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quickly os possible. Further, we wont to show
you how to use this precision comerq to obtoin
pictureswhich will give you losting pleosure ond
moke you cherish your CONTAFLEXsuper for
yeq rs.
Even under owkword conditions the CONTAFLEX
super will provide you with good pictures. For
this purposethe CONTAFLEXsuper hos been usedqs
o bosis of o reol CONTAFLEX-System,with o lorge
ronge of useful occessorles.
Before reoding further, turn out the inner leoves
of the cover for further reference ond proctise
operoting the vorious controls ond levers before
looding the cqmero. Ploy oround o while with
your CONTAFLEXsuper, toke imoginory pictures
without o film ond get generolly fomiliqr with
your beoutiful comero. You'll soon hove the
necessory knock of operoting it properly'
lf you ore in doubt, do not hesitote to osk your
photo-deolerfor odvice
The picture on poge 2 wos token with the CONTAFLEX
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of the ocquointonce the you hove modeThe specialfeaturesof the When by you'll be delighted system, whole CoNTAFLEX
c0NTAFLEXsuper the lorge bright viewfinder imoge, which is ol-
These speciol feotures ore its buift-in ond cou- woys free from porollox no motter which inter-
p l e d l i g h t o n d d i s t o n c e m e o s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s . chongeoble converter lens you use or how close
By coupling this meosuring equipment to the you opprooch your subiect.
lens ond the shutter the operotion of the comero
hos been outomotized on o very high degree.
Once the distonce is meosured, the lens is cor- Loadingand unloadingthe Gamera rectly focused on the subiect no motter which
lens is used. 0pening
The light selector disc of the outomotic exposure
control is then operoted with one fi nger wh ich The CONTAFLEXsuper should be held in the left
couses o pointer inside the viewfinder to coin- hond, with the lens pointing downwords os shown in fig. 1. The locking keys (17 ond 20) ot the bot-cide with o definite mork. Once this is done the tom of the comero should be folded outwordsshutter is set outomoticolly.The only thing to do
is fo select the operture/shutterspeed poiring with the right hqnd ond turned to the right or to
most suitoblefor the subiect to be photogrophed. the left respectively. Now the bock is unlocked.
The exposure meter, by the Woy, is the result
of twenly yeors of experience in moking expo-
sure meters.The first comero ever to incorporote
o built-in exposure meter wos q ZETSSIKON
comero!
The spring looded pre-selectordiophrogm keeps
the iris diophrogm olwoys of f ull operturefor sight-
ing, no motter which operture it is set to for tok-
ing. The moment the releqse knob is depressed,
the iris outomoticolly springs to the stop chosen
beforehond. This feoture ensures o bright finder
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Ready for action
After fooding, the comero is not quite reody for
immediote oction. The ropid wind fever (fig.8)
shoufd be swung oround with your right thumb
untif it butts hord ogoinst the stop. Do this twice, F i g s . 9 , l 0
but ofter eqch movement of the ropid wind lever
releosethe shutterby depressingthe releose knob To be certoin olwoys of the number of fromes
(1) so os to wind the fogged leoder film on to the you hove exposed, turn the block ring (2) of the
toke-up spool. frome counter in the direction of ihe orrow until
As the film is wound otr, the rewind knob (6) the white mork is opposite "0' (fig. 9). When the
should rotote in the opposite direction to the ropid wind lever is now operoted once ogoin
engroved orrow: this indicotes thot the fllm is the first frome of the unexposed nlm is reody for
being odvonced properly. When using bulk film exposure ond the frome counter indicotes"l".
(see "Cqssettes") or 2O-exposurecortridges, the The speed of the film in use should then be of control exposure the outomotic to tronsferred t u r n s o f t p o r t i o l l y h e f i l m m o y u n w i n d ; i n t
the light scole in the speed h i s 12 13 Press the comero. cose the rewind knob not will rotqte when the
first fromes ore odvonced. In this cose unfold the selecior disc (fig. l0) inwords ond turn it until
smoll cronk (countersunkinto the rewind knob) the DIN-flgure required coincides with the block
ond turn it in the direction of the orrow until o stroke. Setting the type of film ond its speed on
distinct resistonceis felt (fig. 17).This is olso o the fllm type indicotor is not essentiol for the
relioble indicotion whether there is ony film ot functioning of the CONTAFLEXsuper, but it moy
o l l i n t h e c o m e r q . prove o useful reminder for You.
Fis.8
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Figs.12,13 Figs.l4,I5
the comero with o colour film ond wind it into o
Cassettes second cossette, yoU con olso return the blqck-
The CONTAFLEXsuper con olso be used with ond-white fi lm to the comero of ony time ond
cossettes.The film con be wound from o com- vrce verso.
merciol cortridge into o cossette,from o cqssette When working f rom cossette to cossette, the
or dorkroom with looded be con cossette into onother cossette or from o cortridge or cos- 14 15 feeding two cos- film. With bulk with refills or doylight sette on the normol toke-up spool without ony
shell. When using cossettesthe fype of fi lm con settes, there is no need fo rewind the film. When
be chonged of ony time, even in brood doylight. using bu lk fi lm, the method of fixing the fi lm to
This connot be done, however, when you use one the feeding spool depends on whether you wont
cossefte (or cortridge) on the feeding side only to rewind the film or not. lf you wont to rewind
ond tronsport the exposed film fo on open toke- the film ofter exposure, threod the shoped end
up spool. With two cossettesor one cossette (on of the film (fig. 13) twice into the centre slot of
the toke-up side) ond o cortridge (on the feeding the spool; if you do not intend to rewind, hook
side), you con open the bock of the comero ofter the first perforotion hole of the obliquely cut be-
ony number of exposures on one type of fi lm (soy, ginning of the film on the lug os shown in fig ' 14'
block-ond-white film). To protect the lost expo- After winding the film on the spool, insert the
sures,you should further expose two blqnks ond full spool with its milled knob first into the inner
, only then open the comero. When you turn the shell of the cossette ond push the outer shell
locking key to open the comero you qlso close over it. The leoder of the fi lm should ihen pro-
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s h e l l s .N o w t u r n t h e i n n e r o n d o u t e r s h e l l o g o i n s t
eoch other until they snop in ond lock. The Ger-
mon word "ZU" (closed)will then oppeor. When
insertingthe cossettesinto the film chomber of the
comero, ffioke sure thot the locoting coms of the
cossettes engoge properly in the oppropriote
grooves of the comero body (fig. l5). Turning
the locking keys of the comero bock outomoti-
colly opens or closes the cossettes.
Every cossette is supplied in o speciol plostic
contoiner, the lid of which hos o smoll recess. Fis.l8
The lid con be fitted in two positions.When stor-
ing on exposed fllm in the contoiner, fit the lid
in such q woy thot the morking "EXP" (exposed) fig. 17) ond turn it in the direction of the orrow
i s v i s i b l e i n t h e r e c e s s . until the film is rewound into the feed cortridge.
16 lt Then remove the bock ond toke out the cortridge.
Unloading Dust or film porticles left inside the comero
lf the comero is looded with o stondord commer- should be removed immediotelY.
ciol cortridg", the fi lm must be rewound before
u n l o o d i n g . F o r t h i s p u r p o s e o n e o f t h e l o c k i n g Settingthe distance
keys on the bock, the one morked "R", is unlocked
(fold up ond turn) os shown in fig. 16. Fould out The comero is now looded ond reody for oction.
Figs.l6,I7the countersunkcronk from the rewind knob (6, When you sight your fi rst subiect through the
viewflnder you will see in the centre of the finder
i m o g e o c i r c u l o r o r e o w h i c h i s d i v i d e d i n t o i w o
h o l v e s . T h e c i r c u l o r o r e o i s s u r r o u n d e d b y o
ring fitted with o micro roster. These two indi-
cotors, o split-imoge rongefinder ond o micro-
roster focusing ring, enoble you to focus oc-
curotely ond to hove the correct distonce setting
under constont control.
turn Iock
o p p o s i t e ' 1 R "
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s i n g l e u n d i s t o r t e di m o g e ( f i g . 2 0 ) . l t i s o d v i s o b l e
t o l o o k f o r o s h o r p p e r p e n d i c u l o rl i n e w i t h i n t h e
subiect, o tree or the edge of o house, ofl which
the correct olignment should be checked.When
toking upright pictures (ftg.22), o horizontol line
should be chosen.
Ground-glassscreen focusing
There ore subiects, however, which hove no dis-
iinct verticol lines SoY, o wide exponse of
woter - for your split-imoge rongefinderto work
Fis.l9 on; or the subiect rnqy be moving too ropid ly.
Then the micro-roster ring should be used for
Split-image ran gefinder focusing in the some woy o normol ground-gloss
In most coses f ocusing will be performed by screen is used. 18 19 u s i n g t h e s p l i t - i m o g er o n g e f i n d e r .l f y o u s i g h t o n Both methods of focusing ore equolly good ond
obiect through the viewfinder ond operote the which to choose depends solely on the noture of
focusing device (.l3, fig. l8), you will observe the subiect.
thot the two imoges, seporoted from eoch oiher lf you wont to toke flosh pictures ond wish to
by o thin line, move in opposite directions (fig. colculote the necessorysfop with the oid of the
l 9 ) . T h e d i s t o n c e i s c o r r e c t l y s e t w h e n t h e t w o guide number f or your floshbulb or unit, the
p o r t i o l i m o g e s o r e e x c o t l y o l i g n e d o n d f o r m o n e flosh-subiect distonce con be reod off from the
Figs.2l,22 distonce scole (21)on your CONTAFLEXsuper.
Depth-of-field scale
Generolly you will focus without even o glonce
of the distonce scole. The outomotion of your
coNTAFLEXsuper mokes it unnecessory to know
the octuol distonce.Thereore coseshowever,when
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chosen, porticulorly when the importont detoils to infinity. A depth-of-field toble showing the
of the picture o re stoggered in depth. When vorious shorpness zones for eoch operture hos
looking oi the scoles (21)ond (22)of your comero, been given on pog e 41. Now meosure with your
you will see thof there is o double-scoleopposite CONTAFLEXthe shortest ond the forthest distonce
the distonce scole showing the rqnge of f/num- of the most importont ports of the picture fo be
bers to the left ond the right of the distonce token, thot is to soy, the zone which sholl be
setting mork. From this depth-of-field scole the reproduced shorply. The requisite operture con
stop required con be reod off. be reod off f rom the depth-of-field scole.
The shorp definition of the lens is not limited to
obiects of the exoct focused distonce, but ofso
covers o certoin ronge neorer ond forther from Measuringthe light
this point. This zone of shorpnessis comporitively Theshutterspeedring smoll ot full operture (f12.8),but increosesos the
lens is stopped down. This is to be seen on the beqrs o scole (24) with two series of figures,
scole of fig.23. An operture of fl4 will just cover which ore seporoted from eoch other by the
the zone from 7' Io l0'while on operture of fl22 20 2l f etter "8". The figures to the righf of " B" denote
wifl be found to cover the zone from obout 4'6" froctions of o second (60 - 1160 sec., etc.). lf,
Fis.23 ofter meosuring the light, the lens is stopped
down until the shutter speed indicotor points to
"8", on exposure time of 2 seconds will be re-
quired. The series of green figures to the left of
ttBt' denotes ihe exposure time required in full
seconds.When set to o green figure the shutter
will operote os if set to "B" i it opens when the
releose knob (l ) is depressed ond closes only
when the pressure on the knob is reloxed. lt
s h o u l d b e m e n t i o n e dt h o t t h e l i g t h m e o s u r e m e n t
ond the selection of the most suitoble operture/
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on the exposure meter window on the body ond
on the shutter-speed setting mqrk indicote in
which direction the setting should be corrected.
lf the pointer must deflect in the direction of the
orrow to reoch the circulor mork, the shutterspeed
s e t t i n gr i n g s h o u l d o l s o b e t u r n e d i n t h e d i r e c t i o n
of the yellow orrow ond vice versq. You need
not worry if the operture scole (which rototes
outomoticolly in the opposite direction) soon
reqchesits flnol volue, you continue turning'
This pre-selection of the shutter speed con be
estimoted roughly, since it is olmost olwoys pos-
sible to correct it occurotely for seven operture 23 stops by meons of the light selector disc (fig. l0).
However, you should select full volues only, not
intermediote volues. lf you now sight your sub-
iect through the viewfinder, you will see the re-
Fig.24 flected pointer on the right in the viewfinder.
T u r n i n g t h : l i g h t s e l e c t o r d i s c ( B ) w i l l m o v e t h e
Theautomaticexposurecontrol pointer to the setting mork in the centre of the
Si nce the setting of the fi lm speed ind icotor (9) recess.This is the correct setting which is outo-
hos olreody been performed when the comero moticolly tronsferredto the shutter; hoW you con
wos looded, the outomotic exposure control is toke the picture.
reody for oction. Point the comero towords the
subiect ond observe the pointer deflection in the It is o good ideo, however, to compore the
window on top of the comero body (fig.24).The previously set operture/shutterspeed poiring with
p o i n t e r s h o u l d s w i n g o p p r o x i m o t e l y w i t h i n t h e the requirementsof the picture. After moking the
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Fis.25 Fig.26
light - ot f/8 (both red figures). Now, everything I n o r d e r t o o v o i d u n i n t e n t i o n o ld i s p l o c e m e n to f
between l0 feet ond infinity will be recorded the lever (.|9),it con be operoted only when the
shorplv (fis.25). lock (.|5)is depressedsimultoneously.
A t t h e ' V " s e t t i n g o d e l o y e d o c t i o n r e l e o s e ( o r
Flash and delayed action shots selftimer)is brought into operotion, wh ich opero-
The fully synchronised Syncho-Compur shutter 26 2T tes the shutter releose obout 8 seconds ofter the con be coupled to ony type of flosh equipment shutter releose knob hos been depressed. The
ond will close the flosh contocts ond fire the flosh selftimer con be set only when the shutter is
iust ot the right moment.Attention should be poid cocked o nd the lock (l 5) is depressed. Time ex-
to the "X" ond " M" settings (fi9.26). posures ("8" setting) connot be mode with the
At the "X" setting the shutter fires the flosh outo- selftimer. With the shutter set to "V" flosh lomps
moticolly of the moment the shutter blodes ore of ony type will be fired os of the "X" setting.
f ully open. Electronicflosh tubes should only be It is odvisoble to connect the flosh leod first to
fi red on the "X" setting. the flosh contoct (ll) ond only then insert the
'M" setting the shutter opens ofter o very floshbulb.When the releose knob (l ) is depressed At the
short deloy, which corresponds to the deloy-to- the selftimer will run ofi normolly ond fire the
peok of most floshbulbs. flosh synchronously.
The correct setting ("X" or "M") for the vorious
floshbulbs ond flosh copsules will be found in
the mokers' instructions,ond olso in the toble on
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The c0NTAFLExSystem inserfed in this woy: red dot to red dot- turn
right. For removing, press lock powl, turn to left,
Exchanging the converter lenses ond lift out. In order to preserve the efficiency
Tele, wide-ongle ond stereo-picturescon be token ond high-quolity performonce of the voluoble
with the CONTAFLEXsuper when the front element lenses,their surfoces should never be touched.
of the stondord lens is exchonged for o con- The following converter lenses ore ovoiloble for
verter lens. To remove the front element of the the CONTAFLEXSuper:
TESSARhold the CONTAFLEXin your left hond
(fig.27) ond press the lock powl (.|4)in the direc- PRO-TESSARf/4,35 mm
tion of the lens with your thumb. The milled f ronf This wide-ongle lens covers o much wider field
ring of the stondord lens is then turned with the of view ond is on involuoble oid for interior ond
right hond to the left until it comes to o stop; o orchitecturol shots. Generolly, the red dot setting
slight resistoncehqs to be overcome. Then lift (snopshots)benefits from the considerobly deeper
the front element upwords from its boyonet zone of shorp definition which results from the
mou nt. 28 29 short focol length of this lens.
When re-inserted the red dot of the lens unit PRO-TESSARf/4,85 mm
must be opposite the red dot of the lock powl. This lens is porticulorly useful for porlroiture ond
The lens unit is pressed home with o right turn londscope photogrophy, os well os for press
until on oudible click indicotes the correct photogrophy of such events os sports, gomes,
positio n. etc., which normolly hove to be wotched from o
All lens units of the CONrArttX super (with the distonce. The telescopic effect of he tele con-
exception of the ZEISSMonoculor Attochment)ore verter results in o lorger imoge scole.
tig.27 The STERITAR-Bfor stereo-pictures; port of the
ZEISSIKONstereo-systemcovering the ronge from
oo to 8 feet. The two holf-imoges, 16 x 23 mm in
size, lie side-by-side within the normol imoge
field of the CONTAFLEX.The twin-picturesore bound
like normol slides without hoving to cut them
oport, merely by using the ZEISSIKONstereo-mosks.
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but in this cose the so-colled "window effect" con
no longer be mointoined, thot is to soY, very
close obiects or ports of obiects will protrude
from the frome. lf core is token to keep such
obiects in the centre of the picture, well owoy
from the edges, this effect will not be disturbing
to the viewer. The high definition, which is so
importont in close-uPS,requires the lens to be
stopped down to ot leost f/8.
A toble listing the volues of the Proxor lensesFig.28 I . CONTAFLEX super with close-up STERITAR-B(with
Proxqr f : 0.5 m in the swung-out filter trop) in coniunction with the close-up STERITAR-Bcon
2. Front element of TESSARf12.8, 50 mm, which is port be found on poge 45.
of the bosic cqmero equipment. Focusing stereo pictures should olwoys be per-
3 . P R O - T E S S A R M I : l formed on the obiect neorest to the comero. lt is
4. STERITAR-Bwith seporotor odvisoble olwoys to use the Close-up STERITAR-B
5. PRO-TESSARf/4, 35 mm 30 31 with the lens hood, since in stereo pictures it octs
6, PRO-TESSARf/4, 85 MM os o definite protection ogoinst sidelight.
The zElss Monoculqr Attqchment 8 x 30 B is o com-
p l e t e p r i s m - m o n o c u l o ro n d c o n b e u s e d o s o
telescope. However, it con olso be ottoched to
the CONTAFLEXsuper (ofter removing the eye- T h e y c o n t h e n b e v i e w e d i m m e d i o t e l yi n o Z E I S S piece), moking it possible to toke pictures with IKON O-stereo viewer or proiected with o ZEISS on outsized tele-lens,f 114,400 mm. The speed of IKON stereo proiector. t h i s c o m b i n o t i o n i s d e t e r m i n e d b y t h e p r i s m
The Close-up STERITAR-Bis o stereo ottochment monoculor. Of the stops of the comero, only the
like the STERITAR-B,but designed for the distonce lost (f/'16ond f 122)con be used. When the monoc-
ronge f rom I ft. Io 27 ins. When ZEISSProxors f ulor is used os o tele-lens,the front element of
= I m , f : 0 . 5 m o n d f : 0 . 3 m o r e o d d e d , c l o s e - the f 12.8,50 mm Tessor remoins in the comero ond
ups con be mode from os close o distonce os should not be removed. Hunters ond noturolists
l l i n s .T h e Z E I S SP r o x o rf : 0 . 2 c o n o l s o b e u s e d w i l l b e d e l i g h t e d b y t h i s o d d i t i o n oI i n s t r u m e n t .View original page 18Page 19 · Read text
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PRO-TESSARM | :l is o ihree-componenf front ele- Golourfilters
ment, which, when inserted into the comero, will When looking of colours in noture ond compor- 'l
moke o 6-element lens focused to o : 1 imoge ing them with o block-ond-white picture of the
scole. lt is primorily intended for moking block- some subiect,you will see thot there ore ociuolly
ond-white negotives from colour tronsporencies, two ronges of colours: o polychromotic ond o
but con be used in every cose where the noturol monochromotic ronge. In noture these two.
I : I size is required. ronges ore olwoys combined, one superimposed
on top of the other, thot is to soy, eoch ond
Supplementarylensesfor close-ups every colour will oppeor in oll possible hues,
(ZEISSProxars) e. g. red con vory from the most subtle pink to o vigorous dork red, etc. However, ihe block-ond-
The CoNTAFLEXTessoTlens f 12,50mm con be focus- white picture shows the monochrome hues only
ed oi ony distonce down to 27 ins. For shorter from white vio oll volues of grey to block. Whot
distonces cooted supplementory (zrtss Proxors) is required of our films is o sotisfoctory represen-
lensescon be slipped on to the lens (28.5mm @). t2 33 totion of colour in terms of grey tones, in suchThe porollox-free viewfinder will ihen olso show o woy thot colours ore representedon o print in
the exoct imoge field covered ond the picture terms of their opporent brightness to the eye.
con be focused in the some woy os described on Good films from well-known monufocturers nowo-
poge 17. Five Proxor lenses ore ovoiloble: focol doys guorontee o high degree of correctness in
length = 391/zins. (100 cm) for distonces down to representing tonol volues, but the mood of, soy,
21 ins; 193/4ins.(50 cm) for subiecis down +o 131/z o londscope moy be lost completely in o block-ins; 1'f3/o ins. (30) for subiects down to 101/4ins, ond-white picture, since il is primorily dependent
8 ins. (20 cm) for subiects down +o 6e/a ins; ond on colours. There is, however, o meons of restor-
4 ins. (10 cm) for subiects down lo 3t/2 ins. The ing this mood ond even exoggeroiing it beyond
tobles on poges 42 ond 43 give detoils of subiect thoi of the originol: the colour filter.
distonces,the scoles of reproduction obtoinoble
ond the field covered. The distonces should be ZEISSIKON precision filters with cooted surfoces
meosuredfrom the front rim of the supplementory ore ovoiloble in the following colours: yellow,
lens mount to the subiect. An operture of f/8 yellow-green, oronge ond red; there ore olso o
usuolly provides sufficient depth of field. U.V-filter ond the tKoLoR A, B, c ond F filters for col-
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hood or supplementory lens (or both together) corry your lenshood. There is olso o combino-
tion leother cose f or the O 28.5 lenshood o nd con be mounted on top of the CONTAPOL.For
three A 27 mm colour filters. further detoils see the full instructionsenclosed
with the pol orizing fi lter. Eyesightcorrectionlenses
Lens hoods Into the ring on the eyepiece (16),o speciol mount
con be screwed to occept correction lenses to They prevent flore ond fog in ogoinst-the-light compensoie for defects of vision, so thot focusing shots. In bod weother they olso protect the lens ond composition con be performed without the ogoinst roin ond snow. The ZEISSIKON lenshoods oid of glosses. When ordering correction glos- con olso be mounted on top of filters or PROXAR ses, pleose enclose your opticion's prescription I enses. for distonce glosses.
For TESSARf/2.8, 50 mffi, slip-on mount A 28-5 mm;
For PRO-TESSARf14,85ffiffi,screw-in mount S 60 mm. Gable Release
f|4,35 mm should olwoys be used PRO-TESSAR The 3T At slow shutter speeds ond for time exposures o 36 without o lens hood.
coble releose is odvisoble (see fi9. 30). This
For both the TESSARf 12.8, 50 mm ond the PRO- screws into the threoded socket in the releose
TESSARM l: I o common rubber lens hood is knob. fhe ZEISSIKON coble releose is fitted with
ovoiloble. lt hos o screw-in S 27 mm mount ond o lock to keep the shutter open for long time ex-
con remoin on the lens when the ever-reody cose posures with the shutter set to nB".
i s c l o s e d .
A smort leother cose is ovoiloble in which to Gopying and Photomicrography
Fis.30 A speciol tripod heod is ovoiloble for using the
CONTAFLEXsuper with either the Toble Copying
Stond or the CONTAXcopying outfits. Two exten-
sion tubes ore requircd to connect the comero
t o o m i c r o s c o p e . T o m o k e f o c u s i n g e o s i e r , o
right-ongle viewing device con be screwed over
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Flashlightpictures Leather cases for the Gonverter lenses:
The copocitor IKOBLITZ4 floshgun is o hondy An ottroctive leother corrying cose is ovoiloble
u n i t o f o l m o s t u n b r e q k o b l e p l o s t i c m o t e r i o l , for both the f 14,35mm ond the f 14,85mm PRo-
which cqn be corried olong fixed to the strop of TESSARS.TheTeis olso spoce for o speciol "inser-
the ever-reody cose. This unit needs only o few tion set" holding the front element of the re-
o p e r o t i o n s t o m o k e i t r e o d y f o r q c t i o n . L i f t ; t moved stondord TESSARfl2.B 50 ffiffi, the oppro-
from its cover (which remoins on the strop), slip priote PROXARlens ond the lens hood @ A 28.5
it into the occessory shoe of the comero ond mm). Two filters (@ S 60 mm) for the PRO-TESSAR
unfold the reflector. After connecting the flosh- con be slipped into the poclcetsin the lid.
leqd to the comero shutter,the floshgun is reody A further leother cose for the close-up STERITAR-B
for oction (figs.31 ond 32). o n d o s e p o r o t o r i s o l s o o v o i l o b l e .
Corrying strop: To enoble you to corry the
LeatherCases CONTAFLEXsuper without the ever-reody cose, o
Cqmero Ever-ReodyCose: To guord ogoinst dom- corrying strop is olso ovoiloble. This is fitted
oge, the CONTAFLEXsuper should olwoys be 38 39 with sofety hooks to hook into the eyelets ('10)on
corried in its smort ever-reody cose. The comero the comero. A sofety cotch prevents unintentionol
is screwed to the cose ond need not be removed opening of the hooks.
from its cose for exposures. Moreover, the CON-
TAFLEXsuper together with o screwed-in fllter
or the rubber lens hood, ore eosily occommodot-
e d i n t h e c o s e , t h e l i d o f w h i c h w i l l o l s o h o l d
two filters (@ S 27 mm).
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