Introduction

your new KonicaC35...

is an extremelycompact,automatic,full-frame35mm rangefinder camera,
manufacturedby oneof the world'smostfamousand respected
manufacturers of camerasand otherphotographicequipment.
Wearesureyouareanxiousto beginusingyournewKonica;however,
we urgeyouto takea few minutesto readthis manual.Thesimple
instructionshavebeenwrittento helpyougainthe utmostenjoyment
andthe bestresultsfrom yourfine camera.In additionto the operating
instructions, this bookletalsocontainsvaluablepicture-takinghints
as well as informationon takingcareof your KonicaC35.
Because this camerais so handyandcompact,chancesarethat youwill
be usingit muchmorethan you mightanothercamera.lt is to your
advantage, therefore,to becomecompletelyfamiliarwith the camera's
advanced featuresandcapabilities. Yourrewardwill be superior
photographs pleasure.
and yearsof picture-taking
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f n t r o d u c t i o n. . . 2 V i e w fi n d e r 24
lmportant Operating Notes 4 Holdingthe Camera 26
K e y e dC a m e r al l l u s t r a t i o n s 5 U n l o a d i n gt h e C a m e r a 28
F e a t u r e so f t h e K o n i c a C 3 5 8 U n u s u aI E x p o s u r eS i t u a t i o n s 30
S i x S i m p l e S t e p sf o r E l e c t r i c Flash Photography 32
Eye Photography 10
K o ni c a C u b e F l a s h 36
I n s e r t i n go r R e p l a c i n g
the Mercury Battery L2 Self-Timer 38
Film Loading L4 Time Exposures 38
Electric Eye Photography 18 Filters 39
Automatic Metering System 20 F i l m P l a n eM a r k 39
Focusing 22
lmportantoperatingnotes
1. The Konica C35's CdS meter, heart of the
automatic exposuresystem,operateson a mercury
batterycell. As a quick check on battery condition,
look through the cameraviewfinderto see that
the meter needle swingsas you movethe camera
i n a n a r c f r o m t h e s k y t o t h e g r o u n d .l f t h e n e e d l e
does not move or if its action seemssluggish
replacethe batterywith a new one.

2. When setting the film speed (ASA rating) on the

film speed t h e s c a l ec a n n o t b e
set at any nt betweenfilm speed
markings. sure that you feel the
s c a l ec l i c k i n t o p o s i t i o na t t h e s e l e c t e dn u m b e r .

3. Alwaysmake sure to he release

b u t t o n w h e n s e t t i n gt h e g, and,
u p o n r e l e a s i n gt h e b u t t o n ,c h e c k t o s e e t h a t t h e
r i n g h a s l o c k e di n t o p l a c ea t t h e d e s i r e ds e t t i n g .
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Guide Number D i s t a n c eS c a l e "B" Mark D i s t a n c e. A U T O AUTO Scale
Index Mark Index Mark

Rangefinder
GuideNumber Window

Shutter Release
Button

AUTO/Flash
Ring Film Counter

$l"L"o";'Ji:i,i,noo*Xb ilm Wind Lever

PC Flash Contact Accessory Clip

F i l m R e w i n dC r a n k Film Rewind Knob Film Plane Mark C o r d l e s sF l a s h C o n t a c t

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 Film Speed Ring CdS Meter Window HEXANON Lens

Film Speed
Focusing Knob Indicator Window

Strap Eyelet

Release Button

Self-timer Lever
MercuryBattery
Chamber

Film Rewind Button Tripod Socket

 Film Guide Film Take-up Spool Pressure Plate

Film Tension Roller

.1e

Film IGL (lnsta.Grip

Rewind Spindle Loading) Slits

Film Cartridge Chamber

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Featuresof the KonicaG35

LE N S synchronization at 1/25 sec.for

Hexanon 38mmf 12.8of 4-element,
3-groupdesign.LenshasKonica's
exclusive ColorDynamicCoating
w hi chp ra c t ic ally
elim inat efls a re
andglare.
SHUTTER
CopalB Mat Programmed
AutomaticShutterwith combined
behind-the-lens shutterand
apertureblades.Shutterspeeds
c ont inuo u s l y
andl e n so penings
variableandautomatically selected.
Shutterspeedrange1/30 to 1/650
sec. plusB ("Bulb")time exposure
(onlyat full lensopening)."X" flash
flashcubes, AG-1bulbs,or strobe.
B u i l t-i ns e l f-ti me r.
ELECTRIC EVE
Automaticexposureadjustment
controlledby sensitive CdScell
mountedin lensbarrel.Light
acceptance anglematchedto lens
angleof view.Exposure System
selectsand setsoptimum
c o m b i n a ti oonf l e n sopeni ngand
shutterspeedfrom EV8 (f12.8,
1/30 sec.)to EV17 (f 1L4.3,
1/650sec.)with ASA100film.
Film speedscaleASA25-400
(D tN1 5 -2 7 ).
 R A N GEFIN DE R tion at 1/25 sec.Flashmatic system
Coupled,double-image alignment adjustscameraautomatically for
typerangefinder combinedwith p ro p e rl e n so p e n i n ga nd focusi ng
viewfinder.Effectivebaseline range.
dis t a n c e
1 2mm.C l o se sftoc us ing F IL M
3.3 feet. Acceptsstandard35mmcartridges.
FILMADVANCE F u l l -fra m(2
e 4x 3 6 mm)negati ve
singlestrokerapid
Leveroperated, format.
with automaticcocking, F IL T ER S
film advance
framecounting,and double-exposure Lensmountthreadedfor 46mm
-{+nflHff*ffiffi screw-in filters.Automaticfilter
factorcompensation.
FTASH DIMENSIONS
Dualflashcontactsfor cordlessor 43/e"x 27/8"x 2" .
cord-typeflash units. X synchroniza- W e i g h t1 3 o u n c e s .

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 Six simplesteps
for electric eye
photography
NOTE: Each of /iese s/eps r's
covered in detail further
in the
booklet, but it will help you
to refer lo these srx s/eps,
occasionally, gspe 1'f you 1 . L o a dF i l m
have not used your camera
for an exlended period.

Never force any part of the

camera. Operating parts are
designed to move freely
and easily when camera is
used properly. When they
"lock" please read detailed
instructions to prevent
damage resulting from
unnecessary force. 2 . W i n dF i l m

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5 . Focusand
Frame

a Fi--"' 6. Press
4. SetCamera
to AUTO S h u tte r
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lnsertingor repfacingthe mercurybattery
T h e K o n i c aC 3 5 ' sC d S ( C a d m i u m compartmentcoverfrom bottom
Sulphide)meter operateson a of camera.
mercury battery. A battery is 2. Insertfreshbattery,wipingit
s u p p l i e dw i t h y o u r c a m e r a .W i t h fi rs tw i tha c l e a n d, rycl oth.Make
n o r m a lu s e ,t h e s e r v i c el i f e o f a s i d e(+ ) faces
s u rep o s i ti v e
mercurybatterycell is about ayear. compartment cover.
U n l i k eo t h e r d r y b a t t e r i e s t, h e
voltageof a mercury battery
3. Replacebatterycompartment
cover.
r e m a i n sc o n s t a n tt h r o u g h o u ti t s
o p e r a t i n gl i f e a n d d o e s n o t d r o p Replacement Batteries:
off until it is exhausted. Thecamerausesone 1.3VEveready
EPX-675 or MalloryPX-675battery.
W h e nt h e m e t e r n e e d l e ,v i s i b l e i n
t h e v i e w f i n d e rf,a i l s t o p c i v eo r Note that there are batteries similar
s e e m ss l u g g i s hw h e n t h e c a m e r ai s in shape to a mercury battery but
different in voltage.
a i m e da t a b r i g h t s u b j e c t ,t h e
battery is worn out and must be lf your camera is not being used for
replaced. a n y l e n g t ho f t i m e , r e m o v et h e
To Insert or ReplaceBattery: battery and store it in a cool,
1 . U s i n g a c o i n , u n s c r e wb a t t e r y dry place.
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Film loading
Load Camera in Subdued Light Only
1 . T o o p e nc a m e r ab a c k ,f l i p u p
r e w i n dc r a n ka n d p u l l u p r e w i n dk n o b .
G r a s pk n o ba n d p u l l u n t i l b a c ko p e n s .
2 . P l a c e3 5 m m f i l m
cartridge (20 or 36 exposures)
i n f i l m c h a m b e rw i t h
c a r t r i d g es p i n d l ef a c i n g
bottom of camera. Push
i n r e w i n dk n o bw h i l e t u r n i n g
i t s l i g h t l yr i g h t a n d l e f t .
3 . P u l l o u t e n o u g hf i l m t o
p e r m i t i n s e r t i o no f f i l m e n d
into anyslot in the IGL
( l n s t a - G r i pL o a d i n g )
t a k e - u ps p o o l .
4. Alternatelypressshutter and
o p e r a t et h e r a p i d f i l m w i n d l e v e ru n t i l
sprocketteeth engagefilm perforations
o n b o t h s i d e so f f i l m .

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Film load ing (..N'NUED)
5 . C l o s ec a m e r ab a c k a n d
g e n t l yt u r n r e w i n dk n o b i n
d i r e c t i o no f a r r o wt o t a k e
u p e x c e s ss l a c k i n f i l m
cartridge.
6 . P r e s ss h u t t e rr e l e a s e
b u t t o n a n d a d v a n c ef i l m
w i n d l e v e r ,t h e n r e p e a t
u n t i l n u m b e r" 1 " i s o p p o s i t e
t h e c o u n t e r i n d e x m a r k .N o w
t h e c a m e r ai s r e a d yt o
takethe first oicture.
 Note: The film counter advances
one number each time the
rewind lever is operated,
indicating the number of
frames that have been exposed.
Counter returns to start mark
when camera back is opened.
When camerahas been correcily loaded,
t h e f i l m r e w i n dk n o b t u r n s c o u n t e r -
c l o c k w i s ee a c h t i m e f i l m i s a d v a n c e d .
l f i t d o e sn o t t u r n , f i l m i s n o t b e i n g
advanced.

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Electric eye photography
Aftercamerais loaded,rotatefilm
speedringuntil correctASA(or DIN)
ratingappearsin window.Ratingof
film can be foundon datasheet
packedwith film cartridge.DIN
ratingsareusedmostlyin Europe.
ASA ratingsare used on all
Americanfilms.
BothASAand DIN ratingsare ratings
o f fi l m s e n s i ti v i ty
to l i ght.Fi l mdata
sheetwill giveeitheror bothratings.
Intermediate pointsbetweencamera
scalereadingscannotbe used.
Makesureselectedfilm speed
n u mb e cr l i c k si n top o si ti on.
For electrrceye operation,checl< P o i n t c a m e r aa t y o u r s u b j e c ta n d
t h a t t h e A U T Om a r k i s a l i g n e dw i t h l o o k a t m e t e r n e e d l ea n d s c a l e i n
e n g r a v e di n d e x m a r k o n l e n s m o u n t . v i e w f i n d e r l.f t h e n e e d l ei s a n y w h e r e
l f n o t , p r e s sr i n g r e l e a s eb u t t o n a n din the correct exposurerange-
w h i l e h o l d i n gb u t t o n d o w n r o t a t e y e l l o wa r e aw h e r es h u t t e rs p e e d sa n d
A U T O / F l a s hr i n g t o c o r r e c tp o s i t i o n .
a p e r t u r er e a d i n g sa r e v i s i b l e- y o u
R e l e a s eb u t t o n a n d c h e c kt h a t r i n g w i l l g e t a c o r r e c te x p o s u r eT. h e n e e d l e
h a s l o c k e dw i t h A U T Om a r k a l i g n e d i n d i c a t e st h e l e n s o p e n i n ga n d s h u t t e r
w i t h i n d e xl i n e . speed selected by the exposuremeter.
A f t e r f o c u s i n ga n d f r a m i n gy o u r
s u b j e c t ,y o u n e e do n l y d e p r e s st h e
shutter button to take the picture.
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Automaticmeteringsystem
re

Overexposure
Warning Signal is the
Visiblein the viewfinder
"controlpanel"for the C35's
automaticmeteringsystem.All the
information youneedis displaYed
MeterNeedl" before your eyes as you look through
50 the finder.
EX POS U RR EAN G E
The correctexposurerangeis the
t25 yellowscaleareaboundedon top
and bottomby redwarningzones.
60 As longas the needlestaysout of
the redareaslightingconditionsare
30 correctfor electriceyephotography.
SCALES
The left row of figures shows the by the automatic metering system,
shutter speeds;the right side of w h i c h s e l e c t st h e b e s t c o m b i n a t i o n
t h e s c a l e i n d i c a t e sa p e r t u r eo p e n i n g s . f o r a n y l i g h t c o n d i t i o n f; r o m 1 / 3 0
The shutter and aperture are controlled s e c .a t f 1 2 . 8t o 1 / 6 5 0 s e c .a t ' t 1 I 4 . 3 .

W A R N I N GS I G N A L S
The upper red zone is the over-
e x p o s u r ew a r n i n gs i g n a l .S h o u l dt h e
n e e d l ee n t e r t h i s z o n e ,t h e r e i s t o o
m u c h l i g h t a n d t h e p i c t u r e ,i f
t a k e n ,w i l l b e o v e r e x p o s e dU. s e a
Neutral Density Filter (see page 39)
t o c u t d o w n t h e l i g h t e n t e r i n gt h e l e n s .
T h e l o w e rr e d z o n e i s t h e u n d e r -
e x p o s u r ew a r n i n gs i g n a l .W h e nt h e
n e e d l ei s i n t h i s a r e at h e r e i s
i n s u f f i c i e n lt i g h t f o r a p r o p e r l y
exposedpicture. Switch to flash
photographyor, when possible,move
y o u r s u b j e c t i n t o b r i g h t e rl i g h t .

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Focusing

T h e y e l l o wr e c t a n g l ei n t h e c e n t e r
of the viewfinderis a focusing screen
w h i c h a p p e a r sa s a d o u b l e i m a g e
when the subject viewed is not
p r o p e r l yi n f o c u s .T u r n t h e l e n s
f o c u s i n gk n o b u n t i l y o u s e e b u t a
s i n g l ei m a g e .T h e c a m e r ai s n o w
focused.

Thelensis out of focus

(note the double images).
 F o c u s i n gi s e s p e c i a l l yc r i t i c a l w h e n
the meter needle points to a large
l e n s o p e n i n g ( f1 2 . 8 ,o t f l 4 ) . A t
s m a l l e ro p e n i n g st h e l e n s h a s
considerabledepth-of-field,wh ich is
t h e a r e aw i t h i n w h i c h e v e r y t h i n g
w i l l b e i n s h a r pf o c u s .
You can take advantageof depth-of-
f i e l d i f t h e n e e d l ep o i n t st o f / 5 . 6
o r a h i g h e rn u m b e r( s m a l l e rl e n s
aperture).When you get such a
reading,set the 1S-footmark
(coloredgreen)on the distance
fl s c a l e i n l i n e w i t h i n d e xm a r k ,a n d
t h e l e n s o f y o u r c a m e r aw i l l b e
T hele n si s i n f oc us correctlyfocused for any subject
(note the double images are aligned within a rangeof 10 feet from your
wtrn each other).
camerato infinity. This is useful for
o u t d o o rs n a p s h o o t i n gu n d e r g o o d
light conditions.
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The viewfinder
Bright Line Frame Parallax Compensation
Mark

Symbol R a n g e f i n d e r ' s D o u b l e - lm a g e S e c t i o n
B R I G H TL I N E F R A M E
The bright line frame seen in the c l o s ed i s t a n c e sw o u l d b e i n c o r r e c t
viewfinderindicatesthe picture area if no compensationwere made. At
y o u r c a m e r aw i l l r e c o r d .T h i s d i s t a n c e sc l o s e rt h a n 4 ' t h e s u b j e c t
helps you to frame and composeyour matter to be photographedshould
pictures.Any part of the subject not extend aboveor to the left of the
extendingbeyondthe bright line p a r a l a x c o m p e n s a t i o nm a r k .
frame will not record on the film.
FLASH SYMBOL
PARALLAXCOMPENSATIONMARK W h e nt h e A U T O / f l a s hr i n g i s i n t h e
The right-anglemark in the upper left "flash" position,the flash mark
cornerof the viewfinder.justbelowthe appearsat the bottom of the
b r i g h tl i n e f r a m e i s t h e p a r a l l a x v i e w f i n d e rT. h i s i n d i c a t e st h a t t h e
compensationmark. Becausethe camera is disconnectedfrom the
v i e w f i n d ear n d t h e c a m e r al e n s a r e electric eye meteringsystemand
o n d i f f e r e n to p t i c a l a x e s ,f r a m i n ga t is set for flash photography.

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Hofdingthe camera

I t i s b a s i ct o g o o d p h o t o g r a p h y
that you learn to hold your camera
s t e a d ys o a s t o a v o i d a n y m o v e m e n t
w h e n y o u r e l e a s et h e s h u t t e r .T h i s
i s e s p e c i a l l yi m p o r t a n tw h e n
s h o o t i n gu n d e r l o w l i g h t c o n d i t i o n s
s i n c et h e c a m e r aw i l l b e o p e r a t i n g
a t s l o w e rs h u t t e r s p e e d s .
Y o u r K o n i c ac a n b e u s e d
h o r i z o n t al yl o r v e r t i c ally .
I n t h e h o r i z o n t apl o s i t i o n ,h o l d
t h e c a m e r af i r m l y w i t h t h e l e f t
h a n d a n d k e e py o u r a r m s c l o s e
to your body.
 W h e n h o l d i n gt h e c a m e r a
v e r t i c a l l y ,s t e a d yi t a g a i n s ty o u r
forehead.
G e n e r a l l yo, b s e r v et h a t y o u h o l d
t h e c a m e r am o r e f i r m l y w i t h t h e
l e f t h a n dt h a n w i t h t h e r i g h t ,
w h i c h r e l e a s e st h e s h u t t e r .T h i s
k e e p sy o u r r i g h t h a n d m o r e r e l a x e d ,
p r e v e n t i n gc a m e r am o v e m e n ta s
y o u p r e s st h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s e .l t i s
a l s o h e l p fu l t o u s e t h e t i p o f y o u r
f i n g e r ,r a t h e rt h a n t h e f l a t p o r t i o n ,
to trip the shutter.

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Unloadingthe camera
lJnload Camera in Subdued Light Only

A f t e r c o m p l e t i n gr o l l o f f i l m
( 2 0 o r 3 6 e x p o s u r e sd, e p e n d i n go n
c a r t r i d g ep u r c h a s e df)i l m m u s t b e
rewoundinto its cartridgebefore
c a m e r ab a c k i s o p e n e d .
l f t h e r a p i d w i n d l e v e rc a n n o t

r e w i n db u t t o n t o r e l e a s ef i l m
t e n s i o n ,a n d t h e n o p e r a t ef i l m a d v a n c e
l e v e rt o i t s f u l l a r c a n d l e t i t r e t u r n .
 To rewind film after rewind button
has been depressed,flip up rewind
crank and turn in direction of
arrow (clockwise)until you feel
a changeof tension as the film
leavesthe take-up spool. The
rewind button will stop revolving.
Turn rewind crank a few extra
turns to make certain film is
completely in its magazine.
Open camera back by lifting on
rewind knob and removeexposed
film magazine.
Havefilm processedpromptly
for best results.

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Hintsfor unusual
exposuresituations
U n u s u a l E x p o s u r eS i t u a t i o n s :T h e
automatic CdS exposuresystem is
designedto give you properlyexposed
p i c t u r e s i n t h e m a j o r i t yo f
photograph i c s i t u a t i o n s .T h e r e a r e ,
h o w e v e r s, o m e u n u s u a ls i t u a t i o n s
t h a t r e qu i r e s p e ci aI t e c h ni q u e s .
A g a i n s t - t h e - L i g hSt h o t s : I n s u c h
s i t u a t i o n st h e l i g h t c a n s h i n e d i r e c t l y
into the cameraand adverselyaffect
r e a d i n g sf o r t h e m a i n p o r t i o no f t h e
s u b j e c t . I n m o s t c a s e st e m p o r a r i l y
c h a n g i n gt h e f i l m s p e e ds e t t i n g t o a
v a fu e o n e - h a l t( Y i l t h a t o f t h e a c t u a l
f i l m s p e e dw i l l g i v e a n e x t r a s t o p
e x p o s u r et o c o r r e c tt h e s i t u a t i o n .I n
extremecases,lUsethe regularfilm

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the rest of the way to make the exposure.
V e r yL i g h t o r D a r k B a c k g r o u n d s :
W h e na s m a l l l i g h t s u b j e c ti s a g a i n s t
a l a r g ed a r k b a c k g r o u n dt,h e m e t e r
m a y r e a dt h e e n t i r e a r e a a s a d a r k
s u b j e c ta n d o v e r e x p o s e the main
s u b j e c t .C o n v e r s e l yw, i t h a s m a l l C a r k
subject againsta large light
b a c k g r o u n dt,h e m e t e r m a y r e a d t h e
e n t i r ea r e a a s a l i g h t s u b j e c t a n d ,Auff
u n d e r e x p o steh e m a i n s u b j e c t . I n t h i s
case,a$ose-uo MiE as described
u n d e r" A g a i n s t - t h e - L i g hSt h o t s " c a n
b ef o u n dh e l p f u l .

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Flashphotography
A l t h o u g hy o u r C 3 5 ' s m e t e r i n gs y s t e m
p e r m i t se l e c t r i ce y e p h o t o g r a p h Y
u n d e ra v a r i e t yo f l i g h t c o n d i t i o n s ,
i n e x t r e m e l yd i m l i g h t , a t n i g h t ,o r
i n d o o r s ,y o u w i l l m o s t o f t e n w a n t t o
u s e f l a s h .T h e c a m e r a ' sF l a s h m a t i c
s y s t e mm a k e st h i s e x t r e m e l ys i m p l e .
A l l l i g h t s o u r c e su s e d i n f l a s h
p h o t o g r a p h y- f l a s h c u b e s b , u l b s ,o r
e l e c t r o n i cs p e e dl i g h t - a r e r a t e d
a c c o r d i n gt o a s y s t e mo f G u i d e
N u m b e r sw h i c h i n d i c a t el i g h t o u t p u t .
N o r m a l l y i, n o r d e rt o u s e f l a s h ,y o u
m u s t c a l c u l a t et h e c a m e r as e t t i n g b y
d i v i d i n gt h e G u i d eN u m b e rb y t h e
d i s t a n c eb e t w e e nt h e f l a s h a n d t h e
s u b j e c t i n o r d e rt o a r r i v ea t t h e
c o r r e c tl e n s o p e ni n g .
W i t h t h e f l a s h m a t i cs y s t e mn o
c a l c u l a t i o n sa r e r e q u i r e d Y . ou
s i m p l ys e t t h e G u i d eN u m b e ro n t h e
A U T O / f l a s hr i n g t o t h e f l a s h s y m b o l
i n d e x m a r k .T h e c a m e r as e t s t h e l e n s
o p e n i n ga u t o m a t i c a l l ya s y o u f o c u s .
I t a l s o " l o c k s " t h e f o c u s i n gr a n g et o
w i t h i n t h e c a p a b i l i t i e s( l i g h t o u t p u t )
o f y o u r f l a s h a s s h o w nu n d e r f l a s h
s y n c h r or a n g e o n p a g e 3 5 . T h i s
p r o v i d e si n s u r a n c ea g a i n s tu n d e r
or overexposures with flash. Do not
force focusing movementbeyond
t h e " l o c k e d - i n "a r e a - i n s t e a dm o v e
closer to - or f urther away f rom
t h e s u b j e c tt o o b t a i n a p r o p e r l y
focused and exposedflash picture.
H0w T0 T/it(EFLASltPtCtt'RES
1 . M o u n t t h e f l a s hg u n t o t h e
c a m e r a .T h e K o n i c aC u b e F l a s h a n d
s o m eo t h e r u n i t s h a v e b u i l t - i n
c o n t a c t si n t h e m o u n t i n gs h o ew h i c h
mate with the contacts in the C35's
accessoryclip. When you mount the
f l a s ht h e c o n n e c t i o ni s a u t o m a t i c a l l y
made. For cord-typeflash units, use
t h e s t a n d a r dP C t e r m i n a la t t h e s i d e
of the camera.

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Flash photography (coNnNUED)

2 . W h i l e d e p r e s s i n gt h e r e l e a s el o c k ,
rotatethe AUTO/Flash ring to bring
t h e c o r r e c tG u i d e N u m b e ri n t o l i n e
w i t h t h e G u i d e N u m b e r I n d e xM a r k
a t t h e s i d e o f t h e l e n s m o u n t .R e l e a s e
the button and make sure the ring
has locked at the correct setting.
. . . Belore sefling lhe Guide Number, sel
comerodislonce icole fo l0 leel ond hold
focusing knob with o finger while sefling
Guide Number on AUTOlFlosh ring fo
flosh symbol index mork.

T h e c a m e r aG u i d e N u m b e rS c a l e h a s
s e v e r a li n t e r m e d i a t ep o s i t i o n sw h i c h
d e n o t eG u i d e N u m b e r sa s i n d i c a t e d
 by the figuresin parentheses below: FLASH NOTES
Foruse in U.S.A.,ignorethe . . . When your camera is switched to
me tri c(M)G uideNum beron th e flash, the shutter speed is automatically

l sca l ea n du s eonlyt he num b e rs set at I/25 sec. Your C35 has X

synchronization and is synchronized for
g
followingthe feet (ft.) mark. flashcubes, AG-l bulbs, or strobe.

ft. 180 o 90 . . CAUTION: Some cord-type flash units,

.'N 45
(130) (65) (32) especially those with a fastening screw
in the mounting shoe, may short circuit
when attached to cameras with "hot shoe"
accessory clips. This can be corrected by
focusing range according to the covering the center contact of your
powerof the light used.Theseranges camera's accessory clip with a piece of
plastic electrical tape.
ar el i ste di n t he f ollowing
t ab l e : :
. .. In the event that the exact Guide
G,N. ft. FLASH SYNCHRO RANGE Number of the light source you are using
is not on the Guide Number Scale, use the
32 3.3ft-1oft next closest number.
45 4.lft-16ft . . . Guide Numbers are indicated on the
65 4.6ft-23tt flashcube or bulb package. When using
electronic flash units which give aperture
90 5.6ft-23ft corresponding to various distance settings,
130 6.6ft-23ft .the Guide Number may be found by
180 l0ft-23ft multiplying the aperture value by the
distance.

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l.t:l. itt l"i.l,ir l ( r i rrC (,eSSt)f)/ l ( o r r i c ac u b e f l a s l t
Dry Battery

Flashcu be

Battery Chamber

t Cord Plug

Cord Chamber Flash Cube Socket

 KONIGACUBEFLASH
Theextremecompactness and light surethat theGtOterminals match
weightof the KonicaCubeFlash the markingsit ih-ebatterychamber.
makesit the idealflashfor your lf youusethe CubeFlashon a
C35.Thisunit wasdesigned to take camerarequiringuseof a connector
advantage of the convenience and cord,unplugthe cord,fit into notch
speedofferedby the useof flashcubes. and replacecover.Note:To usecord-
TheKonicaCubeFlashhasa cordlesspess contact,cordMUSTbe plugged
contactin its mountingshoewhich finto terminalundercubeflashcover
automatical ly Uto completeconnection.
ly connectsit electrical
to the C35andto othercameras with Mo u n ti n g G u b eF l a s hS: l i defl a:,h
"hot shoe"accessory clips.Theflash ontoC35accessory clip.
unit is alsofittedwith a standard
PCconnectorcord permitting In s e rti n gF l a s h c u b es:
Fl ashcubes
' its use are pluggeddirectlyinto cubeflash
on othercameras, as welJ.
socket.Afterfiringa flashshot,
InsertingBattery:This flashunit rotateflashcube a quarterturn in
usesa singleL5Vphotoflashbattery eitherdirectionto bringa fresh
(TypeEveready 504, or equivalent). segmentof flashcubeinto position.
To insertthe battery,slide otf T h es m a l lte s t l a mpw i l l gl oww hen
the cube flash coverand a goodflashcube, readyfor firing,is
placebatteryin chamber,making presseddowninto the socket.
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Self-timer Timeexposures
TheC35self-timercan be usedfor both Whenthe AUTO/Flash ring is released
electriceyeand flashphotography. andturnedso that B ("Bulb")lines
Afteradvancing film,turn downthe up with the indexmark,the shutter
self-timerleveras shown. will stayopenas longas the shutter
Shutterwill operateabout8 seconds releasebuttonis helddown.lf the
afterthe shutterbutton is pressed. shutterbuttonis released, the
s h u tte w
r illclose.
Thispositionis usedwherelong
exposures arerequired,suchas in
nightphotography withoutflash.
Wh e nu s i n g" b u l b ,"al w aysusea
sturdytripodand inserta cable
releaseinto the threadedsocketof
the shutterreleasebutton.
Note: Do not stand in front of camera
when pressing shutter button for
self-timer operation. You may be
blocking the meter which will result in
a false shutter setting.
rated film has not
 Filters
The lens acceptsa metal-framedfilter
of the screw-intype, 46mm in diameter.
S i n c et h e C d S c e l l i s m o u n t e d
a b o v et h e l e n s ,w i t h i n t h e l e n s m o u n t
it will read through the filter when one
is used.Therefore,no allowanceneed
be made for filter factors. The following
g e n u i n eK o n i c af i l t e r s a r e a v a i l a b l e
throughyour authorizeddealer:
Film planemark
On the cameratop, near the rewind
k n o b i s t h e F i l m P l a n em a r k ( O ) ,
i n d i c a t i n gt h e p o s i t i o no f t h e f o c a l
plane and the photosensitivesurface
o f t h e f i l m . A l l d i s t a n c e sf r o m t h e
camerato the subject matter are
measuredfrom this plane.

Color Name Effects

Absorbs only ultra-violet rays. Used for color
Colorless uv (L3e) photography since it produces no effects on
colors. Also serves as a lens protector.

Light gray ND2 Absolutely no effect on colors, reduces light.

Used with both color and black-and-whr-te.
Gray ND4 Light is reduced r/z with ND 2, y4 with ND 4.

) Like the N.D filter, it absorbs ultra-violet rays.

I Light pink SKYLIGHT Prevents distant scenes with sky and shades
from b,ecoming bluish in color pictures. For
color film.

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