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Kodak Motormatic 35 User manual
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YOUR NEW
KODAK
MOTORMATTC
35 CAMERA
is the most automatic of the automatics. It winds its
own film, and sets its own lens opening-not only for
daylight but for flash pictures as well. On the opposite
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AUTotnAnc ExposuRE-built-in exposure meter sets the lens
opening for you. Eliminates exposure figr.rring-makes
shooting faster, easier, surer.
AUToMATtc FtAsH GoNTRot-eliminates computing and
assuresgood flash exposure. Just set the focus (5 to 25 feet),
and the lens automatically adjusts to the correct opening.
powER DRtvE-you're ready for fast shooting-as many as
l0 shots in 7 seconds. A rugged spring drive provides ever-
ready power for winding film after each shot.
AuromATtc zoNE lllNDER-shows in the viewfinder ifiL youore set for CLOSE, GROUP, or SCENE.
FouR sHurTERsPEEDs-speed ring provides a choice of shut-
ter speeds from I 140to 11250second-all coupled to auto-
matic exposure control.!rr
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For those whose previous photographic experiencehas I included use of basically similar 35mm cameras, brief
operating instructions for both daylight and flash pictures,
provided on the next four pages, will help you to use your
camera quickly.
However, in order to take advantage of all the many fea-
tures of the camera, all Motormatic owners, including those
with previous photographic experience, will want to read on
for the important detailed instructions which start on page 8.
Before making any important pictures-a trip or some
special event-it is well to shoot a magazine of film out-
doors, and indoors with flash. This will give you practice in
camera operation and provide a check on your equipment.
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Daylig ht and Available Lig ht Pictu res with Automatic
Sef of AUTOIIIATIC Sef Sele ctor Ring Set Film Speed
The green PoTNTERnrust o] DAYLTGHT Press down the LocK
be at A UTOMATIC. as The DAYLIGHTaTTow button (arrow, above)
shown above.If it is not, on the front of the sr- and turn the knurled
Loading r o t a t e t h e K N U R L E D LECToR RING (arrow, sPEED RING until the
wHEELto the right until above) must be set at proper film speed num- irtstructions- t h e p o i n t e r l o c k s a t the rNDEX line on the ber (found on exposure
page 10. AUTOMATIC. shutter housing. If it is card or in film instruc-
not, press the ring LocK tions) locks into place
a n d r e v o l v e t h e r i n g i n t h e s m a l l w i n d o w
clockwise to make this marked ASA. If film
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www.orphancameras.com Exposure Control 1 . **,*;,' Sef Shufter Speed Focus Aim Releose Turn the knurled sPEEn Rotate the lens nrount Sight through the round Hold the cantera stead-v, RING (+vithout pressing r-rntilthe diamond near eyepieceon the back of then press the shutter' center lock button) un- 4 (for Closeups), the the camera and frame releaseall the way down til the desired shutter diamond between 8 and the subject within the with a slow, squeezing speed (80 recommend- l0 (for Groups), or the luminous frame of the action to take the pic- ed) is opposite the shut- diamond between 25 viewfinder. A low-light ture. ter speed index MARK and 50 (for Scenes) is i n d i c a t o r i s l o c a t e d on the top of the cam- opposite the Focus rN- ir-r lower left corner. If era. If desired shutter DEX. Each of these set- M A N i s v i s i b l e . t h e speed cannot be set, see tings will be visible in camera is not set for Note, page 15. Ihe viewfinder. a r-rtomatrc.View original page 8
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Flash Pictures from 5 to 25 feet with Automatic
Attoch Flosholder Sel Com era ol Set Flosh Guide Number
Attach a flasholder, such AUTOMATIC Depressthe selectorring
as the Kodak Super- The green PoINTERmust LocK and revolve the
mite, to the camera by be at AUTOMATIC, sELECToRRING (a rrow,
inserting the posts of as shown above. If it is a b o v e ) c o u n t e r c l o c k -
the flasholder in the not, rotate the TNuRLED wise until the blue flash
flash receptacles of the WHEELto the right r-rntil arrow is opposite the Loading c a m e r a ; t h e n t i g h t e n t h e p o i n t e r l o c k s a t proper flash guide nLrnl-
tnsIru(t tons- the flasholder knob se- AUTOMATIC. ber on the lens mount.
page 10. curelv. G u i d e n u m b e r s a r e
for,rnd in exposure cards
on back of camera or in
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Exposure Control
Sef fhe Shuffer Speed Focus Aim Releose
A shr-rtterspeed of | 140 Rotate the lens mount- Sight through the round Hold the camera steady;
sec. must be used for selector ring combina- eyepieceon the back of then press the shutter
synchronizing all flash tion until the figurrerep- the camera and frame releaseall the way down
bulbs.Turn the knurled resenting the camera- the subject with in the with a slow, squeezing
sPEED RING u nt il the to-subject distance in luminous view-frame of action to take the pic-
blure" Flash" 40 is op- feet (between 5 and 25) the finder. If MAN is ture.
posite the shutter speed is opposite the Focus visible in the viewfinder,
index MARK. TNDEX.Do not depress the camera is not set for
Set the film speed- selector ring lock while automatrc.
l0 to 160-in the ASA focr"rsing.
window. NOTE: Disregard possibleappearanceof low-
l i g h t i n d i c a t o r s i g n a l w i t h f l a s h p i c t u r e s .View original page 10Page 11 · Read text
www.orphancameras.com Kodak Color Films Use Film Size No. 135 Magazines Kodachrome Film For color transparencies, which can be projected on a screen or from which prints or enlargements can be made. For processing, see below. Use Kodachrome Film for Daylight for daylight pictures, and Kodachrome Film, Type F, for pictures with clear flash bulbs. 20 or 36 exposures. Kodqk Eklachrome Film Like Kodachrome, Ektachrome Film produces life- like color transparencies for projection or from which color prints and enlarge- ments can be made. The speed of this film, however, is faster than that of Koda- chrome Film. You can process this film yourself or have it processed as de- scribed below. Use Kodak Ektachrome Film for Daylight for exposure in daylight, ancl Kodak Ektachrome Film, Type F, for pictures with clear flash bulbs. 20 exposures. Kodok High Speed Eklochrome Film With this new, extremely fast color film yoLl can stop action in low illumination and, at the same time, get faithful color rendition with excellent definition. Use Daylight Type for exposure in daylight, and Type B for indoor pictures by existing artificial light. For processirg, see below. 20 exposures. Kodocolor Film The color film for color prints or transparencies. Expose the same roll of film by daylight or clear flash. Your photo dealer will arrange to have negatives and either color prints or transparencies made. 20 exposures.View original page 11
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KODAK COIOR FIIMS FILM INDEX KODAK BTACK.
AND-WHITE FITMS Kodak
DaylightPhotoflood Black-and- Kodachrome(Daylight) 10 5*,
Kodachrome(TypeF) 10** 12t White Films
Ektachrome(Daylight) 32 l2*
Ektachrome(TypeF) I 6** 16i Panatomic-X 40 Kodok Pqnotomic-X
HighSpeedEktachrome(Daylight) 160 Pfus-XPan 160 Film The film to use i ( * * : Tri-XPan 400HighSpeedEktachrome(TypeB) 80ii for big enlargements
Kodacolor 32 201 *Theseare the new film when high film speed is *With speed numbers. Kodak Photoflood Filter No. 808 (forKodak Daylight They not a factor. It com- apply to eitherdaylight Type ColorFilms). Setat film 10;then index stop giveone
m0re exposure or artificiallight. bines exceptionally fine **With Kodak DaylightFilterforTypeF ColorFilms(85C) ***125in existingartificialtungstenlight grain and the ability to
lamps and Kodak Wratten Filter No.82A twithflood record fine detail.20 Daylight Filter for Type B Color Films, No.858 itKodak
or 36 exposures.
Kodok PIus-X Psn Film An excellent
Your dealer can arrange to have high-speedfilm for general outdoor and
your Kodachrome or Ektachrome interior use. The low graininessand high Films processed by Kodak or any resolving power permit high-qr-ralityen- other laboratory offering such serv- largements. 20 or 36 exposures. ice. Some laboratories, including
Kodak, also provide direct mail Kodsk Tri-X Pon Film An extremely fast
service whereby you can mail ex- panchromatic film of moderate contrast, posed film to the laboratory and wide exposure and developmentlatitude, have it returned directly to you.
See your dealer for the special and color sensitivitysuitablefor flash pic-
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LOADING Attt'avsin SubduedLight
t Open the back of the 2 Push up the REWIND 3 Insert the filln maga- 4 Turn the large, knurled
camera by pushing the KNoB. If you prefer, the zine in the recessnext to WTNDUP KNoB on the
LAl-cH BUTToNupward. rewind knob maY be the rewind knob. Push bottom of the camera
pulled out. the rewind knob all the until the opening in the
way in, turning it slight- take-up drum is facing
ly if necessary. upward.
Use Film Size J{o. 135 Magazines
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IMPORTANT:In some mogozines, film is
ottoched by meons of o gummed tope
which moy seporote from the mogozine
spool under the continued tension of the
spring motor. Therefore, o lwoys rewind
the film immediofelyofter toking the lost
exposure on the roll.
Continuedwinding ofter lost exposure
moy produce qudible slippoge (whirring
sound) which prevents overwinding.
5 Insert the end of the 6 Turn the large knurled windup knob as many times as necessary
filn-rinto the drum open- r"rntilthe mechanism locks. One full windup provides power for ad-
ing and hook a perfora- vancing approximately l0 frames of film. During the windup, the
tion over the pin. Turn first two full turns bring the first frame of film into position and the
the windup knob r-rntil EXposuREcouNTrn to "1," at which point a resistanceis felt. Con-
both pins engage film tinrre to turn the rvindup knob to a stop (approximately 5/2 full
p e r f o r a t i o n s a n d t h e turns) to wind the spring motor.
fi Im is wound halfway Film advancesautomatically and the counter moves a mark each
aroLrndthe drunr. Close time the shutter is released.The counter shows the number of ex-
thecameraback; be sure posures made.
it is latched.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS
The camera con be set Jor :
AUTOMATICEXPOSURECONTROT
The exposure meter automatically changes
the lens opening according to the pre-
U n lO ad i n g Atwaysin subduedLighr vailing light conditions.
After the 20th or 36th exposure and beJbre
the bqck is openecl,rewind film promptly. AUTOMATICFTASHEXPOSURECONTROL
Pull the rewind rNoe (upper circle) un-
til you feel resistance (about % inch). * The focus setting automatically controls
Draw the rewind nEI-EAsE(lower circle) in the lens opening.
its slot as far as it will go in the direction of
the arrow ; th is releasesremaining spring MANUALOPERATIONtension in the motor. Hold the release
whilc turning the reu'ind knob in tlie direc- The lens opening may be set manually at
tion of the arrow to rewind the filr-n into any desired flnumber from f12.8 to f132.the magazine. The film is completely re-
wound when the dial of the exposLrre
counter ceelsesto advance or to vibrate as
the rewind knob is tr,rrned.
*Film rewind is pulled will not if the krrob out too 12 if needed. in knob contplctallL, turning far. Push
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Automatic Exposure
C O n t f O l w i t h p r e v a i l i n g l i g h t
Set Green Pointer at Automatic.
Look into the curved window on top of
the shutter housing,and note the position
of the green porNrER. I f it points at
AUTOMATIC, as shown, the camera is
set for automatic exposure control-that
is, the size of the lens opening is now con-
trolled by the over-all brightness of the
field as seen by the exposure meter.
If the green pointer is not at AUTO-
MATIC, simply move the TNURLEDWHEEL
to the right until the green pointer locks at ALJTOMATIC. The red expo-
sure meter NEEDLE(blue circle, above), also visible through the curved
window, shows the flnumber of the lens opening(f|2.8 to fl32) and will
move to the right or left, depending on the prevailing light. When the
needle moves into the red LOW-LIGHT area, at the extreme left in the
window, it indicates that there is insufficient light to take a properly ex-
posed picture. See page 18.
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( ' O F A T
Set Selector Ring at Daylight.
Pressthe ring LoCK and revolve the ring clockwise
to set the Daylight arrow at the INDEXline.
Set Film Speed in ASA Window.
The small window marked ASA must show the
daylight speednumber of the film in the camera to
obtain properly exposed pictures. Set selected
ASA speednumber by depressingthe LocK buttor-r
(arrow , zt left) and rotating the knurled sPEEt)
RING until, upon releasing the button, the film
speed number clicks into position in the ASA
window.
The fihn speedsfor No. 135 Kodak Films can
be found on the two cards inserted in the opening
of the frame on the back of the camera or in the
instructions packed with the films. For example:
the speed of Ektachrome Film for Daylight is
32. Turn the speed ring until this number clicks
into position in the ASA window.
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Select Shutter Speecl.
Your camera has four shutter speeds-40 (l 140
sec),80, 125,and 250. All four speedscan be used
for daylight pictures with ASA settingsup to
160 (shutter speed 40 must be used with flash
bulbs-see page 20). The faster shutter speedsare
recommendedfor daylight pictures to minimize
the effectof possiblecamera or subjectmovement.
The slowest shutter speed of 40 may be useful
occasionallyfor daylight pictures under unfavor-
able lighting conditions.A shutter speedof l/80
(80) is recommended for general picture-taking.
To selecta shutter speed,rotate the knurled spEED
RING (without pressing the center lock button)
until the desired shutter speed is opposite the
shutterspeedindex MARKon the top of the camera.
Do not make intermediateshutter speedsettings.
NOTE: If it is impossible to reach a desired ASA number or shutter
speed setting, it is because of the interlocking of these two dials. A
proper change in the setting of one dial will permit the other dial to
be turned to the desired setting. For example, &n ASA setting of 400
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Distance Settings
Handy Zone Focus-The focusing range of your camera is divided into three
subjectzones-each representedby a diamond-shapedsymbol on the lens mount.
The diamond near 4 ft is the setting for CLOSE subjects,the diamond between 8
and l0 ft is the GROUP setting,the diamond between25and 50 ft is the SCENE
setting.A"Zone Minder," built into the viewfinder,shows at a glance which of
the three zones is set on the focusing scale. Set the zone focus by rotating the
LENSMouNT until the proper diamond "click-stops" opposite the Focus INDEX.
For example,the illustration shows the diamond mark for the GROUP zone set
at the index mark.
The range of sharpness,which permits these zone settihgs,dependson the lens
l 6 opening (flnumber, shown by red pointer) in use. Range of sharpnessdata for
three/i numbers and the three zonesettingsare
shown on the opposite page. The higher the
//number, the greater the range of sharpness.
Zone settings will give acceptably sharp pic-
tures at all three zoneswith //numbers greater
than f|5.6. At flnumbers less than f|5.6, care-
ful scale focusing, as below, is recommended.
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.f|5.6 (f14, or f12.8) are indicated in the curved window, setting the actual camera-
to-subject distance on the focusing scale will give sharper pictures. (2) With all
flash pictures, setting the actual camera-to-subject distance on the focusing scale
is necessaryfor proper focus and exposure.
In both these cases, estimate the camera-to-subject distance carefully and
rotate the lens mount until the figure representing the camera-to-subject distance
is opposite the focus index.
RANGE OF SHARPNESSDATA FOR ZONE SETTINGSAT
REPRESENTATIVEtENS OPENINGS
Rangeof Sharpnessin Feet Lens
0pening
t12.8
il il5.6f lrl
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Low Light Indicator
for automatic e x P o s u r e c o n t r o l
When the red exposure meter needle in the curved
window moves into the red LOW LIGHT area at
the extreme left of the window, this indicates in-
sufficient available light to take a properly exposed
picture at the selected shutter speed. When the
needle is in this red area, it is also visible in the
lower left corner of the viewfinder. If the shutter is
set at one of the faster speeds,changing the shutter speed to a slower setting may
move the needle out of the low-light area. If the needle is still in the low-light area
at shutter speed 40, the available light is not sufficient to expose the picture
properly and use of "flash" may be advisable.
Using the Viewfinder
When taking pictures, hold the camera close to your eye
so that you can see the complete luminous view-frame.
The image seen within this frame will be in the picture.
Note the parallax pointer on the right side, near the
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www.orphancameras.com top of the view-frame. When the camera is held horizontally, this pointer indi- cates the upper edge of the picture when the subject is 4 feet from the camera. An equivalent area eliminated at the top of the frame is added to the bottom of the frame. Also seenin the viewfinder are two built-in signals-MAN and either CLOSE, GROUP, or SCENE. Both signals read vertically when visible. The MAN signal indicates that the camera is set for manual, not automatic exposure control. The CLOSE, GROUP, or SCENE signal is the "Zone Minder," reminding you of the zone focus settins of the lerrs. Holding the Came ra l 9 The illustrations show two recom- mended ways of holding the camera. Select a position that is convenient for you and assures steady camera holding during exposure.It is impor- tant that the exposure meter window and the lens are not obstructed, for example by your finger or the neck strap. Do not aim the cameratoward a principlelight source,suchas the sLln.View original page 22
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FLASH PICTURES
Flash pictures in black-and-white or color
are easy to make. The built-in synchronrza-
tion of your shutter permits the use of flash,
including electronic flash. Flash bulbs are
fired when the camera shutter is released.
Flash exposure information is printed on
the two Exposure Data Cards insertedin the
holding frame on the back of the camera.
Synchronizqtion-The camera shutter synchronizesflash bulbs, such as the AG- I ,
M-2, M-5, or M -25 at speed40 (l 140second) only. Electronic flash synchronizes
at all speeds.
Flosholders-The Kodak Motormatic 35 Camera was designed to use flasholders
with Kodalite fittings such as the Kodalite Midget Flasholder, or Kodak Super-
mite Flasholder. Attach the flasholder to the camera by inserting the posts of the
flasholder in the flash receptaclesof the camera; then tighten the flasholder knob.
Further instructions are packed with the flasholders.
FloshExposures-The flash exposure information provided in the Exposure Data
Cards applies to most flash situations. This information is based on exposures
in an average-sizedroom with medium-light-colored walls.
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