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* Picture Size .........24X36 nn (Leico size) negotive,
36 or 20 exposures per stondord
roll or 35-millimeter f ilm, or
17 X24nn (single-f rome size.)
negotive, 72 or 40 exposures.
* Film ...3S-millimeter, monochrome or color
* Lens ...HEXANON I /1 .8, 50mm focol
length, improved omber-cooted
onostigmol of 6 elements in 5
groups.
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* Shutter .........,.....SE1KOSHA SLV...Equidistont shutter
scole for B (monuol timing), l, l /2,
1/4, | /8,1 /1s,1 /so, t too, /12s,1

|/250, ond l/S00 second, coupled

with operture control for outomotic
exposure setting by built-in
' exposure meter ; built-in self-timer
(deloyed shutter oction) ; ond full l
flosh synchronizotion ot oll 4
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sh u tte r-spe eds,

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Coupled, Built-in
"'tsuilt-in exposure meter with high
Exposure Meter
performonce photocell permits .1
full-ronge odiustment of operture
or shutter-soeed controls for
oulomotic exposure setting by
visuol indicotion (zero-in of meter
need le). 1
* Mosk For Single-
Frome Size Nlgoitves"""us" or speclol mosK on'l
shift of chongeover lever permits
ihe toking of 72 or 40 pictures
to the stondord roll, ond single-
stroke operotion of the front
cocking lever.
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Ronge-Viewfinder "'Newly developed combined ronge-

. viewfinder gives life-size sighting
imoge enclosed in o bright
tronslucent f rome which is
outomoiicolly corrected for porollox.
The prism block construction offords
o brilliont center spot for Jocusing
by tronsposed imoge coincidence-
Front Cocking Lever """The lorge, eosily monipuloted
cocking lever ot the front of the
comero simultoneouslY cocks the
shutter ond odvonces the film 12
strokes for stondord Leico Size
pictures, ond I stroke for single-
frome size). Positive prevention of
double exPosures.
Automotic Exposure .....' Exoosed frome counter
Counter
outomoticolly relurns to "siort"
position upon opening of bocklid.
No monuol setting upon relood.
self-Resetting Film'..sprocket is releosed for rewinding
KewrnO bullon
film bock into cortridge uPon
depressing this button which outo-
moticolly returns to normol position
cocking lever is operoted with
' new film.
Cordle^ss Synchro-...rn" synchrof losh circuit is
flosh Contoct
completed upon inse rtion of the
speciol KONIFLASH ottochment in
fhe occessory shoe.
Film Rewind Cronk"'Ropid rewind ossured by ruggedly
built cronk which folds bock out
of the woy into o recess.
Firte rs . i..... ""' "' Hood
.T::!i; olens
",J,t:,:.;mm)
KONIHOOD (45mm)
Dimensions......""" I 33 X 85 X 70mm
Weight 845 groms

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 KONICAIII M NOMENCLATURE

LENS
APERTURE SCALE

MXV SELECTOR SHUTTERSPEED SCALE

COCKING LEVER FILM RATING WINDOW

RANGE -
VIEWFINDER
FOCUSING LEVER
WINDOW

REWIND
CRAN K /r*rrroFLASH
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FLAP

FRAME
ILLUMINATION
STRAP EYELET
WINDOW
COUPLED
RANGEFINDER EXPOSURE METER
WINDOW EXPOSURE COUNTER
SPECIAL KONIFLASH
CONTACT SHUTTER BUTTON
ACCESSORY SHOE

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PRESSURE PLATE
BACKLID

FRAME _SIZE
CHANGE LEVER

FRAME SIZE
INDICATI TAKE _UP
SPOOL

ACCESSORY
SHOE
SPROCKET

EYEPIECE
REWIND
BUTTON

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KONICA MM NOMENCLATURE .... ..... 4 I

KONICA MM LENS .... 7

FrLM LOADTNG SEQUENCE
BACKLID OPERATION.....
FRONT COCKING LEVER
AUTOMAIIC EXPOSURE COUNTER ..
FILM LOADING
FILM ADVANCE

PICTURE TAKIN6
PICTURE TAKING SEQUENCE...... ...........,..I4
KONTCA mM SHUTTER... ............16
KONICA MM COUPLED EXPOSURE METER ........,17
EXPOSURE CONTROL WtrH COUPLED ....rR
EXPOSURE METER
COUPLED EXPOSURE METER RANGE TABLE .........20 L
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KONICA MM RANGE-VIEWFINDER.. ...,.21
CAMERA GRIP STANCE
AND .......22 I

FOCUSING AND SIGHTING ............24 I

DELAYED SHUTTER ACTION .....26

CABLE RELEASE .........27
DEPTH OF FIELD .........28
INFRA.RED CORRECTION MARK ..........29
SYNCHROFLASH PHOTOGRAPHY...... ....30
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SYNCHROFLASH TESTS ............3I I

PHOTOGRAPHY ..........32
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SINGLE-FRAME SIZE i
FILM REWIND AND REMOVAL..... ..........--...33
KONICA mA{ ACCESSORIES-. ........36 i

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CAA^ERA CARE .....38
DEPTH OF FIELD TABLES .......39
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KONICAIIIM LENS

The shorp, superspeed lens of the KONICA IIIM is o

50-mm focol length HEXANON t/ 1.8 of unique
Konishiroku design. lt consists of 6 elements oironged
in 5 groups, ond oberrotions of oll types ore virtuolly
non-existent. Extremely high resolving power is ovoiloble,
not only ot the center, but in the peripherol oreosi
so brilliont ond shorply defined pictures con be obtoined
under lighting conditions of wide diversity. The improved
ornber hord-cooting opplied to the lens surfoces, while
vostly enhoncing lhe tronsmisson chorocteristics, corrects
the color bolonce of the light impinging on the film,
Consequently, the color reproduced on color film is
true to noture, while with monochrome photogrophy
the effects obtoined with yellow, red, green ond other
filters ore greolly occentuoted.

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 BACKLID OPERATION

of rhe
Roise holf-ring ti
lock knob, ond turn *
|
so thol orrow points I

to "o" ..1
Turn holf-ring down
I
in direction of "O", I
then press down with
I
fingertip. Bocklid will -
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be releosed ond will I
spring up slightly.

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To close bocklid, bring lock knob to some position os

when opening r press down bocklid until it clicks shut.
Turn lock knob so thol orrow poinis to "C" then fold
holf-ring down in some direction.

* When closing bocklid, olwoys turn lock knob to "O''

position, ond never foil lo lock ot 'iC" position ofter
closing.

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FRONT COCKING LEVER

The cocking lever, uniquely
locoted ot f ront of the

cgmero, is operoled twice

(once for single-frome
picture tokingl to qdvonce

film ond to cock ihe shutter.

Since this is done
simultoneously. unintentionol
double exposures ore
positively prevented.

AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE
COUNTER
When the bocklid is opened, lhe exposure counter

oulomoticolly returns to "stort" position, so mqnuol

re-setting is eliminoled.

Operotion of the cocking

lever ofter closing the

bocklid will couse the

exposure counter to move.

Picture toking is olwoys

sto rted f rom position " | ".

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 FILM LOADING

x When looding comero with film, olwoys ovoid direci

sunlight. When no shode is ovoiloble, use body lo
shield comero ond film.
* Keep lens covered with cop lo prolect it ogoinst

fingermorks ond scrotches.

* The looding procedure described below is for
correct positioning of the first frome when the exposure
counter indicotes numerol l. Alwoys oPerote cocking

lever beforehond so lhot comero is cocked.

l. Open bocklid, ond pull out film rewind cronk spindle

os for os it will go. With the lop of the sofety
cortridge loword the botlom of the comero, ploce
cortridge in the film chomber snugly. Relurn extended
rewind cronk spindle lo secure cortridge in chomber.

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2. Insert end of film in slof of the ioke-up spool, then

press shutter button,

lf rhe end of the film is inserted in the direction shown

here, it will eosily deloch from the loke-up spool
ot fhe end of rewind operotion. lt is therefore recom-
mended thot the film end be secured in the monner
shown.

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in the monner shown in the cut, fhe film will not slip
off the toke-up spool ot lhe end of rewind. In this cose,
do not force film rewind cronk. Open bocklid ond
releose film from toke-up spool with fingertip.

3. Fitting ihe perforotions of the film on ihe sprocket

teeih, gently operole cocking lever twice, seeing fhot
fl'.e film is smoothly, wound on io fhe toke-up spool'

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4. Close bocklid, ond lock. Press shuiler button.

5. Repeot lhe cocking

lever, shulter button opero-

tion twice. ond bring the

exposure counter diol to

indicof e the block dol

preceding numerol l.

The film is in correct position for the first picture.

FILM ADVANCE ACTION

INDICATION
After film hos been looded ond the bocklid is secure,
turn rewind cronk gently in the direction indicoted by
theorrow to foke up oll slock. Counterclockwise
movement of the rewind
cronk spindle when thc
cocking lever is operote(
indicotes thot film is being
lronsported ond loken up
properly. Check this indi-
cotion from lime to time.

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PICTURE.TAKING
SEQUENCE

l. Remove lens coP

Open photocell flop

ond erect in Proper
position

Set shultersPeed

ot desired sPeed
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Troining the comero

on the subiect, lurn
operture control ring
so lhqi the exposure
me fe r need le comes

inio exoct olignment

with the index mork

5. Operote cocking lever

Adiust focus, ond

compose piciure in
viewf inder

Press shutter butlon

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 KONICAIII M SHUTTER

Tlie SEIKOSHA SLV shurter of the KONICA IIIM is

the lotest Jopon-mode 'tween-lens shutter with such

odvonced feotures os equidistont scoling, built-in self-

limer, ond full flosh synchronizotion.

Avoiloble shutterspeeds os indicoted on the scole,

ore: B, 1,2,4,8, 15, 30, 60, 125, 250, ond 500.
B (bulb) setting gives monuol control of shutterspeed
"'the shutter remoins open so long os the shutter button
is kept depresseC. The other settings ore for outornotic
control of ihe opening durotion, the numerols being
the reciorocols of the froctions of o second. In
other words. ot "l" the controled durotion is I second,
ot "2", 1/5 second; ot "4", I/4 second; ond so
on.

Aperture (iris diophrogm opening) reguloles the o-

mount of light permitted to poss through the lens. Size
of operture olso determines the depth of field (focus-
ing toleronce) ovoiloble (see section on depth of
field). Closing down the operture by one steP on the
operture scole meons reduction by one-holf of the
brightness of the imoge impinging on the film (except
betwen settings "1.8" ond"2"). At f /2.8 the brightnbss
is one-holf thot ot If 2; ot If 4, one-holf thot ot f /2.8t
ond so on. The operture scole reods: 1.8. 2.8, 4, 5.6,
8,11, 16,22

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KONICAIII M
COUPLED EXPOSURE METER
GALVANOMETER

VARIABLE
RESISTANCE

PHOTOELECTRIC CELL

The built-in exposure meter of the KONICA mM

is on electric device octuoted by light reflected
from the subiect-motter. ond is fully coupled. to the
operture-shutterspeed control by meons of o newly
developeC electricol resistonce system for outomotic
determinotion of correct exposure. No tron3f er, to
the comero controls, to the meter reodings is necesso-
tY.
The speciol photocell hos on extremely wide ronge
of sensitivity, closely similor to ihot of the humon eye;
so excellent results oie obtoinoble in color photo-
grophy. The direction of swing of the meter needle
motches the movement of the operture ring lo focilitote
zeroing in. Reoding error is eliminoted by bringing
the meter needle to the some level os the index
mork. Folding the photocell flop disconnects the meter
circuit, while protection is offorded the ronge ond
viewfinder windows.
Film roting settings (seen in the film roting windowl
ore: ASA 5, 12, 25, 50, 100, 200, 400, ond S00
(dot between 25 ond 50 indicotes 32ll. Ronge of
oulomotic exposure control, ot ASA .l00. is from
light volue 7 to 17.
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EXPOURE CONTROL WITH
COUPLED EXPOSURE METER
EXPOSURE METER
NEEDLE

INDEX MARK

SHUTTER _SPEED SCALE APERTURE CONTROL RING

SHUTTER-SPEED EXPOSURE METER
APERTURE SCALEI D|AL -l NEEDLE

APERTURE_SHUTTERSPEED FILM RATING INDEX MARK

INDEX MARK (ASA) WINDOW
l. Set film roting so thot ASA number of the film in
use oppeors in the film roting window.
2. Open photocell flop ond keep erect by meons
of snop (this closes electricol circuit, ond meter needle
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should move).
3. Turn shulterspeed control ond set ot desired speed
(intermediote speeds ore not ovoiloble, olwoys set ot
positions where diol click stops).
4. Troin comero on subiect, ond turn operlure control
ring while wotching exposure meter indicotion. When
needle is in exoct olignment with index mork, the
operlure setting is correctly positioneC for optimum
exposure.

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+ When operture control is pre-set

in order lo
ensure o certoin omount of depth of field (focusing
toleronce), use shutterspeed control to odjust meter
needle. Bring needle os possible to the index
mork
by meons of click stop seitings, then moke fine odiust_
ments with operture control ring.
x When exposure foctor corrections
ore necessitoted
by use of filters or speciol lighis, first obtoin uncor_
rected settings by meons of meter, then moke compen_
sotions with the operture control ring. Opening up
operture by one step (soy from (/A b t/ 5.61 will
provide compensotion for o filter with on exposure
focior of x2, When o filter of o specific exposure
foctor is kept constontly in use, the compensotion con
be done on the film roting setting.
* When lighting is extremely bright,
the omcjunt of
swing of the meter needle will become smoll in terms
of displocement of the operture control ring. Zero in
by lorge movements of the operture control.
x When the right exposure settings
hove been ob-
toined by meons of the coupled exposure meter, the
light volue (of the subiect motter) con be reod off
the scole ot the lower side of the lens-shutter _borrel.
Light volues ronge from 2 to 1g.
x The phorocell flop will click stop
ot holf-ooen
position (obout I00o open). Use this position
when
photogrophing without relionce on coupled
exposure
meter.

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COUPLED EXPOSURE METER
RANGE TABLE
The coupled exposure meter of the KONICA mM
gives occurote outomolic regulotion of exposure, in
coniunction with shutterspeed ond operture controls,
over o light-volue ronge of 7 through l7 with o film
roiing of ASA 100. The subioined toble gives the
ronges ot vorious ASA rotings.
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N 1.8 2.8 4 5.6 8 11 l6 22

2 I I.
3 2 I
4 4 2 I SHUTTER SPEED

D 8 4 2 I
6 l5 8 4 2 I
7 30 15 8 4 2 I
8 60 30 l5 8 4 2 I
9 t25 60 30 15 8 4 2 I
10 250 r25 60 30 15 8 4 2

ll 500 250 L25 60 30 l5 8 4

t2 500 250 t25 60 30 15 8

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l3 250 t25
t4
500

500 250
60

125
30

60
15

30
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l5 500 250 125 60

l6 500 250 t25

t7 500 250

18 500

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KONICAIII M RANGE -VIEWFINDER

The viewfinder of the KONICA IIIM is o completely

new develooment with o number of new feotures. The
viewfinder imoge is life-size to permit sighting with both
eyes open, while ihe center focusing spot (double-imoge
typel mokes possible simultoneous sighting ond focusing.
The bright tronslucenl frome is given odded brillionce
for giving depth to the subiect imoge by meons of. o
speciol light collecting window. This opticol f rome
orrongement olso provides for outomotic shifting of the
frome to compensote for porollox ot close ronges.
The unique KONICA rongef inder is o precise yet
rugged mechonism offording moximum eose of iudging
exoct merging of the double imoge in the focusing
spot when the focusing lever is odiusted. The principle
useJ is o potented color complementing orrongement
which couses the lovender ond yellow focusing imoges
lo merge, ot correct distonce setting, ond oppeor in
noturol color to further oid iudgment of precise overlop.

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CAMERA GRIP AND STANCE
To obtoin shorp, cleor-cut pictures the comero must

be held immobile when releosing the shutter. When

using the KONICA IttM in the horizontol position, press

it firmly ogoinst the cheek. When the verticol position

is used, hold it firmly ogoinst the brow. Apply firm but
gentle pressure when pressing shutter bulton. Hold
breoth momentorily to prevenl body movements.
The construction of the KONICA IIIM permifs, os is
shown in lhe cuts, o ropid succession of shots in
either the horizontol or verticol position.

At slow shutter speeds of less thon | /30 Sec. use

tripod or other fixed support in coniunction with coble
releose or deloyed oction lo prevent blurring due lo
comero movement.

x Cocking lever operoted by either thumb or finger

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* *With This Grip,

Both Eyes May Be

Kept Open

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* *This Grip Also

Alfords Steadiness

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 FOCUSING AND SIGHTING

r *To Focus, Adjust

Focusing Lever While

Sighting ThrouSh Viewf inder

* *Subject.Mat.
ter in Focus

* rSubiect-Mat-

tcr otlt ol Focus

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To focus correctly, sight subiect-molter through

viewfinder, ond odiust the focusing lever. One of the

two imoges seen in the center focusing spot will move.

When the two imoges merge precisely into one, the
comero is occurotely focused on the subiect, ond the
I distonce is indicoied on the distonce scole.
I

The side-illuminated optical frame viewfinder

provideso bright tronslucent frome, cleorly defining the
boundoriesof the picture, within the viewfinder field.
No error sighting con occur so long os the four
in
sides of the frome ore equolly bright, so picture
composition con be done without the leost stroin. Since
be kept
the viewfinder imoge is life-size, both eyes moy
open. This is porticulorly convenient when phoio-
grophing obiects in motion.

Automatic parallax compensation is provided by

coupling the opticol frome io the focusing mechonism.
The bright frome oppeors to shift loword the lens oxis
when the focusing lever is odiusted to closer ronge.
Moreover, since ot close ronges the picture ongles
ore norrowed, the frome oreo olso diminishes
occordingly. Consequently, with this new KONICA
development, the viewfinder frome occurotely outlines
the subiect ot oll focus settings.

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DELAYED SHUTTER-ACTION
OPERATION

When the MXV selector is shifted to position "V"

the built-in deloyed oction mechonism is brought into
ploy, ond the shutter mechonism will function ofter
obout l0 seconds from the fime the shutter button is

pressed. Shutter oction deloy is 'useful for toking group

pictures in which the photogropher wishes to be

included, onj for trovel ond other documentory

photogrophs. Deloyed oction oids precise, movement-
free shutler releose for microphotogrophy ond copying
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x Deloyed oction con be r-ised in conjunclion with

oll shutterspeeds except B {with lhe shutterspeed set

ot B, deloyed oction gives o speed of 1/ I 5 secondt.
'f Shiftingof the MXV selector moy be done ol ony
time, either before or ofter cocking or shutler releose.
x After deloyed oction hos been used, do not forget
lo return fhe l"4XV selector to position "X" (normol
position). Otherwise, deloyed oction will be brought
into ploy ot the next shot.
x When using deloyed oction with synchroflosh, no
compensotion is ovoiloble for floshbulb time log (see
section on synchroflosh photogrophy).

CABLE RELEASE

First remcve cop screwed

on over shulter buf ton to

expose screw sockel in cen-

fer. Attoch end of coble

releose to shutter butlon

by meons of screw connec-

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 DEPTH OF FIELD
DISTANCE SCALE
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DEPTH OF FIELD SCALE DISTANCE SCAL€ INDEX

When o there will be

subject is brought into focus,
some distonce, in front of ond behind the subiect.
within which obiects will register shorply on the film.
This ronge is known os the depth of field, ond depends,
for ony given lens, on size of operture os well os
disjonce of the focused subiect from the comero
(surfoce of the filml. At o given distonce, the smoller

the operture (ond higher the I I rotingl the greoter

will be the depth of field. With o given operture selting,
lhe greoter the distonce the greoter the depth of field.
Consequently, the ronge of shorp register is. greoter

behind the subiect in exocl focus thon in fronl.

The depth of field ovoiloble ot ony given operture
setfing is indicoted on the depth of field scole. The
index mork indicotes the distonce of the subiect in

focus, while the numbered morks on both sides show

the limits of the deprh of field to be reod off the

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distonce scole. For exomple if lhe subiect is in shorp

focus ol l0 feet, it will be possible, with on operture

of l/l to obtoin shorp regis?er of onything lying
balween 9 ond 12 feet from the ccrmero. With the

+ operfure ol i/8, the ronge con be extended to

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between 7l ond 15 feet from the comero. This should
be borne in mind when selecting shutter speed.

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INFRA.RED CORRECTION
MARK

When using inf ro-red film in coniunction with on

i

+ infro-red filter, odiustmenl musl be mode for chonge in

focusing chorocleristics. For lhis purpose, f he red

focusing index is provided so thot, ofter focusing in

lhe usuol mqnner, the distonce indicoted moy be shift-
ed to the infro-red index mork.

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PHOTOGRAPHY
Synchroflosh photogrophy with the KONICA IIIM
is most conveniently occomplished by useof the speciol
KONIFLASH ottochment which fits the occessory shoe
ond synchroflosh contoct, eliminoting the externol cord
connection. However, onother stondord synchroflosh
lerminol (Germon type pointl is provided ol froni of
comero so thot ony floshgun con be used'

When using closs N't

f loshbulbs (time to peok

intensity obout 20 milli-

secondsl, set MXV selector

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When using strobe e-

quipment (gos dischorge
flosh with no time logl keep
selector ot position "X".
These odiustments will
piovide occurote synchro-
nizotion ot oll shutler-
speeds.

* Synchronizotion will be odequote with floshbulbs

even when selector is ot position "X" provided shut-
terspeeds ore slower thon l/30 second.
* With the selector ot position "V" for deloyed
will be ot position
shutler qction, flosh synchronizotion
"x".
* To sofeguord the srutter mechonism, keep MXV
selector ot position "X" except when using synchroflosh
with floshbulb or deloyed ocfion.

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SYNCHROFLASH TESTS

Although the KONICA

IIIM provides full protec-

tion ogoinst occidenlol
I

+
I double exPosures, fhe

method outlined below

con be used to oPerote
,tl
the shufter mechonism

without odvoncing the

f ilm. This is convenieni for tesfing the synchroflosh

circuit.
l. The first blonk shot ond circuil test con be mode

by covering lhe lens with lhe lens cop.

2. Nexl, unfold film rewind cronk ond lurri.in directiori
of orrow lo toke up oll slock.
3. Press film rewind bulfon.
+
4. Rewind o smoll porlion (obout the width of the
I
cronkl of film.
I
5. Operote cocking lever to cock shutler.
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INTENTIONAL MULTIPLE EXPOSURES
This method con be used f o obtoin
inlenlionol multiple exposures, but there is no
ossuronce of precise mofching of fhe superimposed
imoges. However, superimposing of neon lighls or
fireworls con be eosily occomplished in this woy.

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PHOTOGRAPHY

By utilizing the unique front cocking mechon'sm of

the KONICA design, it is possible with the KONICA

IIJM, ofter fitting o speciol mosk ond operoting the

frome-size chonge lever, to toke single-frome size pic-

lures. By using the reduced size ll7 X24 nnl pictures

it is possible to obtoin double the number of expo-

sures per roll of film. This meons economy when using

color film, or when doing documentory work.

Setting Single-frome Mosk

l, When shifting to single-frome operotion. olwoys

hove comero cocked by working the cocking lever.

2. Holding the single-frome mosk so thot its protu'
beronce is ot the right upper corner, fit left edge to

hooked groove of film gote.

3. Fit mosk securely over film gote while pushing

frqme-sizo chonge lever to the right.

4. When mosk is fitted snugly, the protuberonce

will cotch on end of the frome-size chonge lever, ond

the frome indicofion.window will show red.

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Looding Film

l. Film looding is done in fhe some woy os for

stondord fronre size. However, close bocklid ofter in-

serting film end in slot of foke-up spool, ond operofing

cocking lever twice.
2. The exposure will indicote lhe number of pictures

token. Stort from "1". However, count one segment of

the exposure counter os fwo fromes.

Sighting Subiect
Use the inside tronslucent frome of the viewfinder

to sight subiect-motter. Porollox compensotion is qulo'

motic os in the cose of stondord frome size'

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 When the exposure counler indicoles 20 or 36'
depending on the lenglh of fhe film, or when lhe
cocking lever refuses lo move, the end of the roll hos
been reoched. Do nol force lhe cocking lever. Return

film to cortridqe.

Press lhe film rewind buf ton

(once is enough since the
buiton is of lhe oulomotic
resetting type), unfold lhe
rewind cronk ond furn in

direction of orrow to relurn

film into sc[ety mogozine.
As most of the filrn is wound

on to the cortridge spool,

the lood on the cronk will
increose; ond there will be

some momenlory resistonce

when the end of the film

becomcs dctochcd frorn thc

loke-up spool. Whcn the

cronk ogoin turns lighlly, oll

the exposcd film hos been
wound into fhc sofety

co rtridge.

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Open the bocklid, pull out the rewind cronk spindle,

ond remove the cortridge'

When removing

exposed film cortridge,

olwoys ovoid direci
su n light.

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* lf cocking lever is forced ofter film hos run

out, there moy occur stripping of the f ilm

perforolions or other trouble, which could prevent

normol rewinding of film into lhe cortridge. lf

such trouble occurs, the comero will hove lo be

opened in o dorkroom if film is to be soved.

* lf lhe cocking lever ioms porl woy lhrough

its stroke, press film rewind butfon fo disengoge

sprockel, then push cocking lever lo end o[ stroke

lo permit it lo return.

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KONIFILTER or for color conversion of

oll kinds lhere is o screw-
in KONIFILTER designed
specificolly lor the iob.
The KONICA III M tokes

ihreoded filters which fit

flush under the lens coP.
All KONIFILTERS ore
precision-mode of high-
grode, solid oPticol gloss.

This lens hood is speciolly

KONIHOOD designed for the KONICA

IltM to prevent disturbing

lights ond refleclions from
striking lhe lens, especiolly
when using flosh. Positive
screw fitting prevenis
occidentol displocemenl
while in use.

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Compoct, collopsible,
pocket-size f losh oiloch- KONIFLASH III
ment operoles either os o
simple botiery operoted
gun or os o botie ry-
copociior orrongemenl,
providing meons for pre-
' testing floshbulbs ond flosh
circuit. Folding the reflector
disconnects bottery to
conservepower. KONI_
FLASH operotes on sron-
dord penlight cells or o
high-tension B-C bortery.

AUTO-UP
AUTO-UP For close-up pic-
tures wilh the KONICA IIIU
fhere is o choice of two AUTO-
UP ottochments. For ordinory
close-up work, unit f, I covers
o ronge of 20" to 40". Use'
unit #2 for extreme close-ups
belween 14" ond 20". Both
unils permit porollox-f ree close-
up portroitures ond copying
ossignments. All focusing is.
done through the KONICA IIIM'
ronge finder.

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 After outdoor use ond exposure to the elements, the
comero becomes fouled with dust ond grime. Neglect
ofter use in roiny weother or on the seoshore is bod
becouse moisture ond solt deposils con couse corrosion.

Alwoys give your comero proper core ofter use'

Body be corefully dusted off with o soft-

should
hoired brush, then gently wiped with o soft dry cloth
or chomois skin. The interior of the comero should be
kept free of dust ond porticles with o soft-hoired
b rush.

Lens andVindows Dusting off with o soft-hoired

brush should normolly suffice. To remove fingermorks
ond other smeors, use o thoroughly woshed ond
bleoched cotton rog d pped in o little olcohol (mixing
with ether will help) to wipe the gloss surfoies. Too
much fluid moy couse trouble by seeping into the
inte rio r.

* The window portion of the viewfinder is qne

face of an optically true prism. Guord its
surfoce ogoinst fingermorks ond scrotches os you
would the lens.

* Round Cap at Rear of Rangef inder Housing This

removoble cop covers the orifice for odiusting
the rongefinder mechonism. Never tomper wiih
this odiustment.

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Hexanon f /1.8 50mm

.___-- Depth of Field (in feer)
\u;
\rl I 6 8 l0 l5 25 50
rlpN'
IPf,NIN6..

10" I' 10" 59' 7- 7' g', ,r" t3 ?', 2t3 t6' 9" 137
1.6
l' s', 2' 8', 5" l0 9' 16', 9' 30' 5 18 3'
o',

2
3 10" 4 10', 5Y 94" 20 lI 35', 9" 121 0
5' 2', 8', 6" 10 10 U 3t 2', 83 5"
3 10"+ 49 58', 90 t2 lt t9' 7" I
89" ,,t 2 tT tt
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2.8
l 7'+ 1 r'+ OJ 31 ?" il{
,t 8' 56' E 10"
3' o5 11 10" t9? l6
5.6 17' 5 ,1' 610 u,l tg 2" 23 8'
4 57' 6 t0' 6 2/4
at' t5' 5 1" 66" 7g', 10 3" 140 ly
8
3', l0 {6' 5 10' rv 7' 14' 5' 28 4" t24
ll
ll 36 12' 60 7l at-
4',0 49' A?" lr tl0 I' D 42 tt
2tt u 63' 10" 159
4 5' 2' l5' 8'
22 2t0 3l' 7" 4l 410 56' 6', 8'
,1 9' st(r 4' ll l0' 2a' r{ ,t 8-

Depth of Field (in meters)' ,

)-':irj .0 t.2 2.O 3.0 5.0 10.0

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23 2.to .21 71 13.6
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2.8
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94
lso 32 38 .2
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