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Ansco Anco Speedex F4.5 User manual
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR, THE USE OF THE F4.5 SPEEDEX CIhENI
besttHE ANSCO SPEEDEX camera justment on the camera. For t has been scientifically designed results, use Ansco Film.
for simplicity of operation so that For more complete details on
excellent pictures can be obtained camera operation and picture-tak-
without a wealth of photographic ing, the reader is referred to "Bet-
knowledge. The Speedex Camera ter Photography Made Easy," a
makes 12 exposures (2r,,+ x zrh) on particularly helpful, 60-page book-
t20 (F.2) roll fllm. The picture size let published by Ansco and sold by
is large enough for the snapshot most photographic dealers at 9.25
album and the combination of the per copy.
sharp f.4.5 anastigmat lens and If you desire additional informa-
Ansco film makes possible enlarge- tion and help in your photographic
ments for superior quality. problems write to Ansco, Bingham-
Before making any exposures, ton, N. Y., where a special depart-
read the following instructions ment is maintained to give your
carefully, study the illustrations, inquiries prompt, courteous atten-
and learn the function of each ad- tion.View original page 3Page 6 · Read text
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OPERATIONS OF THE CAMERA
1. Eye-level optical type view flnder. controlling amount of light entering
lens; i.e., selecting lens "stop."2. Socket for addition of cable release
for operating shutter. A cable re- 10. Camera platform.
lease for this. camera is available if desired. 11. Opening release button. Press in to open camera.
3. Shutter release. Operates after "cocking" by pressing down. 12. \Minding knob for advancing film.
13. Eyes for carrying strap.4. Supply spindle knob.
o. Shutter "cocking" lever, which 14. Shutter speed setting ring.
must be set before the shutter re- 15. Sliding release for opening back.
Iease can function. 16. Tripod socket (not visible in pic-
6. X'ocusing index post. ture, but is located beneath camera
7. X'ocusing ring. body).
FIGURE TA8. Side arm braces. By pressing both of these braces down and pushing
the platform of the camera upward,
the lens and bellows recede and the
camera is completely closed when
the "click" of the opening release
is heard.
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TO OPEN THE CAMERA To open the camera, hold it firm- ly as shown in Fig. 2 vrith fingers clear of platform space and simply press the platform catch. The cam- era lens will spring forward and the platform will lock into position. TO CLOSE THE CAMERA To close the camera press down on the two side arm braces (Fig. 3) and press the platform up until it is completely closed and a "click" of the opening release is heard. Repeat the opening and closing operations until they can be easily and deftly accomplished. Never force the camera at any time.View original page 7
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www.butkus.us FOCUSTNG To use as a fixed focus camera, The focusing scale will be found set focusing scale at 15 feet, and the lens diaphragm (to be ex-on the front face of the lens barrel plained later) at an opening notand can be identified by the series greater than f16. Thus everythingof figures running from 3t/2 to in- from 8 feet to infinity will be infinity. See illustration of lens fgcqs. Sharper pictures of any par- (Fie.mounting in 4). The numbers ticular subject will result, however.this series refer to distances in feet if the lens is focused according tofrom camera to subject on which the exact distance.the focus is desired. For example, if the object to be photographed is fifteen feet away, revolve the focus- ing ring until the number 15 is op- posite the index post (6, Fig. 1). Distances from the lens to all ob- jects from 3r/z to 50 feet should be estimated as accurately as possible and set on the ring. For subjects at a distance of 100 feet or greater, the ring should be set at Inf, mean- ing infinity.View original page 8
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THE SHUTTER are mechanically determined. How-
The shutter is the mechanism ever, longer exposures than thosewhich actually makes the exposure for which the shutter is mechanic-
when taking a picture. Simply ex- ally adjusted can be judged by ex-
pressed, it does nothing more than perience or by a watch and for this
uncover the lens for a short period purpose Time and Bulb provisions
of time so that light from the ob- have been made. The shutter is set
ject to be photographed may pass for the various exposures by turn-
de-through the lens and project an ing the ring (14, Fig. 1) to the
image upon the film. However, the sired exposure. The cocking lever
upwardshutter allows exposures to be (5, Fig. 1) is then pulled
made with a high degree of accu- shortly before the actual exposureracy and a suitable range of speed. is to be made. After this is done,
The cocking type of shutter with a the shutter is ready to be released
body release, as used on the Speed- and this is done by pressing down
ex, besides providing more uniform on the shutter release on the body
speed has the advantage of reduc- of the camera (3, Fig. 1), or by us-ing camera jar during exposure. ing a cable release if such has been
added.
TO REGULATE THE SHUTTER SPEED
The shutter can be set for a wide The shutter must be cocked be-
range of exposures, most of which fore every exposure whether theView original page 9Page 10 · Read text
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camera is set for instantaneous ex- when Bulb exposures are made.
posure or for Time or Bulb. The Actually, all exposures longer than
exposure setting should be selected l/25 second must be made using a
before cocking the shutter. tripod or firm support; on the
TIME AND BULB EXPOSURES Speedex shutter these would in-
clude L/2, L/5, and 1/10 second, be- When the shutter is set for B or
Bulb (a term surviving from the sides exposures which are made by Time or Bulb.days when a shutter was operated
by a rubber bulb) it stays open as When the shutter is set for T orlong as the Iever remains de- Time, and after cocking, one down-
pressed, and closes as soon as the ward press on the release opens the
pressure is released allowing the shutter, following which a second
lever to return. Bulb is used for press is required to close it. Incomparatively short time expo- other words, the lens remains opensures, as for example when light the complete time, however long,
conditions do not permit instanta- between the two operations of theneous exposures. Since it is impos- shutter release. Time is used for
sible to hold the camera perfectly interior work or under any condi-
still in the hands for any length of tions for which very long exposures
time, the camera must be used on a are necessary. Bulb and Time expo-
tripod or some other firm support sures should not be made of mov-View original page 10Page 11 · Read text
ing objects. Neither should the re- iris leaves between the lens com-
lease button be jerked when the ponents. When the lever is moved
shutter is opened, for any motion in one direction, the leaves open;
of the camera will cause an un- in another direction, the leavessharp image. close; and so it is very easy to set
the diaphragm for any lens open-THE DIAPHRAGM ing. By setting the shutter on Time The diaphragm is an adjustable and moving the diaphragm levercircular opening betrveen the com- back and forth the action of theponents of the lens, which controls iris leaves may be observed.the amount of light passing
through the lens. When the dia- The stops or settings marked on
lens face are standard openingsphragm is adjusted so that full theaperture of the lens is utilized, it is in the 'rF" system, the F takensaid to be "wide open." The Speed- from the word focal. Any one of
ex lens is "wide open" when set at the openings-f4.5, f5.6, f8, f11,
known exposuref4.5. When the diaphragm is ad- f16 and f22-is ofjusted to a smaller opening, it is value regardless of the size or
said to be "stopped down." make of lens.
The diaphragm on the camera is PROPER EXPOSURE
operated by means of a lever (9, The proper exposure to be given
Fig. 1) which is connected with the for best results varies considerablyView original page 11Page 13 · Read text
the depth of field, or the range of with an optical type finder (1, Fig.
distance over which the picture is 1). By holding the camera to the
sharp and in focus has been in- eye, as shown in Fig. 5, the area in-
creased by reducing the opening cluded in the picture is easily deter-
of the diaphragm. mined. The eye-level view finder is
advantageous since it gives an
DEPTH OF FIELD TABLE FOR. SPEEDEX image in the same perspective as CAMERA
Dis-
tance
in
Feet F4. s Fs.6 FE FI Fr6 Fz
Inf. 6z-Inf. so-Inf. 3 s-Inf. 2 5-Inf. 7-Inf. r 3-Inf.
5O t !-lnt. 2 5-Inf. 2ol-Inf, z-Inf. r 3-Inf. r o-Inf.
25 r71-42 61-so +l-88 |-Inf. l-Inf. El-Inf.
r5 t2-20 rrl-2r! toL-26t 9*-3 7 8-Iof. 6l-Inf.
IO E\-r 2 Et-r2t 1l-r zl-r6l 6l-2 3 sr-47
8 7-ei 6i-el 6i- r ol 6-rtl sl-r 4{' s-22
6]-E 6l-Ei 51-81 sl-et 5-rrl +i-r6
6 sI-6i si-? s-z I qi-E 4l-ei 4-rttr
5 4$'51 4l-s, +i-6 4l-6i 3 i-7 3tr-8i
1 3t-41 3l-4' 3l-41 3,-4i 3l-sl 3-6
3.5 3l-31 3l-31 3l-4 3-4 3-4, 2l-5
THE OPTICAL FINDER
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T 1 when the subject is normally operation should be repeated sev-
viewed. In other words, the eye and eral times until it can be accom- the view finder are in the same plished with no difficulty.lt position.
With the back open, you are now
THE TRTPOD SOCKET ready to load the camera with film.
The tripod socket (16, Fig. 1) is The fresh roll of film goes into the
used for attaching the camera to chamber at the opposite end of the
the tripod. For any exposure of camera from the winding knob (12, greater duration than l/25 second, Fig. 1).In the chamber at the wind-
1' ing knob end, you will find an$ a tripod should be used. empty spool. It is onto this spool
t' LOADING THE CAMERA that the film is wound as used, so
takenI To load the camera, it is first that when all exposures are it is this spool which is removed necessary to open the back which from the camera for finishing. is held by a catch (15, Fig. 1),. In
order to release the catch, the knob To load the film into the camera.
supply spindle should be moved downward. When fr.! pull out the this is done, the back will open out- knob (4, Fig. 1) and drop the-fresh
ward with ease, and is kept attach- spool into the empty chamber, tak- 9d to the body of the camera by a ing care that it is inserted right hinge at the opposite end. This end around. In other words, be cer-View original page 14Page 15 · Read text
tain that the pointed end of the Pa- shoved all the way in and its Pin
per will come from the toP and not should engage in the spool end hole.
lfre bottom of the roll, and that After being certain that theonly the colored side of the PaPer fresh spool is securely engaged on
will show, the black side being to- the pins in the supply chamber,
ward the lens. The spool should en- break the sticker which seals thegage on the stationary Pin in the roll and carry the end of the Paper
chamber and then the suPPlY sPin- across the back of the camera. Per-dle knob (4, Fig. 1) should be mit the paper to pass over the two
metal rollers (never attemPt to
thread the film under these rollers)
and thread the pointed end into the
slot in the empty spool as shcwn in
Fig. 6.
Be very certain that the PaPer is
centered on the take-up spool in or-
der that it will wind evenly. Now
give the winding knob a few turns,
sufficient to bind the paper and as-
sure its firm grip by the upper
the back of the camera
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by swinging it back into place until UNTOADING
a click indicates that it is locked When the' film has been com-
securely. Never open the back of pletely wound onto the windup the camera from this point until spool, open and swing down the
the fllm has been completely wound back of the camera. Pull out the
onto the take up spool. winding knob. The exposed roll
may now be removed from the Turn the winding knob until the camera. figure 1 appears in the peephole. An
d. indicating hand and row of dots Fold under the pointed end of i I will be seen shortly before this first the protective paper, and seal the : figure appears in place. The camera spool with the "exposed" sticker. i l is now ready for the first picture. The film is now ready to be devel- oped and printed.+ After making the first exposure, To prepare the camera for the turn the winding knob until the fig- next roll of film, change the empty
ure 2 appears in the peephole. Con- spool to the windup chamber and
tinue thusly until the whole twelve reload in the manner previously de-
pictures have been taken after scribed.
which keep winding until the red Your Speedex camera may be
or green paper is completely wound Ioaded and unloaded in daylight;
off onto the windup spool. however, these operations shouldView original page 16Page 17 · Read text
alwdysbe done in subdued light, never in In making exposures, camera level. Otherwise,direct sunlight. ' hold the your flnished prints will show an
CAUTIONS irndesirable slanting of the subject Before loading the camera, make and background. Hold the cameracertain that the shutter is closed. perfectly still when making the In starting the colored PaPer at exposure.
the time of loading a fresh roll, al- SPeedexways see that it is even, fitting ttre Keep the lens of yourspool neatly. Otherwise, it is likely Camera clean. A dirty lens or rain causeto climb up one end of the sPool, or mist on the front lens will
causing the protective Paper to fogged or cloudy pictures. To cleantear and possibly fogging the film. the lens, use a soft linen or cotton cloth. With the bellows closed, back Also, always make it a practice opened, and the camera unloaded,
to wind to the next number imme- it is also well to occasionally cleandiately after taking a picture. In the rear element of the lens.this way, when you start to use it,
the camera is always ready for the Do not let the sun shine directlY
next picture with no possibility on the lens when taking a Picture.
onthat another exposure will be made This produces a "flare" of light fin-on top of one already taken, thus the film which shows in thespoiling both exposures. ished picture. If photograPhingView original page 17Page 18 · Read text
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towards the source of light, hold Do not be content, however, with your hand or hat above the lens as the mastery of these simple de- a shade, but sufficiently high to tails. Photography offers marvel- prevent its being included in the ous possibilities to the carnera user picture. \ who really attempts to cbtain the
maximum results possible with his Select your background careful- equipment. Your Speedex Camera A good subject can spoiled be !y. is a fine instrument. Learn to use by_ such backgrounds telephone as it most effectively.J poles,_ cla_pboard houses, etc. -Keep
your backgrounds simple. A bacli- ACCESSORIES: The following I ground of foliage is usually unob- accessories are available frir the
trusive and pleasing. f4.5 Speedex Camera.
I
{€ Eveready Leather Carrying Case .* *
The foregoing instructions ex- Ansco No. 1 (light yellow) Filter-
plain the mechanical operation of Size 24 your Speedex Camera. These Ansco Portrait Attachment-Size
should be thoroughly understood 24
before attempting to take pictures. Ansco Cablb Release.
ANSCO, BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK. MADE IN U.S.A
c-t4a1-66 PRTNTED tN U. S.A.View original page 18Page 20 · Read text
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USE ANSCO COLOR FILM IN YOUR SPEEDEX CAMERA
For Glorious Pictures in True Color !
solutions available in the Ansco Color
Film Developing Outfit. You can see the
completed transparency 90 minutes
after the picture is taken! If you prefer
to have your color films processed by a
professional, they can be left with your
I local dealer.
NSCO Color is a remarkable new X',aithful, lifelike Ansco Color trans- A a r color film which produces brilliant parencies are ideal for viewing by pro- jection, or for making contact prints transparencies in full, natural 9616r- and enlargements in color on Ansco beautiful reproductions which capture
colors as you see them in the original Color Printon.
scene. The new Ansco Color Film is supplied
Ii And you can develop Ansco Color roll in two types; one for daylight, the other
film in your own darkroom by using for artlflcial light exposures.
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