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Kodak Retina I User manual
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- Kodak
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- Kodak Retina I
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- User manual
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- English
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- 15
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matic Film. In spite of its great speed, Insert the end of the film in a slot of
Super. X does not show any increase the reel, seeillustration . Do not attempt
in grain size. In 36- and 18-exposure to removetlt,ereel from th'ecamera.
lengths. The lever 4,
c o n t r o l l i n gKodachrorneFilm K135 or K135A. the clutch for For color film positives, use the K 135 winding for- for daylight, and the K 135A for ward, must be Photoflood or Photoflash light. Both at the letter in 1S-exposure lengths only. The "A." Turn theKodachrome Film must be returned film windingto an Eastman Kodak Laborator\z knob 3, in thefor processing. direction of
Load and unload your camera in the arrow, to bind the film on the reel
subdued light, never in direct sun- until the full width of film just emerges
light or in exceptionally strong artifi- from the magazine. See illustration on
cial light. The magazine should not page 6 " Be sure that the film will ride
be allowed to remain unprotected in
the light ; any slight light-leak through
the slot will fog the film.
Lift the lock I, page 2, and open
the back of the Kodak. Draw out the
film rewind knob 7, page 5, as far as it
will come and insert the Kodak Maga- properly in the path provided for it.
zine in the recess opposite the reel, Should the film winding knob 3 be
with the end in which a crosspieceis locked, push the lever release 5 to the
seen, towards the rewind knob. Push opposite end of the slot. This release
in the rewind knob as far as it will go. will automatically return to its originalView original page 3Page 5 · Read text
Before making a horizontal expo-
sure, when using the focusing scale
marked in red, tilt the Kodak a trifle
to see if it is correctlv focused.
KODAK POCKETRANGE FINDER
To be sure of obtaining sharply
focused pictures, a Kodak Pocket
Range Finder is recommended, which
can be attached to
t h e t o p o f t h e
Kodak Retina by
sliding the roundFOCUSINGTHE KODAK end of the Range
To focus the Kodak move the focus- Finder between the knob 12 until the figure represent-irg two grooves of theirg- the distance between the^subject
and camera comes to the focusing iit e
see page 13. The focusing collar!21,.,
is engraved for the followirg distances:
3 . 5 ,1 , 5 , 6 , 8 , 1 0 , 1 2 , 1 5 , 2 5a,n d 5 0 f e e t ,
and Inf . (infinity).View original page 5Page 8 · Read text
1/50 and l/100. Intermediate expo- release 14, page 2, or the release D,
sures cannot be made between 1/100 page 13, pressed down; the shutter
and 11250 or between l/250 and remains open as long as the release is
1/500 second. held down.
Revolve the knurled collar G on the Automatic exposures of 1 second,
front of the shutter until the figure l/2, t/5, or lll0 secondmust not be
representing the time of exposure de- made with the camera held in the
sired is at white pointer A, Page 13. Iil hands; a tripod or other firm suPPort must be used for exposures slower Before an exposure from 1 to 1/500 I
second can be made, the shutter must than l/25 second.
lmportant: Neaero'il the shulter.be set by pressing the lever 13 towards {I{
the top of the shutter. The exposure is STOP OPENINGSthen made by pressing the shutter
release 14, page 2, or the release D, Stop openings regulate the amount
page 13. It is not advisable to change of light passing through the lens.
the speed of the shutter from I/250 to These openings are enlarged or re-
1/500 or vice versa after the shutter has duced by moving the lever B, see "Bulb"beenset. Time and Exposures page 13. Lever B moves pointer C.
do not require setting the shutter. A knowledge of the comparative
To make a Time Exposure, the values of the stop openings is neces- "T"letter engraved on the shutter I sary for correctly timing exposures.
must be at the white pointer A and l, The stop openingsare marked/.3.5,
the shutter release14 (or the releaseD) I 4.5, 5.6, 8, 11, and 16.
pressedtwice, once to open the shutter, J The largest stop opening is /.3.5.and again to close it. This opening allows approximately
"Bulb" Exposures, the letter sixty per cent more light to enter than For"8" engraved on the shutter must be f.4.5. and about two and a half times
at the white pointer A and the shutter more than /.5.6. From J.5.6 to J.l6
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each smaller opening (larger number) DEPTH OF FIELD
admits half the light of the preceding Deoth of field is the distance from
larger stop opening. Thus, if the the nearest to the farthest objects that
correct exposure is 1i 100 second at rvill appear sharp in the negative or
J.5.6, then the exposure for /.3.5 print. It depends upon the distance
should be i1250 second;for/.8, 1/50 between subject and lens, the focal
second; for,f-.1i, 11/25second; and for length of the lens, and the size of the
J .16, 1/ 10 second. stop opening used; the smaller the
stop opening the greater the range of The exposure for the average out- snarpness.door subject, when the sun is shining,
is /.5.6 and 1/100 second. If the day DEPTHOF FIELD INDICATOR
is hazy or slightly cloudy, use the The Depth of Field Indicator, en-
largest opening, that is, /.3.5 and graved on the disk 17, page 2, is a
1/100 second. If the day is excep- help in obtaining correctly focused
tionally brilliant, use the next smaller oictures.-
stop to /.5.6, that is, /.8 and 1,/100 After adjusting the focus of the lens
second. The imporlant thi,ng to remem- for a certain number of feet, turn the
ber is the averageexposureof f .5.6 and outer rins of the indicator until the
1/100 second.When the light condi- number for which the lens is focused
tions differ from the average, change i s a f f h e nt ' o. - i"n. 't _p' r
the aperture, keeping in mind the II Example 1: To findbasicexposure/.5.6and 1/100 second. the depth when the
See the exposure guide on the back lens is focused for five
cover. (For Kodachrome Film follou' feet, turn the outer
the guide included with the film.) ring of the indicator
u n t i l 5 i s a t t h e
The smaller the stop opening the pointer; we now can
greater is the range of sharpness. r e a d t h e r a n g e o f E x a n p l e1
t 7View original page 9Page 10 · Read text
sharpness which will be obtained with HOLD KODAK STEADY
e4 When making instantaneous expo-the various stop openings. With f .lI t-(Eo : sures or snapshots, hold the Kodakeverything from about 4 feet to almost . t ll - Fl firmly against the face, see page 8; and7 feet will be sharp.
F<o when pressing the shutter release 14,
Example 2: When the lens is focused b0 page 2, or the releaseD, p"ge 13, hold
for ten feet, turn the t-io the breath for the instant. If the Kodak
outer ring of the in- a is moved during the exposure,the pic-
dicator until 10 is at t-,-v+-) ture will be blurred
the pointer; we then J,o The Kodak should be held level if it find that with f .5.6, !' a l is desired to have the vertical lines of
objects as near as 8 K the subject parallel with the sides of
feet and as distant as the picture. lJnusual effects can be
about 13 feet will be obtained by tilting the Kodak.
Example2 sharp ;with/. 16 every-
thing from a little less than 6 feet to CLOSING THE KODAK
about 50 feet will be sharP. Before closing the Kodak, f,rst
make sure 'it 'is f ocused f orinf,n'ity. When the subject is 3% feet from The Kodak cannot be closed when thethe camera, the dePth of field indi- shutter is set. To close the Kodak,cator shows the range of sharpness to press the two buttons 16, P29e 2, andthe rear only, with the various stop raise the bed 9.openings.
With the Kodak focused at 3% feet, REMOVING THE FILM
the range of sharpness when using After the thirty-sixth exposure has
f .3.5 is 3 feet 4 inches to 3 feet 9 inches; been made (eighteenth exposure with
with f .5.6, the depth is 3 f eet 2 inches an lS-exposure magazine), push the
to 3 feet 10 inches; and at f .ll, the lever"R."4, page 5, controlling the clutch,range is 3 feet to 4 feet 4 inches. to The film should now be re-
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ryould into the magazineby rurning KODAK RETINA I FILTERS
the film rewind knob 7, page S, in thi There are four filters obtainable for direction of the arrow. Rer.indins the the Kodak Retina I for black-and-
film after the thirty-sixth eroosure'1S-ex- u'hite pictures: N-1 Light Yellow, (eighteenthexposure u ith an N-2 Medium Yellow, N-3 Green, and posule magazine) r,vill prevent any N-4 Orange. These filters are screwed possibility of the film winding too far into the inside flange of the lensand tearingloosef rom the supplyspool mount. The factors for Kodak Super
When rervinding the film with re- Sensitive Panchromatic, Kodak Super
rvind knob 7, page 5, the hlm rvindinq X Panchromatic, and Kodak Pana-
knob 3 will turn. \\'hen the 6tm wind- tomic Films are:
ing knob 3 stops turning, give a ferv
more turns to the rer,vindknob 7. The Retina I Filter Daylight Tungsten N - 1 1 . 5 1 . 5film is now rervound into the magazrne. N-2 2.A 1.5The magazine should be replacedin N-3 2.5 1.5the aluminum tube, in u-hichit wa, N-4 .1.0originally packed, immediately after
removal from the Kodak, to avoid By a filter factor is meant the num-
light leaking into the slot. ber of times the exposure must be
lmportant: Film should be devel- increasedwhen using a filter.
oped as soon as possible after expo- The N-1 filter is recommendedsure. The quality of the image on-all rvhen only a partial correction of color.;ensitized products is retained bv
prompt developmeni aiter "*poru.e. values in a black-and-white negative is desired; the N-2 filter gives a better
it is a good plan to reload the color correction; and the N-3, a full
camera as soon as an exposed film has correction with daylight. Write to the
been removed. to be ieady for the Service Department, Eastman Kodakne\t plctures. Company, Rochester, N. Y., for aView original page 11Page 12 · Read text
"Color Filters Screw the Attachment into the lens free copy of the booklet
and Kodak Films." mount. When making a horizontal
The N-4 filter should be used only picture, center the subject in the fin4er;
When tp sli'ghtly. camera the then tilt for cutting ha?e when making a dis- o-e finder the exposure, a vertical making landscaoe. tant
Use the Xo. tZ Kodachrome Filters H should not be used, as the short dis-
with Kodachrome Film, see directions tances at which the subject must be a/. from the shutter make it necessary to included with the lilm. .Y
TheNo.17 Kodak Skv Filter. Diffu- P center the subject by eye instead of
sion Portrait Attachment, and Pic- bv the finder. This is done by sighting torial Diffusion Disk can be used with ts over the top of the camera, the eYe
the Kodak Retina I. being very close to the camera. Fv The subject must be at one of theKODAK RETINA I PORTRAIT distances from the Kodak given inATTACHMENTS A, B, AND C the tables on pages 24 and 25, depend-
While this Kodak can be focused ing upon which Attachment is used.
for subjects as close as 3)4 feet, per- Measure the distance carefuily from
mitting the obtaining of head and the shutter to the face, and turn the
shoulder portraits. it can be focused focusing knob 12, page 13, until the
for much- closer distances when the correct figure is at the focusing line
Kodak Retina I Portrait Attachments 12A, page 13, according to the table.
are used. The same exposure is required as By using the Kodak Retina I without the Attachment. Portrait Attachments, large images of "stillflowers and similar life" subjects The fronts of the Kodak Retina I
can be obtained. For the best results Portrait Attachment Mounts are
when making pictures of subjects at threaded so that a color filter can be
short distances, it is advisable to use screwed into the front of the Attach-
f .8 or a smaller opening. ment.
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OUTDOOR EXPOSUREGUIDE
Srop I SHU'f'r'r,iR
Surlncr OpBNrNr; SpBRo
Near-by landscapes with little or
no sky. Near-by subjects in f.s.6 r/1oo park open field, or garden.
Street scenes.
Ordina.ry landscapes with sk1,,
and a principal ohject in the ./.u t/roo
roregrouno.
Marine and beach scenes. Ex-
trerrrely distant landscapes. i f.rr |/10o
llountains. Snow scenes with- - out prorninent dark objects in It| /.8 t /zstt the foresround.
Portraits in the open shade, not under trees or the rool c.f a Ili f.3.s r/roo
--,qsts\-q!eg9q"9er!8s9ry..
Narrow and slightly shaded I l. -i.5 r/r0o sr reet s.
lvloving objects: When photo-
graphing a rnoving object, such | /zso ar^ a runner, train, or an auto-
rnobiie, the subject should be J..r.J or
traveling towards or away f rol r
the camera at an angle of about
45 degrees.
Expostrres are for t.he hours froru one hour after
sunrise until one hour before sunset on days rn'hen the
sun is shirring. If pictrrres are nrade earlier or iater, or
rf it is a slishtly cloudy or hazy day, use a larger stop
lpening. The above exposure table is for use witb Kodak
.l'anatomic iTihn. Koda.k Super X Panchrornatic Film
iri twice as fast as Kodak Panaton-ric Film by daylight,
if the films zLre developed in Developer D-''a. F or
Iiodachrome F'ilrn, follow the exposure guide suppiied
rvith the film; do not use the above griide.
Kodak Super X Panchromatic l.-ilm is about fifty
iiej cent faster than Kodak Super Sensitive Panchro-
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