User manual
Focusing 
look 
through 
the 
eyepiece 
of 
the 
large-image 
finder 
and 
you 
will 
see  the 
subject 
outlined 
by 
the 
luminous 
view-frame. 
In 
the 
center 
of 
the 
field 
of 
view 
you 
will 
also 
notice 
a 
round 
rangefinder 
field. 
Until 
the 
camera 
is 
facused 
for 
the 
correct 
distance, 
this 
field 
shaws  a 
double 
image 
of 
the  subject. Turn  the 
focusing 
knab 
(d) 
until 
the 
outlines 
of 
the 
double 
image 
move 
together 
and 
coincide. 
The  lens 
is 
now 
accurately 
set 
for 
the 
film 
plane-to-subject 
distance
. 
Your 
RETINA 
automatic 
III 
also 
lets 
you 
use 
the 
two 
snapshot 
zone 
focus  settings.  See 
details 
on 
page 
15. 
lower 
picture: 
Subject  In 
sharp 
focus. 
Middle 
picture: 
Subject 
still 
out 
of 
focus. 
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