Instruction Manual

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CONTENTS

Name of Each Part .....................................................................

Major Specifications for KONICA AUTOREFLEX A...

Loading of Mercury Battery Cells ...............................................

Handling of Mercury Battery Cells ..............................................

Film Loading ...............................................................................

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Shutter and Aperture ..................................................................

TTL Metering and Fully Automatic Control ................................

Name of Meter in Viewfinder .....................................................

Watching Meter in Viewfinder .....................................................

Electric-Eye Photography ............................................................

Meter's Coupling Range ..............................................................

Important Points for Light Measurement at

Full Lens Opening .......................................................

Training of Camera ......................................................................

Focusing .......................................................................................

Depth of Field ..............................................................................

Infrared Film Compensation Mark ..............................................

Depth of Field Table.....................................................................

Film Rewind.................................................................................

B (Bulb) Exposure ........................................................................

Synchroflash Photography ..........................................................

Exposure for Synchroflash Pictures ............................................

Lens Interchange .........................................................................

Stopped-Down Aperture Measurement ......................................

Important Points of Stopped-Down Aperture

Measurement .............................................................

Hexanon Interchangeable Lenses ..............................................

Accessories ..................................................................................

Summary of content (19 pages)

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CONTENTS Name of Each Part ..................................................................... Major Specifications for KONICA AUTOREFLEX A... Loading of Mercury Battery Cells ............................................... Handling of Mercury Battery Cells .............................................. Film Loading ............................................................................... 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.
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width) X 95mm (height) 96mm (thickness), 1,200grams. This manual was created by www.butkus.org/chinon and should only be found at my site. LOADING OF MERCURY BATTERY CELLS The compound CdS meter of the KONICA AUTOREFLEX A takes two 1.3V mercury battery cells as its electric source. Wipe the mercury battery cells, accessories for camera, with a piece of dry and clean cloth and put them into the mercury battery chamber.
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2 Direct toward the underside of the camera that side of the cartridge through which its spindle sticks out and put the cartridge into the Cartridge Chamber 2 . 131 Insert the film tip into the Film Take-up Slit 33, of the Film Take-up Spool 34). Any slit is usable. Choose any slit into which the film tip can be inserted with ease. 141 Turn the Film Cocking Lever (17) and take up the film on the spool.
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F51 After the back cover is closed, flip up the Film Rewind Crank 13 and turn it in the direction indicated by an arrow mark on it to reduce the slack of the film. n Wind the film and depress the Shutter Button (1(. Repeat this action until the figure "1" appears in the Film Counter Window 18. Turn the Film Cocking Lever until it does not move further and the film will be transported by one frame and the shutter charged at the s time. The mirror and the automatic aperture will also be set.
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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.
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WATCHING METER IN VIEWFINDER Correct Exposure Range: The stopping of the Meter Needle #2 within the range of correct exposure (or somewhere on the fnumber scale for the used lens) is an indication of the feasibility of taking pictures under the Electric-Eye system. Here, the meter needle shows the aperture to which the taking lens is to be set for a shot.
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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 Make sure that the camera is correctly set to the speed of the film loaded in the camera. A mistake in the setting of the film speed will not assure correct exposure. The figures in brackets are the readings for intermediate film speeds.
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[38] Set the aperture ring to the Electric Eye. Turn the Aperture Ring '12) and bring the Electric-Eye Mark 10) in line with the index mark. The ring clicks into position at any fnumber calibration. 41 Train the camera at your subject and look through the viewfinder, and the meter will be visible in the field of view. If the Meter Needle (42) is visible within the correct exposure range, it will be possible to secure correct exposure.
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TRAINING OF CAMERA Hold the camera tight. To take a sharp picture, hold the camera in a stable manner to prevent it from being accidentally jarred when the shutter button is depressed. Hold the camera in both hands and make it stable by holding it against the face and nose. Depress the shutter button with the bulb of a finger to release the shutter. It is more difficult to hold the camera vertically than to hold it horizontally.
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to observe the Micro Dia Prism. For focusing, it is advisable to watch the image outside the Mat Plane 46, To ensure the accurate focusing of the lens, it is necessary to correct the eyesight of the viewfinder. Eyesight adjustment lenses are available for shortand long-sighted people. The viewfinder is of the single-lens-reflex real-image type. The image visible in the field of view, therefore, is the same as that exposed on film. This manual was created by www.butkus.
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aperture are provided on both sides of the Distance Scale Index Mark '4Q'. After the lens has been focused, read this scale, and the depth of field will be the section sandwiched between the two readings of the used aperture. For example, Iet us assume that the distance between the file plane and the subject on which the lens has been focused is 30 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.
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1 Depress the Film Rewind Button X30). Once it is depressed, the button remains sinking. 2 Flip up the Film Rewind Crank 13' and turn it in the direction indicated by the arrow mark inscribed on it. This action will take the exposed film back into the cartridge. [31 The film rewind action comes to an end when there is a sudden easing of the load on the film rewind crank. Open the Back Cover (32) and take out the cartridge.
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room, or when there is the need to use an auxiliary light during the daytime, use either synchroflash bulbs or electronic lights and take synchroflash pictures. For synchroflash photography, use the Accessory Clip III on which either a synchroflash gun or a small electronic light unit may be mounted. As your camera is equipped with a tap-hole each for Classes M and X, insert the plug into the Synchroflash Contact Tap-hole "M" .
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Exposure For Synchroflash Pictures The Electric-Eye system is not usable for synchroflash photography, and exposure is determined according to the Manual Aperture Scale ''11). The required lens aperture (f-number) is computed by dividing the guide number of the used synchroflash bulb or electronic light with the taking distance.
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1 Set the Film Speed (ASA or DIN). Lift and turn the external ring of the shutter speed dial so that the reading of the sensitivity speed of the film used in the camera appears in the Film Speed Indicator Window. Manual Aperture (Stopped-Down Aperture Measurement) The lens is stopped down to measure light when a preset or click aperture lens is used or when the automatic aperture system may not be put to use due to the utilization of an extension ring or bellows. 21 Determine the Shutter Speed.
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When a manual pre-set aperture lens is to be used, set the pre-set aperture ring to the reading of the smallest aperture, before the ring is turned to secure a correct exposure. In the event that the subject is moving so fast that there is the need for quick photographing actions, exposure may be determined by simultaneously turning the pre-set aperture ring and the aperture ring after they have been aligned with each other.