Ansco Sure-Shot Box B6 User manual

I N S T R U C T I O N S  F O R  T H E

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Illustration   Two

   LOADING  THE CAMERA
The Shur-Shot  camera can be loaded with
film  practically  anywhere  except  in  direct
sunlight.    This  should  always  be  avoided
when  placing  the  film  in  the camera  or  re-
moving   it  after  exp'oslrre.   If   it  is not  con-
venient  to  load  the  camera  in  the  house,
step under the shade of a tree or turn  so as
to shade the operation  with  y,our own body.
First,  open the back by  lifting  the  catch on
top near the handle.  Now, holding  the cam-
era as shown in Illustration  Two, remove the
cone by pulling  out the winding knob so that
it disengages from  the slot in the end of fitm
sp'ool inside. As you take out the cone, note
its position, so that when  it  is returned  to thq:
camera  with  a new  film,  the winding  knob=
will engage with  the  slot of the empty  spool ,

Illustration   Three

  HOW TO INSERT THE FILM
 Agfa Ansco Plenachrome  Film  (D6  size)  is
 especially  recommended   for  best   results.
 Agfa  Ansco  Plenachrome,  because  of   its
 speed,  will   give  you  clear  pictures  even
 under  adverse  light  conditi,ons.   rts  excep-
 ti,onal latitude  enables you  to take  pictures
 early  in the  dry,  in the strong  tight  of mid-
 d"y,  or  in  late  afternoon.    Finally,  plena-
 chrome   is  a  highly   color-sensitive    film,
 which  means  greater  delicacy   in  the  ren-
 dering  of  flesh  tones  in  portraiture  and  in
 all the colors  of nature.  When  plenachrome
 is  used  in  conjunction   with   the  special,
 built-in   yellow  fil1s1-explained    tsfsl-very
 beautiful  cloud  effects may  be obtained.
 rnsert  a fresh  roll  of  film,  being  careful  to
iplace   it so that  the paper  will   roll  with  the
polored  side out. Draw  paper across back  of
V . - rrne as  in  rllustration   Three,  and  thread


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I I lustration  Four

 paper  into  slot  in  empty  spool.  See that
 the  spool has the  slotted  end  towards  the
 hole  in cone which  receives winding  knob.
 with  winding  knob  pulled  out so that   it  wilt
 not  interfere,  replace  cone  in  camera  as
shown  in  rllustrati,on  Four.   with  cone  in-
 serted, depress knob and  turn  gently  t,o the
 right  until    it  slips into  slot  in end of empty
 spool.  close and clasp back  of camera ana
continue  winding   until  figure   r  appears  in
red wind,ow.

    TAKING SNAPSHOTS
Hold camera  firmly  with  lens pointed  toward
subject,  which  should  not  be  closer  to  the
camera  than  eight  feet.  Locate  subject  in
the view  finder  and  then  take  snapshot  by
pushing  the  trigger  down.   Do  n-ot move
camera during  exposure  or you  will  blur                                          _the ,picture.   To  avoid  this,  hold  camera  close
to,your  body  and, as you push the  trigger,
hold  your  breath  until  shutter  clicks.

BUtB EXPOSURES
When the light  is very  dull, or when  it  is de-
sired to take pictures indoors, bulb exposures
will be necessary. Proceed as follows:  First,
put your camera on a firm support such as atable  or chair,  to prevent movement.   Next,   I
pull out the time  bar.  See Illustration   Five.
Press the shutter release in the same manner
as used when making  snapshots. The length
of the exposure depends upon how long theshutter  release lever  is held down, since the   t
shutter  remains open as long as the lever  is
held down  and closes when  the  lever  is re-
leased.
For outdoor  pictures, bulb exposures of more
than one second, even when  taking  pictures
 in the woods, are seldom required   if you use
Agfa  Ansco  Plenachr,ome   Film.   Expose
 longer on indoor scenes. The subject should
 remain   still  throughout   the  exposure.  Do
 not  hesitate  to make  bulb  exposures, which
 produce  beautiful  negatives when  light  con-
 ditions  are too  po,or for  snapshots.   Excel-
 lent  interiors   of  your  home  can  be made
 with  Agfa  Ansco  Plenachrome   Film   and
 this camera.





        D I A P H R A G M O P E N I N G S
         A N D  F I L T E R



         T I M E  B A R


      Illustration   Five



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D I A P H R A G M B A R
      One of the outstanding  features  of this cam-
        era is controlled by the Diaphragm  Bar. (See
         Illustration   Five).    This   bar,  above   the
        time  bar, has three uses.  In  order  to under-I
        stand clearly  pull  out the time  bar and open
         shutter  before  putting   in  film.   This  permits
       you to see the use of the Diaphragm   control,
      When  the Diaphragm  Bar  is  all  the way  inI
       you have  the  regular  opening.

      Now  pull out the Diaphragm  Bar gently  until
               it catches at the  line  indicated  by  the word
          "Filter."   You now have an opening  of the
      same  size, but  with  an added  Agfa  Ansco
         feature,  the  yellow    filter,  a  real  forward
        step  to  better  pictures.  Use  this   filter   for
         bright  scenic  pictures,  near  water,  on  the
        beach, and on extremely  bright  days.  With
               it  you can get beautiful   registration   of the
          light   fleecy  clouds  that   float   in  a  clear
       summer  sky.

      Now  pull the Diaphragm  Bar  all the way out.
        This  will  bring  into  position  a smaller open-                     i
         ing  (without    filter)   for  bulb  exposures and
        also for snapshots taken under the same con-
         ditions  as  described   for  the   filter.    This        smaller opening  increases the depth  of focuf  I
       somewhat, as well as decreasing the exposure!
        given  the  film.

RE'YIOVING THE FILNN
 When  the  last picture  has been taken, com-
 plete winding  of the film onto the knob sp,ool
 before opening back of camera.  The exposed
 roll can now be removed and  its end fastened with  the  sticker  which  you  will  find  at the    r i I
 end of each roll  of Agfa Ansco Film.  Before
 inserting  cone  and  closing  camera  again,
 transfer  the empty. spool to the other cham-
 ber so that    it  will  be ready  for  a new  roll of  film.                                        I,

  A G F A  A N S C O  P O R T R A I T        A T T A C H T T , I E N T      I
A11 box cameras are designed  to  give  clear,
sharp pictures  of a subject eight or more feet
away.  When  closer use a  portrait   attach-
ment.   For  this D6  Shur-Shot  Camera  use
the Agfa Ansco Portrait  Attachment  No. e3,
with  which you can make head and shoulder
portraits;     it  can  also be used  for  making
"close-ups"  of  flowers,  etc.
Place  attachment   in  front   of  lens  opening
and  locate  subject   in  finder.   The  subject
must  be between  ZYz and 4  feet  from  the
lens; measure the distance carefully  from  the
lens to face.  The same exposure  is required
as with,out  the attachment.      If  you  are un-
able  to buy  a No.  z3 Agfa  Ansoo  Portrait
Attachment   from  your  dealer,  write   direct
'.OAgfa Ansc,o, Binghamton,  N. Y., enclosing
\.95  in  stamps, check  or money  order,  to-
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F O R B E S T R E S U L T S F O L T O W
        T H E S E S I M P T E R U [ E 5 :
           .r. Never  use  f,orce  if  parts seem  to  jam.
I        Proceedstruction. carefully  and  find cause for ob-
        a. Have camera  in shade when loading. See
           that  shutter   is closed  first.
        3. Attach  paper leader of new film  to empty
          sp,ool firmly  and  evenly.   Fasten  back
            of camera  securely.I      4. Wind  film immediately   after  taking  each
           picture.
        5. Do  not  let  the sun shine on  lens.
        6. Never make a time exposure while  hold-
           ing the camera  in the hands.
        7. Hold  the camera  level.
        8. Hold  the camera  steady when  taking  a
           picture.   The  slightest  movement    will
         cause a blur.
        9. Don't,  try  to get too much  in one picture.
         Flave subject  located  in  finder.  Be care-
             ful  that  finder does not  cut  off  p,ortions
           of head or body  of subjects
       ro.  I{ave  film developed soon after   it  is ex-
         posed.
        rr.  Wherever   you  go,  take  your  camera
          along.   And  remember   that  there  are
         wonderful  pictures  to be had at  all times
         around the home.  The snapshot  of today
             is the  treasure  of tomorrow.
       ra. (Jse Agfa  Ansco Plenachrome  Film   for
          best results.  The  size to  fit  this camera
             is D6.                                                     -",
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