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- Page 1 Belarussian Optical-Mechanical Union Vileyskiy Factory “Zenit” “AGAT 18K” CAMERA INSTRUCTION MANUAL 0245.00.00.000-02 RE Translated by Spaqin...
- Page 2 ATTENTION! In your camera you set the exposure using the weather symbols, which correspond to the following types of photographing conditions at daylight for middle latitudes. Subject on snow, in mountains, at the sea in bright sunlight. Bright sunlight or sun in light mist, harsh shadows. Sun in mist, soft shadows.
- Page 3 1. General information “Agat 18K” is a modern compact scale camera , designed for a wide circle of amateur photographers for taking pictures with black and white or color 35mm films. Single-coated lens with ample optical characteristics and a wide angle of view, optical viewfinder and plenty of exposure settings, operated with a shutter-diaphragm mechanism, let you take pictures in diverse settings.
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Page 4: Technical Specifications
REMEMBER! The lens cannot be removed. Any attempts to remove the lens may result in damage to the camera. The camera works in temperatures between -15°C to +45°C. Maximum relative humidity the device was designed for is 85% at 25°C. Technical specifications Frame format, mm 18x24... - Page 5 Dimensions of the shutter cable release connector GOST 8189-78 Overall size, mm, not bigger than 95x60x45 Mass, kg, no more than . 0,13 The camera was built using copyrighted patents of USSR No. 215546, 36647, 1170410, industrial model certificate No. 17485. Total mass of non-ferrous metals: aluminum and aluminum alloys, kg 0,032...
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Page 6: Contents Of The Box
3. Contents of the box Item Count Note Camera Lens cover on a lanyard Put on the lens already Hot shoe cover Installed on the camera body Take-up spool Installed inside the camera Instruction manual Packaging box 4. Camera device The camera consists of two separate parts: the body with all the mechanisms and the removable cover with the viewfinder. - Page 7 Focusing of the lens is achieved by turning the distance scale, and setting the exposure is done by rotating the ring with the weather symbols. With this camera, you can transport film “from cassette to cassette” without the need of rewinding the film.
- Page 8 General view Figure 1...
- Page 9 View from the lock slider Figure 2...
- Page 10 Camera with the cover removed Figure 3...
- Page 11 Rear view Figure 4...
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Page 12: Setting Up The Camera
5. Setting up the camera 5.1. Loading the camera with film being transported on the take-up spool Before proceeding to load the camera, make sure that the film is properly loaded in the cassette. Loading and removing the film cassette should not be done in direct sunlight. - Page 13 In an unloaded camera, you can still cock the shutter by turning the gear (15) in the direction of the take-up spool. 5.1.2. Set the film transport lock button (4) in the normal operating position. To do this, using your finger, press the button all the way in, and rotate it clockwise until you line up the line with the white dot.
- Page 14 5.1.3. Open the foldable film pressure plate (19), put the film cassette in place. Then pull the film leader into the slot in the take-up spool (16) so that it protrudes from the other side of the spool. Make sure that the film is straight in its path, and the film perforations go over both the winding gear’s (15), and the take-up spool teeth (fig.
- Page 15 Then, wind the exposed part of the film all the way to the take-up spool. For this, rotate the winding knob (3) clockwise, until you feel resistance, and then press the shutter release button (1). Repeat this process 2-3 times. If during that attempt the winding knob could not be rotated, it means the shutter is cocked –...
- Page 16 holding the film winding knob (3) with your right hand, insert the spool (16) in guiding holes, and rotate it clockwise until resistance. 5.1.4.2. Preparing the two cassettes. Take the cassette with film loaded (see point 5.1) and cut the end of the film leader so it can fit in the receiving cassette’s spool (fig.
- Page 17 5.2. Setting up the film sensitivity. Set the light sensitivity value of film by rotating the film sensitivity ring (10) until the chosen value is lined up with the line on the lower part of the depth of field ring (11). You can also set the ring to any intermediate light sensitivity values.
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Page 18: Instruction Of Operation
6. Instruction of operation 6.1. Setting the exposure using symbols. Remove the cover (21) from the lens. Estimate the weather (sky) conditions, and by rotating the exposure setting ring (12) set the chosen symbol, by lining it up with the black line on the film sensitivity ring (10). When choosing the weather symbol, take note of the following: - at film sensitivity of 25 ISO you cannot choose the symbols “Thunderstorm”... - Page 19 Table 2 Set aperture 2,8* 3,4* 4,8* 6,8* 9,5* 13,5* Corresponding shutter speed * Aperture values not marked on the camera. However, sometimes a need may arise to correct the exposure slightly, for example, when the object (subject) is very dark, or on the contrary, very bright. For those cases, on the film sensitivity ring (10), there are located two additional symbols near the exposure line, for “light”...
- Page 20 6.2. Setting the focusing distance. Setting the distance to the object (subject) of the photograph is done by lining up the appropriate distance on the focusing ring (9) with the line on the upper part of the depth of field ring (11). Small mistakes with setting up the focus don’t matter much, because the lens produces large depth of field.
- Page 21 6.4. Photographing. Looking through the viewfinder (18), . Viewfinder framing lines move the camera on the subject you wish to capture in such a way, that it fits inside the glowing frame borders in the viewfinder. If the subject is closer than 3 meters from the camera, the borders of the frame are determined using parallax marks located inside the glowing borders (fig.
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Page 22: Technical Maintenance
rewind lever (2) and by rotating it in the direction of the arrow located on the lever, return the film to its original cassette. When the film is loaded back you will feel a small jerk and further rotations will be with much less resistance. Remove the camera cover (13) and retrieve the cassette. The frame counter window will also automatically return to zero. - Page 23 Introducing any lubricant to the camera is strictly forbidden. 8. Possible malfunctions and methods of their repair Malfunction Root cause Method of repair When winding the shutter 1. Due to incorrect film Remove the cover and load the (camera is loaded with film), loading, the film is not camera properly.
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