Miranda G System User manual

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M I R A N D A G    i s  t h e o n l y c o m e r o i n  t h e w o r l d w h i c h
i s  f r e e  f r o m m i r r o r c u t - o f f s ( d o r k e n i n g o f   t h e u p p e r
port of viewfinder field).  lt hos o  speciol type of
q u i c k - r e t u r nm i r r o r w h i c h  r e c e d e s s l i g h t l y b o c k w o r d
b e f o r e s w i n g - u p . T h e r e f o r e , i n s p i t e o f h o v i n g t h e
t h i n n e s t b o d y o m o n g o l l S L R c o m e r o s , M I R A N D A G
i s e q u i p p e d w i t h  t h e    l o r g e s t m i r r o r . U n l i k e o t h e r
SLR comeros, it couses no dorkening in  the upper
port of the viewflnder's imoge which is due to the
m i r r o r b e i n g  l o r g e e n o u g h t o m o t c h t h e c o v e r o g e o f
telephoto lenses. With MIRANDA G  therefore,  it
is possible to  compose the picture by  using the
entire viewfinder field under ony condition.





                      C O M P L E T E A U T O M A T I C D I A P H R A G M A N D Q U I C K - R E T U R NM I R R O I {
                          T h e   l e n s h o s o   f u l l y o u t o m o t i c d i o p h r o g m , w h i l e  t h e q u i c k - r e t u r nm i r r o r  i s o f o n e w l y
                         developed type which couses only on extremely short block-out of the viewfinder
                            d u r i n g s h u t t e r o c t i o n .  l t   i s p o r t i c u l o r l y q u i c k - o c t i n gs o  t h o t o t s h u t t e r s p e e d s o f  1 / 1 5
                        second or  foster, the block-out losts no longer thon the blinking of on eye.


                      RAPID FILA^ WINDING LEVER
                       A short eosy stroke of  the lever cocks the  shutter ond  tronsports the  film, moking
                            the comero reody  for  the  next  exposure.   You  con  tell  ot  ony time whether
                               or  not the shutter is cocked, os  the  counter  indicotor chonges color  when  the
                            shutter is cocked.


                                          B R I G H T A N D A U I C K F O C U S I N G
                                          The focusing screen hos in  its center  o  multi-microprismspot,                                                  i..\ll$R
                                             which is  o  collection  of  minute prisms. This port shows o
                                                        glittering blur when the imoge is  out  of  focus even  in  the
                                                     slightest degree, ond  therefore  permits quick ond  occurote
                                                  focusing. Around  it  is o condenser ond finely-grooved Fresnel
                                                  lens orrongement which shows the viewfinder imoge unusuolly
                                                     bright ond cleor from edge to  edge.

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                                            MIRANDA G hos on ideol viewfinder system by using
                                                                 either  the SLR pentoprism viewfinder, which shows
                                                              the  exoct  imoge os seen by  the  noked  eye,  or
                                                              the  reflex  type  viewfinders. The chonge  is  eosily
                                                    done by sliding bockword  o  lock  button which  re-
                                                          leoses the pentoprism so thot  it con  be removed by
                                                                  sliding  towords  the   reor.   The  viewfinders  ore
                                                              ovoiloble in vorious types. Typ" VF3 is o unique type
                                                              o f M i r o n d o F i n d e r w h i c h c o n b e s w i t c h e d t o   l 5   t i m e s
                                                                   or 5 times mognificotion. This viewfinder interchonge-
                                                              o b i l i t y p e r m i t s u n l i m i t e d v e r s o t i l i t yn o t o n l y   i n o r d i n o r y
                                                                     s h o o t i n g b u t  o l s o    i n  c l o s e - u p s , c o p y i n g ,   l o w  o n g l e
                                                                     s h o o t i n g o n d   i n o l l o t h e r  f l e l d s o f o p p l i c o t i o n .


I  RAPIDINTERCHANGEABLEFOCUSINGSCREEN

                                                       Besides its interchongeoble viewfinder, MIRANDA G
                                                               o l s o  f e o t u r e s i n t e r c h o n g e o b l e f o c u s i n g s c r e e n s w h i c h
                                                                      c o n b e  r o p i d l y e x c h o n g e d w i t h  t h e s t o n d o r d s c r e e n t o
                                                                      suit specific purposes. These interchongeoblefocusing
                                                                     s c r e e n s o r e  o v o i l o b l e   i n 8  d i f f e r e n t t y p e s ,   i n c l u d i n g
                                                               o e r i o l   i m o g e o n d  s e c t i o n - l i n e d m o t t  s u r f o c e   t y p e s .
                                                           Therefore, by suitobly combining the  viewfinder ond
                                                                                                                             f o c u s i n g  s c r e e n ,   ( i n c l u d i n g  t h e  p e n t o p r i s m v i e w -
                                                                   finder,  two   ilifferent  reflex  viewfinders ond  eight
                                                           focusing screens) the system con be odopted even for
                                                                      s u c h c r i t i c o l c o m e r o w o r k  o s p h o t o m i c r o g r o p h y o n d
                                                         ostronomic photogrophy.





                   S I N G L E - P I V O T N O N - R O T A T I N G S H U T T E RS P E T D D I A L
                   The focol plone shutter of MIRANDA G hos occurote speeds up to I /1QQQsec ond moreover
                             is chorocterized by extremely little shutter noise.  The shutter speed' diol  is  o  single-pivot
                      non-rototing type which permits setting to the  left or right endlesslyfor selecting the speed.
                     For flosh synchronizotion, it hos seporote terminols for  ordinory  floshbulbs ond  electronic
                        flosh. When mounting the Mirondo G Snop-on meter, the shutter speed diol con be eosely
                   removed by  simply unscrewing the lorge screw in the center.


                  VERSATILITYOF THE SPECIAL MIRANDA MOUNT
                            All Mirondo comeros ore  fitted with the some uniform Mirondo Mount, which  hos o 4-clow
                     boyonet mount outside ond o screw  mount of  44 mm inner diometer  inside. The  boyonet
                   mount  is used  for  the  outomotic diophrogm lenses, which  con  be  quickly ottoched  or
                    detoched by o 118 twist of the lens borrel. The inside screw mount is used  for  mounting
                      preset lenses, close-up rings ond other occessories. Moreover, by using one of mony ovoiloble
                      odopter  rings  it  is possible to mount lenses mode for most other SLR comeros.

                   A U T O - R E S E T T I N GF I L M C O U N T E R
                 When  the bock cover  is opened for  looding the fllm, the counter outomoticolly returns to
                                      r r S ' , ( s t q r t ) m o r k . A f t e r   l o o d i n g ,  i t   i s n e c e s s o r yt o  s h o o t o  f e w b l o n k s u n t i l i t   i n d i c o t e s " l  " ,
                    which meons thot the  first frome  r s r n p o s i t i o n .

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The compoct ond  highly  efficient Mirondo G  CdS       B e i n g o s n o p - o n t y p e ,   i t c o n  b e  e o s i l y  r e m o v e d  t o
 meter, which  beoutifully motches the body  line  of         e n o b l e   t h e o d v o n c e d p h o t o g r o p h e r t o  u s e h i s o w n
 t h e c o m e r o  i s u s o b l e w i t h  t h e M I R A N D A G  c o m e r o . l t         e x p o s u r e t e c h n i q u e w h e n e v e r d e s i r e d .   l t w e i g h s o n l y
 is o snop-on type which, when mounted on the comero,       60 groms ond os its height is olmost the some os the
 couples  to  the  shutter speed  diol  to  permit eosy        p e n t o p r i s m v i e w f i n d e r , i t  r e o d i l y g o e s  i n t o  t h e n o r m o l
 setting of occurote exposure.                                 e v e r e o d y c o s e  i n  t h e m o u n t e d c o n d i t i o n .
 Hitherto, exposure decision wos  one  of  the  most      SPECIFICATIONS: Snop-on type CdS exposure meter,
 difficult points of  picture-toking,but os the Mirondo G       w i t h h i g h - l o w s w i t c h , c o u p l e s  t o    t h e  s h u t t e r s p e e d
M e t e r     i s d i r e c t l y g e o r e d  t o    t h e  c o m e r o m e c h o n i s m       d i o l ,  g i v e s d i r e c t   r e o d i n g s , o c c e p t o.|00),n c e o n g l e  4 O o ,
 t h i s    t r o u b l e s o m e   t o s k     i s  e n t i r e l y  e l i m i n o t e d o n d        working  ronge LV 2-18    (ot ASA         film speed
 onyone con obtoin occurotely-exposed pictures under        ronge ASA 6-3200.
 o n y c o n d i t i o n .





                M I R R O R L O C K I N G L E V E R
                    S e t t i n gt h i s l e v e r i n h o r i z o n t o l l i n e k e e p s t h e m i r r o r l o c k e d i n  i t s s w u n g - u p p o s i t i o n b u t t h e s h u t t e r
                                                             i t s e l f c o n b e o p e r o t e d u n d i s t u r b e d . T h i s  l o c k i n g c o n  b e  d o n e  o t  o n y   t i m e , w h e t h e r   t h e
                           s h u t t e r i s c o c k e d o r  n o t .  T h i s  i s o  v e r y  c o n v e n i e n t d e v i c e w h e n  s h o o t i n g   i n  s u c c e s s i o n
                      from the some distonce, such os in copying or ioking pictures of high mognificotion through
                                                 t h e m i c r o s c o p e , t o e l i m i n o t e v i b r o t i o n .


                    E A S Y C H E C K I N G O F D E P T H O F F I E L D
                      T h e d e p t h o f   f i e l d c o n b e d e t e r m i n e d f r o m  t h e d i s t o n c es c o l e i n  t h e c e n t r e o f  t h e  l e n s b o r r e l ,
                        b u t  f o r g r e o t e r o c c u r o c y ,  i t c o n b e o c t u o l l y c h e c k e d b y u s i n g t h e   l e v e r o n   t h e  l e n s b o r r e l .
                       This preview button when pressed, closes dbwn the lens to the  operture selected  for  the
                        octuol shooting.   lt hos no  effect on  the  outomotic diophrqgm mechonism, os  the scene
                           c o n b e v i e w e d o t   f u l l o p e r t u r e o g o i n o s s o o n o s   i t   i s  r e l e o s e d . T h i s p r e l i m i n o r y c h e c k i n g
                     con be done more occurotely be detoching the pentoprism ond using the reflex viewfinder.


                   C O N V E N I E N T S E L F T I M E R
                        Setting down  the  lever 90o cocks  the selftimer.   lt siorts operotion when  o   little button
                        o t    i t s s i d e  i s p u s h e d i n  t h e d i r e c t i o n o f    t h e  o r r o w  o n d   t r i p s   t h e  s h u t t e r o f t e r  o b o u t     l 0
                      seconds' deloy.  The setting con be done either before or  ofter cocking the  shutter, how-
                         e v e r   t h e s h u t t e r c o n b e o p e r o t e d e v e n w h i l e  t h e s e l f t i m e r i s o p e r o t i n g .