Mansfield Holiday eye-tronic User manual

for automat'icallA efrposed perJect p,ictures

Open back cover and insert film magazine. Place end of
leader in take-up drum slot. Turn drum to right to tighten
film. Close cover and wind film twice (see page 7).

Press in on Film-Speed-Setting Lever and move to place
pointer at the speed (exposure index) of your film. Scale
 is marked in both ASA and DIN ratings. (See page 4.)

Turn the AUTO/Manual Lens-Setting Ring to AUTO for
electric-eye exposures. Select a shutter speed accord-
ing to the type of subject in your picture. (See page 5.)
Turn the Focusing Ring to the appropriate sptting for
your picture-CLOSE-UPS, GROUPS, or SCENES. A sym-
bol in the Viewfinder reminds you of the focus range set.

Hold the camera vertically or horizontally. Compose your
picture in the Viewfinder, check lens-opening indicator,
andwww.butkus.ussqueeze Shutter Release. Wind film for next shot.

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                      Press in on the Film-
                      Speed-Setting Lever
                   and move it until the
                          pointer is opposite the
                       speed (exposure index)
160 125 80 64 10 32 20 12                               of your film. Use either
the ASA or DIN scale according to your film's
instructions. (See illustration for ratings of un-
numbered positions along the scale.) Always
change this setting when you change to a dif-
ferent type of film. The chart at the right lists
the ASA speeds for most popular color and
black-and-wh  ite  fil ms.
When using a filter with your camera, it is not
necessary to adjust the Film-Speed Setting for
the filter factor. Because the filter covers the
Electric-Eye Window as well as the lens, com-
pensation for the effect of the filter is auto-
matically made through the exposure control.

Turn the Shutter Speed Ring to place the        Turn the Focusing Ring to set the proper
desired speed opposite the red index          position opposite the red index mark. Es-
mark. The numbers represent fractions        timate the distance to the subject and       I
of a second (60 is 1/60 second, etc.).         set the focus at CLOSE-UPS for subjects          'ln general, it is best to use as fast a       up to 4 ft. away; at GROUPS for subjects             i
shutter speed as the available light        at medium distances; or at SCENES for               'l
conditions and speed                                         subjects beyond 30 ft.
of your film will permit.                                      and for distant scenery.




Use 1/30 sec. for very                                       Check th is focus setting
dim daylight, when a                                                   for each picture. A sym-
faster speed cannot be used (See discus-         bol appears in the Viewfinder to indicate
sion on page 6). Use 1 160 or L/125 sec.       the position at which the focus is set,
for average outdoor pictures in bright         allowing you to change the setting at any
sunlight. Faster films will require faster       time while sighting through Viewfinder.
shutter speeds. Use 1/250 sec. for                            www.butkus.usall      CTOSE-UPS GROUPS          SCENESaction pictures. Use 1/30 sec. for flash.
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Set the AUTO/Manual Lens-Setting Ring      can be held either horizontally or verti-
     to AUT0 for automatic exposures. Be       cally to best suit the type of subject.
      sure the Ring "clicks" into position with     When the picture is framed and focused
I   AUTO opposite the red index mark. At      as you want it, squeeze the Shutter Re-
     any position other than AUTO, the elec-        lease. Move the Wind Lever through a
It     tric-eye is d.isconnected. Look through        full stroke for the next picture.
     the Viewfinder and frame your subject
      within the bright-line frame. The camera




     The bottom of the bright-line frame is an
      f/stop scale, within which a needle indi-
      cates the lens opening set by the elec-         films, try faster shutter speeds. CAUTION:
       tric-eye. lf you canriot see the needle, the       Depressing the Shutter Release "locks"
      light is too dim or too bright for your      the automatic lens-setting mechanism.
      film-speed / shutter-speed combination.    Do not depress the Shutter Release,
     With slow films and dim light, try slower      even partially, until the instant you are
      shutter speeds. In bright light with faster       ready to take the picture.
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Use any 35mm (size 135) film, color or
black'and-white, 20 or 36 exposures.
1  Pull Back-Cover Latchdownandopen
Cover. Push up on Rewind Crank shaft
and insert film, protruding end of spool
down. Push rewind shaft in, turning  if
necessary until it snaps ,into place.
2  Turn take-up drum until slot is on
top. Insert end of film into slot and en-    3  Turn Exposure-Counter-Setting Dial
gage slot tooth in second or third perfo-        in direction of arrow until the S preced-
ration. Hold film against drum and move       ing 20 (or 36) appears in window. Wind
Wind Lever until film is wound once       film and press Shutter Release three
around. Hold magazine and turn Rewind        times; then wind the film for the first pic-
Crank in direction of arrow to take up        ture. The counter tells how many pictures
slack in the magazine. Be sure sprocket-       remain to be taken. Stop taking pictures
wheel teeth are engaged in film perfora-      when counter reads 0 and the word END
tions, then close Back Cover,    www.butkus.usappears in Viewfinder.

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After all the pictures on the film have been taken, do
not open the Back Cover until the film has been re-
wound. To do this, move the Rewind Button on the
camera bottom in direction of arrow, unfold the Re-
wind Crank, and rewind the film all the way back into
the magazine. Pull the Rewind Crank up, remove the
film magazine, and take it to your dealer for processing.



Turn the AUTO/Manual Lens-Setting Ring off AUTO
until the desired lens opening  (f /stop) is manually set
opposite the red index mark. When the lens opening is
set manually, the electric-eye control is disconnected.
However, the scale in the Viewfinder will still indicate
the correct f/stop for any shutter speed, providing
you with a built-in exposure meter.

To use the calculator, set the
                                                                           flash bulb you are using oppo-
                                                                             site the film speed (see chart
                                                                          below). Look opposite the dis-
                                                                 tance to the subject for the
                                                                                           FQR FLASH             lens opening for that picture,
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                                                                                                                   Flash-    Film                                                                                          Film
                                                                                                                    bu lb   Speed
ta,king  fla,sh  trrictures                               Kodachrome   I I
                                                                                                 Dayligh t              AG.1B    25
Use only 1/30 sec. with flashbulbs, any speed with elec-            Ektachrome-X
tronic flash. Set lens openings manually for flash, not              Daylightor Kodachrome-X      AG-1B   64
on AUTO. To install batteries in your flash unit, pull the           Anscochrome 50
reflector off the body by the front edges. lnstalltwo size               Dayl ight              AG-18    50
AA photoflash batteries (see diagram in unit). Install flash           AnscochromeDayl ight      100      AG.lB   100
unit on camera by sliding it all the way forward onto flash           Anscochrome 200
shoe. Do not have flashbulb in place when installing unit.              Daylight              AG.1B  200
Push plug firmly into Flash Connection Socket. Lift flash            EktachromeHigh Speed  Daylight   AG-18   160
shield from bottom and insert bulb by pushing straight             Kodacolor-X            AG-1     64
in, then close shield. Eject bulb (with shield open) by           Kodak Panatomic-X     AG-1     40
pushing red button on back.       www.butkus.us             Kodak Plus-X Pan       AG-1    160
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str)ecifica,tiorrs

lens: 40mm f/2.8 Mansfield Mantinar, color-correct-
ed and coated anastigmat; lens openings from fi 2.8
toll22, automatic or manualcontrol; zone focusing.
Shutterr Between-the-lens, speeds of 1/30, 1/60,
llL25, and 11250 second. Synchronized for flash-
bulbs at l/30 second and for electronic flash at
any shutter speed.


Size                                         i nc h es long x 33/ o  i nc h es hi eh x 2%    i n c h es     = 5\
deep. Weight of camera only,2l ounces.

0ther features: Front of lens-mount threaded to
accept 49mm filter retaining ring or lens hood.
Bright-line viewfinder, automatic exposure counter,
crank rewind, automatic f/stop scale in viewfinder,
rapid wind lever, Accessories include AG-l flash unit
and leather carrying case.