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INSTRUCTION BOOK
Controls of the Contafler lll
1 Filrn wind knob
2 Frorne counler
3 Shutter releose knob
4 Distunce setting scole
5 Depth-of-field scole
6 Rewind knob with film
type indrcotor
7 Eyelets for corrying strop
8 Setting mork for dislonce,
operture cnd shuiter speed
9 Focusing knobs
10 Aperture ond shutter
speed setting ring
1l Synchro-lever for f losh
ond deloyed oction
mechonism (self-timer).
For further controls see inside bock cover
,1
The Gontaflex lll
The Contqflex lll mode by Zeiss lkon AG., Stutt-
gort, combines oll the odvontoges of the two
most populor types of comero: minioture ond
reflex. Behind this ochievement lie yeors of
experience in the monufocture of precision
comeros. The Contoflex wos originolly designed
for the odvonced omoteur, but its omozing ver-
sotility hos ropidly mode it indispensoble to
professionol, scientif ic ond technicol photo-
grophers.
The outomotic coupling of mony operotions ond
the cleor orrongement of oll controls ond scoles,
the new exposure-volue shutter (coupling of
shutter speed ond stop) moke this smqll ond
ottroctive comero instontly reody for oction. Two
coupled rongef inder systems ensure occurote
focusing of the world-fomed 50 mm Zeiss Tessor
f /2.8 lens, with oll its interchongeoble converter
units. The lorge cleor viewfinder imoge is un-
offected by porollox even of the shortest dis-
tonces. With the extensive ronge of Contoflex
occessories of your disposol (see the lost poges
of this booklet), there is virtuolly no limit to the
foscinoting subiects you con sofely cover.
So thot you con get the best out of your Conto-
flex lll ond enioy the pleosure of corefree phoio-
grophy, pleose study this instruction book
thoroughly. Open out the front ond bock covers
ond follow the monipulotions with the oid of the
detoiled diogroms. Stort by proctising the
vorious operotions of picture toking without o
film in the comero. lf you still hove difficulties,
see your photo deoler for free informotion.
We cqn only congrotulote you on buying o
Contoflex lll. You hove mode o wise choice
your comero will give you lifelong pleosure. We
would like to shore your enioyment, ond would
oppreciote it if you were to send us some of the
most outstonding pictures you hove token with
your Contoflex lll.
The picture inside the front cover wos token with the
Contoflex of sunset; exposure l/co sec. oI fl4.
5
Gontaflex lll features
The lorge, bright finder shows the finol picture
in olmost noturol size right up to the moment of
exposure. The built-in Fresnel lens renders o
finder imoge thot is bright even in the corners;
furthermore, it is seen of eye-level, upright ond
the right woy round, thonks to the pentoprism.
Another odvontoge of fhrough-the-lens sighting
is thot the finder imoge is olwoys free from
porollox, even when supplementory lenses ore
used. Whqt you see, you tqke!
The focusing system shows cleorly in the view-
finder the point of shorpest definition by meons
of o split-imoge rongefinder ond ground gloss
screen, both coupled with the lens.
The stondord lens is the fomous Zeiss Tessor
f/2.8,50 mm. By exchonging the front element for
either the Pro-Tessor f/4,35 mm or the Pro-Tessor
f/4, 85 ffiffi, the complete lens is converted to o
wide-ongle or tele-lens respectively. The Steritor-B
stereo ottochment con olso be used os o front
element. All these interchongeoble elements ore
fitted with boyonet mounts. All opticol compo-
nents ore cooted ond colour corrected, ond yield
high-definition photogrophs in monochrome or
colour.
The Synchro-Compur Shutter, with deloyed oction
releose mechonism, is fully synchronized for
f losh ond hos o ronge of speeds f rom I to
1lsoo sec. ond o oB" setting for time exposures.
It employs the exposure volue system of coupled
operture settings ond shutter speeds.
All scoles con be cleorly reod from obove. The
spring-looded pre-set diophrogm ond the cou-
pled film-wind ond shutter tensioning mechonism
moke the comerq reody for immediote oction.
The comero tokes 24 x 36 mm negotives on 35 mm
minioture film, ovoiloble in stondord cortridges,
doylight refills, dorkroom refills or os bulk film.
By using speciql cqssetles the film con be chong-
ed in doylight ofter ony number of exposures,
without rewind ing.
The removoble bqck simplifies looding ond un-
looding os well os cleoning of the comero.
The qll-metql body guorontees the uimost me-
chonicol precision of oll components - the holl-
mork of Zeiss lkon products.
Handling the camera
Setting the exposure value
By pressing knob (.|5) towords the body of the
co mero, the od iocent red dot con be moved
until it coincides with the desired volue on the
red exposure volue scole (16) (see Fig. 1). lt is
olso possible to set holf exposure volues.
As the ring with the red dot con only be moved
th roug h o lim ited rod ius, it wil I sometimes be
necessory to move the operture/shulter speed
7
.:qr
Fig. I setting ring (10) os well, in order to set the
exposure volue required.
By setting the exposure volue, the diophrogm
ond shutter speed selector mechonism ore cou-
pled. The omount of light necessory for correct
exposure is controlled by the lens opening (oper-
ture or f lnumber) ond the time the f ilm is exposed
to light (shutter speed). The exposure volue ob-
toined, which con be reod off from the setting
mork (8) (see Fig.2l, represents o definite omount
of I ig ht thot remo i ns the so me no motter whot
f/nvmber cr shutter speed is chosen. lf , ofter
hoving determined ond set the exposure volue,
the shutter speed setting ring (10) is turned to o
higher or lower volue (17), the lens operture {18)
will be outomoticolly re-odiusted to give the
some exposure. The shutter speed is likewise re-
><3 r
odjusted outomoticolly when the operture is
cho nged.
Shutter speed: The correct shutter speed to
choose depends on whether or not the subiect
is movitrg, ond if so, how ropidly. The foster the
subject-movement, the shorter should be the ex-
posure time. The block figures on scole (17)
denote f roctions of seconds (60 meons 1/eo th
second, etc.). When set to the green "8" , the
shutter will remoin open os long os the releose
knob (3) remoins depressed (see poge l8). The
green figures denote full seconds ond connot be
set ogoinst the setting mork (8); their signifi-
conce will be exploined loter on.
Aperture selting: The correct operture of the
lens diophrogm, or "stop", for short, depends on
the depth of f ield desired (see poge 14). The
I
Fis.2
smoller the f lnvmber, the lorger is the octuol
operture of the diophrogm opening. The required
volue on the scole (18) should be set ogoinst
the setting mork (8). So long os the correct ex-
posure volue remoins set, ony combinotion of
shutter speed ond lens operture will result in o
perfectly-exposed negotive. The setting ring (.|0)
con only be turned sufficiently to ollow the
mork (8) to be set ogoinst the finol volues of the
operture ond shutter speed scoles. The f inol
volue of the right-hond end of the shutter speed
scof e is "8".
lf, ofter setting the exposure volue, the lens is
stopped down until the shutter speed is set to
the green "8", on exposure time of 2 seconds
will be required. lf it is necessory to stop down
even further, the required exposure time in full
seconds (green figures) con be reod off opposite
the selected operture. Then set the diophrogm to
the required figure; To do this, depress the
knob (.|5) os when setting the exposure volue.
The exposure time con then be controlled by
depressing the shutter releose knob (3) for the
required number of seconds. When chonging
from time exposures on oBu to outomotic expo-
sures, the exposure volue must be resef.
The correct exposure Yalue
con be oscertoined from exposure tobles or,
more exoctly, with the photo-electric lkophot
t0
Ropid exposure meter by Zeiss lkon (Fig. 3).
With colour photogrophy the use of on ex-
posure meter is obsolutely required os colour
films hove only o very limited exposure lotitude.
The exposure volue depends on the film speed,
the prevoiling lighting conditions ond the filter
foctor, if o filter is used (see poge 35).
As a rough-and -ready
rule try:
Outdoor photogrophs in
bright sunshine
film speed 40 A.S.A.
exposure volue: 13
Outdoor photogrophs, sky
overcost
film speed 40 A.S.A.
exposure volue: I I
Fis. 3