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Kodak Automatic 35 User manual
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will take good clear picturesin sun or shade-on cloudy
or bright days-automarically. Aperation is very simple.
The built-in exposuremeter takes the guessworkout of
picturetaking. Your camera will produce excellent re-
sults if you will spenda few minutes getting acquainted
with it. As you are reading theseinstructions,keep the
camerahandy; then practice each step as it appearsin
ihe manual"
Before making any important pictures-of a trip or
some special event-it is well to shoot a magazineof
film outdoorsand indoorswith flash.This will giveyou
praetice iri camera operation and provide a check on
your equipment.
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Kodachrome Film
Forcolortransparencies,whichcanbeprojected0na screenor ffom
whichprintsor enlargementscanbe made"Forprocessing,seebelow.
UseKodachromeFilmfor Daylightfor daylightpictures,andKoda-
chromeFilm,TypeF,for pictureswithclearflashbulbs.20or 36ex-
p0sures
K O D A K F I L M s LikeKodakKodachrome,EktachromeEktachromeFilmFilmproduceslifelikecolortransparen-
ciesfor projectionor fromwhichcolorprintsandenlargementscanbe
made.Thespeedof thisfilm,however,is fasterlhanthatof Koda-
/ UseFilmSize chromeFilm.Youcanprocessthisfilmyourselfor haveit processedas
N0.135Magazines describedbelow.
/ UseKodakEktachromeFilmtor Daylightfor exposurein daylight,
andKodakEktachromeFilm,TypeF,for pictureswithclearflashbulbs.
20exposures.
Kodak tligh Speed Ektachrome Film
Withthisnew,extremelyfastcolorfilmyoucanstopactionin lowillu'
minationand,at thesametime,getfaithfulcolorrenditionwithexcel-
lentdefinition.UseDaylightTypefor exposurein daylight,andTypeB
for indoorpicturesby existingartificiallight.20exposures.
Yourdealercanarrangeto haveyourKodachromeor EktachromeFilmprocessedby Kodakor any
otherlaboratoryofferingsuchservice.Somelaboratories,includingKodak,alsoprovidedirectmail
servicewherebyyoucanmailexposedfilmto thelaboratoryandhaveit returneddirectlyto you.See
yourdealerfor thespecialmailingdevicesrequired.Do notmailfilmwithoutan overwrap0r special
mailingdeviceintendedforthispurpose.
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K o d a k P a n a l o m i c - X F i l mKodacolor Film
Thefilmto usefor bigenlargementswhenhighfilmspeedrs notaThecolorfilmfor colorprints factor.lt combinesexceptionallyfinegrainandtheabilityto record
or transparencies.Exposelhe extremelyfinedetail.20or 36exposures.samerollof film by daylight
or clearflash.Takethe ex-
posedrollof filmto yourphoto K o d a k P l u s - X P a n F i l m
dealer.Hewillarrangeto have
negativesand eithercolor An excellenthigh-speedfilmforgeneraloutdoorandinterioruse.
printsor transparenclesmaCe Thelowgraininessandhighresolvingpowerpermithigh-quarrry
fromyournegatives.Inlarge. enlargemenls.20or 36exposures.
ments,too,as largeas 11by
i4 inches,can be ordered
throughyourphotodealer.20 K o d a k T r i - X P a n F i l m
exp0sures. An extremelyfastpanchromaticfilmof moderatecontrast,wide
exposureanddevelcpmentlatitude,andcolorsensitivitysuitable
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L O A D I N 6
Alwaysin SubduedLight
OBenthe backby Pushingthe
LATCHBtlTT0Nupward.
2
Pushout the REWINDKNOB.
tnsertthefilmmagazinein thereeess
nextto the knob.Pushthe rewind
knoh all the waY in, turningit
slightlyif necessary.
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II
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Swingout the RAPIDWtNDLTVER
untilthe openingin the take-up
drumis up.
Insertthe endof the film intothe
openingin thetake-updrum.Swing
out the rapidwindleveruntilthe
pinson the take-updrumengage
thc filmperforationsandthe filmis
$/oundhalfwayaroundthe drum,
Closethe backandmakesurcthat
it is latched.
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Swingout the rapidwind lever
until the mechanismlocks-this
takesseveralfull strokesof the
lever.The first frameof film will
thenbe in positionandthe EXP0-
SURECOUNTERwill be automat- "1." icallysetat Thecounterwill
movea markeachtimethefilmis
advanced.lt willshowthe number
of exposuresmade.
NorerNeithertheexposurecounternorthe shutterreleasewill "1" operateunlessthefilmfor exposure is in position.
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U N L O A D I N G
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Alwaysin
SubduedLight
i
After the 20th or 36th exposure and
before the back is opened, it is neces-
sary to rewind the film into the magazine.
pull the rewind KNoB until you feel resistance (about % inch). * Push the re-
wind nrlrASE in its slot in the direction of the arrow and hold the rewind release
*Film $ ill not rewind if the knob is pulled out too far. In this case, push in the knob completely; then pull
it out the proper distance as indicatecl above.
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A U T O M A T I C A N D M A N U A L E x p o sCuor ne t r o l
The camera can be set for automatic exposure control for daylight pictures or
manual exposure control-used primarily for flash pictures. See page 19.
Automqtic Exposure Control Look into the curved window on top of the
shutter housing, and note the position of the green porNrER.If it points at AUro-
MATrc as shown, the camera is set for automatic exposure control-that is,.the
size ofthe lens opening is now controlled by the over-all brightness ofthe field as
seen by the exposure meter.
lf the green pointer is not at automatic, simply move the rcNuRr,EownEnr,
to the right until the green pointer locks at automatic. The red EXposuREMETER.
NEEDLE,also visible through the curved window, will move to the right or left,
depending on the over-all brightness of the field as seen by the exposure meter.
when the needle moves to the extreme left in the window, it indicates that there
is not sufficient available light to take a properly exposed picture. Seepage I 5.
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When using the camera on the automatic exposure control
setting, the exposure index rcNon must be turned to the day-
E X P O S U R E light index number of the film in the camera to obtain
properly exposed pictures. The indexes for No. 135 Kodak
I N D E X Films can be found in the instructions packed with the
S E T T I N G S film.DaylightFor isexample:10. Turnthetheindexexposurefor Kodachromeindex knob untilFilm thisfor
" number appears in the small window next to the knob as
shown. Position the number exactly opposite the arrow ( ( ).
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S I-IUTTER S ETTIN GS
The Kodak Synchro 80 Shutter has two speeds-the slower
speed,40 (1/40 second); the faster speed, 80 (1/g0 second).
Either speed can be used when taking pictures in daylight;
however, the faster speed (80) is recommended to avoid
possible camera movement. Use the slower speed (40) when
taking.flash pictures; see page I 9. To select a shutter speed,
turn the knurled spEED coNrRoL RrNG until the deiired
speed (40 or 80) is in the ssurrnR spEEDwrNDow. The shut_
ter is cocked automatically when the film is advanced.
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Hondy Seltings The lens mouut has three subject zones-
ct-osE-ups,cRoups, and scrurs-to enable you to select
and set the camera-to-subject distance quickly. Simply
rotate the lens mount until the diamond marking Q of the
D I S T A N C E appropriate zone on the lens mount is oppositd the tri-
angular mark A on the shutter housing. For example: the
S E T T I N G S illustration shows the diamond mark of the cRouPszone set
at the triangular index mark. This zone setting extends the
range of sharpness for subjects from about 5Yz to 14 feet,
when taking pictures on bright days with the camera set
for automaticexposurecontrol.
Coreful Settings When taking flash pictures, as well as
pictures on cloudy days, with the camera set for automatic
exposure control, zone focusing should not be used. Esti-
mate the camera-to-subject distance carefully and rotate
the lens mount until the figure representing the camera-to-
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L O W L I G H T
L E V E L
I N D I C A T O R
,/ Automatic
Exposure
Control
A nno rNorcnron will appear in the lower left corner of
the viewfinder if there is not sufficient available light to
take a properly exposed picture at the shutter speed se_
lected. If the red indicator is seen with the shutter speedset
at 80, change the shutter speed to 40. If the red indicator is
still visible, the available light is still not sufficient to expose
the picture properly.
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T A K I N G
P I C T U R E S AutomaticExposureControl
Makesurethecamerais setfor automaticexposure
c0ntr0l.
Makesuretheexoosureindexknobis turnedto the
indexnumberof thefilmin thecamera.
Selecttheshutterspeedby turningthespeedcon-
trol ring.Forsnapshots,use80 (l/80 second).
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Setthe lensmountfor the correctdistance.
Sightthroughthe viewfinderandcomposethe pic-
ture. Holdthe cameracloseto your eye.
Holdthecamerasteady;thenpresstheshutterre-
leaseleverall thewaydownwitha slow,squeezing
aition.lf thefilmhasnotbeenadvancedto thenext
frameandthewotdWlND appearsi n theviewfinder
or if the film leaderhasnot beenwoundoff fully.
youcannotpressthe r'eleaselever.
Toadvancethefilm,swingouttherapidwindlever
onefullstrokeor severalshortonesuntilit locks;
thenlettheleverreturnto itsoriginalposition.
Afterthe20thor36thexposure,andbeforeopen'
ingthecamera,thefilmmustberewoundintothe
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When the green pointer is not at automatic, the camera is
set for manual exposure control and the signal nraw will be
visible when looking through the viewfinder.
M A N U A L To change from automatic to manual exposure control,
E X P O S U R E movethe samethe LocKtime, BUrroNmove thein xNunr,Eothe directionWHEELof theto arrowthe leftand,untilat
C O N T R O L the green pointer is set at the proper exposure value num- ber. Disregard the exposure index settings and the low
light level indicator (red indicator) in the viewfinder when
using the camera set for manual exposure control.
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F L I \ S H P I C T U R E S ManualExposureControl Flash pictures, in black-and-white or color, are easy to make. The built-i' syn- chronization of your Kodak Synchro g0 Shutter permits the use _ i lash, includ_ ing electronic flash. Flash burbs are fired when ihe camera shutter is ieleased. Flash exposure data are printed on each side of the flash exposure value cards supplied with the camera. 1 9 synchronization-TheKodakSvn-chro80.sh_uttersynchronizesNo.5 and25,andMZ,AG-1,' MF,andM25bulbso!I3!ffg14 (1i40second.freciroiicfiasfrsynchronizesat bothspeeds, Flasholders-TheKodakAutomatic35.Camerawasdesignedto useflasholderswith(odalitefittings, luch astheKodalitesuper-M40Flasholder,theKodakRotaryFlasholder,Typel,-sup*,rii*'ir^r,,oro.n_tt e xodindenerato, Flasholder,TypeI, theKodak.pocketFtashotder,TypeB-i,' andfte koiikInstructionsfor.usingtheflasholdersarepackedwittr"ihem.View original page 17
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TheKodaliteSuper-M40Flasholderissuppliedcom-
pletewithinterchangeable4-inchand3-inchreflec-
torsfor greatestefficiencywith No.5, No.25,M5,
M25,or M2bulbs.
TheKodakRotaryFlasholder,Iype l, featuresrapid
sequencelampfiring.SixM2,M5,or M25bulbsare
preloadedin the magazineandadvancedto firing
positionby rotatingtheturret,
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TheKodakGeneratorFlasholder,Type1, is a small,
compact,pocket-sizedflasholderwhichusesno
batteries.A spinof thegeneratorhandwheelcharg-
esihe capacitorwithamplepowerto firetheflash
lamp.TheflasholderacceptsNo.5, No.25, M5,
M25or M2bulbs.
TheKodakPocketFlasholder,B-1 (not illustrated),TheKodakSupermiteFlasholder(not illustrated).
is similarto theKodakGeneratorFlasholderexcept Fullflashpoweris featuredby this "mini-sized"
thatit is batterypowered flasholderwhichis designedespeciallyto accept
the new,extra'small,low-costAG-1flashlamps.
Adaptsinstantlyto B-Cpower
Attachanyof theseflasholdersto thecamerabyinsertingtheposts0f theflasholderin theflashreceplacles
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T O M A K E F L A S H P I C T U R E S
Set the shutter speed at 40 (1140 second). A No. 5 or
25, }d2, AG-l, M5, or M25 flash bulb has a flash dura-
tion between 1/50 and 1/100 second, thus providing
effective stopping of subject movement.
Estimate carefully the camera-to-subject distance in
feet and turn the lens mount to the proper distance
setting.
Select the flash exposure value card that corresponds
to the film in the camera. Slip this card into the holding
frame on the back of the camera.
Determine the proper exposure value number, taking
into consideration the distance in feet, the size of the
reflector, and the type offlash bulb to be used.*
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Move the manual lock button to the right and {.,F
rotate the knurled wheel to move the greer.r a
pointer to the selectedexposure value number. Whenusinga KodakRotaryor,
Super-M40 Flasholder,selectthe
Compose the picture. Hold the camera steady; exposurevaluenumberfromthe
lt} then press the shutter releaselever all the way flashexposureeard.
down with a slow squeezingaction.
a
Advance the film to the next exposure. Withthe KodakSupermiteFlash-
older,use the exposurevalue
numbersgivenfortheM-2lampin
3-inchreflectorontheflashexpo-
surecard.
EVNumber 8.5 9.5 10.5 11^5 12"5 13.5 14.5 15.5 t Whenusinga KodakGeneratoror
f-Value 2.8 5.6 8 11 16 22 32 PocketFlasholder,do notreferto
theflashexposurecard;instead,
Thelowestexposurevaluenumberat 40 (1/40second)is g.5or selecttheexposurevaluenumber
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M O R E ABO UT When the camerais set for automaticexposlrrecontrol,the
lens.opening.iscontrolledby the over-allbrightnessof the U S I N G T Ht FL fieldas seenby the exposuremeter'
pO S U R E If the field is evenly illuminated (see illustration) and EX lacks great contrast, the exposureprovided by the meter
M ETER can be usedautomaticallywithout modiflcation.This ap-
::':::"'? ,rue*i,r,uru"r.-un.;';i}*li'J+i:#iff::':-s Under certain conditions, better exposure is obtained by modifying the use
of the exposure meter. For example: Suppose you desire to take a picture of a
person wearing light-colored clothing and occupying approximately half of the
field against a very dark background. With the camera set for automatic expo-
sure control, the meter, reading the over-all brightness ofthe field, will produce a
picture in which the person will be slightly overexposed.This is particularly true
with color films, due to their relatively limited exposure latitude.
To obtain a better exposure of the subject of principal interest, proceed as
follows:
I Step close to the person to take a reading of the light reflected by the subject only
(seebottom illustration).
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2 Note the EV number to wl-rich the red
exposure needlepoints.
3 Move the lock blltton to the right and,
at the same time, nrove the knurled wheel
until the green pointer is set for this EV I number. The camera is now set manually
for proper exposlrre of the sr-rbjectonly.
If the principal subject is dark against a
very light background, follow the same
procedure.
Under certain conditions you rnay wish
to modify the recommended film index to
achieve results which are filore to yor"rr lik-
ing. Using a slightly higher exposure index
than recommendedresults in slightly darker
transparencies, u,hich sonre people prefer
when using a high-wattage projector and a
srnall screen. For example, if 32 is the film
index sr"rggestedby the manllfacturer, try aI I setting between 32 and 64. A slightly lower
index results in slightly lighter transparen-
cies, preferred by some people when using
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.re Your Kodak Automatic 35 Camera is a fine, ruggedly
built precision instrument. So protect it from dust and
dirt and avoid rough handling. Use a rubber syringe to
blow out any dust that may accumulate inside the cam-
C A R E O F era. If any of the lensesneed cleaning, first brush or blow away any grit or dust. Wipe the surface gently with Kodak
T H E C A M E R A Lens Cleaning Paper. Ilnecessary, use Kodak Lens Cleaner.
I The tinted appearance of the lens is due to Lumenizing
. . . a special hard coating applied to all air-glass surfaces.
This increaseslight transmission and decreasesinternal re-
flections, thus improving the brilliance of black-and-white
pictures and the color purity of color films.
lEl Do notattemptto makeany repairsor removeany partsfromthe
shutter,lens,or camera.Neveroiltheshutteror anypartsof thecamera.lf
you findthatthe camerarequiresservice,returnit to yourphotodealer,
whowill haverepairsmadelocally,or sendit to Kodak.
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