Zeiss Ikon Contessa 35 Operating Instructions
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1. Indoor colour photographs with artificial light may which are included in the picture well be prepared by proper You w 32 b ee B 7 Two Important Hints Serial numbers are engraved in the acces sory shoe of your miniature CONTESSA camera as well as on the lens Jt is advisable lo keep a record of these two numbers in case th camera is lost or stolen Jf the lens is dusty or dirty never rub it Dust it with a fine brush or wipe it gently with a soft clean linen cloth not cbamois Once in a while also clean the inside of the camera with a soft brush particularly the film guide and the spool chambers englisch 319 533 24 Printed in Germany 2005 52 Ho i 7 8 STU x 74 ey Y2. 4 ZI 8 PETRO Ankh STU e Z em Z fi order to make the contessa a source of constant pleasure we suggest a careful study of these instruc tions Reading them attenlively will make you a suc cessful photographer with the contessa from the very beginning The coNTESSA a product of ZEISS IKON AG STUTT cart US Zone of Germany is a 35mm camera for picture size 1 x 11 2 ins The distance meter of the CONTESSA a rotating wedge type range finder which guarantees accurate focusing is coupled to the lens Furthermore the contessa is equipped with a highly accurate exposure meter which is built into the camera housing This exposure meter has two measuring ranges and indicates the correct exposure time for any lens opening which you select for your individual photographs The conressa is loaded with standard 35 mm car tridges furnishing 20 or 36 exposures on black and white or colour film It is the ideal camera for colour photography because its lens the world famous ZEISS TESSAR is highly corrected for both colour and black and white emulsions We are convinced that in buying a camera you could not make a beller selection than the conressa and we know you will be deligbted with this wonderful achievement in photographic camera design ers E lens of the contessa is the high speed coated ZEISS TESSAR 2 8 3 The distance is set by turning the milled ring 6 and indicated by a mark 7
3. taking horizontal pictures According to your liking you may grasp the camera with the left or the right hand from above and you may focus with the right or left eye It is essential however that the camera be not moved during the exposure which is easily ac complished owing to the CoNTESSA s small size and weight and to its easy controls Practice how to operate the camera be foregoing picture hunt ing When taking pictu res in rapid succession keep the cowTEssA at the eye and with the left hand quickly wind the film without taking the camera from the eye This way is especially re commended for taking series and snap shots After every exposure advance the film by means of the film winding knob 26 until the lock catches This can be done most conveniently and fastest with the left thumb Thereupon wind the shutter so that you are ready to take the next picture The shutter cannot be released unless the film is fully wound to thenext frame Furthermore the film can only be advanced after you have released the shutter Consequently it is impos sible to make double exposures or blanks For cock ing the shutter press the shutter winding lever 15 upwards until it catches The shutter is released by pressing the release knob 13 slowly downwards without jerking Press it down as far as possible and do not stop when you feel a slight resistance In case the release knob cannot be pressed down you ha
4. CABLE RELEASE is screwed into the thread of the socket 14 on the lens It is used primarily for taking pictures from a tripod The cable release has a locking device for keeping the shutter open during long time exposures with the shutter speed ring set on B 26 J HOW TO TAKE PICTURES WITH THE CONTESSA Snapshots Snapshots are easy to make in good weather Lens opening exposure time distance scale are simply set on the red dots Then anything beyond a distance of 81 3 feet can be photo graphed without difficulty Side lighting will furnish a pleasing effect Photographing against the light requires great care but with the camera shaded can produce a pleasant effect Take in as much as possible of the object Never forget that the nicest snapshots are taken when a per son is unaware of being photographed Landscape Photography In almost any case a yellow filter is required for landscape photography especially if clouds are in the scene Distant views alone are not im pressive only a well chosen foreground will give depth to a picture Landscape photography at sunrise or sunset is mostimpressive becauseof longshadows where as bright sunshine especially around noontime is generally unfavourable Mist haze and snow will furnish an interesting motif for effective photographs Animal Pictures Our four legged pets are not bashful in front of 27 T D a camera They ar
5. bulb Everything else is routine work In order to avoid unnatural expression of the subjects room lamps should not be turned off Night Photography Owing to the ressar lens of the CONTESSA action photographs in brightly illuminated streets can be taken with shutter speeds of 1 5 sec or 1 19 sec Some support may be ne cessary Use the most sensitive films for night photography Rainy streets with illuminated neon signs make wonderful night pictures Employ a tripod for long time exposures 30 r COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY with the CONTE S SA Often we think how nice it would be to have a lasting record in colours Load your contessa with colour film This miniature camera with its built in exposure meter and its highly corrected TESSAR is excellently suited for colour photography You will surely be fascinated by the results obtained The main requirement for good colour photography is accurate exposure time This need not bother you at all as the contessa is equipped with a photo electric exposure meter of highest accuracy Set the ASA index of your film in the small window of the exposure meter Measure also the dark areas of your object Brilliant and highly saturated colours are rendered if the sun is exactly behind the photographer and shines directly upon the object Shadows always have a hue of the predominant colour of the object Therefore avoid large shadows Colour photography against the light involves great diff
6. focusing ring 6 see illustration above until the two images merge into one see illu stration on preceding page lower right the lens will be accurately focused The best objects for obtaining accurate focus are sharply defined vertical contours Precise focusing is the more essential the greater the lens opening The measured distance may be read off on the distance scale 8 This is especially important in selecting the proper lens opening to obtain adequate depth of field HOW TO HOLD THE TAKING HORIZONTAL PICTURES The conressa is securely held in the palm of the right hand The right thumb is placed on the back of the camera the right index finger rests on the shutter re lease 13 The left hand holds the camera with thumb and middle finger The left index finger touches and actuates the milled ring of the lens focusing mechanism 6 which is coupled to the combined view and range finder To assure greater steadiness the elbows should touch the body When taking pictures with longer exposure times it is advisable to rest both elbows firmly on some support Theleft eye is most suit able for focusing be cause the right eye need not be closed If the right eyeis used the left must be closed The shutter is released with the right index finger le esee 66 gt T CONTESSA TAKING VERTICAL PICTURES The way of holding the contessa and the position of fingers and manipulations are the same as when
7. on the distance scale 8 The controls for shutter speed 9 and lens aperture 10 can be seen from above at a glance When looking at the camera from the front the shut ter release knob 13 is at the left top corner of the shutter housing The thread for the cable release 14 is located below Between these two are the shutter cocking lever 15 and the flash synchronizer socket 16 The window in the middle of the camera body is one of the range finder windows the other one is combined with the view finder window 18 The type of film inserted is set on the tell tale indicator disc 19 Opposite of it you see the setting disc 20 and dial 21 of the exposure meter Its window 24 is located below The shoe 25 in the center atop the housing serves for slip on accessories Countersunk into the bottom of the camera are the film winding knob marked A 26 the rewind knob marked R 27 the picture counter 33 and its setting knob 34 At the back of the camera you will find a small sup port 28 which should be pulled out when placing the camera on a flat surface To push the support back press it slightly in the direction of the arrow The bolt 29 locks the camera back Eyelets 30 serve for fastening the neckstrap and attaching the Eveready carrying case un WE mmm LIST OF PARTS OF THE CONTESSA 35 6 1 Knob for opening a
8. the shutter speed of 1 00 the exposure time must be set before cocking the shutter The diaphragm is adjusted by means of the dia phragm setting ring 10 in such a manner that the indicating mark points exactly to the desired lens opening Lens opening and shutter speed may be checked at a glance from above The smaller the lens opening the greater the depth of field The depth of field scale 12 indicates for any distance and lens opening set the near and far distances which will be sharply reproduced on the film For this purpose there are engraved to the right and left side of the distance setting mark 7 the f stops For instance in setting the lens for a distance of 10 feet 3 metres while using a lens opening of f 8 you can read off on the left side of the setting mark 7 opposite f 8 the distance 6 feet 2 metres and on the right side opposite the f 8 the distance 20 feet 6 metres showing that any objects within a distance from 6 s feet to 20 feet from the lens will be sharp in the picture In good light sunshine for instance the zEIss IKON red dot setting on the CONTESSA permits constant readiness for action at all times Set the lens opening and the distance on the red dots and you are ready at a moments notice to photograph anything without having to make further adjustments All objects from S1 3 feet 2 5 metres to infinity will be sharp See illustration abov
9. CASE Osram S 2 1 1 10 1 25 1 500 Philips Pf 14 Sfi idus for the CONTESSA protects this high quality Philips Pf 24 3f Ua camera from detrimental external influences Philips Pf 25 Vig HS Are See ill below The camera need not be taken Philips Pf 45 the ei out of the case for taking pictures After having Philips Pf 56 1 ss 1 50 1 500 Philips Pf 110 1 1 10 1 25 1 50 General Electric No 5 2 Sts 4 Westinghouse f N0 5 11 22 1 ss se soo Press 25 40 50 No 0 2 1 ss 1 50 1 500 General Electric c 4 Westinghouse No 50 6 he ista Sylvania Wabash No 3 1 1 10 s5 1 5o Electronic flashes without ignition delay 1 1 s00 24 pressed slightly on the spring of thetwo hooks the carrying case can be attached to the eyelets 30 of the contessa In doing so turn the film winding knob on the case so that its two prongs engage with the winding knob of the camera Through an aperture on the lower side of the case you can see the picture counter 33 THE LENS HOOD is screwed on the lens mount It is needed for exposures against the light FILTERS In order to produce better pictures you may screw any of the zriss IKoN filters on the thread 4 of the lens It is not necessary to re move the filter when you close the camera However when setting the shutter speed you have to consider the filter factor engraved on the various filters THE LOCKING
10. STING THE DISTANCE The view finder and the range finder of the CONTESSA are combined and coupled to the lens focusing mecha nism Looking through the eyepiece 32 you see the image as it will be recorded by the camera and within the light circular portion two images of the object overlapping each other See illustration below at left Images in range If you now turn the lens focusing ring 6 see illustration finder co inciding above until the two images merge into one see illu stration on preceding page lower right the lens will be accurately focused The best objects for obtaining accurate focus are sharply defined vertical contours Precise focusing is the more essential the greater the lens opening The measured distance may be read off on the distance scale 8 This is especially important in selecting the proper lens opening to obtain adequate depth of field Images in range finder overlapping COMBINED VIEW AND RANGE FINDER ADJUSTING THE DISTANCE The view finder and the range finder of the CONTESSA are combined and coupled to the lens focusing mecha nism Looking through the eyepiece 32 you see the image as it will be recorded by the camera and within the light circular portion two images of the object overlapping each other See illustration below at left Jmages in range finder co inciding Jmages in range finder overlapping If younow turn thelens
11. TS TABLE OF COMPARISON For the film speeds most used DIN Bip fhd pe SAT Weston j4 19o 2 5 16 10 2 6 3 17 11 25 7 4 18 12 3 8 5 19 13 4 9 6 20 14 5 10 8 21 15 6 11 10 22 16 8 12 12 23 17 10 13 16 24 18 12 14 20 25 19 16 15 25 26 20 20 16 32 27 21 24 17 40 28 22 32 18 50 29 23 40 19 64 30 24 50 20 80 31 25 64 21 100 32 26 80 22 125 33 27 100 23 160 34 28 125 24 200 35 29 160 25 250 36 30 200 26 320 37 31 250 27 400 38 32 320 28 500 39 33 400 29 650 40 34 500 30 8 DETERMINING THE EXPOSURE TIME Before taking a picture with the contessa determine the required exposure time with the aid of the built in exposure meter The exposure time can be read off directly without any conversion See illustration on page 10 At first set the film speed on the ASA scale 23 of the exposure meter Turn the disc with the two knobs until the ASA number of the film speed appears at the indicating mark in the ASA aperture When using film speeds of another speed rating system find the corresponding ASA value in the table on the preceding page When measuring the exposure time turn your camera to the object as you will do in taking the picture The white indicator of the exposure meter will move along the dial 21 Now turn the setting disc 20 until the engraved mark 22 is in the range where the indi cator points In strong light measure with the lid 24 closed and use the diaphragm lens opening scale of t
12. e If set in such a way the contessa may be closed fully prepared for the next snapshot When using the red dot setting you will not miss a single worth while snapshot of surprising situations for which an ever ready camera is a necessity With this method you will produce photos with a good average in definition and exposure DEPTH OF FIELD How to make good use of the range of sharpness at various lens stops The short focal length of 45 mm of the ZEISS TESSAR f 2 8 on the cowrEssA affords great depth of field Apart from the red dot focusing system see page 13 the following convenient settings are recommended Focused Range of sharpness From To Close Ups 2 4 4 0 33 411 4 2 9 10 36 48 Medium 7 3 185 Distances 12 6 46 2 14 P 334 Infinity to 9 3 o nearest sharp 77 point 4 8 3 4 More detailed information concerning depth of field is contained in the depth of field table on the next page 14 mme DEPTH OF FIELD TABLE FOR CONTESSA 35 Deptb of field figures in feet and inches for various lens openings and distance settings fA6 From To From To From To 9 g z v a a e 2 wn w g E d Infinity on tbe scale is marked co f 5 6 From To f 4 From To 125 47 3 1010 107 184 G3 2211 5 7 463 13 9 772 75 431 7 4 ya 411 ru 61 210 32 COMBINED VIEW AND RANGE FINDER ADJU
13. e always natural in their be haviour It is advisable to take unposed pictures of animals never try to teach them special tricks for the sake of the picture which you want to take It is advantageous to use the lens wide open in order to obtain a soft back ground Accurate focusing is essential You can also take indoor action pictures Children Children should be unaware of being photo graphed The ever ready CONTESSA is well suited for photographing children Close ups of child ren are especially desirable There are uncoun table occasions to take portraits Children play ing in sunshine bathing sledding eating or standing by the Christmas tree Little funny incidents may even be recorded in serial shots Sports Photography Objects in quick motion are best recorded by using shortest exposure times and wide lens aperture The distance meter is an invaluable aid in sports photography Pictures of moving ob jects should not be taken at a right angle Best results are obtained by photographing these objects at an oblique angle Focus in advance the spot where you intend to take the picture of the object or set the scale on a certain distance let the object move up to you and at the pre determined distance release the shutter 28 Portrait Do not pose your subjects Photograph your friends when they are engaged in a conversation in some activity at sports or at work Avoid bright sunshine in making outdoor portraits
14. fter the last exposure the film is rewound by turning the rewind knob 27 in the direction of the arrow Press down the knob in the center of the film winding knob 26 when re winding the film When nearing the end the resistance will lessen indicating that the film is fully rewound on the feeding spool To make sure that the film is completely rewound remove your finger from the rewind clutch button If the rewind knob then can be turned freely it is an indication that the film has been fully re wound Now open the back of the camera pull out the rewind knob and remove the cartridge containing the exposed film THE SYNCHRO COMPUR SHUTTER The fully synchronized Synchro Compur shutter does not only fire a flash at the very moment the shutter is 22 wide open synchro switch in position X but also permits igniting a flash before the shutter opens syn chro switch in position M With the latter setting the flash reaches its peak light intensity when theshutter is wide open so that synchronized shots can be taken even with shortest shutter speeds if the proper flash bulb is used On the upper right side the Synchro Compur shutter has a contact nipple 16 on which the connecting cord of the flash unit or the electronic flash is slipped On the lower left side of the shutter is the synchro switch 35 which can be set on X or M The camera being ready for flash photography when the shutter 13 is wound the only manipu
15. he green zone of the disc You will then find the exposure time on the ring opposite a lens aperture on the green zone In poor light the indicator of the exposure meter will react only if the lid 24 is opened and you will find the exposure time on the ring opposite a lens opening in the black zone of the disc On the hinge of the lid is a green dot which can be seen only when the lid is closed When the green dot is visible from above it isa reminder that the exposure time must be read off opposite the green zone In front of the photo electric cell you will find a glass formed like a system of prisms It directs the incident light so that the angle of view taken by the exposure meter is identical with that of the Tessar lens The shutter speed setting ring 9 is turned until an indicating mark is opposite the previously determined exposure time The figures engraved on this scale de signate fractions of seconds The figure 25 for instance corresponds to the shutter speed of 1 25 sec etc When setting the shutter speed of se sec you will have to press somewhat harder For time exposures set the shutter speed setting ring on B and if desired use the cable release For very long time exposures the cable release is provided with a special lock The shutter is cocked with the aid of lever 15 It makes no difference whether the exposure time is adjusted before or after cocking the shutter Only when using
16. iculties It requires practice and experience Do not record too many colours at one time until 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 films the emulsion of which is made for artificial light ing conditions Here too the source of light should be opposite the object to be taken Avoid large shadows 31 Aatvius 40 s f o umop gos oj opqussapo sp p pptj fo qidop awnbapy Duumiqo sof ho qo agy o suaj avxoaq aqy fo mu agy wosf paanspau oq jsmu v4ouo puv po qo uoxa pq DUPISIP Lx OLX 2 OL eCl I X FG 6 VEX eZ ez h l ZVXSATI STI TIXS8 8 ur OT X Eb l FIX6 6 ZI TCX91 9I cI xol OT 8I 4TX81 8I heTX 9 01 01 e61 TE X IC IT saut satpu sapu satput 199 ploid 243214 4032 o PIH amoid Jovy LJALULI pue Jo azis uon2npay jo oz1s uononpoayg 192 q0 jo iye 2 UVS URSI pasn20 Uu c 7 CSTV exod Whey ost y ivxoig bed AHdVYDOLOHd dn 1 0719 uod SISNAT AVXOUd SSISZ JO ASN AHL 4043 3 18V L 1 arrangement of clothes ill get a great deal of pleasure by showing your colour pictures on a screen to your friends If you take colour pictures by using the negative posi tive procedure which is customary in Europe you may use your colour film negative also for black and white background and all the other colour areas of the room enlargements
17. lation to be made for obtaining perfectly synchronized shots is to set the synchro switch on X or M POSITION X With 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 fired with the synchro switch in position X POSITION M With the synchro switch in position M the flash synchronization mechanism is set on the pre ignition impulse required by the majority of flash bulbs With the synchro switch in position M perfectly syn chronized shots can be taken even with shortest shutter speeds The following table indicates which exposure times are to be used for the different types of flashes in conjunction with the X or M position of the synchro switch 23 cu T cn ey SHUTTER SPEEDS TO BE USED ACCESSORIES FOR FLASH BULBS FOR CONTESSA Synchro Switch in Position Type of Flash X M Osan EG D 5 i SUPPLEMENTARY LENSES ZEISS PROXAR Osram F 1 F 2 1 25 d are used for taking pictures at distances of less General Electric 1 100 than 3 feet These supplementary lenses are Westinghouse gt 1 1 100 slipped over the lens mount The ratio of re Sylvania 1 1 100 duction and the size of field covered by the lens Wabash 1 1 100 may be ascertained from the table on page 33 Osram S 0 1 ss 1 50 1 500 Osram S 1 1 ss se sto THE ZEISS IKON EVEREADY CARRYING
18. nd 19 Tell tale film indicator closing camera 20 Setting disc for exposure 2 Struts meter o Struts 2x 3 Lens 21 Exposure meter dial 0 4 Thread for filter 22 Indicating mark of ex posure meter 5 Baseboard I k P t 23 ASA setting of exposure 7 Lens focusing ring meter 7 Distance setting mark 24 Exposure meter lid 8 Distance scale 25 Shoe for accessories 9 Ring for setting shutter 26 Film winding knob with speeds rewinding release button 10 Diaphragm ring 27 Rewind knob 11 Rotating wedges of 28 Support range finder 29 Bac lock 12 Depth of field scale 30 Eyelets 13 Shutter release 31 Tripod bushing covered e v prote scre 14 Thread for cable release by Pr ig 32 View finder eyepiece 15 Shutter winding lever 33 Picture counter 16 Flash socket 17 1 E 34 Setting knob for frame Range finder window counter 90 View finder window 35 Synchro switch The technical development may reguire slight changes on the camera as compared to the description OPENING AND CLOSING THE CONTESSA The contessa is opened by pushing down the little knob 1 on the zEIss 1KON nameplate on the front of the camera The baseboard 5 is pressed down until the opening mechanism clicks into place Close the contessa by pressing both milled struts 2 of the self opening mechanism together inward and at the same time press the baseboard upward until the lock catches See illustration at lower right
19. soft lighting is preferable Indoors best results are obtained near the window or the source of light When shooting portraits always remember Large lens opening focus accurately on the subject s eyes Move closely to the subject to get large pictures of your friends Group Photograpbs Often when friends meet they wish to have a picture of the whole group Do not pose your friends but try to assemble them around some object assign them to some task or even better let them sit or stand around freely as for in stance ina conversation If the group is divided into foreground and background it is advisable to use a medium lens aparture Artificial Lighting It does not require expert knowledge to take good interiors with artificial lighting The only difficulty is to find the proper exposure time This is automatically obtained with the built in exposure meter of the CONTESSA For indoor photography use most sensitive films and large lens openings to permit you to take pictures 29 even with shutter speeds of 1 5 sec or 1 10 sec Support arms holding the camera If you use high wattage photo flood lamps you can reduce the exposure time considerably Bright average artificial light will however be sufficient for indoor photography Flash Photography With the aid of the Synchro contact it is very convenient to shoot good flash pictures If you use flash bulbs follow instructions on page 23 and those supplied with the
20. ve forgotten to wind either the shutter or the film The picture counter 33 indicates the number of ex posures After having made the last exposure the film must be rewound Place the contessa while closed front down on a table so that its lower side with the film wind and re wind discs faces you Open the back by pulling out the catch 29 See ill page 20 Pull rewind knob out then place cartridge in feeding spool chamber push rewind knob back and turn it until the rewind prong engages fully with the hole at the side of the cartridge Now turn the film winding knob 26 until the black tooth next to the flat spring of the take up spool core lies uppermost Insert film end under flat spring and hook second hole of perforation into small black tooth Turn the film winding knob see illustration below with the Camera still open until the perforation en gages in both sprockets on the lower side of the pic ture frame Then close the camera and set picture counter 33 with the aid of the milled knob 34 on the diamond mark After having turned the film winding knob until it catches number 1 will appear in the picture counter 33 and the first picture can be taken After having loaded the camera set tell tale indicator disc 19 at type of film in camera black and white daylight colour artificial light colour film In addition turn the inner disc 23 to the ASA speed of the film used REWINDING THE FILM A
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