Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 2 1/4 X 3 1/4 User manual

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          Camera with Compur shutter
            1 Lens mount with distance scale
           2 Ring for setting shritter speeds
           3 Lever for cocking shutter
            4 Delayed action release
            5 Finder slot
           6 Backl<.icking-device
           7 Button for opening the camera front
            8 Eyepiece of view finder
           9 View finder lens
             10 Pointer-mark for lens-stops
              11 Signal indicating whether film
                has bebn wound forward
       i           12 Shutter release knob (with thread
       i.                 for cable release)                   13 Film winding key
                 14                   Struts holCing                             camera                                                  front   II                15                  Folding                                  stand camera                                                      upright                           foot to
 JI         Red dot setting
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         on aperture and distance makes camera ready for quicl< shots within a depth of focus
            rangihg from about 12 feet to inffnity; average exposure time l/zs second.
           Release of the shutter
           can be effected by pressing down knob (12) completely. This is possible only if
                  1. film has been wound forward the length of 1 picture  (13), which is indica.ted by
               a red signal (1 1), and
                  2. the shutter is set. For this, lever (3) has to be pushed upward. \When cocking the
                 Compur shutter for rlsoo second a pronounced resistance has to be overcome.
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 For taking pictures with the delayed action irelease,
                                        pushed back and lever (3) upward to a after _cocking the shutter (3) button (4) is
 second stop.
 By pressing down shutter release knob (12), rhe delayed action clockwork is set in motion
 and releases the shutter about 8 seconds later. For long time exposures (B) or with shutter
 speeds o{ r/soo second the delayed action release cannot be used.
Holding the camera
For horizotal pictures                                For upright pictures


                                  the palm of the                                                                it is preferable to
                                           right hand firmly                                  hold the canera
                                holds the came-                                with the right
                                 ra. The shutter                                       hand, andto ope-
                                      release knob (12)                                     rate the shutter
                                    is  operated by                                              release knob (12)
                                 the index finger                                  with the thumb
                                   of the left hand.                                       of the left hand.

 During exposure the canrera should rest safely and without vibration in both hands. The
 viewffider'must be placed close to the eye, without accidentally pressing ueuin.t the eyepiece,
since this will render the linder inaccurat_e. \X/hen composing the-subjeci in the ffnder, verticai
 lines of the subject must be placed parallel witir the edges-of the finder.

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