Agfa / Ansco Antar No. 2 Box User manual

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    Bnrrnn PrcrunEs \rITH                  lens of the camera.  The  roll  of film as you
                                                  buy   it  is protected  by  a continuous  strip   TF{ENo. 2A ANTAR Box
                                                                of outside paper.  This has sufficient length
          Cnvrnna                        beyond the point  at which  the film  itself  is
                                                      attached to provide a leader for loading and
                                                      unloading  in open  daylight.     If,  however,   AGFA ANSCO  BOX CAMERAS
                                                           the  roll  is unwound  too  far bef.ore insertion                                    are very                      Cameras                  Box       ANSCO A  GFA                                                                    in the camera, or  if   it  is turned over to the'dfL                                                  of                            made              and                        substantially      carefully                                                                finisher  in a loosely wound  condition,  thereselected materials, and are not  only  attrac-                                                                         is danger  that  light  may  get  in under  thetive  in a;ppe rance but  exceptionally  conven-
ient.      Ii   is very  easy to  get  clear, sharp           protective  paper and fog  the  film.   Just a
pictures  with  these box  cameras, and  the                little   light   will  do  this,  as can  easily be
method of operation in  all details from load-          seen from  the fact  that only a flash of  light
ing to taking  the picture  is simple and easily          through  the lens at the time  of  taking  the
.rnterrtood.  Mistai<es and failures can hardly            picture  is necessary to produce a complete
occur unless the following  clear instructions          lmage.
have been neglected. This  is important.   In              Agf.a Ansco  Box  Cameras  ate so con-
the use of  any carnera it  should be kept  in                                                          structed   that  loading  and  unloading   are
mind  that, however simple  it  is, instructions             actaally  safer than  with  box  cameras of
must be followed, as the user is dealing with            other ty-pes, as particular  attention has been
materials which must be properly handled to           given  to making  the operation  simple and
protect  against failure.                                                             free from  danger of  a fumble  in handling
                                                         the  film.   Compare  the  inner  cone con-        PROTECT TFIE FILM                                                             struction  with  the cumbersome arrangement
 l[ N  the use of any camera, always bear in             in other cameras and the striking  advantage I  mind  that  roll-film   is a sensitive material                                                                of Agfa Ansco Box Cameras will  be readily
and can be absolutely ruined   if  exposed to            apPatelrt.
 light  in  any  direction  except  through  the
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spool.  As you remove the cone, note the                                                          LOADING
position, so that you will  quickly see which                                                                                                lI NSERT  fresh spool of  film as in  Illustra-
side comes up when   it  is returned  to  the         ^  tion  3, being careful  to get  it  right end
camera after loading.  A glance at Illustra-        around  so that  paper  will   roll  with  the
tion  7  will  afford  a check on  this  point.         red  side  out.  Draw  paper  across back
The point to keep in mind  is that when the          of cone as in  Illustration  4, noting  that   it
cone  is  returned   to  the  camera  freshly           rolls  with  red side out, and thread paper
                                                            into slot in empty spool as in Illustrarion   I,loaded it  will be the slot in the empty spool                                                       giving a few turns  to bind  it.  See that the
which  will  engage with  the winding  key.

        THE  FILM  TO USE
   HE  No.  2A  Antar  Box Camera takesTf4
     pictures  2l  x aal inches and uses roll_
film  of  any  reputable make.  Ve  recom_
mend D6  and D12  Agfa Film.  D6 gives 6
pictures per  roll, D12  12 pictures per  roll.

                                                                                                     Illustration  Four

                                                   spool has slotted end towards cup with  hole
                                                                in center which  receives winding  key, and
                                                          that paper winds with red side out.
                                        Now  grasp spool firmly  with thumb and
                                                        forefinger of  left hand, as in Illustration  5,
                                             and  insert as shown,  first  pressing gentlv
                        Illustration   Three                      towards tension tongue  at  Ieft, then drop-

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   Vith  cone inserted and back clasped on,        down  for  first  picture,  up  for  second, etc.
now  depress k.y  and  turn  gently  to  the        Movement  of camera during  exposure will
right  until   it  slips into  slot in end of emPty           blur  the picture;  to avoid this, hold camera
spool, then continue winding  until  figure   I          close to body and, as you push the trigger,
appears in ruby window  as in  Illustration   8.          arrest breathing  until   after  shutter  clicks.
Illustration  8 shows a No. 2 camera.  Vith         See Illustration  10.  For time exposures see
No.  2A  peephole is at  right  instead of  at        page 12.
left.  Key  is made so that   it  will  wind  to                                           REMOVING  TFIE  FILM
the  right  only.  Camera  is now  rcady  for
                                         HEN  the last or No. 6 section of  filmthe   first  exposure.  After   each exposure               \f\fv v                                                      has been exposed, complete  windingwind  film  until  next number  appears.
                                                               of  the  film  onto  the key spool and remove
                                                cone as shown  in  Illustration   2.  The  ex-
                                              posed roll can now be taken out and end
                                                     fastened with  sticker which you'Suchwill  find  in
                                                      the empty  spool chamber.        a sticker
                                                                      is packed at the end of each roll  of  film.
                                                    Before  inserting  cone and  closing  camera
                                                        again, transfer  the empty spool to the other
                                                      side of cone so that  latter  will be ready for
                    Illustration Nine                         loading a fresh  roll,  or reload immediately.

   .       TAKING   SNAPSHOTS                   S'NAPSFIOTS OF AVERAGE SUB.TECTS
JHI OLDING  camera firmly  facing  subject           $, XAPSHOTS    of  figures and other  nearrr'rt                                                    v     as in  Illustration  9 and locating  sub-             subjects should be made only  in  good
ject  in  finder,  take  snapshots by  pushing          sunlight generally between 9:00 A. M. and
trigger  (shutter  release) up or down  with         3:30 P. M. in Summer and 10:00 A. M. and
right  thumb.     If  trigger  is up at srart push         2:00 P. M. in Vinter.
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                                                      For  outdoor  pictures a time  exposure of
                                             more  than  one second, even when  taking
            @                        pictures in the woods, is seldom required-
                                                                                                if Agfa Film  is used.  Indoors exposelonger.
              P               U L L O                    U T            LEN                  The   subject  should   of.  course  be   sdll              SLIDE                 FOR
              TIME STOP\      wun/f.   ill                      throughout  exposure.  Do  not  hesitate  to                          v/                         give time exposures, as they make beautiful
           SHUTTER                                                     negatives when light  conditions are too poor             RELEAS
                                                                 for  snapshots.  Excellent  interiors  of  your
                                         home can be made with  the camera in  this
                                                way.
                        lllustration  Ten
                                        OTHER AGFA ANSCO CAMERAS
          TIME EXPOSURES                            ^\ GFA ANSCO  makes a  full  line  of box
                                         A A  T  TII\{ES when the light  is too dull  for               arrd  folding   roll-film   cameras  in   alli' r\     a snapshot (see above) , or when   it  is         the  six standard picture  sizes, and as the
desired to take pictures in the shade or in-          oldest manufacturer  in the photographic  in-
doors, give a time  exposure, proceeding as        dustry has had long experience in designing
follows:    First,  put  the  carraeraon a firm        cameras precisely  fitted   to  every  type  of
support  to  prevent  motion,  then  pull  out          picture-taker.
time  slide on  side of  carnera  (Illustration          The  Ansco  Readysets give  box-camera
 I 0 ) .  This bar controls the shutter so that           simplicity  with  folding-camera  convenience.
one complete motion of the release,either up       Many  thousands have been sold  to  people
or down, opens the shutter, and another in       who  had  previously  held  to  box  cameras
the  opposite  direction  closes  it.     It  also        through  a desire to avoid complications  in
brings a smaller stop or opening into  posi-         focusing  ,and shutter  adjustments.   The
tion  before the lens. which  is the rule  for        Readysets have no such complications.  Atty-
time exposures.                                one who can use a box camera successfullv
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-and    that  really means everyone-can   be
equally  successful with  a Readyset from
the very  start.  The Readysets are obtain-
able in the three most popular sizes at yery
attractive prices-$Z.I0  for the Vest Pocket,
$10.t0 for the No. 1 (same size pictures as
made wirh the No.2  box), and $13.i0 for
the No. 1A (same size as the No. 2A box).                Ghe
   For those who have progressedbeyond this      &nsco *[emo Samera
stage there is a remarkable range of  choice                                                   snapshots for   still-
in the Agfa Ansco line,-beautiful   cameras                                                       takingthe Memo.I0  clearIt's sharPnot
with the finest lenses and shutters and every                                                                  movie   frame),
practical refinement which  could be desired.                                                                      showing   Memo'$/'hen                                                                                                                                                                                                 all  be  printed      you  or any of your  friends contem-
plate the purchase of another camera, good                                                                               fast as
judgment  will  suggest obtaining  an Agfa                                                                             requir-
Ansco carnera folder  for complete informa-
tion on this interesting subject.
   Agfa  Ansco  Cameras and  Agfa   Film                           $)Q oo
assure the  finest negatives  it  is possible to
obtain.     If  these negatives-or   any nega-                                                  Including
tives-are  also printed on Noko,  the quality                                             Qarrying                                                                                       Qasetfinishing paper made by Agfa  Ansco,  their
excellence can be brought  out  to best ad-
vantaSe.

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                        t4                                              gingharnton, ^.J.