For focusing through the lens (distance is actually measured from film level) set the zoom
lever to the longest focal length (telephoto) and adjust the distance setting ring
®
until
both cross-hair and subject appear sharp in the viewfinder.
The through-the-Iens viewfinder is a most valuable aid in close-up shooting. At the short-
est distance
.
setting in combination with the telephoto setting
,
very small objects may
already fill the whole picture size. If you want to move even closer
up,
you may use one
of the conventional close-up lenses with screw-in mount (diameter C2A: 55xO.75
;
C2B
:
49xO.75).
Zoom lens and light regulator
The zoom lenses of the BAUER C 2 A
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C 2 B permit highly convenient framing
:
Move the
zoom lever (}) to the left or to the
right,
or simply use the power zoom by pressing the key
@
(T' means telephoto;
'W'
means wideangle setting).
Right below the viewfinder image (ill
.
1) you will find an
fl
stop indicator. The red zones
beyond
f/1.8
and
f/
16
are warning signals indicating that you are on the verge of under-
exposure or
overexposure.
The fully-automatic BAUER CdS light regulator reads behind
the lens and only the light that falls upon the film. This method guarantees a safe and
well balanced exposure control. The light meter is fitted with a manual override for shoot-
ing scenes with unusual lighting
conditions.
For manual control
,
open the cover
®
and
turn the manual
f/
stop setting wheel until the desired lens opening appears in the
f/
stop
indicator below the viewfinder. This cover
®
can only be closed whEln the manual over-
ride is set back to 'AUTO'
,
i.e.
automatic exposure control.
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