Fed-Flash User manual

HOW TO OPERATE TI"TE


   CAMER,A
Federal illanufacturing & Engineering Corp.
          Brooklyn 5, N. Y.

Your FED-FLASH Cqmero
is eqsy ond simple to use!





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l. To get good, ctear, sharp pictures, this is all youhave io do:
    Put a roll of film in the camera;
   Look through the view finder;
    Press fhe shutter release plunger SLOWLY until you
       hear the shutter click;
   Wind the film to the nexf number.

  FOR GOOD PICTURES, BE SURE NOT
  TO JAR OR MOVE THE CAMERA AT
  THE INSTANT OF TAKING A PICTURE
   When taking a picture -
                 ' HoldPress downthe cameraSLOW LYfirmlyon theagainstshutteryourreleaseface.
          plunger unfil you hear fhe shutter click.
2. The Fed-Flash camera will take outdoor pictures as
long as the lighi is good; and when used in combination
with the Federal ftaih unit (see paragraph l9) which  is
available as an accessory at a moderate additional price,
synchronized flash pictures may be made indoors or out-
doors af any hour of the day or night.
          BEFORE LOADING
3.  lt is a good idea not to load your Fed-Flash camerauntil you have gone through the motions of using it
without any film in  it. In this way you will quicklyaccustom yourself to the "feel" and operation of the
camera.
            THE LENS
4. The lens of the Fed-Flash camera is of ihe fixed-focus
fype, and is set so that any obiect at a distance of

aboui four feet (about 1.2 meters) and beyond  willautomaiically be in focus. Keeping the lens clean  will
help you to gef clear. bright pictures.
         THE YIEW FINDER
5. To use the view finder (2. Fiq. l) hold the camera
to your eye and look fhrough the linder (see Figs. 2 lqd3).'What6ver you see in the finder will be included  inthe  f inished picture. When using the finder, you canhold the camera either horizontally, as in Figure 2, or
veriically, as in Figure 3.
    THE SHUTTER RELEASE PLUNSER
                release pl                has a long
                 shutter is                fhe plunger          d down a               the plunger
               "-:*i"r:                                                             'lr'n*ir" r:11:l                          click. ,unlil you hear this
        OPENING THE CAMERA
7. The camera back is opened like the clasp on a hand'bag, with a fwisting mof ion, by pushing against theproiecting tab marked "Open" (5, Fig. l). See Fie. 4.
        CLOSING THE CAMERA
8. Close the hinged side first by                        ofthe back and the camera toge                  ndfingers, as shown in Figure 5; then                    nd
closed. Make sure that the back                     at
both ends.
        LOADING THE CAMERA
9. The Fed-Flash camera uses standard "vest pocket"
size roll film, and makes eight pictures measuring lS/e"
x 2t/2" (about 4 x 6.5 cm.) on each roll. Kodak (size





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series of dots. At that point, continue to turn the wind'inq-lnob iery i|owti-      the numeral ";'t .oPPears in                                              maKeth; window (see Fie""titili0). You are now reacly to
the  f irst exposure.
        TAKING THE PICTURE





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FILM FOR OUTDOOR USE





         LIGHT CONDITIONS
J8. while bright, sunny days are best for outdoor work,i';t ian maie-pittures'successfully  eyen when the sky.is
itightty cloudy'or hazy. .On clear days, you can makepiitur6s in the open shade.
FLASH PICTURES INDOORS OR OUTDOORS
       BY NISHT OR BY DAY
'19. The Federal flash unit (Fig. ll) which-you can. pur'chase from your dealer, makes^ it  possi.ble to take a
ph-tograph 5y the lieht'ef a miniatu're flash-bulb.
         THE BATTERIES
                   uses two penlite type batteries. These                                    tl;":f                   'jLo,l5o #t:,          't;,o'ot iiB' il" 3L'j                 before the unit is Put to use (seeparagraphs 30 to 35).



either battery by pushing both ends in at once. lnsert
the rear battery, bottom end first, and fhen push ihe
top end of the battery all the way in. Nexf, inserf the
front battery, top end first, and then push the botiom
end of fhe battery all the way in. Mqke sure thqt both
bqfferies qre held lirmly in ploce by the contscl springs.
Then replace the cover plate.

corrosron.
     ATTACHINS THE FLASH UNIT
23. To attach the flash unit, slide the metal foot at thebottom of the unit into the metal shoe on the top off_he ca_mera, and push the unit back qs for qs it witi go.
(See Fie. l6).
24. CAUTION.' Make sure that you do not have an un-
used  f lash bulb in the unif while the unit is beingattached to or removed from the camera, as the flash
bulb may go off while the unit is being moved.
       INSERTING THE FLASH.BULB
25. The miniature flash bulbs used in the flash uniihave bayonef bases. (See paragraph 29 for types of
bulbs, and exposure data). After the flash unit has been
attached io the camera, inserf a   f lash-bulb by  f itting
the small proiecting lugs on fhe base of the bulb into
the corresponding slots in the sockef of fhe flash unif,pressing ihe bulb down as far as it will go, and twistingit until it is held securely in place. The camera is now
ready for a flash exposure.
26. CAUTION: Be careful not to trip the shutter acci-
dentally after the  f lash-bulb has been inserted in theunit. Be particularly careful te keep your finger off the
shutfer release plunger while yo r are holding the camera
with the reflector facing you.
      TAKING A FTASH PICTURE27. To make a flash picture, the camera is operaied
in   exactly  the  manner as  for   ouf door  shots  by





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 ordinary daylight. (See Fig. 17). The camera may be held
 either vertically or horizontally. However, in order to avoid over exposure due to the intensity of the light,
do not come nearer than five feet (about 1.5 mefers)
 to your subiect.
          REMOYING THE BULB
28, After making an exposure, wait about l5 to  30seconds to allow the flash-bulb to cool, before removing
 it. Flash-bulbs cannof be used more than once, andmusf be replaced for each picture.
        FLASH EXPOSURE DATA
                                         tand from
                               a variety
                                         fable are
                                                                 lishr

     FLASH BUIB EXPOSURE CHART

                      M ediu m    Lorge Room or
Type ol Film   Type of Bulb        Size         Hql'l or Out-
                          Room     doors ot Night

Verichrome,Plus X                    5fo 8ft.    5to 6ft.
Plenachrome,
Superpan
Supreme, etc.                 12to l5 ft.     9 to 12 ft.

Super XX,                      ? to 12tt.    6tol 9ft.
Superpan
   Press,
etc.                          f5to20ft.     12 to 15 ft.

TESTING THE BATTERIES
30. lf the batteries are old, or _if they have had pro-longed use, they may not have iufficient power to setoff a flash-bulb. Bafteries run down eyen when not ingse. lt is good practice to tesf your batteries every time
before you plan to take a series of pictures.
31. The bes                                                 ththe Fed-Flas                                           p-
plied with t                                                                     itpossible to                                                         h-light in the                                                                     isnot supplied                                                    €.
32. To use the fester, first attach' the flash unit to the




lamp is uprighf, and in contact with the back of the
sockef.
33. Cover ihe                               ur handto protect the                                       shutter
is opened, and                                    all fheway down. The                           hen the
shufter clicks,                          as the
plunger is held





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