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for pi cture
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It takes
standard
cartri dges
furni shi ng
1g or 36 exposures
on perforated
35 mm {i l m.
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sui ted
for bl ack and
whi te as wel l as col orrr photography,
as i ts
fai t coated
zErss rEssAR
Iens i s excel l entl y
col our corrected.
The bui l t-i n
rangeftnder
i s coupl ecl to the l ens. Its rotati rrg-
wedge pri sms
ensure
very
accurate
focusi ng.
The camera
furthermore
has
a col our
corrected
exposure
meter
wi th
two measuri ng
ranges,
whi ch gi ves you
under any l i ghti ng
condi ti ons
the exact exposure
ti me for the i ndi vi dual
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stops.
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In order to obtain alwagood
results
with
your
rittre
CoNTESSA/
we recommenyou to
read
carefully
these
Instructions.
Turn outw:
the
two
leaves
of
the
cover
and exercise the variousrerations
when
the
camera
is
not l oaded wi th ffl m.
p,e
remember
that
the
shutter
lock is tripped and the
ger
can
be
released
only
when
ftl m has been l oaded. J1:roubl e wi l l
doubtl ess
be
ri chl y
rewarded,
as you will
good
pictures
from
the
verv
begi nni ng.
Your photol er wi l l
be pl eased
to gi u.
you
addi ti onal
i nformati or
' lle
are conoinced
tbat fing
a camera
you
could
not
make
a
better
selection tban 11r.{TESSA. Please
let
us pdrticipate
in
your joy
by sending u,tiful
pbotograpbs
you
made
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OPENI NG
AND
CLOSI NG
THE
CONTESSA
Ihe coNmsse
is opened
!y
pushing down
the little
knob
(1) on the
zEISS-rKoN
nameplate
on the front of
the camera
(i l l .2). The baseboard
(5) i s pressed down
until the opening
mechanism
clicks
into
place'
ttor.
the coNrrsse
of the self-opening
the same
time
Press
catches
(ill. 3).
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DETERMI NI NG
THE
EXPOSURE
TI ME
Before taking a
picture with the coNTEssA,
determine
i
the required exposure time with the aid of the built-i'
'
.*poru.. meter
(i l l .6). The exposure
meter can be read
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off di rectl y wi thout any conversi on.
At ffrst set the ftlm speed on the ASA scale
(23) of the
i
exposure meter. Turn the disc with the two knobs until
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the ASA number of the fflm speed
appears at the indi.
i . . r
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cating mark in the ASA aperture.
tJ/hen
using
film
I
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by
pressing both milled struts
(2)
mechanism
together
inward,
ancl
at
the camera
baseboard
until
the lock
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n
speeds of another
speed rati ng system' ' ffnd the corre-
sfondi ng
ASA val ue
i n the tabl e on the precedi ng page'
SENSI VI TY
OF COLOUR
FI LMS
Jbere
are in existence two
principdl systems
for
rating tbe sensi'
tioity ol bla& and wbite
frlms,
i. e. tbe DIN and tbe ASA systems'
xposuie
meters can be exactly calibrated
for
tbese systems' Ihe
exposure time
gioen by our meters is suffcient
for
obtaining
detail
also in tbose
parts
of tlte
picture wbose illumination
is only
llao
of
t l e aoerage i l l umi nat i on
of t be wbol e
pi ct ure'
Su&t a speed-rating
does not exist, boweoer,
Jor
colour
flms'
Io
tbese
films
must be applied ualues
obtained by experience'
wbidt,
are dtaracterized
by manufacturers
by tbe
pbrase:
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be
exposed
like . . ." Jrom tbis
follows
tltdt tbere does not exist in tbis
field
a wel l -def ned
basi s
f or
t be cal i brat i on
of exposure
met ers' Jor. , t he
furtber
u;se of one' s outn exposure meter it will, tberefore'
in}ry
' case
be recommendable
to ascertain
tbe sensitiuity
of tbe
flm
by
means oJ test
pbotograpbs witb oarying
cxposure times'
Jbe oalues
gioen below
for
our exposure
meters baue
been obtained
by experi ence,
t bey ref er t o
f i \ ms
made i n l g5ol st and baue
gi oen so
far
satisfactory
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t hd ri ng opposi t e
a
l ens openi ng
i n t he bl ack,
zone
of the di sc.
On the hi nge of the l i d i s a green
dot whi ch
can be seen
onl y when the l i d i s cl osed.
\when
the green
dot i s vi si bl e
from above, i t i s a remi nder
that the exposure
ti me
must
be read
off opposi te
the green
zone.
In front of the photo-electric
cell you
will ffnd a glass
formed
l i ke
a system
of pri sms.
Ii di rects the i nci dent
light in order
that the angle
of view taken by the ex_
posure
meter
be' i denti cal
wi th that
of the Tessar l ens.
TABLE
OF COMPARI SON
for
the
film
speeds
most used
Exp. Ind.
Europe
USA
weston
in / 1oo
10
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12
73
14
r 5
15
77
18
79
20
2l
22
23
24
25
26
27
6
20
14
5
8 2 1 1 5 6
1 0 2 2 1 6 8
12
23
77
10
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2 0 2 5 1 9 r c
25
26
20
20
32
27
21
24
40
28
22
32
50
29
23
40
64
30
24
50
80
31
25
64
100
32
26
80
125
33
27
100
150
34
28
72j
200
35
29
160
250
36
30
200
320
37
31
250
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SETTI NG THE EXPOSURE TI ME
The shut t er
speed sert i ng ri ng (9)
i s t urned unt i l t he i ndi -
cat i ng mark i s opposi t e t he previ cl usl y
det ermi ned
ex-
posure
t i me. The f t gures engraved
on t hi s scal e desi gnat e
f r act i ons
of seconds ( i l l .
j ) .
The ftgure 25, for i nstance,
corresponds
to the shutter speed of
l /rs
sc., etc. Vhen setti ng the shutter speed of
r/soo
sec. you wi l l
havc
to press somewhat
harcl er.
For ti me exposure, set the shutter
speed
setti ng-ri ng
on
"8" and, i f desi recl , use the cabl e rel ease. For
very
l ong ti me exposures,
the cabl e rel ease i s provi decl wi th a speci al
Iock. The shutter i s cocked wi th the ai d of l ever (15).
It makes no
di fference
whether
the exposure ti me i s acl j ustecl
before or after
cocki ng
the shutter.
Onl y when usi ng the shutter speed of
r/soo,
the
cxposure
ti me must be set before cocki ng the shutter.
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S E T T I NG OF T HE DI A P HRA GM
A ND DE P T H OF F I E L D
The di aphragm l ens openi ng i s adj ust ed by means of t he
di aphragm set t i ng ri ng
(10)
i n such a manner t hat t he
i ndi cat i ng mar k poi nt s exact l y t o t he desi r ed l ens openi ng.
Lens openi ng and shut t er speed may be checked at a
gl ance f r om above
( i l l .
9) .
The smal l er thc l ens operri ng, the greater the depth of fi el d. The
depth-of-ftel cl scal e (12) i ndi cates for any di stance and l ens openi ng
set, the near and far di stances rvhi dr wi l l be sharpl y reproduccd on
the fi l m. For thi s purpose there are engraved to the ri ght and l eft
si de of the di stance setti ng mark (7) the f/stops.
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For i nstance, i n
setti ng the l ens for a di stance of 10 feet, rvhi l e usi ng a l ens openi ng
of f/8, you can read off on the l eft si de of the setti ng mark
(7)
opposi te the f/8 the di stance 6 feet, and on the ri ght si de opposi te
the fl 9, the di stance 20 feet, showi ng that any obj ects wi thi n a
di stance from 5 feet to 20 feet from the l ens rvi l l bc sharp i n the
l l i ct ur c.
T HE Z E I S S I K ON I I E I ) - DOT S E T T I NG
I n good l i ght
( sunshi ne f or i nst ance) , t he zEI SS- I KoN r ed-
dot sct t i ng
on t he coNTESSA per nr i t s const ant r eadi ness
f or act i on at al l t i r nes. Set t he l ens openi ng and t he
cl i st ance on t hc r ccl dot s, and you ar e r eady at a mont ent ' s
not i ce
t o phot ogr aph anyt hi ng wi t hout havi ng t o make
f ur t her
adj ust nr ent s. Al l obj ect s f r om 8
t / s
f eet
( 2. 5
me-
t er s) t o i nf i ni t y r vi l l be shar p.
( See i l l ust r at i on 7. )
I f sct i n such a way, t hc CONTESSA may be cl osed, f ul l y prepared
f or t he ncxt snapshot . Vhen usi ng t hc red-dot sct t i ng, you wi l l not
mi ss a si ngl e rvort h-whi l c snapshot of surpri si ng si t uat i ons f or rvhi ch
an evcr - r cady camcr a i s a necessi t y.
Vi t h t hi s met hod you r vi l l pr oducc phot os r r ' i t h a goocl aver age i n
def t ni t i on anr l exposur e.
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DEPTH OF FI ELD
tl ow to make
Sood
use of tbe ranQe of sbarpness at oari ous -
l ens st ops:
The short focal l ength of 45 mm of the zErss-rESSAp. f/2.8
of the coNrEssA affords great depth of fteld. Apart frorn
the red-dot focusi ng system
(see page 13) the fol l owi ng
conveni ent setti ngs are recommended t
Cl ose-Ups
Medi um
Di stances
Inftnity to
nearest sharp
poi nt
More detailed information concerning depth of ffeld is
contai ned i n the depth-of-ftel d tabl e on the next
page'
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Range of sharpness
10
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20
20
20
10
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3' 3"
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4', 2"
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12' 6"
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CONl I } I NED
VI E\ 7
AND
I I ANGE
FI NDT: I T
A I ) J L I S T I
NG T l I E I ) l s T , \
N c t l
T[ c
yi er vl j ncl er
and
t he r angel i nder
of t he coNr r ssA
ar c co' r bi ' ecl
a' cl
coupl ed
t o t he l e. s f ocusi r r g
. r ccha-
pi spr .
Looki r r g
t hr ougf t
t he eyepi ece
( 32) ,
You
see t he
i ' r age as i t r vi l l be r ecor cl ed
by t he car ' er a,
and r vi t hi r r
t he l i g[ t ci r cul ar
por t i ot l , t u' o
i r l r ages of t he obi ect oyer -
l appi pg
eacf t ot f i er .
( See i l l t r st r at i or r
8 ar r cl 9) .
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l i t r dcr
co- i nci di nq
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I f you now t ur n t he l ens f ocusi ng r i ng
( 6) ( see
i l l ust r at i on
10) unt i l t he t r vo i nr ages mer gei nt o one
( see
i l l ust r at i on on
pr ecedi ng page,
l or ver r i ght ) , t he l er r s r vi l l be accur at el y
f ocused. The best obj ect s f or obt ai ni ng accur at e f ocus ar e
shar pl y
def t ned ver t i cal cont our s. Pr eci se f ocusi ng i s t he
nl or e essent i al t he gr eat er
t he l ens openi ng.
The nr easur ed
di st ance may be r ead of f on t he di st ance
scal e ( 8) .
Thi s i s especi al l y i nr por r ant i n sel ect i ng t he
pr oper
l ens openi ng t o obt ai n adequat e cl ept h of f t el d.
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TO
HOLD
THE
T A K I NG
HORI Z ONT A L
P I CT URE S
The coNr ESSn i s secur el y hel d i n t he pal m of t he r i ght
hand. The ri ght t humb i s pl aced on t he back of t he
camera; t he ri ght i ndex f i nger rest s on t he shut t er rel ease
( 13) .
The l ef t hand hol ds t he camer a wi t h t humb and
mi ddl e f i nger. The l ef t i ndex f t nger t ouches and act uat es
t he mi l l ed ri ng of t he l ens f ocusi ng
mechani sm
(6)
whi ch
i s coupl ed t o t he combi ned
vi ew-and-range-f t nder.
To
assure
great er st eadi ness
t he el bows shoul d
t ouch
m-e
body. When
t aki ng
Pi c-
tures rvi th l onger
exposttre
t i mes, i t i s advi sabl e
t o
rest both el bows
ftrml Y
orr
some srl pport .
The l ef t
eye i s rnost sui t -
abl e f or f ocusi ng, because
t he r i ght eYe need
not be
cl osed
( i l l . 1 1) . I f t he r i ght
eye be used,
t he l ef t
must
be cl osed.
The shut t er
i s
r el eased
wi t h
t he r i ght
i n-
dex f f nger.
CONTESSA
T A K I NG
V E RT I CA L
P I CT URE S
The
way of hol di ng
t he coNTESSA
t he posi t i on of f i t t g-
ers, and
rnani pul at i ons
are t he same as when t aki ng
hori zont al
pi ct ures. Accordi ng
t o your l i ki ng
you may
grasp t he camera
wi t h t he l ef t or t he ri ght hand f rom
above,
and
you may f ocus wi t h t he ri ght or l ef t eye
( i l l . 12) . I t i s essent i al ,
however ,
t hat t he camer a be not
moved
duri ng
t he exposure,
whi ch
i s easi l y accompl i shed
owi ng t o t he coNrpsse' s
smal l
si ze and
wei ght and t o
i t s easy cont rol s.
Pract i ce
how t o oper at e
t he camer a
bef ore goi ng pi ct ure hunt -
i ng. Vhen
t aki ng
Pi c-
t ur es i n r api d successi on,
keep t he coNrE, ssA at t he
eye and rvi t h t he l ef t
hand qui ckl l ' wi nd t he
f t l m wi t hout t al <i ng t he
camera from the eye. Thi s
way i s especi al l y recom-
mended f or t aki ng seri es
and snap- shot s.
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RELEASI NG THE SHUTTER
Af t er every exposure, advance t he f t l m by means of t he
f t l m wi ndi ng knob
(26)
unt i l t he l ocl < cat ches. Thi s can be
done nr ost conveni ent l y and f ast est wi t h t he l ef t t humb.
Ther eupon, wi nd t he shut t er so t hat you ar e r eady t o
t ake t he next pi ct ur e. The shut t er cannot be r el easecl
unl ess t he f t l m i s f ul l y wound t o t he next f r ame. Fur t her -
rnore, t he f t l m can onl y be advanced af t er havi ng rel eased
t he shut t er . Consequent l y, i t i s i mpossi bl e t o make doubl e
exposur es or bl anks.
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For cocki r t g t he shut t er , pr ess t he
shut t er wi ndi ng l ever
( 15)
upwar ds unt i l i t cat ches. The
shut t er i s r el eased by pr essi ng t he r el ease l cnob ( 13)
sl owl y downr var ds, wi t hout
j er ki ng.
Pr ess i t down as f ar
as possi bl e and do not st op when you f eel a sl i ght r esi -
st ance. I n case t he r el ease knob cannot be pr essed down,
you have f or got t en t o wi nd, ei t her t he shut t er or t he f t hn.
The pi ct ur e count er
( 33)
i ndi cat es t he number of ex-
posur es. Af t er havi ng made t he l ast exposur e, t he f t l m
must be r ewound.
f
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a
I NSERTI NG
THE
FI LM
pl ace
t he
coNTESSA
r vhi l e
cl osecl ,
f r or r t
dor vt r ,
ol l a t abl e
so
t hat
i t s
l ower
si cl e
r vi t h
t he
f i l r n
r vi nd
and
r ewi r r d
c l i s c s f a c e s y o u . o p e n t h e b a c k b y p u l l i n g o u t t h e c a t c l r
( 2 9 ) . Pu l l r e wi r . r c l l . n o b o u t ( i l l . 1 3 ) , t h e n p l a c e c a r t r i d g e
i rr f eecl i rrg
spool
cl ranrber,
push
rewi rrcl
l <rrob
back
arrcl
t ur n
i t unt i i
t he
r er vi r r cl
pr ons
engages
f ul l y
r vi t h
t he
hol e
at
t he
si cl e
of t he
car t r i dge'
Now
t unr
t he
f t l mr vi ncl i ng
knob
( 26) unt i l
t he
bl acl <
t oot h
t r ext
t o
t he
f l at
spr i ng
of t he
t ake- up' spool
cor e
l i cs
upperrnost .
I rrsert
{i l nr
1". 1
under
f l at
spri ng
and
hook
second
hol e
of
perf orat i on
i nt o
smal l
bl acl <
t oot h'
Jur n
t he
f t l m
wi r r di ng
knob
( i l l . 14)
wi t h
t he camer a
st i l l
o p e n , u n t i L t h e p e r f o r a t i o n e n g a g e s i n b o t h s p r o c k e t s
on t he
l or ver
si cl e
of t he
pi ct ur e
f r ame'
set
pi ct r l r e
count er
( 33) r vi t h
( 34) ot r
t he
di amond
mar l i '
f i l ur
rvi rrcl i rrg
krrob
unt i l
i t
Then
cl ose
t he
camer a
and
t he ai d of t he
mi l l ed
l cnob
Af t er
havi ng
t ur ned
t he
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catches, number 1 will appear in the picture
counter (33)
and the ffrst picture
can be taken.
After having loaded the camera, set "tell-tale',
indicator
disc
(19)
at type of fflm in
use
(black-and-white,
daylight colour, artiftcial-light colour film). In addition
turn the inner disc
(23)
to the ASA speed of the ftlm
used.
RE\ T I NDI NG
T HE F I L M
After the last exposure the fflm is rewound
by turning
the rewi nd knob (27)
i n the di recti on of the arrow.
press
down the knob in the center of the fflm winding knob
(26)
when rewinding the film. \7hen nearing the end, the
resistance will lessen, indicating that the film is fully
rewound on the feeding spool. To make sure that the fflm
is completely rewound, remove your ffnger from the re-
wi nd cl utch button. If therewi nd knob thencan be turned-
freely, it is an indication
that the fflm has been fully
rewound. Now open the back of the camerat pull out the
rewind knob and remove the cartridge containing the
exposed ffl m.
T HE SYNCHRO- COMPUR
SHUT T ER
The fully synchronized Synchro-Compur shutter does not
only fire a flash at the very moment the shutter is wide
open (synchro-switch
in position
"X"), but also perrnits
igniting
a flash before the shutter opens
(synchro-switch
22
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.
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{r
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t t
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i n posi ti on " M").Vi th the l atter setti ng the fl ash reaches
its peak
light intensi;y when the shutter is wide open/ so
that synchronized shots can be taken even with shortest
shutter speeds, i f the proper
fl ash bul b i s used. On the
upper right side the Synchro-Compur
shutter
has a con-
tact nipple
(16)
on which the connecting cord of the flash
uni t or the el ectroni c fl ash i s sl i pped. On the l ower l eft
side of the shutter is the synchro-switch (35),
which can
be set on "X" ot "M". The Camera bei ng ready for fl ash
photography
when the shutter i s wound, the' onl y mani -
pulation
to be made for obtaining perfectly
synchronized
:hots is to set the synchro-switch
on "X', or
',M".
POSI T I ON
X
,
Vith the synchro-switch
in position
,,X,,
,
the ignition
impulse
is transmitted
at the very moment
when the
shutter
is wide open. All electronic flashes
are ffred
with
the synchro-swi tch
i n posi ti on
,' X' ,
.,
POSI T I ON
M
rilZith
the synchro-switch
in position
,,M,,,
the flash svn-
chronization
mechanism
is set on the pre-ignition
i-p.rlr.
reQuired
by the majority
of flash bulbs.Sfith
the synchro-
sw*h
in position
"M", perfectly
synchronized
shots can
be taken
even
wi th shortest
shutter speeds.
The fol l owi ng
table indicates
which exposure
times
are to be used for
the different
types
of flashes
in conjunction
with the
,,X,,
or "
M" posi ti on
of the synchro-swi tch.
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SHUf TER SPEEDS
Type of Flash
,.*_
TO BE USED
FOR FLASH BULBS
Synchro-Switch in Position
XM
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Osram Vacubl i tz
xP, xo
F 1 , F 2
. s0,
sl , s2
Phi l i ps Photofl ux
Pf 3
Pf 14, Pf 24
Pf 25, Pf 45
Pf 56
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Pf 1 1 0
General Electric
\Westi nghouse
SM
No. 5, 6, 11
2 2 , 3 1
.
No. 50
Sylvania Superflash, \Tabash
SF
No. 0, 2
Press 25
Press 40
No . 3
t
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- r l i oo
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7
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El ectroni c fl ashes
ACCESSORI ES
FOI { THE CONTESSA
T I I f : CABL E I t t r l - EASI :
i s screwecl
r nai r r l y usecl
r el ease has
cl ur i ng l ons
set on
" l \ "
.
T I I I : T ] V E RE A DY CA RI T Y I NG CA S E
f or t he coNr Ess. r pr ot ect s t hi s hi gh qual i t y car ner a f r ont
det r i ment al ext er nal i nf l uences ( see
i l l . 15) . The canl er a
need not be t al <en out of t he case f or t aki ng pi ct ur es.
Af t er havi r r g pr essed sl i ght l y on t he spr i ngs of t he t wo
hooks, t he car r vi ng case can be at t ached t o t he eyel et s
( 30)
of t he coNr Essa. ( See
i l l . t O) . I n doi ng so, t ur n t he
l j l r n r vi ncl i r r g knob of t he case so t hat i t s t r vo pr ongs
i r r t o t he socket ( 14) bel ow t he l ens. I t i s
f or t aki ng pi ct ur es f r onr a t r i pod. The cabl e
a l ocki ng devi ce f or keepi ng t he phut t er open
t i me exposur es, wi t h t he shut t er speed r i ng
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engage wi t h t he wi ndi ng knob of t he canl era. Through
an apert ure on t he l ower si de of t he case you can see
t he pi ct ur e count er ( 33) .
T I I I r S P E CI A L CA S E ( F i g .
1 7 )
Ther e i s avai l abl e f or t he coNTESSA al so an ever eady case
whi ch accomodat es, besi des t he camera, t wo f i l t ers (or
suppl ement ary l enses) and t he l ens hood, so t hat t hese
i rnport ant accessori es are al ways' at hand when a phot o
i s t o be made, and need not be t aken out of t he pocket
or knapsack. The coNTESSA i s f ast ened i n t he Speci al
Case by hooks,
j ust
as i n t he nor mal Ever eady
Case.
1 ' I I E L E NS HOOD
i s sl i pped on t he l ens, f t l t er or suppl ement ary l ens
(A
28.5 mm) and protects the l ens from i nci dent l i ght
when t he sun i s shi ni ng or art i f t ci al l i ght i s used. I t al so
prot ect s i t f rom rai n and snow when t he weat her i s bad.
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T HE COL OUR F I L T ERS
In order to obtain certain effects, you may screw zErss-
rroN colour fflters on the thread (a)
of the lens. They
need not be removed when the camera i s cl osed. There
are available yellow, yellow-green,
orange, red, and
ultraviolet filters. The ftlter factor, which is engraved in
the mounts of zrrss moN ffl ters, has to be taken i nto
account when setting the exposure time.
r
THE POLARI ZATI ON
FI LTER
I
.
( zEt ss
BERNOTAR)
'eliminates
reflexes on brilliant surfaces of the subject. It
1
is
slipped on the lens
(@
32 mm). The Instructions
I
supplied
with the fflter contain details regarding its use.
t'
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THE SUPPLEMENTARY
LENSES
f
, ( zEr ss
pRoxAR)
I
a.e .rr.d on the coNTESsA for taking pictures
at distances
of l ess than 2' 7Ll z".
pRoxAR
l ens f
:1
m serves for
;
photographs
at distances down to l' 4r/2", and rnoxen
lens f
:
0.5 m, for photographs
at distances down to
7l 8l +".
They are sl i pped on the l ens or the ffl ter (@.
28.5
mm). The l ens setti ng, scal e of reproducti on,
and
si ze of the area reproduced
can be ascertai ned.from
the
tabl e
for the use of zerss
pRoxAR
l enses for cl ose-up
phot ography
on p. 33.
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HO\ T TO TAKE PI CTURES
St r I TH THE CONTESSA
Snapsbot s
Landscape Pbotograpby
In al most any case a yel l ow ftl ter i s requi red
for
l andscape
photography especi al l y i f cl ouds are i n
the scene. Di star-rt vi ews al one are not i mpressi ve;
onl y a wel l chosen foreground wi l l gi ve depth to
a pi ct ure.
Landscape
photography at sunri se or sunset i s
most i mpressi ve because of l ong shadows. .l r4i st,
haze and snow wi l l furni sh an i nteresti ng moti f
.
for effective photographs.
Ani mal Pi cl ures
Our fourl egged
pets are not bashful
i n front of
a camera. They are al ways natural i n thei r be-
havi our. It i s advi sabl e to take unposed
pi ctures
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Snapshots are easy to make i n goocl weather,
$'
Lens openi ng/ exposure ti me, di stance scal e, are
f,
si mpl y set on the red dots. Then anythi ng beyond
$i {
a di stance of 81/a feet can be photographed
tr
wi thout troubl e. Si de l i ghti ng wi l l furni sh a pl eas-
['
i ng effect. Photographi ng agai nst the l i ght re-
*,
qui res great care but wi th the camera shaded can
tt
produce a pl easant effect. Approach the obj ect as
&
much as possi bl e. Never forget that the ni cest
#i
snapshot are taken when a
person i s unaware-of
bei ng photographed.
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of ani mal s;
never try to teach them speci al tri cks'
It i s advantageous
to use the l ens wi de open
i n
order to obtai n a soft back-ground'
Accurate
focusi ng
i s essenti al .
Cbi l dren
Children
,should
be unaware
of being
photo-
graphed. Th. .u.. ready coNTESSA
i s wel l sui ted
for
photographing
children. Close-ups of children
u..
^".p".i ul l y
dei i rabl e.
There are uncountabl e
occasi ons
to take
portrai ts: Chi l dren
pl ayi ng i n
sunshi ne,
bathi ng, sl eddi ng,
eati ng, or standi ng
by the Christmas
tree. Little funny incidents
may
even be recorded
i n seri al . shots.
Sports PltotograPhY
Objects
in
quick motion are best recorded
by
usi ng shortetl
.*pot.t.e ti mes and wi de l ens aper-
turel The di stance
meter i s an i nval uabl e ai d i n
sports
photography. Pi ctures
of movi ng obj ects
sirould not bi taken at a right angle. Best results
are obtai ned
by
photographi ng these obj ects at
an oblique angle. Focus
in advance
the spot where
you i ntend to take the
pi cture of the obj ect or set
the scal e on a certai n di stance, l et the obj ect move
up to you and at the predetermi ned
di stance re-
l ease the shutter.
Portrait
Do not pose your subjects. Photograph
your friends
when they are engaged i n a conversati on,
i n some
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activity,
at sports
or at work. Avoid bright
sun_
shi ne i n maki ng
outdoor portrai ts,
,oft' i i ehti ne
i s preferabl e.
Indoors,
besi
resul ts
are obi ai nej
near
the window
or the source
of light.
\il/hen
shooting portraits
always
remember,
iurg" i.n,
opening,
focus
a.rurately
on the subject{
eyes.
Move closely,to
the subject
to get
large pictrlres
of your
friends.
Qroup
Pbotographs
Often
when friends meet they
wish to have a
picture
of the whole group.
Do not pose
your
friends
but try to assembL
them around
some
9bje9t,
assign them to sorne task, or even
better,
n
l et them si t or stand
around freel yas,
fori nstance,
in a conversation.
d_*=
Artifcial
figbting
/
It does
not require expert
knowledge
to take
good
interiors
with artificial
lighting.
th. p.op.,
'
gxposure time is automatically
obtained with the
bui l t-i n
exposure
meter
of i he coNTEssA.
For
indoor photography/
use most sensitive
ftlms and.
large lens openings
to permit
you
to take pictures
even
with shutter
speeds
of
r/s
sec. or
i/,0
..c.
Support
arms holding the camera. If you
use high_
--.
wattage photo
flood lamps/ you can reduce ihe
.
exposure
time considerabley.
Jlasb Photograpby
Vith the aid of the Synchro contact it is very
convenient
to shoot good
flash pictures.
If you
use fl ash bul bs,
fol l ow i nstructi ons
on page
23
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and those supplied with the bulb. Everything else
is routine work. In order to avoid unnatural ex-
pressi on
of the subj ects, room l amps shoul d not
be turned off.
Ni qbtt Photograpby
Owi ng to the TESSAR l ens of the coNrnsse, acti on
photographs
in brightly illurninated
streets can
be taken wi th shutter speeds of
1/r
sec. or
1/ro
sec.
(Some
support may be necessary). Use the most
sensi ti ve ffl ms for ni ghtphotography. Rai nystreets
wi th i l l umi nated neon si gns make wonderful ni ght
pi ctures.
Empl oy a tri pod for l ong ti me exposures.
COL OUR PHOTOGRAPHY
Often we thi nk how ni ce i t woul d be to have' a l asti ng
record i n col ours. Loacl your coNTESSA wi th col our {i l m !
Thi s mi ni ature
camera wi th i ts bui l t-i n exposure meter
and i ts hi ghl y corrected rEssAR i s excel l entl y sui ted for
col our photography.
You wi l l surel y be fasci nated by
the resul ts obtai ned.
The mai n requi rement for good col our-photography i s
,rccurate
exposure
ti me. Thi s ned not bother you
at al l ,
as the coNTESSA
i s equi pped rvi th a photo-el ectri c
expo-
sure meter of hi ghest accuracy. Set the ASA i ndex of
your
ffl m i n the smal l wi ndow of the expcsure l neter.
Measure al so the dark areas of your
obj ect.
Bri l l i ant
and hi ghl y saturated col ours are rendered i f
the sun i s exactl y behi nd the photographer
and shi nes
di rectl y
upon the obj ect. Shadorvs al ways have a hue of
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the
predominant
colour of the object'
Therefore
a-vo]d
large shadows.
Colour
photography
against
the light
involves
great difffculties.
It requires
practice and ex-
peri ence. Do not record
too many col ours at one ti me,
unt;l
your technique
of composing
colours
is perfected'
Colours
of high
brilliance and low saturation
are most
suitable
for an ideal colour
picture.
Colour
pictures in artificial
light require
special colour
fflms,
the emulsion
of which is made
for artiffcial light-
ing conditions.
Here too, the source
of light should
be
opposite
the object to be iaken.
Avoid large shadows'
tnioo, colour
photographs with artiffcial
light may well
be prepared by
proper arrangement
of clothes,
back---^
g.o.rnd, urrd uil the other
colour areas
of the rgoif,
f*
which, are included
in the
Picture-
If you take
colour
pictures by using the negative-posi-
tive
procedure, which
is customary
in Europe,
you may
ur.
yorr colour fflm
negative
also for
black-and-white
enl argements.
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j l i nts
Seri al numbers are engraued i n tbe acces-
sory sl toe of
your mi ni ature
coNTEssA
cAmera as wel l as on tbe l ens. Jt i s adoi s-
abl e tokeep a recordof tl tese two numbers,
i n case t be camera i s l ost or st ol en.
1l the lens is dusty or dirty, neoer rub it.
Dust it witlt- a
fine
brusb or utipe it
qently
wi tb a soft, cl ean l i nen cl otb
(not
chamoi s).
Once i n a wbi l e al so cl ean the i nsi de of
.
the cctmerd wi tb a soft brusb,
parti cul ai l y
=--
tbe
fi Im
gui de
anf tl te spool
(hambers.
Jbe te&tnical deoelopment may reQaire slight
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t t i ng di sc f or exposure
met er
21 Exposure met er d. i al
22 I ndi cat i ng
mark of ex-
posure
met er
23 ASA set t i ng of e: xposure
PAr f s
oF THE
CONTESSA
- 35
in
',/ll-tale"
ftlm indicator
27 Rewi nd knob
2fi Support
29 Back lock
30 Eyel et s
31 Tri pod bushi ng co erecl
by protecti on
screw
32 Vi ewf t nder
eyepi ece
. 3. 1 Pi ct ure
count er
3+ Set t i ng knob f or f rame
count er
3) Synchro swi tch
t o
l ront
oi ew on
pal e
3
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met er
Exposure met er l i d
Shoe f or accessori es
Fi l m wi ndi ng knob wi t h
rewi rrdi ng
rel ease but t on
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