Kodak Boy Scout Brownie User manual

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      RpeurnpMENTS
    roR PTToTOGRAPHY
l. What are the ca,mera's main parts
   and explain their purpose.
2. Wh{tt is composition?
3. Submit twelve pictures taken, lrtrt
   not necessarily dnished, by yourself.
 'fu: At least one picture from each of
      ' the groups below, and not more than
    six from any one group.
    .4. Landscapes or water pictures.
   B. Groups of people or animals.
  C. Portrait of person, animal, or
       bird; article irade 6y Scout for
      some Scout Requirement.
   D. Architectural subjects or.street
       gceneg.
4. What is "developing" and "print-
   ing?"
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          IMPORTANT
   DEFORE loading your camera with
    I-D film, and before taking any pic-
     tures with it, read these instructions
     carefully. Take especial care to learn
    how to operate the shutter.
      While loading and unloading, be
    very careful to keep the proteetive
    paper wound tightly around the film
    to prevent light striking it.  The
    camera can be loaded or unloaded in
    daylight. This should be done in a
    subdued light, not in direct sunlight.

            To Loen
        IJse film number:
   V120 or 120 for Bov Seout Brownie.
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Draw out
                       the winding
                        key as far as
                                        it will come,
                       turning   it
                                     slightly.
                      Holding
                     the camera
                          against the
                             body, pull out
     the catch A and remove the roll
      holder H, see illustration.





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       There is an empty spool in the re-
      eess on the winding side of the roll
      holder; this is to be used as the reel.
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     The winding side may always be
     distinguished by the round opening in
    the roll holder,  directly behind the
    exposure lever.





       Insert the spool of film in the recess
    opposite the winding side, see illus-
     tration. The flanges of the spool are
    held between the two lugs and the
     tension spring.
     Important: The word ((TOP"
    which is printed on the protective
    paper near the top of the spool must

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be next to the side of the roll holder,
     which has the round opening through
     which the key is inserted in the reel.
       If the spool of film is inserted the
     wrong way the protective paper would
     come between the lens and the film
     and no pictures could be made.





      Remove the band that holds the
     end of the protective paper, and pass
      the paper ouer the rollers and across the
      opening in the baek of the roll holder.
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  Thread the paper through the
 longer opening of the slit in the reel
 as far as 'it wi,ll go. Give the spool two
or three forward turns to make the
paper hold securely on the spool.





  Be sure that the paper is started
straight. Do not unroll too much pro-
tective paper or the film will be fogged
and ruined.
  Insert the roll holder in the outside
box, so that the slotted end of the
spool comes next to the winding key
in the outside box.

Push in the roll holder until the
eatch A, see illustration on page 2,
snaps into position.
                   Press in and at'
                  the same time turn
    t  li'Iffi         the winding key un-
                         til the web at the
                lower end of the
                  key fits into the slot
                    in the spool end.
              Turn the key
               and watch the red
              window. After a
                few turns, a warn-
ing hand will appear; then turn slowly
until the figure 1 is in the center of
the window.





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   Press in the winding key slightly,
 when turning it.
  The film is now in position for the
 first picture. After each exposure be
 sure to wind the film, bringing the
 next number into position. This pre-                                    -the vents making two pictures on
 same section of film.
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  MAKING THE EXPOSURES
   INsraNTANEous ExposuREs
               t'Snapshotstt
tfaHE      Boy Scout Brownie is a fixed-
  I  focus camera, therefore, subjects
that are about eight feet and faither
from the camera will be sharp. For                              -camerasubjects that are closer to the
than about eight feet, use the Kodak
Portrait Attachment, see page 26.
  The shutter of the camera is re-
leased by pushing the exposure lever C
(see illustration, page 10) from one end
of slot to the othef with the thumb.

Push the lever slowly, in one direction
                               noonly, and as far as it ui,ll go. If
"click" is heard no exposure is made.
  Do not jerk the lever as any move-
ment of the camera, at the instant of
exposure, will blur the picture.
                 Whenmakingin-          D                 stantaneous expo-
                   sures or snapshots,
   Slwl@    thebe insubjectthe broad,should
               open sunlight, but
              the camera must
               not. The sun
                should be behindc               your back or over
                  the shoulder. If itM
                   shines directly into  B-Exposure Slide  C-Exposure Lever    the lens it will blur
  D-Stop Opening Slide and fog the pieture.
  This illustration shows
the position of slide D   Special instruc-when the second or small6top opening is in position. tions for making

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 portraits are given on pages 23 to 22.
   Slide B (see illustration) controls the
 shutter for time and instantaneous or
 snapshot exposures. For instanta-
neous exposures or snapshots this
 slide must be pushed all the way in;
 it must be drawn out as far as it will
come, for time exposures.
  Slide D controls the two stop
openings.
        Srop OpnxrNcs
  The stop openings regulate the
amount of light passing through the
lens. When slide D, page 10, is att tne
way in, the large stop opening is
in position. Th,is is the one to use forsnapshots     all ordinary subjects.When slide "fD is drawn out as far as it
will go, the small stop opening is in
position, see page 10. For ordinary
snapshots both the slides B and D
shown in the illustration on page 10,
should be push ed all the uay in.-
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The stop openings (diaphragms)
should be used as follows:
  1. The Large-For snapshots of
all ordinary outdoor subjects such as
landscap€s, groups and street scenes,
when the subject is in the bright sun-
light, and for nearby subjects at the
seashore and on the water. For Interi-
or Time Exposures, the time for which
is given in the table on page 24.
  2. The Small-For instantaneous
or snapshot exposures of extremely
distant views, beach scenes, marines,
snow scenes without prominent dark
objects in the foreground, and clouds
only, in bright sunlight. For Interior
Time Bxposures, see table on pages
23 and 24, and for Time Exposures
Outdoors on eloudy days, see table on
page 28.
 When the second or small stop
opening is used, nearby objects will be
sharper.

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   All the exposures given for outdoor
subjects are for hours from two and a
half hours after sunrise until two and
a half hours before sunset; with
Kodak Verichrorye Film, however,
from one hour after sunrise to or"
hour before sunset. If earlier or later
the exposures must be longer. For
subjects in the shade, under porches or
under trees, a time exposure must be
made, see page 28, and the camera
must be placed on some steady,
firm support-not held in the hands.
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  There are two finders, one for hori-
zontal and the other for vertical pic-
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When rnaking instantaneous exposures or snap-
        shots, hold the carnera firmly against the body.
      When pushin$ the exposure lever, hold the breath
         for the lnstant.  If the camera is moved durlng the
        exposure, the picture will be blurred.

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tures. Only what is seen in the finder
 will show in the picture.
  For a horizontal picture hold the
camera as shown on page 13.
  For a vertieal picture the camera
should be held as in the illustration
below.





  Point the eamera at the subject to
be photographed and looking irito the
finder from directly over the center of
it, include what you want and com-
poqe the picture by turning to the
right or left, see page 14.
    MerrNG THE ExposuRB
  Hold the camera steady and level
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as shown in the illustration on page
14, and push the exposure lever once,
as far as it will go. This maltes the
efrposure.
  Important: The exposure lever
must be pushed slowlA to avoid jarring       I
the camera. If the camera is not held
steadily the picture will be blurred.
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    Ef ect produced by tilti,ng the camera.

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     The camera must be held level. If
      all of the subject cannot be included
     in the finder without tilting the cam-
    era upwards, move .backwards untilI      it is all inclu ded wi,th the camera held
I         leuel.If the subject is below the normal
     height, like a small child or a dog, the
    camera should be held down level with
     the center of the subject.
    TunN A NEw SncrroN oF Fu,vr
            INTO POSTTTON
                       Press in the wind-
                    ing key slightly and
                   turn it slowly until
                No. 2, or the next
                   number, is in the cen-
                           ter of the red window.
    The warning hand appears only!    before section No. 1.
     Turn the next section of film into
    position immediately after making
    each exposure; this prevents making

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two pictures on the same section of
film.
     RnUoVING THE FIT,vT
  After all the exposures have been
made, turn the winding key until the
end of the protective paper passes the
window. The film is now ready for
removal from the camera.





  In a subdued light, open the camera
and remove the roll holder as shown
on page 4. Hold the ends of the protec-

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    tive paper and the sticker together
    to prevent paper from loosening. If
    the sticker has been wound under the
      roll, revolve the spool to bring it up.
     Lift out the roll of exposed film, as
    shown in the illustration on page 18.
t     Fold under about half-an-inch of
    the protective paper, and fasten it
    with the sticker.
     "Cinch" Marks: After removing
   the film from the camera, do not
    wind it tlghtly with a twisting motion,
    or the film might be scratched.
     Wrap up the exposed film. It is now
    ready for development. This may be
    done by u photo finisher, or by your-
     self. If the latter is desired, you may
     write to our Service Department, men-
    tioning the size of the pictures made
    with your camera, and we will send
   you a list of the necessary materials
    which can be purchased from a Kodak
     dealer.

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Important: Film should be devel.
oped as soon as possible after expo-
sure. The quality of the image on all
sensitized products is retained by
prompt development after exposure.
  Remove the empty spool and place
it in the recess on the winding side of
the roll holder. The slotted end of the
spool must show through the round
opening in the roll holder.
   It is a good plan to reload the
camera as soon as an exposed film has
been removed, to be ready for the
next pictures. For the best results,
load the camera with Kodak Veri-
chrome Film.
   TrvrB ExposuREs-INDooRs
  For time exposures the camera must
always be placed on a table, chair, or
other firm support. The camera must
not be more than two or three inches
from the edge, to avoid including part