Kodak Brownies Target Six-20 and Six-16 User manual

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       Picture taking witlr tlre
Six"20 andl Six "X.6





 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
       RocHEsreR, N. Y., U. S. A.

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    A-Catch for locking   D-Slide controlling
           camera                Stop Openings
                      E-Winding Key    B-Exposure Slide                        FF-Finders
    C-Exposure Lever    G-Lens Opening

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       IMPORTANT
pEFORE 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 protective
paper wound tightlv 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 direet sunlight.

         To Loen
        Use film number:
   V 620 or 620 for Six-20 Target
      Brownie.
   V616 or 616 for Six-16 Target,
      Brownie.

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.





  There is an empty spool in the re-
cess 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 qid-e, see illus-tiation. The flanges of the spool are
held between the- two lugs and the
tension spring.
  Important: The word ,(TOP" whicti is printed on the protective
 paper neaf the top of the sPool must
                          o

be next to the side of the roll holder,
 which has the round opening through
 which the key-  is inserled in- the re6l. 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 prot_ective paper, and pass
the paper oaer the rollers and across the
opening in the back of the roll holder.

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  Thread the paper through the
longer opening of the slit in the reel
                             spool twoas far as it will go. Give theor 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
spo6l comes next to the winding key
in the outside box.

Push in the roII holder until the
catch A, see illustration on page 2,
snaps into position.
                  Press in and at
                  the same time turn
                    the winding key un-
                         til the web at the
               Iower 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 l. 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 fiIm, bringing the
next number into position. This pre-
vents making two pictures on the
same section of film.
 MAKING THE EXPOSURES
   INsreNTANEous ExPosuRES
              'Snapshots"
-T'HE Six-20 and Six-16 Target
  I  Brownies are fixed-focus cameras,
therefore, subjects that are about
eight feet and farther from the camera
will be sharp. For subjects that are
closer to the camera than about eight
feet, use the Kodak Portrait Attach-
ment, 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 other with the thumb.
 Push the leve r slowly, Ln one dnleiiiin
 g!!y,-?nd as fay ot\t  wr,il go. If no "click" is heard no expo.rr". is made.
  D9 ngt,jerk the lever as any move_
 ment of the camera, at the instant of exposure, will blur the picture.
  When making instantaneous expo_
 sures or snapshots, the subject shoirld
               be in the broad,
                   o_pen sunlight, but
               the camera must
               not.  The sun
                should be behind
                your back or over
                  the shoulder. If it
                    shines directly into
                   the lens it witl blur
  B-Exposure Slide    and fog the pieture.
  C-Exposure Lever      Special instruc-  D-Stop          Opening
  This                       Slide tions for making         illustration                 showsthe position            of                 slide              D  portraits are givenwhen      the second                 or                    small
stop opening is in position. on pages 23 to 22.
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  Slide B (see illustration) controls the
shutter for time and instantaneous or
snapshot exposures. F'or instanta-
neous exposttres or snapshots this
slide must be pushed all the waY in;                     as far as it willit must be drawn out
come, for time exposures.
                                  stoP  Slide D controls the two
openings.

        SroP OPBxrxcs
  The stop openings regulate- tht            -lightamount of      passing througtr the
lens. When slide D, Page 10, is all the
way in, the large stoP oPening is in
                           use fornositioo. This is the one to
inapshots     all ord'inary ytbjects.                                 as itWhen slide "fD is drawn out as far
 will go, the small stop opening.is in
 position, see pagq 10.-                        -For-ordinary snapshots bot-h the slides B and D
shown in the illustration on page 10,
 should be pushed all the utrt'A in.

flg    _ 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 subjecti at the
 seashore and on the water.- For Interi-
or Time Exposures, the time for whieh
 is given in the table on page 24.
  2. The Small-For instantaneous
or snapshot exposures of extremely
distant views, beach scenes, marineJ,
snow scenes without prominent dark
objects in the foreground, and clouds
only, in bright sunlight. For Interior
                               pagesI-"   Exposures, see table on23 and 24, and for Time Exposuies
Outdoors on eloudy days, see tbble on
page 28.
 When the seeond or small stop
o_pening is used, nearby objeets will b-e
sharper
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  AII the exposures given for outdoor
subjects are for hours from two and a
haf hours after sunrise until two and
a half hours before sunset; with
                           however,Kodak Verichrome Film,
                                onefrom one hour after sunrise to
hour before sunset. If earlier or later
the exposures must be longer. -  tr'orsubjects in the shade, under porchesor
und"er trees, a time expo-sure must be
made, see page 28, and the camera
                               steadY,must' be placed on some
                               hands.firm suppoit-not held in the
        TnB Frxnnns





  There are two finders, one for hori-
 zont al and the other for vertical pic-
                            13

When rnakin$ instantaneous exposures or snap-
shots, hold the camera firrnly a$ainst the body.
When pushing the exposure lever, hold the breath
for the instant.  If the calnera is rnoved dririn$, ttre
exposure, the picture will be blurred.

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tures. OnIy what is seen in the finder
will show in the picture.
   tr'or a horizontal picture hold the
camera as shown on page 13.
  For a vertical picture the camera
should be held as in the illustration
below.





                                          'l-l-fi,vfu                                     tt)
  Point the camera-at' the subject to
be photographed and looking into the
finder from directl5' over the center of
it, include what you want and com-pose the picture by turning to the
right or left, see page 14.
    MerrNG THE ExPosunn
  Hold the camera steady and level
                           15

as shown in the illustration on page
14, and push the exposure lever once,
as far as it will go. This makes the
efrposuTe.
  Important: The exposure lever
must be pushed slowlA Lo avoid jarring
the camera. If the camera is not held
steadily the picture will be blurred.
      Hor,o CeuBnA LEVEL





    Efect produced by tilting the camera.

                           16

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  The camera must be held ievel. If
all of the subject cannot be included
in the finder without tilting the cam-
era upwards, move backwards until
it is all inclu ded wi,th the canxera, held
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 SBcrrou oF Frr.vr
         INTO Posrrrou
                   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 rvarning hand atr)pears only
before section No. 1.
  Turn the next section of film into
position irnmediately after making
each exposure; this prevents making

two pictures on the same section of
film.
      RBvtovING THE Frr-vt
  After all the exposures have been
made, turn the winding keY until the
end oi 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 ioll 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
I     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.
      Fold under about half-an-inch of
    the protective paper, and fasten it
     with the sticker.
      '1Cinch" Marks: After removing
    the film from the camera, do not
                       a                            twisting motion,
                           scratched.I    windor theit filmtightlymightwithbe
       W'rap up the exposed film. It is now
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        '     ready for development. This may be
    done by a 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,
your camera should be loaded with
Kodak Verichrome Film.
   TruB ExposuRES-INDooRs
  For time exposures the camera must
always be placed on a table, chair, or
other firm supporb. The camera must
not be more than two or three inches
from the edge, to avoid including part