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the time to
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booklet thoroughly.
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pictures,
event, shoot a cartridge of film outdoors and
will
operation
your
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enjoyment
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give you practice
outfit.
acquainted with
reading
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you
lots
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take
in camera
a check
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on
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this instruction
flash indoors. This
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Minox
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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
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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
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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
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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
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the
coat
Replace
and screw
ment
Make the
installing
after
the
cap
it in firmly.
following
the battery.
on the compart-
battery test
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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,
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poles
the test,
when
as
lever
all
(page
12).
you press
near
needle
or
reversed.
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the
test
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it will
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below 125,
press
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button
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actual test
all the way
rise
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reading.
down,
and
give
the
needle
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7
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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
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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
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last
even
paper
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if it
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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
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you
shows
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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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illustration
good
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pictures;
vertical
camera hold
at the right,
pictures.
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at the
left shows
for horizontal
hold
a
for
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keeping
camera,
the
lens.
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fingers
away from
front
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take
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hold
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and forward
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or closed.
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ate the film
not
hold
vance.
When
exposed,
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longer
Do not
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unloading
12
advance lever
with
two
didn't
advance
you
stroke.
operate the film
camera front
correctly
will rotate
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try
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advance.
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disk during
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the
film
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turned
to force
instructions.
loaded film
the left
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when
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around
strokes
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cover
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Exposure
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The
exposure
how
many
on
the film.
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counter
position
the
loading
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back cover
(page
counter
pictures
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the
shutter
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22).
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you
is
removed
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DIN)
using.
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is
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set intermediate
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a low f-stop
a large
f-stop
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sure
time.
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2.8
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number
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the
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brightness
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tends
times,
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800
400
200
100
50 1/500 to
25
Exposure
An indicator needle
speed scale in the viewfinder
16
timing
film
speed
electronic
of the
automatic
from
1/500
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range
Exposure
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1/500 to
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time
automation
and f-stop
shutter
times
of
itself
according
scene.
exposure
second
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approx. 2
to approx. 4
to approx.
approx. 16
to
approx. 30 sec.
indicator
and shutter
preset,
your
35 EL
during
to
range
to longer
long-
films:
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Minox 35 EL shows
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by an auxiliary
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meter is automatically switched
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of
and f-stop under the
speed
is visible
conditions. The indi-
in the luminous
the right
indicator
switched on
the camera front cover is
the film has been
shutter
from 1/500 to 1/30
exposure
side
needle
CdS exposure
indicator operates only
save
has been released.
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battery
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what
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speed
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viewfinder.
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1 /300 second.
Middle:
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speed
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indicator
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the shaded
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pre-set
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