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Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta II-BX User manual
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FEATURES OF THE
SUPER IKONTA II
The famous zErss rEssen f/2.8 is coated (bloo-
med) to minimise reflection in accordance wit6 mo-
dern practice. It ensures maximum light transmis-
sion and the lens is especiallv suite-d for colour
work as well as giving ftrit clasi deftnition and con-
trast for black and w-hite exposures.
The pboto-electric exposure meter (6) which is built
into the camera enables the exposure times to be
quickly and accurately gauged' both in daylightas well as artiftcial lighi.
The ranqefinder and oiewfinder are combined in
one eyepiece (12), so that both composition and
focusing of the image can b-e carried out together.
The sturdy construction of the rotating "wedge
rangelinder ensure 100% accurate focusing.
The.Syncbro-Compur Sbutter (15) has speeds rans-
ing from 1 second to 1/qoo secorrcl as well-as time ei_
posures of any. and a built-in ,lelaiedactiott release (16).-duration
rVith the red-dot settittq of thT supER rKoNrA rr
snapshots c4n b-e taken- in good lighting conditions
rvithout further focusing, beciuse eviryth'ing between
about 13 ft. and inftniiy is recorded rhu.piy at thi;
setting.
Ibanks to all tbese leatures the supER rKoNrA rr
is" s.uitable lor u1e by amateur and professional
pbotoqraphers, scientists and reporters alike.View original page 6Page 8 · Read text
oPENIN" ^i;rtt;;:T: A slight pressure on the knob (25) releases the self_ erecting mechanism of the camera, and it will spring into the taking position, providing it is held verti- cally. If the mechanism should not fully open the camera (because it was held incorrectly) a slight pressure on the bottom will fully extend the struts. Press until the mechanism snaps into place (jtt. z). To close the supER TKoNTA rr take the camera with both hands. Press on the two struts (19) with the two thumbs simultaneously in the direction of the camera body. Then the baseboard moves up_ , ward and the camera can be easily closed (see 1ll. s). The supER TKoNTA rr may even be closed at any position of the focusing scale, with the shut- ter set, or with fflters fttted on the lens. Thus the camera can be kept instantly ready for use.View original page 8
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www.butkus.us Then the exposure time for any given lens aperture can be read from the scale on ring (11). If, howe- ver, a deftnite exposure time is to be used, the cor- responding lens aperture may be read from the op- posite side of the scale. Black numbers indicate frac- tions of a second; 25, for instance, means I/zs sec-i 2 means 1/z sec.; red numbers indicate full seconds. On the scale besides the setting mark is also a zero position. If the setting ring is turned as far left as possible, the exposure meter needle must move to zero (see Jll. s).lf the exposure meter needle should not point exactly to zeto (which may be due to rough handling), the needle must be re-adjusted by turning screw (9) on the exposure meter housing with a small screw driver. The adjustment requires only a slight turn of this screw. It is important to protect the exposure meter from any incident light during this procedure; otherwise exact re-adjustment is impossible.View original page 9
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SETTING OF EXPOSURE TIME
Turn the knurled shutter speed setting ring (15) unl
til the engraved setting rnark is directly opposite the
required exposure time. The numbers on this scale
indicate fractions of a second (see lll. s), "50" for
instance, means r/ro of a second, etc. \7hen setting
exposure time 1,/soo sec. you will have to overcome
a slight additional resistance. For long exposures
use setting "8" and employ a cable release to pre-
vent blurring of the picture. For extremely long ex-
posures requiring permanent pressure you may use
the plunger catch of the
zErss rKoN cable release.
The shutter is set by
lever (17). Except for
1/roo sec. it does not make
any difference whether
the exposure time is set
before or after setting of
the shutter. Vith the
1/soo sec. setting the ex-
posure time must be set
before shutter is wound.
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S ETTING OF DIAPHRAGM ?he diaphragm is set by turning diaphragm setting ring (14) until the desired lens aperture engraving is opposite the setting mark. Diaphragm setting and exposure time setting can be verifted from above at a glance (see lll. o). Reduction of the lens aperture extends the depth of focus of the camera/ i. e. objects in front of or beyond the set distance will be recorded more shar- ply. The actual depth of focus for any focusing set- ting and lens aperture may be ascertained from the scale provided for this purpose. The various Iens apertures are engraved to the left and to the right of the distance scale in- dex mark (21) (seeTll.g). €)ampte, .ilflith a distance set- ting of 10 ft and diaphragm setting 11, the number "11" of the diaphragm settin g is oppo- site the I ft. (2.5 m) rnark on the left side and opposite the 13 ft. (4 m) mark on the right side. Consequently, every ob- ject between 8 ft. (2.5 m) and 13 ft. (4 m) will be recordeC sharply with diaphragm set- ting 11 and distance setting 10 ft. (3 m). The exact ffgures may be found in the depth of focus table on page 15.View original page 12
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ZEISS IKON
RED-DOT SETTING
Under good lighting conditions, i. e. in bright sun-
shine, the zErss rKoN red-dot setting may be
employed for snapshots. After diaphragm and di-
stance scales are set to the appropriate red-dots no
further focusing is required, because with this set-
ting everything from li1/zft to inffnity will be re-
corded sharply.
Most satisfactory exposure times for this setting
are tlzs, r/so or r/no according to the prevailing
Iighting conditions.
\When set in this manner
the supER TKoNTA rr
can be closed arrd is al-
ways ready for taking
snapshots immediately
after opening. Thus the
sUPER TKoNTA rr is the
ideal camera for being
always ready for action,
- thus no supER TKoNTA owner should ever miss
any subject requiring
quick action.View original page 13Page 16 · Read text
HO\7 TO HOLD
THE CAMERA
In order to obtain negatives of maximum sharpness
the camera must be held rigidly during the exposure.
It is an advantage of the square 2r/r" X21/r" format
that the camera does not have to be turned round
for vertical or horizontal pictures. Therefore, there
is only one position in which the supER TKoNTA rr
has to be held. It is advisable to hold the camera
in the palms of the hands with the fingers surroun-
ding it as illustrated. The middle finger of the left
hand manipulates the distance setting wheel (1g),
and the index finger of the right hand releases the
shutter. \When looking through the combined view
and rangeffnder with the right eye as in illustra-
tion 8, the left eye has to be closed during the fo-
cusing. It is much more convenient to focus with
the left eye, because then the right eye need not be
closed (see lll. g).View original page 16Page 17 · Read text
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FOCUSING \)trITH THE COMB INED
VIEST AND RANGEFINGER
The viewffnder and the rangeffnder of the s u p r n
rKoNre u (nx) have been-combined. On looking
through the ffnder eyepiece you see the actual {ield 'ln.ou...'d bv the .u-..i. the center of the viewffnder
image you will notice a bright circular field, in
whici part of the object to be"photographed appears
duplicated (see lll. to). By turning the focusingwheel (18) these double images will come in to
coincidence. \7hen the images coincide the lens is
accurately focused on the distance of the subject.
Sharp vertical objects show coincidence especially
easily.
Accurate focusins is particularv-therequired if the full lens because ls"used,^ the lbrger aperture f/2.8 lens aperture-of -exact the distance depth less the of field. The uied the
object focused on cair be ascertained from the scale.
This distance scale reading is particulary useful in showing
at the same time the lens aperture which is required to give
a particular depth of focus.View original page 17Page 18 · Read text
RELEASING TH E SHUTTER
The shutter is released by pressing down the body
shutter release (2) to the Iimit of motion. The re-
lease can only be depressed if
1. the fflm has been advanced by one picture frame,
, i. e. if the ftlm winding key his beeir turned untii it locked; and
2. the shutter has been set as described on page 12.
;li.iTHE BUILT-IN DELAYED
ACTI O N RELEASE fr''
To set the built-in delayed action mechanism, push
the button (16) back after setting the shutter.'You
can then move the shutter setting lever still further
over, thereby winding the self-timer. After pressing
the body release (2)"the clockwork of the delayed
action mechanism starts running and after about
10 seconds it releases the shutter. The delaved ac-
tion cannot be used when the exposure time i/roo sec.
or setting "8" are used. It is helpful to rce the
delayed iction for pictures taken with the camera
held in the hand with exposure times of Ll:.n of a
second or longer. After releasing the shutter it is
possible to grip the camera tightly with both hands,
so that the tendency to blur longer exposures is
greatly reduced, especially if thJ phot'ographer's
body has some support, i. e. that he leans back on
a wall etc.View original page 18Page 19 · Read text
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LOADING OF THE CAMERA AND *
SETTING AUTOMATIC FILM STOP
l
B II 8 (20 or tZO) ftlms with the wide diameter
spools are used in the supER TKoNTA u. The ca-
mera may be Ioaded in broad daylight. However,
in bright sunshine, it is advisable to load the ca-
mera in the shadow of your body. To load the ca-
merat open the camera back by pushing upward
the catch (24). Then pull outwards the sprlng-blade
to which is litted the spool pin and insert the film
spool. The feed spool must be inserted in such a
manner that the beginning of the red protective
paper points toward the take-up spool. Then sl.it
the label which keeps the
protecting paper tightly
wound, pull the paper
over the picturd frame
and insert the paper lea-
der into the long slit of
the empty take-up spool.
Turn the ftlm winding
k.y (1) until the two
triangular marks (or on
some films the double
arrows) on the protective
paper are opposite the
white dots on the fflm
track. Then close the ca-
mera (see 1ll. tz).
In order to set the auto-View original page 19Page 20 · Read text
matic ftlm stop, push button (4) in the direction of the exposure meter (6); then a red signal will dppear. This indicates that the automatic film stop is functioning. Now turn ftlrn winding key (1) un- til it locks, setting the exposure counter (30) on "1". After setting the shutter (17) the mechanism is ready for exposures (see ltl. ts). After each ex- posure the fflm winding key has to be turned until it locks. At the sam'e time the counter disc (30) ad- vances by one interval indicating the number of exposures made. After the 12th exposure the fflm stop mechanism disengages automatically. The signal mark (3) then shows a white field and the fflm winding key can be tur- ned without locking until the film is completely wound on the take-up spool. It may happen that the mechanism is re-, .t-l leased before the inser- tion of a new film, cau- ];$; sing the winding to lock. In this case the frame counter need only be turned round to "12". Then the ftlm can be inserted and advanced as described above.View original page 20
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www.butkus.us UNLOADING OF THE CAMERA After the 12th exposure the ftlm stop automaticallv disengages as soon as the fflm is fuither advanced. Consequently, the shutter can no longer be released. \When the paper of the ftlm is comple- -protectivetely wound onto . the take-up spool a white iing will appear in the window- in- the back of th; camera. Open the camera by pushing upwards the catch (24). Secure the end of the ftlm and pull the spring blade outwards when the fflm spool cin be ...o'o.d from the camera. For re-loading the camera, remove the empty feed spool by loosening the spring blade. Insert thii spool into the take-up spool chamber. Test by turningthe winding k.i to see whether the spool rotatei srnoothly and properly. THE FLASH SYNCHRONI ZAT ION The fully synchronized Synchro-Compur shutter does not only ffre a flash at the very moment the shutter is wide open (syndrro-switch in position X). but also permits igniting a flash before the shutter opens (synchro-switch in position M). Vith the latter setting the flash reaches its peak light intensity when the shutter is .rvide open, so that synclronized shots can be taken even with shortest shutter speeds, if the proper flash bulb is used. On the upper right side the Syn- drro-Compur shutter has a contact nipple on which the con- necting cord of the flash unit or the electronic flash is slip- ped. On the lower left side of the shutter is the syndrro- switch, rvhich can be set on X or lll. The camera being ready for flash photography when the shutter is wound, the only manipulation to be made for obtaining perfectly syn- chronized shots is to set the svnchro-switch on X or nf.View original page 21
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ACCESSORIES FOR THE
S U P E R I K O N TA II (BX)
THE EVEREADY CARRYING GASE
protects the supER TKoNTA rl from damage.
\il/hen taking pictures the camera need not be re-
moved from the carrying case.
THE LENS HOOD
is fftted to the camera lens, which it shields from
direct light. The lens hood is especially recommen-
ded for against-the-light photographs. It ma1, be
used in conjunction with {ilters or supplementary
lenses.
FILTERS
In order to give colours their proper values or to
obtain special hghting effects, zErss rKoN colour
ftlters may be slipped on the lens when required.
These ftlters need not be removed when the .u*".u
is closed. However, allowance should be made for
the ftlter factor when setting the exposure time.
SUPPLEMENTARY LENSES
For close-ups, zErss pRoxAR lenses may be used
with the supER TKoNTA rl. For objects closer
than 5 ft (1.6 m), these supplementary lenses are
slipped on the carnera lens. The required setting,
scale of reproduction and size of fteld embraced by
the camera may be found from the following table.View original page 23Page 24 · Read text
T
Iil
rd
I JJow to Take Care of tbe
I ,SUPER
r IKONTA IIGX)
1
I Jt is adoisable to dust tbe interior ol the
camera lrom time to time utith a soft
camel bair brusb.lf tbe lens is dirty, clean
it caret'ully witb a soft, well wasbed, dry
linen clotb. Dust particles sbould be remo-
oed beforeband witb a solt camel hair
brusb. Jbe oaluable lens sbould be clea-
ned only wben it is really necessary.
A serial number is enjraoed on enery
suPER TKoNTA It and tbe zr' tss lems
with wbi& the camera is eQuipped is also
numbered. We reconrmend eoery s u p E R
rKoNrA rr ou)ner to make a record of
tbese two numbers so tbat in case ol loss
by theft or otberwise tbe ctmera may be
identified.
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