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Kodak Folding Pocket No. 3 User manual
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PICTURE TAKING
\trITH THE
No. 3
Ev FOLDING
b_
IF
Ft- POCKET
v.'
I KODAK.
PUBLISIIED BY THE
EASTMAN KODAK CO.
ROCHESTER,N. Y.View original page 2Page 3 · Read text
KODAII
Trade llfark. d88.
E A S T M A N K O D A K C O M P A N Y T
F O C H E S T E nN, . Y .
. I I I A N U F A C Y U N I F A O F
Kodaks,
Brownie Cameras,
Cartridge Roll Holders,
Kodak'Iank Developers,
Kodak Developing Machines,
Kodak Dry Mounting Tissue,
Velox Paper,
Eastman's Solio Paper,
Eastman's Sepia Paper,
Eastman's Ferro-Prussiate Paper,
Eastman's Velvet Bromide Paper,
Eastman's Royal Brornide Paper,
Eastman's Standard Bromide Paper,
Eastman's Enamel Bromide Paper,
Eastman's Matte-Enamel Bromide Paper,
Iiastman's Platino Bromide Paper,
. Eastman's W. D. Platinurn Paper,
Eastman's Transparent Film,
Eastman's Dry Plates,
Eestman's Kodoid Plates,
Eastman's Transparency Plates,
Tripods and
Other Specialties.
August, 1906.
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PICTURETAKING VITH THE
FOLDING
POCKET KODAK
No. 3
l
PRICE, 10 CENTS,
PUBLISHED BY THE
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY,
ROCHESTER, NE\tr YORK.View original page 4Page 5 · Read text
BEFORELOADING.
Before taking any pictures with the No. 3 Folding
Pocket Kodak read the following instructions carefully
and make yourself perfectly familiar with the instrument,
taking especial care to learn the construction of the shut-
ter. Work it for both time and instantaneous exposures
several times before threading up the film.
The first and most important 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 smal,
fraction of a second when it comes through the iens, can
destroy the film as quickly as it makes the picture. After
the film has been developed and all deaeloper thorouglt.ty
washed oul, it may be quickly transferred in subdued
white light to the fixing bath without injury. Throughout
all the operations of loading and unloading, be extremely
careful to keep the black paper wound tightly around the
film to prevent the admission of light.
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY,
Rechester, N. Y.
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CONTENTS.
Penr I.
Loading the Camera.
Section r. Loading with Film,
Section z. Loading with Plates.
Panr II.
Making the Exposures.
Section r. Operating the Shutter.
Sectionz. InstantarreousExposures.
Section 3. Time ^ "
Section 4. Flashlight " \
Penr III.
Removing the Film.
Panr IV.
Developing.
Penr V.
Printing.
Penr VI.
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PART I.
SECTION I.
L O A D I N G V I T H F I L M .
The film for the No. 3 F olding Pocket
I(odak is furnished in light.proof cartridges
and the instrument can tl-rerefore be loaded
in daylight. The operation should, how-
ever, be performed in a subdued light, not
in the glare of bright sunlight. It should
also be borne in mind that after tl-re seal is
broken care ntust be taken to keep the Tlre l;thtt.
black paper taut on the spool, otherwise
it may slip and loosen sufficiently to fog the fihn.
F I G . I .
Ofening tlte ,Korlah.
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EASTMAN KOI)AK COMPANY.
I. To load the Kodak, take a position at a table
u'here the daylight is somewhat subdued, and grasping
the instrument with the right hand, remove the back by
pressing in simultaneously with the thumb and second
finger of the left hand, as inclicated in Fig. I.
F I G . I I .
Sfringing' Ont a Sy'ool Pin.
II. The Kodak having been opened, 3r empty spool
having a slit in it will be seen in the winding end of the
camera. f'his forms the reel onto which the film is
wound after exposure. The full spool is to be placed in
the recess at the opposite end of the Kodak. To accom-
plish this turn to the right (os indicatecl by arrows) on
the little canr levers at each end of the recess, thus draw-
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N O . 3 F O L D T N G P O C K E T K O D A K .
III. Drop the film cartridge into this recess, as shown
in Irig. III., being careful to get tlt.e top of spoot at tlte
/o! of the cancer&. Each cartridge is marked on the encl.
IJIG. I I I.
In ser ttng I ltc Curtrt'dg e.
Nolr.:. If tlre cartrirl,qe is irrserte<l rvrorrg errcl ttp, the hl:rck paper
instea<l of the filrn u'ill tle brou.qht rrext tlte lerrs, rcsttlting, of c{rurse,
in the absolute loss of the pictures.
IV. Turn the two cam levers to the ieft until they are
fixecl in position by the embossecl stops. It will be noted
th:rt this centers the axis pins in the spool which is to
revolve upon them.
Tlryea d tr,* :;7,;'B / o, h Paf er.
V. Cut the gum slip that holds the end of the black
paper ; pass the paper over the two aluminum rnllers and
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EASTT{AN I{ODAI( COMPANY.
thread into the slit in reel, as shown in Fig. IV. Be
careful in so doing that the paper draws straight and true.
W;,
F I G . V .
Turning the liey to Bind Pay'er on Reel.
vI. Give the key one or two slight turns-just enough
to bind the paper on the reel-and no more. See F ig. V.
The paper should now
be in position indicated in
Fig. VI.
VII. Replace the back F 'I G . V I .
on Kodak, being careful to Shozuing positiorz of PaPer.
put it on right side up,
(i. t. get the top at the top), and snapping the springs at
top and bottom fully into place. Care should always be
taken to handle the back of Kodak carefully, especially
when it is detached from camera, as even a slight bend
would make it fit badly, resulting very probably in a
leakage of light and consequent loss of film.
Througltout the foregoing operations, frorn tlte time
tlte gu.ru slip is ctr,t on thefreslt. roll of f./m unlil /h,e bach
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No. 3 FOLDTNG POCKET r(ODAK.
tiglttly on tlte roll. If it is allozued to loosen, ligh.t zuill
be adtnillecl and tlte filtnfogged.
VIII. The roll of film in the camera is covered with
black paper, and this must be reeled off before a picture
can be taken. Turn the key slowly to the left and watch
F 'I G . V I I .
Thef lm is nozain lositionifor taking the first ficture.
the little red celluloid window at the back of the camera.
When fifteen to eighteen turns have been given, the num-
ber r u'il[ appear before the window. trig. VII.
SECTION 2.
LOADING \TITH PLATES.
f. In using glass plates the plate
holder must be loaded in a dark-room-
that is, a room from which all white
light has been excluded, as described
on page 44.
II. Provide also
No. 3 F. P. K. Glass Plate Adapter.
No.g F. P. K. Plate Hoklers.
I dozen Eastnran's Extra Ra-prcl Plates,
z %x + % .
r Kodak Candle Lamp.
A shelf or table on which to work.
III. Set up the lamp as described
I T I G . I . in the directions contained in the
The Lant!. box in which it is packed. Fig. I.
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IO EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY.
IV. Remove the dark slides from the plate holders.
V. Open the box of plates by running a thin knife
blade around the edge of the box.
VI. Take out one of the plates and place it in the
holder, face up. (The face is the dull side.) Brush
gently over the face of the plate with a camel's-hair brush
to remove dust.
VII. Replace the dark slide in the holder.
VIII. Repeat the operation until all the plate holders
have been filled, then close up the remaining plates in the
box, wrap up securely and put them away in a dark
drawer.
The remaining operations may be performed in daylight.
IX. Remove the back from the camera as before
described. (See page 4. )
NorB.-There must, of course,be no film in the Kodak when
openingit for usewith plates.
X. Snap the plate adapter into place, taking care that
the springs at each side engage with the catches and that
the back is right side up, i. e., the plate holder should
draw from the winding side of Kodak. The plate holders
and ground glass are inserted or removed in the usual
manner.
XI. To focus on ground glass pull down on nickeled
catch at bottom of back, which releases the ground glass
shade. See Fig. II. (See page rr.)View original page 12Page 13 · Read text
N O . 3 F O L D T N G P O C K E T K O D A K .
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XII. After focusing close the shutter, remove the
ground glass and insert one of the plate holders.
XIII. Pull out the dark slide. The plate is now in
position for making the first picture, and the exposure
should be made the same as for films. After making the
exposure re-insert the dark slide in plate holder. Remove
the plate holder from the camera by means of leather lug,
pressing back slightly on same to start it.
To prepare Focusing Scale so that it may be used
(instead of Cround Glass) with Plates, proceed as
follows :
As the focal plane for film and the focal plane for plates
are not the same, it will be necessary to mark the scale
especially for use w-ith the plates. To do this is a simple
matter, but it should be done with care, as fttture results
depend upon it. Measure off a distance of six feet from
some plainly defined object, focus carefully, using the
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l 2 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANV. largest stop; note the position of the pointer over the focusing scale (it will be about fi of. an inch back of the correspondingmark for film); mark the scale for six feet by scoring a line on scale plate with a fine pointed awl. Repeat the foregoing operation for ten, fifteen and twenty- five feet, then focus on some object one hundred feet or more away. In the latte,r case the actual measurement is not necessary.View original page 14
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PART II.
MAKING THE EXPOSURES.
Before making an exposure with the No. 3 Folding
Pocket Koclak, either time or instant:rneous, be sure of
four things :
Frnsr--That the shutter is adjusted properly.
(I.'or time, instarrtarreous or bulb exl)osures as <lesiretl.)
SncoNo-That the diaphragm stop is set at the proper
opening.
THlnr-That the camera is focused.
F ounrrr-That an unexposed section of the film is trrrned
into position. (Or a fresh plate is in position. )
SECTION I.
OPERATING THE SHUTTER.
Perfect familiarity with the shutter is essential to suc-
cessful picture taking with any camela. The following
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T.4 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY.
directions should, therefore, be carefully read and the
shutter operated several times before threading up the
film for use.
Norp: To attach the tube D simply moisten the end a trifle and
it will be found to slip into place readily.
(( SNAP SHOTS.''
For all Ordinary Instantaneous Exposures.
Frnsr--Set the lever A at the point " I." This adjtrsts
the shutter for instantaneous exposures.
SBcoNo-Set the lever B at No. 8. Lever B controls the
iris diaphragm and No. 8 is the proper opening for ' ordinaryinstantaneousexposures.
Norn. For instantaneous exposures when the qunlight is unusu.
ally strong and there are no heavy shadows, .such as in views on the
seashore or on the water, or in tropical or semi-tropical climates, use
the diaphragm No. 16. Wllt. Iight clouds or sli.ghtly smoky atmos-
phere use No. 4. With heaay clouds do not attem/t instantaneou.s
erposures.
Tnrno-Compress the rubber bulb on tube D or press
down the release C. Tltis rnakes the erposure.
NorB.. .Squeeze the bulb with a firm quick movement.
TIME EXPOSURES;
Frnst-Set the lever A at the point T (time). This
adjusts the shutter for time exposures.
Srcouo-Set the iever B at No. l6, gz, 64 or l:8. See
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No. 3 FOLDING POCKET KODAK. r5
Tnrno-Press the bulb, Tltis opens the sh'utter. Time
exposure by the watch. Again press the bulb.
This closesthe shutter. Shutter may be opened by
touching release C and closed by a second pressure
if desired.
BULB EXPOSURE.
When it is desirable to make a very short time expo'
sure this is be.staccomplished by making a " bulb expo'
sure.tt
Frnsr-Set the lever A at the point " B" (bulb). This
' adjusts the shutter for bulb exposures.
SrcoNp-Set the lever B controlling the stops at No. 16,
32,64 or rz8 as desired. See page 26.
Tnrno-Compress the bulb to open the shutter, and
release it to close the shutter. This makes
tlte e.rposure. The shutter will remain open as
long as the bulb is under pressure.
NorB. This method will not answer for a long time exposure for
the reason that when the cotnpressed air has leaked out, the shutter
will close of itself.
Do not oil any part of the shutter.
In case of acciderit return shutter to your dealer or to
us for repairs.
As a generalrule make exposureswith the bulb instead
of with the release C, as the pneumatic release is less
likely to jar the camera.
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r6 EASTMAN KODAK COI\,{PANY.
SECTION 2.
INSTANTANEOUSEXPOSURES.
.. SNAP SHOTS.''
To take instantaneous pic-
tures the object must be in
the broad, open sunlight, but
the camera should not be.
The sun should be behind
the back or over the shoulder
of the operator.
I . - F O C U S O N T H E S U B .
JECT.
I. Press the concealed
button as shown in F'iS. I.
and push down the bed of
camera to the linrit of motion.
II. Grasp the springs at
bottom of front board; pull
out the front until the pointer
on the lower left hand side
of front board is over the
figures on the index plate
nearest the estimated dis-
tance of the principal oblect
F - I G . I . to be photographed in feet.
Opening llte Front. Fig. II.
Norn.-The index plate is scaled both by feet and by metres and
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NO. 3 FOLDTNG POCKET riODAK. r 7
It is not necessary to estimate
the distance with any more than
approximate accuracy ; for in-
stance, if the focus is set at z5 feet
( the usual distance for ordinary
street work) the sharpest part of
the picture will be the objects at
that distance from the camera, but
everything from r5 to 35 feet will
be in good focus. For general
street work the focus may be kept
at z5 feet, but where the principal
oblect is nearer or farther away,
the focus should be moved accord-
ingly. The index plate is dividecl
for 6, ro, r Sr 25 and roo feet.
Everything beyond roo feet
ls i n the roo foot focus.
Nothing nearer than 6 feet
can be f ocused without
using the ground glass.
AUTOMATIC LOCKING
DEVICE"
By means
of the lock-
iug device
on bed of
camera the
f ront locks
automatic-
ally at ro,
15,25 Or roo
feet focus.
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To set the focus, press down on lever A and set catch
in slot marked for the distance desired, ro, 15, 25 or roo
feet (the device is also marked in metres). Now pull otrt
front of camera to limit of motion and the instrument will
be infocusfor the distance at which you have set the catch.
\\rhen you do not wish to use the locking device shove
lever to extreme right.
IWITH PLATES.
When using plates the ground glass lnay be employed
f or focusing if desired. Insert ground glass in plate
adapter. Raise the focusing shade. Open the shutter.
F ocus carefully with the largest stop before the lens and
when the lines show sharp and true, close the shutter.
R emove the ground glass and insert plate holder.
2 . - U S E S T O P N O . 8 .
For all ordinary out-door work when the sun is very
bright use stop No. 8. If a smaller stop be used, the
light will be so much reduced that it will not sufficiently
impress the image on the film and failure will result
In views on the water when the sunlight is unusuafii
slrong and there are no heavy shadows, or in tropical or
semi-tropical climates, diaphragm No. r6 may be used.
If a smaller stop opening than No. 16 be used lor snap
shots absolute foilure zuill resu'lt.
3.-LOCATE
T H E
IMAGE.
A i m t h e
c a m e r a a t
the object to
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NO. 3 FOLDTNG POCKET KODAK. r g
graphed and locate the image in the finder. For a horizon-
tal picture hold the camera as shown in Fig. III., revers-
ing the finder as indicated. Always look into the finder
from directly over it, not at an angle. (Of course, when
the focusing glass is employed the image will be located
on that instead of in the finder.)
For a vertical exposure the
camera must be held as shown
in Fig. IV. The finders give
the scope of
view and show
a fac-simile of
the picture as
it will appear,
but on a re-
duced scale.
Any object
that does not
show in the F I G .
finder will not show in the picture.
Fig. V. shows how to hold
the camera wlren making an
exposrlre without the use of
the bulb. Grasp the bed of
Kodak firmly with the left
hand, steady it
with the right
a n d w i t h t h e
t h u m b o f t h e
right hand light-
i y t o u c h t h e
exposure lever.
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