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Läste i manualen till min Zeiss Ikon Contessa.
Tidigt femtiotal.
Särskilt att fotografera med färg kunde vara utmanande.
Before taking a picture with the Contessa, determine the required exposure time with the aid of the built-in exposure meter. The exposure meter can be read off directly without any conversion.
At first set the film speed on the ASA scale of the exposure meter. Turn the disc with the two knobs until the ASA number of the film speed appears at the indicating mark in the ASA aperture.
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SENSITIVITY OF COLOUR FILMS
To colour films must be applied values obtained by experience, which are characterized by manufacturers by the phrase. "To be exposed like...' from this follows that there does not exist in this field a well-defined basis for the calibration of exposure meters.