AGFA Automatic 66 Instructions For Use Manual page 22

Angle of Inclination of the Camera
When using the automatic exposure control, the Agfa Automatic should not be tilted more than
15° to any side; The correct position of the camera is shown in figure 9 on page 16.
SPECIAL CASES OF EXPOSURE METERING
For the use of the exposure meter in the Automatic 66, the same restrictions apply for
certain exposure conditions as are prescribed for the manual exposure meter and are
mentioned below.
Please always remember that the release button has an important function, because it
locks the pointer deflection of the galvanometer when it is released. For an automatic
exposure, releasing the shutter on the lower small lever and switching on the forward
drive is ruled out.
In addition, one should forego the automatic exposure if extraordinary differences in
brightness in the subject or its immediate surroundings would normally force a "close-up
measurement". To name extreme examples, these would be, for example, shots through a
dark archway, brightly dressed people in front of a dark forest background, or a black
dog in the snow, or similar.
In such cases, one can help oneself in such a way that one approaches the subject with
the automatic switched on until the pointer deflection no longer shows any major
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