Minox 35 PL Owner's Manual
MINOX GmbH, Postfach 6020, D-6300 Giessen 1
West Germany
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Modifications reserved · Printed in Germany
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Owner's manual
This detailed instruction manual will
help you to make the most of your
Minox 35 PL. The most important text
sections are printed in bold type.
References to parts, controls or
camera signals are followed by a
numeral in brackets; This is the number of that part in the annotated illu-
strations on pages 4 and 5.
Most handling steps work without a
film in the camera. So get familiar with
your camera by trying it out before
actually taking pictures.
Many operations of the Minox 35 PL
are controlled electronically. The
camera therefore only works with a
battery.
Despite its small dimensions the
Minox 35 PL is a full-frame 24 x 36 mm
miniature camera and takes any
standard 35 mm (No. 135) cartridge.
Annotated camera views
Front view
Rear view
Handling the camera
The battery
Inserting the battery
Battery check
Opening and closing the camera
The viewfinder
Holding it right
Releasing
Advancing the film
The frame counter
Setting the film speed
Daylight exposures
Program automation
The slow-speed warning
The backlight switch
Flash exposures
The sefltimer
The distance setting
Loading the film
Unloading the film
Care of the camera
Accessories
Special computer flash units
Minox FC 35
Minox TC 35
The ever-ready case
The belt and wrist pouch
The pocket tripod
Push-on filters
The skylight filter
The neutral density filter
Technical data
1 Frame counter
2 Shutter release
3 Battery check button
4 Backlight switch
5 Hot shoe
6 Slow-speed warning LED
7 Battery check LED
8 Film rewind crank
9 Sefltimer LED
10 Viewfinder
11 Battery compartment
12 Aperture ring
13 Distance scale
14 Lens
15 CdS cell
16 Front cover
17 Viewfinder eyepiece
18 Selftimer switch
19 Film transport lever
20 Take-up spool
21 Rewind release
22 Tripod bush
23 Film speed scale
24 Back cover lock
25 Film chamber
Certain functions of the Minox 35
PL. such as the shutter and automatic
exposure settings, are controlled
electronically. The camera therefore
only works with a battery. It requires a
5.6 volt mercury oxide battery, for
instance:
Duracell PX 27
Varta V 27 PX
or equivalents.
Open the front cover (16).
Unscrew the battery compartment
cover (11) anticlockwise, with a coin if
necessary.
Insert the battery so that the + end
faces the inside of the compartment
cover, also marked with a + sign.
Replace the cover and screw tight
again.
A click on pressing the release does
not necessarily indicate correct operation of the electronic shutter. So
check the battery.
Open the front cover (16), fully
advance the film transport lever (19)
- see page 12 - and check as follows:
Fully depress the small rectangul-
ar battery check button (3) between
the hot shoe and the green release
button. If the left-hand green LED (7)
in front of the hot shoe lights up, the
battery is OK.
If the green LED (7) fails to light the
battery is exhausted or was inserted
the wrong way around.
If the green LED (7) goes dim within
2-3 seconds, the battery is nearly
exhausted - so replace it as soon as
possible.
The battery check does not indicate
how much longer the battery will last.
To be on the safe side, replace the bat-
tery once a year by a new one, even if
the battery check is still positive.
Apparent early failure of the battery
may in fact be due to a poor contact.
Remove the battery from the camera,
firmly rub down both contact faces
with a rough cloth and replace.
Never keep spent or too old batter-
ies in the camera. Also remove the
battery if you do not expect to use the
camera for some time.
Note: The battery used here con-
tains mercury compounds that could
pose a health risk. So never throw
used batteries on a fire; also keep
them out of the reach of small children. Photo dealers usually accept
spent batteries for disposal.
To prepare the Minox 35 PL for
shooting, fully pull down the front
cover (16). After shooting push the
cover up again against the camera
body.
Opening the front cover automati-
cally extends the lens (14), closing the
cover retracts it.
The closed cover also covers the
viewfinder, blocks the release and
switches off all electric circuits.
With the camera closed you can still
advance the film (page 12) or rewind
an exposed film (page 24).
The bright frame in the finder (17)
outlines the field of view.
In certain light conditions a red
signal appears in the finder below the
bright frame at the right. This is the
slow-speed warning signal (page 16).
The closed front cover (16) also
blocks the finder view. So when you
see nothing through the finder you
must open the cover.
The picture at the left shows a convenient camera hold for horizontal
shots, the illustration opposite a suitable hold for upright views.
To minimise the risk of camera
shake hold your 35 PL steady while
you
shoot
Keep your fingers clear of the lens
(14) and of the CdS cell (15). Preferably
press your fingers flat against the
front of the camera body.
Once you have framed the view you
want in the bright-line finder frame,
gently depress the green release
button (2).That triggers the shutter to
take the picture.
On pressing the release, the selftimer LED (9) briefly lights up on the
camera front. During the exposure the
red slow speed warning LED lights up
on the camera top (6) and in the finder
at the bottom right. This red signal
remains lit until the shutter closes - a
useful indication during long time
exposures with the camera mounted
on a tripod.
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