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Falcon - Abbey Electricamera User manual
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- Falcon
- Model / document
- Falcon - Abbey Electricamera
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 7
- File size
- 1.0 MB
- Category
- Film cameras
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Falcon r Abbey Electricamera
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Regulation type, corlvenierit carrvirrg ('as(: FOR OPERATI}IGIHE
made of handsomely grained simulated
leather. H as f ull length shoulder st ralr
and is equippedwith quick-opening fastener
( pushbutton type f astener instead of kind
illustrated). This is a strong, durable case
that looks well and will wear well. It is
specially designed to carry and protect the
Falcon-Abbey Electricanrera.
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Flash-Bulbs Before inserting the battery. remove
The use of Wabash Superflash bulbs the paper casing, and insert the two cells
through the back of the chamber, rnakingf0 is recommended. Four of these bulbs
sure that the tipped ends are toward theare supplied with each camera. Additional
front of the camera. The chamber isbulbs may be purchased from your dealer.
made accessibleby opening the back of theI{ desired, the f;l Superflash bulbs can be
used. They give about 30% more light camera.
than frO and are especially recommended To remove worn out batteries, open the
when photographing large groups at dis- back of the camera (be sure there is no
tances of 72 feet or more. film in it), and push a stout piece o{ wire,
or other suitable material into the round The bulbs are not screwed into a socket.
They are inserted by simply pushing thern a I hole at the front of the chamber. Contirrue ,t1
pushing until the rear cell drops out andinto the reflector as far as they will go,
the front cell can be grasped bV hand.making sure they are gripped by the circu-
lar prongs at the back of the reflector. IMPORTANT! SEE PAGE II FOR
To remove bulb, tilt camera downward FURTTIER INSTRUCTIONS
and press release button (K, f gure l), FOR BATTERY INSERTION.
and bulb will drop out.
Finder
Batteries
The FALCON-ABBEY camera is
The battery chamber (D, figure /) equipped with an enclosed, direct-vision
should be loaded with two standard Pen- finder. This is the most accurare type,
lite batteries which can be purchased any- and the easiest to use. Whatever you see two Each camera is equipped withwhere. in the finder will appe ar in the iicture. monthscells (which will last .about 6 The finder eyepiece is in the back of the
when idle). camera.
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To Load the Camera
()pen thc back of thc canrcl'ab), lifting NU
thc spring clip over the stnall rnetal button
just behind the hand strap. Pull out the
filrrr vrinding knob (H, figure 1) and re-
rnove the film cage (figure 2). Make sure
that the enrpty spool is in the lower spool
chamber, with the slotted end toward the
right (see illustration). Place the fresh roll of film between the t
slrool grips (l/, figure 2) , allowing the I
bosseson thc insides of the grips to enter
thc hollow, ends of the spool. When thc
full spool has been properly placed, the
protective paper leader will feed over the
top of the spool toward the back of the Frcunn 2
cage, its black side toward the lens. N-Spool Grip
Drarv out jtrst enotrgh of the protective
paper to enable )rotl to insert the uarrowed Continue tunring the knob, ?t the sanre
cnd in the u,ide slot of the spool. At this tinre watching the window in the back
point, the cage rvill appear as in figure 2. of the camera. When the number 1 ap-
pears in the center of the window, the
Now, replace the cage in the cantera' camera is ready for the first picture. After
closing the back securely. Push the wind- the first exposure, wind the filnr until
nurrrber 2 appearsin the center of the win-ing knob in, at the same time turning in I
the direction of the ernbossedarrow. dow. Repeat this procedure until the
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eighth (last) exposure has been made. exposure by pressing the manual shutter re
After the last exposure, wind the film until lease(E, frgurel) . PRESSGENTLY:
no more paper appears under the window, DO NOT JAR THE CAMERA.
and give the knob several additional turns
to make sure that all the protective paper Important
is wound on the spool. CAUTION:
REMEMBER TO WIND TO NEXT Use manual shutter release only when
NUMBER AFTER EACH trXPO- taking outdoor pictures, when the use of
SURE. a flash-bulb is not required.
IJse electric button (G, figure /) when Unloading the Camera pictures are taken with flash-bulbs.
After the film and protective paper have tfvt .
To maintain sharpness do not take pic-been completely wound on the take-up I tures at less than 6 feet from the subiect.spool, draw out the winding knob, and !
open the back of the camera. Remove the
film cage. Lift the roll of film from the To Take Indoor
spool chamber, and .seal it with the Flash Pictures
gummed sticker provided by the manufac-
turer. Remove the empty spool from the To take a flash exposure, insert a bulb
film grips, and insert it properly into the as directed above. Sight your subject and
spool chamber, ready for the next roll of press the electric shutter release (G, fig- r ure 1). The bulb will flash at the samefilm.
time the shutter opens; alter each expo- Ir sure, remove the bulb, and insert a new To Take Outdoor
one ready for the next snaP. Snapshots
Ordinary room lights may be left on Hold the rear of the finder to your eye Ii
and center the subiect. Then make the during the exposure.
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Special Flash Effects BatterY Tester
-I'he l
use of flash-bulbs is not confined to L Your dealer has available a Falconnight photography. Flash-bulbs used are I Battery Tester. This instrument is r"rsedunder a variety of conditions where exist-
ing daylight is not sufficient. We give two to make sure your camera is in perfect
examples here. ( 1) A photograph of a working order. Insert tester into reflector
press the elec-subject indoors at a window. The light It,tiiI as you would a bulb, thencoming in through the window illuminates I
tric shutter button. If tester lights uponly one side of the subject. To light up
the shadows, use a flash-bulb. (2) A snap- simultaneously with the opening of the I
shot taken in the shade of a tree or other i shutter you are then certain camera is
object. Often, there is insufficient light to functioning perfectly. If tester f ails to
record the details of the subject. To insure iI light up, then your batteries need replacing.
registration of details on the film, use a
flash-bulb. iiItI
Many beautiful and interesting efiects II
nlay be obtained by combining s,unlight
and flash-bulb. A few experimental ex- IIIblposures will help y'ou to realize the full /r ,''
possibilitiesof such lighting. ItII
Important I
For best results,' keep both lens and re-
flector clean at aII tirnes. The lens should
be cleaned only with a soft linen hand-
LIST PRICE - 35ckerchief or lens tissue. Any soft cloth is tt
suitable for cleaning the reflector.
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