CYCLE POCO No. 3 User manual

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     Hold camera in left hand. With thumb or    I
   finger of right hand press concealed button on top,
   which wlll release the bed. Lower to a horizon-      v
    tal position until the side 2rrrrS*snap into place,
.  tal<e the bulb and tube from its position, and place
   over the front of bed.
     With thumb and fore-finger release the small
   hook shaped lever directly under shutter by e
   slight turn from right to left. Gently pull on same_
   cirawing the beilows and front of camera out upon
   the bed until the index on left side of front indi-
   cates the desired distance, as shown on focus-
  ing scale from your position to the objeet.to be
   photographed which has pre.,riously been measured
   or estimated. (All objects 100 feet or more away
  are in focus when index is set on the 100 foot
  mark on scale.)
     Take the loaded plate holder from the carrying
  case inserting it in back of camera in front of
  ground glass. Gently shove untii it snaps into
   position. Turn the T shaped screw in a horizontal
   position and withdraw the slide nearest the front of
   cemera, - Set the shutter as per. instructions. see
  page 6. composing the view by aid of the view
   finder and level, letting the ball .in the finder rest
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in the center of cross lines, which indicates that the
         camera is being held level. press the bulb and
         the exposure is made. In_sert the siide in the
            holder, (placing the black side of handle nearest
            the front of camera, which is an indication that theI           plate in that side of the holder has been exposed),
            inserting the slide perfectly even, not one corner
+'          at a time. Turn the T shaped screw securing the
            slides, withdraw holder by ursing the right hand
           drawing. slightly toward the rear, reverse holder
         and proceed as before.
            Having completed the exposures desired, with_
          draw the plate holder from in front of ground_glass,
           placing it in the space allotted to it in the carrying_
         case. Release the hook-shaped lever and gently
           press the front back to position within the camera
         box, tightening the lever by turning from left to
          right. Place tubing around shutter, allowing the
          bulb to rest on the opposite side from view finaer.
          Holding the camera with both hands, gently press
          withboth thumbs on the side arms,which wilr release
A        them, and close the bed to its original position.
            In using the camera with a tripod, set up theJ:l            tripod, piace the camera on top inserting the tripod
        screw in the socket of camera, screwing tight.
+       Open camera, as per instructions when ,ring Uy
        hand. Manipulate the legs of tripod until the bai-
           in view finder rs in center of cross lines, the camera
          is then level. Turn button in back of camera
         which will open panel, exposing the ground_glass to

view. Set the shutter and turn dial to letter T
   and press bulb once, thereby opening shutter.
    Look upon the ground-glass and the view may be
     plainly seen. (A focusing cloth may be used if          16
     desired). which will greatly aid in composing the
    view. With the right hand manipulate the front            I
     of camera by drawing the bellows forward and back           t  -
     until the correct focus is obtained. (Remove     V
     focusing cloth if one has been used). Close the
    panel in back of        and press bulb once                        ""-tr^     to close shutter.
       Turn the dial of shutter to the required position

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           "     . for time, bulb or instantaneous exposure. Sel--.          -
 --shutter and make the exposure. When all expcs-
     ures desired are rnade. close the camera as previ-
     ously instructed. unscrew it from tripod and place
     in the carrYing-case.                                                      *      The rising front is used when as little fore-ground
    aspossibleisdesired.Byturningthemilledhead
    screw on the side of front and raising the bellows,
     together with lens and shutter' the result is obtained                                                                      {    and can be better understood by raising and lower                    fl
     ing the lens while observing the view on the ground-                                                                                                              ll    glass.                                                                                      t[
       Ar-wAYS re adjust the rising front to the origi-              i
     nal position before attempting to close the camera.
       '      The entire back containing ground glass may be
    removed by pressing down on the small spring at


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               l     top of same and gently drawing the back from the
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        camera. This is used oniv when a Roll Holder is
         being adjusted.
        To the beginner we advlse  manipulating the
        camera without taking a Picture two or three times
     I       while reading the instructions, so as to become
          familiar with the working Parts.
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                         The dial at the toP of
                                   shutter marked No. I may
                             be turned either to the right
                                           or left to any desired
                                        position by the use
                                  of the milled edge
                                with thumb  and
                                    finger;   automatic
                                     exposures are made
                                when the dial is at l,
                                         2, 5,25 or 100 ; the
                                   figure  I  meaning
                                   one second; 2, one-
                                haif second; 5, one-fifth
                       second | 25, one twenty-fifth and 100'
                    one one-hundredth part of a second.
          stiould an exposure of one-half second be wanted
          turn the dial until the figure 2 is at the top of the
           shutter on a line with lever 2, as in the illustration.
          After turning the dial tc the required speed' turn

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     lever 2 to the left as far as it will go. which sets
     the shutter. The exposure can be made with the
    pneumatic release by pressing bulb once, or by
     hand, by pressing lever 3 down. when the shutter
     will.open and close with one operation.
       Should a time exposure be desired, turn the
      dial until letter T is at the top in line with lever
     2, setting the shutter as before, when one pressure
    on lever 3 or bulb will open the shutter. S/hen
      sufficient time has been given, the second pressure
    closes it.  Should a bulb exposure be desired,
    piace letter B on the dial at the top, when one
     pressure of lever 3 or bulb will open shutter, when
     pressure is released it wiil close.'*      The figures at the bottom of the shutter indicate
     the size of the diaphram opening i No. 256, being
     the smallest and No. B the largest. The diaphram
    opening can be readily changed by moving lever 5
    either to the right or left ; the smaller openings
    being preferable for time exposures, thg larger for
    instantaneous. t3, t k,tS - ts
     As all lenses need wiping occasionally  to
    remove dust, etc., they can be readily unscrewed
   from the shutter for this purpose, being very
     particular to get each in its same position when
     replacing.
            Do not use oil on the shutter.




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