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AGFA COLORFLEX I and II User manual
User manual for AGFA COLORFLEX I and II. 39 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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At lost you hove reolized your ombition by becoming the owner of o single-lens
reflex comero, the Agfo Colorflex. You ore io be congiotuloted on your choice ond
we wish you mony hoppy hours of reloxotion with your new comero.
Your colorflex offers the following speciol odvontoges:
A high speed lens, a built-in exposure meter, a split-image rangefi.nderand
a large, clear oieusfinder image, : ,
All rother technicol,you moy think. On the controry, our designers hove incorporoted
these technicolfeotures iust to moke phoiogrophy sirple forlou.
Ajfer very little proctice you will be quite fomilior with your comero ond will be
oble to toke wonderful photogrophs. Pleose toke the time to reqd through this
booklet ond fomiliorize yourself with your Colorflex.
Your photogrophic deoler moy hove helped you to lood the first block ond white
or colour film in your comero but you will probobly wont to do this yourself the
next time. Exoct instructionson how this is done ore given on poge 26, and on poge 25
therc ore detoils of which film to use for eoch occosion.
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T H E F I L M C O U N T E R
This is orronged of the lower edge of the comero bqck qnd shows how mony ex-
posures ore still lefi.
When looding the film, the tip of the green triongulor mqrk before the numbers 36
or 20 should lie opposite the fixed mqrk on the comerq body. Turn the milled ring in
the direction of the orrow (see illustrotion).
After looding ond tronsportingthe film in the mqnner describedon poges 26 ond 27
the comero is reody for use ond the number 36 (or 20) should be opposite the fixed
mork (see illustrotion).
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Q U I C K W I N D L E V E R
Ploce the thumb of your right hond
beneoth the lever ond move it in q
semi-circulordirection forwords os for ilos it will go (see illustrotion),then
releose the lever. lf the lever is
blocked ond does not move, you
should first press the shutter releose.
Caution! lf for some relson the quick
wind leper is not turned to its full
extent, the action must be repeated. ln Y,i-such cases the lezter often mooes only
half way and no Do not then Ii )"Fl further,
try to force the leoer but let it spring {i-':,1
back to the original position.
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F I L M T Y P E I N D I C A T O R
This remindsyou of the type ond speed of film
in your comero. lf your photo deoler loods the
film for you, set the indiccrtorirnmediotely.To
do this,pull out the rewindingknob ond set tlre
required film type or speed in the window by
meons of the milled ring under the knob (see
illustrotion).
lf, for exomple, o blqck-qnd-while film is to be
looded, this is indicoted by settingthe blqck oncl
white sectorsin the window of the reminderdisc.
lf you ore using colour negotive film, provision
is mode for the following setting:
CN : Colour negotive film.
When locrdingo colour reversol film for tronsporencies,you should use one of tlre
following settings:
C K :- Colour reversolfilm, ortificiollight type (incondescentlompswith 3400oKelvin) X'
C F -- . -olour reversolfilm, ortificiolfloshlighttype (38000Kelvinr t
: Colour reversolfilm, doylighttype tTt
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F O C U S I N G O N T H E G R O U N D . G L A S S S C R E E N
Your Agfo Colorflex con be focusedin two woys:
',:ff sround'srossscreen : r fi ,f: il,ll ;;,i:1"';; ;i:
The focusing principle is the some with the hood viewfinder or the prism finder. A
description of the method using the hood viewfinder follows on the next poge ond
the prism finder is describedon poges g-9.
Open ond close the hood Roise the mognifier by sliding Before closing hood
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'l F O C U S I N G T H E C A M E R A
V, W I T H T H E H O O D V I E W F I N D E R
A T T A C H E D
With the hood open you should im-
mediotely see your subiect on the screen,
otherwise the quick wind lever must be
operoted.
When you first point the comero of the
subiect the picture will be out of focus,
but if you turn the front ring on the lens
mount (see illustrotion)you con focus the
comero eosily. For criticol focusing the
mognifier is provided.
In the middle you will see q light circle
belonging to the split-imogerongefinder. (o
Wotch the verticol lines of the subiectond
turn the focusing ring. The two holves of
the circle will stort to converge. As soon
os the broken verticol lines of the subiect
(upper illustrqtion,poge 7) ore no longer
in double outline ond o complete imoge
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is obtoined the comero is correctlyfocused (lower illustrotion,poge 7). The imoge seen on the viewfinder screen is the some qs thot obtoined through the comero lens. This meons thot the picture on the negotive is exoctly the sqme os the one selectedby you in the finder. When using the hood viewfinder the imoge oppeors the right wcry up but the sides qre reversed; the prism viewfinder gives o true vision imoge the right woy round.View original page 12
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C H A N G I N G T H E V I E W F I N D E R S
As olreody mentioned, it is possible to
chonge the viewfinders on the Colorflex.
Eochviewfinder systemhos its own porticulor
merits ond so it is o good plon to purchose
both the lrood ond prism finders.
The Colorflex I is fitted with the hood type
of viewfinder, whilst fhe Colorflex ll hos o
prism finder.
Either iype of viewfinder cqn be chonged
very quickly.All you hove to do is to squeeze
in both the side grips (upper illustrotion)
ond you cqn then lift out the hood view-
finder or prism finder, os the cose moy be.
Both finders ore reploced by pushing them
down without squeezingthe grips until they
engoge with on oudible click.
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F O C U S I N G T H E C A M E R A W I T H T H E P R I S M F I N D E R A T T A C H E D Prism finders ore qlso referred to os pento- prisms. To focus your Colorflex ll you should hold the comero in the monner shown on the right, ollowing it to rest ogoinst your foce with the eye-piece of ihe pentoprism close to your eye. Then turn the focusing ring until the imoge is shorp on the ground-glossscreen.A more relioble method of focusing the comero exoctly is to use the split-imogerongefinder. lf you look ot the verticol lines of the subiect you will find thot the two holves of the picture in the smoll focusing circle do not coincide.As soon os these lines (upper illustrotion,poge Z) continue in single outline from top to bottom ond o complete picture is obtoined, the comero is correctly focused (lower illustrotion,poge 7).View original page 14
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T H E E X P O S U R E M E T E R film first look for its speed roting on
the corton qnd set this on the ASA/DlNof your Colorflex will ensure properly scole. lf your film is rofed by onother
exposed negotives.When looding the system the comporotive toble on the
opposite poge will give you the cor-
responding volue. To set the speed
turn the inner scqle ring by the pro-
iection (see orrow) until lhe required
figure is opposite the triongulor mork.
Our illustrotionshows q film speed set-
tins of 40 ASA (170 DIN).
lf you point the cqmerq towords the
subiect the needle will register in the
exposure meter window. Now turn the
outer milled ring to set the frome
morker exoctly over the needle.When
you hove done this, the triongle ot
the scqle window will point to o
figure on the red scqle (e.g. 1l in the
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illustrotion).This exposure vqlue reod- ing should then be tronsferred to the shutter. Pleqse reqd the odvice on exposure cqlculqlion given on poge 29.View original page 16
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S E T T I N G T H E E X P O S U R E V A L U E
Hold the diophrogm setting ring by the
two block buttons in the monner 'il-
lustroted ond push the button indicqted
by the orrow towords the centre of the
lens. The ring then turns ond sets the
exposure volue on the lower port of the
shutter. The required exposure volue or
intermediqte reoding is odiusted so thot
it is opposite the red triongulor mork
(lower illustrotion).
Just try it out once. Let us ossumethot the
exposure meter gove o volue of 12 which
you hove to set opposite the red triongle.
As soon os you hqve set the correct ex-
posure volue, remove your fingers from
the buttons. From now on you should not
qller lhe exposure vqlue setling ond only
the milled shutler speed ring mqy be
lurned.
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Now turn the shutter speed ring ond set the required exposure time opposite the red triongulor mork on top of the lens 'ffi mount. With the exposure volue used in this exqmple the following combinotions ore then possible: Aperture f.2.8 4 5.6 8 ll 16 22 Shulfer speed l/soo rl:r:2s rlso l/so tlfi t/e Eqch of these shutter speed ond operture combinotionsollows on equol omount of light to reoch the film ond so you only need to selectthe one best suited to your subiect by turning the lorge milled ring to the required setting (see @, illustrotion poge 15).To be sure of choosingthe cor- rect combinotion the following informo- tion is importont:View original page 18
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W H I C H I S T H E B E S T S H U T T E R S P E E D A N D A P E R T U R E C O M B I N A T I O N ?
lf you wish to photogroph o londscope with both foreground ond bockground in focus,
you must use o smoll operture (for exomple, f. 8 ond 1/oosec. os shown on the previous
poge). Longer exposure times such os rlso, rl11'"ond 1/e sec. connot normolly be used
without o tripod, becouse of comero shoke.
For o quickly moving obiect on the other hond you should use q fost shutter speed
to ovoid blurring (suchos l/eoosec. between f. 2.8 qnd 4 shown on the previous poge).
In the first cose o slower shutter speed is chosen in fovour of o smoll operture qnd in
the second cose o lorger operture is selectedto enoble the use of o foster shutter speed.
You moy sometimesobtoin exposure volue reodings on the exposure meter which lie
between two numbers.These con olso be set on the cqmero with the diophrogm ring,
but shutter speeds should never be set so thot the red triongulor mork lies between
two speeds. You con eosily ovoid this, however, becouse eoch setting on the lorge
milled ring hos o click stop.
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D E P T H O F F I E L D
We hove olreody mentionedlhe molter of lorge ond smoll operturesin the choiceof
suitobleshutterspeedond operlurecombinotions.By furningthe diophrogmring in one
directionor the olherthe lensoperlurecon be mqdeeitherlorgeror smoller'lf you wish
to see for yourselfhow the diophrogmof your comeroopensond closes,look ot ihe
lensfrom lhe front ofler operolingfhe shutterreleose.Turnthe diophrogmring ond you
will find thot o smoll number (t. 2.8, tor exomple)is opposiie lhe lriongulor setting
mork when the diophrogmis wide open. When the diophrogmoperfureis smoll,lhis
numberis lorger(e.g.f .22).
operrure smon operrure Lorse :]::1"-:|-".'''n'ourgreor lLl :j:;l'"' 1.22: e. g. e ' g ' f ' 2 ' 8 - of field. depth d e p t h o f f i e l d .
As you will seefrom this exomple,depthof field is vorioble;il increosesos the operture
becomessmo,llerond the disioncebecomesgreoler.To help you in findingout how for \
this zone of shorpfocusingexlends,your Colorflexhos whot is known os o depth of
field scole(@, illustrotionpqge 15).From it you con find the opproximotedepth offield for ony given lensoPerture. I
lf, for exomple,you focus the comero to s distonceof 15 ft. (5 m.) with on operture of f. 8, you look for ihe
i*o nurb".. I on the depth of field scole ond then reod ofi the ronge betweenthese two points
on the"odiocent"ngrou"a focusing ring, Thii gives you the zone of sholp focusing for thot lens operlure, in this
porticulor cose it will 5e opproximotely from l0 to 30 feet (3-10 m.). For further detoils reod the ex-
plonolionof the illustrotionon poge 17'
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S N A P S H O T S E T T I N G
In momentsof tensionor humour split-
second timing is essentiolto copture
your subiect ond it is therefore often
odvisobleto use whot is colled o snqp-
shot or zone focusingsetting.
For this purposethe l0 feet ond 30 feet
morkings ore engroved in red on the
focusing scofe. lf you select on oper-
ture ond shutterspeed combinqtion in
wh ich the stop f. I I is opposite tlre
triongulormork ond then set the focus-
ing to 30 feet, /ou will obtoin o depth '15of field from obout feet to infinity.
lf the comerqis focusedon l0 feet fhe shorp zone will be from obout g to 20 feet. In
the obove illuslrotionorrows ond dots hove been includedto moke this point cleorer
ond showhow you con reod off the depthoffield from fhefocusingscoleof your comero.
Exoctporticulorsof lhe depthof field obtoinobleot voriousoperturesond disloncescon
be seenfrom the toble on poges3()ond 31.
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D E L A Y E D A C T I O N R E L E A S E
Sometimesyou wont to be in the picture yourself._You1Colorflex provides for this wish
;iiil-ii;;;thv"a o.tion releose. A firm iupport for the comerq-is needed, or.better
;iiii,; irip.J.'Firri;f ott rlt tf," required sh'utterspee{ ond then, ofter tronsporting the
film, mov'ethe smoll lever from the-"X" to the "V" position. As soon os you press down
if,"'tnJtt"r releose the deloyed oction mechonisin storts working o.nd operotej the
i'nrtftiofi"r obout 7 seconds.This gives you plenty of_tj_melo g_etinto.the-picture..On.no
occounl should the quick wind film lever be louched whilst fhe deloyed qclion mechdnlsm
is ;;;;'rg: Aft"i rn.iLing the exposure the lever outomoticolly returns io. its "X" setting
;J-h;; fi be moved to1n" "V" position ogoin eoch.timethe deloyed oction is requ.ired-
All insiontoneousshutter speeds con be used tor deloyed ocfion (l-Yaoo.sec.)bu.t noT
the "8" setting (time expo-su1e)..You con olso use o floshgun in coniunction with the
deloyed octiori".Further detoils obout this ore given on poges 2O ond21.
I F T H E L I G H T I S P O O R . . . '\ I
you con use the "B" setting on ihe shutter for o time exposure. lt is b-estfo ploce ihe
lorero on o firm support or tripod ond then screw o cqble.releose,preferobly one with
o tir" lock, into the'fhreoded ihutter releose.Then mokg the exposure.The diophroqm
i"*oint open qs long os pressore is mointoined on the shutter releose button or on the
coble releose.
It is not possibleto set the green figures morked on the-shutter speed ring. The.seglg
meielv iicluded to show thJcorrect-length.of exposure for time exposures on the "B"
i"iting. They indicote the number of complete seconds for which the diophrogm must
remqin open of o given oPerture.
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For exomple, if you set, exposure volue 4, the following shutter speed ond operture,# comotnottonsore posstble: ff,
r/z 1 8 4 8 1 5 30.# Shutterspeed
Aperture 2.8 4 5 . 6 8 1 1 1 6 22
Assumingthot you wish to use operturef. 16 in this porticulorinstonce,you proceed
qs follows:
First set the green "B", then ihe operture f. l6 ogoinst the lrionqulor mork ond keep the
shutter open.for l5 seconds by piessing the shutter releqse. Dd not forget to re-set the
exposure volue ofterwqrds.
For photogrophs of fireworks you connot use the exposure meter to obtoin the correct
setting,becousethe length of the exposure depends oh the durotion of the lisht qiven bv
the fireworks themselves.In such coses you must use the lorgest lens opeiture- (f. 2.8i,
set the "B" time expo.sure.mork oppositb the block triongle 6nd infinify (: -) bn th5 focusing scole. You will olso need'd coble releose with ti-me lock, o firm iripod *ittr o il
boll-ond-socketor tilt heod ond good visibility for yourself qnd your Colorflex. photo-
grophs of this kind on Agfocolor film ore very striking indeed.
F L A S H L I G H T I S C H I L D ' S P L A Y
jla.oor,photogrryhs it is often necessqryto ,supplementthe poor light by flosh- Wit|
light. Noturolly, your Colorflex hos o flosh conioct foi ihis purpose.
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