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Ifyou found this page from any other location (other then a link) please notify me [email protected] www.orphancameras.com INTRODUCTION Better pictures are easicr r,vith this distinguished trvin- lens reflex camera. Its extra-bright ground-glassfinder, a result of the built-in Kodak Ektalite Field Lens, lo- cated underneath and in contact with the ground glass. makesit easy to composeand focus your pictures . - - its fast-shooting,flash-s,vnchronized shutter gets that action shot " . its 4-element .//3.5 Anastar lensesassure neg- atives of superb definition. Your photofinisher makes oversized prints from the 2lx2r/a-inch negativesat a cost little more than that of contact prints, /a//a / (onlan/r I!:_1*r Shutter_Speed 7 LensOpening I o Picture taking with the l(odak l(eflex lI uamera is easy.But if you would like to make sure of getting Focus l0 good results everv time, right from the start, Films t2 spend a few minutes getting acquainted with your camera before you load it with film. t.** t4 o Then before your vacation or any important event, why not make some trial shots just to be eidure 20 sure that you understand your camera and know I:lilg ll: that your equipment is operating properly. Your Doylight ExposureTqble 22 dealer will be glad to check your results and offer tips to improve your technique so that you won't Flosh 23 miss that "important shot." . =-t. 25 o Your Kodak Reflex II Camera comes to you lt":t complete in its attractive leather field case.To re- Flood ExposureToble 26 *orri the case,lift the glove fastenerswhich hold the front, then unscrew the Iarge knurled nut on the Flood 27 bottom of the case.In order that camera Parts may be pointed out more clearly, most of the illustra- Suggestions 30 tions which follow show the camera removed from ,_ its case. Accessories 34 T. M. REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. 3 www.orphancameras.com pictures of sports, you will want to use the camera at eye level. To do Ji, finla,r this, first open the hood; then Probably the first thing you'll swing the magnifier up out of the want to do is open the finder way and push in the center part of hood and look through the the front panel. Now the front and finder. Just press the HooD back panels of the hood form an LATcH and the panels of the open-frame direct view finder. hood will spring into position. When you use the camera at eye When the camera is not in use, level, you can hold it either as the panels are easily folded up, shown in the lower illustration, or first the sides, then the back and front. if you want the taking lens to be To bring the image int6 focus, turn the focusing ring still higher, you can hold it upside on either of the twin lensesuntil the subject seen in the down. In either case, hold the finder is sharp. A flick of your thumb brings the uecNr- carrrera so that the front and rear rrBn into place over the center.of the image; with it you frames are superimposed.This will can focus critically on the finest detail. center the eye correctly in the . The camera should usually be held so that it is cradled finder. in the left hand as shown in the illustrations. Besides To take pictures over the heads supporting the camera, focusing, cocking and tripping eof a crowd, use the reflex finder .and the shutter can all be accomplished with the left hand. hold the camera upside down. "fast This one-handed operation is a feature of the camera For shooting,?' the camera which leaves the other hand free, for example, to hold may be held as in the illustrations, an extension flash. but with the fingers of the right For most pictures you will want to use the reflex finder hand grasping the winding knob, because it is so easy to compose your picture on the ready to, advance the film. The ground glass,including just what you want on the nega- first finger will be in position to tive. But sometimes, for example when you're taking press up the releaseknob. 4 FOR ANY PICTURE SHUTTERSPEED The length of time the shutter is open to admit light to the film is controlled by settingthe snurrBR sPEEDPoINTER e. Any A SHUTTERSPEED one of sevenshutter speeds,11340, 71100, 1.150,1,125, 1,11,0, U5, and 1/2 secondcan B LENSOPENING be selected. Note that each setting gives an exposure time about twice as long- and therefore lets in about twice as much c Focus light-as the one preceding it. Of course this does not apply to 1/300. "B" The "Ti' ond settingspermit you to iq; keep the shutteropen for much longer times. You'll find more obout them on poge 29. You con hold the comero in your hondsfor exposuresof l/300,1/100, 1150,or 1125 second.For longer ex- posures,the comero mustbe ploced on o tripod or some other firm support. 7 www.orphancameras.comffi The openingislargest when the pointer isatl3.5. From B ,.r", opENrNG Jl4 to J122, each smaller opening (larger number) admits half as much light as the preceding opening. Thus, if the The size of the opening in correct exposureis 1/50 secondatlf/l 1, then the exposure the lens through which the forl8 should be 1/100 second,and for f 116,1125 second. Iight passesis controlled by The exposure for the average outdoor subject, when setting the LENs opENrNc the sun is shining, isJl17 and 1/50 second with Kodak PoTNTER s. This reeulat Plus-X Panchromatic or Verichrome Film. Remember the amount of light whi this basic exposure-many of your pictures will fit this will reach the fiIm at an situation. Seepages 18 and 19. given sh DEPTHOF FIETD Depth of field is the distance from the nearest to the farthest point that is in sharp focuswhen you're taking a picture. The depth-of-field scale will help you figure thesedistances. The scaleis used like this: The figures correspondingto thelens openings on each side of the INDEx MARK are used with the DISTANcEscALE as a FOCUS depth-of-field scale to tell the nearest and farthest dis- The adjustmentof the lens tances which will be in sharp focus. for the distance between it Focus the lens. and the subject is controlled Then opposite the figures corresponding to the lens by turning the rocusrNc RrNc opening used, read on the distance scale the nearest and c. Turn the ring until the farthest distances that will be in sharp focus. image of the strbject in the finder is sharp. The irnage The smaller th'e opening, the greater the range of formed on the film will automatically be in perfect focus. sharpness in the negative. For example, if the camera is To make sure that you've focused the camera correctly, focused for 10 feet and J13.5 is used, everything from bring the magnifier into place over the center of the about 9 feet to 11 feet will be sharp' AtJll'1, however, finder image. Always use the magnifier fbr extremely everything from aboutTrf feet to 15 feet will be sharp. il l0 critical work. lf you ore using the direct view finder, estimote the comero-to-subiectdistonce os closely os possibleond turn the FINDERFOCUSING RING until this distonce is ot the index mork. In some coses you moy be oble to pre-focus on the ground gloss ond then use the eye- level finder to cotch the oction ot the proper instont. www.orphancameras.com We made. 12 exposures.E620. It is not processedby the 7,h,9/a//J7trsa? Eastman Kodak Company but by the photographer with the special chemicals supplied in convenient kits. See your dealer for more information. The type of film to use will depend on the kinds of KODAK SUPER.XXPANCHROMATIC FIIM subjects you intend to photograph, the light conditions Because of its very high speed, particularly under arti- under which you will work, and, in many cases, the ficial light, this film is the Iogical choice for making particular effect you may desire. The various types of snapshotswith flood lamps. Indoors or out, it's the film Kodak Films describedon thesepages cover picture- any to use when the light-is poor or you need a high shutter taking situation you will encounter.