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Minolta 16 II User manual
User manual for Minolta 16 II. 27 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Brand
- Minolta
- Model / document
- Minolta 16 II
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 27
- File size
- 2.5 MB
- Category
- Film cameras
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For eyery lrletlr womclnr qnd youngsfer
who hos ever sqid'
"1-6" hirles iri yor-Lr pocket, smuggles inSmaller than a pach of i:igarettes. t.her \,{inolta
vour purse....*lwa-r-, rcacil' to extenr1 thr: 1:un of picture taking from an occasitrnai
prepareci pleasure, to an on-rhe-impuise deiighL' "l'Li" provides the versatiiity demanderl byilur;", to use rhan a box eamera, Minolta
nloi.essionals.
11 regular black ancl white photos or color slides tndoors ol oul you jrist can't "16"
at thl .tun of taking pictures with a Minolta
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Proctice following putting f ilm:
5. PUSE TOGETHER: Push camera back into 6. PULL OUT: Pull camera out of case as far as i! 7. TAKE YOUR NEXT PICTUBE: To snaP
.built-in case as far as it will go. will go and as you did in 2. This. advances film, your next picture,simply repeatSteps2,3, ar.d4,
cocks shutter, and counts film-all automatically.
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The Minolta "16" is completely synchronizedfor {lash pictures.
lVhen used with the Minolta Baby Flash described on Page
18. rhere are almost no limitations. This compact flash gun
can be attached to the camera or held in your hand.
Shutier speed should ba set at 1/30 roIl125 depending on the
type of flash bulb. (See chart.) Lens opening or F stop
is determined by referring to guide No. of flash bulb type.
Yon can also use any Dlectronic Flash unit with a compur-
type terminal,
Where you have fairll.'goocl light, you can use lRl.X Film. 'tRi.X is a very tast film rhat can be useti under rrrrnrmum
lighting conditions. [,ike a]l lr'linolta "16" {ilm, il cones in a 20-exposure carrridge, but shouid be ioadeC anti unloaded
nniy in subdued Iight. Suggester-i lens and shutter iettings are inc!udeC with e';ery rotl c: fiin
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Yes, you can take color picture slides with your Minolta "16'l And these slides will come back mounted, to fit any 35mm ProJector. These slides can project to fill an entire screen....and be enjoyed by your entire family, or group of friends at one timc. lf you don't own a proiector, or are thinking of a new one, make sure you see the Minolta Mini-Projector described on Page 20. You won't find a more com- pact, precision-made, economically priced projector. lt features ihe world famous Rokkor lens. l0 www.orphancameras.comView original page 9
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1. Pull camera (A) out of built-in case (B) as far 2. Depress clasp (C) so that camera can be pulled 3. Lift film door on other side of camera.
as it will gn" entirely out of case.
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11. Move camera out andlin twice.
10. Catch (G) (which moves up and Number 20 will now appear*in
down when clasp is pressed) Counter Dial Window, showing
should be seated in the opening you have 20 pictures to take.8. Turn number dial (D) counter erSrr 9. Slide camera back intp'built,in to the right of the Film Counter Pull camera out a third time clockwiseuntil the letter case, depressing clasp (C). Windorn' as shown above. and take your first picture. lines up with the red line.
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rrl6t'fhe Mirlolto mog orzine (it Uyu so desire)
D I M T I G H T
5. Stick a piece of pressure6' Hold {ilm winding drum(C) 7. Wind 1} tines arourd drum' 8. It shouldnow look like this: gazineas to film type. If you
sensitive tape on filn so on fore finger, like a thimble. making sure it rolls straight, - - do not immediately load into
,fr" fr.ff "i ,f," uai"jin" Place.it on a flat surface,line and place in larger charnber,.9. Fi!:llyltq^:9^::l:. t1L:-"-"vouriine incamera,light-proofwrap paperthe maga-for andfixhansinethreadingthroughslit' p"" i-r..rras'"u""."- :#t5ii3"":#::ilHff:: storage. llo*"'ln"tf
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{ I > A c c e s s o r i e s
MINOLTABABYFLASHGUN
T h e N , t i n o i t a B a b y F l a s h g u n i s e n g i n e e r e d f o r i n d o o r p l r o t o s . I t i s c o n v e .
nientiy earried in an attractir,e vinyl zippereclcarrying case" The l\{inolta
Baby Flashgun is an extremely compact unit with the modern B-c (long"life
battery) design and a fan-type, collapsible refiector' When folded into its
case, tlre Baby Flashgun is jr"rstabout tlre same size as the tiny Minolta,.16?
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MINOLTA MINI ENLARGER
For use with Minolta "16" f ilm. It s ill pro'
vide excellent enlargements up to 5x7 in
size on the baseboarrl,Complete with f:3.5'
25 mm coated Rokkor lens. Diaphragm
stops down io f: ll. The enlarger comes
complete with 16 mm film carrier and 1@
watt bulb.
Note: This enlarger can also be used with
35mm film (with 50mm enlarging lens) and
9.5mm film.
Special negative carriers are available.
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minolt Filters O
The filters bring out truer tone and give you better looking picture'
(1)Uvfilter(Ultra.violet)fordaylightphotographs,toimprovedistantscenesby
eliminating haze effects. It is recommend to keep this filter attached on the
camera for preventing the dust gets into the lens'
(2) Yellow filter (Y48) for deeper sky tones, bring out cloud effects' and for better
tonal rentlition of bright outcloor scenes-particularly on sea, snow or sand'
These trvo filters are available as accessories with No' 0 (Distance) lens in a sel
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A new high in practical automation
for single lens ref lex cameras;
complete auto-pre-set diaphragm;
focal plane shutter B. l-l/500
sec.; f : 1.8 standard 55mm lens;
Rokkor interchangeable lenses.
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Fully automatic, film advance
and shutter cocking.....4-ele.
ment Rokkor coated f : 3.5, 75
Built-in electric brain camera u'ith mm lens and matching f,: 3.2
fast super-high speed shutter. viewing lens....shutter speeds
Coated Rokkor PF 45mm I2 lens. from one sec. to 1/500 and
Accurate citizen shutter MLT B. bulb... one-hand operation with
I sec to rA ooo. Coupled ex-posure helicoid focusing from 3.3 ft. to infiqity.... direcr reading meter mechanism assure you the
lisht valire scale.
best result at any time- 23
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