lUItNCtX 35 ML

Ownersmanual
1 Framecounter
2 Cable releasesocket
3 Shutter releasebutton
4 Backlightswitch
5 Batterytest button
6 Ho t sh o e
7 Se l fti merLE D
8 C d S ce l I c ont r olling
t h e L EDs
9 Frontopening key
10 Vi e wfi n der
11 R e w i n dc r a n k
12 Batterycompartment
13 Ap e rtu rer ing
14 Di sta n ces c ale
15 S i l i c o nc e l l
16 Lens
17 Front cover
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18 F i n d e re y e Pi ece
19 Se l fti me rs w i tch
20 Filmtransport
21 T a k e -u ps p o ol
22 Rewindrelease
23 T ri p o db u s h
24 Film speed scale
25 Back cover locking lever
26 F i l mc a rtri d g echamber
Contents Releasing 30
Prereadings 30
The front cover 5The backlight switch 32
The battery 6The selftimer 33
Fitting the battery 6Advancing the film 34
Checking the battery 8The frame counter 35
Loading the film 10Unloading the film 36
Shooting in daylight 15Shooting with flash 38
P r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e 16Slow speeds - The tripod 39
- S w i t c h i n g t o p r o g r a m m e dA E 16Extreme-speed films 41
- S e t t i n gt h e d i s t a n c e 17Accessories .43
- The viewfinder 19Flash units 44
A p e r t u r e - p r i o r i t yA E m o d e 20-MF35 44
- The aperture 20-MF3sST 45
- Distance and depth of field 22- MT35 46
- The finder and exposure The ever-ready case 47
display 25Push-onfilters 48
- The camera shake/slow- The belt and wrist pouch 49
speed warning 27The pocket tripod 50
- T h e o v e r e x p o s u r ew a r n i n g 28Care of the camera 51
- I n d i r e c ts h u t t e r s p e e d Technical data 52
preselection 29Annotated illustr. Fold-out pages
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The front cover
To open the front cover (171:
Depress the key (9) to rblease the
front cover, then pull down all the
way.
To close the front cover: Push the
cover up against the camera body to
engage. Do not press the key (9)
while doing so.

Closing the f ront cover retracts the

l e n s ( 1 6 ) ,c o v e r s t h e f i n d e r w i n d o w
( 1 0 ) ,l o c k s t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s e( 3 ) a n d
switchesoff all circuits.
Hence the front cover is also an
electric main switch. So to preserve
t h e b a t t e r y ,c l o s e t h e c o v e r w h e n e v e r
you are not shooting
The battery

To operate, the Minox 35 ML needs S u i t a b l e b a t t e r yt y p e s i n c l u d e :

a correct battery fitted in it. Suitable Lithium batteries
batteries are lithium and silver oxide Duracell PX28L
types in the 6 volt PX 28 size. Ucar L 544 (PX28 L)
Generally lithium batteries have a Varta V28PXL
longershelf and operatinglife (about Silver oxide batteries
5 y e a r s )a n d t e n d t o b e m o r e e f f i c i e n t Duracell PX28
a t l o w t e m p e r a t u r e s .B u t i n f r e e z i n g Ucar 544 (PX28)
c o l d w e a t h e ry o u s h o u l d s t i l l c a r r y t h e Varta V28PX
c a m e r a i n s i d ey o u r c o a t , a n o r a k e t c . l f
t h e b a t t e r i e si n t h e c a m e r a h a v e g o t Fitting the battery
s t r o n g l yc h i l l e d , p u t t h e c a m e r a i n a n Press the key (9) and pull open the
inside pocket for 5-10min.to warm it front cover (17).
up before you shoot. Push up the ribbed section of the
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front battery holder (12) paneland let
go. This releases the battery holder,
allowing you to grip and withdraw it.
Rub both battery terminals clean
with a rag and insertthe battery in the
holder. Be sure it is the correct way
round: The plus (*) end of the battery
must be next to the plus sign in the
holder.
Push back the battery holder with
the battery into the camera and let it
engage.
Gheck the battery state (see next
page).
A c l i c k o n p r e s s i n gt h e r e l e a s eb u t -
t o n d o e s n o t n e c e s s a r i l yi n d i c a t ec o r -
r e c t o p e r a t i o no f t h e e l e c t r o n i c s h u t -
ter. So be sure to check the battery.
 Checking the battery
Press the key (9), open the front
cover, (17),operate the film transport
lever (20) once or twice till it locks
and look through the finder.
Press the battery check button (5).
The battery is OK if the red light-
emitting diode (LED) below the P
mark in the finder lights and stays
brightly lit for several seconds.

lf the red LEDfails to light you have

an exhausted, wrongly fitted or no
battery in the camera.
l f t h e r e d L E D g o e s n o t i c e a b l yd i m -
mer after 2-3 sec. the battery is near
exhaustion - so replace it as soon as
possible.
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 Repeat the battery check from time
to time, especially if your battery is
gettingolder.
lf a battery appears to fail unexpec-
tedly earlyyou may have a poor con-
tact. Remove the battery from the
camera, firmly rub both contact faces
with a rough cloth and replace.
Never keep spent or too old batte-
ries in the camera. Also remove the
battery if you do not expect to use the
camerafor some time.
Loading the film

Never load the camera in direct Swing over the back cover locking
sunlight - at least do it in the shade of lever (25) in the camera base to
your own body. uncover the recessed red dot, then
pull off the back from below.

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 Check that the frame counter (1) is
in loading position (black dot before
0).lf not, press the key (9), open the
front cover, operate the film trans-
port lever till it locks and press the
release button (3).
Insert the film cartridge in the film
chamber (26) to the left of the film
track with the film leader pointing to
the right.
Slowly pull the film transport lever
(20) until one of the two white flaps
on the film take-up spool (21) swings
open. Push the film leader between
the open white flap and the black
spool core.
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 Operate the film transport till the
film lies flush on the film track and
covers the red dot in the track. lf
necessary, press the shutter release
(with the front cover open) in
between operating the transport.
Replace the camera back by push-
ing it on and lock by turning the
locking lever (25) to cover the red
dot again.

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 With the front cover open, operate The frame counter is now at 0. After
the film transport, press the release setting the film speed (see next
button and advance the film once page) the camera is ready for shoot-
more. Check that the rewind crank ing.
(11)at the left in the camera top rota-
tes as well - watch the light dot. lf it
does not rotate, load the film afresh.
Setting the film speed

Set the speed of the film in the

camera on the scale (24) in the
camera base.
Every film packing carries the film
speed in ISO is marked on it.
Check - and correct as necessary
- the speed setting whenever you
change the film.
The first number of the ISO speed
rating is the same as the former ASA
s p e e d ( r e d o n t h e s c a l e ) ,t h e s e c o n d
n u m b e r- a f t e rt h e o b l i q u e- i s t h e f o r -
mer DIN value (green on the scale).
The speed setting for auto exposure
control covers films from ISO 25l15o
to ISO 1600/33'.
W i t h f i l m s f a s t e rt h a n I S O 4 0 0 / 2 7 "
n o t e a l s o t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n so n
page 41.

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 Daylight shots
Forall shots without flash you have
a choice of two auto exposure (AE)
modes.
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Programmed AE mode (pages
1 6 - 1 9 ) .T h e a u t o e x p o s u r e c o n t r o l
s e l e c t sb o t h t h e s i z eo f t h e l e n s o p e n -
i n g ( a p e r t u r e )a n d t h e e x p o s u r e t i m e
( s h u t t e rs p e e d ) . T h i s i s t h e s i m p l e s t ,
fastest and most convenient way of
shooting - but you neither know nor
can control the aperture, depth of
field or shutter speed. Set the aper-
t u r e r i n g ( 1 3 )t o " P " .
t.
Aperture-priority AE mode (pag'bs
2 0 - 2 9 ) .S e t t h e l e n s a p e r t u r er i n g ( 1 3 )
to one of the marked f-stops. The auto
e x p o s ur e c o n t r o l n o w s e l e c t st h e c o r _
rect shutter speed for the lens aper-
ture chosen. This speed value is
marked in the finder when you touch
the releasebutton.You can read the
depth of field on the lens barrel. By
changing the aperture setting you
can modify depth of field and shutter
speed to suit the subject.
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Shooting in programmed AE mode

Switching to programmed AE
Turn the aperture ring (13) to P.
P r o v i d e dy o u h a v e o p e n e d t h e f r o n t
c o v e r ( 1 7 )a n d f u l l y a d v a n c e d t h e f i l m
t r a n s p o r t ( 2 0 1 ,a r e d L E D l i g h t s u p P .ru 30 60 125250 500 *
below the P mark in the finder (18)
when you touch (partlydepress) the
release button. That LED indicates
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t h a t y o u a r e i n p r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e .
T h e b r i g h t n e s so f t h e L E D i n t h e f i n -
d e r a u t o m a t i c a l l ym a t c h e s t h e l u m i -
nanceof the finder image.
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With ISO 100 film programmedAE
mode extendsfrom 1/500 sec. atf/16
( E V1 7 )t o 1 s e c . a t f / 2 . 8 ( E V 3 ) .
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Setting the distance
Turn the ring with the scale (14) to
set the distance to the main subject.
This setting does not have to be
dead accurate. Even in less favour-
able conditions (slow film, poor
light) the depth of field -the nearand
far limits of the sharp zone - extends
at least from the lefthand tip of the
red focusing index to the righthand
tip. In brigt light and with medium to
high-speed films the depth of fietd
grows, up to the maximum extent
Programmed AE mode
from the lefthand ,,16,,mark to the
righthand "16".
Where the main subject is more
than about 30 ft or 10 m away, set the
distance scale (14)to the infinity stop
- the infinity symbol- in the centre
of the rbd marker. The nearest
distance is 3 ft or 0.9 m.
In practice you rarely set exact
distances but usually distance ran-
g e s . M i n i m u ms h a r p z o n e s e x t e n df o r
instance lrom 22 ft (6.6 m) to infinity
(set the infinity mark opposite the
righthand tip of the red marker), or
from about 61/zto 10 ft (2 to 3 m) etc.
The maximum sharp zone extends
f r o m 4 f t ( 1 . 2m ) t o i n f i n i t y ( w i t h r i g h t -
hand "16" mark opposite -).
To select specific depth of fietd
zones switch from programmed AE
(P) to aperture-priority AE mode (see
page 20).
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Typicalminimumdepth of field
z o n e s i n p r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e :

Top: Minimum sharp zone from

22 ft (6.6 m) to infinity.

Bottom:Minimumsharpzone from
61/zto10 ft (2 m to 3 m).
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30 60 125 250 500 *

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The viewfinder
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Raise the camera to your eye and

look through the viewfinder (18).
The bright-line frame outlines the
field of view. For upright shots turn
the camera through 90o.
When you touch the yellow release
button (3) (slightly depress it to its
first pressure point) and the camera
is set to programmed AE mode, a red
LED should light up underneath the P Finder display: S/ow-sp eed warning
at the top left of the finder. lf it does
not, operate the film transport (page
34).
lf in addition to the red LED under-
neath P a second red dot lights up
underneath the shaded bar to the The shutter speed scale (1/30 to
right of it (slow speed warning for 1 / 5 0 0 s e c . )a t t h e t o p o f t h e f i n d e r a n d
shutter speed slower than 1/30) use t h e o v e r e x p o s u r ew a r n i n g ( s t a r s y m -
flash (page 38) or - depending on bol to the right of 500) are not opera-
the subiect - a tripod (page 39). t i v e i n p r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e .
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 Shooting in aperture-priority AE
mode

Sef fhe aperture ring to an f-stop (here
t/ 5.6): You are now in aperture-priority
AE mode.
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The aperture
Set the required f-stop - between
t12.8 and tl16 including any
intermediate valuen on the aperture
rins (13).
With an f-stop setting and without
flash you are in aperture-priority AE
mode.
With aperture-priority AE the expo-
su re control selects a correct shutter
speed to match the subiect bright-
ness, preset aperture and film speed.
Wth ISO 100 film the shutter speed
range extends from 1/500 to 1 sec.
Aperture-priorityAE
 To avoid accidental switching l n p r o g r a m m e dA E m o d e ( a p e r t u r e
between the two AE modes you have r i n g s e t t o P ) t h e c a m e r aa u t o m a t i c a l l y
to overcome a distinct resistance selectsboth shutterspeed and aper;.,
when moving the aperture ring t u r e . B u t i n a p e r t u r e - p r i o r i t yA E m o d { . '
between 2.8 and P. you can choose whether you wagt t
The aperture or f-stop designates g r e a t e rd e p t h o f f i e l d t o s u i t y o u r s u f -
the size of the lens opening that ject or a fastershutter speed.
a d m i t sl i g h tt o t h e f i l m w h i l e t h e s h u t - *;
t e r i s o p e n . Y o u c o n t r o l t h e s i z eo f t h i s -1 .
opening by setting differentf-stops. :e€*
With larger openings (low f-values-
m a x i m u ma p e r t u r e t / 2 . 8 ) v o u c a n u s e
shorter exposu re times (fastersh utter
speeds) but get more restricted depth
o f f i e l d .W i t h a s m a l l e rl e n s o p e n i n g
( h i g h f - v a l u e - s m a l l e s ta p e r t u r ef / 1 6 )
you need longer exposure times
(slower shutter speeds) but get an
e x t e n d e dd e p t h o f f i e l d z o n e o f s h a r p -
ness.

Aperture-priority
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Distance and depth of fietd ture yields a shake-free shutter
speed (page27l.
The depth of field markings tor tl4
The focusing range extends from are two dots without numbers.
0.9 m or 3 ft to infinity (-1. At the full aperture t12.8 the two
To set a precise distance (rarely tips of the red index mark indicate I
needed) turn the distance scale (14) the sharp zone (minimum depth of i
to centre that distance against the field). 1
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red index on the depth of field scale.
Depth of field: In the picture every-
thing will be sharp from a distance on
the scale opposite the lefthand mark
of a given aperture (f-stop) to a l
distance opposite the matching 4
righthand mark. Turn the ring with
the distance scale (14) to bring the Exemples:
distances of all main subiect parts f / 1 1 ,r i g h t h a n d " 1 1 "i n d e x s e t t o i n fi -
within the available range. lf neces- nity: Sharp zone from about 5Vz tt
sary, set a different aperture on the (1.7 m) to infinity.
aperture ring (13). Wth handheld f/8, distance halfway between 10
shots (without a tripod) checkalso in and 20 ft: Sharp zone f rom about 10to
thefinderwhethertheselectedaper- 20 ft (3 to 6 m).
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E x a m p l e so f d e p t h o f f i e l d c o n t r o l i n
a p e r t u r e - p r i o r i t yA E m o d e :

Depth of field extends from

6t/zto 10 ft (2 m to 3 m) at maximum
aperture t/2.8 (tips of red index).

Same distance setting but depth ot

field at smal/esf stop f/16 extends
from 4 ft (1.2 m) to infinity.
Aperture-priority
AE
 f/2.8, righthandtip of red markerat At the minimum and maximum
infinity 1-); Sharp zone from about distances of the sharp zone indicat-
22tt(6.6 m) to infinity. e d , s h a r p n e s s d r o p s g r a d u a t l y ,n o t
f/16,righthand "16" mark to infinity abruptly. Hence close attention to
( € ) : S h a r p z o n e f r o m4 t t ( 1 . 2m ) t o i n f i - d e p t h o f f i e l d i s m o r e i m p o r t a n tf o r
nity. pictures to be greatly enlarged (e.9.
I n v i e w o f t h e c o m p a r a t i v e l yg r e a t projected slides)than for shots from
depth of field of the lens you rarely which you only make postcard-size
h a v e t o s e t t h e d i s t a n c er e a l l y a c c u r a - prints. I
t e l y .Y o u n e e d t o d o s o m a i n l ya t c l o s e
range and with large apertures.
Where the main subject is more
than 30 ft (10 m) away (landscapes, l
buildingsetc.) set the distancescale t
t o i n f i n i t y1 o ) , p r o v i d e d n o s i g n i f i c a n t
parts of the subject are nearer than
the near limit indicatedfor the depth r
of field zone.

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Aperture-priorityAE
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P V23060 125 250 500 * The finder and exposure disPlaY
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l Raise the camera to your eye and

look through the viewfinder (18).The
brightline frame outlines the field of

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Aperture-priorityAE mode, release
buttonpartly depressed:TheAE con-
trol will exposeat about 1/250 sec.
Aperture-prioritY AE
view. For upright shots turn the
camera through 90o. ?
On touching (slightly depressing)
the yellow release button (3) a red
dot (LED) should light up underneath
one of the symbols or one of the num-
bers at the top edge of the finder. lf it
does not, operate the film transport.
lf the red dot appears underneath P,
you are in programmed AE mode
(see pages 16-19) and not in aPer-
ture-priority AE mode. So switch
over (page 20) if needed.
Pointthe camera atthe subjectand
touch the release button. The red dot
appearing at the top of the finder
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shows the exposure time with which lf you change the aperture after
the camera will make the exposure touching the release, for instance
once you fully depress the button - becausethe exposure displaywarns
for instance 250 :1/250 sec. o f c a m e r a s h a k e o r o v e r e x p o s u r e ,l e t
go of the releaseand partly depress
again after settingthe new aperture.
T h e b r i g h t n € s so f t h e r e d L E D i n t h e
finder automatically matches the
brightnessof the finder image.
A t i n t e r m e d i a t es p e e d s t h e r e d L E D
a p p e a r s b e l o w t h e n e a r e s ts p e e d , f o r
instance below 250 for 1/200 sec.
The camera reads the exposure
when you touch the release button and
holds this time in its electronic
memory. lf you do not let go of the
release (keeping the red LED in the
e x p o s u r ed i s p l a y l i t )t h e c a m e r at h e n
exposesat this held time as soon as
y o u f u l l y d e p r e s s t h e r e l e a s eb e y o n d
its first pressurepoint to take the pic-
t u r e . ( S e e a l s o " P r e r e a d i n g s " ,p a g e
30).
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ur,."r" shake/stow-speed t oo 60 12s25o5oo.
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lf the red LED lights uP underneath

.) the tint area to the left of 30 (1/30
sec.) as you measure the exposure'
f
1 the exposure time atthe preselected
aperture is longer than 1/30 sec. lt Aperture-prioritY AE mode with
release partly depressed: The slow'
J may be 1115,115or even 4 sec. With
hand-held shots that risks camera
shake.
speed warning LED tells you that the
exposure control will select a shutter
lf possible,.set a larger aPerture speed slower than 1/30 sec.
and take a new reading till the LED
indicates 1/30 sec. or a faster speed.
l f t h e r e d s l o w - s P e e dw a r n i n g L E D
lights up even at t/2.8,titaflash unit
(page 38) or mount the camera on a
tripod (page39).
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Aperture-PrioritY AE
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lf the red LED underneath the star
symbol to the right of 500 (1/500
sec.) lights up during an exposure f
reading, the shot could be overex-
posed at the preset aperture even
with the shortest possible shutter
speed of 1/500 sec.
So set a smaller aperture if pos-
sible and take a new reading untilthe
LED lights up underneath 1/500 sec. Aperture-priority
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AE mode with
or a longer time. release partly depressed; Overexpo-
lf the overexposure warning LED sure warning.
l i g h t su p e v e na t t h e s m a l l e s t a p e r t u r e
of t/16, you may possibly achieve a
correct exposure by using a neutral-
density filter (page 48). The ND filter
q u a d r u p l e s t h e t h e o r e t i c a l l yc o r r e c t
( b u t i n p r a c t i c e n o t a c h i e v a b l e )e x p o -
Note the recommendations on page
sure time - for instance to 1/500 41 when using extreme-speed films
instead of 1/2000 sec. above ISO 400.
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 lndirect shutter speed preselection
D e p e n d i n go n l i g h t c o n d i t i o n s f, i l m
s p e e d a n d t h e P r e s e t a P e r t u r e ,t h e
exposure read and indicated in the
finder may be too long (e.9.1/60 or
1 / 1 2 5s e c . ) t o a v o i d m o v e m e n tb l u r o f
fast moving objects. Here a fast shut-
ter speed is more imPortant than
m a x i m u md e p t h o f f i e l d .
Touch the release to read the expo-
t e s t f e a s i b l et i m e f o r p r e v a i l i n gc o n d i -
tions. (Do notturn the ring againstthe
r e s i s t a n c ep a s t 2 . 8 ,a s y o u w o u l d t h e n
be switching to Programmed AE
mode.)
lf the red LED indicates overexpo-
s u r e , l e t g o o f t h e r e l e a s e ,s e t a s m a l -
ler apertureand take a fresh reading.
lf necessaryrepeattill you get 1/500
sec. lf before that the aperture ring
r e a c h e s t h e s m a l l e s ts t o p o f f / 1 6 ,y o u
may be able to achieve a correct

J sure. lf by chance this is 1/500 sec.

leave the aPerture as it stands and
shoot.
exposure with a neutraldensity filter
(page 48). But this is not certain,
especially if you use an ultraspeed
l f t h e L E D i n d i c a t e sa l o n g e r t i m e ,l e t f i l m i n b r i g h t l i g h t ( s e ea l s o p a g e 4 1 ) .
go of the release, set a larger aPer-
ture, take a fresh reading and if
n e c e s s a r yr e p e a t u n t i l y o u h a v e1 / 5 0 0
sec. lf before that the aperture ring
reaches the engagement stoP for
t / 2 . 8 , t h e e x p o s u r es h o w n i s t h e s h o r -
AE
Aperture-priority
Releasing
Hold the camera firmly and steady
with both hands. Keep your fingers
clear of the lens (16), finder window
(10) and meter cell (15). First partly
depress the release button (3) to its
first pressure point; the LED lights in
the finder as the camera reads and
automatically sets the exposure.
Gently depress the release button
all the way: The camera takes the pic-
ture.
Prereadings
The automaticexposuremeter
yields a centre-weighted reading of
the view in the finder because the
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main subject is usually near the
centre of the picture.
lf the mainsubject is nearthe edge,
the brightness of the centre of the
view may be wrong for the correct
exposure of the main subject - for
i n s t a n c es n o w , s k y , w a t e r e t c . I n s u c h
a c a s e p r e r e a da n d h o l d t h e e x p o s u r e
f o r t h e s u b j e c t i t s e l f ,a s f o l l o w s :
Line up the main subject in the
centre of the finder. Touch the
r e l e a s e ( 3 ) ; o n e o f t h e L E D si n t h e f i n -
der lights up as you take the reading.
Do not let go of the release. Reframe
the picture you want in the bright-line
frame. Smoothly depress the release
all the way to expose the picture.
The LED in the finder must in this
case not go out between the first
time you press the release for the
reading till you fully depress itforthe
exposure.
Centre of view much brighter than preread and hold the reading on a dif-
main subject near edge - ferent part of the view.

Sometimes it is easier to read an L e t t i n g g o o f t h e r e l e a s ec l e a r s t h e

o b j e c t o r f i g u r e o f s i m i l a rb r i g h t n e s s held reading.
i n p l a c e o f t h e m a i n s u b j e c t i t s e l ft h a t Y o u c a n h o l d r e a d i n g si n t h i s w a y i n
m a y p e r h a p sb e m o v i n gt o o f a s t - e . g . programmed or in aperture-priority
a skier. AE mode.
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The backlight switch

I n b a c k l i g h t s i g n i f i c a n tp a r t s o f t h e
subject are shaded. lf these shadow
areas are not to record as nearly
b l a c k ,t h e y n e e d m o r e e x p o s u r e t h a n
they get with a normal reading.
Push the backlight switeh (4, small
sliding switch to the right of the hot
shoe) fullytothe leftto uncovera red
square with '02x" in white.
With this switch engaged all mea-
sured exposure times are doubled,
for instance from 1/500 to 1/250 sec. T h e b a c k l i g h t s w i t c hc a n b e u s e d i n
Disengage the backlight switch p r o g r a m m e dA E a n d i n a p e r t u r e - p r i o -
( c o v e r i n gt h e r e d " 2 x " f i e l d ) w h e ny o u rity AE mode. In the latter mode the
n o l o n g e rw a n t t h e e x p o s u r e i n c r e a s e f i n d e r s h o w s t h e a c t u a l i n c r e a s e d
for further exposures. exposuretime.
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The selftimer

Push the small sliding switch (19)

to the right of the finder eyepieee
fully to the left. This uncovers a white
"T" (timer) on red.
With the selftimer engaged each
exposure only takes place about
10 sec. after you fully depress the yel-
low release button.
During these 10 sec. a red LED (7)
blinks on the camera front in two sta- Disengage the sliding switch
ges of increasing blink rate. (covering the red window with'"T")
lf after pressing the release you when you intend to make no more
p u s h t h e s e l f t i m e rs w i t c h b a c k d u r i n g s e l f t i m e de x p o s u r e s .
t h e r u n d o w n p e r i o d ,t h e e x p o s u r es t i l l The selftimer is operative in pro-
takes place only after the 10 sec. grammed AE and in aperture-priority
delay. AE mode.
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Advancingthe film

Pull the film transport lever (20)

fully to the right and forward, then
repeat this movement.
T h e l e v e rl o c k s a s s o o n a s t h e f i l m i s
advanced by one frame - that also
unblocks the release for the next
exposure.lf you have not pulled the
l e v e rf u l l y t h e t w o t i m e s ,y o u c a n o p e -
rate it a third time'tillit locks.
Do not hold the rewind crank (11) lf the film transport lever locks
during film transport. Turning of the before the double pull and does not
crank (watch the light dot) during free the release, the film is fully
film transport shows that you have a exposed - after 12, 20, 24 or 36 expo-
film in the camera and are advancing sures, depending on the film. Watch
it correctly. the frame counter.
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 The frame counter
The frame counter (1) shows the
number of frames already exposed
on the film.

Frame counter in start position (film

loadingposition) O n r e m o v i n gt h e c a m e r a b a c k , t h e
frame counter returns to its start posi-
tion (dot before zero) - but only if you
had not operated the film transport
(not even partly) after the last exposu-
res.
Otherwise (with the camera back
removedfor film changing) open the
front cover and press the release
button.
Unloading the film

The film is fully exposed when you
cannot pull the transport lever any
further and the yellow release button
is inoperative. checkthe frame coun-
ter. To rewind the exposed film into
its cartridge:
Depress the rewind release button
(22) in the recess at the righthand
end of the camera base, and let go
again.

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 Unfold the rewind crank end with Check that the frame counter is in
the light dot (11),in the camera top at its start position (dot before zerol.lt
the left. not, operate the film transport before
Turn the crank clockwise (see loading a new film, open the front
arrow on the crank) until it suddenly cover and press the release button.
turns more freely.
Push over the back cover locking
lever (25) in the camera base to
uncover a red dot. pull off the camera
back downwards. Remove the film
cartridge from the camera.
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Shooting with flash W i t h a p r e s e l e c t e da p e r t u r ea n d t h e
flash unit in place, thleAE mode for
daylight is disengaged; instead the
s h u t t e r s w i t c h e s t o a f i x e d 1 / 1 2 5s e c .
lf nevertheless you accidentally
The hot shoe of the Minox 35 ML shoot with the aperture ring set to P
takes any electronic flash unit with (daylight programmed AE mode) an
centre contact in its foot - not just thea u t o m a t i cd e f a u l tc i r c u i t o p e r a t e st h e
special Minox computer flash units flash at 1740 sec. at t/2.8. This
for the Minox 35 ML (pages 44-46). however yields a correct exposure
Push the black cover out ofthe hot only if by chance the flash output and
shoe (6) to the rear. Fully push the subject distance call for f/2.8. This
foot of the flash unit into the came- default switching merely provides a
ra's hot shoe. Set a specific aperture way of saving a shot even with wrong
between t12.8 andtll6 - as indicated o p e r a t i o n ,t h o u g h p o s s i b l y w i t h i n f e -
in the instructions for the flash unit - rior imagequality.
on the camera's aperture ring (13). With someflash units- not the spe-
Do not use flash in the programmed cial Minox units for the 35 ML - you
AE mode (with the aperture ring at P). h a v e t o o p e r a t ea f i l m t r a n s p o r t i m m e -
Set the distancein the usualway as diately after each flash shot. Other-
for aperture-priority AE (page 22); wise - due to the circuitry of such
check the depth of field ring. units - the flash does not provide a
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 - the tripod
flash ready signal or, in some cases, Slow speeds
m a ye v e n t r i g g e r t h e n e x t f l a s h s p o n -
taneously'
T h e s r o w - s p e e dw a r n i n g L E D i n t h e
finder (pages 19, 27) only indicates
that the shutter speed is slower than

F .
1/30 sec. and thus risks camera
shake.For such slow speeds support
the camera on or againstsomething'
Best of all, mount it on a triPod'
T h e M i n o x p o c k e t t r i p o d ( P a g e5 0 )
i s a p a r t i c u l a r l ys m a l l a n d h a n d y s u p -
port.

Shooting from a triPod

Screw the triPod bush (23) in the
camera base on to the screw of the
tripod. Do not screw down to hard -
rather tighten the screw plate of the
tripod against the camera bodY.
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 Screw a cable release into the Long-exposure limits
socket (2) to the right of the yellow The longest exposure time of the
r e l e a s eb u t t o n ' Minox35MLislsec.withlSOlO0film.
This time varies with different ISO
With largerbut not veryfirm tripods speed settings:
it may be preferable to release the
camera with the selftimer(page 33).
That allows any camera and tripod ISO
vibration to die down during the approx.
1 0 s e c . s e l f t i m e rr u n d o w n .
25/15" 4 sec.
50/180 2 sec.
10O/21o 1 sec.
2O0/24o 1/2 sec.
400/270 1/4 sec.
800/300 1/B sec.
16 0 0 / 3 3 0 1 / 16 s e c .

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I m i g h t b e 1 / 2 5 0 s e c . a t f / 1 1 .A n I S O
I Extreme-speed films
1 0 0 0f i l m w o u l d i n t h e o r y n e e d 1 / 1 2 5 0
sec. even atf /16 - at the fastest shut-
I In compact cameras with fixed lens ter speed of the 35 ML such a scene
I - i n c l u d i n ga l s o t h e M i n o x 3 5 M L - w o u l d b e 1 5 0 0 / oo v e r e x p o s e d . O n a
I modern extreme-sPeed films of c o l o u r p r i n tf i l mt h i s u s u a l l ys t i l l y i e l d s
I around ISO 1000 to ISO 1600 reallY acceptable enjargements - but the
ir s a m e d e g r e e o f o v e r e x p o s u r ew o u l d
come into their own with poor-light
subjects to be shot without flash. ruin a colourslidefilm.
Thus, other things being equal, an I n a p e r t u r e - p r i o r i t yA E m o d e ( p a g e
ISO 1000 film only needs 1/50 sec. 20) the finder shows this overexpo-
- exposure where a standard ISO 100 s u r e r i s k ( 2 8 ) ,b u t n o t i n p r o g r a m m e d
I f i l m w o u l d n e e d 1 / 5s e c .w i t h i t s a t t e n - A E m o d e ( p a g e 1 6 ) .I n c a s e o f d o u b t
dant risk of camera shake and move- t h e r e f o r e p r e f e r a b l y w o r ki n a p e r t u r e -
mentblur. priorityAE mode.
f O n t h e o t h e r h a n d i n b r i g h ts u n l i g h t With the Minox 35 ML You can cor-
I and with the smallest f/16 aperture r e c t u p t o 4 { o l d o v e r e x p o s u r e- i . e .
I a n d f a s t e s t1 / 5 0 0 s e c . s h u t t e r s p e e d , u p t o t h e e q u i v a l e n to f 1 / 2 0 0 0 s e c . a t
I such an extreme-sPeedfilm would t/16 - by fitting a Minox 35 neutral-
I still be overexposed.For instance a density filter (page 48). The ND filter
I frequent exposure setting with a i n c r e a s e st h e e x p o s u r e b y a 4 x f a c t o r
"' standard ISO 100 film in sunshine - in other words it reduces the effec-
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t i v e f i l m s p e e d t o o n e - q u a r t e r .T h u s
with the ND filter you can expose an
ISO 1000 film as for ISO 250. But
extreme lighting levels - sunshine
a n d b r i l l i a n t l a n d s c a p e s- c o u l d l e a d
t o o v e r e x p o s u r ee v e n w i t h t h i s N D f i l -
ter. So whenever possible use extre-
me-speedfilms in a camera such as
the 35 ML only as a special material
for nonJlash exposures in poor light
a n d n o t a s a u n i v e r s a lf i l m . R e c o m -
mended for daylight and flash shots
are standard films of ISO 100 to ISO
200.

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Accessories
Flash units
Three automatic flash units - the
M F3 5 , M F3 5 S T a n d M T 3 5 - a r es p e -
cially matched in shape and function
to the Minox 35 ML. They are usable
a l s o w i t h o t h e r M i n o x 3 5 m o d e l s- G T .
P L ,G L a n d E L - b u t a r e l e s s p e r f e c t l y
adapted in shape to these models.
The Minox FC 35, FC 35 ST and
T C 3 5 f l a s h u n i t s ( a l lf o r t h e 3 5 G T , P L ,
GL and EL) are not usable with the
Minox35 ML. "M" in the model desi-
gnation indicates flashes specially
designedfor the 35 ML.
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The Minox MF 35
Small yet efficient automatic flash
unit with guide No. 18/60 (m/ft, ISO
1 0 0 ) .T w o a p e r t u r e o p t i o n s a t a l l f i l m
s p e e d s . R a n g e i n a u t o m a t i cm o d e u p
t o 4 . 5 a n d 3 . 2 m ( 1 5a n d 1 0 T z f tr e s p e c -
t i v e l y ) .A l s o m a n u a l m o d e w h i c h p e r -
m i t s f o r i n s t a n c ef l a s h s h o t s u p t o 1 8 m
or 60 ft att/2.8 with ISO 1000film.
Recycling time approx. 10 sec.
(approx. 7 sec. with rechargeable
nicads). Capacity approx. 60-80
f lashes per set of batteries (20 f lashes
per charge with nicads).
Size:75 x 56 x 33.5 mm (3 x2.2 x
1 . 3i n . ) .W e i g h t 7 6 g , o r 1 0 0 g w i t h b a t -
teries (2.7 and 3.5 oz respectively).
l l l u s t r a t e do n n e x t p a g e .
'i;'l*iis.r.-, --.-,
The Minox MF 35 Sf

T h e s h a p e , s i z e ,a u t o m a t i cf e a t u r e s
and range are the same as for the
M F3 5 b u t t h e M F 3 5 S T h a s a s e r i e s -
thyristor circuit that reduces recyc-
lingtimes at shorter f lash rangesand
a l s o i n c r e a s e st h e f l a s h c a p a c i t y p e r
battery set.
Recycling time approx.0.5 to
10 sec. (0.5 to 7 sec. with rechar-
geable nicads). Capacity per battery Minox 35 SL Two auto aperture
set: 60-200 flashes (20-80 flashes options, guide No. 18/60, series-f hyri-
with nicads). stor circuit.
Size;75 x 56 x 33.5 mm (3 x 2.2 x Minox MF 35: Same model but without
1 . 3i n . ) .W e i g h t :7 6 g , o r 1 0 0g w i t h b a t - series-f hyristor.
teries (2.7 and 3.5 oz. respectively).
The Minox MT 35

A s p e c i a l l yc o n v e n i e n th i g h - p o w e r
flash unitfor the Minox35 ML.Guide
No. 26185 (m/ft at ISO 100).
T h e V a r i o - c o m p u t e rp e r m i t s a f r e e
c h o i c e o f a l l s i x a p e r t u r e so f M i n o x 3 5
c a m e r a sa t a n y f i l m s p e e d . T h e r a n g e
i n a u t o m a t i cm o d e i n c r e a s e sw i t h t h e
f i l m s p e e d . F o r e x a m p l ew i t h I S O 8 0 0
film the range in automatic mode
extends from about 4.5 to 26 m Minox MT 35: Vario-computer with
(15-85ft) at t/2.8 - or 0.9-4.5 m (3-15ft) guide No. 26/85 and series thyristor.
at t/16. A distance scale shows the
automatic range at each setting.
The reflector tilts upwards for
bounce flash. Auto check with redl
green signal for trial flash.Automati-
cally switches off when not in use.
Battery check, series-thyristor cir-
cuit.

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The ever-ready case

The black leather ever-ready case

o f t h e M i n o x 3 5 M L i s c l o s e l yt a i l o r e d
to the camera so that it is no bigger
than a soft zip pouch. But you caR
shoot much fasterwith it.
An eyeletat the left and right of the
ever-readycase takes the wrist strap
s u p p l i e d ;f i t i t a t w h i c h e v e rs i d e y o u
find more convenientfor handling.
The 90 cm (3 ft) neckstrap - an optio-
nal extra accessory - attaches to both
e y e l e t sf o r c a r r y i n g t h e c a m e r ar o u n d
the neck.
You can remove the top of the ever-
ready case altogether. lf you carry the
M i n o x3 5 M L s l u n g a r o u n d y o u r n e c k
in the bottomsection of the case with
the camera front open and the filter arou /rd and be instantly ready to
a n d l e n s h o o d i n p l a c e ,y o u c a n w a l k s h o o t ( s e e i l l u s t r a t i o no n n e x t p a g e ) .
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Push-on filters with collapsible lens
hood and leather case

T h e M i n o x3 5 M L t a k e s M i n o x 3 5 f i l -
ters for the models 35 GT/PL/PEIML,
but not 35 GL/EL which havea diffe-
rent lens mount diameter.

The Skylight filter

T h i s r e d u c e s a n y b l u e c a s t l i a b l et o
a r i s e i n c o l o u r s l i d e st a k e n b y b r i l l i a n t
b l u e s k y l i g h t .I n d a y l i g h tt h e f i l t e ra l s o
absorbs ultraviolet rays that could -
w i t h a n y f i l m - i m p a i rd e f i n i t i o n .

The 4 x neutral density filter

This filter is needed for extreme-
speed films (lSO 400 and faster) in
b r i g h t d a y l i g h tw h e r e e v e n 1 / 5 0 0 s e c .
att/16 would yield overexposure.
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The belt and wrist pouch

T h i s s m a r t e l e g a n tc a s e i s a p i e c e o f
l u x u r y l e a t h e r w o r k i n t o p - q u a l i t ys o f t
burgundy-red Naskapi leather. lt is
t o t a l l y u n l i k e a n y e v e r - r e a d yc a s e : l t
ideally matches smart leisurewear
and you can carry it either slung
a r o u n dy o u r w r i s t o r f i x e d t o y o u r b e l t
( u pt o 4 c m o r 1 t / z i n w . i d e ) .W h e n u s e d
as a belt case, remove the leather
wrist strap with its brass snap hook.
F o r s h o o t i n g y o u r e m o v et h e M i n o x
3 5 f r o m t h e c a s e .T h e s i d e s a r e i n g e -
niously tailored so that the closed
case fits snugly around the camera
yet you can get into the open case
with the fingers to grip the Minox
e a s i l ya n d s e c u r e l y f r o m b o t h s i d e s .
The pocket tripod

The Minox pocket tripod is a very

handy camera stand - not much lar-
ger than a pencil when closed, yet
very rigid as a table and wall support,
even on rough surfaces"lt can also
serve as a chestpod for horizontal
shots with the Minox 35. The Minox
pocket tripod includes a cable
release.
Screw the tripod screw into the
bush in the camera base. Do not
s c r e w t h e c a m e r at o o t i g h t l y o n t o t h e
tripod but tighten insteadthe large
m i l l e d p l a t e o f t h e t r i p o d a g a i n s tt h e
camerabody.
Screw a cable release into the
socket (2) next to the yellow release
b utton.

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Gare of the camera

P e r i o d i c a l l yc l e a nt h e f r o n t l e n se l e -
m e n t s ( 1 6 ) ,t h e o u t e r f i n d e r w i n d o w
surfaces (10and 18) and the curved
w i n d o w i n f r o n t o f t h e s i l i c o nc e l l ( 1 5 ) .
R e m o v ea n y d u s t w i t h a s o f t b r u s h , a i r
b l o w e ro r l e n s c l e a n i n gt i s s u e- t h e s e
a r e o b t a i n a b l ef r o m p h o t o d e a l e r s .D o
n o t u s e l e n s c l e a n i n gf l u i d s .
lmmediately remove fingerprints
f r o m t h e f r o n t l e n s ( 1 6 ) ;s u c h m a r k s
greatlyreduce definition.
When changing film, check that the
back of the lens and the camerainte-
rior are also clean and dust-free.
Technical data Reading held on partly depressing
releasebutton.
S i z e 3 2 x 6 2 x 1 0 0 m m ( 1 . 3x 2 . 4 x Backlightswitch to double exposure
3.9 in.). 'time.
W e i g h t : A p p r o x . 1 8 0 g (6.35 oz) with Film speed scale with settings from
battery. I S O 2 5 1 1 5 0t o I S O 1 6 0 0 / 3 3 " .
Picture size: 24 x 36 mm (standard Electronic selftimer (approx. 10 sec.
35 mm cartridge). r un d o w n ) .
Four-element lens: 35 mm Color- Hot shoe and automaticselection of
M i n o t a rt / 2 . 8 . 1/125 sec. on shutter.
Focusing range: 90 cm (3 ft) to inifi- Power source: PX 28 lithiumor silver
n ity. oxide battery (6 volts).
Electronic exposure control in two Battery check.
modes: Apertu re-priority AE covering Cable release socket.
a p e r t u r e sf r o m t / 2 . 8 t o f / 1 6 ;e l e c t r o n i c T r i p o d b u s h .
shutter with 1/500 sec. to 1 sec. at ISO Takeup spool with automatic film
100/21". attachment.
P r o g r a m m e dA E w i t h c o m b i n e d a p e r - Body: Matt black glassfibre-reinforc-
ture and shutter speed control. ed Makrolon.
L E D s i g n a l s i n f i n d e r s h o w m o d e , M a d e b y : M I N O XG m b H , G i e s s e n ,
s h u t t e r s p e e d s , o v e r e x p o s u r ew a r n - West Germany.
ing and slow-speedwarning.
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