Contax 159MM - Confirming Exposure and Warnings

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Confirm
Exposure
Setting
and
Shoot
Depress
the
shutter release
partway
in
and
the
shutter
speed
LED
will light,
indicating
the
correct
exposure
in
effect.
lf
the
LED lights
steadily
at any
position
from
"4000"
through
"8",
it indicates
correct
exposure.
Then
depress
the
button
the
rest
of
way
in
to
effect
exposure.
when
two
LEDs
light
up
simultaneously,
an intermediate
shutter
speed
somewhere
between
the
two
indicated
speeds
will
be
used.
o
lf
a
shutter
speed of
1/30
second or
slower is
indicated,
there
is
a
danger
of
camera
shake
with hand
held
shots
In this
case,
use
auto flash,
or
support
the
camera
with
a
tripod.
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Overexposure
warning
Uberbelichtung
Sur-exposition
Sobreexposicion
Underexposure
warning
Unterbelichtung
Sous-exposition
Subexposicion
(When
LED
at
"OVER"
Pulsates)
This
indicates
an
overexposure
setting
because
of
excessive
lighting
on
subject
Stop
down the
aperture
until
a
usable
shutter
speed is
indicated.
lf the
"OVER"
LED
still
pulsates
after
adjusting
aperture, then
use an optional
neutral
density
filter
(When
LED
al
"B"
Pulsates)
This
indicates
an
underexposure
setting.
Since
your
subject
is too
dimly lit,
select
a
wider
aperture.
lf
the
"8"
LED
still
pulsates
after
adjusting
aperture
fully,
then
use
auto flash
or
supplementary
illumination.