Manual for Karat 2,8

Manual for Karat 2,8

Brand: Agfa

Category: Camera

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Language: EN

Uploaded: Aug. 9, 2025, 11:36 p.m.

Loading the Camera:

  1. Remove camera from Ever-Ready-Case, open back using button 1. Raise hinged film guides 2.
  2. Place empty Karat-Cartridge in designated chamber with "AGFA" on top.
  3. In diffused daylight, place full Karat-Cartridge opposite hinge with "AGFA" uppermost. Pull film to align with white lines 6. Ensure sprocket wheel teeth engage perforations. Lower guides 2 to secure film. Close back and set film type dial 13. Replace in case.

Preparing for Pictures:

  1. Turn Counter Disc 9 to align "A" with mark 12.
  2. Open camera front using release 8.
  3. Prepare for first exposure.

Taking Pictures:

  1. Set aperture and shutter speed.
  2. Compose shot using range finder 18, focus using lever 19 until halves align.
  3. Press shutter release 11 smoothly.
  4. Wind film using Quick-Feeding-Lever 17 after each shot.

Closing the Camera:

  1. Press locking lever 25 and push front board 26 to close.

Removing Exposed Film:

  1. Make two "blind" exposures to set "A" on counter.
  2. Remove film in diffused daylight, wrap immediately.
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