User manual MINOX M3

[. . . ] Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://homepage. ntlworld. com/joechan/manuals Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://homepage. ntlworld. com/joechan/manuals This Instruction Book contains everything you should know about your LEICA M3. Please devote some time to reading it carefully, and practice the simple operations -- without a film, to start with. The LEICA is an advanced highgrade camera, but nevertheless - or rather because of that - amazingly simple to operate. ® The Transport Lever Hold the camera in both hands, and with the right thumb push the transport lever to the right as far as it will go. The lever movement tensions the focal plane shutter of the LEICA and advances the film by one frame. [. . . ] Make a note of this number, and of the serial number of your LEICA; they may be prove to be of great help in case of loss. Lens Care Any high-quality lens can yield its best performance only if the two outside glass surfaces are perfect condition. A light yellow filter (with black-and-white film) or a colourless ultraviolet filter (for colour shots), left permanently on the lens, will protect the surface against outside influences (e. g. The lens hood, too, guards the lens against accidental contact with your fingers, and against splashes of water in rainy weather. To remove dust from the lens surface use a soft camel's hair brush, or in an emergency, a clean linen rag previously washed with pure soap. (Other washing or cleaning agents may leave harmful chemical residues. ) 16 Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://homepage. ntlworld. com/joechan/manuals DualThe 50mm Dual-Range SUMMICRON This version of the 50mm SUMMICRON lens has two focusing ranges; 1. The close-up range from about 35 to 19 inches (88 to 48 cm) from the film-plane. An optical finder attachment fits onto the top of the lens mount for use within the near range. The lens thus acts at the same time as a close-up focusing mount with parallax compensation. The lens is inserted into the LEICA M3 -- without finder attachment -- in the usual way, by aligning the red dots on mount and body opposite each other, and turning clock-wise to lock. The distances are measured from the back of the camera to the subject. Set the focusing mount of the lens to its near limit of 3/2 feet (1 meter), as shown in Fig. 1, pull outwards, and move it across the stop into the 35 inch (88 cm) position (Fig. The lens remains locked in this position until the optical finder attachment is fully pushed home in its special fitting, thus releasing the focusing movement for the close-up range (Fig. 3 Not For Resale ­ Free Download at http://homepage. ntlworld. com/joechan/manuals EverIn its Ever-Ready Case the LEICA M3 is protected against the weather and minor knocks, yet is always ready for action. The lid of the ever-ready case is pivoted so that it is well out of the way even for upright shots, and cannot obstruct the lens. LEICA filters improve tonal rendition in black-and-white pictures. The yellow and orange filters, for example, yield pictorial cloud effects. The LEITZ polarizing filters subdue disturbing reflections from glass, water, and polished surfaces (other than metal ones) and increase the contrast of clouds against the sky. All filters for the LEICA M3 screw into the front mount of the camera lens. For special purposes two filters can even be used together (though with some risk of vignetting, if a wide lens aperture is used). Lens Hoods protect the lens against direct rays of strong light sources that might give rise to flare, and also against rain and snow. Hold the lens hood so as to press in the two spring clips, place it over the lens and let it engage. Lens hood and filter can be combined; provided the correct hood is used for the lens, it will not cause vignetting (shading of the corners of the negative). If you use the ever-ready case for the LEICA M3, the lens hood may be reversed over a number of LEICA lenses, and special lens hood caps are provided to protect the front surface of the lens. [. . . ] These films may be divided into three brood classifications: 1 - Medium-speed films rated from about 80 to 160 ASA are ideal allaround materials for generalpurpose b-&-w photography. They yield brilliant images, fine grain, good resolution and a great amount of exposure latitude. 2 - High-speed films rated at ASA 250 or higher are special-purpose materials for "available-light" photography under difficult conditions which sacrifice fine grain and resolving power to provided increased film speed. Fine for such things as night-scenes and dimly lighted interiors, but not recommended for general use in daylight. [. . . ]