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Kodak Six-20 and Six-16 User manual
User manual for Kodak Six-20 and Six-16. 33 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Kodak
- Model / document
- Kodak Six-20 and Six-16
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- User manual
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- English
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- 33
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Picture taking with the
Six-20 and Six-16
Srownlen'.\ Uameras
Diway f,ens
Pu,blished by
I'ASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Rot-.unsrnR,N.Y., U. S. A.
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IMPORTANT
p EFORE loading your camera with
,IJ film,- and before taking any pic- tures with it, read these instruttio",
carefully. Take especial care to learn now to operate the shutter.
While loading _ and unloading, be very careful to the protdctive -keep paper wound tightlSr arrrun,C the film to prevent liglt it.iking it. Th;nI c_amera ean be loaded or-Le-unloaded in I
I daylight. 'fhis shoulcl don" i" o-"
{ subdued light, not rn direct su.rlighi. i
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To Loeo
Use film number:
V 620 or 620 for Six-20 Brownie.
V 616 or 616 for Six-16 Brownie.
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Dra,w out
t,he win ding
key as far as
it will come,
t,urning it
slightly.
Holding
the camera
against the
body, pull out
the catch A and relnove the rollholder I, see illustration.I
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There is an empty spool in the re-
cess on t,he winding side of the roll
holder; this is to be used as the reel.View original page 5Page 6 · Read text
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The winding side may always be
distinguished by the round opening in
the roll holder, directly behind the
exposure lever.
Insert the spool of film in the recess
opposite the winding side, see illus_
tration. The flanges of the spool are
held between the ioller and the tension
spring.
Important: The word ,,TOp,'which is printed on the protective
paper near the top of the spool must
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be next, to the side of the roll holder,
which has the round opening through
which the key is inserted in the reel.
If the spool of film is inserted the
wrong way the protective puper would
come between the lens and the film
and no pictures could be made.
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Remove the band that holds the
end of the protective paper, and pass
the paper ouer the rollers and aertlss the
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'Ihread the paper through the longer
asopening of the slit in the reel as far it will go. Give the spool two or three
forward turns to make the paper hold
securely on the spool.
t,
Be sure that the prrper is started
st,raight. Do not unroll too mueh pro-
tective paper or the film will be fogged
tnd mined.
Insert the roll holder in t,he outside
box, so that the slotted end of the
spool comes next to the winding key
in the outside box.
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Push in the roll holder until the
catch A, see illustration on Page 2,
sn&ps into position.
Press in and at
the same time turn
the winding key un-
til the web at the
lower end of the
key fits into the slot
in the spool end.
Turn the key and
watch the red win-
dow. After a, few
tttrns, a, wa,rnlllg
hantl will rrppear; then turn slowly
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Press in the winding key slightly,
when turning it.
The film is now in position for the
first picture. After each exposure be
sure to wind the film, bringing the
next number into position. This pre-
vents making two pictures on the
same section of film.
MAKING THE EXPOSURES
IUSTaNTANEoUS ExpoSURES
'Snapshots"
tTtHE Six-20 and Six-16 Brownie
I Cameras are fitted with the Diwav
Lens and subjects ten feet and beyonl
will be photographed sharply. To pho-
tograph subjects five to ten feet from
the camera, push the lever H (see page
10) in the direction of the arrow as faras 'it will go, and hold it in this position
while the exposure is made.
For subjects that are closer to the
camera than about five feet, use the
Kodak Portrait Attachment, see page26.
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The shutter of the camera is released
by pushing the exposure lever C from
one- end of slot to the other with the
onethumb. Push the lever slowlY, in
d,irection only, and os far as it will go. If
no "click" is heard ntl exposure is made.
Do not jerk the lever as any move-
<lfment of the camera' at the instant
exposure, will blur
the_picture-. .
When making in-
stantaneous expo-
sures 0r snapshots,
the subject should
, in the broad, 11, be open sunlight, but
the camera must
not. The sun
B-Exposure Slide should be behind
C-Exposure Lever vour back or over Openine n-St6p Slide ihe shoulder. If it for Changing H-Lever
Lens shows shinesdirectlyinto This illustrationthe position of slide D the lens it will blur
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Speeial instructions for making por-
traits are given on pages 23 to 28.
Slide B (see illustration) controls the
shutter for time and instantaneous or
snapshot exposures. For instantaneous
exposures or snapshots this slide must
be pushed all the way in; it must be
drawn out as far as it will come, for
time exposures.
Slide D controls the two stop
openings.
Srop OpnNrNcs
The stop openings regulate the
amouqt of light passing through the
lens. When slide D, page 10, is aU tfre
way in, the large stop opening is in
p-osition. This ,is the one to ,use for snap- sl,rots ,f all ordinary subjecti. When
slide D is drawn out as far as it will go,
the small stop opening is in position,
see pa_ge 10. For ordinary snapshots _
both the slides B and D shown ln the
illustration on page 10, should be
pushed all the way in.
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The stop openings (diaphragms)
should be used as follows:
1. The Large-For snapshots of
all ordinary outdoor subjects such as
landscapes, groups and street scenes,
liwhen the subject is in the bright sun- i
light, and for nearby subjects at the aseashore and on the water. For Interi-
or Time Exposures, the time for whieh
is given in the table on page 24.
2. The Small-For instantaneous
or snapshot exposures of extremely
distant views, beach scenes, marines,
snow scenes without prominent dark
objects in the foreground, and elouds
only, in bright sunlight. For Interior
Time Exposures, see table on pages
23 and 24, and for Time Exposures
Outdoors on cloudy days, see table on
page 29.
When the second or small stop
opening is used, nearby objects will be
sharPer'
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All the exposures given for outdoor
subjects are for hours from two and a
half hours after sunrise until two and
a half hours before sunset; with Kodak
Verichrome Film, however, from one
hour after sunrise to one hour before
sunset. If earlier or later the exposures
must be longer. For subjects in the
shade, under porches or under trees,
a time exposure must be made, see
page 29, and the camera must be
placed on some steady, firm support-
not held in the hands.
TnB FruoBRs
H
)
Ilolding leuer Jor changilrg lens
i,n position for close-up.
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'l'here are tw<-l finders, one for hori-
zontal and the ot,her for vertical pic-
tures. Only what is seen in the finder
will show in the pict,ure.
For rr horizontal picture hold the
carner& as shown on page 13.
For rI vertical picture the camera
should be held &s in the illustration
below.
!'or photographing a subject five ttr
ten feet from the camera' Push the
Iever H in the direction of the arrow
as far as it will go and hold it there, as
shown in the illustration on page 13.
Be sure the lever H is pushed as far
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as it wi,tt go and that no Part of the
hand comes before the lens opening'
Point the camera at the subject to
be photographed and looking into the
finder from directly over the eenter of
it, include what You* want and com- I the pott the Picture bY turning to J iignt or left, see Page 14.
MerrNG THE ExPosunn
HoId the camera steadY and level
as shown in the illustration on page 14,
once' and push the exposure . lever
makes the as fai as it will gb This
erposure.
ImPortant: The exposure lever
must be push ed slowlA to avoid jar,rilq
the camera. If the camera is not held
steadily the picture will be blurred'
Hor,n CaunnA LEvEL
The camera must be held level' If
all of the subject cannot be included
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era upwards, move backwards until
it is all inclu ded with the camera held
Ieuel.
I
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Efrect producerl by tilting the cantera.
If the subject is below the normal
height, like a small child or a dog, the
camera should be held down level with
the center of the subject.
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TunN e NBw SncttoN oF Ftt tvt , INTo Postttotrl
Press in t,he wind-
ing key slightly and
turn it slowly until
No. 2, or the next
number, is in the een-
ter of the red window.
'l'he warning hand appea,rs only
befrlre section No. 1.
'furn the next section of film int,<r
posit,ion immediately aft,er making eaeh
exposure; this prevent.s making two
pictures on the srrrne section of filnr.
RBwtovING THE, FtI-tvt
After all the exposures hal'e been
rnade, turn the winding key until the
end of the protective paper passes the
window. The film is now ready frlr
removal from the eamera. I In a subdued light, open the camera
and remove the roll holder as shown
on page 4. Hold the ends of t,he protee-
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it tightly with a twisting motion, or
the film might be scratched.
Wrap up the exposed film. It is now
ready for development. This may be
done by a photo finisher, or by your-
self. If the latter is desired, you may ,i
write to our Serviee Department, men- '.1{
IItioning the size of the pictures made
with your camera, and we will send
you a list of the necessary materials i
which can be purchased from a Kodak I
dealer.
I Important: Film should be devel-
oped as soon as possible after expo- fsure. The quality of the image on all
sensitized products is retained by
prompt development after exposure.
Remove the empty spool and place
it in the recess on the winding side of
the roll holder. The slotted end of the
-i-spool must show through the round
opening in the roll holder.
It is a good plan to reload the cam-
era as soon as an exposed film has been
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pictures.' For the best results, ^.u*..u -yguJ should be loaded with Kodak
Verichrome Film.
TlvtB ExPosuREs-INDooRS
For time exposures the camera must
always be placed on a table, chair, or '
I othei firm support. The camera must
1 not be more tlian two or three inches
from the edge, to avoid including- part
I'{euer of the support in the picture.
hold the camera in the hands.
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rEl t_t *b
'it-'/ Place the camera in such a position
that the finder will include the view
desired. The diagram above shows
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three positions for the camera. It
should not be pointed directly at a
window, ns t,he glare of light will blur
the picture. If all the windows canntlt
be avoided, draw the shades of those
wit,hin range of the lens.
Draw out t,he exposure slide B as
far as it will come, see illustration
belorv. When this slide is drawn out,
and the exposure
lever C is pushed
to the opposite end
of the slot, the
shut,ter opens and
remains open until
t,he lel'er C is
H pushed again to
its origina,l posi-
tion.To make the
I|-llxposrrrc Slirlc exposure, steady
C-Iixposrrre Lcvcr the camera with D-Stop Opening Slide one hand and push I[-Lever for Changing Lcns the lever C slowly
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other high pieee of furniture will make
a suitable reflector; it should be at an
angle and in the position indieated in
the diagram on page 25.
Making Portraits Outdoors
When making portraits outdoors,
with the sun shining brightly, the sub-
ject phould be in the shadowof a build-
ing or a large tree, but with clear and
unobstructed sky overhead. Plaee the
camera on some steady, firm support,
use the second or small stop op-ening,
and make a very short time e-xposure of
about one or two seeonds. By following
this rule unpleasant and - distortin[ " shadows on tlie face will be avoided.
When the subject is five to ten feet
from the camera, the lerrer H (page 22)
must be pushed in the direction of the
go. arrow as far as it will
Kodak Portrait Attachment t,
The Kodak Portrait Attachment
makes head and shoulder portraits.
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