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r ssFrom Ser ia l No.3635000

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Congratulations

You now own the wor ld 's smal lestautomat ic ful l - f rame 35 mm camera- so feather l ight , i t can be yourconstantcompanion everywhere.Made by Minox - famous for f ineul t ra-miniature ameras- your 35 ELis ready to give you al l the pleasureof f ine picture-taking.And, wi th thegreat var iety of 35 mm f i lms at yourcommand, you can not only get

sparkl ing pr ints for your album oras a gi f t to fami ly and f r iends, butbig enlargements o decorate yourhome, and beaut i fu l color-s l ides orbr i l l iant arge-screenproject ion.2

For the r ight star t , p lease takethe t ime to get acquaintedwith your35 EL by reading this instruct ionbooklet thoroughly.And, before making any importantpictures, of a t r ip or some specialevent, shoot a cartr idge of f i lm out-doors and with f lash indoors. Thiswi l l g ive you pract ice in cameraoperat ion and provide a check on

your outf i t .We wish you lots of picture-takingenjoyment wi th your Minox 35 EL.


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Contents

l l lustrat ionsBatteryInstal l ingbatteryBattery estOpen ingand c los ingViewf inderS-t-e-a-d-yTaking he pictureFi lm advanceExposurecounterSett ing i lm speedExposureautomat ionLens aperture (f-stop)Electronic iming automat ion

PageChangingexposure ime 1TSlow speed warning 18Over-exposure arning 18Distancescale,Rangeof sharpness 20F i lm oad ing 22Unload ing 24Ffashpictures 25Using a t r ipod 26Making he mostof exposureautomat ion 28Care of the Minox 35 EL 30Technical nformat ion 30

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123Film advance leverExposurecounterShutter release withcable release socketBattery test buttonFlash shoeViewf nderFi lm rewind crankBatterycompartmentF-stop scaleDistancescale35 mm f/2.8 lensCdS cel lsFront cover

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Viewf indereyepiecesFi lm advance everFi lm take-upspoolFi lm rewind releaseTripod socketASA/DIN i lm speed scaleBack cover lockwww.orphancameras.com

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BatteryestKeep front cover of camera fullyopen. Turn li lm advance lever allthe way with two strokes (page 12).Look into viewfinder while you pressdown the battery test button nearthe flash shoe. The indicator needleat the right side of the viewlinderimage must now stand at 125 orabove.It the needle does not move, thebattery may have been installedwith the * and - poles reversed. lfthe needle remains below 125, thebattery is exhausted and musl bereplaced.Note: Make sure to press the testbut ton al l the way down. l f theneedle was standing above 30 be-fore you started the test , i t wi l l godown momentar i ly when you f i rstpress the button; as you press the

button al l the way down, the needlewi l l r ise again and give you theactual test reading.www.orphancameras.com

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Use live batteries

The battery test (page 7) cannottell you how long the battery willremain serviceable. With normaluse, a fresh battery will last forabout a year. Make i t a habi t to re-place the battery annual ly,even i f i ts t i l l tests "OK".lf a battery fails shortly after in-stal lat ion,remove i t and c lean bothends with a dry rough cloth or papertowel , and re- instal l . Replace withfresh battery if cleaned battery doesnot pass test.An exhausted or normal ly agedbattery must be removed from thecamera promptly. Always removethe battery - even a fresh one - be-fore you store your Minox 35 EL foran extended period.8 . ; , . www.orphancameras.com

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S-t-e-a-d-yThe illustration at the left showsa good camera hold for horizontalpictures; at the right, a hold forvertical pictures.

Hold your 35 EL f rmly,yet relaxed,keeping f ingers at f ront c lose tocamera,away from CdS cel ls aroundthe lens .www.orphancameras.com

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Taking he pictureWhen you have framed Your Pic-ture in the luminous f rame of theviewfinder, hold the camera steadYand squeeze the shutter releasebutton down gently all the way totake the picture.After release, the red button re-mains in the 'down' Posi t ion; i t re-turns to the 'ready' Position whenyou advance the f lm for the nextpicture.

Thus, the pos i t ion of the re leasebut ton te l l s you whether or not Youhave alreadyadvanced he f lm.www.orphancameras.com

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FilmadvanceSlide the film advance everaroundand forward with two strokes all theway.l f you didn' t advance the leverful ly both t imes, you can "catch up"with a th i rd stroke.You can operate he f i lm transportwhi le the camera ront cover is openor c losed.With correct ly loaded f i lm in thecamera, the round disk wi th the re-wind crank (at the lef t top of thecamera) wi l l rotate when you oper-ate the f i lm advance. Therefore,donot ho ld th i s d i sk du r ing f i lm ad-vance.

When the ent i re f i lm has beenexposed, he f i lm advance lever canno longer be turned al l the way.Do not try to force it See page 24for unloading nstruct ions.1 2 www.orphancameras.com

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ExposurecounterThe exposure counter indicateshow many pictures you have takenon the fi lm. \The counter returns to starting

posit ion if the shutter is tripped andthe back cover is removed for filmloading (page 22).

Setting i lm speedTurn the fi lm speed scale on theunderside of the camera to the ASA(or DIN) number of the fi lm you areusing.lf the specif ic number of the fi lm

is not shown on the scale, set thedial to the nearest number (e. g. toASA 100 for ASA 80 film). Do norset intermediate values since thiswould result in incorrect exposure.www.orphancameras.com

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ExposureautomationYour Minox 35 EL has an electroni 'cally controlled, automatically timedshutter, manually pre-set aperture(f-stop) selection, and an exposure

indicator needle in the viewf nder'actuated by an auxiliary CdS exPo-sure meter. This modern combina-tion of features enables you to takewhole series of Pictures withoutshutter adjustmentsbut it still permitsyou by changing the f'stoP toadiust the depth of field or the ex'posure time (by observing the indi'cator needle in the viewfinder).Use this simple setting for "Fairweather photography": Turn thef-stop setting ring (the ribbed widering on the lens tube) to 5.6 on theadiacent scale and iust leave every'thing else - except distance setting(page 20) - to the camera's electro-


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nic automation This method is fastand convenient, even though thecamera offers you stil l greater lech-nical scope whenever you want toemploy it.

Lens aperture (f-stop)The r ibbed lens opening controlr ing on the lens tube can be set toany f-stop from 2.8 to 16.A h igh f - s top number (e .9 . 11 or16) i nd i ca tesa smal l lens open ing ,a low f-stop number (e.g. 2.8 or 4)a large lens opening.The higher thef-stop number, the greater is therange of sharpness (depth of f ie ld)but the longer is the required expo-sure t ime.

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Electronic timing automationWith film speed and f-stop preset,the electronic shutter of your 35 ELautomat ical ly imes i tsel f dur ing theactual exposure, according to the

br ightnessof the scene.The automatic exposure range ex-tends from 1/500 second to longert imes, wi th an increasing long-exposurerange for s lower f i lms:

your Minox 35 EL shows you whatthe exposurewi l l be with the pre-setf lm speed and f-stop under theex is t i ng l i gh t cond i t i ons .The ind i -cator is v is ib le in the luminous fra-me on the r ight s ide of the view-f inder mage.The indicator needle is actuatedby an auxi l iary CdS exposure meterwhich is switched ono when the camera f ront cover isopenr dnd the f i lm has been advanced.Thus, the indicator operates onlywhen the camera is ready for pic-ture-taking. To save battery life, themeter is automat ical ly swi tched offaf ter the shutter has been released.The indicator needle shows withina range from 1/500 o 1/30 secondswhat the exposurewi l l be. (You canest imate intermediate speeds bet-

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Exposure range1/500 to approx. 1 sec.1/500 to approx. 2 sec.1/500 to approx. 4 sec.1/500 to approx. 8 sec.50 1/500 to approx. 16 sec.25 1/500 to approx. 30 sec.

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ffLett: The exposure will be about1 300 second.Middle: S/ow exposure warning(Needle in shaded area below1/30 second).Right : Over-exposure warning(Needle in shaded area above1/500 second).

ween the marked 500-125-30.)The ind i ca to r w i l l be he lp fu l t oyou in di f ferentways.

Changing exposure timeFor fast moving subjects (sportspictures, or instance)you wi l l wantautomat ic shutter speeds above1/125sec. The indicator needle wi l lte l l you what the exposure wi l l bewith the pre-set f-stop. To obtain afaster shutter speed (shorter expo-sure t ime) turn the f -stop r ing on thelens barrel whi le you observe theneedle in the viewf inder. A largerlensopening (smal ler -stop number)wi l l automat ical ly resul t in fastershutterspeed.

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S/ow speed warningl f the indicator needle stands inthe shaded area below 1/30, i t is awarning that the exposure with thepre-set f -stop wi l l be longer than

1/30 second, requir ing a t r iPod orf lash. However, f the f -stop r ing onthe lens barrel can be turned to alarger lens opening (smal ler f -stopnumber) , the indicator needle maYrise above 1/30 and give You the"go ahead" for a hand-held exPo-sure. Observe the needle in theviewf inderwhi le you turn the f-stopr ing .Over-exposure warning

l f the indicator needle stands inthe hatched area above 1/500, it isa warning that the picture would beover-exposedwith the pre-set f-stop.1 8

To correct the exposure, turn thef-stop r ing on the lens barrel to asmal ler lens opening (higher f-stopnumber) whi le you observe theneed le i n the v iewf nder un t i l i tcomes down to 1/500or slower.


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Distance scale,Rangeof sharpnessBy turning the lront ring of thelens you can set the Minox 35 EL for

any distance from 3 feet to infinity(oo).With any distance set t ing, he pic-ture wi l l be sharp not only at thatspeci f ic distance but the sharpnesswi l l inc lude objects which are some-what closer aswel l as objectswhichare beyond the set distance. Thisrange of sharpness (depth of f ie ld)var ies with the distance set t ing andwith the lens opening (f-stop) used.The 35mm lens of your Minox 35 ELhas a convenient scale to indicatethe depth of f ie ld for every distanceat the var ious f-stop sett ings. Thisscale is adjacent to the distancescale; i t shows f-stop numbers on20

Snapshof setting: t/8; 20 tt.Range of sharpness rom 10 ftto lntinity (a).


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both sides of the distance sett ingindex mark .The depth of field extends fromthe left position of a specific t-stop

. number to the right position of thei I same number. (The position of f/8is indicated by a dot between f/11o and f/5.6; similarly l/4 is at the dotbetween f/5.6 and the index mark.)As you set the lens for var iousdistances,you can readi ly see that' the depth of f ie ld increases withthe use of smal le r l ens open ings(: higher f-stop numbers).you canalso see that, for any speci f ic f -stop,the depth of f ie ld gets smal ler asyou set the lens tor c loser dis-tances.Example: l f you use f /8 and setthe distance scale at 20 feet . the

depth of f ie ld extends f rom approximqtely 10 feet to inf in i ty (oo).Such a sett ing - wi th the oo markset at the f-stop posi t ion on ther ight - is known as a snapshot set-t ing. l t is very useful when much ofyour picture-taking s of subjects inthe midd led is tance ,but shou lda lsoshow the distant background withacceptablesharpness.For landscape pictures where thepr incipal interest l ies in the tardistance, s imply set oo at the t r i -angular index mark.

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Fi lm oading

Load - or unload Your Minox 35 ELin subdued light; if there is no othershade, turn your back toward thesun. Turn the back cover lock tothe left so that the red dot becomesvisible; slide the back cover off thecamera. Insert the film cartridgeinto the film chamber with the Pro-truding film end pointing to the right.Open the front cover ol the ca'mera so that You can oPerate theshutter release button. Turn the filmadvance lever until the wide slot of

the take-up spool is accessible. (l lnecessary, press release button tofree film advance.)Press rewind release button onthe right side on camera bottom.This locks uP the take'uP sPool loreasier insertion of the film. Slidefilm under liP of the take'uP sPooluntit three or four pertoration holes


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have disappeared under the lip olthe take-up spool. Release the re-wind button.Alternately operate the film advan-ce and the shutter release until thebeginning of the full-width film issmoothly in place in lhe film chan-nel. Make sure that the sprocketsengage the film perloration, slide

back cover onto camera and turnthe locking lever so that it coverup the red dot.Operate the film advance andshutter release; then repeat fi lm advance and shutter release. The exposure counter now stands at '0".Set ASA number on film speed scaleon under side of camera.


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Fi lmunloading

Last exposure, dePending on filmlength, is at Position 36, 20 or 12 olthe exposure counter. lf the filmadvance can no longer be oPerated'do not try to force it. The film mustbe rewound into the cartridge.Fold out the rewind crank on theleft top side ol the camera. Depressthe rewind release button (rightunder side of camera), let it goagain, and turn the rewind crankcloekwise.When the rewind crank suddenlYturns more freelY, the film has beenrespooled into the cartridge. Afterrewinding, slide camera back olfand remove the cartridge from thecamera.

l f the exposure counter has notreturned o star t ing posi t ion af ter re-moving back cover, oPerate shutterreleaseonce.www.orphancameras.com

Flashpictures nic f lash uni ts.

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It is easy to take fine flash Pic-tures with your Minox35EL. l ts f lashshoe accepts any f lash uni t equiP-ped with a square foot and hot shoecontact . (Flashuni tswi thout hotshoecontact may be used with an adaPteravai lable rom your camera dealer . )When using an electronic f lashuni t wi th the Minox 35 EL camerathe shutter should be cocked. l f theshutter is not cocked the f lash uni twi l l d ischarge as you insert i t orremove t f rom the camera.This wi l lnot in any way damage the cameraor flash unit or waste an exposure.When you insert the foot of thef lash uni t into the shoe of Your35 EL, the camera is automat ical lYswitched to a shutter sPeed of 1/30second with X sYnchronizat ion orAG-1 bulbs, f lashcubes or electro-

Apart from distance setting, Youn6ed only adjust the f-stop set t ingof your 35 EL, according to GuideNumbers provided by the manufacturers of f lashcubes,bulbs and electronic f lash uni ts. You merely div idethe Guide Number bY the distancand set the f -stop scale accordinglyExamp le : Gu ide Number 40 ; d i stance 5 feet. 40 divided bY 5 : 8Use f/8 setting.Electronic lash uni ts come equipped with a convenient dial whichgives you the correct f-stop settingat a glance. Automat ic electronif lash uni ts rel ieve you of al l calculat ions; they del iver just the r ighamount of l ight for d i f ferent distances automat ical lY.Simply fol low the instruct ionssuppl ied with the electronic f lash uni ts25

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For exposures of l lSO sec orlonger, (see page 18) you cannotgive the camera a steady hold byhand. Any camera movementdur ingexposurewi l l resu l t in b lu r red p ic -tures. The most convenient supportfo r your 35 EL under such cond i -t ions i s the Minox Pocket Tr ipodi l lus t ra tedhere . Bare ly b igger thana penc i l when i t i s in your pocket ,the t r ipod opens up to a sturdytab le or wa l l t r ipod. A cab le re leaseis tucked away in one of the legs.Screw the cable release into therelease button of the 35 EL whi lethe camera is c losed; otherwise thevery sensi t ive release may alreadytr ip the shutter as you attach thecab e .Screw the t r ipod l ight ly into thesocket on the underside of the26 www.orphancameras.com

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the disc of the tr ipod head againstthe camera.In the absence of a t r ipod, youcan place the camera - at least forhor izontal pictures - on any f atsurface, . e. a table or cabinet .Set the f ront end of the openedcamera cover f lush wi th the edgeof the support ing surface so thatthe surface itself does not appearin the picture.

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Makingthe most of exposure automation

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Your Minox 35 EL of fers you the Under less favorable l ight condi-great advantage hat you can be in t ions, you have these choices:fu l l contmand of i ts automat ion . use a smal ler f -stop to maintain

sirable to obtain the greatest pos- of f ie ld,s ib le range of sharpness rom fore- o leave the f -stop unchanged toground to background whi le, at the maintain he depth of f ie ld; the ex-same t ime, working wi th a short posure wi l l be longer and mayexposure time to avoid camera call for a tripod or, at least a verymovement. steady camera hold,Since the sensi t iv i ty (speed) of o f ind a compromise f-stop sett ingmany modern f i lms is in the general to get a "safe" shutter speedrange of ASA 50 or ASA 100, you whi le sacr i f ic ing only a smal lcan readi ly use lens openings of amount of depth of f ie ld.

when condi t ions require i t .Depth ot tield. lt is usually de-

f/5.6, t/8 or even higher for outdoorpictures in br ight dayl ight ; at thesef-stops,shutter speeds wi l l be 1/125sec and faster, and you can getample depth of f ie ld for most pic-ture s i tuat ions.28

ashutterspeed of 1/125; he largerlens openingwi l l reduce the depth

"Adiusting" the shutter speed.Obviously, you want to use the fas-test possible shutter speed for al lmoving objects, for sports pictures,etc. , in order to avoid subject mo-vement in your pictures. For suchwww.orphancameras.com

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br ightdress) appearsagainsta largdark background. For such shotssimply turn the ASA dial to the nexhigher number (e.g. f rom ASA 10to ASA 200).I M P O RTANT:Alte r tempo rari y changing to a "corrected" ASA settingALWAYS return the ASA dial to theactual ASA number ol the tilm

I tne way to 2.8 and check what theI exposure indicator in the viewf inderI shows. l f the needle is above 1/500I sec, turn the f-stop r ing unt i l thell needle points to 1/500.F Against- the- l ight-pictures. lnsuch, s i tua t i ons , he l i gh t may sh ine d i -rect ly into the CdS cel ls and, there-* fore, produce a shorter exposureI tnan desirable for the main subject .I You can usual ly correct th is byJ turning the ASA dial to the next'F lower number (e.g. f rom ASA 100 to- ASA 50) for th is part icularexposure.I Use the same method i f the mainI subject is against a very l ight back-I

g round (sk ie r on sunny s lope) . Re-I member: do not set intermediatet va lues .I Against very dark background.I fn is is the opposi te si tuat ion,wherer 29www.orphancameras.com

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Check the front surface of thefens, he curved window of the twoCdS cel ls and the viewf inder fordust , smudges or f ingerpr ints fromtime to t ime. l f necessary, c leancareful ly wi th sof t brush or speciallens t issue avai lable from yourMinox dea ler .Fingerpr intson the front lens sur-face should be removed at once;they reduce sharpness not iceably.When reloading, make sure thatthe rear lens surface, f i lm chamberand other accessible inside areasare also clean and free of dust.Hot weather precaut ion.Al l f i lmsare sensi t ive to high temperaturesbefore and after exposure. Do notstore your Minox 35 EL or your f i lmsin the glove compartmentor on therear window shel f of your car, nor30

or battery may be affected by ex-cessive heat.Technical nformationModel: Minox 35 EL miniature ca-mera.Type numbers:10.810with metr ic d istance scale.10.820with foot d istance scale.Negat ive size: 24 x 36 mm.Fi lm; Standard35mm cartr idges.Shutter : Automat ic, electronical lyoperated precis ion shutter . Speedrange from 1/500 to approx. 30 sec.wi th ASA 25 '15 DIN f i lm, to approx.1 second with ASA 800 30 DIN f i lm.Shutterautomat ical lyset to 1/30sec.when f lash uni t is inserted nto f lashshoe.Shutter release: Soft-action release,locked if front cover is closed or

www.orphancameras.com partially open. Cable release socket Exposure ounter: Addi t ive rom 0 to

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in release button.Shutter speed indicator: CdS expo-sure meter wi th exposure indicat ionin theviewf inder (1/30 o 1/500sec.) ;slow exposure warning (exposurelonger than 1/30 sec.); over-expo-sure warning (exposure shorter thanavailable 1/500sec.).CdS measuring celts: One each forautomat ic shutter control and forshutter speed indicator , mounted inlens barrel .F-stopsetting; Stepless trom f/2.8to f/16.Lens.' Color-Minotar35mm f/2.8 four-element object ive; focusing from0.9m (3 ft) to infinity. Depth of fietdscale. Lens automat ical ly retractedwhen front cover is closed.Finder: Luminous frame viewf inderwi th bui l t - in exposure ndicator .

36. Resets automatically to startingposition when backcover is removed.Flashcontact : Bui l t into f lash shoe;automat icshutterset t ing to 1/30sec.;X-synchronizat ion.Tripod socket: 1/t" thread.Battery: One Eveready EPX 27, Mal-lory PX27, Ucar EPX27, or Yarta7150battery.Battery fest.'Test button: test resultv is ib le in viewf inder (needle muststand at 125).Camera housing: Made of strongf iberglass re-enforcedMakrolon.Dimensions. '10cm x 6.1cm x 3.1cm.(3.9"x 2.4" x1.2") .Weight: approx. 190g (6.6oz), with-o u t i l m .Manufacturer;MINOX GmbH,P. O. Box 6020,D-6300Giessen1(West Germany)


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