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FALCON - Flex User manual
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- Brand
- Falcon
- Model / document
- FALCON - Flex
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 13
- File size
- 1.1 MB
- Category
- Film cameras
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R E A D C A R E F U L L YF O R B E S TR E S U L T SView original page 2Page 3 · Read text
Guarantee
THIS
FALCON CAIVIERA
is unconditionally guaranteed
against defective workmanshiP
and material for a period of
one year.
FOR SERVICE return camera
to factory with this guarantee
attached and twentY'five cents
in stamps to cover handling
and postage.
UTILITY MFG. CO., Inc.
4O Vest 25th Street
New York CitY
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THE FALCON-FLEX CAMERA
Figure f .
ffront View-hood open
1. Reflex Hood
2. Viewer Lens
3. Lens
+. Focusing Ring
5. Diaphragm Plate
6. Time Lever
7. Shutter ReleaseView original page 4Page 6 · Read text
fnstructions for Operating the
Falcon-Flex Camera
The Falcon-Flex camera is built on
the popular twin-lens reflex pattern. The
upper lens allows you to watch your sub-.
ject on the ground glass up to the instant
you snap the shutter. Made with the
customary Falcon precision, the Falcon-Flex
will enable you to make sharp pictures of
which you can be justly proud.
The Falcon-Flex camera uses regular
Eastman IrIo. 120 or Agfa B-2 film rolls,
obtainable anywhere. For best results we
recommend the use of Eastman Super XX
or Agfa Superpan Press film.
The camera is designed to make 12
pictures 2t/+ * 2r/a inches on a regular 8exposure roll. Be sure to buy film marked {III
with a star. This film has numerals marked
one to trvelve.
Loading'and [Jnloading the Camera
Open the back of the camera by squeez-
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and swinging the back away from the cam.
era body.
If the empty spool is not in the winding
chamber, place it there by pulling out the
spool retainer (8, figure II) and the wind-
ing knob (10, figure II) and inserting the
spool with its slotted end toward the wind-
ing knob. Then push the retainer and knobback into place, turning the knob until it I
engages the spool.
Place the roll of film in the loading
chamber which is located in the bottom of
the camera toward the front. The roll
shouldbesoplac.a"itt"rffiffiffiiivl piper
will feed from the spool with its colored
side toward the bottom of the camera.
Break the seal on the roll and pull out Ienough of the protective paper to enable
you to insert its end into the wide slot in I
the axle of the take-up spool. Give the
winding knob one or two turns to make
sure the paper is firmly engaged. Then
close the camera by swinging the back into
position. The back will lock automaticallv.
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Watch the window carefully while
turning the winding knob. When the num-
ber 1 appears in the center of the window,
you are ready to take the first picture.
After the first picture has been taken, wind
film until nurnber 2 appears; and so on
until you have taken 12 exposures.
After making the last exposure, windI the film until no more protective paper can
be seen under the windorv, and give the
winding knob a few extra turns to make
sure the entire length of paper has been
wound on the spool. Open the camera and
seal the roll by means.of the gumrned label
provided by the film manufacturer. Then
pull out the spool retainer and winding
knob, and lift the exposed roll from the
winding chamber. Place the empty spool
in the winding chamber, ready for the
next load.
,d9 BcJ-{et Focusing
I Estimate the distance from the subject I
to the camera. Set the lens mount by turn- ing the focusing ring (4, figure I) so that 1{'t
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the engravedmarking representingthe dis-
tance in feet closestto your estimate,rests
under the pointer which will be found pro-
truding from the shutter plate between the t'Falcon" iwords and "Flex". nrt
In the caseof Falcon-Flex with Faltar I
Preciselens f :7.7 the figures on the focus- {
ing ring are as follows i 4', 6', l5', 25' and
infinity. The infinity setting is to be usedfor all distancesbeyond 25 feet. l4
On the Falcon-Flexwith f :11 lens only j
2 figureswill be found on the focusingring, ilT
namely 8' and infinity. The 8-foot setting
should be used for all distancesbetween 5'
{'Iand 18' ; the infinity setting should be used
beyond18 feet.
+, Exposure
The f'alcon-Flex camerawith f :7.7 lens
is equippedwith a movablediaphragmplateproviding four different openingsor f : stops ' *Ttibehind the lens. The stops are marked as ,:J
follows: f :7.7, f :11, f :t6, ft22. Each of
these stops allows half as much light to
reach.the film as the one preceding. For #$1
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atftI example, f :16 passeshalf as much light as
f :ll. To determine which srop is in posi-
tion at any time, lqok for the marking in
the small opening, just below the camera
shutter plate. To change the stop at any
time, turn the diaphragm plate in either
direction until the desired stop is indicated , in the opening.
u The Falcon-Flex with f :11 lens has only two stops: f :11 and f :16. j
Which stop to use depends on the type
of subject and light conditions. Consult the
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. Taking Pictures
Open the reflex hood (1, figu"re I) bv
j nr.rring the reflex hood release(9, figure I I ) ,'
The hood will spring into position. Look
down into the hood. The subject will
appear full picture size in the ground glass.
. After setting focusing and diaphragrn
rings properly, center your picture in the
ground glass and make the exposure bv
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Cfu fuint"Jn
:'FALCON-FLEX"Camera
Eveready Field Case
No da5rger of dropping the
camera with this case-be-
cause you don't have to take
it out of the case to use it.
Leave the shoulder strap on
you, pull open one button-
and go ahead with the
picture-taking. The "nose"
which fits over the lens-unit
is lined with soft f elt. This
case is expertly made of sim-
ulated leather, with topgrain
Retails at onlv 'leather strap which adjusts
from shoulder length to
handle length. $2.00
Regulation Style Case
A sturdy, durable case.
M a d e o f a t t r a c t i ' v e l y
grained simulated leather.
H as f ull length shoulder
strap ; simple snap-button
f astener.
Surprisingly low-priced
Retailsat $1.00
U T I L I T Y M' ,A"N U F A C T U R I N G C O .
rg.I N CORPOR ATED
Sr\4eer o Nnw Yonr, N. Y.40#tr
Printed in U.S.A.
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