Ansco Camera Operation, 1948 User manual

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EXPERT
CAMERA OPERATION
MADE EASY 5

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The Simple Problem of Picture-Taking

HE basic function of a camera is to expose a
film to light.

‘When you take a picture, you “write with light”—
incidentally, this is exactly what the word photog-
raphy means. We may consider light the ink with
which the photographer writes—or, more accurately,
draws—his pictures,

With this simple concept in mind, it is easy to
see that too much or too little light will spoil the
picture, just as too much or too little ink would.
ince the amount of light used to record a scene
dependent upon the exposure, the exposure you
give is very important.

In addition to using the right amount of light,
that light should be made to draw the picture
clearly for well-defined images. If the light does
not draw clearly when it reaches the film, the result,

be a blurred image; it’s something like an
artist attempting to draw with ink on blotting
Paper. Blurred images are caused by improper
focusing, subject movement and camera movement.

Know Your Camera

The basic function of a camera is very simple:
it is made to expose a light-sensitive film to light.
You could build such a camera yourself, for it
must do only two things:—hold the film flat against
the back side of the camera and expose this film
to focused light. While even the most inexpensive
cameras have refinements for convenient operation,
cameras of all types and price ranges operate about
this simple principle.

If you have recently purchased a camera,
probably the first thing you did was to sit down

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with the camera and its instruction manual to get
acquainted with the camera's features and adjust
ments, If you are unfamiliar with the camera and
do not have its instruction book, write to the manu-
facturer requesting one. He wants to you
satisfied with his camera, and will be happy to
grant your request.

THE DIFFERENT CAMERA TYPES

All cameras of a given type are basically similar,
with the differing prices primarily due to the quality
of their lenses, shutters and other refinement
You can probably purchase a new camera of any
of the types listed for less than $10.00, and some
fof them cost only from two to five dollars,

‘Amateur cameras fall into the following general
types:
Box Cameras
Simple Folding Cameras
Folding Cameras
Reflex Cameras

‘A quick check of the common types of cameras
will ‘Teveal widely differing characteristics and
prices. If you are thinking of changing camers
you will want to see how they fit in with your own
Photographic purposes

CAMERA TYPES

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