Cine-Kodak Model B User manual

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Cine-Kodak
    Model B
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IMPORTANT
Always hold the c;imera absolutely stead3. while
  taking a, seene.
iieep l.;he c:,lnic i'rt in operation for not less than
  eight or ten seconds on anlr subjeet"
Keep the lens clean. A scft linen or cotton eloth,
  free from lint, wrapped around the end of a
  mateh, may be used-fcr this purpose. At the
  seashore or on oeean voyages the lens requires
  frequent eleaning.
'{Then making a seenic panorama where there is
  no moving object to he followed, the camera
  dhould be n:oved veri"  ,-.tr,,,'wly and evcnly"
When p&nor.e;i-iing to se{rl{-ro a pieture of a rnov-
  ing subject, such as a running horse or a speed-
  ing motor boat, the motion of the cameris
  depends upon th" rapidity with which the sul,
  ject moves, Th, srrbjeet must not be clos, to
  the qramera. The m.'ving subject should be
  kept as nearly as possitrle in the eenter of the
   finder.
The mosfr effective pietures are those in whin,i,'
  not more than one-third of the picture are;
  conqlsts  r:,,f skyo sea or very tight foreground.
lVhen making a distant view the best effee'r,s s,re
  obtained by having some nearby object in the
  foreground.
Follow: the instruetioru.,s on the exposure guide on
  the fnont of the eamera, anrl set the focusing
  scale ereeurafielv.
       HOLD THE CAMERA STEADY.

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      Instructions for use of the
           Cin6-Kodak
1|U-R exper-ience has shown that nearly all of \rf  the troubles met with by users oi hand
 cameras would never have occurred if the man-
 uals furnished with them had been thoroughly
read and studied before any exposures were                                      -uae.
   Similarly the user of the Cin6-Kodak can make
good pictures at the very outset if he will read
and follow the instructions,in this manual. The
 percenta-ge  of. properly exposed film that you can
make will be in direct proportion to the care with
which you follow these directions.
          Loading the Camera
  The Cin6-Kodak may be loaded or unloaded in
daylight. These operations should be done in a
subdued light, never in direct sunlight.
  Remove the cover of the Cin6-Kodak. first un-
locking it by pushing the catch in the center of
the cover over to the side marked OPEN, then
g{as.p t!-e edges of the cover nearest the lens, and
lift it off.
  The 25-foot roll of paper supplied with the
camera is a dummy roll and is fuinished so that
you may become thoroughly acquainted with the
proper method of threading film in the camera.
Try the threading directions first with the
dummy roll.

4-Instructions  for use
                                EXPLANATION
 I Tele-up Spool      Takes up the exposed fiLn as it comeg from the sprocket.
 2 Take-up Spindle    Rotates the take-up spool and winds up the exposed  film.
 3 Catch                Fastens door.
  ,l Door                   Separates the supply spool and take'up spool.
 '5 Top of Spool Container Covers the unexposed film, Fie. 3, page 7.
 6 lottom of spool      Holds the spool ofunexposed  film, Fig. B, page Z.   Container
 7 leeder                hotects unexposed film before loading, Fig. 4, page 8.
 8 Knob                 Used for moving footage indicator, Fig. 5, page g.
 9 Supply Spool          llolds the unexposed film, Fig. 5, page g.
l0 Supply Spool Spindle Furnishes a bearing for supply spool, Fig, 5, page 9.
ll  Roller                  Guide for leader and film as it leaves supply spool.
12 Sprocket         Draws film ofi the supply spool and feeds it to take-up spool.
13 Upper Loop           Indicate size and shape ofupper and lower loops when thread-
14 Lower Loop              ing leader.
15 Upper Sprocket Clamp Keep the leader and film perforations meshed with the sprocket
16 lower Sprocket Clamp   teeth.
l7 Guide                  Guides leader and film upwardg after leaving sprocket.
It Guidc Bar           Keeps the leader and film in proper position as it leaves the
                                 sprocket and is wound onto the take-up spool.
19 Locking Levcr         Locks motor while threading leader.
20 Slot                    Film passes through slot in gate to position behind  lens.
2l Tcnsion Lcver       Keeps tension on film after it is wound onto take-up spool.
22 Knurled Nut          For adjusting pointer on footage indicator.
23 Pointer                  Indicates how much film remains in camera, Fie. 14, page 18.
24 Winding Hendle      Used for winding motor, Fig. 15, page 19.
25 Erporure Levcr      Controls motor, turns it on or ofr, Fig. 15, page 19.
26 Shrft                  Connects winding handle with motor, Fig. 15, page lg.
27 Spring                Keeps winding handle in place when not in use, Fig. 15, page 19.
2E
ZEA   ScrcvPost                 Hold the gate in position.
29 Fccusing Scele      Focuses camera for difrerent distances.
    Sirnt fina"t           Locates the subject with camera held at eye level.!!
32 DLphrragm Lever      Adjusts the diaphragm  openingo.
33 Screws                 Fasten lens to csmera, Fig. 18, page24.

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                           Fig. 1.


  After the cover has been removed, the inside of
the camera will appear as in Fig. 1-
  Before loading or reloading the Cin6.Kodak,
make sure that the locking lever lg is in the posi-
tion &s shown in Fig. 1. This lever locks the
motor.
  Remove the take-up spool 1, lifting it off the
spindle 2.

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   Open the upper and lower sprocket clamps, 15
 and 16, as shown in Fig. 2. These are opened by
 pushing the turned-up ends of the handles at-
 taehed to the clamps away from the sprocket.
''  Press the catch 3, Fig. 2, and, open the door
 4to the position as shown in Fig. 5, page 9.

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                           Fig. 3.


  Open the film spool container by removing the
top 5, as in Fig. 3. The spool should not be re-
moved from the lower portion of the container 6
at this time.
  When you use a roll of Cind-Kodak Film save
the yellow box in which it comes, for a mailing
container in which to send the film for finishing.
Full directions for sending the film to our nearest
laboratory are given on pages 30 and 31.

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                         Fig.4.

  Draw out about two feet of the leader 7, tan-
 gent with the spool container 6, in the same
 manner as when drawing out a, pteel measuring
 tape, as in Fig. 4.  It must be diawn out in this
 way to avoid tearing. Do not draw out more
*than about two feet of the leader.

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                          Fig. 5.
   Push over the knob 8 on the lever that controls
     footage indicator, and insert the spool of f.lre
 film 9, o-n spindle 10, as in Fig. b. Be sure that
the spool,g is properly seated;-ihe end of spindie
 1O should project, slightly, through thq hole in
the spool. If the square opening of-the spool does
not fi.t readily over the spindleflift the spool and
turn it slightly. Remove the lower part^of spool
container 6, drawing it off the spobl, carefullv.
PTq?r !h." .p-ogl of film with thb index finge"r,while doilS this, to keep the spool on the spirr-ate
10. The leader 7 must wind off from the iop of
spool as shown in Fig. 5.
  Close the door 4, at the same time thread the
leader across the roller  l l in the corner of the
d-oo1, with the red side against the roller. After
closing the door,-make sure that the catch B, Fig 2,
page 6, is securely fastened.  If the catch does ioi     into position, it shows that the spool of filmlnap9 is not properly seated.

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                           Fig. 6.



  Thread the leader 7 between the top of sprocket
12 and the upper sprocket clamp 15, and follow
the guide 17, as shown in Fig. 6.
  The leader must be in position ouer the guide
bar 18, as shown in Fig. 8, page 12. Do not thread
it under the bar.

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  Be sure that the teeth on the sprocket engage
the perforations in the leader, then close-the
u-pper sprocket clamp 15 by pushing it down, as
shown in Fig. 7.

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                            Fig. 8.



  Form the upper loop 13 and at the s&me time
 slide the leader into the slot 20 as indicated in
 Fig. 8. Be sure that the red side of the leader is
 towards the sprocltet and that it is pushed all the
way in, so that none of it projects above the edge
 of the slot.
   It is of great importance that the upper and
lower loops follow the path indicated by the
 white lines. These loops prevent undue strain on
 the pull-down and tearing of the perforations.

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  Form the lower loop 14 following the white
line, and at the sarne time thread the leader be-
tween the sprocket 12 and the lower sprocket
clamp 16, Fig. 9.

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                         Fig. 10



  Be sure that the teeth on the sprocket engage
the perforations in the leader, then close the
lower sprocket elamp 16 by pushing it up, as
shown in Fig. 10.

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                     Fig. 11.
  Holding the leader in the left hand and the
empty spool 1 in the right, with the square hole
of the spool towards the camera, thread the end
of the leader into the slot in the core of the spool,
as shown in Fig. 11.
  When loading the camera with a fifty-foot roll
of film, place the tension lever 21 against the stud
marked 50, and if a hundred-foot roll is used,
place lever against stud marked 100, see Fig. 11.
  Norp: A fifty-foot and a hundred-foot film spool are
furnished with each Cin6-Iiodak. The former should be
used as the take-up spool when you load the camera with a
fifty-foot roll of unexposed film. The latter should be
used as the take-up spool when loading with a hundred-foot
roll of film.
  Always keep on hand an empty fiftv-foot spool and an
empty one-hundred-foot spool for use as take-up spools in
this wa'i'.

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  Wind up the slack of the leader by hand, turn-
ing the spool to the right, until it is just long
enough to slip the spool I on the take-up spindle
2, see Fig. 12. The arrow, Fig. 11, page 15, shows
the direction in which the take-up spool turns.
  Press down the tension lever 21 when slipping
the spool onto the spindle. The end of the lever
21 keeps the film from loosening after it has been
exposed and wound on the take-up spool.
   If the square opening of the spool does not fit
readily over the spindle,  lift the spool and turn it
slightly. The spool must be properly seated.
  Be sure that the leader is ouer the lower part of
guide bar 18, as shown in Fig. 12. Do not thread
it under the guide bar.
  Norn: When winding up the leader note whether or not
it has a tendency to bind between the flanges of the spool.
If it binds, the spool has become bent, and the flanges should
be straightened by bending carefully with the fingers.

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                      Fig. 13.
  Unlock the mechanism that controls the motor
by pushing over the locking lever 19, Fig. 13.
  Give the winding handle 24, Fig. 15, page 19,
a few turns, and press down the exposure lever 25
to operate the Cin6-Iiodak, see pages 19 and 20.
Allow the motor to run for only a second or two,
and watch the leader, closely. While winding
the spring and operating the camera with the
cover removed, be careful to hold the camera so
that the take-up spool will not come off the spindle.
If the leader is running properly, stop the motor
and immediately replace the cover and fasten it
by pushing the catch in the center of the cover to
the side marked LOCK.
   If the cover does not close easily, it is because
you have not closed the sprocket clamps, the
locking lever has not been pushed over, or the
supply spool or take-up spool is not properly
seated. The studs or projections that extend

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 from the inside of the cover are put there to strike
 tbe parts if they are not in correct position. The                                   -locking cla4gp! should be closed and the          lever
 pushed over, as shown in Fig. 13, page 17. Do
 not try to force the cover shut.
            Footage Indicator
   . The-footage indicator, Fig. 14, automatically
 gives the number of feet of unexposed film ther-e
 are in the camera. It must be adjusted for each
 roll of film.


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                         Fig. 14.
  To adjust the indicator, unscrew the knurled
nut 22 and move it until the pointer 28 is at the
star near the figure 100, if a hundred-foot film
F usqq; or at thl star                     ngal the tgure S0, if a fifty-foot film is used, then tighten the nut to hold tlie
pointer in plaee.