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Agfa paramat User manual
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INSTRUCTIONSFORUSEView original page 2Page 3 · Read text
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The I8x24 mm minioturesize is becoming more ond more
populor; the first comero of ihis kind with outomqtic ex-
posure control is the Agfo Pqromot. Smoll, ottroctively
styled ond light, it is on ideol pocket comero thot you con
olwoys toke olong with you.
Sosimpleto use:
Setfocusingsymbol.
look throughthe viewfinder,pressthe releosebutton.
Greenviewftndersignol:"All cleor"for the photo!
Pressthe shutterreleoseright down to moke the exposure.
Thot is how quick photogrophy is with your Agfo Porqmqt.View original page 3Page 4 · Read text
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A point lo remember
Unlike the stondqrd 24 x36 mm minioture size, ob-
long photos in the 18 x24 mm size qre obtoined by
holding the Poromot verticolly ond upright photos
by holding ihe comero horizontolly.The luminous
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Looding fhe comero is so ensy
The comero con be looded in doylight,
but olwoys in the shode-ot leost in body
shodow.
I First open the cqmero bock by sliding
cqtch towords the lens. Remove comero
bock in direction of orrow in figure 1.
2 lnsert new film cossette so thot its hole
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Turn the toke-up spool by its milled ring
until one of the iwo brood slits with the
film perforotion lug is uppermost. Drow
oui film from the cossette towords the
toke-up spool, holding the cqssettewith
the other hond.
lnsert the end of film in ihe slit so thot
the lug engoges in the second perforo-
tion morked white in the illustrotion.
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Now turn the toke-up spool on slightly,
moking sure thqt the counter disc qt the
bottom of the comero moves freely. The
film is properly looded when it is tout qnd
the teeth of the tronsport wheel engoge
cleonly in the film perforotions.
When obout t/rrd i66fi (1 cm) of the full
film width pro jects from the cossette,
close the comero by replocing the bock
with the edges in the groove (cotch to
"open"), slide it up to the top port of the
comero qnd lhen pressdown slightly.Con-
tinue pressureon ihe boseplote,slide the
bock right home underneqththe top plote
ond set the cotch to "lock".View original page 7Page 8 · Read text
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lmportont 24 exposureson o film '12 morked os hoving exposures.Every pockoge of 35 mm film is
cleorly morked with the number of In other words you reveive double
exposures.ln the post minioturefilms the number of exposures for the
hqve been used moinly for the24x36 some price.
mm size ond so the length of such Pleose beor this point in mind when
fil'ms hos been colculoted on the setting the film counter, described
bosis of this size. However, your below.
Porornot gives you o picture hqlf
the size of the stondord frome, i. e.
18 x 24 mm. This meons thot you
obtqin Setting fhe film counter
72 exposureson o film In the boseploteof the comero is the morked os hoving 36 exposures, film counter. This counis bockwqrds
40 exposureson o film ond shows you the number of expo-
morked os hoving 20 exposures, sures still left on the film. On its diolView original page 8Page 9 · Read text
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qre three triongulor morks, one eoch before
the numbers72,40 ond 24. The opproprioie
triongle should be set ogoinst the fixed mork,
occording to the length of the film. This is
done by turning the smoll milled disc in the
direction of the orrow only.
When looding the comero the stqrt of the
film is wosted by exposure to light ond so 5
to 6 blqnk exposures must first be mode be-
fore storiing to photogroph. The film counter
moves on one mork every other time the film
is tronsported.
N.B. The disc of the rewind cronk turns when the film
is tronsporied ond should therefore not be hindered in
ony woy.View original page 9Page 10 · Read text
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Film trqnsport releose first, os the comero is fitted
with q double ond blqnk exposureWith your thumb swivel the ropid prevention lock.tronsport lever to the right qs for os
it will go ond ollow it to return.Then lf you should hoppen to releose the tronsporr
press the shutter releose right down. lever too soon it returns to its originol posi-
tio n o n d mu st th e n b e oper oted ogoin os for
Repeot this operotion of film irqns- o s i t w i l l g o .
port ond shutterreleoseuntil q figure
representingdouble the number of
exposuresmorked on the film corton
is opposite the fixed index mork (see
lower illusirotion,poge 6).
lf the ropid tronsport lever is blocked
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Focusing Focusing symbols
Three symbolsfqcilitotefocusing.De-
pendingon the subiectyou shouldset naft /f,\one of the three symbols reproduced Close-ups Groups Londscopes
in enlorged form on the righl to the 5 ft. 8 in. 12 ft. 8 in. oo
block index mork. (1.70m) (3.80m) (infinity)
lf necessory,you con of course set Additionol focus settings from 3 ft.
the triongulor mork to ony posiiion (0.9 m) to oo will be found on the
between two symbols. lower port of the focusing ring:
block figures : metres
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'Setting the film speed Holding fhe cnmercr
To obtqin correct- It is essentiol to hold the comercl
ly exposed photo- steody to obtqin shorp pictures.You
grophs the film should therefore toke your Pqromqt
speed m ust fi rst be in both honds, holding the comero
set on the comero. stroight without tilting it. On look-
The speed of eqch ing through the viewfinder you will
film is morked on see o luminousf rome whichsurrounds
the corton. Use o coin to turn the the subiectsqnd shows you the exoct
disc until the mqrk is in line with picture oreo.
the requi,redASA/DlN number.
For close-ups(3 ft. - I m) the two
You con photogroph qutomoticolly smoll lines in the viewfinder indicote
with qll kinds of film hoving speeds the uppermostond side limits of the
of 10 to 200 ASA (l 1 to 25 DtN). picture oreq.View original page 12Page 13 · Read text
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For oblong pictureshold the Poromqt
os shown in the upper illustrqlion.
The lower illustrqtion shows you how
to hold the comero for upright pholo-
grophs.Pressthe releqsebutton down
firmly ond evenly os for os possible.
When holding the comero rnqke cer-
tqin thot the exposure meter win-
dow is not obstructed(Z in moin illus-
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Note: The qutomqtic mechonismis only con-
nectedwhen the A is exoctly in the middle of
lhe window.tr V/hen holdingthe comeroi n t h e.l0,m o n n e rs h o w n in.the upp.e.rillustrotion,poge o red signol
will be visibleot the uppered g e o f t h e l u m i n o u s 2 frome.
Firstline up your subiectond then hold the cqrn-
erq obsolutelysteody for qbout I second to
give the exposuremeter time to reoct.
Thqn press the releose button down slowly
without oltering fhe position of the cqmero.
A green signolof the first pressu!-epoint meons "o ll cleor" f or the photo. Then pressthe shutter 3
releoseright down.
lf the red signol oppeCIrson toking the first
press.ure,stop ond remove your finger from
the shutterreleqseos there i s n o t e n o u g hl i g h t .
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Whqt you need to know steody when sighting your subiect ond moking the exposure.The shutten of the Agfo Poromqt is
set for l/tzs sec. When you press Photogrophictips
down the mogic releosebutton to the To obtoin cleor detoil in the sho-
first positionthe comerq outomoticol- dows when photogrophing ogoinst
ly selectso lens stop suitoble for the the light, it is odvisoble to reduce
lighting conditions.The green signol the film speed setting on the comerq
then oppeors in the viewfinder ond by obout 3 DIN or its ASA equiv-
further pressure on the button re- olent when usingthe outomoticmech-
leoseslhe shutter. onism.
lf you chonge the direction of your lf you wish to photogroph on rever-
comerq iust before the exposure, re- sql film (e. g. Agfocolor ReversqlFilm
move your finger from the button CT18) with on overcqsl sky, i. e. un-
ond stort ofresh. der conditionsof low controst,reduce
To ensure sotisfqctory operotion of the setting by opprox. 2 DlN. For on
the Poromot's outomotic mechonism Agfocolor Reversol Film CTlS this
it is essentiol to hold the comero would meon o reduction from l8 to
l2
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www.orphancameras.com 16 DlN. Do not forget to set the turn to your originol position to toke originol film speed ogoin ofter mok- the photogroph. ing the exposure. When q very controsty subiect hos to Filters be photogrophed ond it is wished to There ore three filters ovoiloble for obtoin the correct exposure for on use with the Agfo Poromot in screw obieci which is smoll in comporison mounts of 25 mm diom. As soon qs with its surroundings,o close-upmeos- o colour filter is used on the cqmero urement should be token. lf this is you will hove to reduce the settingnot done q womon in o light dress on the film speed scole occordingly. in front of o dqrk wood (to give on exomple) could eosily produce over- For block ond white photogrophy, exposure of the film. ln such coses reduce DIN scole settingbY opprooch with the cqmero to q short meUV dfilteriu m ye llo w no2 chongeD I N distonce from the subiect ond press For speciol photogrophs down the releose button to the first on colour reversol film: pressure point. Hold it there ond re- Agfo R 1.5 Color Filter no chongeView original page 16
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In poor light
floshlightond time exposurescome
to your qid-with the outomoticmech-
qnismdisconnected.This is how it is
done t
Flqsh photogrophy
A floshgun with on occessory shoe
confqct should be used on the Pqro-
mot (e. g. Agfo Tully M Floshgun or
Agfolux M). The contoct with the
cqmerq shutter is mqde simply by
sliding the floshgun into the occessory
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shoe. Then set the flosh symbol in When using on eleclronic floshgun
the window by meons of the key (10 the Agfo odoptor, type 6793,will be
in moin illustrotion).On this setting necessoryto ottoch the floshgun leqd.
the shutter speed is 1/sosec. The outo- The required lens stop con be colcu-
motic mechonismis then disconnected loted from the guide number of the
ond the lensstop must be set by hond, floshgun.
depending on the film speed ond dis-
tonce from the subiect. The Agfolux
ond Tully floshgunsore fitted with o
hondy lens stop colculqtor ond suif- Time exposures
oble tobles qre olso printed on every 'B'Cfqt Move the block key (10)uniil thdpockoge of flosh bulbs. -i;;n
Use the key (8 in moin illustrotion) : :'in:?"",-;il :; : :il'; i u# button is press- releose the os longlo set lhe required lens stop in the
window. ed down.
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Longer shutter speeds thon l/se sec. the "0" ond the ropid tronsport lever
connof be used without supporting connot usuolly be moved. The film
the comero, ond o tripod ond coble now hos to be rewound into its light-
releoseqre then necessory.The coble tight cossette by meons of the re-
releose socket is ot the lower end of wind cronk.
fhe releose button.
Press the unlocking key on the top
The B setting of the shutter is used plote in the direction of the orrow
for night photogrophy, photogrophs (right-hondillustrotion,poge 17).Then
of lightning ond fireworks. roise the cronk with your finger-noil
ond swivel it outwords os shown in
the left-hond illustrqtionon poge 17.
Rewindingthe film Now turn the cronk clockwise(righl-
After the lost exposure the counter hond illustrotion, poge 17). Rewind-
will be in line with the dosh before ing is completewhen the cronk turns
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much more freely. Only then should
the cqmero be opened. This is done
by moving the cotch on the comero
bose towo rds th e lens ("open" posi-
tion) ond then removing the bocl<
downwords. Put the cossette in o
light-tightpocking ond mork it os ex-
posed. On operoting the ropid trons-
port lever the unlocking k"y returns
outomoticollyto its originql posiiion.
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For shorp,brilliont, ollow the lighr to strike the subiect
reolistictronsporencies: from the side. Of course you con olso
by doylight: phofogroph with the sun behind you
Agfocolor ReversqlFilm CT 18; but then you must be coreful to keep
your own shodow out of the picture. by ortificiollight:
ln such coses ihe relief effect is less. Agfccolor ReversslFilm CK.
Forwonderfulcolourprints:
Agfacolor NegotiveFilmCN l7 Photogrophyis olso possiblewithout
or Agfocolor Negolive FilmCN t4. sunshine.With qn overcqst sky con-
trost con be heightenedon block ond
white film by using q medium yellowFinolly o few or oronge-red filter. The required in-
generol photogrophic tips creose in exposure con be obtoined
A good impressionof depth con be from the porticulors issued by the
obtoinedin your photogrophsif you mokers.
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