MINOX 35 EL User Manual
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From Serial No.3635000
EL
Owner's
Manual
Congratulations!
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You now own the
automatic
constant companion everywhere.
Made by Minox
ultra-miniature
is ready to
of
great
command,
sparkling
as a
big enlargements
home, and beautiful color-slides for
brilliant large-screen
2
full-frame
featherlight, it can be
so
give you
picture-taking.
fine
variety
you
prints
gift
to family and friends,
world's
35
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famous for fine
cameras
all the
And, with
mm films
of 35
can not only
your
for
to decorate
projection.
mm
-
your
pleasure
album or
smallest
camera
your
EL
35
the
your
at
get
but
your
For the right start,
the time to
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booklet thoroughly.
And, before making any important
pictures,
event, shoot a cartridge of film outdoors and
will
operation
your
We wish
enjoyment
get
EL
give you practice
outfit.
acquainted with
reading
by
of a trip or some special
with
provide
and
you
lots
with
please
take
in camera
a check
35
your
on
EL.
this instruction
flash indoors. This
picture-taking
of
your
Minox
Contents
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lllustrations
Battery
Installing
Battery test
Opening and closing
Viewfinder
S-t-e-a-d-y
Taking
Film advance
Exposure
Setting film
Exposure
battery
picture
the
counter
automation
Lens
aperture
Electronic
speed
timing
(f-stop)
automation
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10
11
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13
13
14
15
16
4
Changing
6
Slow
6
Over-exposure
7
Distance
9
Range
I
Film loading
Unloading
Ffash
Using a tripod
Making
of exposure
Care
Technical
exposure time
speed warning
scale,
of sharpness
pictures
the most
automation
of the Minox
lnformation
warning
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Film advance
Exposure
2
3
Shutter
cable
Battery test button
4
Flash shoe
5
6
7
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10
11
12
13
14 Film chamber
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
inder
Viewf
Film rewind crank
Battery
compartment
F-stop scale
Distance scale
35 mm
CdS cells
Front cover
Viewfinder eyepieces
Film advance
Film take-up spool
Film rewind release
Tripod socket
ASA/DIN
Back cover lock
lever
counter
release with
release socket
f/2.8
lens
lever
film speed
scale
Battery
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The battery supplied
(Eveready
EL
35
PX27, Ucar
powers
the shutter and
indicator
continuous
mera, make
clean
in the viewfinder.To
the battery from
lnstalling
the front cover
Open
and unscrew the cap
mera
battery compartment.
for this.
helpful
Clean both
with a rough
sleeve).
nus
faces
of the screw cap
6
Insert the battery,
(-)
end
out.
* sign.
As a reminder, the
EPX 27, Mallory
EPX 27, or
functioning of the
practice
it
a
battery
ends of the battery
(or
cloth
first so that the * end
is marked with a
with
Varta 7150)
the
exposure
insure
to test and
time to time.
of the ca-
from
may be
A coin
your
with
with mi-
inside
your
ca-
the
coat
Replace
and screw
ment
Make the
installing
after
the
cap
it in firmly.
following
the battery.
on the compart-
battery test
Battery
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open.
the way
Look into
down
the
at the right
image
above.
battery may
with
the needle
battery is
replaced.
button
needle
fore
down
press
test
Keep front
flash
It
the needle
the
Note:
you
cover
Turn lilm advance
with two
viewfinder
the battery
shoe. The indicator
side
must
now
have
* and
remains
exhausted and
Make
sure to
all the way
was
standing
started
momentarily
the
button;
of camera fully
strokes
while
test button
of the viewlinder
stand at 125
does not move,
-
poles
the test,
when
as
lever
all
(page
12).
you press
near
needle
or
reversed.
musl
the
test
the
30 be-
it will
you
first
the
the
the
be
go
been installed
below 125,
press
down. lf
above
you press
lf
button
will
actual test
all the way
rise
again
reading.
down,
and
give
the
needle
you
the
7
live batteries!
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Use
The battery test
you
tell
remain serviceable.
use,
about a
place
still tests
stallation,
ends
towel, and
fresh battery
not
battery must be
camera
the battery - even a fresh one - before
an extended
8.;,.
how long the battery
a fresh battery
year.
the battery annually,
"OK".
lf a battery fails shortly after
remove it and clean both
with
a dry
pass
test.
An
exhausted
promptly.
you
store
(page
7)
With normal
will
it a habit to re-
Make
rough cloth or
re-install. Replace
if cleaned
your
period.
battery
normally
or
removed from
Always remove
Minox
cannot
last
even
paper
EL for
35
will
for
if it
in-
with
does
aged
the
closing
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Opening
To
open the
down.
flip
camera body.
With
release is blocked and electronic
circuits are
The
or
operated while the camera
closed.
and
get
ready
front
To
close the
front
up the
closed cover,
switched off.
film
advance lever
film
rewind
picture-taking,
for
cover
camera,
cover
(page
all
the
flush
the
(page
24) can be
Viewfinder
in the
The luminous
you
shows
At the
you
see the
exposure
frame
the
Picture
right side
scale
indicator
area.
the
of
needle of the
and
(Page
finder area
17).
way
simply
wilh the
shutter
12)
is
finder
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