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Agfaflex III - IV - V User manual
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GUARANTEE
The standard lenses for the Agfaflex haae been specially computedqnd manufactured in accordance with the oery lateit scientific
methods to suit this type of camera.
The,,Agfa Color-Solinar f /2.8 is a 4-element, anastigmat lens, of
brilliant definition and high resolaing poruer. The- Agfa Coloi-
Solagon with an aperture of f/2.0 is a high performance lenswhich is supreme in the 6-element lens class.
Apart -from this,, both lenses are notable for their outstandingreproduction of detail and good colour correction. A combination
of these attributes makes them the ideal lenses for miniaturephotography uith black and white or colour film.
ln addi,tion, epe,rV lens leaoing our factory is tested by the most
up-to-date methods and is guaranteed for its qualitV and per-f ormance.
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7 Woist-level
hood viewfi rrder
8 Flosir corrtoct
9 Rewind knolr
with filrn type
irrdicolor
l0 Lens releose
b u ttorr
I I Two operture
settirrg ltuttorrs
l2 Cotch
for conrero bock
l3 Prisrn viewfirrder
AGFAFTEX lll (see Fis.B)View original page 5Page 6 · Read text
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WITH YOUR NEW AGFAFI-EX
you con be sure of toking perfect photogrophs ond you ore to be congrotuloted on
your choice.
The operotionol convenience, wide ronge of <iccessories ond uncomplicoted.Yr.rl hondling
chorocteristics of the reflex comero with its interchongeoble lenses moke it eosy for
.! : you to toke the most excellent photogrophs. ,
Your Agfoflex offers you the following speciol odvontoges:
Agfo interchongeoble high-performonce lenses . Pre-set iris diophrogm . Choice of
woist-level or prism viewfinder . Exoct demorcotion of picture oreo on ground gloss
scr€en o Split-imoge rongefinder in viewfinder for oll lenses . Automotic exposure
control mechonism.
Your photogrophic deoler moy hove exploined the Agfoflex to you, but before using
your new cqmero for the first time we suggest thot you reod through,this little booklet
to fomiliqrize you;self with the vorious monuol operotions. Afterwords you need only
refer to the bS* d&r in eoch section which cover the moin points in brief. i
hours of reloxotion. We feel confident ihot-you wiii And now *" ffirh flou rony hoppy
. enioy photogrophy with this comero to the full, due in lorge meosure to its bright, cleor
viewfinder which mokes the tosk of selecting ihe subiect o reol ioy.View original page 6Page 7 · Read text
-[\'PE L ILM IN DICATOR
This reminds you of the type of film in your
comero. lf your photogrophic deoler hos olreody
looded the comero for you, check the indicotor
immediotely. Should it not yet hove been set
pull out the rewinding knob ond set the required
film type in the window by meons of the milled
ring under the knob (see illustrotion).
lf, for exomple, o blqck-qnd-white film is to be
looded, this is indicoted by setting the block ond
white sectors in the window of the reminder disk.
lf you ore using colour negotive film, provision
is mode for the following setting:
CN , : Colour negotive film for doylight ond
ortificiol lightWhen looding o colour reversolfilm (for colour tronsporencies) cT Colour-l reversol film, doylight typeyou should use one of the fol- DA-i: Colour reversol film, ortificiol light typelowing settings: ) CK : A (incondescent lomps of 3400o Kelvin)
CF : Colour reversol film, ortificiol floshlight
F type (3800'Kelvin)
', X; n' Jl' I; The remoining designotions opply to other thon English :'61:j!,'/ speoking countries.
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F I LlvI C() L/ NTE R triongle. When using o cossette with 36 ex-
posures this is done by setting the scoleindicoles lhe number of exposures you to the green triongle between 36 ond 0,still hove lefl on the film. for films with 20 exposures the green tri-After looding the comero, the film counter ongle between 25 ond 20. When loodingot the lower edge of the comero bock the comero the'stort of the film is wostedshould be set to the storting position. by exposure to light ond so you must first
To do this, turn the milled ring in the moke two blonk exposures. This is done
direction of the orrow (see illustrotion) so by operoting the ropid tronsport lever
thot the fixed mork is opposite the green (see poge 5).
Turn milled ring until green
triangle is opposite fixed mark
on the bodu.
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FILIvI fIiANSPORT
The ropid tronsport lever moves the film on one
frome eoch time it is operoted. Ploce your thumb
behind this lever ond swivel it round os for os
possible (see illustrotion). lf the lever is blocked
you will hove to press the shutter releose first.
You should repeot this operotion of film trons-
pori ond shutter releose until the number 36 or
20 is opposite the fixed index mork (see illustro-
tion poge 4). Your comero is then reody for use.
lf you inodvertently releose the ropid tronsport
lever only holf woy you must toke hold of it
ogoin ond complete the movement.
Coulion I Usuolly ihe rewinding knob turns os the film is
tronsported ond should therefore not be hindered in
Swing leaer to stop, film is
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Lighting conditions ore subiect to consider-
oble voriotions. This is why your comero
is fitted with different shutter speeds ond
opertures of vorying size. With both these
meons you con odiust the comero to suit
the porticulor light ond subiect.
I Buttons for setting shutter speed
/ ri E 5r/t/TTER2 Shutter speed scole
hos been built into the comero body;3 Pressure key for setting film speed (DIN,ASA) shufter speed volues ore engroved on the
4 Aperture scole setting ring which is turned by the bui-
tons @ on the right ond left to bring ihe5 Setting mork for shutter speed ond operture
(Shutter speeds should engoge in their click stops required shutter speed opposite the set-
directly opposite the mork.) ting mork.View original page 11Page 12 · Read text
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THE DIAPHRAGM This is where the built-in exposure meler
comes to your ossistonce; it is independ- is incorporoted in every Agfoflex lens; its ently coupled to both the operture setting volues qre olso engroved on the setting ring ond to the shutter speed setting ring. ring (4, see illustrotion poge 6) ond con be
set by meqns of the two block buttons. First make sure that you hatte set the speed
The pre-set iris diaphragm on the Agfoflex of the film on the scale as described.
permits selection of the subiect ot the
lorgest operture-no motter which stop
hos been chosen. Only when the shutter
releose is operoted does the operture
outomoticolly spring to the previously set
volue. Subsequent tronsport of the film The built-in exposure meter facil- itates the selection of the correct
opens up the operture ogoin so thot full shutt er sp e e d- ap erture combina-
benefit is derived from the speed of the ti<>n.
lens in the viewfinder imoge.
As only o limited omount of light should
be ollowed to reoch the film, depending
,on its speed, it is necessory thot the right
combinqtion of shutter speed ond oper-
ture be used for eoch PhotogroPh.
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,,4ND HOW TO DO IT
l. Shutter speed
First set o shutter speed suited to the
porticulor subiect; but note thot for fost
moving obiects o fost shutter speed should
be used (e.g. 1/rz; sec., see illustrotion).
Photogrophs without o tripod should only
be token with shutter speeds of r/eo to
l/ziro S€C.
2. tight reoding
Point the comero ot the subiect so thot
reflected light from it reoches the photo-
electric cell through the exposure meter
window.
First set a suitable shutter speed Coution! Do not cover the window of the
opposite the black dot by turn- photoelectric cell with your finger whening the shutter speed ring by
means of its buttons. meosuring the light.View original page 13Page 15 · Read text
Just press down the shutter releose qs exposure meter pointer exoctly on the
described on poges 25 to 27, ond yov setting mork.
hove token your first photo. lf you ore In such coses o slight correction by meonsunoble to centre the pointer on the mork of the operture ring moy be necessory.-becouse the milled ring hos reqched the
stop ot the right or left-this meons you
hove set o shutter speed which is either
too fost or too slow for the lighting con-
ditions. ln such coses select q new shutter
speed ond repeot the procedure.
You cqn noturolly selecf lhe operture loo If a certain depth-of-field zone
the-if you require o porticulor depth-of-field is required first select
zone (see chopter "Depth of Field", poges aperture and centre exPosure
29-31)-ond by moving the shutter speed meter pointer on setting mark
ring you con centre the exposure meter by means of the shutter sPeed
pointer on the setting mork. Since, how- ring.
ever, the shutter speed ring con only be
odiusted to the engroved click stop set-
tings it moy not be possible to centre the
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A FEW HINTS cluded. You will recognize thot this stoge
ON EXPOSURE CALCULATION hos been reoched when there is no further opprecioble chonge in the position of the
With londscope photogrophs the sky usu- exposure meter needle. Moke q note ofolly occupies o consideroble port of the this reoding, set it on the comero ondpicture. Aport from o few rore exceptions, relurn lo your originol posilion for thethe sky is brighter thon the moin port of exposure.the subject ond so it is better to oim the
oscomero ot the dork port. lf brightness When using colour reversol film such
controst of the subject is porticulorly Agfocolor Reversol Film CT 18 it is best to
greot, you will hove to decide which ports toke reqdings of the mqin high lights in
must be reproduced correctly. This is the subjecf.
porticulorly importont when using colour
film. The correct exposure for lhese more
importonl sections of the subiect will then Take close-up reading of im-
hove to be orrived of by toking o close-up portant parts of subject. With
reoding. This is done by opprooching the colour reversal films point ex-
more importont ports of the subiect ond posure meter at main brighter parts, with negatizte colourwotching the exposure meter until you ore films at main darker parts.certoin thot the effect exercised by the
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Where subiect controst is low, which is
often the cose in fog, dull weother or For time erposures: "8" set-
shode, you will hove to give o longer ting, camera on a tripod, use
exposure. This is best done by using the cable release.
next lorger operture or the next longer
shutter speed. This rule opplies only lo
reversol colour films qnd to the coses
mentioned.
With negolive colour films olwoys point In such coses ploce the comero on q firm
the exposure meter of the moin dqrk porls suppori, preferobly on o tripod, ottoch o
of the subiect. coble releose (if possible with time lock)
to the connection provided (see 5, moin
illustrotion, fig.A) ond moke the exposure.
FOR VERY POOR LIGHTING The shutter stoys open os long os pressure is exerted on the cqble releose button.
Sometimes there is not enough light to In mony coses, porticulorly with indoor
give on exposure mefer reoding on ony photogrophy, o floshgun will be needed
of the instontqneous shutter speeds. Then to supplement the qvoiloble light ond for
you use the "8" shutter setting for time this your Agfoflex is provided with o flosh
exposures. contoct.
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Attoch the floshgun (such os the Agfo KM or
Agfolux) to o flosh brocket ond fix it to the
Agfoflex by meons of the screw. We odvise you
to use one of the usuol types of flosh brockets
monufoctured for this purpose. Finolly you
should connect the flosh leod to the contoct
on ihe comero (see illustrotion). When looking
of your Agfoflex from obove you will see o
smoll lever on the right which should be set lo
"X" or "M" occording to the flosh method used
Flashguns permit indoor snapshots.
Attach Agfalux or KM flashgun to
a flash bracket, connect bracket to
Agfaflex and join up flash lead.
(see illustrotion). As the "M" synchronisotion is
rorely used this position is locked ond con be
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the centre of the lens (see orrow on the to floshbulbs ony shutter speed con be
right), thus enobling the lever to be set used, olthough the opertures should not
to "M". be token from the opposite toble. These
ore colculoted from the guide numbers forHowever, the flqsh method better known the floshgun concerned, e. g. guide num-ond used most is the "X" synchronisotion. ber 96 divided by o distonce of 12 feet
conPleqse note therefore: : operture f/8. Electronic floshguns
be used for block ond white or doylight
With "X" synchronisqfion : position of colour films.
lever to X (or with deloyed oction to V)
only use o shutter speed of 1/ao. The oper- Flashbulbs: Shutter speed rf sx sec.,Iezter settures to be used ore given in the toble on to "X".poge 15.
Electronic flashgun: Any shutter speed,
With the synchronising lever sel lo "M" Ieoer set to "X",foster shutter speeds con be used. The Special flashbulbs: Any shutter speed,leoeropertures required ore given in instruc- set to "M" after pressing in locking key,tions enclosed with eoch pockoge of flosh
bulbs.
When using on eleclronic floshgun the
lever must olwoys be set to X. Controry
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No motter which viewfinder is supplied with
your Agfoflex you olwoys hove the possibility
to purchose the other one for interchonging os
requ ired.
Either type of viewfinder con be chonged very
quickly. All you hove to do is to squeeze in boih
the side grips (upper illustrotion, poge 1/) ond
you con then lift out the hood viewfinder or
prism finder, os the cose moy be. Both finders
ore reploced by pushing them down without
llI squeezing the grips until they engoge with on
\ oudible click. The Agfo Diomond should olwoys
point to the front, i. e. towords the comero lens.
through the hood wqist-level finder Squeezc in both tlte side grips ttrtd
with the imoge the right woy up lif t out the fittder. Reploce finder
but the wrong woy round Itorizontally and push it down until
or through the prism viewfinder it engnges.
to give o true-vision imoge, occord-
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Open qnd close the woist-
level hood viewfinder by
the knob on the lid. lf the
imoge is not visible in the
viewfinder operote the
ropid tronsport lever.
Open ond close the hood only
by lhe knob.
o
Roise the mognifier by sliding
cotch in direction of orrow.
o
Before closing hood first lorver
mog n ifier.View original page 22Page 25 · Read text
Turn focusing ring until aertical lines
aiewed in small focusing circle continue
in one single outline (see illustration,
page 19).
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The Agfoflex with hood viewfinder
ottoched con be held much steodier
ond sofer if the strop of the ever-reody
cose with the sling oround the neck-
or the comero strop ottoched to ihe
two studs on the comero-is used os
odditionol support. The strop should
be tout; this con be ochieved by short-
ening the strop to moke one or (when
using the mognifier) even two wrist
slings os illustroted.
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When using the woist-
level hood viewfinder it is
eosy to toke photogrophs
pointing either upwords
or downwords verticolly
from o stonding position. dmsH
With rhe Agfoflex you con even photo-
groph over o crowd if you hold the com-
ero upside down qbove your heod ond
view the ground gloss screen from below.
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By using the neck sling you con
even photogroph sotisfoctorily
in o crouching position.
You con olso phoiogroph round
the corner in order to copture
noturol ond unoffecied move-
Y
ffi
The, hood uiewfinder is suitable for prac-
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FOC U51NG THE CAM ERA
WITH THE PRISM
VIEWFINDER ATTACHED rzr{/^T)Although the hood viewfinder offers
mony odvontoges in viewing the sub- (((r( \1iect (Agfoflex l) the Agfoflex ll ond lllore more suitoble when split-second N\
timing is needed in copturing the sub-iect, becouse its pentoprism gives you #
o true vision imoge the right woy
round. lf the viewfinder imoge is not
immediotely visible first operote the
ropid tronsport lever.
To obtoin shorp pictures it is importont
to hold the cqmero steody in oddition
to focusing it exoctly. You should
Itherefore hold your Agfoflex in both
honds wiih your thumbs olong its bock ;
ond boih middle fingers on the focus-View original page 28Related documents and language editions
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