Agfa Ansco PD16 clipper camera User manual

H E Agfa Ansco Clipper Camera has been so
    scientifically designed that exceptionally  fineTresults are easily obtained without special photo-
graphic knowledge.  Before making any exposures,
read the instructions through carefully.  Additional
information may be obtained,  if desired, by writ-
ing Agfa Ansco, Binghamton, New York, where a
special department  is maintained  to give your
inquiries prompt, courteous attention.  For more
complete details on camera operation and picture-
making, the reader  is referred to "Better Photog-
raphy Made Easy," a particularly helpful, 60-page
booklet published by Agfa Ansco and sold by most
photographic dealers at $.25 per copy.
  The Clipper Camera  takes 15 pictures 2%  x
2 1/16 inches on PD16 roll film. A wide variety
of five different Agfa roll films is available in this
size, every film guaranteed-"Pictures    that Sat-
isfy or a New Roll Free."  The five types include:
                                                          T H E  A S F A  A N S C O  C L I P P E R  C A M E R A
   Standard-oderate     speed  for average condj-
     tions.                                   W I T H  U N l F O  D O U B L E  L E N S
  Plenachrome--higher  speed, orthochromatic, for                   I.  Sliding release for opening back.     better outdoor pictures on bright days and
     dull days.                                                                     a.  Winding knob for advancing film.
                                          ?                                                                           3. 8s 4.  Finger grips for opening camera.  Super Plenachrome--extreme speed, high ortho-
    chromatic  sensitivity and wide  latitude  for                     5.  Eye-level optical view finder.
    outdoor work.                                                            6.  Shutter reIease.
  Superpan S u p r e m e a n  improved,  high-speed       &             7.  Vertical footrest.
    panchromatic film for pictures day and night.                                                                           8.  Bulb exposure bar.
  Superpan Press-phenomenal   speed for greater                    g.  Closing  release  catch.  Identical catch
     subject range with any camera.                                 opposite side of camera.

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LOAMN6 THE CAMERA
  Your Clipper camera may be loaded or unloaded
in daylight; however, these operations should be
done in subdued light; never in direct sunlight.
  To load the camera, it is b   t necessary to open
the back, which is held by a catch (I, Nus. I). In
order to release the catch, sIide the knob in the
direction of the arrow.  The back will open out-
ward and is kept attached to the body of the camera
by a hinge at the opposite end.
  With the back open, you are now ready to load
the camera.  The fresh roll of  filrn goes into the
supply chamber at the opposite end of the camera
from the winding knob.  In the chamber at the                                                                      Illustration 3
winding knob end you will find an empty spool,
onto which the film is wound as used. When all          ,,that the pointed end of the paper wi11 come from
exposures are taken, it is this spool which is re-             the top and not the bottom of the roll.
moved from the camera for finishing. The fresh
ron of film should be placed in the supply chamber            To insert the roll of film so that the spool end
                                                                 holes engage the two pins in the supply chamber,
                                                           proceed as follows.  Lift up the movable pin to
                                                             the position shown in Illustration a.  Place the roll
                                                                       of  film so that one spool end hole engages the
                                                                  stationary pin and then as you lower the opposite
                                                      end of the roll into the chamber, bring the mova-
                                                                 ble pin back into its original position.  As the
                                                            m'ovable pin and the roll of filrn are lowered into
                                                             the chamber, allow the pin to engage the spool
                                                      end hole.
                                                                After being certain that the fresh spool is se-
                                                              curely engaged on the pins in the supply chamber,
                                                          break the sticker which seals the roll, remove the

tachment will enable you to make head and shoul-
                                                              der portraits at a distance of 3%  feet from the
                                                                     subject.   If you are unable to buy this portrait
                                                               attachment, write direct to Agfa Ansco, Bingham-
                                                             4        ton, New Yerk, emlosing $.go in stamps, check or
                                                  money order, together with your dealer's name and
                                                                   address.
                                                    The addition of a yellow filter, Agfa Filter No.
                                                                           aa, which can be obtained from your photographic
                                                                     dealer, will greatly improve pictures made at the
                                                              seashore or when the light is extremely bright. The
                                                                                  filter is useful for emphasizing cloud effects and in
                                                             landscape and flower studies to obtain more correct
                                                                    color rendition.  Color filters should only be usedIllustration 6
                                                                   in brilliant sunlight.Be careful not to move the camera while making
an exposure or a blurred picture will result. Also,              Use snapshot exposures for all pictures made in
do not point the camera toward the sun, as this               sunlight or bright cloudy weather, but when the
causes a flare of light which is very noticeable on             weather is extremely cloudy or when pictures are
the finished print.                                   made indoors, bulb exposures are necessary.  Bulb
                                                             exposures should never be made of moving objects.  The Unifo Double lens which is supplied with
the Clipper camera is a universal focus lens, which !,    ' --      +-  BULB EXPOSURESphotographs all subjects from 6 feet to infinity. "*   To make bulb exposures, the camera must beTherefore objects that are 6 feet or further from
                                                               held on a firm support such as a chair, table orthe camera will be sharply in focus.                                                                  4      some other stable object, and placed so that the
  In order to make close-ups, a portrait attachment                vertical footrest (7, Illus. I) will hold the camera
can be obtained from your photographic dealer.               in a level position. I t is very important that neither
Portrait attachment No. aa is the correct size for              the camera nor the subject move during exposure.
the Clipper Unifo Double lens.  This special at-               as this will cause a blurred picture.