CANONET/ B&H 2.8 User manual

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 Sight through viewfinder  and  set
 focus according to type of subject.             ZoneMarksF

                                                                              IndexNeedle





 Check Meter Needle in Viewfinder
 for Correct Exposure Range. Com-
 posePicture and press Shutter Re-
 Iease Button. Wind Film  for next
 exposure.





 Move Rewind ReleaseButton and
 Rewind Film  into cassette. Open
 cover and remove cassette.
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engage   fihn


    Rotate  take-up   spool  with   your
    finger tips by means of the knurled
    edge, until  the  film  slot  is  visible.
    Insert  the  film  leader seeurely  into
    the film  slot. Engage  sproeket  holes
    o n    t o o t h  o f    t h e    t a k e  u p  s p o o l
    (arrow). Also engage sprocket holes
   on  teeth  below   shutter   openitg,
       ( arrorv ) .  Press  shutter   button     if
      filrrr  stops  rvinding.  Remove  any
    slack in the filnr by turning  the re-
    rvind crank  in a clockwise direction
     until  the   filnr   is  taut.  Close  the
    back  cover, and  lock  by  pushing
    dorvn tight.

wind    filrn
    When  the cover  is elosed, the  Ex-
                                           ((S".    posure Counter  Dial  rvill be on
        1. Advance  the Windine  Lever
            Fully  and press the Shutter
          Release Button.   ( Page 5 )
        2.  Repeat Operation  1 again.
        3.  Advance  the Winding  Lever
          once more,  but  clo not  press
           the Shutter  Release Button.
    The  Exposure  Counter  Dial   rvill
    now be on 1  ( Dot between 0 and 2)
     indicating   that  the   fir'st   f t'ame  is
     ready  to be exposed.


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Mark that cor_respondswith the type
qt  subject _that  you-    are  taking.
There are detents that can be feTt
when turning  the Ring and visible
Dots on the Ring thaf Correspond
with  the zone marks  in  the view-                       ParallaxCorrectionFrame
finder. The lens can also be focused
by setting the exact distance on the
FocusingMark.zRing opposite the Index
                                                                                                                                                                                             IrI               Index
                                                                                                       I 2s0    L25    60


When taking close-upsand portraits
the Parallax  Correction Frame  in-
dicates an imaginary frame (dotted
line.) that should be used when com-
poging your  subject. Keeping your
subject within these lines will pre-
vent cropping the tops and sides of
your pictures.


   3. Exposure


Turn  the camera toward  the subject
w h i l e     l o o k i n g    t h r o u g h     t h e  v i e w -
finder  and  the  Meter  Needle  will
give  an  exposure  reading.    If  the
needle stops  in  the  "Cor.rect  Ex-
posure Range"  between 30 and 250
O/so see. and  \6so sec. )  the  fricture
will be correctly  exposed. The aper-
ture   is programmed   automatically
to correspond with  the shutter  speed.
Compose your  subject  in  the view-
finder and press the shutter Release
Button    all  the  way  down  to  take
the picture.
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mark)    it  is necessary to use flash to
obtain proper exposure.
Slide the flash unit  into  the Acces-
sory  Shoe    f rom  the  rear   of  the
camera. Push the cord into the Flash
Terminal  Socket as illustrated.
Complete synchronization  can be ob-
tained  using  both M  and  F  class
bulbs and electronic flash.


  Convenient
   flastr  guide



When  using  baseless  type   flash
bulbs, the Canonet 2.8 can be ad-
 j u sted  for'   fl ash photography  very
sintply, u'ithout  the necessity of  r.e-
fen'ing  to guide numbers.
Be  certain   that   the  A SA  Index
Mark  is ltrolterly  set for the type  of
 filnr you ale using.
Then, look at the bottonr of the aper-
ture ring and turn   it  until  the blue
ol' t'erl arrow  points  at  the nunrber
 ( 5 , 7 , 1 0 , 1 5 , 2 0 , 3 0 )  t h a t  r e p r e s e n t s
the distance froln eanlera to subject,.
 ( This number  should correspond to
the nunrber set on the distance scale
rvhen  the  distance   is  set  exactly
rather  than by the "Zone Focusing
Method." )
Use  the  Blue  Arrorv  rvhen  using
Blue  Bulbs.  U se  the  Red  Arrorv
rvhen using clear' flash bulbs. Then,
focus the lens, conlpose the subject
in the Viewfinder,  press the Shutter
Release Button  and  advance  the
Windine  Lever.
IMPORTANT:   The carlrera should                   ('8"not be set on       or "Auto"  rvhen
taking   flash  pictures.  Do  not  go
past the "Click  Stops"  that  can be
felt  in  the aperture  ring when  set-
ting  for  flash.                             B L U E A R R O W      R E D A R R O W
When   using  other  than  baseless        F O R B L U E B U L B S  F O R C L E A R B U L B Sflash bulbs, or u-hen operating  out-
side the range of the "Flash  Guide"
on the camera, use the Guide Num-
bers packaged rvith the film or bulbs,

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Your comerlr Seriol Number
                                                                          is locoled on the right of the
                                                       viewfinder e;repiece. Keep
                                                     d record of  it in cose of
                                                           loss or  lheft.

This new Bell & Howell/Canon product is guaranteed to be free from imper-
fections in both material and workmanshiplor  one year from date of original
purchase.'or       Should any part  of this equiprnent be defective, it  will be replac.ed
   repaired free of charge  ( elcept  for  transportation  ) , providing the equip-
ment-has been operated according to the instructions accompanying  it.
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