Graflex Cut Film or Plate Magazines User manual

Directions      Operating                    fo,

 GRAFLEX CUT FILM
             OR
  PLATE MAGAZINES





FOLMER GRAFLEX CORPORATION
         ROCHESTER, N. Y.

Direetions   for  Operating
     the  Graflex  Cut  Film  or
          Plate  Magazines

        Graflex Magazinesare designedTHF-
  I   to   carry l2   metal  septums.   Each
septum  is  numbered  on  the  back,  the
number  appearing  at  a  ruby  window   in
the back  of  the  magazine as each expo-
sure is made. When  a film  or plate is ex-
posed the septum  is drawn  into a leather
changing bag attached to  the end  of  the
magazine, by means of a sliding rod, and
reinserted by  hand  into  the  rear of  the
magazine.

          The Septum
TsE  films  or plates are held  in the  sep-
tums by means of the flanges AA  (Fie.  I).
The embossed ridge underneath serves as a
means to keep the film  or plate against the
retaining  edges of  the  flange and  in  the
plane of focus.

Loading  the Magazine .
 hs a dark room, by the aid of a safe ruby
 lamp,  remove  back   of   magazine,   first
 pressing in  on concealed button B  (Eiu.
  I),  remove septums and load by slipping
 film   or  plate  underneath  fanges.  The
 loaded  septums  are then  placed  in  the
 magazine chamber  (Fig.  I)  with the closed
 end C  tauard  the folded  changing bag D,
 in  the manner  illustrated,  with  the  sep-
 tum  numbers  arranged  consecutively -  1
 to 12.
              Caution
 When loading be sure tltat tbe frst  sep-
 tum is allowed to drop fat  into tbe rnag-
 azine witlt  tlte openend F                           forced back                              i against tlre end of rnagazine oppositethe
 bag. The secznd s€?turn returned will
 tlten drop into proper position. Whereas
 if  tlte frst two septurnsa.replaced in the
rnagazineat onetirne, at an angle of 6o"
 0r 70", the secondsepturn is liable ta
force its way into tbe openingtoward the
bag and if pusbed down.flat, will bend,
                    3

and             o?erating the magazine.     ?revent
The  back E  is then  placed on  the maga-
zine. Pushing the end, opposite to the bag,
down  until  the spring  catch  at concealed
button B engages.

  Attaehing  Mag azine to Camera
To  attach  magazine to  ()raflex,  hold  the
changing bag D  in the right hand, drop the
lower edge of the magazine into the bottom
flange at back of camera, and lock  the up-
per edge of  the magazine with  the top slid-
ing bar on the camera.

     Changing the Septums
Wrrrw  the loaded, magazine  is  in position
on  the camera back,  release strap holding
changing bag and draw the dark  slide  pro-
tecting  the  films.  After  the  exposure has
been made, draw  out the changing bag D
(Fie.   II)   to   its  full  extension;  grasp the
ring H  with  thumb  and  fore-finger  of  the
right hand, and draw out rod   I  (Fig.  III)
to   full  limit   of  motion  thereby  pulling

the septum containing  the exposed film or
plate  into the changing bag D;  then push
the rod  "  I "  back into  the magazine until
J  (Fig.  IV)  snaps into position beyond theedge of the next septumtobe drawn. Grasp        II
the  septum,  holding  the exposed film  or                                                                                                  iplate (Fig. V) now  in the changing bag, in
                                                                              :the manner  illustrated. Carry  end  of bag
back  on a  line  with  back  of  magazine,
swing inner end of septum toward back of
magazine at same time  and push  it-part
way-   into  the  groove between  the back
pressure springs and the other septums;  re-
lease hold, then push  all the way in with
thumb.  Do not iforce tbe septum. When    it  is
in the proper position,  it will slip easily back
into the magazine. The  number  of the sep-
tum,  or exposure made, will  then be  visi-
ble  at the  little window K  (Fig.  I)  in the
back of the magazine. This changing opera-
tion  is repeated with each succeeding expo-
sure, until  all the twelve films or plates have
been exposed, and septum 12 again appears
at the window.





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Removing  Magazine from
                 Camera

              Ir  is not necessary to expose all the  films
          or plates before the removal of one or more
           for development. With  the protective slide
           in position, the magazine can be removed
         from the camera at any time, and taken to
         a dark room where any number of exposed
          films or plates can be removed. When're-
        moving one or more exposed films or plates
           to be developed, the empty septums should
        be returned  to the magazine before proceed-
          ing with further exposures, as it is necessary
           to keep the full twelve septums in the maga-
         zine whether loaded orpartially so, to create
         the proper pressure against the back springs
           in order  to  hold  the  forward septum into
          correct register of focus.


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ii'#     FOLMER GRAFLEX CORPORATION
                ROCHESTER, N. Y.

     No.24115                           Printed in U. S. A.
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FOLMER GRAFLEX CORPORATION
          ROCHESTER.   N. Y.

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