User manual MINOLTA HI-MATIC 7S

[. . . ] www. orphancameras. com www. orphancameras. com www. orphancameras. com lllNOtTA Hl-rnAlC 7s S i n c e i t s i n t r o d u c t i o n , t h e M i n o l t a H i - m a t i c7 s h a s b e e n h a i l e d a s t h e m o s t v e r s a t i l e u t o m a t i c a lt I t tl l: t\ camera. W i t h i t s w i d e r a n g e o f a u t o m a t i c f e a t u r e s , y o u r n e w M i n o l t a H i - m a t i c 7 s c a n m a k e p i c t u r e J t1 i l t a k i n g e a s i e r , m o r e f o o l p r o o f t h a n e v e r b e f o r e p o s s i b l e . F o r e x a m p l e , t h e a c c u r a t ee l e c t r i c e y e i n t h e M i n o l t a H i - m a t i c 7 s i s b a s e do n t h e p a t e n t e d" C L C " ( C o n t r a s tL i g h t C o m p e n s a t o r ) systemto provide unsurpassed exposureaccuracy, even in high contrast situations. 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When using the Minolta H i - m a t i c7 s t h i s w a y , a i m a t y o u r s u b j e c t a n d , w a t c h t h e p o i n t t o w h i c h t h e i n d i c a t o rn e e d l e m o v e so n t h e E V s c a l e . S e t t h i s E V n u m b e r i n t h e E V w i n d o w o n t h e l e n sb a r r e l . W h e n u s i n gt h e e x p o s u r e e t e r : 1) P r e s st h e A U T O r e l e a s eb u t t o n a n d s e t a n y s h u t t e rs p e e dy o u w i s h . 2 ) R e a dt h e E V f i g u r e i n d i c a t e d y t h e n e e d l e n b i t h e v i e w f i n d e r . 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Use whichever is more c o n v e n i e nfto r y o u . - How lo Look through rhe Viewfinder www. orphancameras. com W h e n v i e w i n gy o u r s u b j e c tt h r o u g h t h e c a m e r a ' s v i e w fi n d e r , y o u c a n s e e a " b r i g h t f r a m e " s u r r o u n d i n gt h e v i s u a l field. The area within this frame is o w h a t w i || a p p e a r n t h e f i lm . 22 www. orphancameras. com When focusing at long distance A s y o u f o c u s , y o u w i l l a c t u a l l ys e e t h e f r a m e l i n e sm o v i n g . T h i s p r o v i d e s u t o m a t i cc o m p e n s a t i o no r a f lax and gives you a correctedfield of vtston. T h e b r i g h t f r a m e l i n e s p r e v e n ty o u f r o m i n a d v e r t e n t l y " c u t t i n g o f f " t h e h e a d o r l e g so f y o u r subject. 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T h i s m e a n st h a t t h e f i l m , i n c l u d i n ge a d e rh a sl e f t t h e s p o o l l , and iscompletely ewound. r 32. www. orphancameras. com }jf;1 Once the f ilm the back has been rewound, open and remove the f ilm cover m a g a zI n e . 33 -, Pro g rcm m ed S hut t e r www. orphancameras. com T h e p r o g r a m m e ds h u t t e r i n t h e M i n o l t a H i m a t i c 7 s i s d e s i g n e dt o s e l e c t t h e o p t i m u m shutter speed/aperturecombination autoo on matically. . . depending the brightness f the subject. [. . . ]