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Kodak No. 3 Autographic User manual
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'$7rTHPrcTuRE THE
:OarNGNo. 3
AL]TOGR.APFIIC
KODAK
P U B L I S H E D B Y
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY,
R OCHES TER, N. Y .View original page 2Page 3 · Read text
I{ODAK
Trade Marh, 1888.
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY,
Rocuesrnn, N. Y,
lVIeNupncruRERsoF
Kodaks,
Brownie Camerps,
Kodak Film l'anks,
Kodak Dry Mounting Tissue,
Velox Paper,
Eastman Film,
Eastman Solio Paper,
Eastman Velvet Bromide Paper,
Eastman Brilliant Velvet Bromide Paper,
'Eastman Royal Bromide Paper,
Eastman Standard Bromide Paper,
Eastman Enameled Bromide Paper,
Eastman Matte-E,namel Bromide Faper,
Eastman Platino Bromide Paper,
Tested Chemicals,
Tripods and
Other Specialties.
TRADE MARKS REG, U, S. PAT. OFF.
Ausust, 1917.
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'$7ITH PICTURE TAKING THE
No.3
AUTOGRAPHIC
KODAK.
. (R. R. AND F.7.7 ANASTIGMAT LENS.)
PUBLISHED BY THE
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
ROCHESTER,NEW YORK
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BBFORE LOADING.
Before taking any pictures with the No. 3 Autographic
Kodak read the following instructions carefully. Make
yourself perfectly familiar with the instrument, taking
especialcare to learn how to operate the shutter. 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 sgrves to impress the
photographic image upon the sensitive film in a small frac-
tion of a second when it comes through the lens, can de-
stroy the film as quickly as it makes the picture. After
the film has been developed and all deaeloper thoroughly
washed, out, it may be quickly trar:sferred, in subdued
white light, to the fixing bath without injury. Throughout
all the operations of loading and unloading, be extremely
careful to keep the red paper wound tightly around the
film to prevent the admission of light.
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY,
Rochester.N. Y.
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ORDER FILM
BY NIJMBER
All Kodak trilms may be distinguished by the
numbers on the ends of the cartons.
A-118
is the number of film for this camera (No. 3
Autographic Kodak. ) The number appears on the
carton, on the cartridge, and on the Autographic
door which is located on back of Kodak.
Autographic Film can be used in old style
Kodaks, old style film can be used in Autographic
Kodaks, but to get autograplaicreswlts,Autographic
film must be used in an Autographic Kodak.
IMPORTANT
When Autographing film, bear down with the
stylu,sas heavily as the paper will stand without
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PART T.
SECTION T.
LOADING WITH FILM.
The film f or the No. 3 Autographic
Kodak is furnished in light proof cartridges
and the instrument can therefore be loaded
in daylight. The operation should, however,
be performed in a subdued light, not in the
glare of the bright sunlight. It should also
be borne in mind that after the seal is
broken care must be taken to keep the red The Film.
paper taut on the spool, otherwise it may A - 1 1 8 .
slip and loosen sufficiently to fog the film.
The Autographic Film Cartridge is made with a thin red
instead of the familiar thick red and black ( duplex ) paper.
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The thin red paper is not light proof in itself. Between it
and the film is inserted a strip of tissue. This tissue serves
two purposes : To supplement the red paper in light proof-
ing the cartridge, and to permit the recording, by light, of
the writing upon the film.
I. To load the Kodak, take a position at a table where
the daylight is somewhat subdued, and grasping the instru-
ment with the left hand remove the back by pressing in
simultaneously with the thumb and second finger of the
right hand as indicated in F ig. I.
FIC. II.
SprineineOut a SpoolPin.
II. The Kodak having been opened, ?n empty spool
having a slit in it will be seen in the winding end of the
camera. This forms the reel on 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 accomplish this pull
out spool pins as shown in trig. II.
III. Drop the film cartridge into this recess, as shown
in trig. III.
Another and most convenient method o f placing the
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FIG. III.
Insertinga Cartridge.
Af ter the spool pins have been pulled out ( Fig. II )
wrap the instruction sheet ( f ound with the fihn ) around
the spool. This will enable one to raise or lower the
spool slightly, so that the spool pins may be readily pressecl
into place. Be careful to get tlte to\ of tlte spool at tlte
to\ of the canxera^ The top is the winding side of the
camera. E,ach cartridge is marked, the word "Top" will
be found printed on the red paper near the top of the spool.
FIG. III-A.
NorB-If the cartridge is inserted wrong end up the red paper instead
of the film will be brought next the lens, resulting, of couise, in the
absolute loss of the pictures.
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IV. Push spool pins into place so that spool revolves
upon th enr .
FIG. IV.
Threadingup theRed Paper.
V. Remove the gummed slip that holds the end of the
red paper ; pass the paper over the two aluminum rollers
and thread into the slit in reel, ?S shown in Fig. IV. Be
careful in so doing that the paper draws straight and true.
FIG. V.
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In order to secure a tight grip on the red paper, do not
unfold the end. but thread it into the slit in reel with the paper
creased. By doing this the red paper will not be liable to slip.
\rI. Give the key one or two slight fs1n5-just enough
to bind the paper on the reel-and no more. See Fig. V.
The paper should now be
in position indicated in trig.
VI.
VII. Replace the back on FIG. VI.
Kodak, being careful to Put it Showing position of paper.
on right side up (the wide catch at the top), and snap the
springs at the top and bottom fully into place. Care should
always be taken to handle the back of Kodak caref u|ly,
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.
Tltroughowt the f oregoitt,g operatiotr,, fronr, the tiur,e the
gurilmed, slip is cut o11,the fresh roll of film until tlte baclt
is once,more in place, keep the red paper wound tightly on
the roll. If it is allowcd to loosen, ligltt will be odncitted
sn,d the filnr, fogged.
FIG. VII.
VIII. The roll of film in the camera is covered with red
paper and this must be partly reeled off before a picture can
be taken. Turn the key slowly to the left and watch the
little red celluloid window at the back of the camera. When
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15 to 18 turns have been given, a hand pointing toward the
first number will appear,then turn slowly until the figure 1
is in front of the red window. Fig. VII.
The film is now in position for taking the first picture.
SBCTION 2.
LOADING \MITH PLATES
I. In using glass plates the plate holders must be loaded
in a dark-room-that is, a room from which all white light
has been excluded, as described on page 52.
II. Provide also
No.3 F. P. Kodak CombinationBack.
No.3 F. P. PlateHolders.
t dozenSeedDry Plates,S%x +%.
Kodak Dark-room Lamp.
A shelf or table on which to work.
III. Light the lamp and place it upon the table.
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 remainingoperationmay be performedin daylight.
IX. Remove the back from the camera as before
described. (See page 4).
Norn-There must, of course,be no film in the Kodak when opening
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X. Remove the back of the adapter by pressing down
on the inside spring catch and sliding same out. Then in-
sert ground glass panel for focusing, being sure that side
marked front faces the lens. Snap the combination back
into place, taking care that the springs at each side engage
with tire catches and that the back is right side up i.e., the
plate holder should draw from the end towards the Kodak
handle.
XI. Focus carefully witli the largest stop before the
lens, and when the lines show sharp and true, close the
shutter, remove the ground glass, pressing down on catch at
the bottom to remove it, and insert one of the plate holders.
xII. Pull out the dark slide. The plate is now in
position f or 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.
As the focal plane for film and the focal plane for plates
are not the same when the adapter is used, the f ocusing
scale should not be resorted to.
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PART II.
MAKING THE EXPOSURES.
Before making an exposure with the No. 3 Autographic
Kodak, either time or instantaneous,be sure of four things:
Frnsr-That the shutter is set properly.
SrcoNo--'fhat the diaphragm stop is set at the proper
opening.
Tnrno-That the camera is focused.
Founrs-That an unexposed section of the hlm is turned
into position. (Or a fresh plate is ready for exposure).
Nore-Exposures are madeby pressing push-pin at end of cable
release D or pushing down on release C.
Avoid making too sharp a bend in the cable release, as by doing so it
will be liable to kink.
The illustration above shows the shutter as equipped with R. R. Lens
and with the U, S. system of diaphragm markings. When the Kodak is
equipped with the F. 7.7 Anastigmat Lens, the lower scale on the shutter
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SFCTION I.
OPERATING THE STIUTTER.
Perfect familiarity with the shutter is essential to suc-
cessful pictnre taking with any camera. The following
clirections should, therefore, be carefully read and the
shutter operated several times before threading the film
up for use.
INSTANTANEOUS EXPOSURES.
Iirnsr-Set the lever A at 25, 50 or 100, according to the
time of instantaneous exposure desired.
Norn-In bright light setthe leverat roo,the highestspeed. In more
subdued lights set at So or 25, but do not attcmpt to make any instantan-
eous exposures in dull light.
Socomn--Set the lever B at No. 8. (If the Kodak is
eqtrippedwith F.7.7 lens, use stop No. F.11). Lever
B controls the iris diaphragm and No.8 or F.11 is the
proper opening for ordinary instantaneousexposures.
Norr-For instantaneous exposures when the sunlight is unusrally
strong and there are ro hear'y shadorvs, such as irr viervs on the seashore
or orr the water, use the diaphragm No. r6. Wit}r ltght clouds or slightly
smoky atmosphere rrse No. 4 or F 7.7 at roo or No 8 or F. rr at 50 or 25.
With heaay clouds do not atttmpt instantaneous erlosures.
Tnrno-Press push pin or push down on release C. This
makes the exposure.
Nore-Press push pin on cable release with a firm quick movement,
at the sarne time be sure to hold the Kodak rigid, as a slight jarring
will cause a blurred negative.
TTME EXPOSURES.
Frnsr--Set the lever A at the point T (time). This adjusts
the shutter for time exposures.
SricoNo-Set the lever B at No. 16, 32, 64 or 128. If the
Kodak is equipped with the F.7.7 lens, set the lever
at F.16, 22, 32 or 45. See instructions for use of stops,
page 30.
Tnrnr-Press the push-pin. This opens tke shutter. Time
exposure by a watch. Again press the push-pin. This
closes the sh,utter. Shutter may be opened by pressing
releaseC and closed by a secondpressure if desired.
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BULB EXPOSURES.
When it is desirableto make a very short time exposure
this is best accomplished by making a "bulb exposure".
Frnsr-Set the lever A at the point "B" (bulb). This
adjusts the shutter for bulb exposures.
Sncorvn-Set the lever B controlling the stops at No. 76, 32,
64 or 128 as desired. If the Kodak is equipped with
the F.7.7 lens, set the lever at F.16, 22,32 or 45. See^.
page 30.
Trrrnn-Press push-pin to open the shutter, and release it
to close the shutter. This malees th,e erposure. The
shutter will remain open as long as the push-pin is
under pressire.
IMPORTANT.
Do not oil any part of the shutter.
fn case of accident return shutter to your dealer or to
us, for repairs. As a general rule, make exposures with
the cable releaseinstead of with the release C, as the cable
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S.ECTION 2.
INSTANTANEOTJS EXPOSUR.ES.
..SNAP SHOTS.''
To take instantaneous pictures 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.-FOCUS ON THE
SUBJECT.
I. Press the concealed button
as shown in Fig. 1 and Push down
the bed of camera to the limit of
motion.
II. Set automatic locking de-
vice (see page 14) nearest the
ob- oI principal distanceestimated li'J.! in feet, photograPhed to beiect q,
grasp the sPrings at bottom of iii
front board, and Pull out front to ii,.,
limit of motion. trig. II.
No'rn-The index plate is scaled both
by feet and by'meters and care should be
taken not to confound them.
E,xcept when PhotograPhing at
a distance of 15 feet or less, it is noc
necessary to estimate the distance
r,vith any more than approximate
accuracy ; for instance, if the focus
is set at25 feet (the usual distance
for ordinary street work) the sharp- FiG. l.
est part of the Picture will be the Opening the Front.
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ob jects at that distance from
the camera, but everything
from 15 to 35 feet will be in
good focus. For general street
work the focus may be kept at
25 feet, but where the principat
object is nearer or farther away,
the focus should be changed
accordingly. The index plate
is divided for 6, 10, 25 and 100
feet. Everything beyond 100
feet is in the 100 feet focus.
Nothing nearer than 6 feet can
be focused without using the
portrait attachment. See page
2 7 .
AUTOMATIC LOCKING
DEVICE.
The automatic locking device
which is on the right side of
FtG. il.camera bed will be found a great ExtendingtheBellowsandFocusing.
convenience in focusitrg.
By means of this device the front locks automatically
at 6, 10, 25 or 100 feet
focus.
To set the focus, turn
knob until catch projects Ir,
through the slot marked II
for the distance desired,
6, I0,25 or 100 fect ; then
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camera will be in focus for the distance at which you have
set the catch.
When not in use the knob of the locking device should
be turned so no catch Projects.
2-HOW TO USE THE NO. 3 AUTOGRAPHIC
KODAK AS A FIXED FOCUS CAMERA.
Srr -t'ocus at 25 F'Brr:
Uss SprBo or 7/25 or e SBcoNo.
Snr DrepnRAGM \'Itorvav BBrwn'eN 8 enn 16 or f.ll
eNo 16.
By following the above suggestions this camera can be
usecl as a fixed focus instrument with the additional ad-
vantage of being instantly convertible to a focusing camera
when conditions call for it. It must be remembered, horn'-
ever, that when using this Kodak as a fixed focus type, it is
necessary that the subject be in brilliant sunlight, in order
to obtain a fully timed exposure.
EXPLANATION.
A lens is often spoken of erroneously as having a fixed
focus.
There is no such thing as a universal or fixed focus lens
but in certain cameras, 3%x4% and smaller (equipped with
short focus lenses) the lens is immovable, i. e., set at a dis-
tance that is a compromise, as to its focus, between far and
near points. A camera with a lens so focused, used in com-
bination with a relatively small stog, is designated a univer-
sal or fixed focus instrument.
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3-USE STOP NO. 8 OR F. 11.
For all ordinary out-door work when the sun is very
bright, use stop No. B when Kodak is equipped with the
Donble Lens (R.R.) and use tr.11 when equipped with the
tr .7.7 Anastigmat Lens. I f a smaller stop be used, the
light rvill 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 urtusually
strong and there are no heavy shadows, diaphragm No. 16
may be used.
If a smaller stop opening than No. 16 be used for snap
shots, absolwte fa,ilure will result.
FIG. III.
4-LOCATE THE IMAGE.
Aim the camera at the obj ect to be photographed and
locate the image in the finder. For a horizontal picture
hold the camera as shown in trig. III, reversing the finder,
as indicated. Always look into the finder f rom directly
over it, not at an angle. (Of course, when the focusing
glass is ernployed 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 facsimile of the picture as it will appear, but on a
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FIG IV.
.WITH
PLATES.
When using plates the ground glass ntust be employerl
for focusing. Insert ground glass in plate adapter. Open
the shutter. Focus carefully with the largest stop before
the 1ens,and when the lines show sharp and true, close the
shutter. Rernove the ground glass and insert plate holder.
Ary object that does not show in the finder will noi
show in the picture.
VIEWTNEfU OeO wu eN MA KING VIEW INCLUDEDWHEN MAKINC
A HORIZONTALPICTURL A VERTICALPICTURL
FIG. V.
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