Konica Autoreflex A Manual

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Set the aperture ring to the Electric Eye.
TurntheApertureRing12)andbringtheElectric-EyeMark10)inlinewiththeindexmark.Theringclicksintopositionatanyf-
number calibration.

41 Train the camera at your 
subject and 
look 
through the 
viewfinder, and the meter will be visible 
in the 
field of 
view.
IftheMeterNeedle(42)isvisiblewithinthecorrectexposurerange,itwillbepossibletosecurecorrectexposure.Focusthelens
and frame the subject before the Shutter Button (1) is depressed to take pictures under...

TRAINING OF CAMERA

Hold the camera tight.

Totakeasharppicture,holdthecamerainastablemannertopreventitfrombeingaccidentallyjarredwhentheshutterbuttonis
depressed.Holdthecamerainbothhandsandmakeitstablebyholdingitagainstthefaceandnose.Depresstheshutterbutton
with the bulb of a finger to release the shutter.

Itismoredifficulttoholdthecameraverticallythantoholdithorizontally.Itwouldbeadvisabletogetyourselfaccustomedtothe
vertical holding of the camera because there are many cases in which the camera must...

toobservetheMicroDiaPrism.Forfocusing,itisadvisabletowatchtheimageoutsidetheMatPlane46,Toensuretheaccurate
focusingofthelens,itisnecessarytocorrecttheeyesightoftheviewfinder.Eyesightadjustmentlensesareavailableforshort-
and long-sighted people.
Theviewfinderisofthesingle-lens-reflexreal-imagetype.Theimagevisibleinthefieldofview,therefore,isthesameasthat
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DEPTH OF FIELD
When the lens is focused on a...

apertureareprovidedonbothsidesoftheDistanceScaleIndexMark4Q.Afterthelenshasbeenfocused,readthisscale,and
the depth of field will be the section sandwiched between the two readings of the used aperture.
Forexample,Ietusassumethatthedistancebetweenthefileplaneandthesubjectonwhichthelenshasbeenfocusedis30
feets (10 meters). The depth of field will be 22 to 46 feet (7 to 16 meters) for f:4 and 13 feet (4 meters) to infinity (o) for f/16.

Infrared Film Compensation Mark: 
When infrared film and a red filter...

1 Depress the Film Rewind Button X30).
Once it is depressed, the button remains sinking.
2FlipuptheFilmRewindCrank13andturnitinthedirectionindicatedbythearrowmarkinscribedonit.Thisactionwilltake
the exposed film back into the cartridge.
[31Thefilmrewindactioncomestoanendwhenthereisasuddeneasingoftheloadonthefilmrewindcrank.OpentheBack
Cover (32) and take out the cartridge.

Q The film rewind button which remains depressed will return to the original position when the film wind lever is cocked.

B (BULB)...

room,orwhenthereistheneedtouseanauxiliarylightduringthedaytime,useeithersynchroflashbulbsorelectroniclightsand
take synchroflash pictures.

Forsynchroflashphotography,usetheAccessoryClipIIIonwhicheitherasynchroflashgunorasmallelectroniclightunitmay
bemounted.Asyourcameraisequippedwithatap-holeeachforClassesMandX,inserttheplugintotheSynchroflashContact
Tap-hole"M".6forbulbsofClassesMandFPortheSynchroflashContactTap-Hole"X"5)forelectroniclightsandbulbsof

Class F.  
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Exposure For Synchroflash Pictures
TheElectric-Eyesystemisnotusableforsynchroflashphotography,andexposureisdeterminedaccordingtotheManualAperture
Scale 11). The required lens aperture (f-number) is computed by dividing the guide number of the used synchroflash bulb or electronic
lightwiththetakingdistance.Forexample,intheeventthatabulbofClassMisinuseandtheguidenumberfortheshutterandfilm
speedsis75andthatthetakingdistanceis9feet,thelensaperture(fnumber)willbeabout8,whereas:75-9=8Asregardstheshutter...

1 Set the Film Speed (ASA or DIN).
Liftandturntheexternalringoftheshutterspeeddialsothatthereadingofthesensitivityspeedofthefilmusedinthecamera
appears in the Film Speed Indicator Window.

Manual Aperture
(Stopped-Down Aperture Measurement)
Thelensisstoppeddowntomeasurelightwhenapresetorclickaperturelensisusedorwhentheautomaticaperturesystemmay
not be put to use due to the utilization of an extension ring or bellows.

21 Determine 
the Shutter Speed....

Whenamanualpre-setaperturelensistobeused,setthepre-setapertureringtothereadingofthesmallestaperture,before
the ring is turned to secure a correct exposure.
Intheeventthatthesubjectismovingsofastthatthereistheneedforquickphotographingactions,exposuremaybe
determinedbysimultaneouslyturningthepre-setapertureringandtheapertureringaftertheyhavebeenalignedwitheach
other.