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ANSCO MEMO User manual
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- Ansco
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- ANSCO MEMO
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- English
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- 27
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A New Kind of Camera The Ansco
-o- Memo Camera
D EQUESTS for this booklet, now in its
[f third edition, have been .so numerous that a word of suggestion is in order. T h e
Memo Camera is new to the photographic trade
as well as to the picture-taking public, and com- A Book of
paratively few dealers so far have it in stock. ExplanationBut it is naturally our wish that everyone inter- -
ested should have an early opportunity to see and and
examine the camera, and this can generally be fnstructions
arranged if we are supplied with the name and
address of the dealer. No obligation to purchase
is in'rolved.
Ansco Cameras are manufactured for sale
through stores handling photographic supplies,.and
our business is conducted almost wholly on this
basis, but we are always glad to answer questions
direct and thus help the dealer to serve you.
Those living at points remote from a dealer, or
who have dificulty in getting local attention to
their wants, can be assured of service direct.
The retail price of the Memo Camera is $20.
This includes soft grey suede carryinS case. An
extra black sole leather case with handle and
slotted for use cn belt, holster-fashion-especially
desirable on hunting and fishing trips. etc.-is
supplied at $1.00. Ansco Photoproducts, fnc.
Binghamton, N. Y.
www.butkus.us
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Ffow to Load and Operate
the Ansco Memo Camera
$lerOnr loading the Memo t'-' Camera and starting to take pictures, fa-
miliari ze yourself thoroughiy with the
camera and how it works. The easiest
way to do this is to read the following
explanations with the camera in front
of you, so that you can check each point
Records of houses are easily and quickly made with thc Memo Camera. as mentioned.
After you have rcad the instructions
you can then go back and begin with
of actually loading the
:*.:i:ration
Memo Camera Film
HE Memo Camera uses a special film
s' carcridge made only by Ansco. This
cartridge contains a strip of Ansco nega-
tive motion-picture film of the finest
quality and of sufficient length f.or 50 ex-
posures. It comes sealed and foil-wrap-
ped in the well-known red Ansco carton
with yellow band, and is clearly marked
"Ans"co Memo Film Cartridge-I0 ex-A bit of the past captured with the Memo Camera. Both pictures on thit p"gi from standard lI x +* Memowww.butkus.usen- posurestt.
largements. Actual size of this one on page 6.
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How to Load the Camera with
Memo Film
l. Break the seal on the sticker at the
dotted line and rear away the paper.
4. Put the two film cartridges into the
cameta, as shown above, the loaded cart-
ridge being in the chamber nearest the
handle.
2. Pull out the end of the film and tear
off the tongue as shown in the illustra-
tion above.
Y
I. Replace back of camera, push lever
down three times before starting to take
pictures, and once after each exposure. ? The reason for pushing the lever down
t. three times before starting is to move
3. Push the end of film into the empry along the end of the film which has been
cartridge which will be found in the exposed in loading, and to bring fresh
chamber farthest from the handle. www.butkus.usunexposed film into the focal plane.
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aley t" To re-set the dial or counter at
time is very simple. Simply place forg-
finger on itt. milled edgg as shown in
t=h; iilustration above and turn by ro-
iqty motion of the finger until the count-
er registers where yo; want it to, which
et th1 beginning of a roll will 'be I0,
as t 0 also indicates zeto.
{F
Remqving the ExPosed Cartridge
beenVHEN all t 0 exposures have vY push the lever on the back -td.,two or three times, so as to move all
.*pot.a flm along into- .lt. -receivifgcaitridge. Then r.*oo. the back and lift
out the" exposed catvidge from the lower
chamber.
Vrap the cartridge in tinfoil, .-Put it
back il the originaf carton fot further
protection, and deliver it in this way to
itt. finisher for developittg. Always be
careful in handling Memo film cart- *Iridges not to expote th.tt un-necg.ssarily to
[gf,t, and in loading and unloading select
possible.subdued if light Memo Film n's' 12) showing # '"t"":i::l-',,rtT:::ffl,rll,. cirtridge The .-"pty rr,a1 -now be - .- :transferred to the lower chamb€r, and
the camera reloaded as above explained' theally delicacychanges withof theuse.spring' Usedtension,spools ffi?y,whichhowever,gradu-
Nort.-Used Memo cartridges are designed for be utilized for completing exposure on short www.butkus.usof lengths af.ter a cut-off as explained on page 2L.reloading once only, as above. This is because
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room, and remove film from it by pulling
out with a steady motion, hang up on
clips and develop in deep trrrL by time
method, o, derr.iop by 1"d _temperature
hand in the tray. Rinse, fi*, and wash
afterwards as yith regular film, hanging
up to dry with clip at bottom ro L..p s roll from coiling up.
Vertical or Horizontal Pictures
the P IaTURES rrray be made with - Memo cali-r'.era showing the lgrrg di-
mensions either verrically or hori zonially.
For portrairs, sranding figures , tall build-
ings, .and certain other subjects, it may
be preferred to take the pictures so as ro
show the longest dimension verrically,
but if this is done, it should be kept in
mind that the strips thus obtained are
,d, not well adapted to making positive fikn
The harsh light around the mid- rolls for projectiorr on the screen, as the
the day is usuallydle of not so pictures will naturally be shown lying ongood portraits as the light for * their side instead of up and down. Vherelittlg earlier or later. The harsh-^
ness in this case was further ac- the individual frame is ro be shown as
centuated by overdevelopment of an enlarged print or as a contact print, 6lm.the
it of course makes no difference which
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stand for Time exposure, Bulb exposure' vision Direct
telescope finder 1/too second, l/50 second, and l/25
second. To obtain any of these different
settings, simply set the pointer over it.
case of t /zs,l/to, andr t/too, Dial which automatically S In the
counts the exposures. ? the duration of the exposure is controlled
j* by the shutter imelf, one complete down-
Shutter speeds, with #' ward, pressure on the trigger op.rrirrg and pointer set at l/zs sec- closing the shutter for the length of time
ond.
In the case of Bulb, which is a term
Shutter stops, with
pointer set at stop F 6.3. were controlled by the use of a rubber
bulb, one downward pressure on the trig-
' ger opens the shutter, and releasing this@ , pressure closes it.
In the case of Time, one downward
pressure epens the shutter, and a second
downw ard pressure closes it. The Shutter and How It Works
B or Bulb is used for short time ex--fa HE shutter of the Ansco lvlemo Cam- posures, and T or Time for longer time
era is similar in the way it operates exposures. T ry all these actions before ^to shutters used on regular hand cameras' you load the carr'era so as to familia rize
beand those who ars familiar with these T thoroughly yourself with them, and see that the shut-will require no special instructions. particularly careful to ter is closed before you load. In other
On the upper arc of the shutter will words, do not leave the camera on Time
be found a row of letters and figures, unless you have given the trigger a sec-
which are T, B, 1oo, Io and 2t. These ond "push downward to close.
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On the lower arc of the shutter will result,(itt most cases) in throwing the "asbe seen another row of figures, which are lens completely out. LJse the camera
| 6, I 1 , 8, 6.3 . Below these are dots focused at the factory and you will be
and below the dots is a peinter. This ell pleased with thg results.pointer actuates the diaphragm of the
shutter, givin g a Iarger opening as it is Experienced photographers interested enlargements and screen in .goo.d-sized .moved towards F 6.3 and a smaller open-
ing as it is moved towards F 1 6.' If you projection need no suggestions on how to obtain the highest degree of sharpness in -iorwish to set the shu tter for stop 1 1, simp- # the negative this purpose. They wilily place the pointer at the dot under nuturally follow the well-known princi-
this figure, etc. ple of. reserving the largest aperture,
For average pictures' in good sunlight F 6.3, for those poor light conditions de-
use | / 25 speed and stop 1 1. For poorer manding a large opening even with the
light, use the same speed but stop 8. slowest snapshot speed, | / 2I second, and
In still poorer light use stop 6.3 . using a smaller opening with the same
shutter speed, l/Tt, whenever the light
No Focusittg permits. The best all-around shutter set-
cing in good sunlight is L / 2, at stop FFaCH lvlemo Carnera leaves the f.ac- 1 1, and this stop will give a degree oft-' tory with focus permanently set or sharpness permitting enlargements of sur-
"fixed" f or best results. This is pos- prising size. The smaller the stop the
sible, despite the largest maximum lens sharper the picture-always.
aperture of F 6.3 , because of the greatdepth of field of the Cinemat lens. The ffbrass screw on the side of the camera ,#
controls the focus adjustment, but we
particularly urge that this be not tamp-
ered with, as the adjustment is too fine
for an ordinary ground glass reading,
and monkeying with the focus will onlywww.butkus.us trg-5
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Excellent pictures can be taken from the
driver's seat of your car (with engine shut off
to prevent vibration). This is one advantage of
the telescope finder. There never has been so
gonvenient a camera for the motorisr before.
So far as is practical, give all the "frames" in
the roll about the same amount of exposure, so
that they will have approxim ately the same
density when developed and may thus be printed
more readily in the strip together.
\
Time Exposures with the Memo Camera
A TRIPOD SOCIGT is provided on the Memo
la. Camera for Time and Bulb exposures, but
of course any figid support, such as a table
or box, rr'ay also be used.
Unless a tripod is available, however, special
care must be taken to keep a camera as small as
this from moving when the trigger is operated.
A very easy and successful method of avoiding
such movement is as follows: Provide a small
opaque card-preferably of dark stock, though a
postcard from one's pocket will serve-and when
the camera has been placed and shutter set for
the time exposure, hold the card in front of the
lens (close to it but not touching), push down
the trigger to open the lens, remove your hand
entirely from the camera, draw the card aside
quickly to start the exposure, replace it from the
opposite side of the caloi'era. to stop the exposure, One merit of the Memo Camere
and push down the trigger to close the lens. is that because it works so easily
Since the camera is not touched at any time dur- and quickly one can take meny
ittg exposure, this method assures freedom from pictures during periodica[ stops
accidental j* or other motion, and incidentally for gas and service on a motor
permits the use of a support for the camera not trip, including pictures, es here,
sufficiently stable to withstand pressure on the of those who go with you. trigger. www.butkus.us
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onto equipment special pictures by larger Still-Filrn Pro j ectors copying has work which film, motion-picture negative
What They Are, and How the Memo had to be done, naturally, by service companies
. Camera Increases Their Utility set up for it. The cost by this method is high for single rolls (up to Ji cents a frame, or $3I and Scope for one roll of 100 frames), the cost scaling down,
f-! VERYONE who has attended an illustrated however, to a much lower figure where many
p 1..r.r." is familiar with the old-style sterc- duplicate rolls are supplied. (Stock rolls of edu-
opticon using lantern slides 3* x 4 inches in cational and entertainment subjects are also sup-
size, and those with any photographic experience plied at a reasonable figure.)
know that a lantern slide is a print on glass instead The Memo Camera now enables the owner of
of on paper, made thus so that it may be pro- a still-film projector to make the negative rolls
jected on a screen by the transmitted light of the himself. These Memo Carnera rolls may then be
lantern, printed direct on positive film for prorector use.
During recent years there have come into ex- This means that one mey take a trip, record what
tensive use stereopticons of a new type for lectures, he wishes to with the Memo Camera, and on re-
etc., using, instead of individual lantern slides, a turning home may not only have paper prints in
continuous strip of f.lm. These are variously two sizcs for his album, but at a cost of four orcalled still-film stereopticons, still-film projectors, five cents a frarne, have his pictures in projection
s1s.-1hs term still-film calling attention to the rolls for screen exhibition, either to entertain or illustrate lecture and friends or to family mo- standard the is like filmfact that although use of ^the his club. By informal talk at is an as is used theatres, ittion-picture in film such
not in this case utilized for "movies" buc for special copying equipment, information concern-
"stills" or separate individual pictures. ing which will be furnished on request, the uni- versity lecturer can also photograph with the
The still-frlm projector has many advantages Memo Camera specimens, photographs, drawings,
over the old stereopticon. The projector itself is maps, etc., as with any other camera, so as to
smaller, more compact, and the film rolls weigh have these printed on positive film from his owninfinitely less than slides. A film roll weighing negatives.
hardly one ounce will give as many pictures on This matter of projection rolls is taken care ofthe screen as thirty pounds of glass slides, which by a new positive film printer which Ansco has
ere not only heavy and bulky, buc also fragile. developed for service by photo finishers in con-Thus many persons who could not be burdened nection with the Memo Camera. The service
with old-style stereopticon equipment are now includes supplying acetate film in convenientusing still-film projectors in their work or for lengths.
home entertainment.
Until the advent of the Memo Camera, how-
ever, projection rolls had to be made by first
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Exposure in Memo Camera was 1/25 second with stop. F 1l
bright sunshine, 3 p. m.
Points of fnterest
A SPECIAL eight-page folder on the Brayco
la. Projector, giving a list of about 300 €ot€r-
tainment and educational rolls which can
be supplied, will be sent to any address upon
request.
Still-film projectors (see page 40) are rapidly
replacing the old-style stereopticon. One reason
for this can be seen in the following compari'son.
200 glass lantern slides weigh over 3 0 pounds,
but 200 pictures on a still-film roll weigh less
than one ounce!
Note that you do not have to "finish up the
roll" of Memo film to see how you come our.
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