Kodak Medalist Accessories User manual

ACCESSORY BACK FOR
        KODAK TIEDATIST CAMERAS I AND II


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           TO ADJUST THE BACK                              headless screw countereloclnpise as far as it'I                                                                                   will go.
                         1. Remove the regular camera back. Fullv retract
                    the lens. Attach the Accessory Back, as shown           Adjust each corner of the spacer frame by
                    in figure 1, with the LATCH for the GROUND        following the instructions above.
               GLASS PANEL to the right. Be sure the Acces-
                   sory Back HINGE PINS are securely locked in    5. To checkthe adjustment,replace the groundglass
                      the CASE HINGES. The small LUG automatically        panel by inserting the BOTTOM HINGE PIN into
                  adjusts the range finder, focusing scale, and        the BOTTOM HOLE of the panel (figure 4); re-Tr               parallax of the view finder for the diff erent film       tract the HINGE CATCH and fit the UPPER
                   plane of the Accessory Back.                  HOLE over the HINGE CATCH PIN. Close the
                                                                    ground glass panel and latch it.
                       2. Remove the groundglass panel from the Acces-
                  sory Back by lifting up the LATCH; then draw          Placethe camera on atripod, Withthe range
                down on the small HINGE CATCH, figure 2, and        finder, focus on a large wall chart or calendar.
                            Iift off the panel.                              Make sure the chart or calendar is parallel to
                                                                            the ground glass. Screw a Kodak T.B.I. Cable
                       3.  Turnthefour small HEADLESS SCREWS, figure       Release into the cable release socket. Then set
                       3, cloclnuise as far as they will go. This is a        the red index on the shutter speed ring to 'B' I                precision adjustment   turn the screws gently      and cock the shutter with the shutter cocking                                         -                   with a jeweler's screwdriver.                       lever. Turn the circular piece on the T.B.I.
                                                                   Cable Release so that the notch on the edge is
                     4.  Lift up one corner of the SPACER FRAME so        directly under the small button. Press the push I                     that there is a slight clearance betweenthe inner       pin of the cable release to open the shutter.
                 corner of the spacer frame and the CAMERA       Pressthe small button directly abovethe circu-
             BACK FRAME. Insert a piece of paper in this         Iar pieceto closethe shutter. Open the focusing
                   inner corner and rest the paper on the camera       hood. Thgn checkthe image onthe groundglass.
                back frame, figure 3. Hold up on the spacer          It should be sharp over the entire area of the
                  frame, and turn the FLAT HEAD SCREW above       ground glass. If the image is not entirely sharp,'
                the paper cloclnvise, util  the spacer frame        recheckthe back adjustment as deseribed above.
               comes in contact with the paper. The screw
                    should be turned down until it takes a very slight        NOTE: Once anAccessory Backhas been
                       effort to pull.out the paper. Now this corner is             fitted to a Medalist Camera, it cannot be
                  properly adjusted.                                    used on another camera without  f irst being
                                                                           readjusted. It willbe necessaryto loosen
                                If the paper tears, the screw is too tight and           the four flat head screws and then adjust
                 should be turned countercloclnpise. When the         the back by" following the instructions
                 screw has been satisfactorily adjusted turn the            above.

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                                                                          Y.       EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY . ROCHESTER 4, N.


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