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Konica Autoreflex A User manual
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MAJOR SPECIFICATIONSFOR KONICAAUTOREFLEXwww.butkus.usUA" r(oNrcA l \ = AT'TOREFLEXIF+\
Comero Type: Precision, professional 35mm SLR with metal focal plane shutter and fully automatic CdS
Through-The-Lens, (TTL) exposure meter operation. Lov
P i c t u r e S i z e : 2 4 x 3 6 m m( 1 " x 7 - t / 2 " ) . a
F i I m: Standard 35mm cartridges, 2O or 36 exposure.
S t o n d o r d ( N o r m o l ) L e n se s: He xa n o n sTmm f./L .2 ( 7 elem ents in six gr oups) ; Hexanon 57m mf /L.4 (6 elements in five groups); Hexanon 52mm f/t.8 (6 elements in five groups). All focus from infinity to 18 inches. !mo'n
Lens Mount: KONICA bayonet mount Type II. Diameter 47mm. Flange to film distance, 40.5mm. 6 DioPhrogm Action: Fully automatic diaphragm. Automatic EE lenses reopen to full aperture for focusing -' and exposure metering. {
Shutf er: Hi-Synchro Metal Copal Square S. ('E|" (Bulb), 1 to 1/500 seco.nd, in even 1:2 progression. Shutter
speed dial on top of camera. oz({, f il_:I::*:i::ff"iTt[Ji:"i)?#'"'i.:il:"'',
Viewf inder: Eye-level pentaprism. Extremely bright, Has central Micro Diaprism area surrounded by plain
ground glass circle. Balance is fine, almost invisible fresnel ground glass area. Meter needle,f/stops and safety
signals visible next to focusing area.
M i r r o r A c t i o n : V e r t i c a l t r a v e l , i n s t a n t r e t u r n .
Exposure Metering: Center weighted dual CdS, Through-The-Lens (TTL). KO{\iICA EE(Electric-Eye)
lenses stop down automatically after shutter release is depressed. No need to match needle to a mark. Focusing,
metering at full lens apertute. Meter system coupled to film and shutter speeds. With manual and preset
lens operation, lens is stopped-down or Shutter Speed Dial ( 8 ) turned until meter needle reaches index mark
(opposite f/1.4) in Viewfinder. Battery check visible in Viewfinder.
E E C o u p l i n g R q n g e : E v 4 . 5 t o E V 1 7 a t A S A 1 0 0 .
F i l m S e n s i t i v i t y R o n g e : A S A 2 5 t o 1 6 0 0 ( D I N 1 5 t o 3 3 ) .
Film Wind: Single stroke lever, cocks shutter and transports film. 154o stroke. In operation lever stops 20o
fronr body position for fast shooting without removing eye from camera.
Film Counter: Resets self to "Start" automatically as camera back is opened. Indicates number of shots
e-6sed- D-Cl-is glass, protected against dust and dirt.
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F i l m R e w i n d : F i l m r e w i n d c r a n k , R e w i n d B u t t o n ( 3 0 ) i n b a s e o f c a m e r a r e m a i n s d e p r e s s e d d u r i n g r e w i n d i n g .
D i m e n s i o n s o n d W e i g h t :
with f,/1.8 lens: 54/4u (wide) x 34/4n (high) x 3-L/2tt (deep). 32 ozs.
with f,/1.4lens: s-374u (wide) x 3-3/4r (hieh) x 3-L/2tt (deep). 3F ozs.
w i t h f , / 1 . 2 l e n s : 5-3/4" (wide) x 34/4n (high) x g4/4tt (deep). 42 ozs.
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INSERTING BATTERIES
I N S ER T I N G B A T T E R I E S C A R E O F M E R C U R Y B A T T E R I E S
Th e c om p o u n d C d S m e t e r o f th e K ONICA Au to re fle x A m er cur y batter y is fully ser viceable for m or e
' A ' o p e r a t e s o n t w o M a l l o r y N o . P X - 6 7 5 1 . 3 V than one year if used normally. The battery voltage
me rc ury b a t t e r i e s . H a n d le b a tte rie s b y e d g e s to drops abruptly when it becomes weak, the CdS
k eep c u r r e n t c o n d u c t i n g su rfa ce s cle a n . If so ile d , m eter will stop nor m al oper a- tion. When the m eter
wipe c le a n w i t h s o f t , d r y clo th . pointer does not m ove even in br ight light, r eplace
the batter y with a new one.
Tu rn t he c o v e r o f t h e Me rcu ry B a tte ry Ch a mb e r (2 7 ) F or the m er cur y batter y, it i s r ecom m endable to
c ount erc l o c k w i s e w i t h a co in a n d d e ta ch it fro m use 1.3V batter y, M allor y PX- 675 or Ever eady EPX
t he c h a m b e r . - 675. Since ther e ar e var ious batter ies which
r esem ble the above, but ar e of a differ ent voltage
Insert the two cells into the Mercury Battery Chamber, than that required, caution should be observed when
the "*" side up, according to the figure printed on replacing so as not to damage the camera.
the seal inside the chamber.
When not using the camera for a long period, store
i t i n a p l a c e w i t h l i t t l e m o i s t u r e a f t e r t a k i n g o u tA f t er t h e c e l l s h a v e b e e n p u t in to p o sitio n , p u t th e
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D ra w f i l m l e a d e r a cro ss film g a te a n d in se rt After closing the cam er a, tur n the F ilm Re-
t ip i n t o a n y S l i t (3 3 ) in th e Film Ta ke -u p wind Cr ank ( 13) gently clockwise to take up
S p o o l ( I G L ) ( I n s t a -Grip L o a d in g ) (3 4 ). Th e the slack- of the film in the car tr idge.
f ilm w i l l b e g r i p p e d in sta n tly a s yo u
Win d o n e t u r n o f f i lm o n to th e Ta ke -u p S p o o l
(34 ) b V t u r n i n g t h e Film Tra n sp o rt L e ve r (1 7 ).
Mak e s u r e t h a t t h e S p ro cke t Ho le s in th e film
e n g a g e t h e S p r o cke ts ( 3 5 ) in th e ca me ra
b e f o r e c l o s i n g t h e ca me ra b a ck.
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KONIMATICTTLMETERINGAND CONTROLS KONIC'\ /T\
A['TOREFLEX/A
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Through-The-Lens (TTL) metering 3Smm Single 3
Lens Reflex camera to have fully automatic ie
KONIMATIC exposure control. The KONIMATICmeter system establishes contact to all KONICA EE al +6
lenses by means of a meter-actuated coupling lever. 1 ,
When the shutter release is depressed, the spring {
loaded aperture in the lens is tripped to close to t-
the limit determined by this coupling lever. This
limit is the precise aperture required for a perfect =m
exposure at that instant when you press the button. S l o p p e d - D o w n E x p o s u r e M e t e r i n g : W i t h K O N I C A
With a KONICA Hexanon EE lens installedinyour and other lenses having manual or preset diaphragmAutoreflex "A" there is no need to waste time be- (not EE), as well as with extension tubes and {mr!'
fore shooting to match the needle to a mark. You bellows, the Stopped-Down method is used. Here zoonly need to focus and compose, then press the the exposure is read at the actual aperture used to
shutter release - remaining assured all the time. make the picture. The needle in the Control Center
that correct exposure is being taken care of. Full is then simply brought to the Index Mark oppositeconcentration can thus be made on the spontaneous tlae f/1.4 figure. This.can also be done by changing ztr'
or esthetic needs of your photography. In actuality, the shutter speed s'etting. Literally thousands of
the KONICA Autoreflex "A" offers not one b'ut lenses can be used with this system. In addition to
three optional methods of arriuing at the correct or KONICA Auto-Reflex lenses, lenses in mounts fordesired exposure. KONICA FP, Pentax,/Praktica, Exakta/Topcon and ooz{
Nikon/Nikomat can be used for the Stopped-Down
K O N I M A T I C T T L M e t e r i n g : W i t h a K O N I C A H e x a n o n metering with the Autoreflex "A" via their respective@your Autoreflex "A", the KONICA Lens Adapters. !ora
needle in the viewfinder serves only to 1et you know
at which f/stop the fully automatic metering system M o n u o l E x p o s u r e S e t t i n g s : S h o u l d y o u h a v e s o m e
will make the picture for you. Shutter and diaphragm nd, you need only move
are cross-coupled. Thus if you choose a high shutter the diaphragm ring of your KONICA Hexanon EE
speed to stop action, the diaphragm will be set for lens from the EE setting.to any f,/stop desired. Thus,
a wider opening automatically. On the other hand, with this and the other metering systems just dis-
should you need a smaller stop for greater Depth- cussed, exposure with the KONICA Autoreflex '.A"
of-Field, simply turn the Shutter Speed Dial ( 8 ) to becomes a versatile tool which gives you freedom to
a slower speed. The needle in the information exOloit its automation or to choose other exposure
center of the Viewfinder will keep you informed. methods.
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SAFETYINDICATORSIN VIEWFINDER
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When u n d e r - e x p o s u r e i s re co g n ize d b y th e p o in te r, W h e n t h e E l e c t r i c - E y e
s e lec t s lo w s h u t t e r s p e e d . Wh e re a s, in o ve r-e xp o su re ,
o b t a in f a s t s h u t t e r s p e e d . In ca se th e me te r n e e d le i s n o t u s e d . . .
is wit hin a c o r r e c t e x p o s u re ra n g e , it a llo ws ma kin g
E E phot o g r a p h y . O n t h e o th e r h a n d , if th e p o in te r T o set the diaphr agm m anually, sim ply tur n the
is b e y o n d t h e r a n g e , e v e n ch a n g in g o f th e sh u tte r Aper tur e Ring ( 72) to the r ight until the desir ed f/stop
s p e e d dia l w i t h i n a r a n ge fro m 1 /1 5 to 1 /5 0 0 se c., is opposite the index m ar k. M anual diaphr agm
EE phot o g r a p h y i s i m p o ssib le . setting is helpful when it is desir ed to check Depth-
o f - F i e l d v i s u a l l y , o r w h e n i t i s d e s i r e d t o m a k e a
If y ou w i s h t o u s e a sp e cific le n s a p e rtu re , fo r deliber ate under - or over exposur e of known quantity
e x amp le, a s m a l l a p e r t u r e fo r g re a te r De p th -o f-Fie 1 d for som e special effect. Dur ing m anual oper ation
o r a la r g e a p e r t u r e t o th ro w b a ckg ro u n d s o u t o f t h e l e t t e r t t M " w i l l a p p e a r a b o v e t h e f / s t o p s c a l e .
fo c u s , tu r n t h e S h u t t e r S p e e d Dia l ( 8 ) u n til th e F or nor m al Electr ic- Eye ( EE) oper ation, r em em ber
n e e d l e i s o p p o s i t e t h e d e s i r e d a p e r t u r e . M a k e s u r e t o r e t u r n t h e A p e r t u r e R i n g ( 1 2 ) t o , . E E ' , .
th a t t h e S h u t t e r S p e e d Dia l clicks in to p la ce a t th e
d es ired s h u t t e r s p e e d . Wh e n sh o o tin g fo r De p th -o f-
F ield , m a k e s u r e t o u s e a trip o d if yo u a re sh o o tin g
a t s l o w e r t h a n 1 / 3 0 s e c o n d t o p r e v e n t b l u r c a u s e d
b v c a m e r a m o v e m e n t .
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HOLDINGYOURCAMERA
o H o l d t h e C o m e r o s e c u r e l y c o m f o r f o b l y f o r y o u r h o n d
o n e s e c r e t f o r g e t t i n g u l t r a - s h a r p p i c t u r e s i s t o V e r t i c a l s h o t s a d d v a r i e t y t o a s e r i e s o f p i c t u r e s .
p r e v e n t a c c i d e n t a l c a m e r a m o v e m e n t . T o d o t h i s i t T h e y a r e e s p e c i a l l y d e s i r a b l e w h e n m a k i n g h e a d
i s s u g g e s t e d t h a t y o u h o l d t h e c a m e r a f i r m l y , a s and shoulder portraits and architectural shots.
s h o w n i n t h e p i c t u r e a b o v e , c r a d l i n g t h e b o d y o f H o l d t h e c a m e r a a s s h o w n a b o v e . T h i s p o s i t i o n
t h e A u t o r e f l e x " A " a g a i n s t t h e f a c e . D e p r e s s t h e p r e v e n t s a c c i d e n t a l l y p u s h i n g t h e l e n s r e l e a s e
shutter release firmly but gently. Do not punch the button.
s h u t t e r r e l e a s e b u t s q u e e z e t h e e x p o s u r e o f f
s m o o t h l y f o r " j a r - f r e e t t o p e r a t i o n .
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TAKEADVANTAGEOF DEPTHOF FIELD
D e p t h -of -F i e l d i s t h e d i sta n ce b e twe e n th e n e a re st Depth-of-Field for f/16
and farthest obj eqls in the scene that will be
rendered sharply in the finished picture. In practical for fl4
t e rms t his m e a n s t h a t w h e n yo u b rin g a n o b je ct in to
sharp focus, objects behind and in front of this will
be rendere d m o r e o r l e s s sh a rp ly to o , d e p e n d in g o n
a s e rie s o f f a c t o r s . F o r mo re De p th -o f-Fie ld , u se a
small f/stop (larger f,/number) and make the image
of t he mai n o b j e c t s m a L l e r b y: (a ) mo vin g th e ca me ra
further away or (b) switching to a shorter focal
lengt h le n s w i t h o u t c h a n g in g ca me ra d ista n ce . Fo r
les s De p t h - o f - F i e l d , u s e a la rg e r f/sto p (sma lle r
f/numb e r) a n d m a k e t h e ima g e o f th e ma in o b je ct
larg e r b y : ( a ) m o v i n g t h e ca me ra clo se r o r (b ) switch -
ing to a longer focal length lens without changing
c ame ra d i s t a n c e . (48) Distance
S c a l e
(47) Infrared Film Index Mark
Compensation
\22) Depth-of-Field Scale Mark
I N F R A R E D F I L M C O M PE N S A T I O NM A R K
U s i n g D e p t h - o f - F i e l d S c o l e o n L e n s :
Infrared rays come to a different focus than visible
O n t he D e p t h - o f - F i e l d S c a l e , f/sto p ma rkin g s id e n tica l or light rays. When shooting infrared film with the
to t h o s e o n t h e M a n u a l Ap e rtu re S ca le (1 1 ), a re re - appropriate filter, focus as usual. Then bring the
pe a t e d t o t h e r i g h t a n d le ft o f th e Dista n ce Sca le distance figur e opposite the Distance Scale Index
In d e x Ma r k ( 4 8 ) . T h e D e p th -o f-Fie ld fo r a n y fo cu se d Mark (48) into line with the Infrared Compensation
di s t anc e w i l l b e f o u n d b e twe e n a n y two id e n tica l M a r k ( 4 7 ) .
f/s t op ma r k i n g s o n t h e D e p th -o f-Fie ld Sca le . Th u s,
if t he len s i s f o c u s e d a t 1 5 fe e t a n d th e p ictu re is F O C A L P L A N E M A R K
to b e mad e a t f . / 1 6 , r e f e r rin g to f /1 6 o n b o th sid e s
o f t he s c a l e t e l l s u s t h a t th e De p th -o f-Fie ld e xte n d s T he di.stances on the Distance Scale ( 23) ar e cal-
from Infinity to about 8 feet. For maximum Depth- culated fr om the F ocal Plane M ar k 'tet' ( 15)
o f -Field , i n c l u d i n g I n f i n i t y, se t th e In fin ity ma rk a t which indicates the position of the film in the
th e f / s t o p i n u s e , o n t h e rig h t h a n d sid e o f th e sca le . cam er a
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After all the pictures on the roll have been taken, Depr ess the F ilm Rewind Button ( gQ) . Once it
the film must be rewound into the cartridge before is depr essed, the button r em ains in place.
opening the camera back. Otherwise the film will
be c o mple t e l y e x p o s e d a n d u se le ss.
Raise the F ilm Rewind Cr ank ( 13) and tur n it in
the direction inscribed on it, turning not too
rapidly and in one continuous motion.
An oc c as io n a l l o o k a t t he Film Co u n te r (1 8 ) will
he lp k eep y o u p o s t e d a s to wh e n yo u a re co min g to
t he e n d o f t h e r o l l a n d p re ve n t yo u r a ccid e n ta lly When tension on the Film Rewind Crank eases,
tearing the film out of the cartridge. If you should the film has been fully r ewound. You can now
co me t o t h e e n d o f t h e f ilm wh ile th e ca me ra is a t open the cam er a back and effor tlessly r em ove
yo u r e y e i n s h o o t i n g p o sitio n , th e Film Tra n sp o rt the cartridge by tipping it towards yourself
Le v e r (17) w i l l t i g h t e n a nd re fu se to a d va n ce e ve n and letting it drop out of the bottom opening.
if t he s h u t t e r h a s b e e n re le a se d . If th is h a p p e n s
do n o t t ' o r c e i t l 1 n s 1 g 3 6 , d e p re ss th e Film Re win d
Button (30) and at the same time move the Film The Film Rewind Button returns to its original
Transport Lever as far as it will go. It will then position once the F ilm T r anspor t Lever is again
sn a p b a c k i n t o i t s n o r m a l p o sitio n . actuated.
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CHANGINGLENSES
T o R e m o v e t h e L e n s T o M o u n t y o u r L e n s
f r o m t h e C o m e r o : o n t h e C o m e t o :
D e p res s t h e L e n s I n t e r c h a n g in g B u tto n (4 ), g rip th e If the lens is to be left off the cam er a for any length
s ilv e r p o r t i o n o f t h e l e n s b a rre l, tu rn le n s b a rre l of tim e, pr otect the cam er a inter ior fr om dust and
c o u n t e rc lo c k w i s e u n t i l t h e two re d d o ts (o n e o n th e m oistur e by use of a KONICA Body Cap. Wher e
c a mera b o d y a n d t h e o t h e r o n th e le n s b a rre l) a lig n . this is not available, keep the cam er a in a case
T h e lens w i l l t h e n c o m e o ff th e ca me ra . o r d u s t p r o o f c o n t a i n e r .
N O T ES :
W h e n t he l e n s i s r e m o ve d , d o n o t to u ch a n y p a rt
o f t h e in t e r i o r o f t h e c a m e ra .
T o moun t a K O N I C A l e n s o n th e A u to re fle x ttAt' ,
li n e u p t h e r e d d o t o n t he le n s b a rre l with th e re d
d ot on t h e c a m e r a b o d y . Th e le n s will .tse a t" in to
t he c ame r a b o d y e a s i l y . Th e n g rip th e silve r p a rt
o f t h e l e n s b a r r e l a n d tu rn th e le n s clo ckwise
u nt il it c l i c k s i n t o p l a c e .
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USINGPRESETOR MANUALLENSES
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T h e f / s t o p s e t t i n g s i n th e Vie wfin d e r a re n o t u se d
w h e n t h e s t o p p e d - d o w n me th o d o f e xp o su re d e -
te rminat io n i s e m p l o y e d . Occ a sio n a lly th e Me te r W h e n o m o n u o l p r e s e t l e n s
N e e d l e w i l l n o t c o m e t o r e s t o p p o s i t e t h e s t o p p e d -
d o w n I nd e x M a r k , n o m atte r in wh ich d ire ctio n th e i s t o b e u s e , d
A p e rt ure R i n g ( 1 2 ) i s tu rn e d . In th is ca se , a d ju st
t h e S h u t t e r S p e e d D i a l ( 8 ) u n til th e n e e d le lin e s F or convenience with pr eset diaphr agm lenses, set
u p wit h t h e I n d e x M a r k . the pr eset selector r ing to the sm allest aper tur e.
T his will then allow the diaphr agm setting r ing to
I n phot om i c r o g r a p h y t h e Me te r Ne e d le is b ro u g h t to r ide fr ee to any desir ed setting in the lens' r ange.
t h e I ndex M a r k b y a d j u s t i n g th e lig h t a n d th e sh u tte r
s p e e d .
When u s i n g H e x a n o n r e f l e x mirro r o p tics le n se s, th e
Met er N e e d l e i s b r o u g h t to th e in d e x b y b rin g in g
t h e a p p r o p r i d t e n e u t r a l d e n sity filte r in to p la ce , o r
b y adju s t i n g t h e s h u t t e r sp e e d . Th e se le n se s d o
n o t hav e a n i r i s d i a p h r a g m.
When s t o p p i n g a l e n s d o wn fo r clo se -u p s, ke e p yo u r
e y e a g a i n s t t h e V i e w f i n de r e ye p ie ce to p ro te ct th e
lat t er f ro m t h e e n t r y o f s tro n g lig h t.
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ACCESSORIES
s L e n s H o o d s K O N I C A L E N S M O U N T A D A P T E R S
Prevent stray light from striking s K O N I C A A d o p t e r
l e n s s u r f a c e s a n d c a u s i n g Permits use of KONICA F, FS, Fp, FM lenses with
unwanted reflections. Each ttmatch-needle" expo sure automation.
K O N I C A L e n s H o o d i s s p e c i f i c -
a l l y c a l c u l a t e d a n d s h a p e d t o
& E x o k t o A d o p t e r give maximum protection to the
l e n s o n w h i c h i t i s u s e d . Permits use of Exakta lenses with "match-needle"
expo sure automation.
# P r o k t i c o A d o p t e r
Permits use of Pent ax/Praktica lenses with 3'match-
needlett .*posure automation.
@ N i k o n A d o p t e r
Permits use of Nikon lenses with 3'match-needle"
expo sure automation.
& C l o s e - U p A t t o c h m e n t - L e n s l l
The No. 1 permits close-ups in a range from
25 " to I2/2"; the No. 2 from L4,, to 11 'r. Both
may be combined for a range of Ltyr" to g,'.
T h e y s c r e w i n t o t h e l e n s l i k e a f i l t e r . F o r u s e
with normal len ses. No change in expo sure
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ACCESSORIES
A u t o R i n g o n d E y . s i g h t C o r r e c t i o n A n g l e F i n d e r l l
D o u b l e C o b l e R e l e o s e L e n s e s The Angle Finder is useful for
low angle photography, for
When Hexanon EE (Electric-Eye) lenses Eyesight correction lenses ttsneak" shots with the camera
are u sed with extension tubes or bellows, make it po ssible for near or held sideways, and for con-
the Auto Ring plus the Double Cable far-sighted persons to see the venient viewing and fo cu sing
Release provide semi-automatic focusing screen clearly without when the KONICA Autoreflex
diaphragm operation and permit r'wide wearing gl as ses . They are '36A" is mounted high on a
open" viewing and focusing. The Auto a v a i l a b l e i n + 1 , + 2 , a p d + 3 tripod or a copying stand.
Ring contains the diaphragm stop-down and -2.5 diopters. They screw
ac tu atin g m echani sm . The Doubl e directly into the Viewfinder
Cable Release is connected to the
Auto Ring and the Shutter Relea se.
Pre s sure on the plunger rel ea s e s th e
diaphragm, then the shutter, in proper
s equen c e.
K O N I C A
C o b l e R e l e o s e
Use of a KONICA Cable Re-
lease when the camera is
mounted on a tripod or other
support helps make rock-steady
exposures even at very slow
shulter speeds.
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