DIRECTIONS FOR USE

AGFA BIttY I
I Bqck Lock
2 F i l mT r on s p o r tK n o b
3 O p t i c o lV i e w f i n d e r
4 C q b l e R e l e q s eS o c k e t
5 R e l e o s eL e v e r
6 Aperture Lever
7 S h u t t e rT e n s i o n i n gL e v e r
B F l q s hS o c k e t
rlein.dio.(3 mm.)
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9 S h u t t eSr p e e dI n d e x
l0 D i s t o n c eI n d e x
11 F o c u s i n gM o un t
12 Self-timer
T e n s i oni n g L e v e r
I 3 B q s e b o rod L e g
ond Lock
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with Size 120
for 8 Exposur

P u s h t h e l e v e r o n t h e c or r y i n g s t r op d o w n w or d s
o n d s i d e w o y s ( s e e o r r o w ) t o r e l e o s et h e l o c k i n t h e
centre, ond open the comero bock.
Moke surethot there is on empty spool in the upper
spool chqmbernext to the film tronsport knob.

Swing out the spool

lrolder of the lower
spool chomber.
ding the Cqmero
R o l l f i l m( B 2 )
)s 2t/nx3t/Ein.

Fit the film spool

over the fixed peg,
ond then over tlre
movoble peg of the
spool holder, ond push
inlo the film chomber.

W h e n i n s e r t i n gt h e s p o o l , t h e t r i m m e d e n d o f t h e
bocking should point towords the empty toke-up
spool.
Breqk the gummed seol, ond corefully remove it.
D r o w o f f s u f f i c i e n tb o c k i n g p o p e r t o t h r e o d t h e e n d
i n t o t h e l o n g s l i t o f t h e t o k e - u ps p o o l .
Pull the bocking poper tout by turning the film
lro nsporl knob.

Alwoys lood the cqmero

i n s u b d u e dl i g h t .

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Pushthe bocking poper sidewoys on the toke-up
s p o o l i f n e c e s s o r y t, o m q k e s u r e t h o t i t w i n d s u p
s t r a i g b r q n d l i gh t - t i gh t b e t w e e n t h e s p o o l f l q n g e s .

C l o s i n gt h e B o c k
Fold down the cqmero bqck so thqt the lockingpin
e n g o g e s i n t h e l o t c h .T h e n p u s h t h e s t r q p h o l d e rs i d e -
woys CIs shown
u n t i l i t c l i c k si n -
t o p l oc e .
Swing qside the
cover of the film
w i n d o w . T u r n t h e t r o n s p o r tk n o b u n t i l t h e f i g , r e " 1 "
o p p e or s i n t h e w i n d o w o f t e r t h e w o r n i n g s i gn ol s -
orrows, honds,dots. Close the window. The film is
n o w i n p o s i t i o nf o r t h e f i r s t e x p o s u r e .

Opening the ComeroFront

The boseboqrd leg olso locks the boseboord. To
o p e n t h e c o m e r o f o r s h o o t i h g ,s i m p l y r o i s e t h i s l e g
s l i g h t l y . ( l nc o l d
weother or ofter
prolonged stor-
0ge,pullout the
b os e b o qr d by
h on d i f i t d o e s
not spring out
f u l l y b y i t s e l .f )

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The ProntoShutter
Speeds: B, rfzs, rfso,
r f n o , o n d L l z o os e c o n d ,
with deloyedoction re-
leose (selftimer).

T h eV o r i o S h u t t e r
Speedst B,rlzq,Llso,qnd
I l z o os e c o n d .
D i s t o n c e s : 3 , 3 . 5 ,4 , 5 , 6 ,
50f eet,
B,I 0,13,20,30,
ond infinity(oo).
S t o p s f 1 6 . 3 , 8 ,l l , 1 6 , o n d 2 2 .
I Distonce index. To focus, turn the front of the
l e n s w h i c h c q r r i e st h e f o c u s i n g s c q l e ( 7 ) .
2 C o b l e r e l e o s es o c k e t .
3 Aperture lever.
4 Shutter tensioning lever. Tension before every
e x p o s u r e ,e v e n o f " 8 " .
5 S h u t t e rs p e e d i n d e x . T o o d i u s t t h e s p e e d , t u r n
the outer milledring.
6 F l o s hs o c k e t r l e i n . d'ilo . ( 3 m m . ) . BII
7 F o c u s i n gm o u n t ( s e e o b o v e ) .
8 S e l f - t i m e rt e n s i o n i n gl e v e r ( s e ep o g e 8 ) .
The fixed, built-in synchronized flosh conlscl f or p:)
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e l e c t r i c f i r i n g o f f l q s h b u l b s e n s u r e st h o t t h e f l o s h
r e q c h e si t s f e o k i n t e n s i t y w h e n t h e s h u t t e r i s f u l l y
open.
As the vqriousflosh bulbs on the morket hqve diffe-
r e n t f i r i n g d e l o y t i m e s o n d f l o s h d u r o t i o n s ,i t i s r e -
c o m m e n d ' e dt o u s e o s h u t t e r s p e e d o f t l 2 s s e c o n d
w i t h s y n c h r o n i z e df l o s h .
S l i p - o nm o u n t sf o r f i l t e r I r l e i n . ( 3 0 m m . )d i o .
S h u t t e rS p e e d s
T h e s h u t t e r sh o v e s e t t i n g sf o r e x p o s u r et i m e s o f r f z s ,
r l s o ,o n d r l z o os e c o n d ,o s w e l l q s r f n o s e c o n d i n t h e
cose of the Pronto shutter, ond o ttBtt setting for
t i m e e x p o s ur e s .
T h e s h u t t e r r e q u i r e s t e n s i o n i n gb e f o r e e v e r y e x p o -
s u r e ,e v e n w h e n s e t t o " 8 " . P r e f e r q b l ys e t t h e s h u t t e r
s p e e d b e f o r e t e n s i o n i n g .A l s o m o k e q h o b i t o f t e n -
s i o n i n gt h e s h u t t e ro n l y i m m e d i o t e l yb e f o r e m q k i n g
t h e e x p o s U r € ;t h i s e l i m i n o t e st h e r i s k o f o c c i d e n t q l
r e l e o s e ,o n d p r o t e c t st h e s h u t t e r m e c h o n i s m .
The self-limer. To use the self-timer of the Pronto
s h u t t e r ,p r o c e e d o s f o l l o w s ,
l . S e t t h e s h u t t e rs p e e d .
2 . P u l l t h e t e n s i o n i n gl e v e r 4 t o t h e l e f t .
3 . P u l l t h e s e l f - t i m e rl e v e r 8 t o t h e l e f t .
4. Releqse.
The deloy time is obout 7 seconds.

Tokingthe Picture
T o e n s u r e s o f e , s t e o d y r e l e o s e ,t h e r e l e q s e l e v e r i s
c o n v e n i e n t l yp l o c e d o n t h e b o s e b o o r d w i t h i n e o s y
r e o c ho f t h e r i g h t h o n d .

R e l e o s et h e s h u t t e r w i t h
the thumb of the right
hond for verticol shots,
oncjwith the right index
finger for horizontol
p i c t ur e s .

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I n o r d e r t o m o k e t h e m o s t o f t h e h i g h d e f i n i t i o no f
t h e c q m e r o l e n s ,o l w o y s t o k e u p q f i r m s t o n c e ,h o l d
t h e c o m e r o s t e o d y o n d l e v e l ,o n d r e l e o s et h e s h u t t e r
gentlyond evenly.Never ierk the releose.

Hold the eye close to the finder to get o view of

t h e f u l l p i c t u r eq r e o r i g h t i n t o t h e c o r n e r s .

When toking close-ups-3 to 6 feet owoy-the view

i n t h e f i n d e r n e e d s s o m e o d i u s t m e n t .F o r h o r i z o n -
t q I s h o t s i t w i l l b e s u f f i c i e n t i f t h e c qm e r o i s t i l t e d
s l i g h t l yu p w o r d s s o o s t o s e e q l i t t l e m o r e t h q n i s t o
o p p e o r o n t h e f i l m . F o r v e r t i c o l e x p o s u r e ss l i g h t l y
t u r n t h e c o m e r q i n t h e d i r e c t i o no f t h e f i n d e r .

After eqch exposurewind the tronsport knob until

the next number qppeors in the film window. This
s h o u l d b e d o n e i m m e d i o t e l yt h e p i c t u r e i s t o k e n ,
to ovoid double exposures.

C l o s i n gt h e C o m e r q

Simultoneously
press in the struts
on both sides of
t h e c qm e r q w i t h
two fingers, ond
p u s hu p t h e h i n g e d
b os e b o or d . F ol d
down the bose-
boord l"g to lock.

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U n l o q d i n gt h e C o m e r o
After the lqst-eighth-picture hos been token,wind
t h e t r o n s p o r t k n o b un t i l t h e e n d o f t h e b o c k i n g
p o p e r p q s s e s t h e f i l m w i n d o w . O p e n t h e c qm e r c t
bqck. Swing out the top spool holder with the left
hond, qnd with the right hqnd hold the full spool
to prevent the bocking pqper from unrolling. Re-
move the spool, fold over the end of the bocking
pqper, ond seol. Wrop up the spool immediotely
i n o l i g h t - t i g h tp o c k i n g .
Trqnsferthe empty spool to the top chqmber. En-
goge the slottedend of the empty spool in the key
o f t h e t r o n s p o r tk n o b , r o i s e t h e s p o o l h o l d e r q l i t t l e ,
engogeits fixed peg in the ploin hole of the empty
spool, ond swing the spool holder bock into the
c h c r m b e rT. h e c o m e r o i s n o w r e o d y f o r r e l o q d i n g .

Get on Agfo Lens Hood ond Agfo Filtersfor your Billy l. The
filters ore ovoiloble in the following colours:
Lightyellow, Medium yellow, Yellow green,Oronge red.
Both the lens hood ond the filters ore sold in hondy trons-
porent screw coses.They fit lens mounts of ll/s in. (30 mm.)
diorneter.

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Depth of Field
T h i s i s t h e r o n g e o f s u b i e c t d i s t o n c e sw i t h i n w h i c h
e v e r y t h i n g i s s h o r p l y d e f i n e d i n f r o n t of, o nd be-
h i n d , t h e s u b i e c to c t u ol l y f o c u s e d o n .
The depth obtoined is smollerof neqr focusingdi-
s t q n c e st h o n o f f o r o n e s .

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Lorge operTYt": buT lifiie
e' g' r / o'r depth of field.

Low speed,
S m o l lo p e r t u r e s

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but greot
depth of field.

B y u s i n gc r s m o l l e ro p e r t u r eo r s t o p ( l o r ge f l n u m b e r )
w e t h e r e f o r e s e c ur e g r e o t e r d e p t h o f f i e l d . T h e
d e p t h o f f i e l d t o b l e o n p o g e 1 2 g i v e sf u l l i n f o r m o -
tion obout the depth of field of vorious opertures
qnd distonces.
T h e l w o - p o i n t s e t t i n g i s t h e s i m p l e s to n d m o s t c o n -
v e n i e n t w o y o f u t i l i s i n gt h e f u l l e s t d e p t h o f f i e l d i n
p r o c t i c e .F o r t h i s p u r p o s e t h e o p e r t u r e l e v e r i s s e t
to the red dot between t18 ond t111, ond the
distoncescole to either l0 or 30 feet, morked in
red. This gives the following zones,which should
be noted.

Set o perture S e t d i s t o n c et o Depth of field

Between l 0 f t . ( n e o rz o n e ) 8 to l4 feet
f l B o n d f 1 1 1 30 ft. (for zone) l4 feet to oo
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