Cine Kodak Model K User manual

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IMPORTANT
Always hold the eamera absolutely steady while
  taking & scene.
Keep the camera in operation for not lesg thsn
  eight or ten seconds on any subject.
When using the half-speed, keep the button
  pushed all the way in, and caution the subjects
  to move slowly and deliberately,
Keep the lens clean. A soft linen or eotton eloth
  free from lint, wrapped around the end of a
  match, may be used for this purpose. At the
  seashore or on ocean voyages the lens requires
  frequent cleaning.'When      making a scenic penorama where there is
  no moving object to be followed, the camera
  should be moved very slowly and evenly.
When panoreming to secure a pieture of a mov-
  ing subject, such as a running horse or a speed-.
  ing motor boat, the motion of the c&tnera
  depends upon the rapidity with which the sub-
  jeet moves. The moving subject should be
  kept as nearly as possible in the eenter of the
   finder; and it must not be close to the camer&.
  Never use the half-speedfor panoramic pictures
  of rapidly moving subjects.
The most effective pictures are those in which
  not more than one-third of the picture area
   eonsists of sky, sea or very light foreground.
When making a distant view the best effects are
  obtained by having some uearby object in the
  foreground.
Follow the instructions on the exposure guide on
  the front of the camera, and set the focusing
  scale accurately.
     HOLD THE CINc.KODAK STEADY

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EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
      RocHe sre n, N. Y.

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     Instructions for using the Cin6-Kodak
    f\UF   experience has shown that nearly all of      \-rf the troubles met with bv users oi hand
     cameras would never have occrirred  if the man-
      uals furnished with them had been thoroughly
      read and studied before any exposures were maati.
         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.
     The Cin6-Kodak, l\{odel K, is regularly
     eguipped with either the /.1.9 or the f .B:5 leni.
    The lenses on this camera are interchangeable.
     The /.1.9, /.3.5 or the 1.4.5 Long Focus Leis can
    be used. Instructions for changing the lenses
     are on pages 43 and 44.
              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 turning the catch in the center of
    the cover counter-clocltwise (opposite to the
     direction of the arrow), then puihing the catch
     over to the side marked OPEN. Grasp the edges
      of the cover nearest the lens, and lift it^off.
     The 25-foot roll of paper supplied with the:l    camera is a dummy roll and is furnished 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 of paper.

4-Instructions lor use
          PART                       EXPLANATION
        I Tehc-up Spool       Takes up the exposed film as it comes from the eprocket.
     2 Tetc-up Spindlc      Rotates the take-up spool and winds up the expoeed  filn.
      3 Cetch                    Fastens door.
           ,l Door                     Separates the supply spool and take.up spool.
      5 Top of Spool Container Covere the unexposed film' Fig. 3, page 7.
     6 Bottom of spoo        Holds the spool of unexposed fitm, Fig. 3, page 7,          Contriner
      7 Lceder                  hotects unexposed film before loading, Fig. 4, yage 8.
        t Pull-down Claws     Draw the film intermittently past the gate aperture.
     9 Supply Spool           llolds the unexposed film' Fig. 5, page 9.
       l0 Supply Spool Spindle  Furnishes a bearing for supply spool, Fig. 5, page 9.
           ll  Roller                   Guide for leader and film ae it leaves supply epool.
      12 Sprocket               Draws film ofr the supply spool and feeds it to take'up spool.
     13 Upper Loop             Indicate size and shape of upper and lower loops when thread-

     15 Upper Sprocket Clemp Keep the leader and film perforations meshed with the sprocket
     16 Lowcr Sprocket Clamp     teeth.
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     20 Tension Lcver        Keeps tension on film after it is wound onto take'up rpool.
     2l Knurled Nut           For adjusting pointer on footage indicator.
     22 Pointcr               Indicates how much film remains in camera, Fig. 13' page 17.
     23 tYinding Handle     Used for winding motor, Fig. 14, page 18.
     24 Sheft                   Connects winding handle with motor, Fig. 14' page 18.
     25 Erporurc Lever       Controls motor, turns it on or ofr' Fig. 14' page 18.
                                     t*td of notor' increasing the exposure' Fig' l4'     26 Hetf-Speed Burton    1T;3tffi.
                                   Locates the subject with camera held at eve level.         ii  Sigltt Hnd"r
     29 Knob                   For bringing lens of sight to position.
        3ll Focuaing Scale         Focuees camera for difierent distances.
      3l Diephragm Lever       Adjusts the diaphragm openings.
r    32 Lenr Hood             Shields the lens fron the direct rays of the sun'
     33 Lock                     Fastens lens to camera.
      3l Scrcw
     35          Port                   Hold the gate in position.

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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.
the pull-down claws 8 must 6e drawn back and
locked in.the position shown in Fig. 2, page 6.
rJ the pull-down claws do not lock r6adity, ifren
drawn back, give the winding handle 28, Fis,:. 14:
page 18, a few turns to increase the tensiJn on
the motor. When the pull-down claws are drawn
back, they permit the lleader to slip into the gate.
  Remove the take-up spool 1, lifting it off thespindle 2.

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  Be sure that the pull-down claws 8 are drawn
back and locked in the position shown in Fig. 2.
  Open the upper and lower sprocket clamps, 15
and 16, as in Fig. 2. These are opened by first
pulling the knurled headed pins towards you,
and then swinging the clamps away from the
sprocket.
  Press the catch 3, Fig. 2, and open the door 4
to the position as shown in Fig. 5, page 9.

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                            Fig. B.


  Open the fi1m 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 Cin6-Kodak Film save
the yellow box in which it comes, for a mailins
container in which to send the film for finishing.
Full directions for sending the film to our oeateJt
laboratory are given on pages 32 and BB.

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  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 steel measuring
tape, as in Fig. 4. It must be drawn out in this
way to avoid tearing. Do not draw out fnore
than about two feet of the leader.

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  Insert the spool of film 9, on spindle 10, as
in Fig. 5. Be sure that the spool 9 is properly
seated; the end of spindle 10 should project,
slightly, through the hole in the spool. Remove
the lower part of spool container 6, drawing it
off the spool, carefully. Press the spool of film
with the index finger, while doing this, to keep
the spool on the spindle 10. The leader 7 must
wind off from the top of spool.
  Close the door 4, at the same time thread the
leader across the roller 11 in the corner of the
door, with the red side against the roller. After
closing the door, make sure that the catch 3, Fig.
2, page 6, is securely fastened. If the catch does
not snap into position, it shows that the spool of
film 9 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
upper sprocket clamp 15 by pushing it down, as
shown in Fig. 7.

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                                  Irig. 8.



  Form the upper loop 13 and at the same time
slide the leader into the slot 19 as indicated in
Fig. 8. Be sure that the red side of the leaderis
towards the sprocket and that the leader 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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                           Fig. 9.




  Form the lower loop 14 following the white
line, and at the same 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 clamp 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 20 against the stud
marked 50, and if a hundred-foot roll is used,
place lever against stud marked 100, see Fig. 11.
  Noro: A fifty-foot and a hundred-foot film spool are
furnished with each Cin6-Kodak. 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 when loading rvith a hundred-foot roll of film.
  Always keep on hand an empty fifty-foot spool and an
empty one-hundred-foot spool for use as take-up spools.

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     tu                          Fig. 12.

  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 1 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 20 when slipping
the spool onto the spindle. The end of the lever
20 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, Iift 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.
  Norp: 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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  Give the winding handle 23, Fig. 14, page 18,
a few turns, and press down the exposure lever 25
to operate the Cin6-Kodak, see pages 18 and 19.
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, then turn the catch
clockw'ise (in the direction of the arrow); this
locks the cover onto the camera.
   If the cover does not close easily, it is because
you have not closed the sprocket clamps, or
the supply spool or take-up spool is not properly
seated. The clamps should be closed, as shown
in Fig. 12, page 16. Do not try to force the cover.
           Footage Indicator
                    The footage indica-
                             tor, Fig. 13, automati-
                             cally registers the num-
                          ber of feet of unexposed
                                         the              2 film there is in                  camera. It must be
                       adjusted for each roll
                          of film.
                   To adjust the indi-
                     cator, unscrew the
                        knurled nut 21, Fig. 13,
                   and move it until the
         Fig. 13.            pointer 22 is at the star

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near the figure 100, if a hundred-foot film is
used; or at the star near the figure 50, if a fifty-
foot film is used, then tighten the nut to hold
the pointer in place.
  When the pointer comes to the line marked
"0," it indicates that the end of the film is reach-
ed; then run the motor until the pointer is at the
line marked with a dot (EMPTY), before re-
moving the cover of the Cin6-Kodak to unload it.
                Operation
  The majority of motion pictures are taken at
the standard rate of sixteen frames or individual





                         Fig. 14.
snapshots per second. When the finished film is
drawn through the projector at the same rate,
these individual snapshots follow one another so
rapidly that the illusion, in the case of moving
objects, of continuous motion is produced.

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       To wind the motor of the Cin6-Kodak, Model
      K, raise the winding handle 23, Fig. 14, on the
,.       side of the camera. Fit the opening in the handle
    t       over the square end of shaft 24, Fig. 14, and wind
    I    I     up the spring by turning the handle 23 to the
e      right. Give it about 30 turns or until the spring        is wound tight. Before winding the spring, be
       sure that the exposure lever 25 is up, as shown in
       Fig. 14, page 18,
       To start the motor after the spring is wound,
       press the exposure lever 25, Fig. L4, page 18,
      about half way. To stop the motor release the
       pressure. Let the motor run until the 100 mark
      on the footage indicator (50 if a fifty-foot roll of
       film is used) moves to the pointer 22, Fig. 13,
      page 17. The camera is now ready for making
        pictures.
        While the spring will run the motor for about
       fourteen to sixteen feet of film, when fully wound,
         it is advisable to wind up the spring after each
       scene, or after each five to ten feet of film have
      been exposed. If the motor sounds as if it were
       slowing down, stop it at once and rewind the
        sprrng.
           If the operator wishes to be included in the
       picture, place the camera on a tripod (it has a
       socket for this purpose) or on some level, steady,
       firm support. Press the exposure lever 25 as far       as it will go, when it will lock in position, and step
       into the picture area. To stop the motor, step
       ogt of the picture area, return to the camera and
      push up the lever.