Cosmorex Se Owners Manual

PREFACE

For more than a century, photography has

served as the worlds first truly universal

language 
. . . 
for the message of a photo
graph
is instantly understood by men of 
every race
and every tongue. Historically, 
photography
began in France, with im
portant
contributions from Britain, 
Germany, America,
Japan, and many other 
nations. Originally
developed in Germany,

35mm single-lens reflex cameras are today

produced in many other lands 
- 
with new

sources standing on the threshold, ready...

Welcome 
... 
to 
the Cosmorex 
world 
of 
single-
lens reflex photography! Your new 
Cosmorex
camera is a precision 35mm 
SLR camera that
gives you 
. . .

 T
hrough-the-lens viewing and focus
ing 
. . .

your brilliant eye-level view
finder shows the
exact image trans
mitted by your lens.

*Interchangeable 58mm f/2.0

Auto Cosmogon Lens 
... 
with a fast
working
automatic diaphragm 
mechanism that gives
you an always 
bright image in your
viewfinder. The 
coated, color-corrected 6-
element optics...

CONDENSED OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS (page 33)


I
f
 
you are familiar with 35mm single-lens 
reflex
cameras from previous experience, 
and wish to
use your new camera immedi
ately, please turn
directly to the 
Condensed Operating Instructions

on page 33.

*If this is your first 35mm or single-lens 
reflex
camera, please take the brief period needed to

learn your new camera thorough
ly by reading
the more detailed instructions 
beginning on the
next page 
.. .

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface...

OPERATING CONTROLS OF COSMOREX SE 

OPERATING CONTROLS 
OF COSMOREX SE 

LOADING YOUR CAMERA

Find a spot where the light is subdued (if youre

outdoors, look for a shaded area or shield the

camera from direct sunlight with your body or coat).

Then 
...



1. Open Camera Back (38) by raising Back Lock

Latch (22) and swinging back open. Make sure

Rewind Release Ring (3) is turned clock
wise 
fully.

2.PushupFilmCassetteSpindle(29)from
in
side
camera;dropin35mmfilmcassette.Pull
out
enoughfilmtoinsertfilmendinanyslot
inTake-
Up Spool 
(36).

3. Alternately press Shutter...

4. 
Press Rewind Knob (24) downwards firmly 
and
twist it counterclockwise slightly; the 
Rewind
Knob is now raised slightly above the 
camera
body. Slowly, turn Rewind Knob (24) 
clockwise
until resistance is felt (this takes up 
excess slack of
film within the cassette).

5.TwistRewindKnobcounter-clockwiseslight
ly,
thenpressitdownfullyandlockinplace
by
twistingclockwise.PressShutterRelease
Button

(2).

6.MoveFilmTransportLever(1)throughtwo
or
moreshortstrokes(lettingitreturntothe...

8. 
Once more press Shutter Release 
(2), and 
wind
Film Transport Lever (1) fully 
... 
and 
your first
film frame is in position, as shown 
by the
Exposure Counter Indicator 
(34).


W
hen moving the Transport Lever as de-

scribed above, the Film Rewind Knob 
(24)
will rotate counter-clockwise by itself. This

provides positive assurance that your camera

is correctly loaded, and that 
film is being
wound through the camera.

If the Rewind Knob does 
not 
rotate as 
you
move the Transport Lever, and...

USING YOUR CAMERAS

EXPOSURE METER

Your Cosmorex SE incorporates a sensitive 
built-
in Exposure Meter. It contains a photo
electric (
selenium) cell (25) that converts 
the light
reflected by your subject into 
electrical energy,
which activates the Meter Needle 
(17). 
Because
the "selenium" meter 
cell generates its own
electrical energy, no 
batteries are needed! Heres
how to use 
your exposure meter:

1.Adjust
MeterforASA
Film
Speed.Movethe

ApertureIndicatorDial(20)untilthe
ASA...