pointer
’member 38 does not only adjust the aperture of the iris from above said camera casing, a single mechanical cou
diaphragm in front of the photo electric cell, but at the pling member extending parallel to said top wall and con
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necting one of said exposure adjusting members, which pointer 4from «above said camera casing, ‘a force trans
Yis arranged on «the other side of said optical axis, with mitting cable of predetermined length extending length
said measuring instrument for rotatable adjustment of Vthe wise of said top wall and connecting one of said exposure
latter, and means for operatively connecting the other adjusting members with said measuring instrument for
exposure adjusting member with said measuring instru adjustment thereof by means of interposing at one end
ment to adjust the `deflection of said pointer to a predeter of said cable a power storing means, `and means for op
mined ñxed index mark. eratively connecting the other exposure adjusting member
2. In a photographic camera provided with a camera with said measuring instrument to adjust the deilection
casing, a photographic objective on the front wall of said of said pointer to a predetermined iixed index mark.
casing and a built-in photoelectric exposure meter having 10 5. in ya photographic camera provided with a camera
an electrical measuring instrument with a pivotally mount casing, a photographic objective on the front wall of said
ed pointer, said camera casing having a narrow top wall casing, and a built-in photoelectric exposure meter hav
extending at right angles to the optical ‘axis of said ob ing an electrical measuring instrument with a pivotally
jective, a shutter speed adjusting member mounted on mounted pointer, said camera casing having a narrowA
one end of said top wall, means for movably mounting 15 top wall extending at right angles tothe optical axis of said
said measuring instrument directly below said top wall objective, at least two exposure adjusting members mount
and at the other end thereof, »a Window in said top wall ed adjacent said tcp wall, means for movably mounting
for viewing said pointer from above, a coupling member said measuring instrument adjacent said top wall and
extending parallel to said top wall and connecting said within said camera casing, means for permitting a viewing
shutter ispeed -adjusting member with said measuring in 20 of said pointer from' above said camera casing, a force
strument Afor adjustment of the latter, a diaphragm adjust transmitting endless cable extending lengthwise of said
ing member mounted on the front wall of said camera top wall and connecting one of said exposure adjusting
casing adjacent said top wall and above said objective, members with said measuring instrument for adjustment ì
and means for operatively connecting said diaphragm ad thereof, and means for operatively connecting the other
justing member with said measuring instrument for ad exposure adjusting member with said measuring instru
justing the dellection of said pointer to a predetermined. nient to adjust the deflection of said pointer to a predeter
ñxed index mark. . ` mined ñxed index mark. ' ,f »
3. In a photographic camera provided with a camera 6. A photographic camera vas claimed in claim 2, in
casing, a photographic objective on the front wall of said eluding a tilm »advancing and shutter tensioning Vknob
casing, anda built-in photoelectric exposure meter having 30 arranged at one end of said top wall, means ‘for mounting
an electrical measuring instrument with a pivotally mount said shutter speed adjusting member together with a film
ed pointer, said camera casing having a narrow top wall speed adjusting member in coaxial relation with said film
extending at right angles to the optical axis of said objec Iadvancing «and shutter tensioning knob, rand means for
tive, at least two exposure ladjusting members mounted releasably coupling said shutter speed adjustingmember
adjacent said top wall, means for movably mounting said 35 to said film speed adjusting member.
measuring instrument adjacent said top wall and within 7. A photographic camera as claimed in claim 2, in
said camera casing, means for permitting a viewing of cluding a iilm advancing and shut-ter tensioning knob ar
said pointer from above said camera casing, a force trans ranged at one end of said top wall, means for mounting
mitting ycable extending lengthwise of said top wall and said shutter speed adjustingmember together with a film
connecting one of said exposure adjusting members with 40 speed «adjusting member in coaxial relation with said film
said measuring instrument for adjustment thereof, and advancing and shutter tensioning knob, means for releas
means `for operatively connecting the other exposure ad ably coupling said shutter speedV adjusting member to said
justing member with said measuring instrument to adjust film speed adjusting member, a :film rewind knob mounted
the detlection of said pointer to a pre-determined lixed `at the other end of said top wall, means for mounting said
index mark. Y ‘ _ ,
45 measuring instrument below said film rewind knob, said
4. In a photographic camera provided with a camera coupling member comprising la force transmitting cable
casing, a photographic objective on the front wall of said which connects said filmV speed adjusting member with said
casing, and a built-in photoelectric exposure meter having measuring instrument to adjust the same.
an electrical measuring instrument with a pivotally mount References Cited in the ñle of this patent l
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extendingat right angles to the optical axis of said ob UNITED STATES PATENTS
jective, Iat least two exposure adjusting members mounted 2,199,464 Kuppenbender ________ __ May 7, 1940
adjacent said top wall, means for movably mounting said 2,209,156 Fischer ---___ ________ __ July 23, 1940
measuring instrument adjacent said top wall and within ì 2,242,043 Sanger ______________ __ May 13, 1941
said camera casing, means for permitting a viewing of said 2,250,898 Tonnies ______________ __ July 29, 1941