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www.orphancameras.com EXPLANATIONS OF ADJACENT ILLUSTRATION Operolion, poges 2-5 @ Ropid tronsporl lever @ M o g i c r e l e q s eb u l i o n @ Seiiingmork for outomqticmechonism CONTENTS PAGE R o p i dt r o n s p o rlte v e r F o c u s i n sgy m b o l s .
Y o u o r e n o w i h e p r o u d o w n e r o f q t e c h n i c o l l yp e r f e c t c o m e r q - t h e fully outomoticAgfo Opiimo 500 which does not require ony comp l i c o t e d m o n u o l o p e r o t i o n so n d s o l e o v e sy o u f r e e t o c o n c e n t r o t eo n t h e s u b j e c t .
www.orphancameras.com with the ropid tronsportlever of your Opfimo. Justswingthe lever forwqrd to move ihe film on one frome. The film counterot the lower reqr edge of the comeroshowsyou how mony you still hove left. exposures lf the ropid tronsportlever will not move,the comerqis olreody set for the nexl exposure. The shutterreleoseond film tronsportore fitied with o lock to prevent blqnk or double exposures.
Howfor owqyisyoursu.biect? There ore only lhree focus settingson the comero.Accordingto the distoncefrom the subiectyou merelyset one of the three symb o l so n t h e l e n sm o u n lo g o i n stth e w h i t em o r k : With your Agfo Optimo you con p h o t o g r o p ho t o l l d i s t o n c e sb e tween 3tla ft. (1 m) ond infinity. Subiecl disionce AQ f\{ ,A(\ l'l"l ctose-ups 5 f r .r o 7 f t . 5 i n . Groups 7 ft. 5 in.to Distqntviews '15 ft. .|5ft.
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Photogrophyis more .fun w h e n y o u h q v e m o s i e r e dt h e t h r e e p o i n t s m e n t i o n e do n d o r e l h o r o u g h l yf o m i l i o r w i t h y o u r c o m e r o i o o . F i r s io f o l l , s o m e t h i n go b o u t f i l m so n d h o w t o c h o o s et h e m : F i r s iu s e A g f o l s o p o n F , l 7 D I N ( 4 0 A S A ) . I t i s o f i n e - g r o i n b l c c k - o n d - w h i i ef i l m o f g o o d c o n t o u r s h o r p n e s so n d c o n s i s l e nq t uoliiy.
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No floshlight problems For flosh work turn the ouiomqtic mechqnism ring uniil the flosh symbol is opposite the white mork. A constont shutter speed of llgo sec. is used for flosh work. Pleose see the column for ,,X', s y n c h r o n i z o t i o no n e o c h p o c k e t o f f l o s h b u l b s f o r i h e r e q u i r e do p e r t u r ew h i c h i s s e t b y t u r n ing ihe reor milled ring. The plug of the flosh coble is connectedio the flosh contoct ll2. moin illusirotion).
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Filters/ Accessories Filters There is o voriety of filters for blqck ond whit6 film ovoiloble for use with ihe Aofo Opiimo 500 in screw mor-ilts o f 3 5 . 5m m d i o m . A s s o o n o s q f i l t e r i s u s e do n t h e c o m e r c r you will hove to reducethe setting..on.th f i el m s p e e ds c o l e q c c o r oI n gl y . A filter hovinq o focior of 2 will require 6 reduciionin the speed settinq of 3 DIN o r i t s A S A e q u i v d l e n t .
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