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F i l m Count er
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Congr at ul at i ons on
your pur chase
of a Koni ca C35- EFP. These
i nst r uct i ons and
pi ct ur es wi l l hel p
you capt u r e t hose
pr eci ous
memor i es of your f ami l y, f r i ends,
pl aces
and speci al occasi ons. The
many f i ne f eat u r es of
you r
Koni ca C35- EFP hel p you
cr eat e
bet t er
pi ct ur es. You can t ake bet -
ter advantage of these features by
t aki ng a f ew moment s t o r ead
t hese i nst r uct i ons.
* - Fi l m
Rewi nd Cr ank
- El ect r oni c
F l ash
38mm f / 4
Hexanon Lens
Fl ash
But t on
CdS Wi ndow f or
- - -
Under exposur e
War n i ng
st rap Eyet et
-j
Cl ose- up
Compensat i on-
-
But t on f or Fl ash
El ect r on i c
ASA Sel ect or Lever ASA Fi l m Speed Scal e Oper at i ng
Fi l m Spr ocket
Wheel
Back Cover
Vi ewf i nder
EYePi ec
F i t m Chamber
Back Cover
Lat ch
F i l m Ta ke- Up Spoo I
Fi l m Rewi nd But t on
Tr i pod Socket
How to Use
Wrist StraP
AA F l ash Bat t er Y Chamber
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FOR SAFETY' S SAKE
Your new Koni c a C35- EFP
camer a r ef l ect s t he l at est advance-
ment s i n phot ogr aphi c engi neer -
i ng. l t s oper at i on i s pr obabl y
somewhat di f f er ent f r om camer as
and acces sor i es whi c h y ou hav e
pr evi ousl y
owned. For t hi s
r eason, i t i s st r ongl y r ecommend-
ed t hat you r ead t hese i nst r uc-
t i ons c ar ef ul l y , s hoot a
" t es t "
r ol l
of f i l m, hav e t hi s r ol l
pr oc es sed
and eval uat e t he
pi ct ur es
bef or e
ex pos i ng addi t i onal r ol l s . The pr o-
c es s ed
" t es t "
r ol l wi l l v er i f y t hat
y ou ar e us r ng your new equr p-
ment c or r ec t l y , and al l uw
y ou t o
ma ke any necessar y changes i n
oper at i ng
pat t er ns ;
addi t i onal l y , i t
u. r i l l conf i r m t hat al l camer a f unc-
t i ons ar e oper at i ng
per f ect l y. I n
t he event you ar e l eavi ng on a t r i p
( or
f or s ome equal l y i mpor t ant
event ) shor t l y, y our Koni ca deal er
can r ecommend t he f ast est way of
havi ng your f i r st r ol l pr ocess ed. . .
s o y ou
c an be cer t ai n t hat al l sub-
sequent r ol l s wi l l be as
good
-
or
bet t e r !
1. I NSERTI NG BATTERI ES
for the built-in electronic flash and underexposu re warn ing lamp
1. Open t he bat t er y chamber on
t he bot t om of t he camer a by
pushi ng i t i n t he di r ect i on of t he
ar r ow and l i f t i ng t he cover gent l y.
The c over i s per manent ! y
at t ach-
ed t o t he camer a.
2. I nser t t he 2 AA Al k al i ne bat -
t e r i e s wi t h t h e
p l u s +
a n d mi n u s -
as shown on t he l abel i nsi de t he
chamber .
3. Cl ose t he chamber cover , pop
up t he f l ash and f i r e t he camer a
t o t est t hat t he f l as h i s wor ki ng
cor r ect l y .
( see
f l ash sect i on f or
oper at i on i nst . )
Not e: Never use ni ckel cadmi um
bat t eri es of t he rechargi ng t ype.
2. LOADI NG THE CAMERA WI TH FI LM Load Camer a i n Subdued Li sht ont y
The Koni ca C35- EFP t akes ASA
100 or 400 r ol l f i l m i n a 35mm
casse t t e.
1. Open t he c amer a bac k c over
by push i ng down on t he back
cover l at ch.
3. Feed t he end of t he f i l m i nt o
any one of t he s l ot s i n t he f i l m
t ak e- up s pool .
4. Wi t h t he back c over st i l l open,
deor ess t he s hut t er r el ease but t on
and advanc e t he f i l m wi nd l ever
unt i i t he nar r ow
" l eader "
sect i on
t - r f i i r e i i i r r r i s wour t ci uur r l pi ei ei y
t
I t : I I a
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2. Remove t he f i l m f r om i t s
packagi ng, and
pl ac e t he f i l m c as -
set t e i nt o t he f i l m c hamber i n t he
back of t he camer a.
5. Cl ose t he back c ov er , mak i ng
sur e t hat i t has s napped s hut .
Advanc e t he f i l m wi nd l ev er and
oper at e t he shut t er r el eas e unt i l
t he f i l m c ount er wi ndow s hows 1 .
The f i l m i s now i n pos i t i on f or
t he f i r st pi ct ur e. You wi l l s ee t he
f i l m r e wi n d c r a n k t u r n i n g a s y o u
advance t he f i l m wi nd l ev er . Thi s
assur es you
t hat t he f i l m i s un-
wi ndi ng f r om i t s casset t e and
adv anc i ng t hr ough t he c amer a
pr oper
I y.
6 . Ch e c k t h e f i l m b o x o r t h e i n -
s t r uc t i ons
pac k ed
wi t h t he f i l m t o
det er mi ne t he f i l m s ens i t i v i t y or
ASA r a t i n g .
Tur n t he ASA s el ec t or l ev er s o
t hat t he ASA f i l m s peed, 100 or
4OO. of t he f i l m l oaded i n t he
c amer a appear s
i n t he wi ndow.
Not e: Be s ur e t he l ev er i s s et t o a
not c hed
pos i t i on.
past
t he f i l nr spr ock et wheel . Be
sur e t hat t he f i l m spr ocket s
( hol es)
f i t di r ect l y i nt o t he t op
and bot t om of t he spr ocket
wheel .
7. Now y our camer a i s l oaded and
r eady f or pi c t ur e- t aki ng. Each
t i me you advance t he f i l m af t er
t aki ng a
pi ct ur e, t he f i l m c ount er
wi l l aut omat i cal l y advance keep-
i ng t r ack of t he number of
pi ct ur -
es y ou have t aken. The f i l m coun-
t er wi l l aut omat i cal l y r eset t o
" 0"
whenever
you open t he back
cover t o r el oad
your next r ol l of
f i l m.
3. UNLOADI NG THE CAMERA t Jnt oad Camer a i n Subdued Li ght ont y
When y ou r eac h t he end of
y our
20, 24 or 36- ex pos ur e r ol l of f i l m,
t he f i l m wi nd l ev er wi l l not be
abl e t o be adv anc ed any f ur t her
wi t hout excess f or ce. Never f or ce
t he adv anc e l ev er , t hi s c oul d t ear
t he f i l m. At t hi s t i me i t i s nec es-
s ar y t o r ewi nd t he f i l m bac k i nt o
i t s casset t e bef or e openi ng
back cover and r emovi ng i t
pr ocess l ng.
t he
f or
1. Fi r st , pr ess
t he f i l m r ewi nd but -
t on on t he bot t om of t he camer a.
2. Then, f l i p open t he f i l m r e-
wi n d c r a n k a n d t u r n i t i n t h e
di r ect i on of t he ar r ow,
Pr i nt ed
on
i t s handl e
( c l oc k wi s e) ,
unt i l i t
t ur ns f r eel y . You wi l l ac t ual l y f eel
a change i n t he l ever t ensi on when
t he f i l m i s c ompl et el y r ewound
i nt o i t s casset t e.
3. When t he c r ank t ur ns f r eel Y
t he f i l m has been r ewound i nt o
t he casset t e. Open t he camer a' s
back cover t o r emove t he f i l m,
and have i t
pr ocessed.
l f
you
open t he back cover bef or e com-
pl et el y r ewi ndi ng t he f i l m,
You
wi l l r ui n t he
pi ct ur es
You
have
j ust
t ak en on t he f i l m t hat has not
been r ewound
i nt o t he casset t e.
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4. LOOKI NG THROUGH VI EWFI NDER
I n out door
phot ogr aphy
dur i ng t he dayt i me, t he Koni ca C35-
EFP t akes shar p
pi ct ur es
of al l subj ect s f r om 5 f eet
( 1. 5
met er )
t o i nf i ni t y.
The br i ght f r ame vi si bl e i n t he vi ewf i nder i s t he act ual ar ea of
your pi ct ur es.
When t aki ng cl ose- up
pi ct ur es
bet ween 5- 8 f eet
( 1
. 5- 2. 4 met er ) , use t he smal l er br i ght f r ame mar ked "Par al l ax
Compensat i on Mar ks".
When
you
depress the shutter
rel ease button sl owl y, and a red
l i ght appear s i n t he vi ewf i nder , i t
si gnal s t hat t her e i s not enough
l i ght f or a good exposur e. You
shoul d now use t he Koni ca
C35- EFP' s bui l t - i n "pop- up" el ec-
t r oni c f l ash t o cont i nue
your pi c-
t ur e t aki ng.
Under exposur e War ni ng L
Br i ght Fr ame
Par al l ax Compensat i on Mar k Par al l ax Compensat i on Mar k
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5. HOLD YOUR CAMERA STEADY
To get t he best
pi ct ur es possi bl e,
l ear n t o hol d your Koni ca C35-
EFP pr oper l y. Gr i p t he camer a
f i r ml y wi t h bot h hands and whi l e
vi ewi ng t hr ough t he eyepi ece,
hol d i t gent l y agai nst your f or e-
head. Tr y t o keep your
ar ms cl ose
agai nst your body; t hi s wi l l al so
hel p you r emai n st eady.
Fi nal l y, keep your i ndex f i nger
poi sed
on t op of t he shut t er
r el ease and when you ar e r eady t o
t ake t he pi ct ur e,
DON' T punch,
but r at her squeeze t he shut t er r e-
l ease. Usi ng your Koni ca camer a
t hi s way wi l l hel p you
Eet
t he
ver y best r esul t s.
6. FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
When t he r ed, under ex pos ur e war ni ng l i ght i ns i de t he v i ewf i nder
l i ght s up
-
i t ' s t i me t o us e t he Koni c a C35- EFP' s bui l t - i n
" pop- up"
el ect r on i c f l as h.
1. Push t he f l ash oper at i ng but -
t on i n t he di r ect i on of t he ar r ow
( t owar d
t he l ens) . The f l ash wi l l
"pop- up" i nt o
pl ace
and aut o-
mat i cal l y t ur n i t sel f on.
2. When t he
" f l ash
r eadY" l i ght
at t he t op of t he camer a
goes on,
you' r e r eady t o t ake a f l ash
p
r ct u r e.
3. Af t er f l ash
phot ogr aphy, push
t he el ect r oni c f l ash uni t down
unt i l i t st ops
-
t ur ni ng of f t he
power .
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FLASH DI STANCES
7
-15tt
Camera-to-Su bj ect D i stance-
7- 15 f t
I n f l ash
phot ogr aphy, make sur e
t hat
you
t ake
pi ct ur es wi t hi n a
camer a- t o- subj ect di st ance of
7- 15 f eet
( 2- 5
met er ) , r egar dl ess
whet her ASA 100 or 400 f i l m i s
l oaded i n your Koni ca C35- EFP.
Camera-to-Subj ect
D i stance-5-7 feet
When
you
want t o t ake f l ash
pi ct ur es
of subj ect s bet ween 5 and 7
f eet
( 1. 5- 2
met er ) mer el y depr ess and hol d t he cl ose- up f l ash
compensat i on but t on l ocat ed at t he si de of t he l ens, whi l e t aki ng
t he
pi ct ur es.
NOTE
The l i ght of an el ec t r oni c f l as h
uni t i s r ef l ect ed by
your subj ect
back t hr ough t he l ens t o t he f i l m.
Nat ur al l y, hi ghl y - r ef l ec t i v e s ur -
f ac es
( mi r r or s, f or ex ampl e) wi l l
r ef l ect mor e of t he l i ght . l nt er est -
i ngl y , t he human ey e i s an ex c el -
l ent r ef l ect or i n i t s own r i ght . . . so
much so, t hat under cer t ai n con-
di t i ons, c ol or
pi c t ur es of
PeoPl e
may exhi bi t a
pi nki sht i nged r e-
f l ect i on appear i ng i n t he eyes.
( Thi s phenomena
occur s even
when a separ at e f l ash uni t i s
used. )
"Pi nk- eye" occur s most of t en i n
pi ct ur es of
young peopl e,
ani mal s,
and most of t en when t he
pi ct ur es
ar e t aken i n a di ml y- l i t ar ea
( t hi s
causes t he subj ect ' s
pupi l s t o open
wi der t han usual ) .
1. Ask
your subj ect not to l ook
El ectroni c Fl ash for More Effec-
ti ve Dayl i ght PhotograPhY
Even i n a br i ght si t uat i on wher e
t he under exposur e war ni ng l i ght
i s not
put on, use t he el ect r oni c
f l ash u n i t f or mor e ef f ect i ve
phot ogr aPhY.
di rectl y towards the camera whi l e
t aki ng t he
Pi ct ur e.
Usual l Y, t hi s
r esul t s i n a mor e nat ur al and
pl easi ng expr essi on as wel l .
2. Ask
your subj ects to l ook at a
bri ght l i ght
i ust
before taki ng the
pi ct ur e f or exampl e, at an
over head or a t abl e l amP i n t he
same r oom. Thi s wi l l cause t hei r
pupi l s t o become smal l er , and
r educe t he
possi bi l i t y
of
"Pi nk-
eye" i n most i nst ances.
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I MPORTANT OPERATI NG NOTES
Repl aci ng the Batteri es
Wi t h new bat t er i es t he f l ash r eady
si gnal wi l l l i ght i n appr oxi mat el y
6- B seconds. When t he r eady
l i ght t akes 20- 30 seconds t o
l i ght , i t ' s t i me t o change t he
bat t er i es.
Al ways r epl ace wi t h 2- AA
" Al kal i ne Bat t er i es" Mal l or y
MN1500 or Ever eadv E- 91 or
equi val ent , t o obt ai n t he maxi -
mum number of f l ashes
per
set of
bat t er i es.
To save battery
power,
turn off
t he f l ash bet ween
phot os by
push-
i ng t he el ect r oni c f l ash down
t owar d t he camer a body.
When the el ectroni c fl ash has not
been used for a l ong ti me
l f you have not used t he bui l t - i n
el ect r oni c f l ash f or sever al
mont hs, i t ' s a good i dea t o
"pop-
up" and t ur n t he f l ash on, t hen
oper at e t he camer a/ f l ash a f ew
t i mes t o r est or e t he f l ash t o
peak
per f
or mance.
Protect your Koni ca C35-EFP
from water damage
Your Koni ca C35- EFP cont ai ns a
power f ul
el ect r oni c f l ash. Wat er
can damage t he el ect r oni c f l ash
ci r cui t s and al so ef f ect t he l ens
and t r anspor t mechani sms.
Shoul d
your Koni ca C35- EFP be
acci dent al l y subj ect ed t o ext er nal
wat er i mmedi at el y wi pe of f
wi t h a dr y cl ot h.
Protect your Koni ca C3S-EFP
from heat and moi sture.
At a seashor e i n summer or i n a
car under t he di r ect sunl i ght , do
not l eave your camer a at a hot
and humi d pl ace f or many hour s.
Otherwi se, the
perf
ormance of
t he f i l m and bat t er y cel l s and t he
mechani sms of
your camer a wi l l
be affected.
l f your Koni ca C3S-EFP needs
servrce
Your Koni ca C3S- EFP has been
desi gned and constructed for
year s
of t r oubl e- f r ee use. I n t he
unl i kel y even t hat i t needs ser v-
i ce, t ake i t t o
Your Phot ogr aPhi c
deal er or shi p i t , i n a wel l
packed
carton to the cl osest servi ce cen-
t er .
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SPECI FI CATI ONS OF KONI CA
C3s- EFP
Camer a Type:
Compact 35mm wi t h Bui l t - l n
El ect r oni c Fl ash and Uni ver sal
Focus
Shutter:
Fl ash:
Di mensi ons:
Wei ght:
T
Koni ca Bet ween- Lens, sPeed
1 I 125 second .
Bui l t - l n Koni ca El ect r oni c, ef f ec-
t i ve G. N. 45 w/ ASA 100 f i l m.
Recycl i ng t i me 6- 8 seconds; ap-
prox. 250 fl ashes
per
set of AA
Al kal i ne bat t er i es.
1 2 8 x 7 3 x 5 3 mm
( 5. 0"
x 2. 9" x2. 1" 1
30Og
( 10. 6
ozs)
*wi t hout
bat t er Y
Fi l m:
Lens:
St andar d 35mm, ASA100 or 400
Koni ca Hexanon 38mm I l 4,
3- gr oups, 4- el ement const r uct i on;
Koni ca Col or - Dynami c Coat ed;
accepts 46mm f i l ters.
Mi n. Focus: 1. 5 m
( 5
f eet )
Aper t ur e:
f l 4, t 18 and f / 16
A C3b- EFP i nst r uct i on book i s avai l abl e i n f i ve l anguages
( Engl i sh,
Ger man,
Fr ench, Sr nr cdi sh, Spani sh) .
l f
you
woul d l i ke a copy of t hi s book,
pl ease send
$1. 50
t o Koni ca Camer a Co. , P. O. Box 1102, Woodsi de,
New Yor k 11377 speci f yi ng C35- EFP f i ve l anguage i nst r uct i on book.
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Konica Camera
Co. E
25-20 Brookl yn-Oueens Expressway West, Woodsi de, N.Y.
' 11377
101 1 Chest nut St r eet , Bur bank, Cal i f or ni a 91506
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