Contax T User manual

Usetwo 1.5 V alkaline (LR44) or 1.55 V silver
    oxide (5R44 -  type GI3) batteries.
       tr  Open the battery compartment cover by
    unscrewingit with a coin.



    2  As illustrated, insert batteries with the ( + )
    mark  facing upward.  Then screw cover into
     place.            Jk





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(Battery  Check)
Battery check is made by opening the front cover
(seepage l8) and using the exposure LED  in the
viewfinder. Press shutter releasebutton part way
and the LED  will glow steadily if batteries are
good, but it will not glow and the camera will not
function  if the batteries are weak. When weak
batteries are indicated, replace both of them at
the same time.





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(Battery Precautions)                   (VorsichtsmaBnahmen      ftir die Batterien)
    o  Battery performance  will be temporarily  im-   o  Die  Leistungsfiihigkeit  der  Batterien  ver-
     paired when temperatures drop near to 0 degree  schlechtert sich zeitweilig, wenn die Temperatu-
     C.  In this case, keep the batteries warm during   ren auf nahe 0 Grad C absinken. Halten Sie in
    use or carry a spare set of batteries with you.   diesem Fall die Batterien wtihrend des Gebrau-
     Batteries so impaired by exposure to cold  will   chs warm oder nehmen Sie Ersatzbatterien mit.
     recover their power  if warmed up  to normal   Batterien, deren Leistungsftihigkeit  sich versch-
     rcmperature.                                       lechtert hat, weil sie zu kalt sind, erreichen ihre
    o  The service life of batteries will vary depen-   volle  Leistungsfiihigkeit  wieder, wenn  sie auf
     ding on such factors as frequency of use, am-  normale Betriebstemperatur angewarmt werden.
     bient temperatures, and condition at time of pur-   o  Die  Lebensdauer der  Batterien  ist  unter-
    chase.                                             schiedlich und hingt von solchen Faktoren ab,
    o  Smearing or staining of battery terminals can  wie Hiiufigkeit  des Gebrauchs, Umgebungstem-
     lead to poor electrical contact. Use the batteries  peraturen  und  Zustand  zum  Zeitpunkt  des
     after carefully wiping the terminals with some  Kaufs.
     cloth.                                      o  Verschmierte  oder  verschmutzte  Batterie-
    o  Do not discard used batteries in a  fire or   pole  verhindern  einen einwandfreien   elektri-
    dismantle them.                             schen Kontakt. Die Pole vor Verwendung der
                                                     Batterien mit einem Tuch sorgfiiltig abwischen.
                                               o  Verbrauchte Batterien nicht ins Feuer wer-
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Pressthe front cover releasebutton, causing the
     front cover to open up slightly. Then lower the
     front cover fully  with the finger, and simulta-
    neously the lens unit  will  fully extend and the
   camera circuitry  will  switch on, readying the
     shutter, film advance and other systems for ac-
     tion.
    o  When the front cover is partially or fully clos-
    ed, it will cut off the power source and make the
    carnera inoperative.





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Load  the Jilm  with  the front  cover  in opened
position.  When loading  or unloading  the Jilm,
avoid direct sunlight.

tr   Slide the body cover release knob and then
remove the body cover by drawing  it all the way
off.





                              6  Film Rewind Stud
                                                        FiIm Chamber
                                                          Film Pressure Plate
                                                 Take-up Spool
                                                    Sprocket                                                               @ooo

A   Unfold the film pressure plate to accessthe
     film  track and then load film  cassette into the
     film chamber.





     ts   Clip film leader into one of the slots on the
    take-up spool.

    q   Slowly cock the film advance lever, and then
    engagethe film perforations onto the sprocket as
    the film  is being advanced.
    o  When loading films with long leaders, do not
    close the body until you have wound the film so
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<Film Advance Lever)
   When the film advance lever is stroked fully,  it
      will advance the film for one frame while cocking
    the shutter. The lever can also be operated with
    severalshort strokes.
    o  When the front cover is left open and the
    body cover is removed, the film advance lever
    can be cocked repeatedlywithout having to press
    the shutter releasebutton.  In this case.the frame
    counter will not advance.

   E   Refold the film pressureplate. Then replace
    the body cover and secureit by sliding the body
    cover releaseknob toward "A LOCK."




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E  Take blank shots by alternately cocking the
     film  advance lever and  pressing the  shutter
    release button  until the LCD frame counter ad-
    vances from  "  -  - "  to  "01".  Film  feed in-
     dicator (white line) rotation during film advanc-
    ing indicates proper advancing of film.

   <LCD Frame Counter)
   The LCD  (liquid crystal display) frame counter
      will  register when the camera's front  cover  is
    opened, and it will automatically clear a few sec-
    onds after closing of the cover. The counter will
    advance each time the film advance lever is cock-
    ed. However, when the body cover is removed,
    the counter will clear and show a "  -  - " mark.
   The counter will register up to "79t' before rever-
    ting to "00".
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Be sure to set the Jilm speed index correctly so os
     to insure proper exposure.  The film  speed is in-
     dicated on the film  box.

    While pressing down the film speed dial release
     button, use the lever-tab on the speed dial top to
     turn the dial until film speed window shows the
    desired speed rating.  Then remove your finger
    from the dial releasebutton and make any need-
    ed adjustment of film speed dial to make sure it
      is clickstopped.  The film speed range is from
   ISO 25 to 1000.





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Focusing system is of the double-image merging
      type.  lAhile peering into the viewfinder,  turn the
     focusing ring until the horizontal double image in
     the focusing zone merges togeher.
    (Fixed  Focus Mark>
    The green pn1ft ((-o-"    on the focusing ring
     indicates the focusing range set for fixed focus-
     ing. When the " o " mark is aligned with the
     aperture/distance scale index and the aperture
     ring is set to the green "8" mark, everything will
    be in focus from about  l 7 meters to infinity.





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The Contax T has an aperture priority  exposure
   system so thot when you select the desired aper-
     ture, it automaticolly controls and sets the proper
    shutter speedsfrom  I/500  to 8 seconds.

      tr   Aperture Selection
    Select the desired aperture by turning the aper-
    ture nng.

   2   Focusing and Composing
    While peering into  the viewfinder,  turn  the
    focusing ring and compose your picture at the
   same time.



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E   Confirm Exposure Setting and Shoot
    Press the shutter releasebutton part way. If the
   LED mark "A"  does not light, it means correct
    exposure setting. Then press releasebutton all
    the way.





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(Exposure LED>                     (Aufnahme LED>
   O   Overexposure .... Subject is too bright so either stop  O   Uberbelichtet .... das Motiv  ist zu hell, so daB Sie
    down the aperture until the LED shows a shutter speed   entweder eine kleinere Blende wiihlen miissen, bis die
      of l/500 or slower, or use a slower speed film.         LED  eine Belichtungszeit von  l,/500 oder langsamer
  @  Correct Exposure  .... Go ahead and shoot. When    anzeigt, oder einen Film  mit geringerer Empfindlich-
     the upper LED  lights, it indicates a correct exposure be!     keit verwenden.
    ween l,/500 and l/125 sec. will be made, and when the  @   Richtige Belichtung .... fiihren Sie die Aufnahme
     middle and lower LEDs  light, the same is indicated for    durch. Wenn die obere LED aufleuchtet, zeigt sie an,
      shutter speedsbetween l/125 and l,/30 sec. and between   daB  mit  einer  Belichtungszeit  zwischen  l/500  und
      l/30  and 8 sec. respectively.                              l/125 Sekunde eine richtig belichtete Aufnahme  er-
     (There are times when two                                   folgt. Wenn die mittlere und untere LED aufleuchtet,
    LEDs will glow simultaneous-                                 erfolgt  die richtig belichtete Aufnahme  mit einer Ver-
      lv.)                                                  schlu8geschwindigkeit zwischen l/125  und  l/30  Se-
    When  the  LED   indicates                        kunde bzw. zwischen l/30 und 8 Sekunden. (Es kann
     slower than l,/30 sec., camera                         vorkommen, daB zwei LED  gleichzeitig aufleuchten).
    shake may occur because of                     Wenn die LED eine langsamereBelichtungzeit als l/30
     slow  shutter speed. In  this                        Sekunde anzeigt, kann die Kamera bei der Aufnahme
     case, either use a wider aper-                                 erschiittert werden, weil die VerschluBgeschwindigkeit
     ture  or  the  electronic flash                         langsam ist. In diesem Fall entweder eine grofiere Blen-
     "Tl4  AUTO".   Or  use a                        de wiihlen oder das elektronischeBlitzgerdt Tl4 AUTO
      faster  film,  or  a  tripod   to          www.butkus.usverwenden. Sie konnen auch einen empfindlicheren
     steady the camera.                                       Film wiihlen oder ein Stativ verwenden, um die Kamera
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(Backlight  Compensation  Button)
When shooting a subject in a backlit situation or
closely against a lighted window,  it will come out
dark and underexposed. In this case, use the
backlight  compensation  button.  Train  the
carnera on subject and, while keeping the com-
pensation button pressed, release the shutter.
When the backlight compensation is used, the
exposurevalue will be increasedby 1.5 EV.

tr   After focusing on subject and advancing the
     film, slide the self-timer switch to "ST".





    2  Then press the releasebutton all the way and
        it will activate the self-timer, giving you a count-
   down time of about l0 seconds.



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During countdown, the self-timer LED  will
      pulsate at a normal rate, and then accelerate
     two seconds before shutter release.

      r  The self-timer operation is not cancelable. If
    the self-timer switch is reset during operation,
   one frame of film  will be wasted.

   E   After using the self-timer, slide the self-timer
    switch to  its original position, or else the self-
    timer will be activated again when the shutter is
    released, and   if  the shutter release button  is
    pressed part way, the viewfinder warning lamp
     will lisht to warn non-resettine of the switch.




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Wen  thefilm  end has been reached, you  will not
    be able to stroke the Jilm advance lever. Do not
     forcibly  attempt to udvance the Jilm. Instead, re-
    wind the Jilm  after conJirming from  the LCD
    frame  counter thot the film  end has been reach-
    ed.

   B   Press the film rewind button. (You do not
    need to keep the button Pressed.)

    2   Unfold the film rewind crank and rotate it in
     direction  of  illustrated arrow. When  the  film
   comes off  the take-up spool you  will  still feel
     slight resistance but continue turning the crank
     until the resistance disappears' Then remove the
    body cover and unload the film.

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Camera only





              Wilh TI4 AUTO

                I   Use the case to hold the camera or cam-
        era with  flash unit.                                                                    I   Attach  the strap as shown in the illustration.
                I    Die Tasche ist  fiir  die Kamera oder die                        I   Die Riemen wie in der Illustration  gezeigt
       Kamera mit dem Blitzgerdt vorgesehen.                anbringen.
                I     Utiliser  l'6tui pour maintenir                                           I   Fixer la courroie comme indiqu6 sur
          I'appareil ou I'appareil  et le flash.                            I'illustration.
                I     Utilizar  la funda p€ua sostener la cimara,                    I  Enganchar la correa como se muestra en la
        o Ia c6mara con el flash.                                   ilustraci6n.
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    The Contax "T14 AUT0"    is a dedicated eleo
     tronic flash, compactly designed as a companion
     to  the Contax  T.   Since the  flash output  is
    automatically  controlled  by  the AE  control
    system in the camera via its built-in sensor cell,
     flash shots can be taken coupled at all apertuies
     of the camera lens.      , '       i,

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Flash Ready Lamp
     Blitzbereitschaftslampe
    Lampe-t6moin de flash                                                                     Flash Head
    L6mpara de flash preparado                                                                      Blitzkopf
                                                                                              T0te du flash
                                                                                          Cabezal del flash


    Mounting Screw
    Anbauschraube
     Vis de montage
     Tornillo de montaie


     Coupling Terminal
     SteckverbinderanschluB
    Bome de couplage
     Terminal de acoplamiento

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