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CINEX Candid Camera User manual
User manual for CINEX Candid Camera. 9 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Cinex
- Model / document
- CINEX Candid Camera
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 9
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- 1.5 MB
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- Movie cameras & projectors
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INSTRUCTIONS
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BETTER PHOTOGRAPHIC RESTILTS
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FEATURBS
OF THE
CINEX CANDID CAMERA
COMBINED TO ASSURE YOU
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50 M.M, F,7.7. ACHROMATIC LENS
Shutter Speeds of Bulb and I/40 i{
Diaphragm Openings of F.7.7., F.ll, F.16, and F.22
Takes 16 Pictures on a Roll Size IY+" * L\/s" Uses Standard Kodak 127 or- Agfa AB Film
Opening for Cable Release
Fixed Focus
T"lescopi.-Vi.* Finder
Built-in Standard Tripod Socket
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GUARANTEE :
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Place the film in the lower reeeptacle; now
break the seal in which the roll is held in place.
Pull the end of the red paper toward the empty
spool. Thread the end of the red paper through
the broadest side of the slit in the spool. Now turn
the film winding key two or three times toward the
right so that the paper will begin to roll on to the
empty spool.
Replace the back and push eatches down firmly.
camera' The film is now properly placed and the
is shut. Follow directions for winding very care-
fully.
TO WIND FILNT
tTlunx rHE FILM wINDING rsv slowly while watch-
I ing the lower red window on back of camera.
When the figure "1" appears in the center of the
first lower red window, the camera is ready for the
first picture to be taken. As soon as you have taken
the picture be sure to wind figure "I" to the other
red window. You are now ready to snap your
second picture. Repeat process after every picture.
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When figure "8" the eenter of uppcr
window (nearest to"ppears,infilm winding k"y) you will
have taken 16 pictures.
IThen you have taken all the pictures keep turn-
ing the key until the complete roll of film (includ-
ing the red protective paper) is all wound on the
top roll.
Open back of camera as when loading, remove
roll of film; now seal roll with piece of gummed
paper which you will find on the end of the roll,.
so that it cannot run loose.
TO TAKE PICTI]RBS
ffoto rHE cAMnnl, with the sight as close to thert eye as possible_, keeping the camera firmly
against the face. Make sure the object or subject
you are taking is framed within the finder.
The camera must be held level. Should the sub-
ject be below your eye level, like a small animal,
the camera should be held down level with the
center of the subject.
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TIilTE EXPOSURES
leverfo rAKE TIME ExposuRE plcruREsr pr€ss I from 40 to "Bulb". This lever is on the right
side of name plate, when camera is facing you.
You may take time exposures either by holding
camera as motionless as possible against your face
ltrd using 1 ca-blg releaie (cable release opening is on left side of shutter), or by placing the camera
on a firm object such as a table or thuir. After
sighting your object press shutter release, keeping
your finger on it, counting the number of secondi
of exposure_ desired. When the required number
of seconds has expired, remove yorr finger from
the shutter release. If no more time are
desired, adjust for instantaneous pictures,"*poiur"sby push-
ing lever back to 40.
I,ENS OPENINGS
tT"" Drsc DTAnHRAGM opENrNGs are F.7.7., F.ll, .a F.I6 and F.22. When taking instantaneous
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Iighting eonditions and F.lf when the light i,
bright. F.l6 and F.22 should be used only when
taking time exposures.
For a better understanding of exposures and Iens
openings, w€ suggest yery repd one of the many
Iow-priced books on th'e subject.
In taking instantaneous pictures, be sure that the
sun is directly behind your back. If the sun shines
directly into the lens, pictures will be fogged.
"G'[Is"
KING SALES CO.
Chicago, fll.
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