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In the "iewfinder system of the Minolta Zoom 8,
the'
diaphragm is placed behind a semi-reflecting
prism. Therefore you always see a very bright
image V'Tn at the smallest lens opening.
There i" no parallax between the viewed image apd
the filmed image so parallax compensation is not
required no matter how close the subject.
Focusing
Generally speaking, the distance scale on the lens
barrel will give you more than adequate focusing
results. Simply estimate the ciistance and set it on
the scale, The reason for this is the very great
depth-of-field in the Minolta lens. In other words,
the range within which everything is in focus is
very long. Therefore, it is not necessary to critically
focus when you use the wide ang le (lOmm) setting .
Howe"er, when you use the telephoto setting
(30mm), you should be sure the lens is critically
focused because the depth-of-field is considerably
shortened at this setting. See the instructions on the
following page.