Kodak Autographic No. 1 Junior User manual

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            Picture tahing witlr the
    'N       o. 1 Aungraplic

t      Kodak Junior
           Rapid Rectilinear or
             f.7,7 Anastigmat Lens
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            Rocnpsrpn, N. Y.
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                                October,1921

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       Picture tah,ing with the
  No. I z(utograpfricI
   Kodak           Junior
         Rapid Rectilinear or
                   f .7.7 Anastigmat Lens
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   EASTMAN KoDAK 6oupexy,
               Rocnosrpn, N. y.

Order Film by Number
  All Kodak Films may be distin-
guished by the numbers on the ends of
 t he cartons:
  A-120 is the number of film for the
No. 1 Autographic Kodak Junior.
  The number appears on the carton,
on the cartridge, and on the Auto-
graphic door, which is located on the
back of the Kodak.
  Autographic film can be used in old
style Kodaks, old style film can be used
in Autographic Kodaks, but to get Auto-
graphic results Autographic film must
be used in an AutograPhic Kodak.
         IMPORTANT.
  When Autographin$ film, bear down with
 the styluS as heavily as the paper will stand
 without tearin$.

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        Before Loading
REFORE taking any pictures with the No. t-)  1 Autographic Kodak Junior, read the
following instructions carefully. Make your-
self perfectly familiar with the camera, taking
especial care to learn how to operate the shut-
ter. Work it for both time and instantaneous
exposures several times before threading up
the film.
  The first and most important thing for the
arnateur to bear in mind is that the light, which
serves to inrpress the image upon the sensitive
film in a small fraction of a second when it
comes through the lens, can destroy the film as
quickly as it makes the picture. Throughout
all the operations of loading and unloading be
extremely careful to keep the red paper wound
tightly around the film to prevent the admis-
sion of light.
     EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY,
                         RocnnsrpR, N. Y.

CONTENTS

        PART I.
Loading the Kodak,

       PART II.
Making the Exposures,     .12
   Operating the Shutter,      .12
   Instantaneous Exposures,     .17
    Focusing,              .17
   Autographic Feature,       .29
   Time Exposures,          .34
   To Make a Portrait,        .38
   Diaphragms,            .42
    Flash-light Exposures,       .43
       PART III.
Removing the Film,             50
Finishing the Pictures,          56

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         PART I
       Loading the Kodak
tfaHE  film for the No. 1 Auto-
  I    graphic Kodak Junior is fur-
nished in  light-proof cartridges
and the camera can, therefore, be
loaded in  daylight. The Kodak
should be loaded, however, in a
subdued light, not in the glare of
bright sunlight. It should also be
borne in mind that after the seal
is broken care must be taken to  The Film
keep the red paper taut on the    A-r2o
spool; otherwise it may slip and loosen suffici-
ently to fog the film.
  1. To load the Kodak, take a  position
where the daylight is somewhat subdued, and
grasping the camera with the left hand, remove
the back by pressing in simultaneously with the
thumb and second finger of the right hand, as
indicated in Fig. I, page 6. Then lift the back
outwards and upwards in order to remove  it,
as shown in Fig. II, page 6.

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                 FIG. I.
               Pressing in Catches.





                FIG. II.
             Removing the Bach.

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                FIG. III.
            Pulling Out a Spool Pin.
  2. The Kodak having been opened, an
ernpty spool having a slit in it will be found
in the winding end of the camera. This forms
the reel on which the film is wound after ex-
posure. The full spool is to be placed in the
recess at the opposite end of the Kodak. To
accomplish this, pull out spool pins as shown
in Fig. III.
  3. Drop the film cartridge into this recess,





                FIG. IV.
                         I nserting the Cartridge

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as shown in Fig. IV, page 7.
  Be careful to get the top of the spool at the top
of the camera. The top is the winding side of
the camera. Each cartridge is marked with
the word "Top" on the red paper near the top
of the spool.
  Norr-If the cartridge is inserted wrong end up, the
red paper instead of the film will be brought next to the
lens, resulting, of course, in the absolute loss of the pictures.
  4. Push spool pins into place, making sure
that the pins are in the holes at each end of the
spool so that spool revolves upon them.
  5. Remove the gummed slip that holds
the end of the red paper; pass the paper over
the two aluminum rollers and thread into the
slit in reel, as shown in Fig. V. Be careful in
so doing that the paper draws straight and true.





                 FIG. V.
         Threading up the Red Paper.

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                 FIG. VI.
      Turn'ing the Key to binil paper on Reel.
  To secure a tight grip on the red paper,
unfold the end and thread it  into the
longer opening in the slit in reel as far as it
will go. By doing this the red paper will
not be liable to slip.
  6. Give the key one or two slight turns-
just enough to bind the paper on the reel-and
no more. See Fig. VI.
  The paper should now be in position indi-
cated in Fig. VII.
                          i.- n\   )           IV                                   J.'                -
                FIG. VII.
          Showing position of paper.

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   7.  Replace the back on the Kodak, reversing
 the operation as shown in Figs. I and II, page 6.
 Care should always be taken to handle the
back of Kodak carefully, especially when it  is
detached from camera, as even a slight bend
would make it fit badly, resulting very probably
in a leakage of light, and consequent loss of
 film.
   Throughout the forego'ing operation, from the
tirne the gummed. sl,ip is cut on the fresh roll
of f,lm until the bach is once rnore in place, keep
the red, paper wound. tightly on the roll.  If  it is
allowed. to loosen, Iight wi,ll be ad.m'itted and the
f.lm fogged..
  8. The roll of film in the carrlera is covered
with red paper, and this must be partly reeled
off before a picture can be taken. Turn the
key to the left and watch the little red window
in the back of the camera. When about 15 to
18 turns have been given, a hand pointing to-
ward the first number will appear; then turn

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slowly until the figure 1 is exactly in the center
of the red window.
  The film is now in position for taking the
first picture.
  Press in the winding key slightly when turn-
ing it, so as to make sure that the web on the
key stays within the slot in the top of spool'
Load your Kodak with Kodak Film'
Look for this Trade Mark on the box:
  EASTMAN



               Eastman'     "II  it isn't
               it isn't Kodak Film."

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         PART II
      Making the Exposures
   HE general instructions in this  No.  I
  r    Autographic Kodak Junior manual apply
 equally well to the camera, whether it is fitted
 with the Rapid Rectilinear or f .Z.I Anastigmat
 Lens.
   Before making an exposure with the No. I
 Autographic Kodak Junior, either time or in_
 stantaneous, be sure of four things:
   First-That  the shutter is adjusted prop_
 erly. (For instantaneous, time or ,,bulb" ex_
 posure).
  Second-That the diaphragm lever is placed
 at the proper stop opening.
  Third-That the camera is focused.
  Fourth-That an unexposed section of the
 film is turned into position.
  Nore-9xposures                                   pressing                  are made by.                                         push_pin                                                                 atend     of cable release D                          down                                 on exposure                                                           lever c.  The shutter is selr-s%ttt?rfinrng
  Avoid making too sharp a bend in the cable
release, or  it  will be liable to kink.
      Operating the Shutter
  Perfect familiarity with the shutter is es_
sential to successful picture-taking with any
camera. The following directions should. there_

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fore, be carefully read, and the shutter operated
several times before threading the film up for
use.
  Instructions for the use of the shutters on the No. 1
Autographic Kodak Junior, when it is equipped with thc
Rabid. Rectilineor or f .7,7 Anastietnat Leni, are as follows:





  Thls lllustration shows the shutter on the Kodak
when it is equipped with the Raptd Rectllinear Lene.
     Instantaneous Exposures
  First-Set the lever A at 25 or 50 (repre-
senting the speeds of the shutter), according
to the time of instantaneous exposure desired.

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   This illustration  shows the shutter on the Kodak
 when it  is equipped with the/.7.7 Anastigmat Lens.
  Nore-The  division of speed 100 appears only on the
 shutter equipped $'ith the Kodak Anastigmat Lens, f .7.7.The lever A should be used at 100 only when taking mov-
ing objects in bright sunshine, and lever B must always
be placed at f .7.7 when taking this kind of a picture
  Second-Set the lever B at U. S. 8 or /.11
Lever B controls the Iris diaphragm and U. S.
8 or /.11 is the proper opening for ordinarv
instantaneous exposures in  bright sunlight,
using speed 25.
  Norp-For  instantaneous exposures when tire sunlight
is unusrrally strong and there are no heavy shadows, such
as rn views at the seashore or on the u'ater, use diaphragm
No. 16 and speed 50.

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         With lieht clouds or sliehtlv smokv atmos-phere use U. S'
       4 or f.7.7-and speed 25. With heaay clouds donot attembl
        instantaneous etcoosilres'
        Third-Press  push-pin at end of cable re-
      lease D or push down on exposure lever C.
       This makes the exPosure.
        NotB-Press push-pin on cable release with a firm       ouick movement, at lhe same time be sure to hold the       Kodak rigid, as a slight jarring will cause a blurred nega-
          tive.
           Time Exposures
        First-Set the lever A at the point "T"
       (time). This adjusts the shutter for time ex-
        posures.
       Second-Set the lever B at U. S. 4, 8, 16,32
      or 64. If the Kodak is equipped with the /.7.7
      Anastigmat Lens, set the lever at f .7.7, ll,  16,
     22 or 32. See instructions for the use of the
       stops for Interior Exposures, as given in table
      on page 37; also the table for Time Exposures
       in the Open Air, page 39.
       Third-Press the push-pin. This opens the
      shutter. Time the exposure by a watch.
      Again press the push-pin. This closes the shut-
       ter, Shutter may be opened by pushing down
     on exposure lever C and closed by a second
       pressure, if desired, but great care should be
      taken not to jar the camera.
             Bulb Exposures
      When it is desirable to make a very short
      time exposure this is best accomplished by
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 making a "bulb exposure".
  - First-Set the lever A at the point ,,8"
 (bulb). This adjusts the shutter for ,,bulb"
 exposures.
  Second-Set the lever B at U. S. 4, 8, 16, 32
 or 64.  If the Kodak is equipped with the /.2.7
 Anastigmat Lens, set the lever at f .7,7, II,  16,
 22 or 32. See instructions for the use of the
 stops for Interior Exposures, as given in table
on page 37; also the table for Time Exposures
 in the Open Air, page 39.
  Third-Press push-pin or exposure lever C to
open the shutter, and release it to close the
shutter. This makes the exposure. The shut-
ter will remain open as long as the push-pin or
exposure lever C is under pressure.
                   .   Ilrponrexr
  Do not oil any part of the shutter.
  In case of accident return shutter to your
dealer or to us for repairs. As a general rule,
make exposures with the cable release instead
of lvith exposure lever C, as the cable release is
less likely to jar the camera.

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     Instantaneous Exposures
                ttSnaPshotstt
 When making ordinary instantaneous expo-
sures or snapshots, the subject must be in the
bfoad, open sunlight, but the camera should
not. The sun should be behind the back or
over the shoulder of the operator.  If  it shines
directly into the lens it will blur and fog the
picture.
      Focus on the Subject
  Press the concealed button, as shown in Fig.
I, and push down the bed of the camera to the
lirlit of motion.





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                 FIG. I.
              Opening the Front.

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  On the camera bed will be found a focusing
scale with slots marked 8. 25 and 100 feei.
This is for focusing the camera.
  NorB-The  focusing scale is marked both for feet and for
meters and care should be taken not to confound them.
  Grasp the springs at bottom of front board,
and extend the bellows by pulling out the front.
Pull out the front to the point nearest the esti-
rnated distance in feet, belween the Kodak and
the pr'incipal object to be photographed, where
the front locks automatiCally-Fig. II.
  Except when photographing subjects that
are close to the Kodak, it is not necessarv to





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                          ----    FIG. II.
            Extending the B ellotus.