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Viewfinder
The vi ewfinder of
the
Con
tax
139 always
gives
readings
at full aperture for bright and easy
focusing
.
It
also gives
all the
esse
ntial
ex
posure
information
.
Shutter Speed Scale
The
f igures
along the
righ t side of
the
v
iewfinder
ind
i-
cate
the
various shutter
speeds. The black
f igures
ind
i-
cate
speeds down to
1
second (for
examp le,
"1000"
=
1/
1000
sec.,
"2"
=
1/2
sec
..
etc.).
The red
"2"
ind
icates
a shutter
speed
of
2
seconds,
"L
T" indi
cates
long
expo-
sures on AU
T
O
(up to
11
sec.), and
the red "B" (Bulb)
is
for
indefinite
exposu res. "OVER" at the top of the
sca le indicates
overexposure.
LED Indicators
When the
exposure check
button
is depressed, one or
more
LED
(Iight-em
itting-diode)
i
ndicator lamps
wi
ll
li
ght in
the
viewfinder to
indicate
the
shutter speed,
mode of
operat ion and other exposure
in
format ion.
Th
e
L
ED ind
icators wi
ll
remain
l
it for
10
seconds after you
press the
exposure check
button;
they w
ill
either f lash
or
rema in
lit
constant ly,
depending
on
the mode
of
operat ion.
T
he green (
,,
)
mark
at
the top
of
the
shutter-
speed sca le
is th
e
f
lash data
ind
icator
for the
139's
exc
lusive
TL
A 20
auto
flash un it;
it
signa ls
when
the
un
it is
charged
and
also
flash
es
conf irmat
ion fo
ll
owing
flash exposures
on
AUTO to ind
icate
that
the subject
was with
in
auto flash range.
Aperture Display
T
he number appearing in the
w indow at
the
top of the
viewf
ind
er is
the aperture
sett
ing
of
th
e
lens (a lso
ca
ll
ed
the f-number).
Th
e
d
isp
lay
changes as the lens
'
aperture
r
in
g
is
rotated
to keep
you info
rm
ed of the f-number
in
use. The
comp
lete
display
runs
., 1.4, 2, 2.8,
4,
5.6,
8
,
11
,
16,22,32, (the first
large
dot
indicat
es
f/
l
.2 ).
•
In
instances when lenses hav
ing
a maximum
aperture
of
f/5 .6
or
sma
ller are
used,
or
when accessor ies
are
mounted to the
camera wh
ich d
o
not feature d
ia-
phragms or
d
irect automat ic
diaphragm
I
inkage
(auto
bellows,
microscope adapter, etc.),
the
apertu re
display
remains
f ixed at
1.4
and should
be d
isrega
rd
ed.
How-
ever, the camera's automat ic
exposure
system continues
to
function and
shutter speed
readouts
are given
as
normal.
Split-Image/Microprism Center
T
he
Contax
139 features 3-way
focusing
v
ia
a
horizontal
split-image
spot
surrounded
by
a
microprism co
ll
ar
in
the
cente
r
of a matte/field.
(See
page 26
for focusing
details.
)
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