Auto Graflex User manual

'     Directioms  for  Operating
 rhe Auto  Graflex  Jr.





    Folmer E Schwing  Division
                   Eastman   Kodak   Co.
              Rochester,     Ir{. Y.


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DIRECTIONS FOR OPERATING
the AUTO GRAFLEX  JT.





FOLMER & SCHWING  DIVISION
           Eastman Kodak  Co.
      ROCHESTER,  NEW  YORK

DIRECTIONS FOR OPERATING
the AUTO GRAFLEX  JT.



  The manipulation of the Auto  Graflex Jr.
Camera  is extremely simple and by carefully
reading the following instructions its opera-
tion will be readily understood.

  Open the Focusing Hood  of the Camera
by unlatching the spring catch C at the top
near end of handle.  Set mirror by pressing
lever H down as far as it will go.

  The focus is adjusted by turning the large
 milled head K on the right side of the Camera
 near  {ront.  The  correct  position  to  hold
 the Camera  fior general work   is against the
 body.   All  parts are so arranged that  the
 hands fall naturally into proper position.





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To Set Shutter  for  Instantaneous  W'ork'
       Push lever H down until  it locks'
       Depress disk D and revolve until letter "1"
      stands directly opposite the  white  mark on
       lever H.
       Wind  the curtain by turning key A  to the
       right as indicated by  the  arrow'  until  the
[,r     desired aperture appears at F-  The  Graflex
       curtain is made in one long piece and contains
       apertures varying from  " full opening "  to 26
       of an inch.  When  the letter "O"   appears
        at F, the curtain  is wide open.  The  other
      apertures " T  "  (for time  exposures), I%,
     %,Y8  andtl  follow in rotation as key A  is
       turned.
         For slow instantaneous work  set curtain
       aperture index at "O."   The  rising mirrort      will open the exposure' and  the  dropping
                                                       of aII      curtain close it, giving approximately f
      second exposure.
       Remember the curtain cannot be adjusted
           . without  first pushing lever H down  until   it
       locks.  The  exposure is made by pressing
        lever E located on left side of Camera'





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Time Exposures.

         Depress and turn disk D  until  letter "T"
          is directly opposite white mark on lever H.

        Set mirror by pushing lever H down untilil
            it locks. Focus by means of the milled but-I     ton K.

        Wind  curtain by turning key A  until  "T"
       appearsat F.    If the curtain is already wound
      and any one of the apertures 1f , %,14  or rA
       appearsat F, then release the curtain by push-
        ing lever M  until  letter T   is shown  at F.
       Release mirror by pressing lever E.

        The  exposure is made by one pressure of
        lever M, which opens the shutter-  a second,l    pressure of the same lever closes it.

                If the curtain  is fully wound so that the  rlI
       aperture appears at F, a change to any other
       aperture can be immediately made by simply
       pushing lever M.

Instructionsfor MagazinePlate Holder for
          Auto Graflex Junior





               To Load
  Remove cover by  releasing catch at  left-
hand end of magazine. Remove the metal
septumsand place them in consecutive order
from No. 1 to No. 12, placing No. 1 on top.
Load by  slipping plates into the septums,
emulsion side out.  Replace septums in mag-
azine in regular ord€r, starting with septum
No. 1.  Place the septum in with the closed
end of septum towards end of magazine to
which the bag is attached. With  the 12
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septums in position, replace cover and attach
      magazine to back of camera by hooking  the
       upper flange in first and securing same with
       the sliding bar at bottom.

                     To  Operate
        Loosen snap catch on strap, unfold leather
       bag, and draw dark slide, when plate in sep-
      tum No. 1 is ready for exposure. Succeeding
       exposures ma5'be made as follows: Take hold
         of  ring  on  drawbar  at bottom  of magazine
      and  pull   it  out  as  f.ar as  it  will  go,  then
       push  drawbar  back  into  magazine.   This
      draws the septum containing plate into the
       leather bag.  Take  hold of the end of bag
      between thumb and forefinger and press the
      bag forward until  the end of septum can be
I       gripped between the thumb  and forefinger,
       and draw out a trifle until the septum is free,
       which  will  allow   it  to be swung  to  rear of
       magazine when   it can be pressed forward into
        the back  of the  magazine  until  the  springs
        force it forward.
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The number of plate exposed can be noted
  from the back by raising the spring-actuared
  cover, showing the number through the ruby
  window.   Care should be exercised to note
  when No. 12 has been exposed, so as to pre-
  vent double exposing on No. 1.
    To remove the plates from septums, hold
  the open end of septum between the thumb
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   it bows the septum back, so as to free the                 i
  plate from the upturned edge of the septum,                i
  allowing it to slip out freely into the hand.
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    Instructionsfor Film Pack Adapter for              I
           Auto Graflex Junior
                  To  Load                         vj
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.   Open the adapter by withdrawing  thi  front             ,
  frame.  Place the  film pack  in the back of
  adapter so that the black paper tabs protrude
  through the opentn*r;,  the end of adaptet

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Auto   Jr. Film  Pack  Adapter

      and the printed label on film pack is towards
       the metal back.  Replace the  front frame
                                                                      ''       with  the   f ace st amped   Front "    f orward,
      when the adapter is ready to attach to back
        of cam era.
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To  Expose
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        Withdraw  the dark  slide of  adapter and
        front tab marked  " safety," which  will expose
        film No.  1.   After  each exposure the  tab is
      drawn forward to index, torn  off, and repeat-
      ed  until  the 72 exposures have been made,
     when the adapter may be removed and open-
      ed to remove the exposed pack and reloaded,
       or the dark  slide may be inserted after any
      number of exposures less than 72 have been
     made, and the adapter removed.  The  pack,
      being daylight loading, may be loaded into or
      removed from the adapter before exposing, or
       after the full 12 exposures have been made.





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