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Kodak Brownie Six-20 Art Deco U.K User manual
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www.butkus.us .. Ho w t o Succeed with your SIX-20 UBROWNIE" KODAK LTD., KINGSWAY, W .C.2View original page 1
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HOW TO SET YOUR SIX-20 "BROWNIE"
FOR A CLOSE-UP PORTRAIT SNAPSHOT
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FOR A SNAP OF A GROUP OF FRIENDS
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The fìrst What about film?
thing to do Kodak Regular Film is
made by 1he same firm
You cao lfet lfood picture from the ltart- 1ha1 made your "Brownie"
ei ht out o( eight, on your first spool- if you - the firm 1hat started
make rea! friends wilh your camera al once. nap ho1 photography.
So don'1 be like so many new camera owner , Il is made in different izes
who waste their firs1 roll by making silly little to fit different cameras ;
mi takes. 1he size you need is 'o.
20 (the same number as
Before you load up your lirst spool glance 1hrough your "Brownie "). The
af lea t file first llalj o( this book and · work · size is shown on a coloured label inside your
ali 1he levers, etc., o n 1he camera so as t o get used camera.
10 1bem.
"Vericbrome" Film. ' ben you h ave taken a
So, 10 begin wi1h, please turo 10 lhe pictures on few ordinar • portrails, groups and views, you will
pages 2, 3, 4 and 5, whicb sbow clea.rly al11he move- wan1 to go on 10 something even better. o we
ments of your camera and practice file move- advise you 10 lry "Verichrome " il m (Kodak-
llumts ouce or twice wilhout any film in the made, 100. of course). 01
camera. It will only take two minute ; af1er because il co 1 2d. more
wbich, please turo forward again and go on per spool (it is amply wor1hreading. il) bui because il really does
give ·ou better piclure -
wilh ad ed sparkle and !ife.
It i better for ali subjects
and li h1 . bu1 you will find
H ave you don e l hai? Good. 'ow that you it particularly useful when
know lhe movemen1s of your camera, you are tbe ligh1 is nol so good as it
ready 10 load up wi1h film. migh1 be-on dull days, in
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exposure lever. In dull light your camera cannot ' see' much in that little 'wink ' which t be 'Sharp' Pictu res
shutter gives when you snap. .
So until you bave plenty of experience, nap Your · camera will always give you harp
only in a good briglrt liglrt. pictures (if you hold il stili when snapping and ' the person or thing ' you are taking keeps stili)
Note. richrome" Film- Kodak's Faster pro ided you set the distaoce for" PORTRAITS"
Film will double your camera's power to when lhe subject is anywhere betw en 4~ 10 6
'see' quickly, and so enable you to snap in feet ; for "GRO PS" when the subject as be-
fairly dull light. l tween 6ft. and 12 ft., and for "LA DSC ES"
One more hint : tand with fire rtll to 011e when lbe di 1ance is more than 12 ft. This dis-
side of yo" or half·behind you. This ~et nice tance le,·er points normally to" LA DSCAPES,"shadow and lights in the picture, particularly the j and always re1urns au1oma1ically to 1his position
little shadows wbich show lhe shape of the face when you Jet go.
in a ponrait. ln the second part of this book we tell you
Don 't stand with the suo directly behind you if more abou1 taking close-ups, hut for ordinary
you can help it, because that kind of · lighting • snapshots the thing to remember is, set your
pr~uces a less intere ting picture : and in por· camera for ORTRA!TS before trying 10 snap
trarts the suo may dazzle the eyes oL your friend something close up (4~ to 6 ft.)- think or this
and make ber 'screw up' ber face. particularly when taking ma/l ' subjects' such as
babies and pets- don 't go nearer than 6 feet And don't point the camera straight towards witbout setting 1he camera for ORTRAIT.t be su n (until you ha ve experience) bec:luse that
is apt to 'dazzle ' the eye of tbe camera and spoil
the 61m. l
V . Y~ KNO\ a~ut Film and Loading,
about Atmang and Framaog, about Holding the
Camera stili, aod about Setting it for differentkiods of pictures- l
YO ARE READY to take Portraits or Land·
scapes or Groups of people.
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PART Il How to Take Good
Getting More out of Close-up Portraits
Your Camera The best di 1ance for a 'close·up' is 4! fee1.
This means 1ha1 the lens o{ your camera should
On turning 10 page 17 you will find some be 4~ {eet away from lhe face of your friend, ll
interesting no1esabout CL E-UP O TRAIT is always bes1 10 m~asure 1his distance carefully,
(nearer than 6 ft.) and 1he easies1 way of measuring is to use the
leatber strap o{ the :Kodak canvas carrying case
FAST M I G SUB)ECT for your camera. whicb has distances rnarked on
EXCEPTIO ALLY BRIGHT LIGHT. il in feel. Another good wa • is 10 gel a piece of
PICT RES l DOORS and string measuring 4~ fee1 long and carry i t in your pocket or handbag wheo ou go out witb your LO IO G 1\FTER YOUR 1\MERA. carnera.
Note. 1f this is your first camera we strongly
advise you to use your first roll of film on The. tbiog 10 remernber w beo 1aking close-up
full·length portrails, landscapes and groups portratls are : lo be particularly careful about hold·
of people. You should, of course, keep this ing the camera le,·el-don 't tili i tu and to get a
book ' ith you. and refer to it wben you gel fairly 'high ''iew-point '-1ha1 is to say il is usually
your first films back frorn your Kodak better to take your friend ilfing, with the camera
Dea! r, so 1ha1 if any of the pictures are noi at the le,·el o{ her neck . Thirdly, il is best to
succes fui you will be able to ee why. avoid posiog our friend in profile, because close·
up photographs a.re ioclined lo ~xaggerale the
1f they are ali succes fui you will, we ize o{ whatever is nearest the camera, which in
expect, like 10 read 1he second half of this this case would be your friend's shoulder. 1f you
book and try some o! the more advanced particularly want a profile picture ask your friend
kinds of piclures which 1hat haiC 1ells you to sii a.lmo t facing the camera and tben turn her
about. head lo one side.
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When to Alter the lndoors, or whenever
'Setting' of Your the Light is bad,
Camera Make Time Exposures
Your camera is at 'normal ' ror snapshotting
when i t is se t at ' clear' (f. 11). Tbe largest What a Time Exposure ls."Stop" is tben in posilion. Stops are round
holes in a meta! screen between the lenses. You Ali Kodak cameras are made so that you can
can see ibree differenl sized holes as you move take • T ime Exposures.'tbe lever from one setting to another. They
contro! the amount or light that passes through '\: hen you • click • the shutter ror a snapshot
t be lens ai t be instant or exposure, and t be smaller the shuiter opens aod light acts on the film ror
the "stop," or hole, t be less t be amount of light l/25th part of a second and then t be shutter closes.
tbat gets through. Wbeo vou roake a Tiroe E.q>o ure you your-
Always use the largest stop, f.ll for snapshots selr contro! the amount of time during which theunless tbe light is very bright, such as on a sunny shutter is open and liçht is a.cting on the fi.lm.
day at the seaside. Then you can move the After setting your ' Brown1e" for a T1me
lever t o 'Brigbt,' f.l6. Using t bis smaller stop Exposure by moving the indicator at the top of
w ili prevent "over-exposure" becaose not so tbe shutter to" B" (see page 5). you put the
much ligbt will reach tbe film through it, but if camera on a firm upport and aim it carefully ;
you are doubtful as to the slrength of the light, you press the shutter lever down, bold it down
use the larger ' stop' ; one or the great things for as long as you decide wiU be correct, and
about Kodak film is t ha t you can "over-expose" then release the lever, thus closing the shutter.
it (give it too muclr light) enormously without
spoiling t be picture. The smallest 'stop' /22, The longer tbe Time Exposure, the more li •lu
must only be used wben you are mak.iog time will reach the film ; thl' sborter the Tim
exposures (see pages 21-22), wben you will fiod il Exposur , tbe less light will reach the film .
very useful because tbe smaller the stop the it i ob\'ious that if the light is only rather dull
sharper tbe tiny details in the picture. say. in the open at o'clock on a umm r e' c: n-
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iog- you will ooly need a Short Time Exposure two or more pictures of tbe part that moved on
(probably jasl as long as il takes you to opeo aod the one piece of film.
close the sbatter quickly and steadily), while if o it i 11 ele to try to takc T ime Expo .,,.c,
the light is very bad for pbotographiog- such as oj restless rtbjects such as ani mals (except wheo
indoors on a dull day- you will have to give a tbey are asleep) or restless cbildreo. E ve o growo-
Long T ime Exposure (lO or 20 seconds or more) . up people will ha ve to take particular care to keep
quite stili.
Tbere is always a certain amount of dilliculty in
Tips about decidiogopen whenbowmakingmany asecondsTime Exposure,to keep tbebecauseshutterit
ali depeods on the amount of ligbt available and
this can ooly be roughly estirnated. After one orTime Exposures two experimeots you will gaio sufficient experieoce
8oth the camera a~td the ubject m.ust be kept to eoable you to judge roughly how long the ex-
dead stili dttri"g a t ime exposure. posare should be.
(l) So you must put tbe camera oo a tripod or
some otber firm support wbeo makiog a Time
Exposure; and also be careful not to hakc it at
ali duriug the expo ure.
T o get sbarper detail ioto your pictures you cao
'stop down· to f .l6 or /.22. Tbese smaller stops
need longer exposures of course. because tbey cut
down t be ligbt entering tbe lens, but for cenai n
subjects (ioteriors witbout people, for example) a
long exposure presents no difficulties.
OC course, you must never try to make a Time
Exposure witb the camera held in your hands.
(2) lj the subject moves at all during tbe
Time Exposure tbe part whicb has moved will be
blurred in the picture because there will really be
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Look After Yourlf You Want
Camerato Know
Kodak made your "Brownie " Camera \\l t h the
The lime will soon come when you will wanl to greatest care. It will never let you down, if you
lry ne\ kind or pictures, out-of-lhe-ordinary look after i t. If you don't you may find tbat your
photographs. pictures are getting worse instead of better aod
The use of a Colo~<r Filter, uapslrot l udoors better.
with "Photoflood" Lamps, illrouette pictures, You must be careful lo keep your camera free iclures A t igllt out ot doors, Colouring your from dust, especially the lens. A well-wasbedown prints, Enlargi11g Crom your negalives- tbese lioen handkerchief is lhe best for cleaning the lens.are some of the things you will want to know
about.
Then is lhe lime lo buy the book "How toMake ood Pictures" (1/-), of which over a A Carrying Case
million copies have been sold, from your Kodak 'W beo you're not actually "snapping," always
Dealer. keep your camera io a carrying ca e to protect i t
against dust and damp air.
H e,·er \' OU tbink tbere is something wrong with
your caméra let your Kodak Dealer see il. He
will in pect it and if necessary get il repaired for
you.
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"Velox" Last Thoughts " elox" is the name of the Kodak Printing .
Paper for your napshots. Always insist on
having your prints made on " elox "-the name Before Snappingis on the back of every piece of printing paper.
'' elox '' paper is made by Kodak specially for
your snapsbots. Your Kodak Dealer will respect HAVE l \1 D
your choice. H e knows tbat "Velox" paper is that the next figure appears in the red
m ade in severa! "grades" to sui t over-exposed wandow ltke this (3) ?
negatives, correctly exposed negati ves and under-
exposed negatives, and that "Velox," therefore, TH • S B ·Hl ME A D O E
gives you tbe best print that can be got from !DE ?each of your. negati ves, even t be 'bad ones.'
H E l ·T THE H TTER F R
a snapshot (l/25th of a second) ?
HA E I ET TH ST P L EVER
at the largest stop ali right 1
THE ET TH E S BJ ECT ali in the vie'
finder, leve!, centrai. eyes directly over the l gl;~ .
Y TH E CA:\1ER lightly but firmly
agatn t the body and R THE
HUTTEH LE ER TEADlLY.
Kodak Ltd., Kodak House, Klngsway,
London, W .C.2.
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