GemFlex Miniature TRL User manual

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      The Queen of AAiniature Cameras
          (Use lAmm Rotl Film)                    PRINCIPAL PARTS
         Of lall the miniature cameras now manu-              1. Picture Lens
    factured in  Japan, none can surpass the
     Gemflex, a twin-lens camera, for its conven-              2. Knob for Diaphram,
     ience, smartness and simplicity. Made of             3. Shutter Speed Markings,.
     shatter-proof die cast duralumin covered in
     folagki.grained high quality leatherette and             4. Shutter Set-lever,
    trimmed' smartly with glowing chrome plate              5. Shutter Release-Lever,
    the Gemflex can really claim to be the finest                '6.                                                          Finder Hood Release,    even among the most discriminating photog-
     raphers who demand. appearance, quality and              7. Film Knob,
    mechanical accuracy.                                          8. Film Winding Knob,
         'Picture taking lens is the Gem Anastigmat     f/3.5 lens with 25mm focal length. "Swallow"             9. Finder Lens,         -t-
    Shutter has a speed range of. 7125, 1/50, and             10. Finder Hood,                 ''-                        ' tF     1i100 second plus bulb. Having fixed focus,                                                                  11. Tripod Bush,    no worry about adjusting focal distance. Pro-
    vided with tripod socket, strap mounts and            12. Back Cover Latch,
     ever-ready leather carrying case with a short            13. Strap Mounts,     strap, With the Gemfiex you can see theI't  picture full negative size in the ground glass             14. Red Window. (ln back of camera)
    screen while you are composing and snapping
    the picture. lt is really a fun to take pictures
    with the GEMFLEX

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    Loading the Film                                       a) Open focusing hood (10) by press-
                                                                   ing the finder hood release button
                                                               (6) on .side. Then look into the
       Open the camera by pushing back the                hood arid set the image you are
     cover latch (72). Lift up the fihn knob (7)                  photographing in right position
      slightly and place film in the spool chamber                on the ground glass
     at the bottom side of the camera. Then pull               b) Set right aperture by turning knob
     out one or two inches of film leader as shown                     for diaphram (2) according to the
    in Fig. 2, and. insert its end into slotted                     brightness of the day.
     portion of takeup spool in other chamber.                c) Shutter speed lmarkings (3) also
   The takeup spool will easily be adjusted by                   should be adjusted to the clearness
     pulling up the film knob (7). Before closing                    of the day as well as to the still     the camera, turn the film winding knob (8).
      slighty to make it sure that the film advances                      raphing.
     smoothly.                                   When these points'are reildy, hold the
                                                  camera firmly in manner as illustrated in Fig.
                                                   3, and press down shutter set-lever. The    Operating lnstructions                              picture is now snapped.
                                                         In order to take good pictures, the dist-
         After the film is loaded, close the cover       ance between the camera and the obiect
      tight, and then give a few more turns to the         should be from 8 to 10 feet. lnanimate obiects
     winding knobi(8) until film " No.1" appear        can well be taken at a distance of abwt 20  -j     through the red window (14). Now the camera         to 25 feet.
      is ready for shooting.                          When aperture is set at 8, any obiect 3     "r
        In taking pictures, the following 3 points           f.eet away from the camera or at infinity,
    shoud be remembered:                          can be focused most clearly.

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