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IV
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
USE
Z E
ISS
I K 0
NAG.
STU
T T
GAR
T
THE
COMPONENTS OF
THE
SUPER
IKONT
A
IV
Adjusting knob with 6
Struts
for closing the
dial
of
the exposure camera
meter. 7
Shutter
tensioning
2 Film speed adjusting lever
knoh of the exposure 8 Locking
bar
for
meter. camera back
3
Pointer
of the expo- 9
Shutter
speed
adjusting ring with
sure meter. exposure value scale
4 Button for opening 10 Adjusting ring for
the camera the rangefinder
5
Window
of the
COI11-
11
Adjusting lever for
bined view
and
. exposure value
and
rangefinder
diaphragm
ContilHied
on
page
34.
good
photographs
can
eas
il
y be o
bt
ained with yo
ur
hand
some
SUPER
IKONTA
camera.
Th
e built-in photo-electric expos
ur
e
met
er
an
d the
co
upled viewlrangefinder g
iv
e you the
adjustments
required
at
a glance.
Wh
en correctly
handl
ed
the
camera
w
ill
automatica
ll
y
prevent
fail-
ur
es and
you
wi
ll
always gain
great
pleasure from
your
pi
ct
ures.
In
order
to utilize to the full a
ll
the
num
erous a
dvan
-
tages of this
camera
it is recommended
that
you
should
st
ud
y these instructions c
ar
efully.
Unfold
the
inner leaves of the cover for
further
reference
and
try
to practice the va rious mechanical moveme
nt
s
and
operations before loading the came
ra
with a
film. If you
are
sti
ll
in do
ubt
, do not h
es
itat
e to
ask
your
photographic
dealer for advice.
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e
pIJ
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11
IIJ
e
seco
lld
cov
er
page was
lakell
wilh
a
SUP
E R
'.
0 N T A ' v
agaill
sl Ihe
light
wilh
slop r 4
.5
alld
'/"
s
ec
o
nd
.
The
11/ost
i
ll
ip
o
rtant
feature
s of
the
SUPER I
KO
NTA IV
1'
I
Je
le
l1
s is a ZEI
SS
T
E5SA
R
f:
3.5/ 75 IIIIIl w
hi
ch for
many
yea
rs has been famous a
ll
over the world.
It
i
s,
of course, coated and colour co
rr
ected and yields
bl
ack a
nd
white as we
ll
as colo
ur
pic
tur
es of uns
ur
-
passed brilliance
an
d de
fin
i
ti
on.
Th
e built-
in
rangefind er is
co
upled to the lens and
ensur
es
co
rr
ect focusing.
It
is combined with the
IJ
ierpfillder, w
hi
ch means that
th
e
di
s
tan
ce setting a
nd
the image
fie
ld can be observed simultan
eo
usly.
Th
e
re
d dot s
ettillg
increases the vers
at
ility of the
camera and makes it
ready
for ac
ti
on
an
y
ti
me you
want to take can
di
d shots.
Th
e built-in pl;oto-el
ec
tri
c
exp
os
llr
e Illcter ensur
es
the c
orr
ect expos
ur
e time for
bl
ack
an
d w
hi
te and
colour films even in poor
li
ghting
co
ndition
s.
Th
e
exper
ie
nce g
ath
ered in 20
yea
rs of making photo-
el
ec
tric
ex
posure meters has borne good frui t
in
the
SUPER I
KO
N
TA.
Th
e
SY
ll
ciJro
-Colllp
lir
s/JlIIt er
/V
itI;
expos
llr
e Oil Ill
es
can
be set' to shutter speeds from 1 second to ' / 500 second
and time
ex
p
os
ur
es of
any
pe
ri
od. A sync
hr
o-contact
ena
bl
es
coupling to a
il
e
ty
pes of flashguns and there
is al
so
a del
aye
d act
io
n m
ec
ha
ni
sm
bu
ilt-in.
Th
e i
llt
erlocked s/
Jll
tter t e
ll
siollillg and
fi
/lli
IldL'IlIICe
combined with the fr
ll
ill
e
corlll
ter
si
mplify the oper-
a
ti
on of
th
e camera a
nd
exclude double exp
os
ur
es
and blanks automatica
ll
y.
A
No
. 120 ro
ll
fi
lm
should be used with the
su-
PER I
KONTA
giving 12 nega
ti
ves in
th
e 2' /
4"
X
21
/
4"
(6X
6 cm) size.
5
2
3
Opening
and
clo
s
ing
the
camera
Span
the
ba
ck of the
camera
with yo
ur
hand
, s
li
ghtly
tilting it forward.
When
th
e opening
butt
on (4)
is
depressed
the
ca
me
ra
w
ill
open
and
the
lens
snap
int
o the
taking
position (
ill
. 2).
If
the
str
uts (6) do
n
ot
snap
in completely press the
fr
ont edge of
the
baseboa
rd
downwa
rd
wi
th
your
finger.
To
close
the
cam
era
press
against
the
upp
er sections
of botb st
rut
s (6) which mak
es
the
ba
seboa
rd
slide
upwards.
Th
e cam
era
can
then
be conveni
ent
ly closed
until the lock
catc
hes (i
ll.
3).
Th
e camera
can
also be opened
and
clo
se
d in the
taking
position.
Hold
the
came
ra with both
hand
s
as shown in illustrations 13 a
nd
14 on pages 20
and
21 a
nd
pre
ss
the
button
(4) with
the
ind
ex
finger.
Th
e lens w
ill
then
s
nap
int
o the
taking
position if
th
e
camera
is slightly tilted.
For
cl
os
ing
both
st
rut
s
(6)
are
pressed
inwards and
the
ba
seboard
closed
with
the
other
fingers.
Th
e
SUPER
IKO
N
TA
c
an
be closed no m
atter
whether
th
e s
hutt
er is tensioned
or
not or what di stance
th
e lens
is focused
up
on.
Thi
s makes
th
e
cam
era always
ready
for immediate use.
When
a filter is screwed in,
however,
th
e
camera
can be c
lo
sed only when
the
lens is set to co.
7vteasuring
the
exposure
value
Prior
to each exposure the exposure value necessary
for the exposure should be measured with the built-in
photo-electric exposure meter. (Ill. 4). You can rely
absolutely on the reading even
if
the lighting con-
ditions are poor
and
no matter whether the camera
is
loaded with black
and
white or colour negative or
reversal film.
First thing to do
is
to set the exposure meter to the
speed of the film in use.
The
inner disc
is
turned
by
means of the small
button
(2) until
the
black stroke
mark
at
the
right-hand
window (seen in the taking
direction) coincides with the
DIN-speed
or
that
at
the left window with the ASA speed of the film in
use.
The
disc can also be set to intermediate values.
If
the makers of the film have used film speed ratings
other than
DIN
and
ASA the corresponding values
can be found in the table on page 11.
The
speed of colour films cannot be determined as
with black
and
white films since all film rating systems
are based on values obtained from black
and
white
film.
The
film manufacturers, therefore, give the
speed of their colour films by comparison with black
and
white films, recommending "to be exposed like
...
".
In general this method has proved quite reliable,
but
to make quite sure, you can calibrate
your
exposure meter for the colour
film
used by exposing
8
several frames of the s
am
e object with
di
fferent shut-
ter
speeds.
To determine the exposure
va
lue the flap of
th
e exp
o-
sure meter should be opened by
pr
ess
in
g
butt
on (19)
s
li
ghtly to
th
e left. For
cl
os
ing the lid, s
li
ghtly
pr
ess
it to the left with
th
e
fin
ger tip.
Th
e SU
PER
IKONTA
IV
is then directed to
th
e object
so
as it is
in
te
nd
ed to
be take
n.
This will cause the white pointer (3) to d
e-
fl
ect. By turning
th
e adjusting ring (1) the sma
ll
white
ci
rc
ul
ar m
ar
k is moved
so
th
at
it appears symmetri-
ca
ll
y on top of the pointer when looked
at
from
above.
Th
e exp
os
ur
e value required (
re
d
fig
ur
e)
can
now be read off from
the
adjusting
ring
and
will
be
found opposite the
red
triangle
mark
placed
on
the
setting disc for
the
film speed.
If
the exposure time
is
found to become
longer
than
1 second the
shutter
must
be set to "B" (see
page
14)
and
the exposure times in seconds (black figures)
should be read off the
adjusting
ring.
They
are
oppo-
site
the
various stops of the
diaphragm
engraved on
the inner disc of the film speed windows.
The
figures
can be continued
by
doubling the last value.
If
, for
instance, a
measurement
results in
an
exposure time
of 8 seconds
at
f: 8,
the
exposure time should be
16 seconds
at
f : 11,
32
seconds
at
f: 16
and
64
se-
conds -or 1 minute -
at
f: 22.
The
exposure value
or stop
and
shutter
speed
measured
should
then
be
transferred
to
the
shutter
of the S
UPER
IKONTA
IV.
10
Co
m
pa
ri
soll
Table
of the most commonly used
film
speed syst
ems
ASA I
Scheiner
I
Scheiner
I
Weston
I
DIN
Exp. Ind.
Europe
USA
-
5 20 13 4 12
6
21
14
5
13
8 22
15
6
14
10
23
16 8
15
12
24
17
10
16
16 25
18
12
17
20 26
19
16 18
25 27 20 23 19
32 28
21
24
20
40
29 22
32
21
50 30
23
40 22
64
31
24
50
23
80 32
25
64
24
100
33
26
SO
25
125 34
'27
100 26
160 35 28 125 27
200 36 29 160 28
250 37 30 200 29
320 38
31
250 30
1/Je fig"res
of
Ibi
s lable bave been suilably adapled
10
readings
of commercially available exposure Ilfeters.
Se
lting
th
e
expos
ur
e
value
Pull out
the
grooved lever (11) a little and set its
setting
mark
to the figure required on the exposure
value scale (9).
Half
exposure
va
lu
es
can also be set
when indicated by
the
exposure meter (ill. 5).
11
Since t
hi
s lever
ha
s a
limit
ed
travelling space
only, the expos
ur
e value
can
so
metim
es
only be
set by also
turning
the
adjusting ring (9) on
which the exposure
value scale
is
placed.
When
the correct expo-
s
ur
e value has b
ee
n set
the diaphragm a
nd
the
s
hutt
er speed are coupled.
Th
e amount of
li
g
ht
n
e-
cessary for the correct exp
os
ur
e of a
film
is always
determined by the s
iz
e of the lens apert
ur
e (dia-
phragm) and the time
th
e
li
ght
is
effec
ti
ve (exposure
time).
Th
e figure of
th
e exp
os
ure value denotes the
correct pairing of diaphragm
and
s
hutt
er speed for
the prevailing lighting conditions.
If
the s
hutt
er speed
is
altered by one or two values of the scale (
15
)
after
the expos
ur
e value has been set, the coupling will
set the diaphragm automatically (17) to the
co
rrect
ratio and vi
ce
ve
rsa.
Setting
the
shutter
speed
Turn
the milled front ring (9) until its mark (black
dot)
is
opposite the s
hutt
er speed required.
Th
e
various s
hutt
er speeds are engraved on scale (15).
Th
e
figures engraved on this scale indicate fractions of
12
a second
(60
= 1/
60
second, etc.).
Wi
,th the se
tting
"
B"
the
shutter
remains open as long as the release
knob (21)
is
depressed (see
page
22).
The
shutter
is
tensioned by pushing
the
cocking lever (7) to
th
e left,
until it stops (seen from the
taking
direction).
It
is
immaterial whether
the
shutter
speed is set prior to
tensioning
or
after
it.
S
etting
tlJe
diapIJragm
Turn
the
s
am
e milled
ring
(9) until the red mark
is
opposite
th
e stop required (scale 17).
With
one exposure value once determined, only such
combinations of
diaphragm
and
s
hutter
speed which
result in a correctly exposed negative can be set.
It
is
recommended to place the
thumb
on the exposure
value lever (
11
)
and
the index finger
on
the opposite
side of the
adjusting
ring (9). (See illustr. 6).
This
manipulation pre-
vents
an
unintentional
c
hanging
of the expo-
sure value.
If,
after
having
deter-
mined
the
exposure
value,
the
stop becomes
so small
that
a time ex-
posure
(s
hutter
setting
13
6
"B")
is
indicated the exposure time required is 2 se-
conds.
If
it
is
intended to use a smaller stop (to do
this pull out lever (
11
) as
it
is
done for the setting of
the exposure
va
lue), the exposure time required can
be r
ead
off from the exposure meter as described on
page 10. This mean
s,
of course,
that
the exposure
value setting
is
out of action.
When
th
e s
hutter
setting
is
changed from "B" to one of the various
shutter
speeds, the
ex
posure value must a
lso
be re-set
in
the first place.
7vl
easuri
ng
t
lJ
e
di
stan
ce
Th
e object distance is determined
by
means of the
'built-in
ran
gefinde
r.
Looking
through
the eyepiece
(24) of the combined view/rangefinder, you see the
image as it will be recorded
by
the
camera
but
with
a
li
g
ht
square portion
in
its centre
in
which the
14
outlines of the object
wi
ll
appear
double _(il
l.
7).
By
turning
the milled
ring
(10) with the middle fin-
ger
of the l
eft
hand
these
doub
le
out
lines in
the
ce
ntr
e of
the
measuring
field can be
brought
to
coincidence.
(T
he best ob-
jects for
obtaining
an
accurate
focus are vertical lines,
sudl
as the edge of
a house, a tree, etc.)
(i
ll. 8). As soon as
the
contours
coincide the lens
is
accurately
focused
at
the correct
distance required. Moreover,
the
correct distance
may
be read off from
the
black distance setting Illark
on
the
scale (12) of the lens
ring
(ill. 9).
Depth
oj
field
When
the
lens
is
focused on some definite object dis-
tance
it yields a
sharp
picture
not
only of
the
object
at
this distance
but
also of those objects
that
are
nearer
to the camera
or
further
away
from it.
This
zone of
sharp
definition is ca
ll
ed the
depth
of field
which, however,
is
rather
sma
ll
when the
diaphragm
is
fully open (stop
f:
3.5).
Th
e
depth
of field increa-
ses
gradually
the Illore the lens
is
stopped down.
The
depth
of field for
any
given lens
aperture
and
di
s
tance
can be re
ad
off frolll the depth-of-field ring
15
(
13
).
Diaphr
agm figures
w
ill
be found on
~
he
right
a
nd
left s
id
e of the
di
stance
setting mark.
Th
e
fi
gures
on the
di
stance scale
(1
2)
opposite
th
ese stop figures
indicate the exte
nt
of the
depth
of field.
The
strokes
without
figures b
es
id
e
the
triangular
mark indicate
the
depth of field
at
stop f: 4
and the strokes between 8 a
nd
16
that
of stop f:
11
.
For
in
stance:
When
focused at 15 ft
th
e stroke for
f:
lIon
the right-hand side indicat
es
48 ft,
that
on
the left-hand s
id
e a little
mor
e than 9
ft
. Focused on
15
ft with stop f:
11
the lens w
ill
yield a s
harp
zone
reaching from
approx
. 9 ft.
in
the
foreground,
to
48 ft
in
the background.
Th
e exact range of the de
pth
of
field can be found
in
the table on page 33.
A different way of utilizing the depth of field is
this:
the range
that
is
required to be sh
arp
is meas
ured
with the range finder,
fi
rst the foregro
und
then
th
e
background.
The
necessary stop to cover this parti-
c
ul
ar dep
th
of field is then determined by the depth-
of-field ring (
13
).
A
specia
l sn
apshot
te6mic(ue
Th
e fact
th
at
the
SUPER
IKONTA
is always re
ady
for
ac
ti
on especia
ll
y when candid shots
are
co
ncerned
16
increases the versatility of
this camera.
W
h
~
n
the
pr
evailing
li
g
ht
co
nditions
are good and ra
pi
d se
qu
ence
shots have to be taken
it is no good losing time
with rangefinder reading
and
di
stance se
tting
. In
this case the red-dot setting
sho
uld
be used. Set the
di
a
phra
gm and the distance
to the individual red dots a
nd
everything from 13
ft
to "infinit
y"
w
ill
be sharp (ill.
11
).
W hen f
ast
moving o
bj
ects have to be taken, a diff
e-
rent methode
is
adv
isa
bl
e.
Set the rangefinder to a
suitable distan
ce
.
Th
en, by l
oo
king into the eyepiece
you a
ppr
oach yo
ur
object
unt
il its double outlines
coincide in the rangefinder.
Wh
en the
im
age
fi
el
d
re
quir
ed appea rs
in
the vi
ew
finder you
pr
ess the
bu
tto
n
an
d expose.
:Flasb
pbotograpby
and
delayed
action
release
Th
e sp
ee
d synchronized Sync
hr
o-C
ompur-MX
V
s
hut
ter can be
co
up
le
d to a
ll
types of
fl
ashgun. W ith
the Synchrolever (16), three differe
nt
settings are
possible (ill. 12).
'Wit/; the "X " settillgthe s
hu
tter
fi
r
es
the
fl
ash
at
the
mome
nt
the s
hu
tter blades are fully open. Most
fl
ash-
bulb
s can be
fi
red
by
t
hi
s setting when the s
hutt
er
17
speed does n
ot
exceed
1- '/30 second.
Ho~ever,
it
must be b
orne
in mind,
that
the flash
duration
of most
bulbs
is
appr.
I/tOO seco
nd
so
that
you
actua
ll
y expose
1/60
to
1/t00
second. Electro-
nic flashes
mu
st a
lw
ays be
fired with the
"X"
setting.
1
iJ
e "
)\1
" se
llill
C}
a
ll
ows for
the firing delay to peak of most average-flashbulbs.
This setting is, therefore, suitable for
standard
flash-
bulbs
at
all
shutter
speeds.
71JiJ
eli
s
et
to "
7)
"
the
delayed action mechanism
is
sw
itched on.
After
depressing
the
body
shutter
re-
le
ase (
21
) this mechanism runs for
about
8 seconds
and then releases the shu
tter
automatically
at
the
shutter
speed to which it
is
set. Time exposures with
"B"setting ca
nnot
be made with
the
delayed action
mechanism.
If
the
shutter
is
set to
"V"
and
a flash-
gun
is
connected to it the flash will be fired
in
the
same way as if set to the "
X"
position. Setting the
synchro-Iever (16)
to
"V"
must,
on
no
account,
be
done
before
the
shutter has
been
tension-
ed
by
means
of
the
lever
(7)!
This
important
operation has to be done prior to
any
exposure with
the delayed action
me
chanism.
For flash exposures set the synchro-Iever (16) to the
required position. Connect the flash lead from
the
18
flashgun to the flash contact socket (14, ill.
12
).
On
ly
th
en place the flashbulb in
th
e gun.
When
the
s
hutt
er is relea
se
d (21) the
fla
shbulb will be fired
in
synchroni
sa
tion with the sh
utt
er on the delayed
action m
ec
hanism
put
. into operation. Listed in the
table are the suitable s
hutt
er speeds for flashbulbs
of differe
nt
types
at
"X",
"M "
and
"V" sett
in
gs.
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exposure
times
Jor
flashbulbs
and
electronic
equipment
Fl
ash Sy
nchr
oniz
in
g
Le
ver
Set
To
X
or
V I M
Osram
XM1,
50
1-1
/
30
1
/6
0-1
/
500
XM lB, 5 OB
1-1
/3
0 1
/6
0-1
/
12
5
XP
1-1/60
XO
1-1
/3
0
52
1-1
/1
5 1
/3
0-1
/50
0
Phi
li
ps
Pf 1,
Pf
3,
PI
14
, Pf
25
, Pf
60
1- 1
/3
0 1/60- 1/
500
Pf
100
1-1
/15
1
/3
0-1
/6
0
General El
ec
tric
No.5
, No.
11
, No.
22
1- 1
/3
0 1
/6
0- 1/
500
5M
1-1
/1
25
No. 50
1-1/15
1/
30-
1
/6
0
M2
1- 1
/6
0
Sylva
ni
a 1/
60
- 1/
500
Bantam 8, 0, 2, 25C, Pr
ess
40
1-1
/3
0
Pre
ss
2B
,
25
,
25B
,
40B
1-1
/3
0 1
/6
0-1
/
12
5
Press 5F
1-1
/
125
Pr
ess
3, 3B
1-1/15
1/
30-
1/60
M2
1
-1/60
Electronic
Flash
Units
1-1
/
500
19
Row
to
hold
the
camera
The
S
UPER
IKONTA
IV
must be held as s
tead
y as pos-
sible
during
exposur
e,
if s
harp
nega
ti
ves are to be
obtained. It is one of the
adva
ntages of the
square
f
ormat
th
at
no
we
ig
ht
y decision
is
needed as to
whe
th
er
to
take
an o
bj
ect with the came
ra
in a hori-
zontal
or
vertical position.
Hold the camera with both hand
s,
the fingers span-
ning the camera body while the
thumbs
are
on the
back.
Th
e middle finger of the left ha
nd
operates the
milled ring (10) of the rangefinde
r.
The
index finger
of the
ri
g
ht
h
and
releases
the
s
hutt
er
(21).
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