VOIGTLANDER BESSAMATIC - Automatic Aperture Control

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Automatic
aperture control
Sight the subiect
in the
viewfinder ond
-turn
the
outomotic
operture knob
(11)
until
the
circulor
mork in the viewfinder
is
exoctly over
the
pointer
of
the ex-
|
posure
meter
(see
illustrotion).
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The correct exposure
is
now ouiomotic-
t
olly odiusted ond
you
con
reod
off
the
I
shutter
speed-operture combinotion
not
only
ot scoles
(2)
ond
(3)
bui olso in
the
top of
the
viewfinder
in
the toking
position.
Generol
nole:
Alwoys
odlust
the oulomolic
operlure
confrol
wirh
the comero
in o
horizonlol
posilion,
even
if
you
intend
lo loke on
upright
piclure. In so doing,
you
will
obtoin
the
mosl
exocl
result with the
exposure
meler.
lf the
depth
of
field is
not
sufficienl
for
o
porticulor
shot
(see p.
17) or if
it is
necessory to
give
o still shorter
speed
thon
lhe one
odiusted, becouse of
fost
sublect
molion,
you
quite
simply
oct os follows:
Turn conlrol
ring
(3)
by its
iwo
finger
grips
until the
shuiter
speed
ond operture vo
lues shown opposite
the
1\
mork ore the ones
you
require.
This
oction will
not
chonge
the
position
of
the olreody correctly odjusted
exposure
meter
pointer
in the viewfinder in ony woy.
But
do
try to keep the operiure
limit volues of
the lens
you
ore using
in mind
ihe
whole
iime ond
do
not try
to
rotote the conirol
ring
beyond
those limits!
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