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Kodak Vollenda 620 User manual
User manual for Kodak Vollenda 620. 13 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Kodak
- Model / document
- Kodak Vollenda 620
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 13
- File size
- 2.3 MB
- Category
- Film cameras
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POINTS TO REMEMBER
The lens must be focused at infinity
(.c ) bef ore the baseboard is closed. If
this is not done the camera may be
seriously clamaged.
Itead this booklet trough very carefully
before using the camera.
THE CAMERA. Fig. 2
!. Carrying strap.
open the baek. (Fig. 2.) Then swing the2. Slide for opening the back.
lower spool holder out of the spool cham- i. film wincling k"y.
4, B utton for opening the baseboard.
i. Brilliant reflecting view finder.
6. Time-strut.
7. Release for closing the camera.
8. Tripod socket for horizontal exposures.
(). Direct View Finder.
LOADING THE FILM.
[)ressslide (2) situated under the carryirrg-
strap in the direction of the arrow and
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ber, as shewn in Fig. 3, and insert the The spool holder containing the ernpty
film spool clrawittg out the flanges slightly spool can be liftecl up for easier manipu-
until the pivots catch in the holes in each lation, after the windittg lcey (3) has been
end of the spool. See that the worcl clrawn out as far as it will come. After
"Tc,p" on the red protective paper comes the paper has been threacled on to the
on the side opposite to the winding-key. empty spool and the spool holder re-
Then remove the adhesive strip which placed, push in the windittg key and turn
encircles the spool, draw the protective it round once or twice. See that the paper
paper over both rollers and thread it into is running squarely onto the spool (Fig. 5).
the longer slot in the empty spool in the
other lilm chamber. (Fig. 4.)
Fig. 5
Then close the bach: Continue turning the
winding-key and watch the little red w-in-
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few turns a warnittg hand will appear the camera springs out. Pull it out as far
(FiS 6) ; go on turning slow-ly until you as it will come until the catch (7) clicks
see figure L in the centre of the r,vindow into position. The camera is now ready
(F-ig.7). The camera is now reacly for the to make the tirst exposure.
first picture.
Fig. 6 Fig.7
Immediately after making each picture
wind on the film until the next number
comes into position. You will find it a
Fig. 8
good plan to form this habit right at the
start; it will save you from accidentally
FOCUSING.making two pictures on the piece of film,
The lens mount ist provided with a dis-
OPENING TTIE FRONT. tance scale divided into meters. The dis-
To open the "Kodak Vollenda 620", press tance of the subject from the camera co.n
button (4), where upon the baseboard of be measured or estimated. If you estimate
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the subject to be at a distance of,. for arrow just above the letter D of the worcl
instance, 3 metres, turn the lens mount "Kodak". For all instantaneous speeds of
until the figure 3 comes underneath the j L-tlruo seconds the shutter must be set by
red indicator. The mark co means "Infi- pressing the lever (f) to the right ar farnity". The lens should be focu,sed on II as it rvill go. For Time exposures the
infinity for all subjects 30 meters and shutter does not require to be set. Besides
beyond. the markcd spccrls between 1 ancl 1/roo J seconds intermecliate speeds can be given,
SIIUTTER EQUIPMENT. as, for instance, Llz, or % seconds. Between
'ltoo lfzto and seconds no intermediatcNer.er oil the shutter.
speeds are possible. To use the delayecl-The "Kodak Vollencla 620" is equipped
with a "Compur" Shutter (Fig. 8) with j action device, set the shuttcr in the norrnal
way by pressing lever (f) to the right, thcn
,built-in delayed-action device. The device I press button (S) bad(wards, and pressreleases the shutter about I0-I2 seconds
lever (f) still further to the right, as far after it has been set. In this way it is ilI as it will go. Then release the shutter bypossible to photograph oneself without the
pressing lever (6) or the cable release.aid of a second p?.ty: II!t' I which is screryed in at (c). The delayed-
action can be used for all speeds betweenTTIE "COMPUR.S'' STIUTTER. 1 and 1/rooseconds.
g i r - e s e x p o s u r e so f 7 , % , ' 1 " , ' l r o , , ' l r r ,
1!ro, tltoo and 1/zroseconds, Brief Time (B) ii{II EXPOSURE.and Time (T). The shutter is set by
turning the outer scale-ring (a) until the Ii To decide the length of exposure requirerl
exposure required comes over the little for different stops, the exposure - table
{r
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TTIE VIEW FINDER. yolr see in that part of the tinder shewn
as white in Fig. 11, will appearr in theThe view-finder (5) enables you to see on
picture. When you want to make a hori-a small scale what will appear in thc
zontal (lengthwise) pictltre, turn the finder
on its side and hold the camera as shewn
in Fig. 10. This time, only what you see
F i g l 0
in that part oft the finder shewn as white
Fig. 9 irr Fig. 12 wiII appear in the picture.
In addition to the reflecting finder there
finished picture, For upright pictures hold is the direct vision tinder (9). This is
the camera as shewn in Fig. 9. Only u'hitl particularly usefuI when some obstacle,
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time move the base-board upwards, until TAKING OUT THE FILM
the catch (4) snaps. Before closing, do not
After exposing the last picture turn theforget to turn the lens mount back to co
winding key until the end of the protec-(infinity) , otherwise, the camera may be
tive paper passes the red window. Thendamaged.
open the back of the camera. If possible, \
Fig. 14
Fig. 15
If the view-finder has been turned on its
avoid taking out the film in direct sun-side it must be turned back again to the
light. Put the spool of exposed film backupright position before the camera can be
in its original packing to keep it safe.closed.
The film is now ready for development.
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