Contax 159MM User manual

The operatinginstructionsin this rnanualare given with reference
to the camerawhen used with the PlanarT' 50 mm f/l.4 for
PrograrnMode. However,the operationsare the sarne when
other interchangeableZeiss T* lenseswith ProgramMode
capabilityare used.                                                            Die in dieser BroschuregegebenenBedienungsanleitungen
                                                        beziehensich auf die Kamerain Verbindungmit dem PlanarT*
                                                      50 mm, tf1,4fUr Programm-Betriebsart.Die gleichenBedienungs-
                                                                     schrittegeltenaber auch, wenn andereZeissT*-Wechsel-
                                                                  objektivemit Programrn-Betriebsarten-Einrichtungverwendet
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Contents                                       lnhalt
Descriptionof Parts                             6    Bezeichnungder Teile                           7
LensChanging....                              1 2   Objektiurvechsel                                                            t 3
BatteryInstallation.                                                                        l 4    Einlegender Batterien                                                    t 5
FilmLoading                               20    Filmeinlegen.                                 2 1
Settingthe FilmSpeed                         28    Einstellungder Filmempfindlichkeit..               29
FocusingOperation                           30    Scharfeinstellung                            3 l
ViewfinderDisplay                            32    Sucherdisplay                              33
ApertureRing                               34    Blendenring.                                35
ShutterControlDial                           36   VerschluR-Einstellscheibe                      37
FilmRewinding                               40    FilmrUckspulen                                  4\
MeteringSystem                             42   MeRsystem.                                 42
ExposureModeSelection....                     50   Wahlder Belichtungs-Betriebsart               5 l
Usingthe ProgramAE Mode                     54   Verwendungder Programm-AEBetriebsart          55
Usingthe Aperture-PriorityAE Mode....              60   verwendungder Blenden-Vorwahl-AEBetriebsart       6l
ManualExposures                            64    ManuelleBelichtung                          65
ExposureCompensation                     6B    BelichtungskomPensation...                     69
QuartzSelf-Timer..                      BO   Quarz-Selbstausloser                     B I
MultipleExposures..                         B4   Mehrfachbelichtungen                     B5
FlashPhotography                         B6    Blitzfotografie                                87
ReleaseSocket/lnterchangeableCameraBack       9B   Ausloserbuchse/AuswechselbareKameraruckwand.....' 99
InfraredCompensatronMark/FocusingScreens       r00       Infrarotkorrektur-Markierung/Sucherscheiben        r0r
Depthof-Field                             102    Schdrfentiefe                               r03
CameraAccessories                          r06   Kamerazubehor                                107
CameraCare                                            r r0    Kamerapflege                                                                                         i l l
 Specifications                                                                         I 1 4   TechnischeDaten..                                                                I t 5

FilmSpeedRing
                                 ExposureCompensationDial
                                MainSwitch/BatteryCheck
                                  ElectromagneticShutterRelease
                                     Film AdvanceLever
                       Mu ltiple-Exposure Lever
                                 ExoosureCounter
                            AE (AutoExposure)Lock Lever
                                 Lens ReleaseButton
                                   CarryingStrapEyelet
                                   Self-TimerIndex
                                   Self-TimerButtonLock Ring
                                   Self-TimerButton/Self-TimerFlasher
                                     Deoth-of-FreldPreviewButton
                                  Auto FlashContacts
                                    ShutterControlDial
                                    Film RewindCrank-Handle
                                    Film RewindKnob
                                      DirectX Contact
                             X SynchTerminal
                                 Contax/YashicaMount
                                     DeflectionMirror
                               ProgramCouplingLug
                                LensIndex




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@ ViewfinderEyepiece
@ AccessoryShoe
q) ShutterSpeedIndex
@ ShutterDial Lock-ReleaseButton
@ Film RewindStud
@o ShutterFilm CassetteCurtainChamber
@ Data Back LED
@ FilmGuideRails
@ WinderCouplingTerminal
@ WinderCoupling
@ Film RewindReleaseButton
@ BatteryCheck LamP
@ ReleaseSocket
@ Sprocket
   Take-upSpool
   PressurePlate@o
@ Memo Holder
@ Camera Back
@ BatteryCompartmentCover
(D Tripod Socket

(Mounting the Lens)                             (RemovinE the Lens>
Firstremovethe camera-bodycap and then insertthe       Whilepressingthe lens releasebutton,turn the lens
lensmountinto the camera-bodymount,matchingthe red    counterclockwiseslightlyand removeit from the camera-
dot on the lens mountwith that on the camerabody.        body mount.Alwayskeep caps on the camera-bodymount
Then,grippingthe lensbarrelfirmly,turn the lens          and the lensmountwhen the lens is left off the camera.
clockwiseuntilit lockswith a click.
Whenusinga lenscap of the snapon type,attachor        o  Avoidtouchingcamerainterioror lerrssurfacewith
removeit from the lens by pressingin the two side-tabs.     your fingers.
                                                  o  Avoiddirectsunlightwhen removingor mountingthe
                                                      lenswith film loadedin the camera.

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The electronic shutter and exposure confrol systems     Z  Inserttwo batteries,stackedtogether,into the battery
of the Contax 159 MM are battery powered so be sure    holderwith the ( + ) side facingup as shownby the battery
to operate the camera with the batteries loaded.          polaritymarkson the holder.Then replacethe holderin
Use two 1.55 V silver-oxidebatteries (5R44 or             the batterycompartmentand firmlysecurethe cover.lf
equivalent)or 1.5 V alkaline-manganesebatteries         the (+ ) and (-) sidesare incorrectlyinserted,the camera
(LR44 or equivalent).                                           will not function.
tr Openthe batterycompartmentcoveron camerabase
by unscrewingit counterclockwisewith a coin edge.

ln ON position                        ln OFF position
    Position EIN                        Position A US
   En position marche (ON)        En positron arr€t (OFF)
   En la posicion ON              En la posicton OFF

  (Main Switch)                                        (Battery Check)
  TheContax159 MM has a mainswitchwhichis usedto           lf the batterychecklamplightsup (red)whenthe main
   turn the powbrON/OFF.Turn the switchin directionof the    switchis fuitherturnedfrom its ON positionin directionof
  arrowuntilit click stopsand a red dot (for ON) appears,     the arrow,it meansthe batteriesare good.Whenthe
   settingthe camerain a stateof readiness.With the main     batteriesweaken,the lampwill givea warningflash.In
   switchturnedon, pressingof the shutterreleasebutton       this case,havefreshbatteriesreadyor replacethe
  partwayin will causethe viewfinderLEDsto lightup and      batteries.Whenthe batteriesfall belowa ratedoutput,the
   stayon for 16 seconds.Whenthe mainswitchis turned     lampwill not lightand the camerawill not function.
  back(reddot in coveredposition),all of the electrical
   circuitswill be turnedoff, causingall camerafunctionsto
  cease.
         not   When                      make            usingthe                  camera,                               surethat                                         the www.butkus.usmain                                         position)    switch             is turned             OFF                       (reddot                                   in covered                                                    to
t 6  preventaccidentalreleaseof the shutter.

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       (Battery Precautions)                                (VorsichtsmaRregeln fiir die Batterien)
           r   Batterylife is approximately1 year with silver-oxide     o  Silberoxidbatterienhabeneine Lebensdauervon etwa
        batteries,and about6 monthswith alkaline-manganese    einemJahr,Alkalimanganbatterienvon etwa 6 Monaten.
       batteries,but this may vary dependingon frequencyof       Die Lebensdauerder Batterienhdngtjedochvon der
      camerause, the strengthof batteriesat time of purchase,    Hdufigkeitdes Kameraeinsatzes,der Batteriespannung
      ambienttemperature,etc.                        zum Zeitpunktdes Kaufs,der Umgebungstemperaturund
      o When changingbatteries,replaceboth batteriesat the    anderenEinfluRfaktorenab.
     same time. Do not mix old and new batteriesor thoseof      o  TauschenSie immerbeideBatteriengleichzeitigaus.
        differenttypes.                                  MischenSie nichtalte und neue Batterienund solche
      o  Batteriesare apt to performpoorlyin sub-zero          verschiedenerTypen.
      temperatures,causingpicturetakingdifficultiesand LED           .   Bei Temperaturenunter Null nimmt die Batterieleistung
        failure.Keepthe cameraas warm as possibleand carry      ab, was zu Schwierigkeitenbeim Fotografierenund
       extra batteriesjust in case those in the camerashould      Versagender LeuchtdiodenfUhrt.Die Kameramoglichst
         fail. Batteriesaffectedby such extremetemperatureswill     warmhalten,und Ersatzbatterienmitnehmen,fallsdie
      recoverpowerafter beingkept warm for a while.            Batterienin der Kameraversagensollten.Die Spannung
            .  Wheninstallingbatteries,wipe the cell cap and base     der bei sehr tiefenTemperaturenversagendenBatterien
       clean.Oily residueon batteryterminalscouldcausepoor     nimmt wiederzu, wenn dieseeine Zeitlangwarmgehalten       electricalcontact.                                                       werden.
            .  When goingon extendedtrips,take alonga spareset     o  Vor Einsetzender Batteriendieseoben und unten       of fresh batteries.                                                        sauberwischen.OligerRuckstandauf den Batteriepolen
            .  Do not throw batteriesinto a fire or attemotto take      kann unter Umstdndeneinenschlechtenelektrischen     themaoart.                                                          Kontaktverursachen.
      o  Keepthe batteriesout of children'sreach.lf swal-       o WennSie auf ldngereReisengehen,nehmenSie      lowed,immediatelyconsulta physicianfor emergency                                                         einenSatzfrischerBatterienmit.
       treatment.                                         o  Batterienweder in ein Feuerwerfennoch zerlegen.
                                                        o  HaltenSie die Batterienaus der Reichweitevon
                                                           Kindern.Wenn sie verschlucktwerden,rufenSie sofort
                                                         einenArzt.

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Always use a standard 35 mm film cartridge (12, 20,      2  Placethe film cartridgein the film chamber.Then,
24 or 36 exposure roll). Avoid direct sunlight when       pushthe rewindknobback in, turningit slightlyuntilit falls
loading film.                                                into position,if necessary
tr Open,thecameraback by pullingthe film rewindknob     E| Draw out the film leaderand insertthe tip into any slot
all the way out.                                   on the take-upspool.



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g  Thenslowlyturn the spoolwith the finger,advancing    E Takeup any film slackby unfoldingthe film crankand
the film untilits top and bottomperforationsengagethe       turningit gentlyin directionof the arrowuntilit stopswith
sprocketteeth.                                      a tighteningof the film.
E  Beforeclosingthe cameraback,makesure that the
film perforationsare engagingthe sprocketteethand that
the film cassetteport is properlypositionedas shownin
the illustration.

ll  Alternatelyoperatingthe film advanceleverand           (Film AdvanceLever)
   shutterreleasebutton,take someblankexposuresuntil     Whenthe film advanceleveris strokeda full throw,it
   the exposurecounterreads"1 " Use the "'1" readingon      advancesthe film one frame and windsthe shutterwith
   the exposurecounteras your startingpointfor taking         the same action.Set the leverin the standoff position
  photoslf the f ilm rewindknobturnswhenyou operatethe    beforehandto ensurea smootherleveroperation.
   filmadvancelever,it meansthat the film is beingfed
   properly
   Whenblankexposuresare beingmade beforethe
    exposurecounterreaches"1," the camerashutterwill
    releaseat 1/100sec. regardlessof the selected
    shutterspeed(except"8") setting,and the shutter
    speedLEDwithinthe viewfinderdisplaywill pulsateat     "125.''Whenthe counterreaches"1," the camerawww.butkus.uswill
24  automaticallyswitchto the selectedexposuremode.

The exposure counter moves each time the film advance     Use the memo holder to remind yourself of what type of
  lever is fully stroked, and automaticallyresets to "S"            film is loaded in your camera by slippingthe end of the
  (Start)when the camera back is opened, regardlessof          film carton into it, or even use it to hold the exposure data
  whether the camera is loaded or not The exposure             for the shots you have taken
  counter starts with "S," then "1," followedby even
  numbers from "2" Ihrough "36 " The odd numbers are
  indicatedby dots marked between the even numbers The
  orange-colorgdnumbers "12:' "20," "24' ' and "36"
  correspondto the number of exposures in standard 35
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Whenthe shutterreleasebuttonis pressedpartwayin, the    whichautomaticallyadjuststhe intensityto the prevailing
  necessaryexposureinformationis indicatedby LEDs.         lightingcondition.
  Sincethe eyepointhas been made longerthan usual,you     o Whenthe exposedfilm is sent out for processingand
  can see the entireviewfinderimagewithoutany vignetting.   printingof standardsizeprints,be mindfulthat the prints
 The LEDdisplayfeaturesa 3-stagebrightnesscontrol          will showsomewhatlessthanwhat will appearon the film.




                                                                             Dedicatedflash mark
                                                                           Markierungfur angepaRtenBlitz
                                                                        Repdrede flash
                                                                      Marcadel flash


                                                                                   Shutterspeed LED
                                                                          VerschluRzeiten-LED
                                                              LED de vitessed'obturation
                                                              LED de velocidaddel obturador



                                                                                   Shutterspeed scale
                                                                               VerschluRzeitenskala
                                                                                Echelledes vitessesd'obturation
                                                                              Escalade velocidadesdel obturador
    Program AE mode display           Aperturedisplay             xposurecompensationdisplay                             www.butkus.us   Programm-AEBetriebsartDisplay    Blenden-Display                                                               BelichtungskompensationsDisplay
32 Affichagedu mode AE programme   Affichage de I'ouverture       Affichage de la compensation d'exposition de exposicion
    Indicaciondel modo programadoAE   Indicacion de la abertura       Indicacion de la compensacion

The aperturering regulatesthe amountof lighttransmitted     ProgramAE mode.The minimumaperturesettingvaries
  to the film plane.The amountof lighttransmissionis             with the type of lens in use.
  halvedwhen the apertureis changedto the next largerf       The aperturecan be confirmedusingthe viewfinder
  value(for example,when f/4 is changedto f/5.6),and           aperturedisplay.In the ProgramAE mode,the camera-
  doubledwhen it is changedto the next smallerf value.         selectedaperture,and in the Aperture-priorityAE and the
 The aperturealso controlsthe depthof field,a lens           Manualmodes,the user-selectedaperture,as well as
  propertygivingyou varyingdepth in the planeof focus at        intermediatevalues,are displayed.
  differentapertures.(Referto page 102)
 To set the aperture,turn the aperturering untilthe desired
  aperturesettingis alignedwith the aperture/distancescale
  index.The aperturering can be usedat in-betweenpositions.
 The minimumaperturesettingof "16" is in greento
  indicatethat the lens is to be set at this positionin the
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I'LP" (for Low-speedProgramMode)    For takingpictures
                                                                   in the programAE mode usinga low shutter-priorityspeedof
                                                     1/60second.                                                       (34"                                                           For takingpicturesin the Aperture-priorityAE
                                              mode.
                                                        "4(X)0"tw "1"     For exposuresettingsusingthe Manual
                                                gxposuremode."4000," "500," "60," and "1" represent
                                                    usableshutterspeedsettingsof 1/4000,1/500,1/60and 1
                                                secondrespectively.When the settingis shiftedto a next
                                                         largernumber(for example,from 125to 250),the exposure
                                                     time is successivelyhalvedwith each setting;conversely,
                                           when shiftedto a next smallernumber,the exposuretime is
                                                     successivelydoubledwith each setting.                                                       3'B^"                                                    The shutterremainsopenduringthe time the
                                                         shutterreleasebuttonis kept pressedso it is used for taking
                                                      long exposureshots. The f unction of the shutter rs to control the length of
  time the f ilm is exposed to light. On the Contax 159                                                        (Setting the Shutter Control Dial) MM, whether sef in the Program AE. Aperture-priority                                                   Set the shuttercontroldial by turningit untilthe desired  AE, or Manual exposure mode, the shutter speed is                                             numberor letter(all lettersettings  controlled by an electronic circuit incorporating a high                                                       click-stopped)alignswith the shut  precisionquartz osciIlator.                                               speedindex.The dial locks in the
                                                         "P," "HP," "LP," and "A"  (Shutter Control Dial Setings)                                                         positionsto preventaccidental  "P" (for NormalProgramMode)   For takingpicturesin                                                            shiftingof the dialedmode.The the generalprogramAE mode.                                                                dial can be unlockedby "HP" (for High-speedProgramMode)   For taking                                                    pressingthe shutterdial  picturesin the programAE mode usinga highshutter-                                                       lock-releasebuttonand  priorityspeedof 1/1000second.         www.butkus.us                                                      turningthe dialat the sametime.
36                                                o  The dial cannotbe used in int
                                                  mediatesettingsbetweenclick stops.

When the end of the roll of film is reached it will not      2  Unfoldthe film rewindcrankhandleand turn it in
be possible to advance the film any further. lnstead of     directionof the arrow.Whenthe film end unhitchesf rom
attempting to forcibly advance the film, check the         the take-upspoolyou will feel a slightresistance;however,
exposure counter to see whether you have come to       continuerewindinguntilthe crankhandlerotatesfreely.
the end of the roll. lf so, be sure to rewind the film       Thenopenthe cameraback and removethe cassette
into ifs cassette before removing it from the camera.     from the camera.
tr  Depressthe film rewindreleasebuttonon camera
basefor an instantand let go.

The Contax 159 MM features a TTL full-aperture          Die Contax 159 MM bietet ein TTL Offenblenden-
  metering sysfem that measures the light coming         MeBsystem, das das durch die voll geoffnete Blende
  through the lens af ifs maximum aperture. /f ,s of the      einfallende Licht miBt. Es arbeitet mit "Mit-
  "center-weighted"metering type which emphasizes       tenbetonung", wobei der Mittelteil des Bildes stdrker
  the central portion of the viewfinder image white         und das Randgebiet schwdcher beriicksichtigt wird.
  taking into account the surrounding area seen in the
  viewfinder.                                                                     ( EingebauterBelichtungsmesser>
                                            wenn der Ausloserhalbgedrricktwird,wird der schalter
  (Built-in Exposure Meter)                           des eingebautenBelichtungsmesserseingeschartet,und
 when the shutterreleasebuttonis pressedpartwayin, the    die Blenden-und VerschluBzeiten-Displaysim sucher
 switchfor the built-inexposuremeter is turnedON, and      werdenaktiviert.Auch nachdemder Ausldserlosgelassen
 aperturedisplayand shutterspeed LEDsinsidethe           wird,bleibtder Belichtungsmesser16 Sekundenlangein-
 vieMinderwill indicatethe exposurein effect. Evenafter      geschaltet,bevorer sich automatischwiederausschaltet.
 the fingerhas been removedfrom the shutterrelease      Das das Belichtungsmessungssystemmittenbetontist,
 button,the exposuremeter remainsON for 16 seconds     konnensie immerrichtigeBelichtungerzielen,wennsie
 beforeautomaticallyturningitselfoFF. Sincethe metering                                 das Motivin oer
 systemis center-weighted,you can obtainoptimum                                              Bildmitteplazieren.
 correctexposure
 by framingand
 meteringyour
 subjectin the
 centerof the
 viewfinder.


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(Precautions When Using Accessories>                 (VorsichtsmaBregeln bei Verwendung von Zubeh<ir>
Whenusinga lenswith a maximumapertureunderf/5.6,     Bei Verwendungvon Objektivenmit Maximalblendenvon
or with the ContaxAuto Bellowsrc, ExtensionRing           f/5,6oder bei dem ContaxAutomatikbalgengerdtPC,dem
7.5 mm, MicroscopeAdapter,ReverseRingand such        Zwischenring7,5 mm, dem Mikroskop-Adapter,Umkehr-
otheraccessorieswhich do not couplewith the auto-          ring und anderenZubehorteilen,die nicht mit dem Auto-
diaphragmmechanism,the followingpointsshouldbe       Blendenmechanismuseinkuppeln,mUssendie folgenden
noted.                                           Punktebeachtetwerden.
O  Althoughthe viewfinderaperturedisplaywill continue   O  Obwohldas Sucher-Blendendisplayweiterhin"1,4"
indicatingthe "1.4" markevenafterthe camerais           anzeigt,wenn die Kameraauf eine andereBetriebsart
switchedto anothermode,the meteringfunctionwill         umgeschaltetwurde,arbeitetdie MeRfunktionweiterhin
continueoperatingnormally.                          normat.
O ProgrammedAE will not be possible.Use the camera  @  Programm-AEist nicht moglich.VerurrendenSie die
in the aperture-priorityAE mode or manualmode.         Kamerain Blendenvorwahl-AE-Betriebsartoder manueller
,J"Wnenusing an otder type Z*iss Trir;i$it*':':i1i%dfiiltl   ,l..s.,'!    Betriebsart.
; programcouplingpin, an auto extensiontube,or any   ,
i of the aboveaccessories,set the camerain the                                                 Programmkupplungszapfen,einesAuto-Zwischenringsr;  Aperture-PriorityAE or Manualexposuremode.lf the
;-shuttercontroldial is set in the Programmodes,the         oder einesder oben aufgeftihrtenZubehorartikel                                                               stellen$ie die Kameraaut Blendenvorwahl-AEoderi..8.ircamerawill operateas follows:                                                   manuelleBetriebsart.Wenndie VerschluRzeiten-;" At tfre "P" setting  . Aperture-PriorityAE mode.                                                    scheibeauf eine der Programm-Betriebsartengestellt,      "HP" setting .  1/1000sec. manualexposure  lt_!ll"                                                                             ist, arbeitetdie Kamerawie folgl:                                  ; mode.
; nt tne "LP' setling   1/60sec. manualexposure          Bei "P"-Einstellung... Blendenvorwahl-AEBetriebsart
3'mode.                                          Bei..HP''.Einste||ung...Manue||eBe|ichtungmit                                                 1/1000Sek.                                               ""
                                                      Bei "LP"-Einstellung
                                                       1i60Sek.                              "'*                                                                                                        :::,,:::,:'            -::.:                                                                                        "                                                                                                                              ",,;

<Light ReadingRange)
           The tablegivesthe EV Lightreadingrangefor various
              lenses,showingthe inter-relationshipbetweenaperture,
              shutterspeedand EV (exposurevalues).For instance,
           whenan t11.4lensat ISO 100 is used,the readingrange
            spanningthe pointsthat the verticallines(EV)and the
              horizontallines(shutterspeed)intersectwith the diagonal
              linesextendingfromthe f valuesof "1.4" to "16"
             (representingthe minimumapertureof the ZeissPlanarT*
                t|1.450 mm),denotesthe readingrangefrom EV 0 to 20.
             o EV numbers,whichare usedto indicatethe coupling
             rangeof the lightmeter,denotethe apertureand shutter
            speedcombinationsthat yieldthe same exposureeffect
              on the film for a givenlightingcondition
                 For example,when usingEV 13 f rom the scaleas a
                    guide,it can be seenthat the same exposure
                         effect is attainedusingthe combinationsof f/16
                            at 1/30sec and f/8 at 11125sec.
                     Vo,  I   The EV numbersfrom O through20,
                                                                                                                                                                                 ' speed" r : ' -     f rom 60 to 1/4000' . ' . ' : r                             3."c , and the shutter
                               (.o   se9,.representthe rangeover which
                                 the cameranormallymetersin the
                          AE modes(P, HP, LP and A
                                modes)
                                                                          I   That part of the
                                       meteringrangewhich is                             5oo                                    shown in cblor
                                         denotesthe light
                         ------------'''*-r 4000      readingrange
                                       when usingan
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  With the Contax 159 MM, you can use the shutter       O  ..LP" (Low-speedProgramAE Mode)  When using
  control dial to select any one of three program               this mode,the cameramatchesaperturesettingswith a
 modes, aperturepriority AE mode, and manual              shutter-prioritysettingof 1/60second.lt is suitablefor
 exposure mode to suit any photographic obiective.        stopped-downshots,for landscapephotography,or even
                                                                 for still-lifephotos.
 (Program AE Mode)
  In the ProgramAE mode,the cameraautomatically          (Aperture-PriorityAE Mode)
 selectsthe optimumcombinationof shutterspeedand       You set the lensaperture,and the cameraautomatically
 aperturesettingsfor correctexposureaccordingto            selectsthe shutterspeedaccordingto the lighting
 lightingconditionby usingits pre-programmedmatching       conditionto giveyou the correctexposurecombination.
 shutterspeedand lensaperturesettings.This eliminates     You will find it not only suitablefor generalphotography
 exposureworries,thus leavingyou f ree to concentrateon     work but also for shotswith depthof fieldconsiderations
 compositionand makingit a boonwhen it is top priorityon     becauseyou can f reelycontrolthe aperturesetting.
 capturingthosefleeting,decisivemoments Dependingon
 the desiredobjective,the Contax159 MM makesprogram    (Manual ExposureMode)
 modesavailablein NormalProgram,High-speedProgram,     With this mode,you controlthe apertureand shutter
 and Low-speedProgram.                            speedsettingsin selectingthe correctexposure
 O  "P" (NormalProgramAE Mode)   In this mode,the      combinationneededto obtainthe intendedresurtsor
 cameraselectsthe correctbalanceof shutterspeedand       effect.And aidedby the exposureinformationdisplayedin
 aperturesettings,makingit easy evenfor the beginning       the viewfinder,you can easilytake thoseintentionalover- photographer              to use the camerawith confidence.             or underexposedshots.    6'HP" O      (High-speedProgramAE Mode)  With this
 mode,the cameramatchesaperturesettingswith a
 shutter-prioritysettingoI 111000second.lt is ideallysuited
 for fast actionsportsphotographyand for intentional
 blurringof the backgroundof portraitshots And it even
 hasthe meritof minimizingcamerashakewhen using
 longtelephotolenses.
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