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F E A T U R E SO F T H E
S U P E RI K O N T A 2 r l a " x 3 t l a u
The high-speed, colour corrected, and coated zEISs
TESSARf lZ.S-t05 mm has proved its efftciency already
for some decades; it furnishes black and white as well
as colour photographs of unmatched deftnition and
plasticity.

The setting of the distance is done by meansof the

rotatinQ-wedge ty|e r ang efinder, which without using
a sensitive mechanical gearing permits exact focusing
of the lens.

The van Albada sports finder allows an exact deli*i

tation of the picture ffeld evenin the caseof quickly
nrovingsubjects.
The SynCbro-Compur shutter is marked in speeds from
1 sec. to l/soo sec. with bulb and is equipped with _a
flash synchronisation contact and a delayed action
release.

If lighting conditions are good, the red-dot setting of

the suprR IKoNTa.2rl+" xSrl+" permits snapshotswith-
out circumstantial focusing, since everything from
16 ft to inffnity is recorded sharply when using the
1,, red-dot setting.
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P A R T SO F T H E S U P E RI K O N T A 2 r l t " x 3 7 l t "
I Film winding key
2 Shutter releasebutton
(with thread for cable
release)
3 Signal mark
4 Vindow of rangeftnder
5 Eyepieceof rangeftnder
6 Albada finder
7 Eyepieceof viewffnder
8 Press-buttonfor opening
camera
Bolt for locking camera
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I0 Pivotedarm of range-
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I I Focusingwheelof range-
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12 Button of delavedaction
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14 Shuttersettinglever
15 Flash svnchronisation
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O P E N I N GA N D C L O S I N G j
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THE CAMERA
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The camera is graspedwith one hand from behind I
and is slightly tilted forward.A pressureon button (8)
brings the baseboard and the viewftnder into the
working position. If due to wrong handling of the :

camera the struts (23) should not open completely, .r

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the camefa can at once be brought into the taking
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the pivoted arm of the rangeftnder (10) must be I
swung out.

For closingthe suPER IKoNTA2rla" xSrl+", swingback

the pivoted arm of the rangefinder (10). Now the
press-
upper parts of the struts(23) are simultaneously
ed back with the thumbs, so that the baseboardis
raised and the cameracan be closed.Then closethe
viewftnderby pressingdown the frame with the eye-
piece.

The supERIKoNTAmay be closedat any position of

the focusingscale,with the shutter set or with ftlters
fitted on the lens. Thus the camera can be kept in-
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S E T T I N C O F E X P O S U R ET I M E time is set before or after cocking the shutter. With

the rl,,oosec. setting, the exposure time must be set
Turn the milled shutter speed setting ring (13) until
the red mark is directly opposite the required expo- before the shutter is wound.

sure time. The numbers on this scale indicate fractions

"25" 1/zr sec. etc.
of a secondi , for instance/ means
When setting exposure time llsoo sec. you will have to S E T T I N I GO F D I A P H R A G M
overcome a slight resistance. For long exposures, use
"8" The diaphragm is set by turning diaphragm setting
setting and employ a cable release. For very long
IKoN cable release can be adjusted
exposures the ZEISS lever (20) until the desired lens aperture marking (21)

in a way as to give continual pressure. The shutter is opposite the setting mark. The depth of focus for

is set by lever (D. Except for the 1/roosec. setting it any lens aperture can be quickly and safely ascer-

does not make any difference whether the exposure
tained directly from the distance scale by means of
the depth-of-focus scale (16). The various lens aper-
tures are for this purpose engraved to the left and
right of the index mark of the distance scale (17).
Example ' Vith a distance setting of 6 ft and dia-
cc!|" of
phragm setting 1 1, the number the diaphragm

setting is opposite the 5 ft mark on the left side and

opposite the 12 ft mark on the right side. Conse-
quently, every object between 5 ft and 12 ft will be
recorded sharply with diaphragm setting 11 and dis-
tance setting 6 ft. The exact ftgures will be found in

the depth'of-focus table on page 11.

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The zuss rnoN red-dot setting enablesthe owner of trl
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a supERTKoNTAto take rapid snapshots.After the

tl diaphragm setting leverand the distancesetting mark

are set to the red dots,no further focusingis reqnired,
becausewith this setting everythingfrom 16 ft will
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HO\)TTO HOLD THE CAMERA

In order to obtain negativesof maximum sharpness

the cameramust be held absolutelymotionlessduring
the exposure.For horizontalpictures2rla" x37la"it is
advisableto hold the camerain the palmsof the hands
with the ftngers surroundingit. The index ftnger of
the left hand releasesthe shutter(2).

For vertical pictures 2rl+"x3rlE" the cameramust be

held mainly with the right hand, while the left hand
supportsit from below. The thumb of the left hand
presseson the shutterrelease'button(2).

x21l+"picture size,i. e. when using a

Vith the 731+"
reducing mask, the camerais held exactly the other
way round. When holding the camera vertically it
will take horizontal pictures 731
+" x2rI +", whereas
vertical picturesl3la"x2rla" are obtainedby holding
the camera horizontally. Long instantaneousor time
exposureshave to be made from a tripod or other
solid support.It is advisableto use a cable releasein
this case.

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FOCUSING$T/ITHTHE ROTATING- I In practice, the following method has proved to be
\TEDGE RANGEFINDER I very efftcient:
For focusing,swing out the pivotedarm (10). When
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looking through the eyepiece(5) of the rangefinder
you will seein the middle of the picture ffeld a bright
circular field, in which part of the obiect to be photo-
graphed appearsduplicated.By turning the focusing
wheel (1 1) these double images will be brought to
coincidence andthe lenswill thenbe accuratelyfocused
on the distance of the subject. Sharp vertical lines
show coincidenceespeciallyeasily.
Accurate focusing is particularly required if the lens aperture
f13.5is used, because the larger the lens aperture used, the less
will be the depth of field.
The distance measured can be read off on the distance scale.
This distance scale reading is particularly useful in showing the
lens aperture required for a certain depth of focus.
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If you want/ for instance,to photograph a child at
play, set the lens on the most favourabledistanceand
then leave this distanceunchanged.Observethe child
in the rangeftnder and approach it until the two
imagesin the rangeftndercome to coincidence.Look
through the viewftnderand releasethe shutter.
T H E A L B A D AS P O R T SF I N D E R
On pressingthe button for openingthe camera(8) the
automatic spring mechanismopens the camera as
well as the optical ffnder (7). A look through the
finder shows the subject to be photographedand a
sharp delimitation of the picture fteld by means of
white lines, the outer f rame correspondingto the
2LI+"x3rIa" pic-
ture size,whilethe
inner one delimits
the 131+"x2r|a"
picture ffeld. The
ftnder must be
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eye. Care should
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used. It is helpful to use the delayed action release

that the eyepiece(7) is not pushed forward, lest
for pictures taken with the camera held in the hand
the picture fteld be distorted. Also take cafe that the
and with exposures of 1/ro sec. or longer. After releas-
horizontal and vertical lines of the subjectrun paral-
iv" ing the shutter it is possible to grip the camera tightly
lel to the edgesof the ftnder.
with both hands, so that the tendency to blur longer
exposures is greatly reduced, especially if the photo-
THE EXPOSURE
grapher has some support, leanitg, for instance back
The shutter is releasedby completelypressingdown
on a rvall etc.
the body release (2) without jerking. Releasingis
possibleonly if
LOADINGTHE CAMERA
1) the ftlm has been advanced by one picture
The camera back is openedby pushing the locking
frame, which is indicatedby the red dot of the
bolt (9) in direction of the arrow. For loading the
signalmark (3);
camera with a B II/S (120) roll fflm, pull out the
2) the shutterhas been set. spring prong at the bottom of the cameraand insert
the spool into the upper spool chamber,so that the
T H E D E L A Y E DA C T I O N R E L E A S E end of the red protectivepaper is directedtowardsthe
empty take-up spool.
To set the built-in delayedaction release,set shutter
and push back button (12). The shutter cockinglever Now slit the lable

can now be pusheda little further, whereby the de- of the ftlm and pull

layed action mechanismis wound. After pressingthe out the protective

body release(2) the delayedaction mechanismstarts paper/ so that its

running and/ after about 8 seconds,releasesthe beginning can be

shutter. The delayed action mechanismcan not be inserted into the

((8"
used when the r'lsoosec. setting or setting are wider slot of the

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take-up spool. Tighten the

A red dot in signalwindow (3) indicatesthat the fflm
protective paper by turning
has been properly advanced. Thereby also blank
the ftlm winding key (1) se-
frames are prevented.
veral times. Close the came-
ra back. Vhen opening the
slide (26) in the camera back
you will see two film win-
dows, whiclr serve for verify-
it'tg the number of pictures UNLOADING THE CAMERA
made. Turn the winding k.y
After the Sth exposure(or 16th exposurewhen using
until number 'ol" appears in
picture size 131lr"
x2r/t"), turn the ftlm winding key
the first fflm window (24).
until the end of the protective paper passesthe fflm
After eachexposure,advancethe film with film wind-
window. Open the cameraback,pull out spring prong,
ing key (1) by oneframe.For picturesize2rl+"x31l+"
carefully remove the spool in the shadow (not in
you needonly observethe ffrst window (24). Vhen a bright sunshine)and glue it. Before loading a new
reducing mask for picture size l3la" x 2Ll+" is used, ftlm, remove the empty spool and insert it into the
eachnumber must appearffrst in window No. | (24) take-up spool chamber.By turning the film winding
and then in window No. 2 (25). Close the ftlm win- key make sure that
dows (26) when the ftlm has been wound on.
the empty spoolhas
Accidental double exposuresare not possiblewith engaged properly
the supERrKoNTA,as the camera is equippedwith a r,vith the prong of
double exposureprevention device.The bocly release the fflm winding
can be presseddown only if the fflm has been advan- kev.
cedto the next numberby turning ftlm winding key ( 1).

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POSITION X
HO\T TO ATTACH
T H E R E D U C T I O NM A S K When this position is used, the bulb is ffred at the
moment when the shutter is wide open. Electronic
flashesare always fired with position X.

POSITION M

This position servesfor ffring flash bulbs, using a

pre-ignitionthat correspondsto the ignition delay of
most flash bulbs. This is the reas0nwhy position M
allows ftring of flash bulbs in conjunction with even
the shortestshutter speeds.
The delayed action release can be used for flash
photographsin conjunctionwith the X position.Our
table indicatesthe exposuretimes to be used with
positionsX or M for the varioustypes of flash bulbs.
F L A S HP H O T O G R A P H S
The fully synchronisedCompur shutter has provision
for two positions(X and M).
After setting synchro-switch(18), exposuretime, and
lens aperture, cock the shutter, ftt the flash cable to
contact nipple (15), and insert the flash bulb. On
pressingthe release(2) the flash bulb is ftred in ac-
cordancewith the synchronisationsetting used and
the shutter action.

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S H U T T E RS P E E D ST O B E U S E D A C C E S S O R I EFSO R T H E
F O R F L A S HB U L B S S U P E RI K O N T A
in Position
Synchro-Switch
Type of Flash T H E E V E R E A D YC A R R Y I N G C A S E
X M
protectosthe supBnTKoNTAfrom detrimental external
Osram Vacublitz influences.
It neednot be removedfor takinga picture.
XP, XO | -rlso
F1,F2 | -Llzz, THE LENS HOOD
s0,s1,s2 7 -rlz; '/uo - '/roo
prevents flare and haze in against-theJightphoto-
Philips Photoflux rlso-rlloo graphs. In bad weather it moreoverprotects the lens
Pf3 | - rlz;
Pf 14,Pf 24 from rain and snow. It can also be fttted on a filter.
| -tlz; l l s o- l l m o
Pf 25, Pf 45
Pf 56 COLOUR FILTERS
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Pf 110 zErssrKoN colour ftlters, which are screwedon the
GeneralElectric lens of this camera,are usedto obtain certaineffects.
\Westinghouse
They neednot be removedwhen the camerais closed.
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N o . 5 ,6 , 1 1 Yellow, yellow-green,orange, red, and ultraviolet
1-rlz; r l s o- r l s o o
22,31 fflters are available.The diameterof their mount is
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40.5mm.

I SylvaniaSuperflash,Vabash
SF | -rlm POLARIZATION FILTER

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The polarization ftlter zsrss Bernotar (A 3T nrm) is
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No.3 7 -rln rlz; - rl:'n eliminatereflexeson shining surfacesof the subject.

flashes | -r/soo The exposuretime must in this casebe multipliedby 3.

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SUPPLEMENTARY LENSES
for close-ups(znrssProxar lenses)servefor focusing
I JJow to takecareof tbe
the supnnrKoNrA on distancesof lessthan 5ft; they
are slippedon the lens (O 37 mm). The lens setting
S U P E R I'K O N T A
the scaleof reproduction,and the size of the picture It is advisableto dust the interior of the
ffeld can be seenfrom the table on page 25.
camerafrom time to timewith a soft camel
hair brush.If the lensis dirty, cleanit care-
THE CABLE RELEASE
fully with a soft, rvell washed,dry linen
is screwedinto the thread of the body shutterrelease
(2). It is used mainly for photographsmade from a ' cloth. Dust particles should be removed
tripod and is equippedwith a plunger catch which beforehandwith a soft camel hair brush.
servesfor long time exposures(shutter setting "B").
The valuable lens should be cleanedonly
when it is really necessary.
COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS
The suprn rKoNrA is excellentlysuited for colour A serial number is engraved on every
photographythanks to the high quality colour corect- supERTKoNTA/and the zErss lens with
ed znrsslenses.Contrary to black and white ftlms, ' '
which the camerais equippedis also num-
colour ftlms permit little deviation from the exact
exposuretime. Therefore,the photo-electricexposure bered.\7e recommencl
every supERTKoNTA
meterrKopHoris indispensable forthesephotographs. owner to take a note of thesetwo numbers
in order to be able to identify the camera
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHS
if this shouldbe necessarv.
If you want to take flash photographs,you will ffnd
the zuss rcor.rflash units rrosrnz I and rxonrlrz II
and the zErssrKoN electronicflash lrornoN very ./
useful.

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