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- Page 1 MINOX GmbH, Postfach 6020, D-6300 Giessen 1 West Germany Owner's manual VIII/83 482 e Modifications reserved · Printed in Germany...
- Page 2 Despite its small dimensions the This detailed instruction manual will Minox 35 PL is a full-frame 24 x 36 mm help you to make the most of your miniature camera and takes any Minox 35 PL. The most important text standard 35 mm (No.
- Page 3 1 Frame counter 2 Shutter release 3 Battery check button 4 Backlight switch 5 Hot shoe 6 Slow-speed warning LED 7 Battery check LED 8 Film rewind crank 9 Sefltimer LED 10 Viewfinder 11 Battery compartment 12 Aperture ring 13 Distance scale 14 Lens 15 CdS cell 16 Front cover...
- Page 4 Certain functions of the Minox 35 PL. such as the shutter and automatic exposure settings, are controlled electronically. The camera therefore only works with a battery. It requires a 5.6 volt mercury oxide battery, for instance: Duracell PX 27 Varta V 27 PX or equivalents.
- Page 5 Photo dealers usually accept spent batteries for disposal. To prepare the Minox 35 PL for The bright frame in the finder (17) shooting, fully pull down the front outlines the field of view.
- Page 6 (2).That triggers the shutter to To minimise the risk of camera take the picture. shake hold your 35 PL steady while you shoot timer LED (9) briefly lights up on the camera front. During the exposure the...
- Page 7 Every film package carries an ASA speed rating (and often DIN). To set the automatic exposure pro- gram of the 35 PL for the film speed, turn the dial (23) in the camera base to the appropriate ASA (or DIN) rating of the film.
- Page 8 (page 18). If The electronic program of the you accidentally set the ring to an Minox 35 PL yields aperture/speed aperture figure instead of to A, day- combinations from f/16 to f/2.8 and light and other shots without flash - from 1/500 to 4 seconds at 100 ASA (up e.g.
- Page 9 (page 32). The slow-speed warning uses bat- tery power. So close the front cover when you put away your Minox 35 PL. The backlight switch If you push the backlight switch (4) -the small rectangular button next to the hot shoe –...
- Page 10 The hot shoe of the Minox 35 PL takes any electronic flash unit with a centre contact in the foot - as well as the Minox TC 35 and FC 35 computer flash units which are specially matched to the Minox 35.
- Page 11 Estimate the approximate dis- tance to the main subject and set this on the distance scale (13). In view of the considerable depth of field of the 35 mm lens a really accurate setting is only necessary at near distances of around 3 to 4 ft or 0.9 to 1 m.
- Page 12 take-up spool. Push the film lead- underneath the metal sleeve as far both as it will go (illustration b), then let go rewind release button. (arrow in illustration c); Open camera's front cover One tooth that you can operate release but- ton.
- Page 13 After the last exposure (No. 36, 24, 20 or 12 on the frame counter, depending on the film length) you must rewind the film into its cart- ridge: The film is fully rewound when the Unfold the rewind crank end with crank starts turning more freely.
- Page 14 The matched Minox FC 35 computer flash The Minox FC 35 electronic flash is the smaller of the two computer flashes designed for the Minox 35 cameras. It is 3 x 5.5 x 7.5 cm (1.2 x 2.2 x 3 in.) large and weighs 130 g (4.6 oz).
- Page 15 The TC 35 is the more powerful of near to medium distances, the thyris- tor series circuit provides fast recycl- the two Minox 35 flash units and offers ing (1 to 10 seconds) and a high additional features. The guide No. (in accordance with...
- Page 16 The ever-ready case The black leather ever-ready case of the Minox 35 PL is closely tailored to the camera so that it is no bigger than a soft zip pouch. But you can shoot much faster with it. An eyelet at the left and right of the ever-ready case takes the wrist strap supplied;...
- Page 17 – even on rough surfaces. It can also serve as a chestpod for horizontal shots with the Minox 35 PL. The Minox pocket tripod includes a cable release - indispensable for tripod shots.
- Page 18 Type: Minox 35 PL miniature camera. LED blinks on top of the camera; also visible in the finder via a fibre-optical Minox code Nos.: 10.721 with distance scale in metres light guide. 10.722 with distance scale in feet Backlight switch: Doubles the expos- ure.
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