Specifications - Contax 139 Quartz Instruction Booklet

specifications
Type : 35 mm SLR featuring auto/ma nu al ex posure;
direct TTL '1uto f lash co ntrol.
Lens Mount: Large-diameter Co ntax/Yash ica Mount
accepti ng CAR L ZE ISS T * interchangeable lenses.
Standard Lens : CAR L ZE ISS PLANAR T * f /1.7 50 mm
CAR L Z E ISS PLAN AR
T*
f/l.4 50 mm
Shutter: Quartz -timed, electroni ca ll y operated verti ca l-
travel meta l foc al-plane sh utter . Speeds con tinu ously
variab le on A UTO f rom 1/1000 to 11 sec. Manual
shutter speeds from 1/ 1000 sec. to 1 sec. in c lickstop
settings, plu s X (1/ 100 sec. ) and "B". X-sy nch term inal
on cam era body .
Shutter Release : Rea l Ti me Electromagnetic Re lease
System featur ing quartz-timed ope rat in g seq uence;
auxiliary remote release v ia "release socket" (electroni c
accesso ry con nection) on camera body.
Self-ti mer : Quartz-timed electronic se l f-t im er w ith 10
sec. delay; L ED f lashes dur ing operat ion and acce lerates
2 sec. bef ore shutter release.
Ex posur e Control : (non-f lash system): Th rough-the-
lens , full aperture li ght reading v ia SPD ce ll ; center-
weighted metering patter n EV range from EV 0 to EV
18 at ASA 100 wi th f / l.4 lens.
Exposure Check : E xposure check pushbutton on front
of ca m era li ghts LED array in viewfi nder ; shuts off
automat ica ll y aft er 10 sec .
Exposure Compensatio n : ± 2 EV v ia exposure compen-
sat ion d ial (l ocks at X 1 sett ing).
Exposure memory via A E (auto ex posu re) lock lever
wh ich locks ex posu re read ing at given read ing; cont inu -
ous-lock ca pab ility .
Auto Flash Cont ro l: V ia bu il t-i n direct TTL auto f lash
control system ; couples w ith TL A20 auto flash un it to
reg ulate flash output via SPD senso r . Average reading
90
at the fi lm pl ane at all apertures ; automat ic 1/100 sec.
f lash sync h with TL A20 (slower sy nch possib le via AE
Lock ) ; effective ASA range from 25 to 800 .
V iew finder: Sil ver-coated, f ixed eye- leve l pentapr ism
type w ith hor izo ntal sp lit-image/m icropr ism focus in g
screen; f ield shows 95% of th e p icture area; 0.86X
magn ifi cat ion (w ith 50 mm lens) .
V iewfinder Display : Auto/Manu al LED dot shutter-
speed d isp lay (a constant ly - l it L ED indi cates t he cam-
era's co ntinuou sly varied read ing on AUTO ; w ith manua l
operat ion a f lickering LED indicates the manu al setting,
a co nst antly - lit LED gives th e recommended expo-
sure); aperture readou t w ind ow, ex posure compe nsat ion
indica ti o n, LED flash dat a indi cator (w i th after-f lash
signal to indi cate subj ect was w ith in flash range) ; L ED
over/u nderexposu r e warn in g, AE L ock warning .
Film Advance : Si ngle-fram e advance with rapid advance
lever ; 135
0
setting angle , 30
0
rest. Film rewind via
rew ind release button and crank.
Mult iple Exposure : V ia mu lt i-ex posure button (di sen -
gages counter to kee p acc urate exposu re count!.
Other Features: Coup lings fo r exc lu sive 139 Winder and
T L A20 auto f lash, intercha ngeable back accept s 139
Data Back; auto resetting add itive-ty pe exposu re coun -
ter, depth -of-fi eld prev iew button, tripod soc ket , m emo
hold er.
Power Source : T wo 1.5V si lver-ox ide batter ies (Eveready
S76, Uca r S76, Mall ory MS-76 or eq u iva lent !.
Ba ttery Check : V ia ex posure check button ( L ED se-
quences vary when batter ies are low ) .
Size & Weight: 135 x 85.5 x 50 mm (5-5/ 16 x 3-3 / 8 x 2
in); 500 grams (16. 1 ozs.)
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The above specificalions and design are subjecl 10
change wilhoUI no lice.