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good color photogrophy;whilewhen using ordinory
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b l o c k - o n d - w h i t ef i l m , t h e o m b e r c o o t i n g e n h o n c e s                                                 w i t h e i t h e r c l o s s M o r c l o s s F  f l o s h b u l b s ,   o s
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        l .  K e e p   f i l m o d v o n c e o n d  s e l f - c o c k i n g   l e v e r    i n                               Ic o c k e d  p o s i t i o n . O p e n  b o c k l i d , p u l l  o u t    f i l m   r e -                                                                3 . G e n t l y  t u r n  t o k e - u p s p o o l    i n w o r d w i t h   f i n g e r s
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