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Page 1: ...CONTAXNl lnstructionmanual Bedienungsanleitung www orphancameras com ...

Page 2: ...otographic possibilities Readtheseinstructions carefully beforeusingthe camerato ensureproperuseand a longservicelife Someof the notable featuresinclude O A S frameautofocusdetectionsite patternthat is spreadwiderthroughout theviewfinder The usercanselecta singlesiteor havethe sitesdetect focusautomatically n nignspeedshutterwith an automaticshutterspeed rangeof 32 secondsto 1 8000second withflash...

Page 3: ...aching the strap tl Attach the protector to the I SUSpenStOn flng ll Attachthetriangularringto the L SUSpenStOnflng e Passthestrapthroughthe tU protector andtriangular ringand attachit as shownon thediagram ...

Page 4: ...34 1 Typesof meteringmodes andtheirfeatures 40 1 Takingphotoswiththe aperture prioritymode Av aperture priority autoexposure mode 43 2 Takingphotoswithshutterspeed prioritysettings Tv shutter priority autoexposure mode 44 Takingphotosusinga ContaxTLA flash 61 Usingthecommand dialas the exposure compensation dial 72 1 Listof customfunctions Basicinformation on photography 78 Troubleshooting 79 LCDv...

Page 5: ...mand dialas the shutter dial 72 2 Setting the customfunctions Shutter speedand aperture valuedisplay ContaxCableswitchLA type 91 ContaxMountadapterNAM 1 92 Focusing screensFX type 93 DisplayPanelandViewfinder Display 8 Removing film 21 9 Setting thefilmspeedmanually 22 10 Switching thedrivemode 23 6 Takingphotoswithexposure compensation 48 7 TakingMultiple exposure 55 8 Usingtheselftimer 57 9 Chec...

Page 6: ...tery compartment releaseknob page12 SelftimerLED page57 Commanddial pages 22 23and72 Exposure checkbutton page10 Accessory shoe page61 Dedicatedflashcontact page61 DirectX contact page70 Shutterspeeddial page44 Shutterdiallockrelease button page72 Exposuremodelever page22 43 and76 Lensmark page14 Lensrelease button page14 Meteringlever page39 Screenreleaseclaw page94 Mount page14 Aperturestop down...

Page 7: ... Shutter curtains page18 Filmfixingshaft page18 Filmchamber page 18 DXcontacts page18 Manualselectlever page28 Auto selectlever page 27 Focusdial page29 Focusbutton page35 Battery compartment page12 Rewindlockrelease button page21 TripodSocket Rewindlever page21 Externalpowersocket page89 LCDviewfindercontacts page85 Spool page20 Cameraback releasepin page59 Cameraback page59 Filmtip mark page19 7...

Page 8: ... film page21 Filmrewinding displaydecrements Endof rewind page21 Multiple exposure mode page 55 Drivemode page23 Selftimermode page57 10 seconds 2seconds Singleframeshootingmode page23 Continuousshootingmode page23 Remainingbattery power page13 Focusframeselectionindicators Autoselectmode page29 Manualselectmode page29 Exposure compensation value page 72 1 3EVincrements 112 EYincrements Apertureva...

Page 9: ...ject lit Focusis in frontof subject AE lock page53 Exposure ABC mode page50 FocusABC mode page36 Shutterspeed page44 Exposure counter page 18 Selftimerremaining time page 57 Aperturevalue page43 ExposureABC and FocusABC shootingorder pages36 and 50 Manuatexposure page46 Multiple exposure numbersetting page55 Remaining exposures in multiple exposure mode page55 Filmloadingindicators page19 Exposure...

Page 10: ...nother16 seconds Thetimedisplay power holdtime canbechanged Page 74 The viewfinder display turns off in the following cases Duringshooting Whenthe endof thefilmis reached Whilethefilmis rewinding Whenrewinding is completed ln the all imprint mode Whenthereis a filmadvanceerror Whenthe batteryis spent Whenthe exposuremodeleveris set to ISO or CF The displaypanelcan be illuminated whenviewingconditi...

Page 11: ...ondescribes procedures thatshouldbe takenpriorto photographing andincludes basicoperations of thiscamera lfyoualreadyhavebasicknowledge on handling a cameraandwishto start taking photographs immediately proceedto SIMPLESHOOTING PROCEDURE on page24 Pii 11 ...

Page 12: ...resson the center slide in the C direction of the arrow to remove the battery compartment l Line up the edge of the battery f compartmentwith the edge mark on the camera s body then slide in the direction of the arrow to attach Q Inserta 6V lithium battery 2CR5 U into the battery compartment Ensurethat the batterycontacts and those in the battery compartment match Edgemark 1 2 ...

Page 13: ... the voltagemay decreasemomentarily and the E markmay light lf thishappens turnthe mainswitchoffthenbackon 2 or 3 times lf the E marklights thereis enoughbatterypower Checkingthe battery power The E marksmeanthefollowing Checkthe batterypowerwiththe mainswitchturnedon m l z G ftashins l 1 il ftashing l Thereis sufficientbatterypower Batterypoweris lowandwillneedreplacement soon Replacewith a new b...

Page 14: ...click is heard and the lens is firmly engaged Removing lenses Pressthe lens releasebutton and turn the lens counterclockwiseall the way until it stops then pull it forward to remove it Becareful nottotouch thelenssurface or theinside ofthebody whenmounting and removing lenses When replacing thelens while filmisloaded inthecamera dosointheshade avoiding direct sunlight Lensreleasebutton r4 ...

Page 15: ...he adjustment rangeis 3D to 1D Diopter lfthediopter cannot besufficiently adjusted using thecamera s diopter correction mechanism usea separately soldFMtype diopter lens rangersas 3 D t o 1 D 6D to 2D 1 D t o 3 D Attachinga diopter lens Removethe camera seyepiecering and screwin the diopterlens Thediopter adjustment follows Diopterlens Ad Built in FM 3 FM 2 L5 Eyecup ...

Page 16: ...AEL Usethiswhenyouwantto lockthe exposure AE lock Automatic exposurelockis usedto maintain a set exposureevenwhencomposition or lighting conditions change lt is often usedwhenphotographing backlit subjectsor whena particular brightness valueis chosenas the mainsubject withintheframe lt is alsousedwhena subjectthat is constantly lit moves througha background withvaried brightness values Fordetails ...

Page 17: ...Tuct in yourelbowsandstabilize thecamera ttotOyourbreathwhenpressing theshutterbutton feep yourarmsand hands relaxedand pressthe shutter buttongently Itis importantto hold the camerafirmly in ordef to achievesharp photographs Unsharp photographs are often due to camera shake causedby the photographer sabrupt motion when taking a picture Practice workingwiththe cameraand makingbothverticaland horiz...

Page 18: ...camera before loading film Becareful nottotouch theDXanddata backcontacts lftheybecome dirtyclean themoffwitha softcloth Load andremove filmoutofdirect sunlight fl Insertthe film at an angle as C shown on the diagram Shutter curtain Theshutter curtainis a precision pad Be extremely carefulnotto touchit or pokeit withthetipof thefilmor yourfinger In particular neverpressthe shutterrelease buttonwhe...

Page 19: ...ection ofthefilmistoo long donottrytocontinue loading thefilm Winditback upintothefilmcafiridge to adjust thelength l Securely close the camera back turn the main switch on and press the shutter release button Thefilm is automatically advancedto thefirstframeandthefilmcounteris setto 01 lf 00 still flashes onthefilmcounter the filmhasnotbeen properly loaded Open thecamera back andreload thefilm r9...

Page 20: ...oDXcodeisloaded the filmspeed isautomatically setto ISO100 lf DX isnotdisplayed onthedisplay panel besure tosettheISOmanually See page 22 Checking the film speed To check the ISOof the film loaded in the camera set the exposure mode leverto lSO DX or lSO andthespeedof thefilm loadedin the cameraappearon the display panel Toseta different ISOfromthatindicated for thefilm forexample forpush processi...

Page 21: ...eck that the motor has 4 stopped and that 00 is flashing on the film counter then open the camera back and removethe film Remove thefilmina olace outofdirect sunlight lftheendofthefilmisleftoutofthefilm cassette atfilmrewinding setthecustom function onpage 74 Besure toremove thefilmafter rewinding it After thefilmhasbeen rewound the camera willnotoperate until thecamera backhasbeen opened After re...

Page 22: ...gthe exposure mode lock releasebutton DX or lSO andthe filmspeed appearon the displaypanel T S t V tt v a C s S c ll Turn the command dial to set the C nmsetting to DX or the desiredvalue DX 6 8 10 5000 6400 DX 6 repeated tlt Set the exposure mode lever rl back to the exposure mode The setting is now finished The displaypanelreturnsto the normal display Once thefilmspeed isset thissetting is store...

Page 23: ...ncedcontinuously A maximumof about3 5framespersecond canbetakencontinuously whilethe shutterreleasebuttonis pressed The shooting speeddependson the shutterspeed the filmspeed whetherdata backimprintfunctionis on or off andthe conditionof the battery Slo 2 Self timer mode Setthismodeto usethe selftimer Fordetails see page57 Drivebutton Press the drive button to set the I drive mode Allthe drivemode...

Page 24: ...gthis modeif you are usinga camerafor the firsttimeor if youwantto takephotoswithoutworryingaboutthe apertureand shutterspeedsettings Firstturnthe mainswitchon and set thevariousmodesas described below l Set the exposure compensation I oialto 0 tl Set the Exposure ABC lever to L O Q Set the focus dial to SAF U l Set the drive mode to S single l frame mode Forinstructions onsetting thedrive mode se...

Page 25: ...e lock releasebutton and set the exposure mode to P Q Point the cameraat the subject O position the subject within the focus frame in the viewfinder then half pressthe shutter button Useanyoneof thefivefocusframe Q Focusing is performed When rf the subject is in focus the focus frame used to focus flashes red once and O focus mark lights lll With the shutter button still IU nalt pressed determinet...

Page 26: ...modesfor selecting the focusingframeor framesin theAF modes The autoselectmode is convenient for adjusting thefocus withina certainrangein general whilethe manualselectmode can be used forfocusingaccurately on a selectedpoint Thiscamerais alsoequippedwiththe functions described below Usethem according to the subjectand scene e fhe camera s dualfocusmechanism allowsyouto switchto the manual focusmo...

Page 27: ...itionof the subject andthe manualselect mode in whicha specific focusingframecan be designated Therearetwo autofocusingframe selectmodes In one modethe most appropriate frameis selectedfrom amongthe fivefocusframes Inthe othermodethe focusframeis selected from two adjacentperipheralframes top bottom lefVleft or righVright Whenthe operation for switching the autoselectmodeis performed the selectedf...

Page 28: ...al select mode Selectthe desiredfocusingframeusing the manualselectlever Movethe lever in the direction of the desiredfocusing frameto selectone of the peripheral focusingframes pushit to selectthe centerfocusingframe This modeis suitedfor casesin whichyou wantto focusaccurately on the selectedframe Locking the selected focusing frame The selectedfocusingframecan be lockedso thatit doesnotchange a...

Page 29: ...selectthe frame then lockit rl Framethe cameraat the subiect tU on which you want to focus position the subject within the selectedfocusing frame then half press the shutter button Thefocusis adjustedautomatically Whenthe subjectis in focus thefocus mark O lightsintheviewfinder L Now press the shutter button all T the way in to take the picture AF supplementarylight lf thesubject isdarkoritscontra...

Page 30: ...deis setto C thefocusis lockedat thefirstfocusing distance and remains at thatsetdistance forsubsequent photos Dualfocus mechanism lfthelens focus ringisturned byhand whenthefocus mode issetto SAF andthefocus mark O islit themode switches tomanual focus Thisisa waytofinetunefocus CAF continuous autofocus c This mode is recommendedfor photographing moving subiects Whenthe shutterbuttonis half press...

Page 31: ...Inthe continuous shooting mode the focusis lockedat the distanceat whichthe firstframe photo was exposedand remainsat that position for subsequent frames The focusis adjusted continuously while the shutterbuttonis half pressed The shuttercan be releasedevenif the subjectis not in focus Focusing is performedin the same way as in the singleframemode Inthe continuous shooting mode the focusis readjus...

Page 32: ...ocusis adjustedautomatically Whenthe subjectis in focus the focus mark O lightsinthe viewfinder andthefocusis lockedat thatposition It Still half pressing the shutter button position the camera to achieve C ttre desired composition then press the shutter button allthe way in to take the picture The focus islocked aslong astheshutter button ishalf pressed soitdoesnotchange when thecamera isrePositi...

Page 33: ...o take the picture The focus islocked aslongasthefocusbutton ispressed Subjectsthat may cause problems for the autofocusing system For thesubjects described below the cameramay not be ableto focus automatically andthe cases eitherusethefocuslockfunctionto firstfocuson a different objectat the same distance as thesubjector adjustthe focusin the manualfocusmode O Extremely brightor extremelydarksubj...

Page 34: ...e shutter button Thefocusis adjustedautomatically Whenthe subjectis in focus the focus mark O lightsinthe viewfinder andthe focusis lockedat thatposition Still half pressingthe shutter button position the camerato achieve C tne desired composition then press the shutter button all the way in to take the picture Thefocus islocked aslongastheshutter button ishalf pressed soitdoesnotchange when theca...

Page 35: ...take the picture The focus islocked aslongasthefocusbutton ispressed Subjectsthat may cause problems for the autofocusing system For thesubjects described below the cameramay notbe ableto focus automatically andthe cases eitherusethe focuslockfunctionto firstfocuson a different objectat the same distance as the subjector adjustthe focusin the manualfocusmode 0 Extremely brightor extremely darksubj...

Page 36: ...cus by turning the lens focus ring manuallY Thiscamerais equippedwithan FX 2 focusingscreenas standard fullscreen matte The imageon the mattesurfaceis clearlyvisiblewhenthe subjectis in focus blurrywhensubjectis outof focus lfthemanual focus mode isset the selection offocus frame willbe Manual select mode 34 ...

Page 37: ...the selected focusing frameis infocus thefocusing framelightsred The focusing framecan be changedto suitthe shooting purposes or applications For details seepage93 One shot auto focus The autofocusmechanism can be usedwhilein the manualfocusmode To do so pressthe focusbutton The cameraadjuststhefocus automatically whilethefocusbuttonis pressed and whenthe subjectis in focusthe focusis lockedat tha...

Page 38: ...lent to the depth of field at the maximum aperture of the mounted lens tre effect achieved by shifting the focus depends on the lens being used the shooting distance and the aperture In general The longerthe shooting distance the lessapparent the effecton the resulting photographs oThe smallerthe aperture the lessapparentthe effecton the resultingphotographs The greaterthe percentage of the pictur...

Page 39: ...tically takesthree frames standard focusposition focusnearandfocusfar in thatorder Whenthe drivemodeis set to S the camerais set to the FocusABC mode forsingleframeshooting Whenthe drivemodeis setto 02 or r to the camerais set to the FocusABC modewitha delayof 2 or 10secondspriorto actualexposure afterthe shutterreleasebuttonis pressed When Focus FarOff issetforthecustom function seepage 75 shooti...

Page 40: ... middleof the operation setthe FocusABC dialto any position otherthan ttin mainswitchis turnedoffduringthe FocusABC operation threemoreframesare takenin orderinthe FocusABC modewhenthe mainswitchis turnedbackon Whenusedtogether withthe Exposure ABC mode 3 frame continuous autoexposure compensation mode page50 the Exposure ABC operation is firstperformed forthefirst frame focusposition thenthe Focu...

Page 41: ...nditions andyourdesireto achieve I acertain exposureeffect Exposure meter Theexposuremeterin the viewfinderindicatesthe followingaccordingto the exposure m00es 0 luto exposure mode Tv Av or P mode Inthe evaluativemeteringmode the meterindicatesthe differencewiththe averagemeteringvalue Inthe averageand spot meteringmodesit indicatesthe exposure compensation value O Manualexposuremode M and flash p...

Page 42: ...emphasis onthebrightness ofthesubject at thecenter oftheviewfinder Toa certain extent italsotakes intoconsideration the brightness oftheareasurrounding the center todetermine theexposure value Thismode canbeusedforgeneral photography butalsoforeasily determining theexposure forsubjects inmotion Spot metering f J mark Inthismode onlythebrightness value of the subjectat the focusingframeat the cente...

Page 43: ...de the automaticmeteringrangeis the range indicated by the pointswherethe lineextending diagonally from 16 thePlanar T 50mm minimumapertureis f 16 and 1 4 themaximumaperture on the aperture table sISO 100sectionintersects withthe verticalline theEV line and horizontal line theshutterspeedline Thus that is EV 0 Io EV 21 The EVexpresses thecombinations ofaperture andshutter speed thatachieve thesame...

Page 44: ...APPLIED PHOTOGRAPHY ir Thiscameraallowsfor a wide rangeof creativepossibilities TEGHNIQUES i r i i i i t f i 42 ...

Page 45: ...insta lesssharpbackground Example 2 Whenphotosaretakenwitha smalleraperture the zoneof sharpness is greater Usea smalleraperture whenyou wantboththe subjectandthe background to be sharP Example1 Largeaperture Example2 Smallaperture While pressing the exposure I mode lock releasebutton set the exposure mode lever to Av fl Turn the lens aperture ring to set C tne aperture then take the picture The s...

Page 46: ...d Example 2 Toexpress themovement ofwater forexample seta slow shutter speed When using a slow shutter speed usea tripod toprevent camera shake Example1 Fastshutterspeed Example2 Slowshutterspeed O setto Tv While pressing the exposure I mode lock releasebutton set the exposure mode leverto Tv lll Turn the shutter dial to set the 4 shutter speed then take the picture The apertureringcan be set to a...

Page 47: ...ure L The automatically set apertureand shutterspeedare indicated on the displaypaneland inthe viewfinder The apertureringand shutterdialcan be setto any position Programauto mode control diagram The combinations of the apertureand shutterspeedin the programautomode are asshownon the diagram Thisprogramlineshiftsaccording to the lens focal distance F1 4 50mm lens ISO 100 Aperture value T t o F 1 1...

Page 48: ...ebutton set the exposure mode leverto M l Setthe shutter speed and h apenure The shutterspeedand apertureyou haveset are indicated in the viewfinder The exposuremeterin theviewfinder indicates the difference to the camera recommended exposure Turnthe shutter dialor the lens apedureringso thatthe exposuremeterindicates a suitableexposure Q Adiust the focus then take the U picture Examplesof exposur...

Page 49: ...eris released andthe filmis exposedwhilethe shutterbuttonis pressed Toprevent thecamera fromshaking either fixittoatripod orplace itona stable sudace andconnect a separately soldLA typecable switch tothecamera anduseit when taking thepicture While thefilmisbeing exposed thedisplay panel s filmcounter switches toa timer display indicating theelapsed bulb shooting time Thecounter counts from 00 to 5...

Page 50: ...hotos with the exposure compensationvalue set Normally in alltheexposure modes Av Tv P or M the exposure compensation dialis set to 0 lf you wishto compensate the exposure turn the exposurecompensation dialand set thedesired compensation valueusing the exposurecompensation index The exposurevaluecan be set withinthe rangeot 2 EV to 2 EV in both1 3 EV and 112EV steps Theexposure valueandthe or rnar...

Page 51: ...reoccupied by a brightbackground is large for examplepeoplewitha light a bright skyor theseabehindthem peoplein frontof a window etc the peopletend to be under exposed and appearas darksilhouettes In suchcases compensate the exposurewithinthe rangeof 1 3 EVor 1l2EV to 2 EV to increase the exposureon the main subject When the background is dark Compensatewithin the range of 1l3 EV or 1l2EV to 2 EV ...

Page 52: ...ure ABC modefunctions basedon thatcomoensation value Thecamerameasures the lightvalueandsetsthe corresponding compensation each timea seriesof photosis taken To usethe Exposure ABC modewithoutbeing influenced by changesin thesurrounding brightness lockthe exposure beforehand Aftertakingthe seriesof pictures be sureto setthe Exposure ABC leverbackto 0 lt is notoossible to usethe Exoosure ABC modeto...

Page 53: ...drivemodeis set to S the camerais setto the Exposure ABC modefor singleframeshooting Whenthe drivemodeis set to N 2 or Sto the camerais setto the Exposure ABC modewitha delayof 2 or 10secondsbetweenpressingon the shutterreleaseand exposure Whenshooting inthe Exposure ABC mode the filmcounterchangesas followsto indicate the orderin which the photosare beingtaken Standard Bothdigitsflashing Over Onl...

Page 54: ...ecompensation rangeexceedsthe camera sexposure limits forexample above 1 8000secondor at largerapertures thanofferedby the lensin use the photosaretaken withinthoselimits To cancelinthe middleof the operation setthe Exposure ABc leverto 0 lf the mainswitchis turnedoffduringthe Exposure ABC operation threemoreframesare takenin orderinthe Exposure ABC modewhenthe mainswitchis turnedbackon The exposu...

Page 55: ...sof a movingsubjectwitha constant exoosure Position the main subiect in the I center of the viewfinder then switch the main switch from ON to AEL This locksthe exposure AE Lock Whenyou wantto set the exposureon a selectareawithinthe frame setthe meteringleverto the spotmetering position thenlockthe exposure When theexposure islocked themetering mark intheviewfinder flashes SettheAElockmode while t...

Page 56: ...ographs withthe same exposure regardless of changesin the background WhenAE Lockis set the camerastoresthe exposuredeterminedby the combinationof the shutterspeedand aperture Inthe Av mode if the apertureis changedafterthe exposureis locked the shutterspeedis shiftedso that the overallexposureremains constant lf the positionof the exposurecompensation dial is changedwhilethe exposureis locked the ...

Page 57: ...umber appearon the display panel ll Turn the command dial to set the number of multiple exposures The multiple exposure numbercanbe set as follows O 2 g 9 FOr example when 3 is displayed the sameframewillbe exposedthree times Q Press the drive button to set the U multiple exposure shooting mode Themultiple exposure numberdisplay changesto a 2 digitdisplay 03 and the E markstartsflashing Note thatt...

Page 58: ...exposureand the multiple exposurenumberdecreases by 1 When the last exposure is made the film is advancedand the display panel returns to the normal display li s l Tl OX l ci t I Ffl i lE z exposures thenfollowthe procedure fromstep3 To cancelmultiple exposure shooting beforeallthe exposures havebeenmade returnto the multiple exposure settingmodeandchangethe multiple exposure numberto 0 The multip...

Page 59: ...imeris activated andthe shutteris released after10 or 2 seconds The selftimerLEDon the frontof the cameraflasheswhilethe selftimeris operating lfyouarenot looking throughtheviewfinder whenan autoexposure is madethe exposure madebe adversely affected dueto lightentering throughthe eyepiece Insuch cases closethe eyepieceshutterbeforetakingthe photo Use a tripodwhentakingphotoswiththe selftimer llthe...

Page 60: ...te the exposure lt is a resultof the lensdarkening because of thesmalleraperture andonlyshouldbe usedto previewdepthof field Depth of field scale About depth of field With the same lens the depth of field changes as follows e tne smaller the aperture the greaterthe depthof field andthe largerthe aperture the shallower the deothof field The greaterthedistance to the subject the greaterthe depthof f...

Page 61: ...tter Whentakingphotographsusingan LA type cableswitchand shootingautomatically withoutlooking throughtheviewfinder it maynotbe possible to achievethe proper exposure dueto lightentering throughthe eyepiece ln suchcases closethe eyepiece shutterwhentakingthe photo The camera back can be removed and replaced with the seParatelY sold D l0 data back Page86 Remove the camera back by pressing down on th...

Page 62: ...tomatically fromthe camerawhenit is usedtogetherwitha ContaxTLA flashsystem Whenusingthe TLA360flash be sureto readbothto Takingphotosusinga ContaxTLAflash page61 and Takingphotosusinga ContaxTLA360flash page66 Whenusinga non dedicated flashwithonlyan X contact setthe exposure modeleverto 70 page 60 ...

Page 63: ...cessory shoe and turn on the flash l Set the flash to the TTL auto C mode Oncetheflashis charged the t marklightsin theviewfinder andthe shutterspeedis set automatically 1 60sec 1 60to 1 250sec 1 250sec 4 32 to 1i250sec 1 250sec 60 lit 60 to 250 lit 250 lit Sameas shutter dialsetting 250 lit a fii9 FY ff l Av aperture priority auto mode 32 to 1 60sec 1 60to 1 250sec 11250lo1 8000sec i Tv shutter p...

Page 64: ... The photographis takenwiththe set aperture Setthe shutterspeedto 1 250secondsor slower The appropriateaperturefor the ambientlightis set automatically Whenthe subjectis bright the apertureis automatically reduced lf theflashexposure is correct the l markinthe viewfinder flashesfor2 seconds lf the I markdoesnotflashafterexposure the picturewas under exposed Openthe aperture or shoftenthe shooting ...

Page 65: ...er speed is lockedat the metered valueof the ambientlight Checkthattheflash ischarged thentakethe photo 1 Whenthe exposure mode is set to Tv Determine thecomposition thensetthe mainswitchto AEL The apertureis locked at the metered valueof the ambientlight Checkthattheflashis charged thentakethe photo lWhenthe exposure mode is set to M Set theshutterspeedto 1 30secondsor less Adjustthe aperture to ...

Page 66: ...atically and thedaylight synchronization modeis set When the exposure mode is set to Tv In brightscenes the apertureis adjusted automatically andthe daylight synchronization modeis set When the exposure mode is set to Av ll 25O flashesin the shutterspeedindication aftertheflashis charged the picture willlikelybe overexposed Decrease the aperture so thata shutter speedof under250is displayed thenta...

Page 67: ...tion the flashcan be emitteddirectlybeforethe shutter s rear curtainstartstraveling secondcurtainsynchronization The ghost movement of the subjectthusappearsmorenatural For instructions onsecond curtain synchronization settings refer totheflash s operating instructions Exposure iscontrolled inthesame wayaswithregular flash photography first curtain synchronization Usingthe exposure compensation di...

Page 68: ...ectlyattachedto the accessory shoeon the cameratop Theflashsystemis notautomatically setwhenit is usedoffthe accessory shoeandthroughthe TLA extension codeor TLA lighting system WithContaxTLA flashesequippedwiththe flashautosetfunction theflashmounthas fivecontacts TTL auto External metering auto Manual Multi flash o Thecamera s settings areautomatically setfor theflashaswell after theflashischarg...

Page 69: ...etto 24mm 28 mm 35 mm 50 mm 70 mm or85 mm When a zoomlensis mounted thisfunctionworksautomatically in conjunction withthe lens settingwithinthe aboverange The focaldistancesindicatedon the zoom lens focaldistancescaleand on the flashmay not beexactlythe same butthispresentsno problemwithrespectto luminousintensity distribution characteristics lfthelensis replacedwhen AUTOZOOM is Indicatedon the fl...

Page 70: ...es f Use the flash s A and V up and down buttons to set the C compensation scale to the desired value t Pressthe SEL button again l The mark stops flashing remaining lit and the compensation is set Thecompensation scaleon the flash sdisplaypanelindicates the compensation valuefor theflash lf theflash scompensation valueis setto 0 nocompensation the corhpensation scale turnsoff after8 seconds 5 Aut...

Page 71: ... camera Whenattaching and removing theflash fromthe camera be sureto lineup the flash smountmarkwiththe markon the shoelockring TheTL360is equippedwith a varietyof otherfunctionsas well Be sureto readthe TL360 soperatinginstructions to take advantageof all the flashphotography possibilities the TL360hasto offer 69 ...

Page 72: ...econd Theshutter speed doesnotchange regardless oftheposition oftheshutter dial tl Set the aperture and take the E picture Determine the apertureby following the flash soperating instructions Fornon direct contact flashes requiring cords connect theflashtothe synchronization terminal onthesideofthe camera 70 ...

Page 73: ...ncluding the drivemode manual settingof the ISOsensitivity etc lt can alsobe usedas the exposure mmpensation dialor shutterspeeddial This may allowyou to betterconcentrateon your shootingand operatethe camera quicklywithoutchangingyourgripor takingyoureyeawayfromthe vieMinder 7r ...

Page 74: ...unt canbe changed to 112EY steps page 74 Display panel Set the shutter dial s green position to the index The shuttersoeedcan be set to 112 Tv steps page74 To cancelthe setting turnthe shutterdial whilepressing the shutterdiallockrelease button Whenboththe shutterdialand exposurecompensation dialare set to the green position the commanddial operatesas followsaccordingto the currentlyset exposure m...

Page 75: ...GUSTOM FUNGTIONS functions of thiscameracan be customized to matchyourshootingstyle youworkwiththiscamerayou willdevelopyourown personalapproach ...

Page 76: ...of Custom Functions I e t t i n g n u r n b e r t a n d a i d G h a n g e d C h a n g e d Function no O Powerholdtime 16sec 12sec 8 sec 4 sec nf lockby half pressing theshutter No AE lock AE lockon button Usingthe exposure checkbuttonas AE No AE lock AE lockon lockswitch Command dial shuttersettingstep 1 o rv o 5 Tv Command dial exposure compensation 0 3 EV 0 5 EV setting step Evaluative metering ...

Page 77: ...n off SAF Focusfar off off Focusbeep off off off Auto returnon Filmtip left Apertureswitches betweenstopped downandopen eachtime button is pressed Low speed low notse Compensation on FX 1 CAF AFsupplemental On lighton off AFfocusbeep on otf Focusbeep on Superimpose when shutterbuttonhalf On pressed Superimpose when On focused The customfunctions O to are all resetto the standard settings Notethat ...

Page 78: ...o select C tne function number Q Press the focus button to select U the setting number l Set the exposure mode lever back to a shooting mode position any position other than CF or lso The display panel returns to normal and CF turns off To resetall the set customfunctions display CLE at step2 above then set the exposuremodeleverbackto an exposure modeposition anyposition otherthan CF or lSO cFri D...

Page 79: ...REFERENGE ...

Page 80: ...s adjustedby increasing or decreasing the diameterof the opening Thesizeof thisopening is calledtheaperture value Film speed or sensitivity lSO value Thefilmspeedindicates the extentto whichthe film reactsto light and is expressed as a figuredetermined by the ISO lnternational Standardization Organization The lowerthe ISOnumber the lowerthefilm ssensitivity to light Filmwitha lowersensitivity is s...

Page 81: ...4 Viewfinder displayis Diopteris notproperly Turnthe diopter 15 notclear adjusted adjustment dialto adjust 5 Shutter cannotbe Drivemodeis setto Switchto a different 23 released theselftimermode drivemode 6 Photographs are Focusis not properly Adjustthe focus 26 blurry adjusted properly Camerais shaking Presstheshutter 17 whenshutterbuttonis buttongentlyso that pressed the cameradoesnot shake Shutt...

Page 82: ...ABC or FocusABC modeis set Customfunctionis set lo 2 1 D 10 allimprint switch is turnedon whendataback is mounted Sameas above Set the ExposureABC leverto 0 or the focusdialto a mode otherthan FocusABC Setthe custom functionto 2 0 Turnthe allimprint switch off nexttime film is loaded Sameas above 74 For symptoms 11 and 12 reterto the operatinginstructionsof the Contax Data back D 10 I 80 ...

Page 83: ...alueis displayed in stepsof 112 withinthe aperturerangeof the currently mounted lens Whenoperating witha precision of greaterthan 1 2step the closestvalue isdisplayed Forexample whenthe apertureis f3 3 the apertureis displayed 3 5 Avor P and whencommand dialset for Tv or M 0 5Tv Whenshutterdialset forTv or M andwhencommanddialset for Tv or M 1 Tv All modes 45 38 32 27 22 1 9 1 6 1 3 1 1 9 5 8 0 6 ...

Page 84: ...s cold Thiscloudiness willdisappear soon but it is alwaysadvisable to avoidsuddentemperature changesbecausewaterdroplets willcauseinternal corrosion lf youaregoingto usethe camerafor important eventssuchas an overseas tripor weddingceremony be sureto test it beforehandto makesure it functionsproperly lt is alsoadvisableto bringa sparebatterywith you Becausethe camerais a precisiondevice do not exp...

Page 85: ...Attacha separatelysoldquickshoeadapterbetweenthe cameraand the tripodto prevent thisfromhappening I Aboutinfraredfilm I etease notethatthiscamera isnotdesigned tooperate withinfrared film CameraStorage Keepthe cameraawayfrom heat moistureand dust Donotstoreit in a wardrobedrawercontainingmothballsor in a laboratory wherethere arechemicals thatwillcausedamageto it lfyouare not likelyto usethe camer...

Page 86: ...MAINAGGESSORIES Thissectiondescribesthe mainaccessories for expandingthe rangeof photographic possi bilities 84 ...

Page 87: ...posure ABCcompensation the LCDpanel changes according to the compensation forthe nextexposure When used together withexposure compensation in theexposure compensation is applied tothedisplay ontheLCDpanel Whenthecamerais setto theAE lockmode the LCDpanelchanges according to the lockedexposure value Thedisplaycan be switchedbetweencolorand black white The brightness rangethatcan be displayed on the...

Page 88: ...teand exposureof the individual framesin the spacebetweenthe frames Thesetwo functionscan be usedtogether This makesit possibleto imprintthe exposure datawiththe allimprint function andthe dateandtimeor counternumber etc withthe between frame imprint function Thisdatacan be usedto classify the photographs and to storeand organizethe exposuredata The D 10is also equipped withan interval shooting fu...

Page 89: ...een frame impri nt f unction One of thefollowing modescan be selectedto imprintthe corresponding datain I the spacebetweenthe frames C Date yearlmonth day 0 Oate month day year 0 Date day month lyear O lime day hours minutes 0 Exposure data Exposure compensation value shutterspeed apertureand exposure modeor two characters iOCounter number 4 digitaccumulated counter filmcounter two characters 0 Rn...

Page 90: ...h Exampleof the all imprint function Example of the between frame imprint function Theseillustrations arefor explanatory purposesand may differfromthe actualfilm l 88 ...

Page 91: ...the indicated direction thenattachthe batterycaseto the P 8 smainunit Placethe P 8mainunitinsidea jacket case 2 Connect the plug at the tip of the P 8 cord to the external power socket When shooting place thepower packina warmplace to improve warmth retention When replacing thebatteries donotmixdifferent types ofbatteries oroldbatteries with newones Replace allfourbatteries atthesametimewithnewbat...

Page 92: ...basedon Contax testingstandard Four1 5VLR6 AAalkalinebatteries4 Four1 5VLR6 AAlithiumbatteries 4 Four1 2VLR6 AAnickelhydrogenbatteries4 Approx 5 Approx 10 Approx 15 Approx 50 Approx 2 15 Approx 5 50 Fully charge nickel hydrogen batteries before using them Figuresgiven for the rolls of film number of rolls of film that can be taken are calculated based on the conditions described below C Orivemodes...

Page 93: ...xposures andcontinuous shooting The cordlengthis 50 cm forthe LA 50 5 metersforthe LA 500 Attaching Insert thecableswitch splugintothecamera scableswitchsocket Taking photographs Ihecableswitch sshutterbuttonfunctions in the sameway as the camera s shutter button Half press itto measure thedistance or lightor to lockthe focus pressit alltheway in to release theshutter When takinglong time exposure...

Page 94: ...f 2 8 45mm PlanarT f 2 80mm Mounting the mount adapter and lens 1 Lineup the bodymountmarkO on the mountadapterwiththe camera s lensmark Insert thenturnin the direction of the arrowto mount 2 Lineup the markon the lens red withthe lensmountmarkon the adapter thenturnin the direction of the arrowto mount Removing 1 To removethe lens slidethe mountadapter sreleasebutton holdit there thenturnthe lens...

Page 95: ... type The FX 1allowsmanualfocusing withtwo parts the splitimageat the center and onthe mattesection t FX 2 full screen matte type IheFX 2is included withthe cameraas standard lt is a screenwiththe entire surface in matteformand is suitedfor generalphotography FX 3 grid matte type The FX 3is a fullsurfacetypescreenwitha grid lt is oftenusedas a compositional aid and is alsosuitedfor preciseframingo...

Page 96: ...move the lens then gentlY I press on the camera s screen replacementpawl with the tip of your finger etc The screenlowerstogetherwithits frame Lowerit gently ll Use the tweezers included with C me screen to grasp the projecting part of the screen and remove it Q After removing the screen Place rf it vertically in the groove in the case to protect it from dirt and scratches 94 ...

Page 97: ...securelymounted Besureto usetheincluded tweezers when replacing thefocusing screen Becareful nottoscratch orgetfingerprints onthe surface ofthemirror orscreen lfthere isdirtonthescreen usea blower to blowitofforgently wipeitoffusing a lens brush lfthefocusing screen isnotproperly mounted itmayfalloffandbreak while using thecamera ormake itimpossible to remove thelens Fixing thisrequires special pr...

Page 98: ...ending or contracting the tip of the case the N1 can be placedin the case withthe DatabackD 10andthe followingCarlZeissT lensesmounted Contracted P5Ol1 4 N mount VS24 85 N mount MP100 N mount VS70 300 N mount Extended 95 ...

Page 99: ...ivemetering EV 0 to 21 Averagemetering EV 0 to 21 Spot metering EV 3 to 21 Film speed range With DX code ISO25 to 5000 r ffianualsetting ISO6 to 6400 rAE lock Exposurevaluememory Exposure compensation 2 EV to 2 EV ln stepsof 1 3or 112 Exposure ABC mode Automaticexposurecompensation in threesteps compensation range 0 3 EV 0 5 EVor 1 EV Automatic flash intensity adjustment method TTL directmeteringo...

Page 100: ...inding possible Drivemodes Singleframe continuous 2 10sec selftimer Winding speed Max Approx 3 5frames sec continuous shooting C mode usinga new battery at normaltemperature basedon Contaxtestingstandard Film counter Auto resetadditivetypefor displaypaneland viewfinder Accessory shoe DirectX contact withTLA flashinterlocking contacts Custom functions See listof customfunctionson page74 CameraBack ...

Page 101: ...otethatspecifications and designare subjectto changewithoutnotice In orderto take fulladvantageof the functionsof this product we recommendusingcarl Zeiss interchangeable lensesand Contaxaccessories Contaxwarrantiesdo not cover accidents or damageresultingfrom the use of productsof othermanufacturers even whensuch productsare soldfor usewith Contaxproducts I ee ...

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