Adams reflex camera User manual

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                        f NSTRUCTI0NS for Usins the
                     " ADAMs Rrrlrx " CAMrRA.





       T is absolutely necessary that the whole of
              the following instructions be fully urra.".
             stood to ensure the easy and certain
          worlring of the Camera, When the Cam.era
         is first rcceived, it should be caref.ully                                                  *o".          over and examined with this book of instruct]orrs
           in hand.




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                                Fig. z.

  Carrrera gpen, in use. liocussing  hoc-rd is open arrd rising front raised.
Lens {lap is also open, arrd wire fitting is shcs'n fcrr inserting srvivel
rvhen shoulder strap is used. Finger and pneurnatic releases, rvhich
are sunk llush, are also shervrr. The stops are ertgraved on the froIrt
of lens, and are adjusted  fr<'rur the orrtside.

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                    Sherving back of carnera, rvith back door open. Double dark slide
                        is inserted  ir.r position. 'fhe back door is of alurninium, and is rernov-
                   able, perrnitting either charrgirrg box or daylight loading rollholder
                    to be used.


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 irrg  us(.(l  * ith   (,\trA
 li'cussirrg  lr,r,r.l (I.'ig. 5:r)
 irrscrted in top rrf ortli-
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To work Rising Front. This simply slides
 upwards ; but to lower it, pin N (Fig. 6) must
 be pushed invvards. The whole frrtnt can then
 be adjusted as required.





                                Fig.z.
  To remove Lens. P on Fig. 6 is a square
front.  First raise the rvhole front board oi the
Camera about  i un inch. Then slightly raise
the square front P, and pull the bottom part
forr,vard and it will come away with the lens
attached to it.  There is a spring in the top
groove WJrere this front P fits into, and when
the front, is pushed up the bottom part is
lifted out. ofi.its groove, and so the rvhole is free.
Insert back again by placing the top end in first
and pushi4$ upwards.
  To open\ Focussing Hood.  To open hood as
Fig. z, two buttons or pins will be seen upon the
      f,p

Dark Slides. These arc made square, and
 are inserted as shervn in Fig. 4.  For a vertical
 picture they should be inserted with the draw-
                out shutters facing the left-
                hand side of the Camera, as
                    Fig. r. For horizontal pictures
                  they should be turned so that
                  the draw-out shutters may be
                  withclrawn from the bottom of
                        tlre Carnera. Care should be
                taken that they fit properly
                 honre, and should then be
                 secured by the two bolts S,
                       Itig. 9. The corners of the
                      slides are cut out, and the bolts
                should be inserted. but must
be u'ithdrawn before attempting to remove slides.


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  Care must also be taken in inserting and
withdrawing the aluminium draw-out shutters.

The chanuing box is sent out as Fir:. r r, but
a locking bar is norv fittecl at bottom to secure
the back clclor, insteacl of the tn'o srnall turn
buttons as illustratecl. To opeu box, press
centre btrtton in locl<ing' bar ancl slide bar to
the right.  Reverse the action to close ancl lock
the box. The elastic across bag is rrrerely to
keep it  neatl-r' foldecl ancl shotrlcl be lifted off
the right lrand scre\\'bcfore ch;rnging.

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             Fig.  r 2 shews the box open altd pulled back,
         the position during changing. The bug is
           rernoved so as to better shew the plates. In
             this position the front plate can be got hold of,
            raised and inserted at the back.
          To fill the changing box (Fig. r r) with plates.
           unfasten the back door b1'pressing the centre
          button and sliding the metal bar to the right,
         when the door will open. Withdraw the sheaths.
        The sheaths cantrot be changed rvlten empty.
        When trying the changing system, it is neces-
           sary they should be filled with plates or pieces





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rrf plain glass. After inserting plates in thern
 carefulll' place them back.





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   F'ig. r3 is it she:rth s-ith a plate partlr- in,
shen'ing hou- a plate L)r filrn is inserted and
u'ithclrau'n.
  The C:rrnera rvill hold trvelve filnrs in the
ordinarr- plate sheaths if carcls are first inserted,
to make up for the difference in thickness. If
film sheaths are trsed, the Canrera n'ill hold
about trventl'-tbtrr, and nothing btrt the filln
itself neecl be inserted in the shezrtlrs.
 To chang'e a plate findo the elastic on the
right hancl side, open bag and take hc-rlcl of the
back of the box, and pull it backrvarcls as Fig.
12. Place the line that is marked or) the barr

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 exactly over the front sheath that is to be lifted.
By placing the thumb at the back and the trvo
 first fingers in front on the sheatlr, it can easily
be drarvn upwards. When getting hold of the                                          t plate, push all plates to the fiont, tor,vards the
 lens, but, of course, do not close the box. Do                                      t"'f
not pull them backwards, otherwise the front
plate cannot be raised. It has to be raised                                     I
through   narrow g'roove provided for  it.                           I        ^ It is then merely necessary to raise it in to the                                                                                                              t:+bag and insert it at the back.of the box. See
that all sheaths are pressed right down at the                                              1back, in order that there may be no obstruction                      It
to their travelling easily forward. These instruc-       L
tions apply equally to film or plate sheaths.                                                                                                         lAfter an exposure has been made it is better to                                 i
change the plate immediately, thus alrvays leav-                                        .t*
ing the front plate ready to receive an exposure.               s,
  The g'rooves of the sheaths are quite wide
enough to take any plate of ordinarv thickness,
and it is better not to open them r,r'ider. If it is                                  ,l
                                                                                                                                                                       ,Idone, however, it should be done so evenly, and                                                                                                                              1'
then not bent outwards. Sheaths bent or dam-            1
aged may cause scratches and less ease in
working.


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In u-ithclrzru-ing r)r replacing the alr:miniurn
shutter, see that it is dorte so eveul1', ancl not by
nleans of a corner first, otheru'ise  it ma\- let
light in throtrgh the trap.
   It  is preferable to place the indicator at 12
rvhen starding, AS n-hett the Fig'. r :tppears it
rvill sheu' thzrt one plate l'ras beert exposecl, and
so on.
  In folding the b.g, turu o\-er the trvo long
sicles first, then folcl ttver the ends torvards the
centre. When the box has beetl placed bzrck
into Canrera, it must not be forgotten that it is
necessar\: to renrrtr,e ttre frorrt alurniniunr shutter
betore an exposure calt be made. This shutter
celn be placed in chamber G (page :o) u-hetl out
t'rf use.  It is necessarv that all she:rths should
be fillecl, othern ise it may uot be possible to
change them.



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box. For its manipulation, refer to separate
 pamphler of instructions sent with it.
  The $-pl. roll holder cuts off about a quarter
 of an inch of the usual picture, the lengihways
 of the view.
   Extra Focussing Hood (see Figs. 5 and 5a).
 The use of this is strongly recommended.  It
 shuts out all stray light whilst focussing, and
 the picture upon the screen is most clearly seen
 either in a p.werful or dull light, and even when
 small stops are used. It permits of very fine
 ar-rd easy focussing. It folds flat, and may be
 carried in Camera case or pocket.
  When the Camera hood is up, as shewn in
Fig. z, insert the extra hood flat as far as it is
allowed to gd. Then open it Uy inserting fingers
 i'  its centre and pushing the sides out*.rOr.
The brass wire support should then be pushed
towards the fro.t, and just i'serted in the small
clip provided for the purpose. To remove the
hood, raise the brass support out of its clip,
press the sides inwards, thus collapsing the
hood, and lift it out.
  The elastic is for more securely attaching  it
to the Camera, if required. Simply place it
round under the trvo small buttons T, Fig. 7.

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  Releases. The t,l*;r';"ease is shewn as I,
                                         H.Fig.   r 5, and the pneumatic release as
Merely insert the pneumatic fitting supplied
when required, giving ball a good pressure to
effect release. When the shutter is set for
t( instantaneous " exposures, the pressing of the
release, releases both the mirror and the shutter.
  Shoulder Strap Supports. One is situated
each side the Camera (see J' Fig. r5). When
out of use they can be folded down towards
Camera.

nor higher than a r-roooth. Door Qr, Fig. I8,
must always be kept closed over the tinted glass
                perhaps safer not to removeI,  Fig. r8.  It is
it in a brilliant light, btrt only in shadow, $'hen
altering speeds. Do not keep it open too long.
The word " Srop " is printed next to the roth
and toooth markings, aud if  it appears turu
backwards as it must not be pzr.ssed. If  it rvas
rvound past the roooth the slit of shutter would
become closed and no exposure could be made,
besides crumpling up the blind.  If past the
roth the time tape with the speeds printed upon
it would become reversed and no speeds would
be visible. If by accident this should occur
however, reverse the winding and the speeds
will come again and be r.isible.





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         To see the speed markings, turn cover Qr,
           Fig. 18, to the left.  Release shutter as per
                                       tape with                                 white                            the                  when              instructions,                                                            figure          t                                                the tinted                                    through                          be seen           speeds                              will                upon it
            glass aperture. This is only visible when the
             shutter is released. If only the tape catl be seen
         and no figures, it ma-v be turned until they
                                                   Shutter "          appear. See " Altering Speeds of
           (p.g" z6) to further understand this.
                                                        be          Long Focus Lenses. Cameras will
           racked out as Fig. S. Very long focus lenses
         may have to be placed upoll the outside of
         Camera. To achieve this, remove lens front                         ((To             (as instructions                          REMovE LENS ") ; unscre\'\'
            the screw that is inserted or1 to the pin of
           diaphragm stops, and unscrew lens from its
             flanse in ordinary way. Place front back again,
          and screw lens into flange from the front, like
          an ordinary field Camera. When using single
            lens combinations, the lens may be in .frortt of
           the diaphragm stops, and not behind as usual,
             therefore, 2S a rule, it is only necessary to
          remove the ler-rs panel, unscrew the back lens
                cell, and reinsert the panel. If  it is preferred,
            the lens tube may be unscrewed from the back


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         and screwed upon the front, thus making the
         Camera of longer focus.
           Placing Lens on Lens Front.  If the lens
 I:         has been removed for any purpose, upon placing
   I              it back, care must be taken to see that the stops
          de'ote correctly upon the outside scale. Set
  i          the largest stop number opposite the pin M,
            F'ig. 6, then when the lens scale also denotes
            its largest stop, the screr,r, fixed o1r back of
           front should be opposite the diaphragm pin, in
          order that it may be screu,ed down         it.   If               it does not quite come opposite, it "ponis probably
         because the lens is not screwed home quite
 I        enough into its flange.                                      pl+le/A, U)
        To set Mirror.  pull lever C, Fig. 19, down-
        wards gently, not sharply, or with force. No
           strai'i'g is required. whe' a very large lens
          or one extra long in the tube is fittecl, the mirror
         cannot be raised or lowered unless the lens is
         focussed out. This must be carefully noted, as
               if the mirror is forced against the rens tube, the
        mirror may become damaged and out of the
        square. When such a lens is used, this result
         can easily be seen by looking through the backt       of the camera, when the shutter slit is widely


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the circular plate D, Fig. 19, two similar marks
arL- eng'raved. Under one is engraved the word
                                                                        ,, t' INST., " nnd under the other the word                                               TIME. "
The illustration shews the ,, rNST. " mark oppo-
site the indicating mark, thus shewing that the
shutter is set for instantaneous speeds. To make
ant' instantaneous" exposure, all that is necessar,v
is to first set the mirror (see                                                                                     , ( TO sET MrRRoR, "
as this is important), and then set or wind the
shutter by turning windilg knob A, Fig. 19.
When mirror is set, this can only be wound one
way.  If mirror was not set, it could be turned
but would not catch, and would be immediately
noticed ; but an accident of this sort, in not
first setting the mirror, would cause part of the
plate to become exposed if the aluminium
draw shutter of dark slide had been withdrawn.
If  it had not been withdrawn it would not
matter, and some may prefer to set the shutter
before doing So, to prevent risk.  It is much
better, horvever, to get into the habit of always
setting the mirror before setting the shutter,
or altering the speed. After the mirror has been
set, and the shutter set, and the aluminium
shutter of dark slide withdrawrr, all is ready for



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making an exposure, and this is done by either
of the releases. For prolonged exposures see
" TIME ExposuRE. "
  Altering speed of Shutter.  Turn Qt,
Fig. rB, to the left and look at speeds marked
on tape (see Q, Fig. r8). Don't wind lozuer than
r-roth, or lziglter than r-roooth. Then take hold
                  of knob \M, Fig. 20, and                                                                    },                     pull it away from Camera,
                as shewn, in order to be
                disengaged from pin V,
                    Fig. zo. So long as knob                                                     l        W is disengaged from pin
                V, it may be turned either                    I
             way for the purpose of
                  widening or narror,ving the
                    shutter aperture. This can         Fig. zo.                                ottl1, fig done when the shut-
ter is down or released. The aperture cannot be
varied if the shutter is wound up or set. When
it has been adjusted to the speed required, let
the knob W, Fig zo, spring home on to the pin
V. There are small holes on W into which the
pin V becomes inserted. In adjusting speeds
alrvays clo so slowly, especially rvhen altering to

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 a slower speed. If by accident, when altering
 aperture, the knob is not kept away disengaged
 from pin V, but becomes engaged and thus
 winds shutter blind as well, d; not go  o11
 windine' u.til shutter has been released agairr,
 which, in this state, is best done by preJsing
 lever B, Fig. rg, aw^y from the ratchei wheel.
The whole lnovement is extremely simple, and
we hope will be understood, and if care is
 excercised no trouble can happen. Door e r, Fig. rB, must always be kept closed over the
tinted glass, Q, Fig. 18.  It is perhaps safer
not to remove it in a brilliant light, but only in
shador,v, when altering speeds. Do not keep it
open too long.
  Time Exposure. press circular plate D,
Fig. 19, close towards the side of the Camera.
A pin that secures it then becomes disengaged,
and the plate can be slightly revolved untii the
engraved white mark over the word  ,, TIME "
comes opposite a similar white mark engraved
on the circular plate affixed to lever C, Fig. rg.
Then let the plate D spring back, and the small
pin will eng'ag'e in the small hole provided. This
movement will be clearly seen when first made.