Voigtlander Bessy AS Instructions

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INSTRUCTIONS

FOR

tol

USE

bessy as

Kodapak miniature
for

with

use
AG-|/AG-3 B
or flash cubes

flash

*-"*--''*-'U""

camera

bulbs

ring

Setting

1

for

subject distance

Distance

2

in m
Flash reflector

3

for

4 Push-on socket

for

5 Cellular

of exposure meter

6 Shutter

for

7 Exposure

A

"

7

r+. :

Bright-frame viewfinder

8
9 Film advance wheel

l0 Socket

for cable release
delayed
Lock

1'l

for opening
Indicator

12

for
film type

Arrow marking

13

for
base-plate
Tripod

t4

scale

and ft
single flash
flash cubes

grid

release

exposure

symbols

:

exPosure
without

:

frame

disengagement

flash

reflector
direct flash
reflector
indirect

lighting

(bounce

flash)

action device

camera

window

counter and

bush

bulbs

automation

for

set
set for

and

back

of

For

instant loading

camera

Open
back

Press up
and open

Insert

cartridge
Then

close
back until it locks
securely.
operation
matically
the

correct film
speed
ASA).

Turn

film
advance
until it

The

number

now

appears

in

the indicator
window
can make
first

exposure.

After

each
exposure,
the

film advance
wheel
stops.

When the
turn

film

paper
by the indicator
back and remove

(1

lock

back.

Kodapak

camera

This

auto-

sets

(DlN

or

wheel

stops

"1"

you

and

the

rotate

until it

picture

last

advance wheel

trailer

on the

1),

has been taken . . .

film

has completely
window
film

(12).

cartridge.

of

(9)

Then

film . .

until the

open

.

camera

yellow

passed

Photography is so simple
with the bessy as

Distance
There are twoways of setting the subject

turn the ring
or meter
position
centre of

(1)

so as

value

the appropriate distance symbol into

the vertical

(

4ft.)

6

1

ft

im

(ss

iA

to bring the

opposite the setting mark A or

field in the viewfinder.

-

portrait

:

group

ft.)

ft.) : tandscape

distance:

appropriate feet

the

-l

a

I

t_ sT-""

Bright-frame
The
indicates what
close shooting
cally corrected.

Making the
You need not worry

aperture
of that

presence

The

seen in
viewfinder
shows
depress the shutter release
is made. The

lmportant!
nantly RED,
are no longer adequate

viewfinder

bright-line frame in the viewfinder

quite

the colour indicator at the right

only GREEN,

you

will

distances, the

exposure

-

the

automatically.

(see

or only RED,

about the setting

built-in exposure meter

of this

exposure

illustration

or

shutter speed

lf the indicator

get

on the

parallax

automation

above). lf this indicator
predominantly

(6),

your

and

th

is 1/125

shows

your

lighting

for satisfactory

(8)

clearly

picture.

is automati-

of

side of the

second.

exposures.

At

the lens

takes care

is to be

GREEN,

exposure

predomi-

conditions

Flash Photography

"bessy

The
can
AG-3 B) as

unit is of the battery-capacitor
is supplied
inserted in the

press
of the arrow marking

plate
positioned
the spring

as" has the

photograph

sideways on the

on the opposite

with individual

well

as with

by a 15 volt flash

base of

so that its

grip.

big advantage,

flash cubes.

the camera

base-plate

(13),

and

side. The

plus-pole

that

flash

type.

battery, which

in the

lift up

battery must

engages against

(AG-1/

bulbs

The flash

The current
as follows:

direction

the base-

you

be

been removed

guard

flash
Dispose

button

guard

is

flash

Shooting

@

All flash
exposing
flash

cube automatically

next

lamp

When

all four lamps

from

the socket

by a slight

before firing the flash.

of the

on the

used flash

base of

being first

with flash

cubes will

and

releasing

into

the firing

and insert

pull.

Please

bulb

reflector

the
removed again.

cubes

push-on

fit

the

the shutter release

rotates

so

position.

have

been fired,
a new one.

pressing

by

to the

socket

as to

pull

replace

side. the

(4).

After

(6),

bring the

the

cube

the

the

the

Shooting

@

pressing

By

latter

the
shutter to 1/30 th
ture
This
automatically for
bounce flash
or a highly reflective
swung out sideways

The flash
reflector,

with

single flash

the flash

swings

out. This

control for flash
means

second,

that

the correct

each

(against

by a further

pushed

bulb is

the rounded

bulbs

symbol

on the reflector

automatically

and the automatic

also

comes

into operation.

aperture

shooting
a ceiling
wall)

flash

of

the reflector

90

degrees.

into its

guard

(3),

resets

the

aper-

quite

is

set
distance.
normal

socket in the

having

height

can

f irst

For

be

Please Note:
second

operation,
tor
tion), even

Do
taneously.
other - either
or

and

(3)

into

not

attempt

AG-3 B,

it is necessary

the direct

when flash

You
or

In

order to

to

bring the f lash

flash

cubes are used.

to

use the

must choose

flash

single

flash

cubes.

set the shutter

automation

to

swing

out the reflec-

position (see

two flash forms

between one

bulbs of the

to

illustra-

type

1/30th

into

simul-

the

or

AG-l