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Zeiss Ikon Ikonette User manual
User manual for Zeiss Ikon Ikonette. 29 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Zeiss Ikon
- Model / document
- Zeiss Ikon Ikonette
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 29
- File size
- 3.2 MB
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- Film cameras
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A Delayedaction (Self-Timer)Lever B Depth-of-fieldIndicator c ApertureSettingIndicator D DistanceSettingRing E FlashContact F ShutterSpeedSettingRing G ApertureSettingWheel H Knobsfor CarryingStrap T RapidSequenceLever K AccessoryShoe L Threadfor CableRelease M Viewfinder N RewindKnob 0 Frame Counter P ldling Leverfor Rewinding R TripodBush* s Lockingbar for CameraBack* * O n the undersideof the lkonetteView original page 4
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OnePicturesaysmorethan a thousandwords
The lkonettewill prove it! Howeverwonderfulyour memorymay
be, a picturewill still be more tellingthan a mere description,
Besides,whilst you may forget a fleetingmomentof the past, a
picturewill be a lastingreminderfor you.
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One thing you must never forget is the easy operationof your lkonette.Thesefew simple operationsshouldnever escapeyour memory; this is why these instructionscontain many pictures, whichexplainbetterthan words the essentialsof picture-making, with the lkonette. Study the followingpagescarefully- the lkonettewill show its gratitudeby givingyou many successfulphotographs. Film: The lkonetteis a miniaturecameragivinga picturesize of 24x36 mm; it can be used with all colour or black-and-white 35 mm films in 20 or 36 exposurecartridges.lt has all the tech- nical features neededto guaranteegood pictures even under difficult conditions.The lkonette is the snapshotcamera par excellenceand snapshotsare just the kind of picturesfor making a diary of your life. N o w t u r n t o t h e i l l u s t r a t i o n s :View original page 6
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Loadingthe Gamera
never in bright sunshine' Do it in the shade'
Turn the locking bar (S) to the red dot (1). Push
down the back (2) with your thumb and lift it off (3).
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Insertfifm cartridge.lf prong (5) does not Turn the take-upspool (6) until the slot
f it neatly into the cartridge,turn rewind i s f a c i n g y o u . l n s e r t b e g i n n i n go f f i l m
knob (N) a little (4). into slot and take care that one per-
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Press (8) the rapid sequencelever (J) on the Place back on camera (10), push it
f ront of the lkonettetwo or three times until home (11) and turn the lockingbar (S)
the upper row of perforationsengagesthe to the green dot (12).
sprocket(9).
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Depressrapid sequencelever in the following
sequence:long stroke short stroke long
stroke- short stroke - long stroke. Always de-
press rapid sequencelever until it stops; let it
return to its initial position automatically.
Long stroke: Film advanceand shutter
setting
Shortstroke: Shutterrelease.
'i0" Turn frame counterto (O). From now
on it will show how many exposuresyou
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Settingthe Gamera Shutterspeed:
Aperture:
Move knurledknob (G) until the flnumber
requiredappearsin the indicatorrecess
(C). The dot between tl11 and Il2Z indi-
cates f116.
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Turn ring (F) until the red mark is oppo-
site the shutter speed required.(Figures
standfor fractionsof a second,e. g.25-
1/zusecond.) 'tB" is for time exposures,
the shutter remainingopen as long as
lever is presseddown.
Distance: Turn distancesetting ring (D) until
the d istancein f eet requ ired is oppo-
site the mark (13).
Some objects in front of and behind
the exact distance set will also
appear sharp in the picture (depth
of f ield).
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The actual depth of field
can be determinedby reading it off the
distancesetting scale (d) oppositethe
appropriateflnumbers on the depth of
field indicator (b) to the right and left
of the d istancesettingmark.
Examplel: At 5 feet and tll everything
will be sharp from about4 ft
to 7 ft.
Examplell: At 5 feet but at tl16 every-
l) Stop thing will be sharp from 4 t o 7 t t .
about 3.5 ft to 11 ft.
ll) Stop 16
3,5 to 11 ft.
Keepin mind:The smallerthe aperturethe greaterthe depthof fieldandviceversa.
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Keep Low figure : large aperture f 3.5
in mind:
H i g h f i g u r e : s m a l l a p e r t u r e f 2 2 oo
Rapidactionsmust be taken at fast shutterspeeds.
The faster the shutterspeedthe larger shouldbe the lens aperture
and vice versa. I
The shutterspeed aperturecombinationto be set dependson the
lightfallingon the subjectand the speedof the film in use.
Ruleof thumb: for outdoorexposures Full sunshine Hazy sun Overcastsun
with 17" DIN - 40 ASA +/8 I/8 t/5.6
: 27o BSI f ilm t/ roo sec. 1/se SeG. 1/5e SBC.
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Measuringis betterthan guessingt
F o r t h i s r e a s o n o u r a d v i c e i s : U s e a Z e i s s
lkon photo-electric lkophot-Rapid exposure
meter. lt will always indicate the correct
e x p o s u r e , a n d i s i n d i s p e n s a b l e f o r c o l o u r
snaps which call f or the most accurate
exposure.
Red-dotsettingfor snapshots
Set the distance scale to the red dot and
d i a p h r a g m t o t h e r e d t l l . D e p t h o f f i e l d w i l l
make everything from 9 ft to oo (infinity)
a p p e a r s h a r p .
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Forinstantaneousshots
the camera should be held firmly with both hands;
the middle-fingerof the right hand should rest on
t h e r a p i d s e q u e n c el e v e r ( J ) . D e p r e s s i t g e n t l y
without jerking.
Note: The left hand must under no circumstances
preventthe rewind knob (N) from moving.
For upright pictures
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Attention:
The followingoperationscan only be performedwhen the camerais loaded with a f ilm.
Releasingthe shutter:
Short stroke- depressrapid sequence
lever quietly and gently.This exposes
the f ilm and advancesthe f rame coun-
ter. In the viewfinderthe "stop light"
appears,a red warning disc indicat-
ing: stop, First advancethe f ilm. So
thgn . . .
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Selftimer(delay):
Press red lever (A) upwards. Place
camera on firm support.
Give a short stroke on lever (J); after
a delay of approximately8 seconds
the shutterwill be releasedautomati-
cally, leaving sufficienttime f or the
photographer"to slip into the picture".
Advancethe film and cock the shutter
with one long stroke,which can be done in the taking
position,without removingthe camera from your eye.
This cocks the shutter, advancesthe film and makes
the "stop light" disappear.The lkonette is ready for
the next shot.
Keepinmind:Alwaysdepressrapid sequencelever until
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Rewindingthe exposedfilm
Attentiont Red warningsignalshouldbe visiblein the view-
f inder! lf not one more exposurecan be made.
Press the idling lever (P) to the right; holding
it in this position,turn the rewind knob (N) in
direction of arrow until a slight obstructionis
felt (the beginningof the film leavingthe take-
up spool).
Then never in bright sunshine remove ca-
mera back and exposedfilm cartridgeand insert
f resh cartridge, f irst checking that both f ilm
chambersare f ree from dust and f ilm f ragments!
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UsefulAccessories
Carryingstrap.
Lens protection cap: lt serves also
to protect the rapid sequence lever
from unintentionaloperation.
An attractiveever-readycase is avail-
able on request.
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Zeisslkon precisionfilters to improvethe tone valuesin black-and-white
pictures: yellow, yellow-green,orange, red
and blue (lkolor-B)filters.The lkolor-Bfilter
can be used also for exposuresby artificial
l i g h t o n d a y l i g h tc o l o u rf i l m .
Daylightexposurescan be made on artificial
light colour film by using the lkolor-Afilter
and on flashlightcolourfilm with the lkolor-F
f ilter.For exposureson high mountainsabove
6000 ft an UV-filter is advisable.
When using f ilters the exposure must be
increasedin accordancewith the f ilter-factor
engravedon all Zeiss lkon filter mounts.Use
f ilters with screw-inmounts,A 27 mm.
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The Contapol-Polariztng filter
reducesdisturbingreflectionswith
black-and-whiteand colour films.
B lue skies in colour snaps will
appear more saturatedwhen a Po-
larizingf ilter is used.
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ZeissProxarLenses
f o r c l o s e - u p s u p t o 2 0 i n s . , 1 2 i n s . , 1 0 i n s . a n d
6Yz ins. with slip-on mount, A 28.5 mm.
In order to obtain sufficient depth of field the
aperture should be stopped down to f/8. To find
the correct distance setting,see table on page 25.
Viewfinder-parallax,unavoidablewith close-ups,
can be compensated for by shifting the camera
or the subject.
When 4 Proxar-lenses are ordered a practical
c a s e i s s u p p l i e d f r e e o f c h a r g e .
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