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ESSENTIAL SPECIF I CATIONS
Type: 35 mm SLR TTL match LED measurementsystem.
Fifm: PictureSize: 35mm, J13S 24 x 36mm
Lens Mount: K type bayonet mount
Shutter: Metal focal plane shutter 1rI2OOOto 1 (seconds)and B.
Field of View:93% vertical and 93% horizontal coverageof the actual picture f ield.
Magnificationr1 ;0.86 (with a standard50mm lens.)
Focusing:Horizontalsplit-imagecentre spot with surroundingmicroprismcollar on matte type
fresnelscreen.
Light Metering System: Open-apertureTTL metering system. Match LED, display with over and
under exposurewarnings.centre weightedmeasurementswith cds.
ExposureRange:EV3-19 (ASA 100)
ASA of Film: ASA 25 to 1600
Synchronization Contact: X contact
AccessoryShoe: Hot Shoe
Film Advance Lever: Singleleverstroke with 135o throw and 3oo stand-off
Frame Counter: Additive type with automatic reset
Film Rewinding: Rewind crank type
Mirror: Ouick-returnmirror
Back cover opening: Hinged.Releasedby puiling-upthe rewind knob.
PowerSource: 2 Silver oxide batteries,type SR44 (G-13).: or 2 alkalinebatteries,type LR44
(4-76).: or equivalents,such as RW44 batteries.
Size and Weight: 133 x 85 x 48mm,45Og (only body)
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2. Loading the Battery
Two SR44 (G-13) o r LR44 (A -76)batteriesare
e m p l o y e d t h i s c a m e r a .
1 . The battery chamber cover can be opened by
t u r n i n g i t c o u n t e r c l o c k w i s e w i t h a c o i n .
2 . L o a d t h e b a t t e r i e s c o r r e c t l y a c c o r d i n g t o t h e
i n d i c a t i o n o f t h e p o l a r i t i e s i n t h e b a t t e r y
c h a m b e r . ( l f t h e b a t t e r i e s a r e l o a d e d i n c o r r e c t l y
w i t h t h e r e v e r s ep o l a r i t i e s , t h e L E D i n t h e Fis.3
v i e w f i n d e r d o e s n o t l i g h t . )
3 . T u r n t h e b a t t e r y c h a m b e r c o v e r c l o c k w i s e
t i g h t l y .
Keep the battery surfaces f ree of dirt and perspira-
t i o n , w h e n l o a d i n g . D i r t w i l l c a u s e p o o r e l e c t r i c a l
c o n t a c t . l f n e c e s s a r y ,w i p e t h e b a t t e r i e s w i t h a
c l e a n , d r y c l o t h .
U n l o a d t h e b a t t e r i e s w h e n t h e c a m e r a i s n o t u s e d
f o r a l o n g p e r i o d .
T h e b a t t e r i e s s h o u l d l a s t f o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y o n e Fis. 4
y e a r u n d e r n o r m a l u s e . W h e n t h e c a m e r a h a s b e e n
used over one year, we suggest that you replace
t h e o l d b a t t e r i e s w i t h n e w o n e s .
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3. Main Switch/Shutter ReleaseLock
w h e n d e p r e s s i n g t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s e b u t t o n h a l f -
w a y d o w n , f f i o i n s w i t c h c o m e s o n .
A s t h e f i l m a d v a n c e l e v e r a l s o f u n c t i o n s a s a
r e l e a s el o c k , a l w a y s r e t u r n t h e l e v e r t o t h e p a r k e d
p o s t t t o n .
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4. Loadingthe f ilm
T h e M I R A N D A u s e s c o l o r o r b l a c k a n d w h i t e
f i l m i n s t a n d a r d 3 5 m m ( J 1 3 5 2 4 m m x 3 6 m m )
f i l m .
1 . P u l l u p t h e r e w i n d k n o b , a n d t h e b a c k c o v e r
w i l l o p e n .
2 . P u t t h e f i l m i n t o t h e f i l m c h a m b e r a s i n d i c a t e d
F i s . 6 i n t h e p h o t o g r a p h , a n d p r e s s d o w n t h e r e w i n d
s h a f t t o t h e o r i g i n a l p o s i t i o n w h i l e r o t a t i n g
t h e r e w i n d k n o b .
3 . l n s e r t t h e f i l m l e a d e r i n t o t h e g r o o v e o f t h e
s p o o l , a n d e n g a g e d t h e p e r f o r a t i o n s o f t h e
f i l m i n t h e t e e t h o f t h e s p o o l .
4 . T u r n t h e f i l m a d v a n c e l e v e r a n d w i n d t h e f i l m
a r o u n d t h e t a k e - u p s p o o l m a k i n g s u r e t h a t
t h e p e r f o r a t i o n s o f t h e f i l m a r e e n g a g e d i n Fis. 7
t h e t e e t h o f t h e s p r o c k e t .
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5 . c l o s e t h e b a c k c o v e r a n d p r e s s i t s t r o n g l y , a n d
i t w i l l b e a u t o m a t i c a l l y l o c k e d . T i l t u D t h e f i l m
r e w i n d c r a n k , a n d g e n t l y t u r n i t i n t h e d i r e c t i o n
o f t h e a r i - o w u n t i l i t s t o p s t o t a k e u p t h e f i l m
s l a c k .
Fis. 9
6 . A d v a n c e t h e f i l m a c o u p l e o f t i m e s p r e s s i n g t h e
s h u t t e r b u t t o n u n t i l t h e f i r s t e x p o s u r e p o s i t i o n
( 1 ) i n t h e m i d d l e b e t w e e n O a n d 2 a p p e a r s i n
t h e f r a m e c o u n t e r . T h e f i l m i s p r o p e r l y l o a d e d
i f t h e f i l m r e w i n d k n o b r o t a t e s c o u n t e r c l o c k -
w i s e w h e n t h e f i l m a d v a n c e l e v e r i s o p e r a t e d .
F i s . 1 O
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6. Setting the Shutter Speed
1 . T u r n t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d d i a l i n e i t h e r d i r e c t i o n
u n t i l t h e d e s i r e d n u m b e r c l i c k s i n t o p l a c e o n
t h e w h i t e l i n e o f t h e b o d y .
2 . A c c u r a t e s h u t t e r s p e e d c a n n o t b e o b t a i n e d
b y t h e i n - b e t w e e n s e t t i n g o f t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d
d i a l . S e t t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d s o t h a t t h e d e s i r e d
n u m b e r c l i c k s i n t o p l a c e .
A t t h e " B " s e t t i n g , t h e e x p o s u r e m e t e r c a n n o t
b e u s e d .
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7. Settingthe Exposure
Y O u r M I R A N D A M S 1 S U P E R h A SA b U i I t - i N L E D 5 . W h e n t h e r e d w a r n i n g l a m p ( - ) t i g h t s , i t i s
s y s t e m , w h i c h m e a s u r e st h e l i g h t c o m i n g t h r o u g h i n d i c a t e s u n d e r - e x p o s u r e . I n t h i s c a s e t h e
t h e l e n s a n d e n a b l e s y o u t o s e t t h e p r o p e r e x p o s u r e d i a p h r a g m r i n g o f t h e c a m e r a l e n s s h o u l d b e
f o r a g i v e n l i g h t i n g c o n d r t i o n t u r n e d c o u n t e r - c l o c k w i s e o r t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d
T w o s e n s i t r v ec a d m i u m s u l p h i d e ( C O S ) c e l l s , d i a l s h o u l d b e t u r n e d t o a s l o w e r s p e e d u n t i l
i n s t a l l e d b e s i d e t h e e y e p i e c e , r e a d t h e I i g h t i n t h e g r e e n L E D l i g h t s .
t h e o v e r a l l p i c t u r e a r e a a n d p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e c e n t r e . 6 . T h e p r o p e r e x p o s u r e o f f i l m i s o b t a i n e d w h e n -
T h i s i s v e r y i m p o r t a n t i n o b t a i n i n g a c c u r a t e e x - e v e r t h e g r e e n L E D l i g h t s .
p o s u r e r e a d i n g s i n s c e n e sw h e r e t h e r e i s a n o v e r -
a b u n d a n c e o f s k y i n t h e b a c k g r o u n d o r w h e r e
b a c k l i g h t i n g o r s i d e l i g h t i n gi s p r e s e n t .
T o t a k e a n e x p o s u r e r e a d i n g :
1 . W i n d t h e F i l m A d v a n c e l e v e r .
2 . S w i t c h t h e m e t e r o n b y g e n t l y p r e s s i n g t h e
s h u t t e r r e l e a s e b u t t o n h a l f - w a y d o w n .
3 . W h e n o n e o f t h e L E D s l o c a t e d a t l e f t s i d e o f
t h e v i e w - f i n d e r l i g h t s , t h e m e t e r c i r c u i t i s
powered by batteries. ffi 4 . W h e n t h e r e d w a r n i n g l i g h t ( + ) t i g h t s i t i n d i -
c a t e s o v e r - e x p o s u r e . I n t h i s c a s e t h e d i a p h r a g m
r i n g o f t h e c a m e r a l e n s s h o u l d b e t u r n e d c l o c k -
w i s e o r t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d d i a l s h o u l d b e t u r n e d
t o a h i g h e r s p e e d u n t i l t h e g r e e n L E D l i g h t s . F is. 14
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8. Hold ing the camera
1 . R e s t t h e c a m e r a o n y o u r l e f t p a l r n s o a s t o t u r n
t h e l e n s f o c u s i n g r i n g w i t h f i n g e r s .
2 . H o l d t h e c a m e r a b o d y l i g h t l y , w i t h y o u r r i g h t
f o r e f i n g e r l i g h t l y o n t h e s h u t t e r b u t t o n .
3 . P r e s sy o u r l e f t e l b o w l i g h t l y a g a i n s t y o u r b o d y
a n d l o o k i n t o t h e v i e w J i n d e r s t e a d y i n g t h e
c a m e r a a g a i n s t y o u r f a c e . T h e r i g h t a r m s h o u l d
b e r e l a x e d w h i l e h o l d ; n g t h e c a m e r a .
U s e t r i p o d w h e n y o u r r s e t e l e p h o t o l e n s e s o r
s l o w s h u t t e r s p e e d s .
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9 . Focusingthe Came ra
F o c u s i n g i s t a k e n f r o m t h e s m a l l r o u n d a r e a i n t h e
c e n t r e o f t h e v i e w - f i n d e r s c r e e n . T h e i n n e r c i r c l e
i s a s p l i t i m a g e r a n g e - fi n d e r a n d i s s u r r o u n d e d b y
a m i c r o p r i s m . T h e s p l i t - i m a g e r a n g e - f i n d e r d i v i d e s
t h e i m a g e h o r i z o n t a l l y . W h e n t h e t w o h a l v e s a r e b r o u g h t i n t o e x a c t a l i g n m e n t , c o r r e c t f o c u s i n g ffi
h a s b e e n o b t a i n e d . T h e o u t e r m i c r o p r i s m c o n v y s
a b r o k e n , s h i m m e r i n g i m a g e w h e n o u t o f f o c u s
a n d b e c o m e s c l e a r a n d s h a r p w h e n c o r r e c t f o c u s
is reached . Fis. 17
A c c e s s o r i e s ,s u c h a s a r u b b e r e y e { u p , e y e p i e c e
c o r r e c t i o n l e n s h o l d e r , a n g l e - fi n d e r a n d v i e w -
f i n d e r , m a g n i f i e r c a n b e u s e d t o a s s i s t f o c u s i n g .
A n y p h o t o g r a p h i c s h o p w i l l a d v i s e y o u o n t h e
u s e o f t h e s e i t e m s .
I n f o c u s N o t i n f o c u s
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10. Releasingthe Shutter
W h e n t h e s h u t t e r b u t t o n i s p r e s s e df u l l y d o w n
t h e a p e r t u r e i s s t o p p e d d o w n , t h e m i r r o r f l i p s u p
a n d t h e s h u t t e r o p e n s t o e x p o s e t h e f i l m .
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l f t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d i s s l o w e r t h a n 1 i 3 0 s e c o n d ,
c a m e r a s h a k e t e n d s t o o c c u r . H o l d t h e c a m e r a
s e c u r e l y i n t h i s s t a t e , a n d p r e s s t h e s h u t t e r b u t t o n
s l o w l y .
I t i s r e c o m m e n d e d t o u s e a t r i p o d a n d c a b l e r e l e a s e
w h e n u s i n g a s l o w s h u t t e r s p e e d .
N e v e r m o v e t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d d i a l w h i l e d e p r e s s i n g
t h e s h u t t e r b u t t o n a n d o p e r a t i n g t h e s h u t t e r . l t
w i l l a f f e c t t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d a n d t h e c o r r e c t e x -
p o s u r e o f t h e f i l m .
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1 1 . R E W I N D I N TGH E F I L M
To rewind the f ilm after the last exposure:
1 . P r e s st h e f i l m r e w i n d b u t t o n u n t i l i t i s l o c k e d
i n t h e d e p r e s s e d s t a t e .
2 . T i l t u p t h e r e w i n d c r a n k a n d t u r n i n t h e d i r e c -
t i o n o f t h e a r r o w .
3 . W h e n t h e f i l m i s c o m p l e t e l y r e w o u n d t h e
r e w i n d k n o b w i l l s u d d e n l y t u r n v e r y e a s i l y . Fis. 21
4 . P u l l t h e r e w i n d k n o b a g a i n s t t h e r e s i s t a n c e
t o o p e n t h e b a c k .
5 . T a k e o u t t h e f i l m .
6 . P r e s s t h e r e w i n d k n o b d o w n a n d c l o s e t h e b a c k
c o v e r .
Note
A v o a d d i r e c t s u n l i g h t w h e n u n l o a d i n g o r l o a d i n g
f i l m . l f t h e f i l m a d v a n c e l e v e r s t o p s m i d w a y a n d F i g . 2 2
t h e f i l m r e w i n d b u t t o n w i l l n o t r e m a i n i n t h e
d e p r e s s e ds t a t e , t h e n r e w i n d t h e f i l m w h i l e k e e p i n g
t h e r e w i n d b u t t o n d e p r e s s e d w i t h y o u r f i n g e r .
N e v e r o p e n t h e b a c k c o v e r u n t i i t h e f i l m i s c o m -
p l e t e l y r e w o u n d .
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12. The "8" (Bulb) Setting
A t t h e " B " s e t t i n g t h e s h u t t e r r e m a r n s o p e n w h i l e
t h e s h u t t e r b u t t o n i s d e p r e s s e d . t oe x p o s e t h e f i l m .
U s e t h e " 8 " s e t t i n g t o t a k e n i g h t s c en e , e t c .
A t ' t h e " 8 " ( b u l b ) s e t t i n g u s e t r i p o d , c a b l e r e l e a s e ,
e t c .
13. Self-Timer Fig. 23
1 . W i n d t h e f i l m a d v a n c e l e v e r a n C f u l l y t u r n t h e
s e l f - t i m e r l e v e r c o u n t e r c l o c k w i s e . N o w t h e
s e l f - t i m e r i s r e a d y t o s e t .
2 . P r e s s t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s e b u t t o n a n d t h e s e l f -
timer operates to release the shutter in aF,pro-
x i m a t e l y 1 0 s e c o n d s l a t e r .
3 . O n c e t h e s e l f - t i m e r b e c o m e s r e a d y i t i s i m p o s -
s i b l e t o r e t u r n i t m a n u a l l y . S o o p e r a t e i t o n l y
rnrhenyou really need it.
4 . T h e s e l f - t i m e r i s v e r y u s e f u l w h e n y o u w i s h t o
i n c l u d e y o u r s e l f i n a p i c t u r e , o ( , y o u c a n u s e
i t i n o r d e r t o p r e v e n t c a m e r a m o v e m e n t i n Fig.24
s h u t t e r r e l e a s i n g i n s t e a d o f u s i n g t h e r e m o t e
s h u t t e r r e l e a s ec o n t r o l . '
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15. Depth-of-Field
A t a n y a p e r t u r e a l e n s w i l l g i v e s h a r p f o c u s f o r a
c e r t a i n d i s t a n c e b o t h b e h i n d a n d i n f r o n t o f t h e
s u b j e c t . T h i s d i s t a n c e i s k n o w n a s t h e ' d e p t h o f -
f i e l d ' . T h e s m a l l e r t h e a p e r t u r e t h e g r e a t e r t h e
d e p t h - o f - f i e l d , A l s o , l e n s e s w i t h a s h o r t f o c a l
l e n g t h , s u c h a s w i d e a n g l e l e n s e s , h a v e a g r e a t e r
d e p t h - o f - f i e l d t h a n o n e s w i t h a l o n g e r f o c a l l e n g t h ,
s u c h a s t e l e p h o t o l e n s e s . Fis. 27
Depth-of-f ield scale
A d e p t h - o f - f i e l d s c a l e i s e n g r a v e d o n t h e r e s p e c -
t i v e l e n s e s .W h e n t h e c a m e r a i s, f o r e x a m p l e ,
f o c u s e d o n a s u b j e c t a t t h e d i s t a n c e , e . g . , 3 m
w i t h t h e a p e r t u r e s e t a t f / 8 , t h e s u b j e c t s l o c a t e d
w i t h i n B a t b o t h s i d e s o f t h e " 1 " m a r k ( a p p r o x .
2 m i n t h e f r o n t r a n g e a n d a p p r o x . 5 m i n t h e
r e a r r a n g e ) a r e s h a r p a n d c l e a r .
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1 6 . I N F R A R E DR A Y M A R K
T h e s h o r t r e d l i n e o n o n e s i d e o f t h e d a t u m m a r k i s
t h e i n f r a - r e d r a y m a r k , w h i c h i s u s e d t o c o r r e c t
t h e f o c u s i n g w h e n u s i n g i n f r a - r e d f i l m a n d f i l t e r s .
T h e i n f r a - r e d r a y h a s a l o n g e r w a v e l e n g t h t h a n
t h e v i s i b l e l i g h t r a n g e , t h e r e f o r e , t h e f o c u s i n g i s
d i s p l a c e d b e i n g i n d i c a t e d b y a s h o r t r e d l i n e .
Inf rared Photography Fis.28
1 . F o c u s t h e l e n s u s i n g t h e r e d l i n e .
2 . A t t a c h r n i n f r a r e d f i l t e r t o t h e c a m e r a .
3 . S e t t h e e x p o s u r e a c c o r d i n g t o t h e d e s c r i p t i o n
o n t h e f i l m a n d r e l e a s et h e s h u t t e r .
I t i s i m p o s s i b l e t o f o c u s t h e c a m e r a w i t h t h e i n f r a -
r e d f i l t e r i n p o s i t i o n . E i t h e r f o c u s w i t h t h e f i l t e r
r e m o v e d a n d t h e n r e p l a c e i t o r u s e t h e d i s t a n c e
s c a l e .
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1 7 . C H A N G I N GA N D R E M O V I N GT H E
LENS
D e p r e s st h e l e n s r e l e a s eb u t t o n a n d t u r n t h e l e n s
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CAREOF THE CAMERAAND
MAINTENANCE
1 . Under no circumstancestouch the lenswith
the hand, use a blower brush or lenscleaning
tissuesto removedirt or grease.
2 . S h o c k ,m o i s t u r e s, a l t ,s a n d ,e t c . c a n c a u s e
damageto your camera..lf you must take your
MIRANDAMS1 SUPER camera onto the beach
remember that sand gets everywhereso keep
the camerawell wrapped up and in a clean
sealed bag when not in use.
3. Avoid putting the cameraanywherewhen
strongsunlightwould causean abnormally
high temperatureeg. on the back shelf or on
the seatof a parked car.
4. When storing the camera remove the battery
and keep the camera in its case.Store in a dry
place.
5. lf the camera is to be stored for extended
periods take it out periodically and operate
it a few times.
6. Avoid storing the camera where abrupt tem-
perature changestake place.
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