Agfa Solina User manual

AGFA COLOR'APOTARf 3,5145rnrn,LENS
  The lens of your ASfa Solina camera was computed and manu-
  factured in conformity with the most up-to-date scientific methods,
  h  u,as thoroughly  tested in  the  test laboratories of  the ASf a
  Camera Works, Munidt, and the high quality  of  its performance
   is positioely assured,uith  brilliant definition, extremely high resolo-
   ing power and exceptional contrast rendering to meet the exacting
'
  requirements of miniature photography -both   colour and black
  and uhite,
 ..                        AGFA AKT IENGESELLSCHAFT
                                  Camera-Werk, Munidt


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In your Agfo Solino you hove ocquired o comero of the highest technicol perfection.
Everyone will congrotulote you on your purchose.The greot moment hos come for
you to press the releose for the first time. Your deoler will hove exploined to you
how simple the Agfo Solinq is to use, but you will wont now to  sif down quietly
with your new comero qnd once ogoin go over its movements ond investigote iti
technicol potentiolities.In the following poges you will find odvice ond hints which
will moke you on expert in o twinkling.
Probobly your photo deqler hos olreody "Ioaded" your cqmerq. The film is supplied
in o light proof cossette ond is ovoilqble in two different lengths, i. e. of 36 ond
20 exposures.The picture size of your comero is 24x36 mm. Moreover, there ore
vorious types of film qvoiloble. lf no film hqs been inserted refer to ins,tructionson
poges 16-17.

T H E E X P O S U R E  C O U N T E R
of the lower edge of the bock shows how mony fromes still remoin unexposed.
In looding the film the opex of the green triongle-in  front of the figure 36 (or 2O)-
must be opposite the fixed index line. Turn the milled ring in the direction of the
orrow (see illustrotion).lf the film hos been looded in the monner loter to be
described,the comero is reody for use when the figure % (20)is opposite the index
line (seeillustrotion).
                    This is effected by winding on the film by meonsof the -;

R A P I D W I N D I N G   L E V E R
    With the thumb of the right hond under the
     lever swing it round in o holf circle os for os it
      will go towords the front of the comero (see
     illustrotion)ond releoseit to ollow it to return
     to its originol position.lf the ropid wind lever
      is found to be locked,the shutterreleosebutton
    must first be depressed.Repeotthis processof
     tronsportingthe film ond releosingthe shutter
    twicemoreond the comerowill be reody for use.

    Caution!lf inadrsertentlythe rapid utind leoer is
    not be takenright round to the stop,the opera-
     tion must be repeated;this time it will usuallybe
    checkedbefore reachingthe end of  its traoel. It
    must not be forcedbeyondthis point.
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I . J U D G E T H E D I S T A N C E                     A N D  F O C U S
On the front rim of the lens mount the distoncevolues in feet ore engroved.The
block dot on the odiocent ring is the focusing point (see illustrotion)which the
distoncevolue orrived of must foce. Stop numbersore engroved to the left ond the
right of this focusingmork. Theseouxiliory numbershove o specioltosk in coniunc-
tion with the distoncesettings,os we sholl exploin in some detoil on poges 19-21.

2 . S E T T I N G T H E S H U T T E RS P E E D  The shutterollows o choiceof four
                                    speeds;r/zs,rlso,rlno, ond 1/200sec.
                                  Hereogointhe requiredshutterspeed
                                                     is set oppositethe centrolblock index
                                                  -in  our illustrqtionr7ro.The speed is
                                          set by rototing the lcrge front milled
                                               ring. For the choice of the correct
                                          shutterspeed see chopter"Whot we
                                   must know" on pp. 19-21.
                                                                       lf the shutteris set to B it will remoin
                                 open os long os ihe shutterreleose
                                                     is kept depressed.This setting is re-
                                       quired only for time exposures:for
                                           further detoilssee poge 10.


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3 . S E T T I N G  T H E S T O P
From the exposure iobles on
pp. 8 9 look up the stop requir-
ed. Rototethe bock milled ring
until this number comes oppo-
site the triongulormork on the
housing. The figures con be
reod   f rom  obove. For our
illustrotion f 8 wos chosen,
for  further detoils on stops                             3,5 /r   5.6    I  .i1 16 12ond depth of field see chopter
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poges 19-21.

A N D     I F T H E L I G H T    I S N O T G O O D  E N O U G H
you con still moke o time exposure.Set the cqmero on o firm support or use o tripod.
Set the shufterto B, ond use o coble releose.
When you photogroph o fireworks disploy you ore unoble to determine ony ex-
posure volue number becousethe time of keeping the shutteropen depends on how
long the fireworks burn. In this cose, you use the lens ot full operture (f/3.5),set B
ogoinstthe block triongle, ond the infinity symbol (:  -)  ogoinst the focusing point.
In oddition you need o coble releose with q locking screw, o rigid tripod with boll
ond socket or tilting heod, ond o cleor view for yourself ond your Solino. Such
picturesore speciolly rewording on Agfocolor Film.
U S E F L A S H
Flosh is simplicity itself. The floshgun is slipped into the occessoryshoe ond con-
nected to the comero with the synchronisingleod. The shutter should be left set ot
1/zssec. The exqct stop to use con then be seen from the following toble. When the
shutter releose is pressed,the floshbulb will fire simultoneouslywith the opening
of the shutter.

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only importont thing is to close the other eye.
                        Now tqke q breoth,h o l d i t . . . o n d r e r e o s ey o u r
                               shutter.

                        How you hold your cqmero for verticofpictures,
                                    thot is whether the ropid winding fever is up
                                    or down, is obsolutely immoteriol. Choose the                     I    position which you find to be more convenient                 91                                                              \    ond use either the thumb or the index finger
                                           f r '                     to re leose th e shutter.                 is
                 8l  Hond hefd exposures ore  only possibre ot
                                  shutter speeds rlso, rlrco, rlzro,or in exceptionol
                             coses of rlz,-,sec. (never with t'Bt' setting).
You connotmoketwo exposureson the somefrome becouseyour sorinois equipped
with o doubleexposurelock (seepoge lZ).

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V I E W F I N D E R  P A R A L L A X
Sincethe viewfinderis ot o higher level thon the comero lens,in the cose of close-ups    a
of distoncesbetween 3 ond 6 feet there will be o smoll error. To compensotefor  it,
for horizontol pictures the comero should be tilted slighily upwords, for verticol
picturesturned slightly in the direction of the viewfinder.

D E L A Y E D A C T I O N
Occosionollvthe photoqropher mov wont to be in the picture himself,ond to enoble
this wish to be mit voui Solino is 6quipped with o deloyed oction mechonism.Stort
by settingyour comero on o tripod, br'ot leost plocing ii on o firm support ond then
ofter you- hove wound on the film, move the lever with the red knob (1?, see moin
illustrirtion)in the direction of the centre of the comero.As soon os you depressthe
releos,ebuiton, the smoll lever will move, outomoticollyreleosingthe shutter ot the
set speed ofter obout 7 secs.The lever will olwoys return to its storting position ond
must'thereforebe wound ofreshfor eoch deloyed oction exposure.All shutterspeeds
with outomoticolly conlrolled exposure times con be used, ond flosh photogrophs
con ofso be token in coniunctionwith ihe correct shutterspeed.Time exposures,how-
eoer (B setting), cannot be made in coniunction usith the delayed action.
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A  F E W  H / N T s   F O R  T H E  C O R R E C T   C H O I C E   O F  F I L M
     For general purposes always use Agfa  Isopan F 17o DIN  (approx. 40 ASA).    lt  is a
      fine-grain  film  of  excellent  definition  and compensates a wide measure  of  ooer and
     under-exposure.
    On murky  days we recommend  the use of Agfa  Isopan ISS 2L0 DIN  (approx. L00 ASA)
     allowing greater latitude for stop and shutter speed.
       ln bad light use Agf a lsopan  Ultra  25o DIN  (approx,250 ASA).
          lf the worst comes to the znorst and even Isopan Ultra  is not fast enough, you can  f all
     back on lsopan Record. This film  is equal in grain and sharpness to Isopan Ultra  but
 *    offers you the adoantage of being able to stop dozon by a further aperture. Hints on its
     use are contained in the carton,
      In cases where extreme sharpness is required, or when  taking  pictures that must be
t   Agfacolorenlarged considerably,opens  to  youAgfa thelsopanwondrousFF 13o tporldDIN  (approx.of  colour!16 ASA)For  willmorebe than"your"twentyfilm.
     years  it has been in public fatsour because it renders in their natural shacles both the
    subdued and bright colours. The high sensititsity of Agfacolor FiIm admits of striking
     colour snapshots!
     For colour transparencies use Agfacolor  Reoersal Film,  for  colour paper prints-Agfa-
      color Negatiae Film.
     For details regarding loading  of your camera please refer  to pages 16 and L7.f                                                                                                  '15
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J          W I N D I N G  T H E F I L M O N F O R T H E F I R S T E X P O S U R E
-o
 oL _f C              Turn the milled disk of the exposure counter os described on
 O 6              poge 3 until the green triongle in front of the figures 36 or 20
 9   o        .               -occording   to the length of  film looded-oppeors  opposite  . .   o
                  the centrol index line. swing the ropid wind lever right round
  ; o -                  to the stop os olreody described ond depressthe shutter releose.
U ' ;              Repeot this twice ond the comero is reody for use.

               S H U T T E R R E L E A S E A N D F I L M W I N D   I N T E R L O C K
               The Agfo solino is provided with o double exposure ond blqnk
                 frome prevention lock. This meons thot  it is impossible to moke
                 two exposures on the some frome or to wind on the film in-
                  odvertently before o frome hos been exposed. tf therefore the
                  releose button connot be operoted the film must first be wound
                on by the ropid wind lever.

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-1 T H E  F I L M H A S  B E E N E X P O S E D _
               R E W I N D I N G    T H E  F I L M
         After the lost exposure(No. I on the counting
       mechonism)the ropid winding lever con no
        longer be operoted. Since,however, the film
          in  o  minioture comero is olwoys wound
       openly on the toke-up spool, it must be re-
       wound into its light-proof cossettebefore the
       bock is opened.Therefore,pull out the rewind
        button until you feel the first resistonce(op-
        prox. t7o")ond rotote it in the direction of the
        orrow, of the some time depressingthe lock-
         ing button in the bottom of the comero (see         'illustrotion).
              When the rewind button con be




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W H AT W E M U S T K N O W
The slop, or diophrogm, of q lens regulotes the omount of light which reoches the
film from the subiect. lf the light is bod the full operture of the lens must be used,
ond the stop occordingly set to 3.5. With better light, the stop con be correspond-
ingly reduced: this is termed "stopping down".
 lf you wont to see yourself how the stop operture of your comero opens qnd closes
set the shutter speed ring to B (with your comero empty), depressthe releose button
ond wotch the lens from the front. When turning the diophrogm ring you will then
notice thot of lorge operture o smoll number (e. g. f/3.5) ond of smoll operture o lorge
number (e. g. fil6) is opposite the triongulor mqrk.
The shutter speed. The shutter of the comerq provides the second woy of controlling
the incoming light. High speeds,e. 9. rlzoo,noturolly ollow much lesi light to ,"o.[
the film thon the slower speeds, such os 1/zsSecond.
Note, therefore, that with higher shutter speeds the diaphragm must be opened zoiile
and with slower speeds it is "stopped down,' further.

lf you wonl lo coplure o ropidly moving subiect,o fost shutierspeed is essentiol
in order lo obioin o sufficientlyshorp picture.
However,if you wont lo photogropho londscopein whichihe foregroundos well
os the bockgroundis lo be shorp,o smoll lens opertureis necessory.
Depth of Field
is lhe lerm for ihe ronge of shorp definitionwhich extendsto o certoindisloncein
front of ond behindthe point to whichlhe focusingof your lens hos been ocluolly
sel. Nole therefore:
                   Lorge   high lens speed,                   Smoll   slow lens speed,
                  operture    but little                         operture   however, lorge
                    e. g. 3.5 :     depth of field.                      e. g. 16 :     depth of field.

As you will see from lhe exomple, the zone of shorp depth is vorioble;  it increoses
with decreosingoperture ond olso wilh increosingdistonce.To enoble you to control
the extent of lhe shorp zone, your Solino hos o so colled depth-of-field scole (see
moin illusirotion, 9) from which you con reod ol ony time the opproximote exlent
of the zone.

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lf, for inslonce, you hove focused on 15 ft. ond stopped down  lo  f/8, the ronge from one engroved 8
        to the ofher 8 defines the depth  of  field  ot  this operture ond  distonce:  in  this porticulor  cose op-
       proximotely  from  l0  to 30 feet (see below).

    S N A P S H O T S E T T I N GIti
    The two-pointsettingprovidesthe simplestond mostconvenientwoy of deoling with
     the depth-of-fieldproblem in proctice.The index of the diophrogmring is sef to the                                                   'll     red dot between8 qnd  ond the
     red l0 or 30 on lhe distoncescole
      to the focusingindex mork.
    The orrows ond points morked in
     the picfure illustrote the obove
                                                        im'rrrrrfil    ond show you the depth-of-field
    zone indicotedby the depth-of-
      field scole of your comero.

S T I L L  M O R E   P L E A S U R E    F R O M   Y O U R   P H O T O G R A P H S
 is ossuredyou, if you use fhe smoll but so very importont occessoriessuch os filters,
lens hood ond supplementorylens.The filters-light yellow, medium yellow, yellow-
green ond red-orqnge-ore supplied in 30 mm. slip-on mounfs.Their purpose is to
enhonce the moods of your block-ond-whitepictures or, by intentionol exoggerotion
(over-filtering),to ochieve speciol effects.An instruction leoflet, which is pocked with
every Agfo filter, tells you how to selectthe right filter colour ond gives the foctor by
which exposure must be increosed.
 lf you photogroph reflecting obiects (glisteningwoter surfocesor snowfields)ogoinst
the light or in very bright light, you should never forget to use o lens hood. lt shields
the Solinq lens from imoge-impoiringlight roys. And olso in roin or snow, or, for
instonce,when photogrophing breokers on the beoch, the lens should olwoys be
protected by o lens hood.  lt prevents drops of wqter reoching the front element
of the lens.
Probobly every omoteur photogropher hos wonted of some time to copture the
mogic of tiny obiects with his comero. With your Solino it's quite simple. You slip
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the oppropriote Agfo supplementorylens over the front of your lens mount-ond
      you con then toke close-upsof ronges from l6 lo 32 in. A supplementoryporollox-
       odiustingviewfinder (Notorix) thot ensuresoccurqte froming is olso ovoiloble.
      The greot odvontoge of these Solino occessoriesis their uniform slip-on mounts.lf
      exposureconditionsrequire it, for instonce,they enoble you to toke close-upsusing
      supplementorylens, filter ond lens hood simultoneously.Moreover, the lens hood
      ond two filters con be conveniently stowed in o leother cose.
      Your comero equipment would by no meons be complete, if you neglectedto get
      on ever-reody cose. lt not only protects your comero from the weother, but qlso
     mokes it eosier to corry. Since it is firmly ottoched to the Solino with o retoiningI
I      screw,you con shoot of ony ongle from the cose without running the slightestrisk.


      We reserve the right io moke struclurol olterotions of the Agfo Solino os o resultof furtherdevelopment
          of the comero.
                                                    AGFA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
                                                            Comero-WerkMuenchen