Konica Minolta Autoreflex TC - Page 2

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FOR SAFETY'S SAKE . . ...
Your new Konica came ra reflec ts th e /atest ad·
van ces in photographic engineering and is des ign ed
to g
iv e y ou dependable, troub/e .fr ee us e. Operation
is probably somewhat di ff ere nt from came ras
which y ou have previously owne d. For this reason,
it
is stro l1 g/y rec omm e l1d ed that y ou s hoot a "test"
roll
of film, hal le this roll proce ss ed, and examine
th e pictures before exposing additional rolls. Th e
proces
se d "test" roll will ve rif y that y ou ar e using
yo ur new equipme nt co rr ect/y, and allow you to
mak e an y nece ssar y changes in operating patte rn s;
additionally, il will confirm that ali came ra func-
tions
ar e operating perfectly. In the eve nt y ou ar e
/eaving on a trip (or some equally important eve
nt )
short/y , your Konica de
al er c an re comm e nd the
fastest
wa y of having y our first roll proce ss ed ... so
that y ou c an be certa in that ali subseque nt rolls
will be as g ood - or bett er
l
CONTENTS
Using your Ko nica Autoref1ex TC Seven Basic Step s 3
Oper ating Contro ls . . .... . .. . .................. 4
Major
Specifications ... ... . . . .... . . ... . .. . . ... . .
Ins er ting Batteries
C han g in g Lenses
6
8
9
Film L oad ing . ....... .. .. . . .. .......... ... . ... lO
Meter/Sh utter " On/Ofr' Con tro l ......... _ . .. . .... 13
Ho lding Yo ur Camera .......... .. . . .. .... .. . . . " 14
Focusing .... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
"Control Center" Viewfinder .. . . ................. 16
Using Automatic Ex pos ur e Cont rol (AEC) . . ........ . 18
Un der /Over·Ex posur e Safegu ards .... .... . ...... . .. 20
Hints for Unusua l Ex posure Situa tions .... . . . . . . . . . . 21
Shutt er Speed s and Lens Open ings .......... . . . . . .. 22
Manua l Expos ur e Oper a tion ....... . ............. . 23
Operation with Uncoupled Lenses/Accessories ..... . .. 24
Dept h-of-Field Control .......................... 26
Depth-of-F ield Tabl es .......... . .... .. . ...... . . 27
Film R
ew ind and Unl oading .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28
Flash Photog
raphy ..... . . . .. . . . .. ..... .. .. . ... . 29
Self Timer /Time Expos ures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 30
Caring for Yo ur Camera and Lenses ........ . . . .. . . . 31
Konic a Accesso ri es . .. . . . . . ...... ...... .... . . . . . 32
Konica Int erchangeable Lenses .. . . . .. ... ....... . " 38
2
FOR SAFETY'S SAKE . . ...
Your new Konica came ra reflec ts th e /atest ad·
van ces in photographic engineering and is des ign ed
to g
iv e y ou dependable, troub/e .fr ee us e. Operation
is probably somewhat di ff ere nt from came ras
which y ou have previously owne d. For this reason,
it
is stro l1 g/y rec omm e l1d ed that y ou s hoot a "test"
roll
of film, hal le this roll proce ss ed, and examine
th e pictures before exposing additional rolls. Th e
proces
se d "test" roll will ve rif y that y ou ar e using
yo ur new equipme nt co rr ect/y, and allow you to
mak e an y nece ssar y changes in operating patte rn s;
additionally, il will confirm that ali came ra func-
tions
ar e operating perfectly. In the eve nt y ou ar e
/eaving on a trip (or some equally important eve
nt )
short/y , y our Konica de
al er c an re comm e nd the
fastest
wa y of having y our first roll proce ss ed ... so
that y ou c an be certa in that ali subseque nt rolls
will be as g ood - or bett er
l
CONTENTS
Using your Ko nica Autoref1ex TC Seven Basic Step s 3
Oper ating Contro ls . . .... . .. . .................. 4
Major
Specifications ... ... . . . .... . . ... . .. . . ... . .
Ins er ting Batteries
C han g in g Lenses
6
8
9
Film L oad ing . ....... .. .. . . .. .......... ... . ... lO
Meter/Sh utter " On/Ofr' Con tro l ......... _ . .. . .... 13
Ho lding Yo ur Camera .......... .. . . .. .... .. . . . " 14
Focusing .... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
"Control Center" Viewfinder .. . . ................. 16
Using Automatic Ex pos ur e Cont rol (AEC) . . ........ . 18
Un der /Over·Ex posur e Safegu ards .... .... . ...... . .. 20
Hints for Unusua l Ex posure Situa tions .... . . . . . . . . . . 21
Shutt er Speed s and Lens Open ings .......... . . . . . .. 22
Manua l Expos ur e Oper a tion ....... . ............. . 23
Operation with Uncoupled Lenses/Accessories ..... . .. 24
Dept h-of-Field Control .......................... 26
Depth-of-F ield Tabl es .......... . .... .. . ...... . . 27
Film R
ew ind and Unl oading .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28
Flash Photog
raphy ..... . . . .. . . . .. ..... .. .. . ... . 29
Self Timer /Time Expos ures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 30
Caring for Yo ur Camera and Lenses ........ . . . .. . . . 31
Konic a Accesso ri es . .. . . . . . ...... ...... .... . . . . . 32
Konica Int erchangeable Lenses .. . . . .. ... ....... . " 38