Braun Paxette Electromatic IA User manual

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l. Exposure-counter                     9. Film speed/aperture scale
2. Shutter release                                       10. Index for distance setting3. Honeycomb window of auto-
  matic exposure-meter                    ll. Distance setting ring
4. Setting pointer for film speeds    12. Locking device for camera
  and apertures (for flashphotos)        back
5. Setting lever for film speeds                                          I3. View-finder eyepiece  and apertures
6. Locking key for camera lens    14. Control disc for film transport
7. Accessory shoe with flash con-    15. Rapid rewind lever
   tact
                                       16. Rewind release buttonB. Large image view-finder with
   bright-line frames                  17. Rapid wind lever

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With the Paxette electromatic IA, everybody can take excellent,
well-exposed pictures, regardless what he will know about photo-
graphy. He can ehoot with a normal lens or a tele-photo lene. All
he has to do is to raise the camera to the eye, eatch the ecene
through the bright-line viewfinder, set the estimated distance. and
if the eignal ie green, push the ehutter release. There is no setting
of diaphragm and shutter speed necessary. The correct exposure
is taken over fully automatically by the electric light-meter.

After you have carefully read these inetructions, you will certainly
agree that it is really child'e play to operate the Paxette electro-
matic IA.

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When inserting
a film: set the
film-speed first  !
Uee only films with
an Expoeure Index of
 l,60,17 o/1Bo,21oDIN
    160 DIN :25/32 AS Ae. g. Kodachrome II,
                  Kodacolor. Ektachrome
170/780 DIN :  40/50 ASA e. g. Agfacolor CT lB (Agfachrome,).
                 Perutzcolor C lB, Anscochrome, Agfacolor CN f z   210 DIN :100 ASA e.g. Super Anscochrome"
set the_film_speed (Exposure Index) indicated on the film package
by turning the setting lever (5) until the pointer (a) ie opposite
the respective DIN number on scale 9.
Only after you have set the camera to the correct film speed, the
results achieved from the automatic exposure control will give
correctly exposed pictures.

Green light means ,rG0"
The fully automatic control is only in operation after you have
actuated the rapid wind lever (17).
Raise the camera to your eyes, frame the scene and you will see
a green signal in the middle of the upper bright'line frame (see
picture).
If you will not notiee this green signal, light conditions are too
poor to get a correctly exposed picture. In this case you better
use your flashgun or forget about taking it.
The larger bright-line frame gives you the picture size for the
normal lens, the smaller frame gives the eize for the 75 mm tele-
lens. Ae parallax compensation for picturee taken at 3,3 ft. (I m)
or with close-up lensee the viewfinder is fitted with 2 horizontal
markings (M) defining the picture frame.

B  Loading and unloading the eamera:
   Loading:                Unloading:
       l. Remove camera back       l. Press rewind releaee
    2' Insert film cartridge                                  2. Rewind film with rapid rewind
    3. Thread film onto take-up    lever
        spindle
                      r  r         3. IVlake eure that film ie rewound    +' Llose camera             -DacK        back all the way into cartridge    5. Set film speed
                                                   back    6. Set exposure counter    4' open camera
    7. Advance film for          5. Take out exposed film in
     2 frames                      cartridge
    While taking a picture hold your Paxette electromatic I A stable
   and steady with both hands. Press the releaee button with one
    gentle continuous movement and never try to releaee unless you
    have decided to take that picture. Leave the releasing finger on
     the release button, until the shutter has fully completed its opening
   and closing cycle.

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To open camera

To open camera back
turn the milled disc
(I2) on camera base
to the left until back
is loose and can be
detached from camera
body by pulling down.

l0 To insert film

    Turn cartridge holding lever upwards until it stops and place 35 mm
     film eartridge in film compartment, then turn holding lever down-
    wards until it securely holde cartridge in ite place.

   As the next step, lift film pressure plate up and pull leader of film
    out far enough to be able to thread the end completely through
    the slot of the take-up spool. To guarantee undisturbed transport
     operation, pueh rewind release button (16) in direction to the
    rapid wind lever and turn take-up spool until the film ie tensioned
    and both film perforations are engaged with sprocket wheel of film
     transport. Swing back film pressure plate and replace camera back by
     sliding it upwarde and turn locking diec (12) on base until it stope.

12 The exposure eounter
    The exposure counter (l) at the right of the release button reade back-
    ward and shows the number of pictures remaining on your film.
    After film ie ingerted and camera closed, turn dial in direction of
    arrow until the black square appears in the window of the green disc
     (for a 20 expoeure film it ie the black tongue next to number 20).

   Now advance film with one full and one half motion of the rapid
    winder (I7) until it blocks. 'l'hen press release button (2) and advance
     film once more until the winder stops. Number 36 (or number 20) on
    the film counter is now in the reading window and your camera is
    ready for the first exposure.

14 The rapid winder

    Turning of the rapid winder (17) does the following jobs at the
   eame time:
      l. Advances film for one frame
    2. Cocke the shutter
    3. Advances the film counter to the next lower number
    4. Puts the electric eye into operation.
   To do thig correctly, turn the rapid winder once, let it swing
   back and make another half turn until it blocke. Naturally you
   can also make an unlimited number of quick ehort strokes until
    the action is completed.

16 Distance setting
    The dietance setting ring of the Trinar'L 2,8  / 40 mm lene hae a scale
     calibrated in feet (red numbers) and meters (white numbers) going
    from 3 feet (1 meter) to infinity (co). Besides this, there are 2
    quick stop settinge for snap shots marked with a head for portrails
    and groups (4,5 to 9 feet :   1,5 to 3 m) and a church steeple for
    scenes (10 feet to o      3,5 meters to oo).                             -
   To set tho distance, turn ring (ll)  until the required distance or
    symbol is opposite the index (10).
   The tele-lene Rotelar 4,0/75 mm has a dietance scale from 10 feet
                                                  (3 meters) to infinity
                                            (o) and no quick stop
                                                             settings.

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 Unloading of eamera                 I7
As soon ae number one showe up on
 the film counter the film is fully ex-
 posed. Before the film can be removed
 it has be to respooled completely into
the film cartridge. 'Io do rhis, press
rewind release (16) on the back of
the camera top in direction to the rapid
wind lever and rewind film with even
strokes of the rapid rewind lever (15)
on left of camera top (in direction of
the arrow). Towards the end of the rewind
operation a tension can be felt, which.
when overcome, showe that the film
has been respooled completely into the
cartridge. The camera back can now
be removed and the exposed film
replaced by a fresh roll.
IMPORTANT: The rewind release but-
ton (16) has to be kept pressed down un-
til the whole rewind cycle is completed.

18 Control signal for FiIm transport
   To have a control, ae to whether the film ie being transported
     correctly or not, a signal (14) is visible right above the rapid rewind
     lever on the upper left side of the camera. A emall elot ehows
   a black and white signal disc which should rotate evenly, while
    the film is being transported. If the disc doee not rotate, the film
    wae inserted wrongly and is not being transported.

   Rewind eontrol
      If the rewind release button (16) ig allowed to spring back into
     locking position while rewinding the film, a strong tension can be
          . felt.* If thie teneion does not show up, the film ie moet likely
    torn out of the cartridge and cannot be rewound. In this case
    the film can only be removed in a darkroom (please ask your
    photo dealer to do this for you).
    * Before going on with rewinding prese release button again.





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Filters for the Paxette electromatic I A                       l9

With the Paxette electromatic I A only filtere can be ueed which do
not call for an extended exposure time. Therefore the following
special filtere have been designed:
l. Grey filter for use with colour revereal filme when shooting in
   bright sun at sea, at snow and in high mountains.
2. Yellow filter for uee with black and white films for more picture
   contrast (cloude etc.).
3. For distances ehorter than 3,3 feet (l m) use with the normal
   lens 2,8/40 mm:
   Close-up lens I from appr. 30 in. (77 cm\ to 76rlz in. (42 cm)
   Close-up leneII from appr. 153/r in. (40cm) to ll  in. (2Bcm)
Do not use any other filtere than mentioned above!

20 Changing the camera lens
   Push in the locking key (6), turn the camera lens in an anti-
    clockwise direction and lift  it out of the bayonet mount. When
     inserting the lens, the white distance setting index on the camera lene
   hag to be opposite the red point situated on the mount for the
    interchangeable lensee on the cantera, then turn the lens in
    clockwiee direction until it clicke home audiblv.

22 How to use the SPecial Flashgun
   To take flaehshots insert the special flashgun in the accessory shoe
    and move it to the front stop. As the flashgun has a blue fiIter
     grid you ehould use only white flashbulbs for colour ancl black
    and white films.
    The special flashgun ie available for eocket-lese flaehbulbs (PF 1'
  xM r) and for M 2 bulbs. It hae a wide.angle reflector and will
     evenly illuminate all pictures even in dark roome'
   when taking flash pictures move the setting pointer for film epeeds
     (a) by means of the setting lever (5) opposite the black diaphragm
    numbers (2,8-22 to the left of the film speed settings). You will
     find the correct diaphragm opening with the help of the respective          i
    guide number given on the flashbulb packing:
            Diaphragm opening: guide number: dietance'

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The special flashgun
for the Paxette electromatic
IA is a practical accessory.
Just clip the flashgun on
the accessory shoe and it
is ready to ehoot without
any cable connections.





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