Falcon User manual

Guarantee

     THIS
FALCON CAMERA

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
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THtr CAMtrRA





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A-Stop Opcning Lever G-Back Opener Button
B-Time Lever      H-Winding K"y
C-View Finder        I-Spool Spring Holder
D-Exposure Lever    J-Carriage Release Button
E-Lens             K-Carriage Hinge Lever
F-Shutter Pl ate      L-Automatic Front Lock
              M--Carriage Rest
             N        Adjustment               -Focus

Wn want you to get the fullest
  satisfaction from your Falcon
 camera. You will.if you follow
 the easy instructions which are
 contained in this booklet. Please
 read them thoroughly before
 commencing to use the camera.


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DIRECTIONS
      Ilelore loading the camera or taking pic'
       tLLrcs, read these instructions caref ullv.
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              l-o Load the Canrera
        (Du not ioad in direct sunlight. A
     subdued light is safest  ) . .f irst, push the lit-
       tle button (Fig. 2) at the top of the cam-
      era in the direction indicated by the arrow.
      f'his permits the hinged back to open.

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See that the empty spool is in th c t,'!
receptacle with its notched end in con-
tact vyith the turning k.y. Always turn
the k..v away  f rom vou-do not try to
force it tou'ard      Jvou.

    The roll of filrn may now be placed
in the lower receptacle. To accomplish
th is,  fi rst insert the right end of the co re
of the spool of film" Then pull out the
spring holder, which is located on tlre
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of the camera (Fig. 3, p. 5). This permits
the lef t-hand end of the spool to   f all
into place. The spring holder may now be
released so that the roll of film will be
held in place and will rotate freely.
    The paper seal on the  f ull roll o{
film may now be broken to permit you to
unroll a little of the red paper by pulling
it up toward the empty spool. In doing
this make sure that it is the red side of
the paper (not the black) that  f aces you.
 I f  th e black side of the paper is  f acing
                                    andIou, carefully remove the full spool
turn it end for end.

Now th re ad the  e nd of the red
paper th rough the broader side of the
 slit (Fig. 4, p. 6) in the core of the
empty spool. Turn the kry two or three
times to the right so that the paper will
begin to roll on to the empty spool.
      Close the back of the cam era, which
will lock by simply pressing it  against
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     Nor,v commence r,vinding tll:  k.y
while watching the red transparency on
the back cover of the camera. Continue
winding until you see the warning hand  ;
then turn the k.y very slowly until the

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figure "1" appears. When this is in the
center of the red transparency, the camera
is ready for the first picture.
       To Open the Camera
                                   'the      Press the little button on       [e{t-
hand side of the camera, directly under
the winding k.y, holding the camera
tilted slightly downward, and the shutter
section will automatically drop forward
in position (Fig. 5, p. 7).
  '    Before commencing to take any
pictures, it is advisable for )'eu 1. note
the following carefully:
        If you hold the camera so that you
are looking at the front of it, you will
see in the upper right-hand corner of the
shutter plate, (Fig.6, p. 10), a small pro-
truding lever (^B). When this is pushed
over toward the letter "I", the camera is
set for instantaneous pictures (snapshots).
When the lever is pushed over toward
the letter "T", the camera is set for time
exposure.
    At the bottom of the shutter plate
you will see the figures l, 2, 3.  Beneath
these is a small lever (A).When the Iight

is fairly bright, the lever should be placed
     beneath position No. l.  In brilliant sun-
     shine, place the lever beneath position
    No. 2. Position No. 3 is for time ex-
      l)osures.I
         Clean the front of the lens gentlyI    rvith a soft, clean handkerchief.
       You may now proceed to operate
       tlte camira, making sure first that the sun
     does not strike into the lens. The light
    should be coming from behind you or
    from one side so as to strike the obiect
    and not the lens of the camera.
         In  taking your picture hold the
    camera firmly against your body and look
     into the view-finder (C), which will en-
     able you to get the picture just the way
I   you want it. Be sure, however, that you
I   keepsee inthethecameraview-finderlevel, so doesthat whatnot lookyou
    crooked. Get your picture in the view-
     finder by moving the camera bodily up-
    ward or downward. Do not tip it forward
    or backward, as that would give you a
    distorted picture. The amount of the

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       A-Stop Opening Lever
         Il-Time Lever
         C-View-Finde r
         D-Exposu re Leve r
        N-Focus Ad justment
picture shown in the vicr,v-finder will  in
dicate to you whether you are too far
away  f rom, or too close to your sub ject.

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NOTE
     In taking pictures from 5 to 10 feet
from subject, be sure the lens is set at B
                                                                                               f eetf eet. At a greater distance than 10
set lens at infinity "Inf".  This is done
by turning the  f ocus adjustment ring to
the right.
            I f you wish to take Pictures cross-
wise on ltte film so that the breadth of
the picture is greater than its height,



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winding k.l. pointing downward. The
vier,r'-finder has a sr,r'ivel action and ma!'
be turned around by simply twisting it so
that you can use it    f or either vertical,
(Fig. 7 A , p. 11) , or horizontal, (Fig. 7 B,
1,. 1 1), pictures.
             I f you are taking an instantaneo us
picture (snapshot), simply press the little
lever (Fig. 6, D , p. 10) on the top of
the front plate of the camera to the right
once ; then immediately take your finger
off it, and !'ou have your Picture.
        If you are taking a time exposure,
press the lever down and count the num-
ber of seconds' exposure you desire to
give the picture, and then let it go. For
accuracy in exposure check tlte number of
seconds of exposure with a watch. For
f urther instructions on time exposures, see
page 1 5.

                                           ntak e    H aving take n your picture ,
sure  t hat ltau turn the winding kty until                      ((2"]'ou see the number     appear in the
r ed  t ra n spa rency at  th e back of  th e
camera. This must be done after each
picture until )'ou have taken eight pictures.

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You should then turn the winding k.y
 until you have completely rolled all the
paper on to the top spool.
       Bef ore attempting to remove the
 f ull roll of film, the  f ront of the came r;r
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      To Close the Camera
    Hold the camera lightll' against
)'our body with the lens facing you. Place
the thumbs on the rounded leve r ends
r,vhich are located above the center of the
h inges, with the other fingers of  the
hands grasping the back of the camera
(Fig. 8). Now push downward with the
thumbs until the camera is partly closed.
Then complete the action b1' slipping
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thethe thumbs under the front edge of
carriage so as to finish closing it. A slight
                                          lockadditional pressure will cause it to
automaticallY.
      To Remove the Film
    Open the back of the case bY Press-
ing the button on the top of the camera
                                                 asin the direction shown by the arrow'
                                                                           f ull spool isbef ore. Make sure that the
completely wound uP, but do not wind
 it  too tightly as that might scratch the
sensitive surf ace of the film. Fold under
about half an inch of the red paper' pull
off the piece of gummed Paper which
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seal the roll so that it cannot run loose.
By pulling the extension knob  ( opposite
winding k.y )  rlightly, the roll will  be
released anci ]'ou can remove it.  (Fig. 9 ,
lr. 14). The roll of pictures is norv readl'
to be taken to any photographic depot
which will develop the film and make you
as rilanv prints of each picture as you
desire.

        Taking Time Exposures
    Time exposures are taken when the
ligh t is not strong enough   f or snapshots.
 I f the clouds are not very heavy, do not
expose  f or longer than th ree seconds.
\Vith heavy clouds, the time will be be-
tween four and eight seconds, according
to the strength of the light on the sub-
ject. A   I ittle experience and observation
w'ill soon show -vou how to gauge the
length of  exposure according to  the
amount of light.
     Never try to take time exposu re
pictures by holding the camera in the
hands. For taking vertical pictures, erecr
the flat lever on the front of the case bv
Iiftins it outward so that vou can use it  zrs
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a rest (I-ig. 10). In taking crossu'ise pic-
tures, the side of the camera and tlre
front carriage will serve as a t'est.
    The camera should be P I aced o n a
small table, chair, box, or other  fi rnr ob-
ject so that it cannot possibly shake. It
is essential tha t both the camera and the
subject you are photographing remain
absolutely still until the exposure is
comple ted.
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UTTLITY MexUFACTURING Co.
                    Ineorporated
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