Cosina CT-1 User manual

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WelcometotheexcitingworldofCOSINA.Yournewcameraisoneofa familyofprofessional
qualitycamerasdesignedwiththeseriousphotographerinmind.AndthenameCOSINAisyour
assuranceofsuperblycraftedopticsandoutstandingmechanicalperformanceandreliability.
DEUTSCH
WirbegrüßenSieinderaufregendenWeltderCOSINA.IhreneueKameragehörtzurFamilieder
professionellenQualitätskameras,dieunterBerücksichtigungderAnsprücheernsthafter
Fotografenentwickeltwurde.DerMarkennameCOSINAistIhreGewährfürüberragende
Optik,hervorragendeTechnikundZuverlässigkeit.
FRANCAIS
BienvenuedanslemondepassionnantdeCOSINA.Votrenouvelappareilphotographiqueestun
modeledelafamiliedesappareilsdequaliteprofessionelle,concupourlephotographeaverti.
EtlenomdeCOSINAestpourvousI'assuranced'uneoptiquesuperbementtravaillee,d'une
performancemecaniqueremarquable,etd'unerobustesseinsurpassable.
ITALIANO
Benvenutinelmondoeccitantedella COSINA.LaVostranuovamacchinafotograficafapartedi
unafamigliadimacchinediqualitaprofessionalestudiatetenendopresenteleesigenzedelpiu
serio fotografo.EdilnomeCOSINAe I'assicurazionediun'otticasuperbamentecostruita,e di
prestazionimeccanicheeccezionali.
ESPANOL
BienvenidoalmundoemocionantedelaSunuevacamarapertenecea unafamiliadecamarasde
calidadprofesionalquehansidodisenadaspensandoenelfotografoserio.
YelnombreCOSINAessugarantiadeopticaesplendidamentefabricaday defuncionamiento
mecanicodestacadoy deprecision.
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ESSENTIALSPECIFICATIONS
Type:35mmTTL(Through-The-Lens)SLR(Single-Lens-Reflex)camerawithelectronically
controlledautomaticexposureandfocalplaneshutter.
Film:
PictureSize:35mm,J13524X36mm
StandardLenses:K mount
AngleofView:46°
Shutter:Metalfocalplaneshutter1 /1000to1 (seconds)andB.
Self-Timer:Approx.10secondsbuiltin,mechanicaloperation
FieldofView:93°verticaland93°horizontalcoverageoftheactualpicturearea.
Magnification:1 : 0.86(witha standard50mmlens.)
Focusing:Microprismtype
LightMeteringSystem:Open-apertureTTLmeteringsystem,zeromethodsystembymatch
needle,centerweightedaveragemeasurementswithCdS
CoupledRange:EV3—18(ASA1 00)
MinimumObjectTakingDistanceScale:0.5m
ASAofFilm:ASA25to1 600
SynchronizationContact:X contact
AccessoryShoe:HotShoe
FilmAdvanceLever:Singleleverstrokewith1 35°throwand30°stand-off
FrameCounter:Additivetypewithautomaticalresets
FilmRewinding:Rewindcranktype
Mirror:Quick-returnmirror
BackCoverOpening:Hingedbypullingtherewindknobup
PowerSource:OneH-C1.35V
SizeandWeight:1 33X85X48mm,450g(onlybody)
(Subjecttochangewithoutnotice.)
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1NAMEOFPARTS( 1 )
1.ShutterSpeedDial
2.ShutterButton
3.FilmAdvanceLever
4.FrameCounter
5.StrapHook
6.Selt-TimerLever
7.LensDismounting
Button
8.FingerButton
9.AccessoryShoe
10.RewindCrank
(Functioningalsoasbackcoveropeningknob
11.RewindKnob
12.ASAFilmSpeedScale
13.FilmASASettingDial
14.ApertureRing
15.Depth-of-FieldScale
16.Synchronization
Terminal
17.DistanceScale
18.FocusingRing
Fig.1
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NAMEOFPARTS( 2 )
19.EyepieceofViewfinder
20.RewindShaft
21.FilmChamber
22.BatteryCover-
23.TripodSocket-
24.FilmRail
25.Sprocket
26.BackCover
27.FilmPressurePlate
28.MemoHolder
29.FilmRewindButton
Fig.2
—30.Spool
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2LoadingtheBattery
AnH-C1.35Vbatteryisemployedforthiscamera.
1.Thebatterychambercovercanbeopenedby
turningitcounterclockwisewitha coin-likearticle.
2.Loadonesilveroxidebatterycorrectlyaccording
totheindicationofthepolaritiesinthebatterychamber.
(Ifthebatteryisloadedincorrectlywiththereverse
polarities,themeterneedlewillnotfluctuate.)
3.Turntightlythebatterychambercoverclockwise.
Fig.4
Becarefulnottocontaminatethesurfaceofthebatterywithsweatoroilwhenloadingthe
battery.Ifcontaminatedbatteryisloaded,itcausesanimpropercontact.Whenthebattery
iscontaminated,wipeoffthedirtswithdrycloth.
Unloadthebatterywhenthecameraisnotusedfora longperiod.
Thebatteryshouldlastforapproximatelyoneyearundernormaluse.Whenthecamera
hasbeenusedoveroneyear,replacetheoldbatterywithnewone.
Fig.3
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3ControlSwtich
1.Inthestatethatthefilmisloadedintothecamera,
lightlypullthefilmadvanceleverfromitsstocked
position.Then,theexposuremeterofthecamera
willoperate.
2.Whenthefilmadvanceleverisreturnedtoits
stockedposition,theexposuremeterwillbeturned
OFF.Eveniftheshutterbuttonisdepressedinthis
state,theshutterisnotreleased.
Fig.5
Whennotusingthecamera,returnthefilmadvancelevertoitsstockedposition.(Ifthe
cameraislefttostandforinONstate,thebatterywillconsumeearlier.)
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4Loadingthefilm
TheCOSINACT-1usescolororblackandwhitefilmin
standard35mm(J13524mmx 36mm)film.
1.Pulluptherewindknob,andpullitupstronger.
Thenthebackcoverwillopen.
2.Putthefilmintothefilmchamberas
indicatedinthephotograph,andpressdownthe
rewindshafttotheoriginalpositionwhilerotating
therewindknob.
3.Insertthefilmleaderintothegrooveofthespool.
andengagetheperforationsofthefilmintheteeth
ofthespool.
4.Turnthefilmadvanceleverandwindthefilmaround
thetake-upspoolmakihgsurethattheperforationsof
thefilmareengagedintheteethofthesprocket.
Fig.6
Fig.7Fig.8
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5.Closethebackcoverandpressitstrongly,and
itwillbeautomaticallylocked.Tiltupthefilmrewind
crank,andgentlyturnitinthedirectionofthearrow
untilitstopstotakeupthefilmslack.
6.Advancethefilma coupleoftimespressingthe
shutterbuttonuntilthefirstexposureposition( 1 )
inthemiddlebetween0 and2 appearsintheframe
counter.Thefilmisproperlyloadedifthefilm
rewindknobrotatescounterclockwisewhenthe
filmadvanceleverisoperated.
Fig.9
Fig.1O
Incasethereisa filmslackafterthefilmistakenuponthespool,turnthefilmrewindcrank
inthedirectionofthearrowtoobtainproperfilmtautness,andthenclosethebackcover.
Avoiddirectsunlightwhenloadingthefilm.
Whenpressingtheshutterbutton,pullthefilmadvancelever.Ifthefilmadvanceleveris
pushedtoitsstockedposition,thepowersourceisturnedOFFtolocktheshutterbutton.
Accordingly,theshutterisnotoperatedinthisstate.
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AfterloadingthefilmsettheASAfilm
speedaccordingtotheASAspeedofthe
filminuse.(TheASAratingrecommended
bythemanufacturerisprintedonthefilm
box,e.g.ASA.. .)Whenusingthefilmof
ASA100,forexample,settheposition100
ofthefilmASAsettingdialtotheASA
filmspeedscale.
ThedialnumberofthefilmASAisas
indicated,andthereareclickscorresponding
totherespectivenumbers.
Fig.11
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SettingtheASAFilmSpeed
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