Kodak Brownie Folding Autographic No. 2 User manual

Picture ta/ring rt'ith the
      No.2
I. olding         '{utographic Brownie Carnera
      Rapid Rectilinezrr f-ens

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          Form No. 336.23.

Picture tahing witlt the
      No.2
Folding A urographic
 Brownie Camera
     Rapid Rectilinear Lens

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Order Film
       by Number
   All Kodak Films may be distinguished
by the numbers on the ends of the cartons.
  A-120 is the number of film for this
camera (No. 2 Folding Autographic
Brownie).
  The number appears on the carton, on
the cartridge, and on the Autographic door,
which is located on the back of the camera.
  Autographic film can be used in old
style Brownies. old style film can be used
in Autographic Brownies, but to get auto-
graph,ic resu.lts Autographic film must be
used in an Autographic Brownie.

         IMPORTANT
 When Autographing film, bear down
with the stylus as heavily as the paper
will stand without tearing.

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         Before Loading
      Before taking any pictures with the No.
  2 Folding Autographic Brownie Camera
   read the following instructions carefully.
   Make yourself perfectly familiar with the.
    camera, taking especial care to learn how
    to operate the shutter. Work it for both
    time and instantaneous exposures several
    times before threading uP the film.
     The first thing for the amateur to bear
    in mind is that the light, which serves to
    impress the photographic image upon the
     sensitive film in a 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 admission of light.





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CONTENTS

               Penr
Loading the Camera,                .5
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,r,iuO,,r* the Expoli;:,             .11
     Operating the Shutter,                      .  11
           I nstantaneous Exposures,           .14
    Focusing,                      .15
    Diaphragms,                    .17
    Making the Exposure,             .19
    Autographic Feature,              .25
    Time Exposures-I  nteriors,          .29
   To Make a Portrait,               .34
    Time Exposures-Outdoors,          .36
     Flash-light Exposures,              .37
            Panr III
Removing the F'ilm,               .43
Finishing the Pictures,             .48

PART I
         Loading the Camera
  -r-tHE film for the No. 2 Folding Autographic
   r   Brownie Camera, is furnished in a light-proof
  cartridge and the camera can, there-
  fore, be loaded in daylight. This
  should be done, however, in a sub-
  dued 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 keep the red
  paper taut on the spool, otherwise  it
  may slip and loosen sufficiently to   TnB Frr_u
  fog the film.                              No. 4-120
    1. To load the camera, take a position where
  the dayligl-t1 is somewhat subdued, not in the
  direct sunlight, and remove front of camera. To
  do this, push metal lock to the right, Fig. 1, page 6.
  Then grasp the front of camera by the two metal.  edges and lift  it upwards, first lifting that end on
  which the lock is fastened, and remove entirely
  that part of the camera. Fig. 2, page 6,
   The camera is now ready for loadittg.
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1                   .           Fig.
  2. At each end of the camera will be found a
recess for holding the film spools.

As sent out from the factory, there is one empty
spool at the winding end of the camera, and the
fiesh cartridge is to be inserted in the opposite end'
  The empty spool, which is used as the reel'
must now bg removed. This may be done by first
pulling out the winding key to limit of motion,
which will release the spool, and it can then be
readily removed. Fig' 3'
  3. Break and remove the gummed band that
holds the end of red paper, from the cartridge,
unfold the end and thread the red paper into the
longer opening of the slit in empty spool' so that
 the slot ,in the end, of spoot witt be at the toP, wh'ile
 at the sarne time the slot at enil of ful'|, spool' will' be
 at the bottom of the cartr'idge. Then give the empty
 spool three or four turns, or until the black lines




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Fig. 4
on outside of paper are reached, at the same time
 being qarelr-l that the paper draws straighl o"Jtrue. See Fig. 4.
  To secure a tight grip on the red paper un_fold the end, and thread  it  into the longer
gpenilg in the slit in reel as far ss it wiilVo.By {oing this the red paper will not be lia6leto slip.
  4. The camera may _ now be loacled by  firstu.nrolling                    inches                four                                         recl                            the                           of                                    prp"r                                              ;;d         .about                                                 'po.t      placingthen            the                      spools              two                             into                              the                                                          filir
at each end of the cameia. Fig 5.                  "i.
             Important
  Be sure to get the top of spool at top of ca'rera
(each spool is marked with thb worcl "Top", oo ih"
red paper near the top of the spool) when- inserting,





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otherwise the film will come on the wrong side of
recl paper when reeled off and total failure will
result. The winding k"y is on the top of the
calltera.
  5.  After spools have been placed into the pock-
ets, push the full spool as far back as possible in
orcler that the tension spring nray hold it securely in
place, creating sufficient drag to draw the film
taut, ancl afford perfect register of the focal plane.
  Press in on the winding k"y in top of carnera and
turn it to the left, until the web on the key fits into
slot in top of ernpty spool, which is the reel. Fig. 6.
             Caution
   If you turn off too much of the red paper before
the camera is closed, the film will be uncovered,
fogged and ruined.
  6. The camera must now be closed, reversing
the operation shown in Figs. 1 and 2. When re-
placing front of camera after it is loaded, first insert





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!h"-     opposite the lock, the edge of box be in"r4the metal groove _at end of fiont, then 'rustdrop the end on which the lock is fastened down into
 place. Make sure that the metal lock is fastened
 securely.
   . Throughout the foregoing operations, from the
time the gummed band is broken on the fresh roll
 of film until the camera is closed, keep- the red paperwound tightly on the roll.  If   it  is allowed' to
loosen, light will be admitted and the film fogged.
    7 - The roll of film in the camera is covered with
red.paper and this must be partly reeled off before
a picture can be taken. Turn the kev to the left
and watch in the little red window in- the back of
the camera. when about ten or twelve turns have
h""l given, a black index hand will appear in thelittle red window. This hand is a warning that the
first number is approaching. Then turn the kev
slowly until. figure 1 appears exactly in the center
of the red window.
  Press in on the winding k"y while turning it, so
as to keep the web on the k"y, in the slot ln end
of spool, and to avoid the k"y loosening and allow-
ing film and red paper to unwind.
  The fihn is now in position for tzrking the first
picture.
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PART II
      Makin$ the ExPosures

                                                         2Ay EFORE making an exposure with the No.
-D   Folding Autographic Brownie, either time or
instantaneous, be sure of four things:
  First-That  the shutter is adjusted properly,
for instantaneous, time or "bulb" exposures as
 desired.
  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.
       Operatin$ the Shutter
   Perfect familiarity with the shutter is essential
 to successful picture taking with any camera.
  The following directions should, therefore, be
 carefully read and the shutter operated several
 times before threading the film up for use.
  NorB-The shutter is self-setting. Exposures are made by
 pressing push-pin at end of cable release D or pushing down
 on exposure lever C. See diagram of shutter on page 12'
   Avoid making too sharp a bend in the cable
 release, or it will be liable to kink.
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"Snapshotstt
   For all Ordinary Instantaneous Exposures
  First-Move the lever A to 25 or 50 (repre-
 senting the speeds of the shutter), according to
 the time of instantaneous exposure desired. This
adjusts the shutter for Instantaneous Exposures.
  Second-Move the lever B to U.S. g.  Lever
B controls the iris diaphragm and U.S. 8 is the
proper opening for ordinary Instantaneous Expo-
sures when the subject is in bright sunshine, using
speed 25.
  Third-Press push-pin at end of cable release D
or push down on exposure lever C.  Th,is mahes
the exposure.
  Norp-Press-push-pin on cable release with a firm, quick
movement, at the same time be sure to hold the camera figid,as a slight jarring will cause a blurred negative.
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Time ExPosures
  First-Move the lever A to the point "T" (time)'
This adjusts the shutter for Time Exposures'
  Second-Move the lever B to U.S. 4, 8, 16, 32
or 64. See instructions for the use of the dia-
phragms or stops as given on pages 17 and 18, also
the table for making Interior Time Exposures on
pages 32 and 33, and the table for Time Exposures
Outdoors, page 36.
  Third-Press the push-pin at end of cable release
D or push down on exposure lever C.  This opens
the shutter. Time the exposure by a watch. Again
press the push-pin or the exposure lever. This closes
the shutter.
         Bulb ExPosures
  When it is desirable to make a very short time
exposure this is best accomplished by making a
"Bulb Exposure".
  First-Move the lever A to the point "B" (bulb)'
This adjusts the shutter for "Bulb" Exposures'
  Second-Move the lever B controlling the stops,
to U.S. 4, 8, 76, 32 or 64. See instructions for the
use of the diaphragms or stops as given on pages 17
and 18, also the table for making Interior Time
Exposures on pages 32 and 33, and the table for
Time Exposures Outdoors, Page 36.
  Third-Press the push-pin at end of cable release
D or push down the exposure lever C, to open the
 shutter, and release it to close the shutter' This
makes the exposure. The shutter will remain open
as long ut ih" push-pin or the exposure lever is
 under pressure.
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_ Important-Never oil, shutter. fn case of acci_
 dent, return camera to your dealer or to us for repairs.
  As a general rule, make exposures with the cable
 release instead of with the lever C, as the cable release is less likely to jar the camera.
       Instantaneous Exposures
                "Snapshots"
        making instantane-ous- exposures or snap_ _rY-h"T, snots,.the_subject should be in the broad, op"r,
 s-unlight, but the camera must not. The iun
 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
   For. special instructions_ in regard to making portraits indoors, see page 34.
    Use Stop U.S. 8 and Speed 25
        all ordinary outdoor work, when the subject ,  fot, ts rn-the bright sunshine, use stop U.S. g and usespeed                   smallgf-      25.                If a                                 is                            uied                                      fo, orai"uiy                       ltop snaps-hots,           the                 light                       will                       be-so                        much                                    reduced                                               thai tt wrll not sufficiently impress the image on the film, and failure will result.
  When.ma-king portraits out of doors, when the
sun,ls shining_ brightly, have the subject in the
shade ol a building or a large tree, but with clear
ancl unobstructed .\y  overhead-then use stop
U.S.4 and use speed 25. By followi"g thi. ;;-[
unpleasant and distorting shadows on the face willbe avoided.
  In views at the"seashore and on the water when
the sunlight on the subject is unusually strong and
there are no heavy shadows, stop i_1.S. tO" arra
speed 50 should be used.
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F-or ordinary landscapes, in bright sunshine with
clear sky overhead, use stop tl.S. 16 and speed 25.
   If a smaller stop opening than U.S. 16 is used
for snapshots, absolute fa,ilure w,ill result, except that
U.S. 32 should be used for extremely distant views,
marine, snow scenes and clouds, in bright sun-
shine, using speed 25.
       Focus on the Subject
  Pull up the lever on front of camera, located at
the winding end. Fig. 1 .  This unlocks the bed
of camera. Then pull lever forward and push down
the bed of camera to the limit of motion.
  At the front of camera bed and at one side will
be found a focusing scale which is to be used for
focusing the camera. The focusing scale has three
slots marked B, 25 and 100 feet.
   It is not necessarv to estimate the distance with
any more than approximate accuracy; for instance,
if the focus is set at the slot marked 25 feet (the





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usual distance for ordinary street work), every-
thing from about 15% feet to about 66 feet will be
in focus. When the camera is focused in this
manner, it may then be used as a regular fixed focus
camera; and for ordinary snapshots use stop U.S. 8.
When using stop U.S.8 the range of sharpness
will be about 14 feet to infinity, see table on page
t7. Where the principal object is nearer or at a
great distance, the focus should be changed accord-
ingly. For distant views set the focus with the
catch or lever in the slot marked 100 feet, and
when the subject is about 8 feet from the lens, use
the slot marked 8 feet. Where the subject is close
to the lens, then use a Kodak Portrait Attachment,
see page 35, or use a small stop opening, see table on
page 17.
    What Depth of Focus Means
  Suppose now that the lens is used at its full
opening, U.S. 4, and the focus is set at eight feet.
An object eight feet distant will be absolutely sharp,
but objects six and twelve feet distant will not be.
Stop the lens down to U.S. 16 and those objects each
side of the exact point of focus will increase in
sharpness. Go farther and use stop U.S. 64, and
everything from about four and three-quarters feet
to thirty-six feet will be sharp.
   It  will thus be seen that the smaller the stop
the greater the depth of focus, i. e., the greater
the power of the lens to sharply define, at the
same time, objects nearer the camera and farther
from the camera than the principal object in the
picture, which, of course, is the object focused
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using speecl 25; also for portraits out of doors, when the sun
is shining, see page 14.
  U.S.8-For    all ordinary 'instantaneou,s exBosures when the
subject is in bright sunshine, and use specd 25.
  U.S. 16-F-or instantaneous exposures when the sunlight on
tlre subject is unusually slrong and there are no heavy shadorvs,
sucli as in views at the seastrore and on the water, using speed 50;
for ordinary landscapes, in bright sunsliine with clear sky over-
head, using speed 25; also for Interior Time Exposures, the
time for which is given in the table on page 33.
   U.S. 32-For  instantaneous exposllres of extremely distant
views, marine, snow scenes and cloucis, in bright sunshine,
using speed 25; also for Time Exposures.
  U.S. 64-For Time Exposures C)utdoors in clotrdy weather.
l{euer for instonlaneou;  ex'ltosures. The tirne required for time
exposures on clotrdy days with smarllest stop will range from
1 second to 8 seconds, accorcling to the liglrt, see page 36.  The
smaller the stop the sharper the picture, see tzr"ble on page 17.
  Absolute failtrye tuill resu.lt, if thesmallest stop (U.S. 64) is
used for instant:rneous exposures.
  NorB-In   all of the instnrctions in this rnanual, where the
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