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Page 3: ...ut Super S film 13 How to hold your Minolla Autop ok B K7 14 Loading and unloading the film 15 1 Open the film chamber 15 2 Insert the film 15 3 Close the film chomber 16 4 To unload film 16 Fo otage scale 17 Filming 18 Use of filter with various film 19 Focusing 20 Exposure worning signal 21 Shutter release 22 Batteries 23 How to insert the batteries 23 Ballery check 25 Hints for better movies 25...

Page 4: ...ARTS NAME Movie lightsocket _ _ _ Zoom lever Zoomingring Focusingring 4 feet to infinity _ Zoom Rokkor9 5 38mm F l 8 lens 3 way shutter release __ Single frame continuous run control Filter chang ingscrew 3 ...

Page 5: ...Focus ing eyepiece lock Aut0 zoom button 9 1 c Battery check window _11 7 fH L Battery check button H Film chamber safety lock r i i F ilm Iood window r t r Remot e control socket not shown r Wrist strop f Hand grip battery chamber 4 ...

Page 6: ... mm focal distance The focal distance can also be changed manually with the ZOOm ring Foolproof Safety Signals Everything you need to know for perfect movies is instantly visible in the viewfinder of your Minolta Autopak 8 K7 A bright scale shows filming aperture and warns against too little or too much light A footage scale tells you how much film has been token how much remains A unique window p...

Page 7: ...light How TTL Works light passing through the zoom lens A is divided by the half mirror 6 port entering the viewfinder and port going toward the film plane The half mirror is designed to eliminate loss of light in the finder The light going toward the film plane posses the diaphragm C and the master lenses D before recching the film plane I The spindle shutter E is located immediately before the f...

Page 8: ... DO artificial light set automatically when film is loaded Filter Built in Type A filter coupled to cartridge and movie light Motor Drum Electric micro motor powered by five standard penlight AA size batteries Built in battery checker Frome Speeds 18 frames per second and single frame Viewing end Focusing Single lens reflex viewfinder Safety indicators in finder show film end filming aperture too ...

Page 9: ...or filming as close as 13 inches 39 90 cm Remote control for filming up to 10 feet away from camera lens shade 49 screw ln UV yellow neutral density 4X and 80B filters 49 screw in Rubber eyepiece hood leather carrying case Dimensions Height with handle 6 1 171 mm Front to back including lens 7 Y2 1 189 mm Width 3 1 77 mm Weight 37 oz 1 240 g 8 ...

Page 10: ...g satisfactorily 9 2 Check Exposure Meter Sight through the flnder paint the camera toward a bright light and move your hand back and forth across the lens If the meter is registering the needle at the top of the viewfinder will swing back and forth across the scale 3 Set the Motor Turn the single frame control to RUN and press the shutter re lease A constant low hum will indicate proper motor ope...

Page 11: ...penlight AA size batteries carefully following the or indicators Check the batteries at a slight angle front edge flr st pressing down gently until you hear a click This automatically sets the co rrect ASA rating When the film is properly seated a rectangular white window will appear in the finder You will also be able to see the fllrn cartridge through the window in the chamber door Insert the Fi...

Page 12: ... as clear as you can get it not neces sarily sharp Then lock the eye piece 11 3 Set the Focus Turn the focusing ring clockwise or counter clockwise until the subject in the center of the finder fleld becomes sharp 1 I 4 Zooming Press the zoom button until the desired framing is obtained ...

Page 13: ... filming 5 Begin Filming Simply press the release firmly while aiming the camero at your subject As you look through the finder the footage scale moves up At film end the white window will dis appear After Filming Turn the shutter release lever to left or right without depressing it down This will lock the release and turn off the exposure meter 12 ...

Page 14: ...f nlming without reversing the cartridge 2 Forget about ASA Numbers i I Films are sold with diRerent speeds which indicate diRerent sensitivities to light Your Minolto Autopak 8 K7 sets itself automatically for these diRerent speeds ASA ratings when the film is loaded 3 Better Movie Qualitv i I Each frame of Super 8 111m is approximately 50 larger than on regular 8 mm film i I As a result pictures...

Page 15: ...se your camero most comfortably slip your right or left hand through the hand strop and grasp the handle firmly keeping the forefinger of the some hand over the shutter release This leaves one hand free for zoom ing When not zooming you may find in helpful to use that free hand to grasp the camero firmly at the top 14 ...

Page 16: ...he Film Chamber Turn the chamber safety lock in the direction of the arrow 15 2 Insert the Film Seat the Super B cartridge by holding it at a slight angle with the center hole down and the film label up Then press down until you hear a click ...

Page 17: ...n the film chamber li car tridge from bock and slide out at a slight angle The ASA rating of your film is set automatically when camero is loaded A white window appears ot the bottom of the vlewflnder when film is locr ed The window in the chamber door shows what kind of film is loaded CAUTION Do not touch the spring on the hinge side of the film chamber 16 ...

Page 18: ...di color moves up accordingly When the film COmes to the end the film end signal the long bright window below the viewfinder eyepiece dis appears Be sure to toke out the cartridge only after confirming that Ihe signal has disappeared The three notches on the upper right of the viewfinder eye piece indicate from top to bottom 1 the film comes to the end 2 10 feel remain unexposed and 3 20 feet rema...

Page 19: ...the single frame control to S Each push of the shutter r eleose will then expose just one frame This is valuable in preparing cartoons and time lapse photography where for example you wish to record plant growth over a period of time Ideally to prevent excessive jar a coble release should be screwed into the single frame control and used in place of the shutter reiease 18 ...

Page 20: ...pe Color Film in Daylight When using indoor type color film in daylight not using artificial light built in Type A filter is set in 19 your camera viewfinder will appear to be light brown 2 Daylight Type Color Film 0 Using Daylight Type Color Film in Day light When using daylight type calor film in daylight Type A niter is removed automatically b Using Daylight Type C610r Film in Artificial light ...

Page 21: ... Then lock the eyepiece into position by turning the lock in the direction of the arrow Unless your eyesight changes you will have no reason to re focus the eyepiece Focusing In order to focus turn the focus ring clockwise or counter clockwise The viewfinder consist of a group of slanted microprism which are concentrated at the center of the viewing area At tlie sharpest point you are in focus Thi...

Page 22: ...cally to the aperture number at which the picture is being taken The needle must be in the white area of the scale for correct exposure 21 o When the needle appears in the extreme left red area of the scale the subject is too dark for proper exposure o When the needle stays in the red area at the extreme right the sub ect is too bright for proper ex posure This occurs with snow or beach scenes and...

Page 23: ...epress the release and turn it right facing the comer c It will re main depressed and the motor will continue to run To lock the release save battery life and prevent occidental filming turn it left or right without depressing it For single frame photography and on those occasions when you are unable to hold the camero steady enough you may activate the shutter with a coble release threaded into t...

Page 24: ... Batteries Open the ballery chamber by turning the bottom of the hand grip counterclockwise 23 2 Insert each ballery according to the or sign shown in the chamber equals the raised end of the ballery equals the not end Caution Do not allempt to operate camera un iI you are sure balleries are correctly seated ...

Page 25: ...lling the triangular key into the corresponding opening Remove the bolleries of the camero if it is to be left unused for rnor e than a monJh About 10 rolls of film may be exposed with each set of bolleries Caution Do not touch the spring on the bollom of the hond grip 24 ...

Page 26: ... the white areo 2 If the battery check needle remains in the red area while the bullon is depressed replace all five batteri es 3 The battery check indicates condi tion of both motor and CdS cell Caution Do not run motor while checking balleries Do not depress battery check 25 button any longer than necessary as this drains the balleries HINTS FOR BETTER MOVIES SCENE LENG TH About 5 seconds is the...

Page 27: ...ll becomes lorger or smaller in the viewfinder Thus you can use the zoom lens to frame your subject precisely as you wont it then shooting as with on ordinaly flxed focal length lens This zooming technique helps obtain dynamic effects Zooming can also be done manually Zoom oction is provided by turning the extension zoom lever which may be screwed into the lens at either of two positions enabling ...

Page 28: ...nning and results in pictures that appear much wider than they would be from a single fixed position P Pan slowly P Pan smoothly without wovering Pan in 0 straight line either vertically or horizontatly Lead the camera into the subject so that the main point of interest will appear at the end of the pan 1 If possible use a tripod for steadier panning 27 ...

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Page 30: ...you can TITlES Even with sound movies titles are important In silent films titles are imperative since they tie the picture together The Minolta Autopak 8 K7 is a single lens reflex camero that shows you exactly the area you dre photographing Therefore titles are very easy to make because there is 29 frame as small on area as 4 x 6 Va in 116 X 155 em If you wish to fllrn a smaller area use a title...

Page 31: ... U6xl inches Focusing distonces ond subject oreo with close up lens Distonce Actual Focal Size of Scale of Focusing Distonce Comera Distance of Lens Subject 9 Smm 174 X 233mm 00 SO 12cm 38mm 43 3 X 57 7mm 9 Smm 123 X 16Smm 1 2 m 39 90 cm 38 mm 30 6 X 40 9mm 9 S mm 6 l811 x 9 Yell 00 I 70 4 1 38mm 10 4 1x2Y4 1 9 Smm 4 l8 1x6Y211 4 1 3 l8 H I 38 mm I Hxl H r r 30 ...

Page 32: ... Or where your presence might distract the subject These include candid scientific research and self filming 31 How 10 Use Ihe Remole Control a Unscrew the hand grip at the top Then secure the camera body to a tripod using the tripod socket on the bottom of the camera b Connect one terminal of the re mote control cord to Ihe battery socket on top of the hand grip ...

Page 33: ...ontrol terminal to the remote control socket on the camera body d Turn the shutter release 10 conti nuous run position e Operate the motor by pressing the button on the hand grip This substitutes for the regular shutter release 32 ...

Page 34: ...h haze 33 Y 48 This yellow niter renders red and yellow objects lighter thon the eye sees hem Also used to darken skies emphasize clouds This filter is for Block White film NDX4 This is c neutral gray niter used to adjust the amount of exposure It is especially useful when there is a possi bility of over exposure at the smallest lens aperture e g when filming summer beach or brilliont snow scenes ...

Page 35: ...osses through the niter Eyepiece Hood Eyepiece hood is recommended to pre vent harmful light from entering the eyepiece lens Shade A lens shade is recommended to pre vent any stray light from entering the lens The hood is specially designed to func tion perfectly with any lens angle in cluding telephoto or wide angle A lens hood is especially valuable for movie light photography beach cod snow pho...

Page 36: ... I I Dislance It 7 I 7U6 1 61M6 1 51X6 1 5Y4 1 4 I 4 1 3 I Actuol focusing distance indicales the distance betwee n the 111m plane and the subject The following table indicates the r elotionship between the photographic distance from the camera the dis tance between the 111mplane and the subject and the size of the real subject Distance Actual Focal Length of Lens Used Scale of Focusing Camera Dis...

Page 37: ...only a few seconds MAINTENANCE AND CARE Over a period of time dirt or dust may accumulate in the camera Keeping the camera and lens clean are essential to proper performance When storing the camero for extended periods of time keep it in a dry and cool place Clean lens finder window with soft clean cloth only or brush gently with lens brush The film gate should always be clean When inserting a new...

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