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DELAYED

ACTION

SHUTTER

RELEASE

By

pressing

down

lever

(16)

the

delayed

action

mechanism

is

wound

up.

After

having

wound

the

shutter

also,

the

self-timer

can

be

set

in

action

by

releasing

button

(3);

the

shutter

will be

operated

as

soon

as

the

delayed

action

mechanism has

run

off.

If

lever

(16)

is

wound

up

all

the

way

(approximately

a

90°

turn

from its

original

position)

the

delay

will be

approximately

12 se-

conds.

Intermediate

settings

for a

shorter

deJay can also be

made.

If

the

shutter

is

not

wound

when

operating

the

delayed

action

mechanism it will,

of

course,

not

release.

The

delayed

action

mechanism

cannot

be

used

when

shutter

is

set

on

"B"

or

"T"

or

'/500

or

'/'2'0 second.

DEPTH

OF

FIELD

SCALE

The

depth

of

field, which

is

dependent

upon

the

distance

focused

at

and

the

lens

aperture,

is

of

great

importance

to

the

photo-

grapher

For

this

purpose

the

CON

T A X

has

a

depth

of

field

scale

(11)

arranged

symmetrically

arollnd

the

focllsing

mark.

It

is

used

in

connection

with the focusing scale (10),

(range

3 feet

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