Kyocera Contax NX - Manual (Page 40)

The camera back can be removed
and replaced with the separately
available D-11 data back (page 96).
Remove the camera back by pressing
down on the release pin.
Connect an LA type cable switch.
• When taking photographs using an LA type
cable switch and shooting automatically
without looking through the viewfinder, it
may not be possible to achieve the proper
exposure due to light entering through the
eyepiece. In such cases, fit the viewfinder
shade adapter to the viewfinder before tak-
ing the photograph (page 14).
• Do not use a commercially available
mechanical cable release with the cable
switch socket as it may result in a fault.
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When a lens is focused on the subject,
objects within a range in front of, and
behind, the subject are also in focus.
This range is referred to as the “depth of
field”.The aperture remains fully open in
the viewfinder, however when the aper-
ture stop-down button is pressed the
aperture is closed down to the previ-
ously set value to allow checking of
the depth of field and the fuzziness
of the background.
• The viewfinder becomes darker in accordance with the aperture value.
• Checking the exposure, and taking a photograph, with the aperture button pressed, will
not result in the standard exposure.
<Depth of field>
Depth of field for a given lens varies as follows.
Depth of field increases as the aperture is closed down, and is reduced as the
aperture is opened.
The depth of field is increased as the distance to the subject increases, and is
reduced as the distance to the subject decreases.
Depth of field for a subject in focus is greater behind than in front of the subject.
Depth of field is greater for lenses with short focal lengths, and shorter for lenses
with long focal lengths.
6. Checking the depth of field 7. Cable switch socket
8. Replacing the camera back
Aperture stop-down button
Cable switch socket
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