Minox LX Owner's Manual

19, Close-ups with the measuring chain At close range between 8 inches and 2 feet (20 to 60 cm) you have very I ittle depth of field. So use the measuring chain on the ever-ready case to estab- lish the exact distance. With the chain held taut, each bead matches an engrav…

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26, Unloading After the last exposure make two "blind" expos- ures and advance the film each time. This moves the exposure counter to the red dot between 0 and 36. Open the sliding back cover. The cartridge jumps up by a few mm and is then easily removed with a …

15, Long time signal In poor light you can check before you shoot whether the exposure time is likely to be longer than about 1/30 second: Set the shutter speed dial to A (automatic). Point the camera at the subject at waist level. Push the che…

29, As an electronic flash has a much shorter duration than the flash of a cube, the automatic flash exposure control cannot close th e shutter before the electronic flash is over. So even at the f shutter dial setting, you generally utilise the whole light ou tput of an electronic…