Contax 159MM - Confirming Exposure and Warnings

HP
mode
HP-Betriebsart
Mode
H P
Modo
H P
LP
mode
LP-Betriebsart
Mode
LP
Modo
LP
Overexposure
Uberbelichtungs
sur-exposition
sobreexposicion
]
OVER
r
4000
i
2000
1 000
500
250
B
g
Confirm
Exposure and
Shoot
When
you
depress
the
shutter
release
button
partway,
the
viewfinder LEDs
will
indicate
the
correct shutter
speed
and
aperture
settings
in
effect.
lf
the
shutter
speed
LED's
light
up at
any setting
from
"4000"
to
"B,"
it indicates
correct exposure
Press
the
shutter
release
button
all
the
way
to
effect
exposure
When
the
dial
is
set
at
the
"HP"
or
"LP"
AE
mode, the
shutter
speed
LED
for
1/1000 or
1/60
second
respectively
will
pulsate
if the exposure
in
effect
is
within
the working
range
of
the
camera-selected
shutter speeds
(1/1000
sec
for
"HP,"
and
1/60
sec
for
"LP")
See
illustration
.
When a shutter
speed
of 1/30
sec
or
slower
is
indicated,
there
is
a danger
of camera
shake
In
this case,
use auto
flash
or
support
the camera
with a tripod
Underexposure
U
nterbelichtungs
sous-exoosition
subexposicion
(Overexposure
Warning>
When
the
shutter
speed LED
pulsates
at
the
"OVER"
position,
it indicates overexposure
Since
the
ambient
light
is too intense,
adjust
for correct exposure by using an ND
(neutral
density)
filter to
reduce
light transmission.
(
Underexposure
Warning)
When the
shutter speed
LED
pulsates
at
the
"B"
position,
it indicates
underexposure Since
the
ambient
light level is
too
low,
compensate by using auto
flash or
supplementary
illum ination
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