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Kodak Retina IF User manual
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You ofto themokenewpicture-tokingRETINA I F Comero,on even whichgreoteris pleosure.designed
The new KODAK RETINA I F offers you the fol-
lowing exciting feolures:are now
O Signols oppeoring in the lorge bright-line fin-
der enoble fhe exposure to be controlled
occurotely.the owner
O The fomous Schneider-Kreuznoch RETINA-Xe-
nor f 12.8,45 mm, 4-element, 3-component lens
ensures brilliont photogrophs in colour ond
block-ond-white.
O The new Prontor 500 LK-shutler hos six shulter
speeds up to t/soo second. This high speed
enobles you to toke lively oction pictures.
O PLUS the speciol feolure of this comero:
o built-in tronsistor-floshgun.
With your new RETINA I F you ore olwoys reody
lo toke pictures outdoors by doylight or in- doors by flosh. -
The fomous RETINA precision ond fhe occumu-
loted experience of more thon 25 yeors success-
ful comero production ond reseorch ore the best
guoroniee of the quolity of your new RETINA I F
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.Gontents Deloyed oction shots Time exposures 24
Chonging portly exposed films . . 25
Pn na Photogrophs ot less thon 8rlz feet 25
Tips for using the exposureFor people in o hurry 4-5 controf system 26
KODAK Films *7
Looding the film 8-9 Accessories for the RETINA I F
Setting ihe frome counter, film
speeds ond the film indicotor . 10-'n Using filters 27
Selecting lhe shutter speed 12-13 Lens hood, close-ups 28
Focusing 14-r 5 Toble Stond, Copying Stond
Exposure control setting 16-17 ond Right-Angle Finder 29
Holding the comero t8 Micro-odopter 30
Viewing ond releosing . . 19 Correction lenses for spectocle
Unlooding the film 20 weorers, comero core 30
Depth-of-f ield 21 Depth-of-field toble 3l
Flosh pictures 22-23 Technicol specificotion 32
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Before loking ony imporlonl piclures, expose o roll of film (include o few flosh shots) ond exomine the
resulls. Thir will give you proclice in comero operolion ond provide o check on your equipmenl.View original page 3Page 5 · Read text
www.butkus.us Set the exposure control Look fhrough the finder ond rolole the operture ring (d) until ihe exposure control pointer is posi- lioned in the middle of the A-index. Release the shutter Frome the subiect in the bright-line finder ond, to toke the picture, depress ihe shutter releose (e) slowly oll the woy down. Operote the ropid-wind lever on the comero bose. You ore now reody lo toke onother picture. Reod on for lhe more comprehensive informotionView original page 5
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(ASAEKTACHROME-X 64) Film A fost KODAK processed-colour slide film which con by be
the user. For doylighi, electronic flosh or blue Black-and-White Film
bulbs (20 ond 36 exposures).
KODAK PANATOMIC-X Film (40 ASA)
High-Speed EKTACHROME Film For colour o fine-groin film, copoble of o high -slides in poor lighting conditions or for high- degree of enlorgement (36 exposures).
speed oction (20 exposure film). Con be pro-
cessed by user. Doylight Type ASA 160 ond KODAK PLUS-X PAN Film (160 ASA)
Type B ASA 125 for tungsten light. o fost fine-groin film of greot ex-
posure lotitude (36 exposures).
O High-Speed EKTACHROTVIE Film, Doylishr
(ASA Type 160) KODAK TRI-X PAN Film (400 ASA) - for doylight, electronic flosh floshbulbs. blue or photo- film oction o high-speed for
grophy with fost shuiier speeds or for
O High-Speed EKTACHROME Fitm, Type B use in poor lighting conditions (36 ex-
(ASA 125) - for tungsten light. posures).
KODACOTOR-X Film (ASA 64) A fosr
colour negotive film which gives sporkling Note: Deloiled inslructions conloining fur-
colour prints for use in doylighl or with cleor ther exposure recommendotions ore pocked
floshbulbs (20 exposures). with qll KODAK films.View original page 8Page 9 · Read text
Loading the film olwoys in subdued lisht -
1. Turn the sofety lock (f) on the comero bose in the direction of ihe orrow. Press
ihe opening button (g) ond the comero bock will spring open.
2. Depress the rewind knob (h) slightly ond turn it ogoinst the direction of the
. orrow. lt will then spring up; pull it out os for os it will go.
3. Turn the built-in toke-up spool (i) until the light-coloured slot foces upwords.
Insert the end of the film into the slot in the toke-up spool so thot the iooth
proiecting from one side of the slot engoges one of the perforotions of the film.
4. Pull the cossette over the film trock ond drop it inio the film chomber (j). Then
push the rewind knob fully down ond lock it by turning in the direction of the
orrow. When tensioning the film (see 6) roise the rewind knob ogoin.
5. Turn the toke-up spool until the teeth of the sprocket (k) engoge the perforotions
on both sides of the film.
6. Then turn the rewind knob (h) in the direction of the orrow until o slight resi-
stonce is felt. This tokes up the slock film inside the cossette. Push the rewind
knob down os for os it will go ond lock it by giving it o slight turn in the
direction of the orrow. Close the comero bock by pressing it ogoinst the comero
body uniil you heor it lock.
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www.butkus.us Setting the frame counter After looding the film, be sure to set lhe frome counter. This will tell you how mony fromes ore left still unexposed on your film (the frome counter counts bockwords from 36 or 20 to l). Push the frome counter setting knob (l) on the bose of the comero severol limes in the direction of the orrow until the setting mork between 36 ond I is in ihe middle of the frome counter window (with 20 exp. cosseites, use ihe setting mork ot No.23). Now operote the ropid-wind lever lo the limit of iis lrovel. Fire the shutler ond repeot this sequence of operolions uniil the figure 36 (20 with 20 exp. cossettes) is in lhe middle of the frome counier window. When operofing the ropid-wind lever, moke sure lhol lhe rewind knob is rololing ogoinsf the direction of lhe orrow. This tells you thot the film is winding correctly. l0View original page 11
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Yery important - the film speed
For correci exposure you must set the film speed correctly. Set the film speed on the red
DIN or ASA scole. Press the locking button (n) ond turn the shutier ring (o) until the red
dot is ogoinst the required speed volue. (The ASA-scole is on the opposite side of the
shutier ring).
aadlThe film indicator - a useful memory
To set lhe film indicotor, turn the rewind knob ogoinst the direction of the orrow ond let
in spring up (but don't pull it right up), hold it firmly ond turn the inner knurled ring until
the block dot is opposite the oppropriole symbol.
+ : Block ond while film Color f : Doylisht colour film Color l@ : Artificiol colour film
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Selecting the shutter sPeed
Rotofe ihe shuiter ring (o) until the desired shulter speed seiting "clicks'inlo ploce opposite
lhe setting mork (b).
The block numbers on lhe shutler ring denote frociions of o second: 15 : llts sec, 30 :
r/roSec, 60:1leosec,125 :1le5sec1250:1lzsosec,500 : r/soosec. (The letter B is the
shutler.setting for time exposures. For further detoils see poge 241.
In doylight r/eo S€c or t/rzs Sec ore normolly used, ond these ore odequote for most subiecls.
For fost-moving subiecls, e.g. sports phoiogrophs, use o foster shuiter speed i.e.1lzso
or r/5oo sec.
Note: the resislonce behfleen lh ond
l/ls sec seryes os o worning thot for
photogrophs loken ot lhs or B, lhe
comero should be mounled on o lripod
lo ovoid comero shoke.
Excmples of the correcl choice ) of shutler speed
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Focusing
lhe rop d focusing devrce is o greoi odvontoge,
especiolly when ioking oction prctures. With the new
RETINA l F, you con choose fronr three ropid focusing
setlings, neor, nriddle ond for ronges which ore indi,
coted on ihe dislcnce scole by synrbols ond click
stops.
: Nao, .onga
Middle ronge
. For ronge
Rotcrte the focusing rrng lcr unlil lhc synrbo for the
desired dislonce ronge clicks inio posiiion oppos le:
ihe seilrng nrork I.
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It you wish, you con sel ihe d slonce nrore occuio-
tely by us ng the figures on the dislonce scole. The
block figures on lhe distonce sccle represenl nrelr.'s.
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Exposure control setting
Look lhrough ihe viewfinder window ond rotote lhe
operture ring (d) by both grips, unlil the pointer is
in the middle of the A-index. The comero is now
set for correct exposure. lf, when setting lhe pointer,
lhe operlure ring reoches o poini where ii will rotote
no furlher, olter the shutter speed seiting until on
exoct setiing in fhe viewfinder is possible. (Do not
sei the shufier to B, os ot B, the cxposure control
does nol operoie).
Under extreme lighling conditions, the A-index moy
become covered. This tells you ihoi the selected
shuifer speed seliing would give on incorrect ex-
posure. lf, however, you still wish io ioke fhe photo-
groph, you con give o time exposure or use flosh
(see poge 22).
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Holding the camera Whefher you toke o horizontol or o verticol picture depends upon lhe noture of the subject. The lwo illustrotions ore iniended os o guide for holding the comero sieody for horizontol (obove) ond verticol pictures (below). Try o few positions to see which surts you best. The index finger should be resied lighlly on the shutter releose. Core should be token fhof no port of the ever-reody cose gets in front of the lens. Also, moke sure lhot you do not obscure the exposure meter window with your fingers. t8View original page 19
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Viewing and releasing
The brillioni frome in the finder of your comero
shows you the exoct picture oreo ond mokes viewing
eosier for you. When viewing, ioke core to keep your
fingers cleor of the honeycomb window of the ex-
posure meter. After moking sure thoi the exposure
control needle is cenlred wiihin the A mork, slowly
depress lhe shulter releose (e).
After toking o picture, operoie the winding lever (m)
os for os it will go. You ore ihen reody for lhe next
exoosure.
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Unloading the film in subdued light -
When you hove token lhe lost exposure ("1" in the
frome counter), the film odvonce mechonism will lock.
www.butkus.us The film must now be rewound into the cossetle. To oo
this, first ollow the rewind knob to spring up (do not
pull ir up). Then press the reversing button (o) in the
bose of the comero ond ot the some time turn lhe
rewind knob (h) in the direction of the orrow until the
reversing button ceoses to rotote. You con wotch this
buiton turning by observing the block dot neor its rim.
Now open the comero ond remove lhe cossette.
lf the frome-counter hos not been set correctly, the
film ironspori lock moy operole foo soon. lf this hop-
pens, push the frome-counter setting knob once io the
left. Then operole the ropid-wind lever corefully, so os
not to risk teoring the film oui of fhe cossette. lf it
connot be operoted to the limit of its trovel, then you
hove come to lhe end of the film. The ropid-wind lever
will spring bock into posiiion if the frome-counter selting
knob is pushed once to the left.
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www.butkus.us Depth of field The depth of field vories occording io the operiure ond the distonce set. A high operlure number (e. g.22) yields greol depth of field, o low operlure number (e. g. 2'8) yields liitle deplh. The depth of field ot onv distonce ond operture con be reod from the depth'of-field scole (q) on ihe shutter mount, operture opposiie the block dor (p). Exomple: The comero is set for lhe medium zone ond f/ll hos been chosen. Then, on the depth'of-field scole, 51lz leel will coincide wifh the number ll on the lefl ond neorly oo with lhe number ll on the righl. There- fore, everything between 51lz leet ond oo will oppeor shorp in ihe picture. On the depth-of-field scole (q), the zone of shorp focus for f/4 is shown by the blod< indicoting line. The hto dols inside lhis line show the depth-of-field limits for l/2.8 ond lhe dots outside show those lor f15,6. You will find compleie depth-of-field tobles on p.31.View original page 22
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Flash pictures (The bottery is olreody in position). 1 Push the knob (r) in ihe direclion of the orrow ihe floshgun will pop up. - 2. Roiote the shutter ring to t :o s€c ond set the required distonce ogoinsi the setting mork. 3. From the flosh-toble reod off the operture, e. g. f'11, ond sel it ot the index (p). 4. Use AG-l floshbulbs (blue floshbulbs for doylight lype reversol colour film, cleor flosh- bulbs for block-ond-white ond negoliv colour film). Rock the bulb gently bockwords ond forword to remove ony chemicol deposit f rom the contocts. 5. The plostic floshguord supplied with the comero should be used when toking flosh pictures. Simply slide it over the reflector with ihe open side poinling to the reor. This is especiolly imporlont when toking close-ups ond groups. ttView original page 23
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www.butkus.us 6. Depress the shutter releose (e) slowly the bulb will fire outomolicolly. (Do not put lhe - comero owoy wilh o bulb in ploce. lf you do, the bottery will run down.) 7. To eiect ihe bulb ofter firing, toke off the plosfic shield, poini the comero downwords ond push the knob (r) iowords the eyepiece of the viewfinder, in the direction of the orrow; the used bulb will then foll out. Do not touch floshbulbs immediotely ofter firing - they will be extremely hot. 8. The life of the Mollory PX 625 boftery supplied is opproximotely lwo yeors. To chonge the bottery, ploce o coin in the slot (s) ond turn it onii-clockwise. (The cover of the boliery chomber con be eosily removed by pushing lhe neorby sofety coich to the side). When fiiling rhe new bottery moke sure thot positive side (morked *) is lo the inside. Then close lhe chomber. Nole: When using on occessory floshgun, ottodr its coble to lhe sodet on the fronl plole of lhe comero. fhe built-in floshgun is in these circumslonces disconnecfed.View original page 24
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Delayed action shots
lf you wish to include yourself in the picture, push the
smoll lever (t) sidewoys os for os it will go. You must
set lhis lever only ofter operoting lhe ropid-wind lever.
lf you now press the shutter releose, the deloyed oction
mechonism storts running down ond the shulter will
be releosed ofter o deloy of obout i0 seconds. You
moy olso moke flosh pictures with the deloyed oclion
releose. Once you hove set the deloyed oction mecho-
nism, you must moke lhot porticulor exposure with it.
Time exposures
Turn lhe shulter speed setting ring (o) until the letter "B"
coincides with the setting mork. At this setting you
moy keep fhe shutter open os long os you like by
keeping the shutter releose depressed. When the
comero is set to "8" the exposure control mechonism
is inoperotive. Deloyed oction exposure connot be
mode ot this setting. To prevent comero movement,
time exposures should only be token with the comero
mounted on o lripod or other firm support. Alwoys use
o coble releose for time exposures. lt screws into the
socket (u).
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Changing partly exPosed films
Rewind the film in the comero, until the reversing button (see poge 20) ceoses to rotote,
then stop. Toke the film out of the comero ond note number shown in the frome-counter
10.window. When re-looding fhe film, first set the frome-counter os described on poge
When 36 (or 20) is indicoted do nof releose the shutter. Subtroci the previously noted coun-
ter reoding from 36 (or 20); this gives you the number of times you must now operote the
ropid winJ lever but with the frome-counler setting knob held firmly in fhe direction of - operote the ropid wind lever twice more, before releosing the frome-lhe qrrow. Now
counter setting knob. Finolly, set the noted number on the frome-counter. When operoting
the ropid wind lever, the reversing button see thot rototes. You ore now reody to continue
toking pictures.
Photographs at less than Srlz feet
At distonces between 31ltft ond 8rlz ft, it
becomes necessory to compensote for
porollox. For thot purpose, toke on imogi-
nory line between the two opposite morks
neor the top of the bright-frome. Toke
this line to be the upper limit of the de-
sired field of view, otherwise you moy
"cut off" some of the picture.
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