Kodak Dualflex User manual

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   DUAFLE)(
                 KODET LENS


   You will enioy picture taking with your Kodak Dua-
    flex Camera-its Iarge reflex finder, its fixed-focus lens,
   its single-speed shutter with built-in flash synchroni-
   zation. Combined, they make for simplicity and effi-
   ciency in all your picture-taking  efforts.


  This manual explains in words and pictures the es-
   sentials of Kodak Duaflex operation. Read it care-
   fully and get the most out of your camera.

    T. M. REG. U. S. PAT. OFF.

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To toke any piclvre all you do is:
I   Check tfre distonce, remembering that anything '   5 feet or more from the camera.is photographed
     sharply.
                                of two positions:           time lever in one       fhe2  Sel                        Exposures         for Instantaneous                                      (Snapshots) or    "I"
    "B" for Time Exposures
3  Press flre exposure bufion


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           A . Reflex Finder
             B . Exposure Bullon
            G . Film Winding Knob
                                                   I           D . Time Button


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It lros a reflex finder which gives a large, brilliant
image of the supject. You can see just what each
picture will include before you take it.
h lokes flosh piclvres with the aid of a Kodak
Duaflex Flasholder. With tlris accessory you can
take pictures any time-day or night. The Flasholder
is put on in a matter of seconds and the flash
is synchronized by the shutter. You merely press
the exposure button the same as when taking non-
flash pictures.
It takes color prcfures as well as black-and-white.

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SIZE
Use Kodak Film No. 620. The negative size is 2l  x
2/a inches-72 exposures per roll.
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TYPE
   Kodok Verichrome or PIus-X Film
  For outdoor pictures in sunlight or for pictures
   with Photoflash Lamps, use Kodak Verichrome
   Film (12 exposures),V620, or Kodak Plus-X Pan-
   chromatic Film (12 exposures), PX620.


  Kodok Super-XX Film
   For indoor snapshots with Photoflood Lamps, use
   only Kodak Super-XX Panchromatic Film (12
   exposures), XX620.


   Kodocolor Film
  For color pictures, use Kodacolor Film (9 expo-
   sures), C620. Exposed outdoors in bright sunlight or
   indoors uith blue No. 58 Photofash Lamps, this film
   yields color negatives from which Kodacolor Prints
  can be ordered from Kodak dealers.

70 Zoad
      Lift the Lolch on the back of the camera and
     pull the back open.
2  The emply spool is to be used as the take-up     spool on which the exposed film is to be wound.
     Pull out the WrNoruc KNon and place the empty
    spool in the upper recess; then push in with a
     twist on the WrNorNc KNos.
  1OAD AND UNTOAD IN SUBDUED I.IGHT
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longer slot in the take-up spool at the top of the
    camera as far as it taill go. Make certain that the
     black side of the paper is toward the inside of the
    camera and the colored side out. Turn the WrNo-
     rNc KNoe to bind the end of the paper securely to
     the take-up spool; two or three turns will do. Be
     sure that the paper is started straight on the take-up
      spool.
{R  snapsCloseoverffie tnecomeroprn.  bock, Be sure the Lercn
    Turn the. W.indhg Knob until the small hand6    appears in the window on the back of the camera.
    Continue turning the WrNorNc KNon slowly
     until the figure 1 is centered in the window. You
     are now ready for your first picture.

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Loqd the film in subdued light-never in direct sunlight or
slrong ortificiol light.
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KODAK DUAFLEXVaA Wcra
       CAMERA                          /hruao(?...
                          Adjust the length of the
                        neckstrap so that the
                             finder is at the best dis-
                           tance for you. Hold the
                        camera as illustrated at
                           the left.
                         At the instant of ex-
                              posure, hold your breath
                    and press the exposure
                       button with a  gentle
                            squeezing action.

s@    Sef fime Butlon on the side of the camera at "I." |  '   Be sure the button is all the zaa_y up.
    Look in window on the back of the camera to,
-   make certain the film has been advanced.
?  Check tfie distonce, remembering to keep atrv    least 5  feet fi.om the subject-the Kodak
    Duaflex is a fixed-focus camera and only objects
  e.,'5 feet and beyond photograph sharply.
Cqution:
     Although o close-up subiect oPpeors shorp in the finder'
    do not moke picfures of subiecls closer thon 5 feet
     unless you use o Kodok Close-Up Altochment No. 6A.
     (See poge 19.)

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4  ExposunnHold the cclmerdBurroNsteody,until it andclicks.slozal2If nopressclicktheis
     heard, the shutter has not been released and no
    exposure has been made. Any movement of the
    camera during exposure blurs the picture; there-
      fore, take a deep breath and hold it as you press the
     Exposure Button.
                                    number                                  exposure                       to the next                     film              the    Advonce5                                                      are                            and you                     KNos                WrNorNc               the        turning   by
    ready for the next picture. Get into the habit  of.
    advancing the film immediatelv after taking each
      picture.
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Pictures at night, either indoors or out. can be made
with the aid of a Kodak Duaflex Flasholder and SM"@?eaoapo
Photoflash Lamps. Each lamp yields a single flash
lasting 1l200th of a second. Because the flash is so
short, it can catch a child at play.
With the SM lamp, set the time button at "I." With
the No. 5 lamp, set the time button at "B."
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   To Aqlach the Kodok Dusflex Flosholder:
       1. Push the lock slide down, A.
      2. Fit the small hole over the small stud, B.
t     3. Fit the large hole over the Jarge stud, C.
I     4. Push the lock slide up.
      There are no cords or plugs to attach-contacts are
   made automatically. Do not attach or remot)e tlte f"asholder
     with the bulb inserted.

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To instoll the Boltery:
1. Loosen the slotted
screw and remove the
back of the Flasholder.
2. Insert a size "C))
flashlight bittery-base
up.
3. Replace the Flash-
older back and tighten
the screw with the fingers.
IMPORTA"A/?--SvNcHRoNrzATIoN of flash pictures
requires a battery which tests at least 5 amperes.
Batteries which have been stored for long periods of
time will'not be satisfactory.
Be sure lhe Time Butlon is in the up position-v1<'1.))
lnserf dn SAll Photoflosh Lomp into the reflector
socket. Push the lamp straight in without twisting it.       .if
Clreck the lamp-fo-subfecf disfonce according to the
table and loca'te the subject in the finder.
Press the Exposure Button until it clicks. This will
open the shutter and flash the lamp.
Remove fhe used lomp by pushing up on the Ejector
Lever on the back of the reflector socket. Do not pull
the lamp out by force or the socket will be darnaged.
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EXPoSURES WITH SM PH0T0FIASH IAI{PS
                                                      .'         .  CATIIIERA HAND-HETb .
  (Set the Time Bulfon qt the letler "1")

  FILM
Verichrome    From 5 feet to L2 feet
Plus-X        From 6 feet to. 15 feet
Super-XX     From 8 feet to 20 feet

Note: The obove distonces ore for inferiors wath light'
colored wolls ond ceilings. For outdoor pictures of night,
keep subiects ot lhe neorer distonces.

Cqulion: Under cerloin condilions, the lomps moy crock
or shotter when floshed. lt is therefore iecommended
lhol o prolecfive fronsporent  plostic screen be used over
the front of the refleclor. Do not flosh the lomps in on
explosive otmosphere withouf sofety equipment.



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THE NO. 5 PHOTOFTASH LAMP
The snapshot action of the Kodak Duaflex Cameia
does not permit synchronization rvith the No. 5
Lamp. However, the No. 5 Lamp can be used with
the time button set at "B."
  When a No. 5 Lamp is used, make certain that a
bright light is not in the camera's field of view; then
set the Tnan BurroN at "8,"  press the Exposunu
BurroN and release it immediately. The lamp-to-
subject distances for the No. 5 Lamp are given below.

  EXPOSURE WITH N().5 PHOTOFLASH TAMPS
           . NO BRIGHT LIGHIS,N CAA,IERA,S VIEW .
              (Set lhe Time Button ol lhe leller "B")
          FILM              Lan p-to-Subje cl Disl on c e
   Verichrome       From 6 feet to 15 feet
    Plus-X           From 7 feet to 18 feet
   Super-XX         From 9 feel lo 25 feet

   For Kodacolor piclures indoors, use a blue No. 5B
Lamp with the TrIraB BurroN set at "B." The carnera
must be 5 feet from the subject; then press the Ex-
posuRE Burrox and release it immediately. Be sure
that no bright light is within the camera's view.
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WITH THE KODAK
                   CIOSE.UP ATTACHMENT
1                                     No. 6A

    I   The Kodak Duaflex is a fixed-focus camera so that.i     only subjects 5 feet from the camera and beyond
    are photographed sharply. For pictures closer than
    5 feet, such as head and shoulder portraits or close-
    ups of flowers and similar subjects, obtain a Kodak
     Close-Up Attachment No. 6.4. The attachment snaps
     over the camera lens and the subject must then be between
    3 and 4llJeet Jrom the camera.                            D

Indoor snapshots can be made by using Photoflood
Lamps which give a steady light of great brilliance.
lomps-Obtain one No. 1 and one No. 2 Photoflood
Lamp and suitable reflectors from your Kodak dealer.
The No. 2 Larnp gives twice the light of the No. 1 Lamp.
Photoflood Lamps fit all regular sockets.
Film-For snapshots with Photofloods, use onlyl{odak
Super-XX Film:.
CeurroN: Do not touch the lamps or allow them to be
in contact with anything while they are in use because
thev become verv hot.
SNAPSH0TS with Photofloods
Set Time Buiton in lhe 'tup" posilion dt "f'
Ploce o lomp at each side of the subject as shown irt





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Hold the comerd at least 5 feet from the subject.
Compose the piclvre in ihe finder; be sure the lamps
are not included.
Press the Exposure Bullonjust as you would to takc
a snanshot indools.

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Tatnte t4na"cnno
 When the light is not bright enough for a snapshot
 and Photoflash Lamps are not available, you can still
  get the picture by making a time exposure.
   For a time exposure, the camera must
 always be placed on a tripod or some
 other firm support-not held in  the
 hands-or the picture will be blurred.
    Set the TnrB BurroN in the down po-
  sition at "B."
    Press the ExposunB Burrox in as far as it will go
 and hold it there; the shutter will remain open until
 you release the Exposunn BurroN.
  Exterior Vie*s ot Nigfit
  Striking scenes with unusual lighting effects like the
 one on the opposite page are possible at, night. This
 example required a 5-minute exposure.
  Inlerior Piclures by Artificiol Light
' The use of existing home lighting in preference to
 daylight often provides more even illumination.
   Set the camera fairly high on a tripod or other
 solid support. When only ordinary electric lamps
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supply the illumination, rooms with subdued light
will require a time exposure of about 30 seconds with
Kodak Super-XX Film. For brightly lighted rooms,
make an exposure of about 8 seconds.
  When in doubt, a series of three exposures should

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