Konica Autoreflex A Manual

CONTENTS

Name of Each Part .....................................................................
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Major Specifications for KONICA AUTOREFLEX A...
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Loading of Mercury Battery Cells ...............................................
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Handling of Mercury Battery Cells ..............................................
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Film Loading ...............................................................................
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Shutter and Aperture ..................................................................
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MAJOR SPECIFICATIONS FOR KONICA AUTOREFLEX A


Type : 35 mm SLR equipped with focal plane shutter and built-in CdS meter for automatic exposure
determination.

Picture Size : 
24 
X 
36 mm.

Film : 35mm film in cartridge, 20 or 36 exposure.
Standard Lens: HEXANON 57mm f/1.2 (6-group and 7-element), 57mm f/1.4 (5-group and 6-element) or 52 mm f/
1.8 (5-group and 6-element). Minimum taking distance 1.5 ft. (0.45m.)

Mount: 
KONICA Mount II (bayonet), 47mm. in
 diameter and 40.5 mm. in flange back....

width) 
X 
95mm (height)
96mm (thickness), 1,200grams.

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LOADING OF MERCURY BATTERY CELLS

ThecompoundCdSmeteroftheKONICAAUTOREFLEXAtakestwo1.3Vmercurybatterycellsasitselectricsource.Wipethe
mercury battery cells, accessories for camera, with a piece of dry and clean cloth and put them into the mercury battery chamber.

1 Turn the cover of the Mercury Battery Chamber 27 counterclockwise with a coin and detach it from...

2Directtowardtheundersideofthecamerathatsideofthecartridgethroughwhichitsspindlesticksoutandputthecartridge
into the Cartridge Chamber 
2 .

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InsertthefilmtipintotheFilmTake-upSlit33
,
oftheFilmTake-upSpool
34).
Anyslitisusable.Chooseanyslitintowhichthefilm
tip can be inserted with ease.

141 Turn the Film C
o
cking Lever (17)
 
and take up the film on the spool. Ascertain that the teeth of the Sprocket 15) r in gear with film
perforations, before the back cover is to be closed. Depress the back...

F51
Afterthebackcoverisclosed,flipuptheFilmRewindCrank13andturnitinthedirectionindicatedbyanarrowmarkonitto
reduce the slack of the film.

n
WindthefilmanddepresstheShutterButton(1(.Repeatthisactionuntilthefigure
"1"
appearsintheFilmCounterWindow
18.

TurntheFilmCockingLeveruntilitdoesnotmovefurtherandthefilmwillbetransportedbyoneframeandtheshutter
charged at the s time. The mirror and the automatic aperture will also be set....

indicate the shutter speeds of 
1, 
1/2, 1/4, 1/8 .... and 1/500 sec., respectively.

•
The shutter speed reading of "B" is used when there

is the need for the exposure of over one second.

(See the explanation on "B Exposure" on Page 42.)

•
The colored figure of "125" is the maximum shutter

speed for synchronization with electronic lights.

•
Dot not turn the shutter speed dial while the shutter

button is depressed....

WATCHING METER IN VIEWFINDER

CorrectExposureRange:
ThestoppingoftheMeterNeedle#2withintherangeofcorrectexposure(orsomewhereonthef-
numberscalefortheusedlens)isanindicationofthefeasibilityoftakingpicturesundertheElectric-Eyesystem.Here,the
meter needle shows the aperture to which the taking lens is to be set for a shot.
WarningMarksandMarkfortheIndicationofFnumberattheFullOpeningoftheLens:
Theredmarkvisibleonthetop...

O 
The ASA and DIN scales visible through the film speed indicator window on the shutter speed dial indicate the degrees to which
film is sensitive to light. The film speed of your film is indicated on the box in which it is contained and in its instruction booklet.
O
Makesurethatthecameraiscorrectlysettothespeedofthefilmloadedinthecamera.Amistakeinthesettingofthefilm
speed will not assure correct exposure.
The figures in brackets are the readings for intermediate film speeds.

1 Set the film speed (ASA...