User manual KONICA MINOLTA AUTOREFLEX T3

[. . . ] The KONICA Autoreflex-T3 is a fully automatic SLR*(TTL-AEC system) in which preference is given to shutter speed. The KONICA Autoreflex-T3 has a TTL meter of the variable metering type in which the kind of metering that is fitted to the picture coverage angle of a given interchangeable lens is selected. Metering may be done either at the full opening of the taking lens or with the lens stopped down, and this feature is common to all interchangeable lenses. All kinds of information necessary for picture-taking, such as the shutter speed and aperture value, and the meter needle may be instantly ascertained in the field of view of the finder. [. . . ] Hold your camera in both hands and make it stable by holding it against your face and pressing the elbow of your hand supporting the camera against your body. Particularly, it is more difficult to hold the camera, the long side up, than to hold it, the long side down. It would be advisable to get yourself accustomed to the vertical holding of your camera. In taking pictures at slow shutter speeds or with a telephoto lens, the camera is likely to be jarred if it is hold in the hands. Here, the use of a tripod and a cable release is advisable. The tripod will be fixed to the Tripod Socket (42) of the underside of the camera and the cable release to the tap-hole of the shutter button. With Micro Dia Prism Type: While the finder is being looked into, turn the Focusing Ring (11) so that the image in the Micro Dia Prism at the center of the field of view may be clearly seen. If it is out of focus, the image will look rugged. With Split-Image Type: While the finder is being looked into, turn the Focusing Ring (11) so that the horizontally sectioned halves of the image in the split-image area at the center of the field of view may been seen as a single image. If it is out of focus, the upper and lower halves will look slipped out of place. 5 is used or when close-ups are taken, it will become difficult to focus the lens with the Micro Dia Prism or Split-Image at the center. Focus the lens, using the Mat Plane (54) around the center. In the case of the split-image type, train your camera, the long side upright, for focusing when you take pictures of a subject with paralleled lines. DEPTH-OF-FIELD When the lens is focused on a subject at some distance, not only the subject but also a certain area around the subject will be sharply delineated in a photograph, and this area is known as a Depth-of-Field and has the following features. The farer the distance at which the lens is focused, the bigger the Depth-of-Field is. When the lens is focused on a subject, the Depth-of-Field is bigger for the section in front of the subject than the area behind the subject. The Depth-of-Field may be ascertained either with the depth-of-field scale or with the manual aperture. as for details , reference is made to the table of depth-of-field. Using Table of Depth-of-Field: The Depth-of-Field Scale (7) is so calibrated that readings identical to those of the lens aperture are provided on both sides of the Distance Scale Index Mark (55). For example, let us assume that the distance between the film plane and the subject on which a 50mm f/1. The Depth of Field will be 12 to 19 feet for f/4 and 8 feet to °° (infinity) for f/16. i N F R A R E D F I L M COMPENSATION M A R K : T h e point of focus is somewhat different in infrared photography as compared to normal photography. [. . . ] Focusing Rail The focusing rail is used when a camera on whose lens an attachment lens or the Extension Ring 3 is fitted is mounted on a tripod. Without changing the magnification ratio, focusing can be done simply moving the camera back and f o r t h . A small electronic flash or a flash gun will be electrically connected, if it is fitted to the clip. KONICA Cube Flash With this flashcube, 4 flashes may be emitted in succession. [. . . ]