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    * Thoughdescriptionsand illustrations n thismanualare based on the Yashica ML Lens 50mm F1.9,you can operate he camera n thesame way when you u$e it with other inter-changeable enses.* Die ErlAuterungen nd AbbildungendieserBedienungsanleitungeziehensich auf ein Yas'hica MLObjektiv 1:1,9150fiffi,doch gelten diegleichenBedienungsverfahrener Kameraauchbei Venrvendng anderer t/echselobjektive.

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    Contents lnhaltDescription f Parts 6Mount ingnd Dismount inghe Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0Ba t te rynsta l l a t i on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2F i l mLoad ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Set t inghe F i lmSpeed . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Focus ingheL e n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4Shut ter peed ndAperture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Exposure etting .....30Taking ictures . . . . . . .34F i l mRewind ing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 3 6Exp o su reompensa t ion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8BulbExposurend nf rared hotography. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 2Us ingheSe l f -T imer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4FlashPhotography . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Depth f F ie ld . . . . . . . . .0C a m e r aa r e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2Spec i f i ca t ions. . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

    Bezeichnunger Teile 7Ansetzen ndAbnehmen es Objektivs ...... 1E inse tzenerBa t te r ien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3E in legenesF i l ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TEinste l lener F i lmempf ind l ichke i t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Schar fe inste l lung . . . . .25Belichtungszeitnd Blende . ...2gBe l i ch tungse ins te l l ung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3F o t o g r a f i e r e n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3RUcksp u l e nesF i lms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Be l i ch tungskor rek tu r . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .Zeitaufnahmend Infrarot-Fotografie ...... . . . .43GebrauchesSelbstauslosers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5B l i t zau fnahmen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Schdr fen t ie fe. . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1K a m e r a p f l e g e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Techn ischea ten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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    Exposure ounterFilmAdvanceLeverShutterReleaseButtonShutterSpeedDialFilmSpeedRingShutterSpeed ndexFlash- eadySignalContactDirectX ContactAccessoryShoeLensMount ingndexFilm RewindCrankFilm RewindKnobGr ipLensReleaseButtonSelf-Timer everApertureRingFocusing ingAperture/Distancendex

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    Film Revrind tudFi lmChamberViewfinder yepieceShutter urtainBatteryCompartment overTripodSocketFilm RewindReleaseButtonSprocketWheelTake-up poolCameraBack

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    First, emove he camerabody cap by turning t counter-clockwise. henalign he reddot on the ensbarrelwith heLens Mounting ndexonthe camerabody, it in thelensand urn t clockwiseuntil t locks n olacewitha cl ick.

    < Dismounting he Lens>Whilepressingn the LensRelease utton,urn he lenscounterclockwises far as it will go, henpull t out towardthe front.Once he lenshas beendismounted, e sure oput he ens rontcapandrearcapon he ensand he bodycap on the ca mera's ens mount o protect hem.o Whilemounting nd dismountinghe ens,do not ouchthe lensglassand the insideof the camera.. l f youarechanginghe enswith i lm n he camera,akecare o prevent ight romenteringhe nside f the camera.

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    Two 1.5 Valkaline batteries (LR44)or 1.55 V silver-oxidebatteries (5R44)are needed to provide power for thecamera's exposure meter.1 Removehe Battery ompartmentover y turningt& w t l n a c o tn .*-) Insert he two batteriesnside he batteryholderwith{* theplus + ) side acing p as shown,hen eplaceheholder n the compartmentnd ighten ts cover.

    Check he batteries i th he LEDs n the viewfinder.f anLED redor green)urnson when he Shutter elease ut-ton is pressed alfwayn, the batteries re in goodcondi-t ion lf no LED urnson, heyare exhausted nd mustbereplaced. e sure o replace he two batteries t the sametrme.Becausehe batteries re used o poweronly he exposuremeter, he cameraoperates ven f they are exhausted rthereare no batteriesn it.

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    o Silver-oxideatteries ill astaboutoneyear,andalkalinebatteries boutsix months.However,heir service i fedif-fers depending n theircapacityat the time of purchase,the ambient emperature,nd howoftenyou akepictures.o Generally,he battery erformance ecreasesemporari-ly at low emperaturesunder bout0'C). When akingpic-tures in cold weather, t is recommendedo use newbatteries nd warm the camerabeforeshooting. he bat-teriesaffectedby cold temperatures ill functionproperlyagain f they return o normal emperature.o Before nstallinghe batteries, ipebothpoles leanwitha dry cloth becausepoor contact may result f they aresoiled.. lf youarecarrying ourcameraon a long rip,bringsparebatterieswithyou.o Neverput batteriesnto ire or try to disassemblehembecause t is dangerous.

    o Die Lebensdaueron Silberoxid-Batterienetraigt twa 1Jahr,die von Alkali-Batter ientwa6 Monate.Die atsdchli-che Lebensdauerringt edochvom Zustand er Batterienzum Zeitpunkt es Kaufs,der UmgebungstemperaturndAufnahmehdufgkeitab .o Bei niedrigen emperaturenunterO'C)nimmtdie Batte-rienleistungm allgemeinenorrlbergehendb. Beim Foto-grafieren nter solchenBedingungenmpfiehlt s sich,neueBatterien u verwenden,nddie Kamera or dem Fo-tografieren armzu halten. atterien,erenLeistungsfdhigkeit durch niedrige Temperaturenbeeintraichtigt ar ,funktionierenei normalen emperaturen ieder ichtig.o Vor dem Einsetzen er Batterien eideKontaktemit ei -nem rockenen uchsauberwischen,a durchVerschmut-zungschlechterKontakt erursacht erdenxann.o WennSie ein angereReise lanen, nddie Kameramit-nehmenwollen, olltenSieErsatzbatterienichtvergessen.o AlteBatterien iemalsnein Feuerwerfenoderauseinan-derzunehmenersuchen,a diesgefdhrl ichst.

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    Use 35 mm cassette film. Always load and unload filmin subdued light (never in direct sunlight).1 Open the CameraBack by pulling he Film Rewindr Knoball the way out., Install he cassette n the Film Chamberand push- down the Film Rewind Knob. f it does not returnsmoothlyo it s original osition, ush t downwhile wistingit back and forth.

    Pullout the film tip and insert t into anv one of theslots n the Take-uo oool.

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    n Operatehe FilmAdvance ever lowly o advancehe' film.Makesure he sprocketeethcatch he oerfora-tionsand close he CameraBack.< Film Advance Lever>By turning he FilmAdvanceLeveras far as it will go, thefilm will advance ne rameand he shutterwill be cockedat the same ime.Unless t is ful ly urned, /the shutterwill not trip.

    Fold ut he FilmRewind rank nd urn t gentlyn hedirection f the arrow o take uo film slack.7c

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    r Wind he FilmAdvance everanddepress heShutterO ReleaseButton.Repeat his operationuntil the Ex-posureCounter hows 1". The ilm is advancing roperlyil the Film RewindKnob urnswhileyou wind he FilmAd-vanceLever.

    < ExposureCounter>TheExoosure ounter i l ladvance ach ime he FilmAd-vanceLever s wound, nd return o "S" when he CameraBack s ooened. t is indicated ith the letter S" and henumbers ,4,6 , . . . . . . .p o 36.Thenumbers 2,20,24 nd36 aremarkedn orangeo indicatehe endof fi lmon com-mercial ly vai lablei lms.

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    To obtain correct exposure, it is important to set thefilm speedcorrectly. The speed of the film you are us-ing is printed on the film box.To set the filmspeed, ift up the FilmSpeedRingand urnit until he desired SO speed comes opposite he indexma rk v ) .The ISOspeed settings on the Film Speed Ring are asfollows:

    25 50 100 200 400 10001600 32001 . . 1 . . I . . 1 o o 1 . . . I . 1 . . t3240 6480 125160250320500640800250 0002500

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    Focusing is done with a split-image focusing center,microprism collar and a surrounding matte screen.Turn he Focusing ing nti l he wo segments f the magedivided y hehorizontaline nspli t- imageenter al l n ine.lf the two segments re not aligned, oursubject s not insharp ocus.< Focusingwith the MicroprismCollarand MatteScreen>Turn he Focusing inguntilyoursubject n themicroprismcollaror the mattescreenappears harp. t is not n sharpfocus f the mageappearswavyon the microprism, r blur-red on the mattescreen.

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    . l f you are using a lens wi th a large ocal lengthor a re la-t ive ly "s low" lens or tak ing c lose-upswith h igh magni f ica-t ions, focusing may be d i f f icu l t because the micropr ismcenterwi l l become dark. n such cases, ocus on the mat tesc reen

    . Bei Verwendung von langbrennweit igenObjekt ivenbzw.Objekt iven elat ivger inger Lichtstarkeoder bei Nahaufnah-men mit starker VergrdBerung ann die Schar fe inste l lungschwier igwerden, wei l s ich die Suchermit teverdunkel t . nd iesem Fal l n immt man die Schar fe inste l lungmit demMattscheibenfe ld or

    . Si 'onuti l ise n objectif 'une orte ongueurocale uunobjectif elativementlent" ou si I'onprenddesgros-planfortgrossissement,amiseau point 'avereraiff ici le ar emicroprismeeraobscurci. ans e cas,effectuera miseau pointsur e depoli.

    o Si uti l iza n objetivo ue ieneunadistanciaocal arga,diafragmado dximo educido cuando omaprimeros la -noscongran elacion e aumento, uede erdiftcil nfocarporque l microprismae oscureceraEn alescasos, nfo-que con el campomate

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    Attach the Eyecup as shown inthe i l lus t ra t ion *< Anbr ingen erAugenmuschel>Br ingen iedieAugenmuschelwie in derAbbildung ezeigt n*< F ixa t ion de I ' oe i l le ton>F ixez 'oe i l le ton e la man id reind iqueedans I ' i l l us t ra t ion*< Mon ta je de la taPa de l ocu la r>Monte la tapa del ocular lalcomo se mues l ra en lai lus t rac ion

    < Diopler Lenses >l f you are fa r -o r neas igh ted ,FL typeDiop te r Lenses YASHICA, p t iona l ) reava i lab le n e igh t d iop te rs : -5D, -4D,- 3 D , - 2 D , 0 D , + 1 D , + 2 D a n d + 3 D ,Choose one tha t su i ts your eyes igh tandf ix i t in to the v iewf indereyep ieceThe Eyecup can be attached on a DiopterLens *< Diop t r ien l insen>Zur Kor rek tu rvon Wei t -oderNahs ich t igke i ts ind FL-D iop t r ien l insenYash ica ,

    Sonderzubehor )n ach t D iop t r iens ta rkenl i e f r b a r : 5 D , - 4 D , - 3 D , - 2 D ,0 D , + 1 D , + 2 D u n d + 3 D Wa h le nS ie d i eoassende Linse und sitzen Sie sie in da sSucheroku la r inD ie Augenmusche lkann an e ine rD iop t r ien l inse e fes t ig twerden

    < Len t i l l es d iop t r iques >Si vous etes myope ou presbyte, le slen t i l l es iop t r iques e type FL(YASHlCA,op t ionne l les )on t d ispon ib lese n h u i tv a l e u rs : 5 D , - 4 D , - 3 D , 2 D ,0 D , + t D , +2 D e t + 3 D C h o i s i s s e zalen t i l l e u i conv ien ta vo t re vue e t met tezla en o lace dans I ' ocu la i re u v iseurL 'oe i l le ton eu t e f i xe su r une len t i l l ed ioo t r ioue *< Len tes d iop l r i cas >

    Si usted es miope o hipermetrope puedeu t i l i za r as len tesd iop t r i casde l t ipo FL(Yash ica ,accesor iosopc iona les ) uees tdn d ispon ib les n ocho d iop t r ias . 5D,- 4 D , - 3 D , - 2 D , 0 D ,+ 1 D , + 2 D , y + 3 DEscoja aquella que se adapte a su vista yco loque laen e l ocu la r de l v is to rLa tapa de l ocu la r se puede monta r en lalen ted iop t r i ca

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    < Setting he ShutterSpeedTheshutter ontrolshe imeduringwhich ight eacheshefi lm. f theShutter peedDial s urned o a onestephighernumber from125 o 250, or example),he amountof ex-posurewill be reduced y half; f it is turned o a one steplowernumber,he amount f exposure illbe doubled. henumbers1" , "2" , . . . . . . .2000 'on hedia l epresent, 112,...... . 12000econd, nd he etter 8" is or bulbexposure.To set the shutter peed, urn the ShutterSpeedDial andset he number ouwant oppositehe ndex.Be sure o seti t at the clickoosit ion.

    < Setting the Aperture>Theaperture ontrols he amountof light hat reacheshefi lm. f the ApertureRing s turned o a one step highernumber from4 to 5.6, for example),he amountof ex-posurewill be reduced y half; f it is turned o a one steplowernumber,he amount f exposure illbe doubled. heaperturenot only controls he amountof light,but allowsyou to takepictures y using he lens'depth-of{ield ffect(seepage26).To set heaperture,urn he ringandset henumberyou want (with click)opposite he Aperture/Dis-tance Index. ntermediateettings an also be used.

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    Your camera features a center-weightedmetering sys-tem which measures the light intensity with emphasison your subject in the center of the viewfinder. t alsomeasures the brightness rn the surrounding area.Thecameraoperates n manualexposure. t first,set thefilmspeed.Youcan chooseanyappropriateombination fshutter peedand aperture o obtaincorrectexposure.lf you press he ShutterRelease uttonhalfway n, he ex-posuremeterwill switchon and an LEDwill urn on in theviewfindero indicateexposure. he LED will turn off assoonas you takeyour fingeroff the button.

    As the exposuremeter is based on a center-weightedsystem,alwaysplace your subject n the center of theviewfinderor lightmetering.

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    Correct Exposure Only he greenLED1.; turns on. lfthe greenLEDand a red +) or ( - ) LED urnon at thesame ime, t means l ight ver or underexposureut youcangoahead ndshoot. owever,fyouareusing shutterspeed f 1/30 ec.or slower, se lash r mount hecameraon a triood o orevent amera hake.

    Overexposure...Only hered +) LED urnson. t meansyoursubject s too bright Stopdown he aperture r useaJaster hutter peed o turn on the greenLEDUnderexposure ..Only the red (-) LED turns on. ltmeans oursubjects oodark Open p heaperture r usea slower hutter oeed o turnon the qreenLED.

    (Red)(ftot)(Rouge)(froia)(Red)(Rot)(Rouge)(Roio)

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    UnderexuosureUnterbelichtungSous-expositronSuhexwsici6n

    (Red'Green) (Green)(Rot.Griln) (Grtin)(Rouge'Verte) (Verte)(Raio'Verde) (Verde)Slightoverexposure Correet exposureLeichte Uberbelichtung Bichtige BelichtungSur-expositionAgdre Exposition orrecteSobreexposlcionligera Exposici5ncorrecta

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    1 Set the shutter peedand aperture.I Turn he Shutter peedDialandApertureRingandse tyourdesired alues.Jl Focus he lensand frameyour subject.(- While ookinghrough he viewfinder,urn the Focus-ing Ring o fo cus and compose our picture.e Check he exposure nd shoot.t PressheShutterRelease utton alfwaynandchecki f the greenLED urnson in the viewfinder.f i t turnson,takeyourpicture y pressinghe ShutterRelease utton lltl'ie way in.

    The followingchart shows the coupling range of thecamera'sbuilt-in xposuremeter. t illustrateshe shutterspeeds hat are usableat different SOspeeds.

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    lf you reach the end of the film, the Film Advance Leverwill no longer operate. Do not force it. Check the Expo-sure Counter to make sure the end of the film is reach-ed, wind the f lm back into ifs cassetfe and unload thecasseffe. Send he exposed tilm tor processrngas soonas posslb/e.1 Press n the RewindReleaseButton ocatedon ther camerabottom.You need not keeppressing t.

    O Fold ut he FilmRewind rank nd urn t n hedirec-L tion of the arrow.Stop winding f you feel a suddenrelease f tension,henopen heCameraBackand akeoutthe cassette.

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    lf there is a significant diflerence in brightness bet-ween the main subject and its background,you will notbe able to get correct exposure n the normal meteringprocedure. n this case, exposure compensation is nec-essary.lf you are takinga backlightedubjector, if a brightback-ground ccupies largeareaol thepicture rame e.9.por-traitswith a brightsky or sea in the background,ubjectsstanding gainst window,etc.), oursubjectwill turn outunderexposednd dark. n such cases,give wiceor fourtimes as much exposure o that it is correctlyexposed.

    Example:lf the camera'sexposuremeter ndicatesF16 and 'l1250sec. to get correctexposure,make compensation s fol-lows:r Compensation with the Aperture RingFor 2X exposure ompensation,urn the ring rom F16 oF'l1. and for 4X. o FB.r Compensation with the Shutter Speed DialFor 2X exposure ompensation,urn the dial from 1/250sec. o 1/125 ec.,and or 4X, o 1/60 ec.

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    < Taking SpotlightedSubjects>lf a dark background ccupiesa largearea of the pictureframe e.9. potlightedubjects n a stage), n the contrary,your subjectwill turn out overexposed nd light. n suchcases, educe he amountof exposureo halfor one-fourthso that t is correctlvexoosed.

    Example:lf the camera'sexoosuremeter ndicates 4 and 1/60sec.to get correctexposure,make compensation s follows:r Compensation with the Aperture RingFor 1l2Xexposure ompensation,urn the ring rom F4 toF5.6.and tor 114X.o FB.r Compensation with the Shutter Speed DialFor 1l2Xexposure ompensation,urn the dial from 1/60sec. o '11125sec.,and or 1/4X,o 1/250 ec.

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    lf an exposureime of 1 secondor longer s required, etthe Shutter peedDialat "8" (bulb). heshutterwiil remainopenas ongas the ShutterRelease utton s keptdepress-ed.To prevent amera hake,mount he cameraon a trioodand trip the shutterwith a cable release optional).

    < lnfrared Photography>To take nfrared ictureswith black-and-whitenfrared ilm(using red ilter), ompensations necessary ecausehepointof focusslightly hifts rom hat n normal hotogra-phy.YashicaML enses ndZeiss enses reprovided ithan infrared ompensationarkon the depthof fieldscale(reddoton ML enses nd red ineon Zeiss enses) Thereis no suchmarkon reflectionype enses ecauseheydonot require ompensation).First,ocus he enswithouti l ter syouwould o normally.Then it on a red filterand move he distance et on theFocusing ingoppositehe nfraredmarkandshoot. l f youareusing olor nfraredilm, ollowhe nstructionspackedwithyour i lm.

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    lf you want to include yourself in the picture, mount thecamera on a tripod and trip the shutter with the aid ofthe self-timer.1 First, ocus he lensand set exposure.

    I Set he self-t imery pushinghe Self-Timereverall&' the way down. l-heself-timeran be setafteradvanc-ing he i lm.)e Makesure he film has beenwoundand depressherJ ShutterReleaseButton.The self-timer ill start andtrio he shuttern about10 seconds.

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    If you are taking indoor or nighttime pictures, use acompact Yashica /ash system. t will give you beautifulflash pictures.TheYashicaCS-201 uto sa system lashspecially esign-ed orusewith he Yashica X-3Super 000.With his lashon the camera,a flashreadysignalwill automaticallyurnon in the viewfindero indicatehat he flash s fullycharg-eo.As soon as the flash s fullycharged,the FlashReadySignalwil l turn on,regardless f whether he exposuremeter s on or off.

    Flash ready signalB tzbe re tsc haf tss gnalT1moinde charge du flashSenalde puesta a punto del flash

    < SynchronizingShutter SpeedsThe YashicaFX-3Super2000 has an X-contact otshoewhich allows lash synchronizationt shutterspeedsof1/125 ec.or slower.< Using Other Flashes>o The camera'sAccessoryShoe s a direct-contactot -shoe. You can use any other cordless ype electronicf ashes.

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    FlashtlnitElitegrfrtFlashFlash

    CS-201Auto OCS-202Auto OCS-203Auto* OCS-204AutoCS-220Auto OCS-221Auto" Ccs.14cs-10TLA-2o.O CTLA.3O-O C

    " Flash unit with TTL flash capabil i ty/Blitzgerdtmit TTL-BIitzmessungFlash compatible mise au point TTL/Flash con capacidad de exposicion aO Contax products /Contax-Produkte Produits Contax /Productos Conrax traves del objetivo (TTL)

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    When the lens is focusedon a subject, t will turn 'outsharpestn thepicture.However,he zoneof sharpness x-tendsovera certain istancen rontof andbehindhe oointthe lens s focusedon. This s knownas the deothof fieldof a lensand it variesas follows:Q The smaller he aperture,he wider he depthof field,and vice versa.@ The longer he camera-subjectistance,he wider hedepthof field,and vice versa.@ Thezone f sharpnessehindhepointhe ens s ocus-ed on is wider han hat n frontof i t .Further, lenswitha shorterocal ength asa widerdepthof f ield hanone witha longer ocal ength.

    Youcan check he zoneof sharpness n the Depthof FieldScaleof your ens. f you are usinga 50 mm normal ensand have set the dis-tanceat 5 m and heap-erture at F16, you willseeon the depthof fieldscale that the zone ofsharpness xtends romabout 2.7 m to infinity(see llustration).Depth of field scaleScharfentiefenskalaEchelle de profondeur de champEscala de profundidad de compo

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    o Do not leave he camera n a hot place(e.9. n directsunlight,n a closedcar, etc.) or too longa time,becauseexcessiveheat may adverselyaffect the fi|m, batteries,orcamera mechanism.f the camerahas become oo hot,allow t to cool to normal emperature eforeuse.o After shooting easideor mountainscenes,clean thecameravery carefully. ea breezesmay causecorrosion,and sand and dust may cause damage o the internalmechanism f the camera.o Removedust and dirt on the lens and vieMindereye-piecewitha soft ensbrushor blowerbrush.Removeinger-marksby wipingoff lightlywith lens issue.In case he mirror ssoiled, ustoff ightlywitha lensbrush.Always ake extra care to avoidscratches.o Do not subject the camera to abrupt temperaturechanges because moisturecan condensate nside thecameraand cause aultyelectrical ontact.o To clean he camerabody,wipe t cleanwitha softcloth.Neveruse benzine,hinnerand other solvents.o lf you are not likely o use the camera or an extendedperiodof time, remove he batteriesand store t away romheatand moisture.o Beforeyou take your camera on a trip or for specialevents, e sure o checkbeforehandf it functions ormally.. Remember,he picture rea hatwillappearon a certainsize of print might be slightlysmaller han that of thenegative.

    :i; HkJ-i;i*ifr ' fi -;i.ih ..l;;;fi# J "r i#ffi'. camera, it is advisable o use Yashica/Contaxnter-"i. changeableensesand accessories pecially esigned.",. for it. We may not be responsibleor the trouble hat 'mightoccuras a resultof use of othermakers'products""offered or Yashice/Contaxroducts. "*

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    flffsType: 35 mm single-lenseflexcamera with focal-plane Film Rewind: Film rewindcrank.shutter. ExposureCounter: Additive, uto-reset.NegativeSize=24 x 36 mm Dimensions: 135(W) x 84.5(H) x 50 (D) mmLens Mount: Contax/Yashica ount. Weight: 445g (without atteries).Shutter:Vertical lyunningmetal ocal-planehutter.Shutter Speeds: B (bulb), to 1/2000 ec. (13steps). * Specificationsnddesign re subjectochange ithou t otice.Flash Synchronization:X contacthotshoe synchronizesat 11125ec.or slower).Self-Timer:Mechanical ith about 10-sec. elay.ShutterRelease:Mechanical.ExposureMetering: Throughthe-lens,ull-apertureenter-weightedightmeteringwith SPD cell ; manualexposurewithLEDdisplay; eteringange:EV 2-19 (with SO100and50 rnmF1.4 ens);SO25-3200 fi lmspeed ange; x-posuremeterswitchactivated y pressing hutter eleasebuttonhalfway n.ExposureMeterPowerSource: Two 1.5V alkaline1R44)or .1.55V silver-oxideSR44) atteries.Viewfinden EyeJevel,entaprisminder; 20k ieldof viewand0.91Xmagnificationwith50 mm lensat infinity).Focusing Screen: Split-image/microprism.Viewfinder Information: Display of correct exposure,over- and underexposureith 3 LEDs; lash signal n-dicatinghat he flash s ful lycharged.. Film Advance: Leverwith 130ostrokeand 20o stand-off.