Kodak Retina IIc (small) User manual

o You hove purchosed o truly fine comero. Utmost precision is combined with
unsurpossed performonce; the Retino trodition of quolity ond versolility is
corried to new photogrophic heights.
  The Retino llc Comero feotures -  ouxiliory interchongeoble lenses-  o
                                               ^'view-frome"                                                                  finder -  thecoupled  rongefinder combined with  luminous
Synchro-Compur shutter with light volue settings-   full flosh synchronizotion
-  ond o built-in self-timer -  plus mony other refinementsfhat set o new stond-
ord for photogrophy.
   Before on importont picture ossignment,o trip, or ony speciol event, shoot
o roll or two of film ond moke o few flosh pictures. This will give you proctice
ond provide o check on your equipment.
   For those who hove used o minioture comerq before, the bosic steps on ihe
next 5 poges will help you to quickly use your comercr.Detoiled instructions
stort on poge 6.

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cletailed    instrrrctions     begin   here





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Hold the comero in your hond
ond press the OPENINGBUTTON
toword  the word  "Kodok";  ot
the some time pull open the pro-
tective cover corefully  until the
shutter ponel locks in position.





Move the FOCUSINGKNOBdown
os for qs  it  will go  to sef ihe
focusing scole to "inf." The clos-                                                                                                                                     @"-.r{a.e'ff{i-
ing buttons connot be depressed                            '         CLOSINGBUTTON )ffi                                                                  -q;::rr'-                 =ffi:rcuntil this is done. Simultoneously              ffi**3T^3F{j*:                                                                                 rffioffi         ,press the two CIOSING BUTTONS
on eoch side of the shutter ponel;
then close the cover.

Filrrls
The Kodok Rerino llc Comero uses Kodok 135 Film

             GOLOR   FTLMS

              Kodachrome  FiIm -  For  full-color  transparencies
               which can be projected on a screen or from  which
                  prints  or enlargements can be made.
               Use Kodachrome  Film  Daylight  Type  for  day-
                    light  pictures,  and Kodachrome  Type A  for  flash
                 or flood-lighted  pictures. 20 or 36 exposures.
              Kodok  Eklachrome  Film-Like  Kodachroffi€,  Ekta-
             chrome  Film  produces  life-like  color transparen-
                 cies for  projection  or from  which  color prints  and
              enlargements can be made. The speed of this  film,
               however,  is faster  than  that  of Kodachrome  Film.
             You  ban process  this  film  yourself  or see your
                dealer for  processing.
               Use Kodak Ektachrome  Film  Daylight  Type for
               exposure   in  daylight,   and  Kodak  Ektachrome
                Film  Type F  for  pictr"rres with  clear flash lamps.
              20 exposures.

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B L A G I ( - A N D - W H I T E       F I L M S

Kodak   PIus-X  Pg,nchromrrtic
Film-An  excellent film for gen-
eral  outdoor  and  well-lighted
interior  Llse. The low  graini-
ness and high resolving power
permit   hiSh-quality   enlarge-
ments . 20 or 36 exposures.
Kodok Tri-X Film-An  extreme-
ly  fast  panchromatic   film  of
moderate contrast, low graini-
ness, wide exposure and devel-
opment latitude, and color sen-
sitivity  suitable  for  all types
of  indoor and outdoor  ilh"rmi-
nation. 20 or 36 exposures.

Loading
       a lwa ys      lo a d    -n  subdued         l- ght
     r To open the back of the camera,press the
    MILLEDLEVERclockwise; the oppositeend
      of the lever then uncovers the opening
    BUTToN.Press this button and the back
     springs open.
  z  Pull the REwTNDKNoB all the way out.
     Turn  the built-in  r.q.xn-up spoot, by  its
     flange until a slot points upward.
     With  the lower edge of the film against
     the lower take-up spool flange, push the
    end of the film far enough into the slot to
     anchor it.
      Pull the film over the film track and insert
     the magazine in  the suppl,y cHAMRER.
    Then turn the take-up spool by its flange
       r.rntilthe spnocKETTEETHengage the film
     perforations on botlt sides.
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6 When the film and magazine are correctll'
                                        positioned, push in the rewind knob, turn-
                                           ing   it  slightly    if  necessary. Make  sur.e
                                               that  the  sprocket  teeth  engage the  film
                                          perforations  0n botlL sides.
                                        z  Close the back of the camera, by pressing
                                        the back against the body until   it locks.

                              Sett-ng    the   Filrn   Gorrnter
                             Press and hold dowrr the  rrlna RELEAST;button;
                                 then,  at the same time,  press the  film couNTER
                      ADVANCE in the direction  of the arrow  as many
                               times as necessary to bring  the diamond-shaped
                           mark  near 36 on the FrLM corrNTER opposite the
                                notch.  If you are using a 20-exposLlre magazine,
                                  set to the diamond-shaped mark between 20 and
                                 25. Let go the film release button. Swing  out the
                                 rapid  u,ind lever as far  zrs it  will  go; then  let  it
                                spring back. Do this 2 more times to bring the film
                               counter to 36 or 20, depending on the number  of
                                expostrres in 1'6st magazine.
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The film countel alu'rr1'sindiczitcs the number of
cxposr.u'esstill avzrilzrble.After  making an expo-
sule n'ith the countei' at 1, n trarnsport lock comes
into operntion; neither the rapid  u'intl Iever rror
thc exposule lelease u'ill then operate.
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Setting   the  Filrn  Indicator

    Set the type of film loaded in the camera on the
    FILM TNDICATOn.Grip the rewind knob with two
     fingers and turn the inner ring with the thumb of
    the other hand until the triangular index points
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U n l O a d i n g                    .  a t w a y s    u n t o a d          i n  s u b d u e d             l i g l r t

To rewind  the exposed film, depress the cLUTCH
BUTToN in the base of the camera and pull the re-
rvind knob straight  out until'you  feel resistance
 ( abor-rta quarter inch ) . Then tr"rrn the rewind knob
in the direction  of the arrow  until the clutch br-rt-
ton ceasesto rotate; this is easily observed by the
small black dot near the rim  of the button. The,
film  is now rewor-rnd into the magazine; open the
camera berck,pull or-rtthe rewind knob all the wa\,.
and lemove the magazine.                         CLUTCHBUTTON
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Focrrsing

Hold the camera in the picture-taking position
and look through the eyepiece.You will see the
subject outlined by the luminous view-frame. In
the center of the field of view you will also notice
a diamond-shapedrangefinder field. Until the cam-
era is focused for the correct distance, this field
shows a double image of the subject. To set the
distance correctly turn the focusing knob until the
outlines of the dor.rbleimage move together and
coincide,so that only one image is visible. The lens
is now accurately set for the film plane*-to-subject
distance.Practice focusing in this way with vari-
ous subjects at different distances-close the cam-
era now and then, and pretend that you have just
noticed a good subject and want to focus the cam-
era on it. Open the camera and focus quickly. Prac-
tice with the camera held in both the vertical and
horizontal positions.
*The  film  plone  locotion corresponds lo  lhe  reor top edge  of  lhe comero.
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Deterrn   inin g  Exlrosure

In addition to the shutter speedand lens opening
scales,yollr camera shutter also has a light value
scale.The proper light value to be used is deter-
mined by means of the light value table on page
2l or from a light value reading exposure meter.
  On the shutter spEEDRINGyou will find a scaleof
Iight values from 3 to 18. Now transfer the light
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value, determined frclm an exposrire meter or the
light value table, to the shutter speed ring. To do
this, press dorvn the LIGTIT vALUE LEVER slightly
and move the pointer  to the appropriate nnmber
on the scale of the ring.   If  yoLl cannot move the
lever  to the desired nnmber, because the  lever
reaches the  limit  of  its  travel, turn  the shutter
speed ring  until  the appropriate  lieht  value  is
available. You can set in-betrveen values on the
light valne scale if you wish an intermediate read-
ing but not intermediate shr"rtterspeeds.
  The sFIUTTERspEEDINDEx shows both the expo-
sLlre tirne of the shutter and the lens opening. F or
example: rvith a light t'alue of 12 the camera may
be se*ufor a combination of lens opening  f /8 and
I/60 second. Suppose this cornbination is not sr-rit-
able  f or yoLlr stib j ect becau se yoLl need a  f aster
shr-rtter speed sltch as 1/500 second for  a sports
shot. In that case turn the speed ring from  l/60  to
1/500 second. This automatically adjttsts the lens
opening to   f tZ.g ancl thus compensates for  the
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faster shutter speed.
  On the other hand, if you intend to take a picture
which calls for good depth of field, for example,
needing a lens opening such as  f /t6, you must
rotate the speed ring to 16 on the LENSoPENING
scALE.This changesthe shutter speedto 1/L5 sec-
ond. Such an exposure should, however, only be
made' from a firm support, for there is risk  of
camera movement at exposure times of L/30 sec-
ond or longer.
    If you want to set the exposLlrewithout refer-
ence to the light value numbers, b e sure to set tlr,e
shutter speed first and the lens opening after-
wards. If you proceedin the reverse order, setting
the shutter speed will also change the lens open-
ing, due to the linkage between the lens opening
and the shutter speed setting.
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?      Erposure    Recorrr  rnendataons
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      based   on   Liglrt   lfalue
   I      Nurnbers.
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Setting   and  Releasing      Slrrrtter     .

Look through the finder eyepiece,sight the sub-
ject, and press the nxposuRERELElsn.If the shut-
ter is not set you cannot press the button.
  To set the shutter, with the right thumb swing
ont the RAPIDwIND LEVERin one movement as far
as  it  ui.IL go; then  let  it  return  to  its original
position. If  it does not return, you did not swing
it out far enough. Winding this lever, at the same


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titne cocks the shuttel ancl-i1 I'oLrhar,e fiirn in the
 camel'a-aclvances the  film bv one fr:rme ernd zrd-
 vances the film counter (page 12). Norv yoll call
 pi'ess the exposure release. Ycllr u'ill  uotice horv
 ,*moothlv the relezrseoper:rtes; this is impoi'tzint tcr
 avoid cirmelil movement.
     If  during  this operzrtion, the rzrpicl rvind lever
 becomes locked, this means either that the expo-
 sure release has not been pressed, or that the film
 ccrunter is at "1" and must be reset to the nealest
 cliamoncl-shapeclmzrrk as described on page 12.

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Setting    the  Focusing     S c a l e

In  addition  to using  the cor-rpledrangeflnder  to
determine distance atttomatically, yolt can also set
the FocusING scALtr (for 50mm lens) manually.
  The small red dot next to the FoCUSINGINDnX is
to be used instead  of the   f octtsing index when
focnsing u'ith Infrared  Film. Therefore, tttrn the
focusing knob  until  the  figttre corresponding  to
the  fllm plane-to-subiect distance  is opposite the
red dot when using Infrared  Film.
  The bottom  of the focttsing ring  carries three
other  scales. These are  for  Llse rvith  the  inter-
changeable lenses rvhich are described on page 34.

Depth    of  Field
After  yoll have properly focused on yollr subject,
the sr-rbjectwill be sharp in the picture. However,
other objects in the picture area, both in front  of
and behind the sr-rbject,will also be in foctts. This
 is "range  of sharpness" or "depth  of field."
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Zone   Focusing

Technically good exposLlres depend largely on the
skilled combination  of  correct  distance, shutter
speed, and lens opening  settings. However,  yorl
may encollnter subjects where yolr just haven't the
time  to work  out the ideal setting  or to Lrse the
rangefinder,  if you don't want to miss the pictnre.
F or such occasions yoLlr camera carries two zone
focus settings : one for near and one for  distant
subjects. With  these settings yoLl must, however,
have adequate light  to give yolr an  f /  setting  of
at least  f tg.
For nedr subiecfs set the distance to the small circle
near the l0-foot mark, and the lens opening to  f /8.
This gives yoLr a depth of field from about 6yz to
20 feet.
For more distanf subiecfs use the small circle near
the 15-foot mark and an aperture of f / 8. This gives
a depth of field ft"om about 91,/zfeet to  inf  .
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 Flash   Pictures

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 o Flash pictures,  in black-and-white  or color, are




released.
   Either  of two Kodak  flasholders  can be used'
with your Retina IIc
Camera:
1. The Kodalite Super-
M  Flasholder  with'
Kodalite Retina Flash-
older  Bracket   (for
Kodak Retina IIIc, IIc,
Ib, and Retinette f /8.5
Cameras).* This com-
pact unit usesthe low-
*Not recommended for use
with  the wide-ongle Kodok
Relinq Curtor LensCom ponent.                                 27
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