Agfa Standard roll film User manual

Fig.  t.   ,4efo Standuttl  Roll-film  Canrera B  z
lthis  camera is for  the use of  roll-films onlv.
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ready Tor use.  The  camera has a number   <lf
novel features and is extraordinarily simple and
certain in use.
     upenlng/ ^ \ ' t / .     ano rocusslng
  On pressure on the stud V (fig. 1), the camera
springs open. Take hold  of the baseboard and
press it down  (fig. 2) until the side struts spring
into  position  and  the baseboard  is  exactly  at



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                  Fig.   z.  Opering  the cantera

                                          'Ihen,right  angles to  the camera body.          with
the  finger and  thurnb  of  the  right  hand,  take
hold  of the grips G  (fig. 1), press them together
and  pull  out  the  front  as  far as  it  will  corne,
taking  care that  the  catch concealed under  the
grips snaps into the slots provided  for  it on the
baseboard. The  camera is now  set in focus for
infinity  (oc).   For focussing on nearer distances
the Agfa Standard Camera is provided  with  the
simplest device conceivable. By pressing down
the  lever  ,Ef (see fig. 1) the  lens  is moved  for-
ll'ards  by means  of  the  focussing  mount   (the
figure shows the lever  in approximately  midway
position).  The  focussing scale j  (see fig. 1)  is
provided  rn'ith a pointer  showing  the distance in
feet on which  the camera  is focussed.


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        Fie.  .1.  Holding  the camera  zahen using  brilliant  finder

                F'inders
     The  camera  is fitted  with  two  finders.
     No. 1.  Brilliant    finder   for general use with
    the camera held against the chest. The  picture
     is viewed by looking down  from  directly  above.
    In   its  normal  position  the  finder  shows  the
    upright picture and includes practically the whole
    of the picture formed on the  film.   For  "land-
   scape" pictures  (oblong)  the  finder   is  turned
   through  a  right  angle, the  oblong mask  then


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Fis.  +.  Holding   the camera when using  direct-v-isiort finder

      coming  into  use.  Note  carefully  that  the finder
     must be turned  back  into  its  original  position
      before closing the camera.
        No.  2. The  direct-vision    finder   is attached
       to the lens front, where  it  is held in position by
      a spring.    It  can be  sprung  open  for  use as
     shown in  figs. 1, 3 and 4. On the camera body
      immediately  behind  the  metal  frame  will  be
      found a small folding  sight. The  finder  is used
      as shown  in  fig. 4, the eye being  placed  just
      behind  the sight.
            The shutter
       The  shutter  fitted  to the camera  is the new
      Agfa  Automatic   Shutter,  working  between  the

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lenses and giving  a range of speeds by  clock-
   work  regulation.
     The shutter is set to one or other of the various
   instantaneous speeds (t lr,  ,l u, ,lru, 1/ro and 1/ron
    of a second) by  sliding  the small stud  1( (see
     fig. 1) on  the  dial placed  just  above the Agfa
    trade-mark.  Here will be found a scale on which
    2 m e a n s t i ,  s e c o n d , 5 - t l u    s e c o n d ; 2 5 - | 1 2 5
   second and so on.  The  shutter  is operated by
    pressing down the trigger  (fig. 1) or by pressing
    the plunger  of the flexible metal release.
          If  the  shutter  is  set to  B,  pressure on  the
    release or the  trigger opens the shutter, which
   remains open until  the pressure is removed.   If
    set to  ?, the shutter  is opened by one pressure
   and closed by a second one. The  iris diaphragm
    of the lens  is operated by u small  lever on the
   under  side of the  shutter,  the  working   F/No.
   being  indicated  by  a scale and  pointer  placed
    centrally  just  above the  lens.

         Loading the spools

     To load the spools, open the back of the camera
   by pressing on the square stud under the handle.
      Turn  back  the hinged  camera back, thereby
   exposing the spool chamber.  The  spool carriers
   can then be pulled  out  by  firmly  gripping  the
    nickeled  rollers  at  both ends.  The  lower end
   can then be folded back (see fig. 5). When  this
   has been done, the spool carriers will be entirely
    clear  of  the camera, and  the empty  spool can
   then be placed  in the holder  provided  with  the
    u'inding  key, the new  spool  of  film  being  then

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put  in position  at the other end.  Care must be
taken to place the slotted ends of the spools in
the correct position,  that  is on the side of the
camera back to which. the winding  key  is fitted.
Figs. 5, 6, ? and 8 show the operation of loading
very clearly.  Fig. 8 illustrates the placing of the
spool of film  in the wrong position, that is upside
dotl'n.

  The  film  holders  are now  pressed back  into
the camera body  and  the  strip  of white  paper
which  keeps the band  of film  in position  is cut.
The band of red paper  is then drawn  out across
the two  nickeled  rollers and  the  pointed  end
inserted in the lon$er    slit  of the empty  spool.

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Fig.  6. Placing  the film-spool   in  the holder

Then wind the key once or twice so that the red
paper  is firmly  held  rvithout  slipping.
  The  spool  of  filrn   is  correctly   placed   in
position   only  when  the  tapered  end  of the
wrapping   paper  points  towards   the picture
opening.   The  red  side  of  the  cover  paper
rrrust  always  be  upv/ards,   that   is  visible.

  Now  close the camera back; the pressure plate
at the back of the camera will cause the film  to
lie  flat  without   other  attention.   Although   the
roll-film   is securely  protected  from   light,    it  is
advisable not to load fresh spools into the camera
in  direct  sunlieht  but  in some shadow.



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Fie.  Z.  Film-spool   correctl;  placed  in  holder





           Fig.  8.  Film-spool   zLrongll, fitted   in  holder

       Winding  the film
 On the camera back will be found a small window                               'fhefitted with  red celluloid.         film  is wound  by
means  of  the  winding  key  until  the number
(No. 1) of the  first film appears in  this window.
  Turn  the key to the right, and slowly. Do not
turn  too  quickly,  otherwise  the  black wording
may pass the red window  without  being noticed,
causing exposures to  overlap.  As  the winding


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           F'ie.  q.  Gtipping   the film  band  in  the zaound spool

   key  is turned  a small hand  first appears in the
   window, and then, after a further  slight turn, the
    figure 1. The  film  is then in readiness for expo-
    sure,  after  which  the  winding   k"y   is  turned
    until  No. 2 appears, v'hen the second exposure
   can be made, and so on.   It  is of course under-
   stood that when the spool of film has been fitted
    into the camera the shutter must not be operated
   except to take a picture;   if opened otherwise, the
    section of  filrn in the camera will be exposed to
    light and spoilt.
         Ilnloading the camera
    When  No. 6  of  the  spool  of  film  has been
   exposed turn the winding key until the red paper
   has been  completely  wound  on  to the spool
    at the key end of the camera, the end of the paper
   being  visible  in  the  red window.  Then  open
    the hinged camera back and  release the  spool
    holders,  taking  care not  to jam  or  unroll  the


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protecting  paper.  The  free end  of the paper  is
then secured to the roll by means of the gummed
strip  provided  for  the purpose.
        Tripod exposures
  For use of the camera on a tripod,  a bush  is
provided   in  the baseboard  for  upright  pictures,
and another one  in  the  side  of the camera  for
oblong  pictures.
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       Closing the camera
  When  closing  the camera  care must  be taken                             ' i ,i.
to see that the focussing lever  is in the position        1
of focus on  infinity,   otherwise  the  front  cannot                                                        Ibe  put  back  for  closing.     If  any  difficulty    is                    l
encountered  in  closing the camera, force should                :
on no account be used, but  care taken  to  find                I
out what has been done or  left undone.  When                                       jthe lens front  has been put back the side struts    J                                                                                                                                                                                                                   fiqare pressed with  the two thumbs  to release the
baseboard  and  allow  the  camera  to  be  com-
pletely  closed.
                                                              {I       To the beginner
  The   beginner  in  photography  should  care-
fully  study a handbook  such as the Agfa Manual
for  Beginners,   given  away  with   every  Agfa
camera.    It  contains  in condensed  form   all  that
it  is necessary for  a beginner  to know.
  Even   if one does not  i.ntend to develop one's
exposures, the sections dealing with  films, stops,
exposure  and  the  photographing    of  various
subjects should  at least be studied.


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