KW PILOT SUPER User manual

The technicol points of the Pilot Super:
The hood of the view-finder is opened by lifting thetwo small knobs placed at its sides. The other sides of the
hood rvill then be automatically raised. When folding down
the hood into the ciosed position, it is important to fold
down first the left-hand side, then the right-hand side, next
the rear side, and finally the front.
The picture is focused bv examining the ground-glass
screen placed inside the view-finder hood. After opening the
latter, the shutter winding knob (4) is turned towards the
photographer as far as it will go, which will wind up the
shutter and also lower a srnall mirror into an oblique posi-
tion inside the camera so that the light passing through the
lens is diverted from the film to the ground glass. If the
shutter knob will not move, the film winding knob should be
turned forward until a click inside the camera indicates that
the lock preventing the shutter from being wound has been
released. The scene in front of the camera will now bevisible on the focusing screen, and it can be carefully observ-ed to find out the most suitable view point. This implies
composing the picture, an operation that should always be
carried out with great care, in order to get the very bestp..rssibie effect in the piciure seell. It should then be decided
which particular part of the subject must be most sharp{y
in focus, and the lens adjusted by turning slowly the milled
focusing ring (11). Where critical focusing is desirable 'on
some particular part of the subject, the two small knobs
by which the finder hood is raised should be turned forward,
upon r,r'hich a magnifying glass will swing forward from the
front of the finder hood and snap into a horizontal position.
After examining the image through this magnifier, it may
be replaced in its original position by pulling the front of thefinder hood slightly forward                       {:,'r{4<u> u>
lmportant note: The button for giving time exposures(6) must be placed so that it is at the lower end of its slot.If not already in this position it should be pressed in theopposite direction to the arrow until it catches audibly in
the lower end of the slot. This is most important, and should
always be watched, for if the button is allowed to rise, there
may possibly be trouble later on.
To obtain evenly sharp locus on objects that are at
considerably differing distances from the camera, the iris
diaphragm of the lens must be adjusted so that a small lens
aperture is set. This is done by turning the small ring (10)
on the front of the lens,www.butkus.uswhich is engraved With a scale of

aperture-values, and is provided with a small lever for con-
venience in setting. By observing the image on the ground
glass, it will be seen that as the lens aperture becomes
smaller (i. e. a higher number is set on the aperture scale)
the ,,depth of focus" becomes greater in the image, but thatthe latter becomes less and less bright. By tilting the camera
to the left, a scale indicating the nearest and farthest
distances at which objects are sharp at any given lens aper-
trrre and focusing distance will be seen. This is a true depth
of focus scale, and is fre.quently very useful.
lf the carnera is to be used at eye-level, the direct-vision
frame finder may be used: the central portion of the front of
the tinder hood is pushed backwards and will disclose arectangular frame. By bringing the eye close to the small
aperture in the back of the hood, the frame in the front will
indicate the limits of the subject covered by the camera. The
fLrll aperture of the frarne is used for 2a/+" square pictures:
                                                          areau'hen taking pictures in the 2a/+Xtu 1"" size only thewithin the two cross-wires will appear on the film later on.
By slightll' tilting the front of the hood forward, the inner
section will be released and spring into its original position
once more. When using the frame finder, it is not possible
to foctrs on the groriird-glass screen, so that the following
settings rnay conveniently be used:
Lens aperture f/8, focusittg distance (on scale) 16 feet.
E,ver.v-thing between 10 feet and 35 feet will then be sharp.
Iior more distant objects, the lens aperture may be f/8, and
the. focusing distance 25 feet: here everything between l3
feet and intinity will be in focus.
To find the correct exposure, the  built-in exposuremeter may be used. To find the correct tinre of exposure
and lens aperture, the device is first shielded from strong
light by the hand, and observed directly from above. The last
number that can be seen of the series is then used in coll-
junction with the table on the left-hand side of the camera.
Here, the lens aperture and shutter time corresponding to
zul1, particular number read from the optical meter will be
found. The normal numbers for shutter time indicate frac-
tions of a second, but figures with a thick line round them
(in the right-hand lower corner of the table) imply full se-
conds exposure. The meter has been designed for use with
a film of sensitivity 18/100 DIN (280 Scheiner): with a film of
16i10o DIN the nert higher number should be chosen, and
with film of 2lll0o DIN the next lower. Instead of doing this,
the next longer or shorter .exposure time may be chosen, or

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alternatively the next larger or smaller aperture (i. e. smaller
or larger apertttre number).The sniall lever on the side of the exposure meter should be
raisetl into its upper position when the light                                                                    is .good, and                                                     weather,onty lowered into its alternative pos-ition in dull
during the evening, or indoors. This lever must be set cor-
rectly before a reading is taken.
If must trot be expeiied that a simple exposure meter of                                                        photo-this type will give quite so reliable readings as a
electric'instrument that costs perhaps ten times as much to
manufacture, and some care is necessary in using the former
under extremes in lighting. It is thus best to give a ratherfLrller exposure than that indicated in dull light or interior
                                                 Someexposures, and to reduce the indicated exposure to                                                                          inextent when the sun is very brilliant. By the sea' or
mountainous districts, half the indicated g;rposure may, for
exanrple, be given with advantage.  6,J1#,.b9  .' .? >To iet the shutter speed-     the knoh (4) is  f;ulledoutwards from the side of the camera' and rotated until the                                                         placedshutter speed to be used (or rather, the small dot
next to it on the scale) is against the dot on the central fixed
portion of the knob. On releasing the moveable outer ring                                                                thebt the knob, it will slip into the correct position and              'speedcorrect shutter         will be set.                                                                         re-The expgsqre iS made by geltle plessure on the
                                                              releaselease (5). It is even better to screw a flexible wireinto the' nipple (2) on the camera, and to make the-exposure
                                                  Exposuresby gently pressit g the end of the release itself. -
that-last"longer tlian Ll20th of a second should only be.made
                                                                thefrom a tripod or other firm support, in order to avoid
risk of blurring the picture by moving the camera while the
shutter is open. Short time exposures are best made bysetting the shutter to the letter ,,B" on its winding knob:
at thft position the shutter opens when the release is pres-sed, and remains open trntil pressure is relaxed.
                                                      expo- l-oirg time expoiureS involve the use of the time
sure    -button (6).- This button is first moved upwards in the
                                                   wound.direction of itre engraved arrow, and the shutter is
                                               On (lt is immaterial whit shutter speed is set on the knob)'
pressing the release, the shutter opens, and remains open
 irntil the time expostlre button (6) is pressed downwards to
the bottom of its slot in the opposite direction to the arrow.
                                                                                              isSpeCial nOte! After using the time.exposure button, it                                                                the esiential to make sure that it is replaced correctly at                                                                the bottom of its travel in the slot. If this is not done, shutter will not work correctlywww.butkus.usfor the next exposure.

be felt that the end of the paper strip has come off the
lorver -spool and is moving upwards on to the full one. At
this point, the camera back is opened once more, the peg (8)
and the film winding knob (1) pulled outwards from the
camera body, and the spool removed by inverting the camera
over the palm of the hand and giving it a gentle tap againstthe latter. The empty spool is now changed over to the
upper spool chamber, with the metal key on the end of the
film winding knob engaging correctly in the slot at its end.
The Pilot Super takes two sizes of piclures:
When taking 21/+" square pictures the mask is removed from
the interior of the cantera, and the centre red windorv in the
camera back used for observing the printed numbers on the
film. A normal 3YIX2Y+" ,,20" size film will give 12 ex-
posrlres.
S,'hen taking the 2Y+X['fe" picture size, the mask must be
correctly placed inside the camera. The mask is put in
position with the side marked with a dot under the metal
strip inside the carrera that is marked with a similar dot.
By sliding the mask ir-rto the slot under the strip, its farther
end can be introduced under the second strip at the other
side of the camera, and it will remain in its proper position.
The film must be wound so that the number of the picture
'.akeii fii'st appeais iir ihe iowest reci winciow on the camera
back, and then for the next exposure in the top red window.
When changing from one picture size to another, it is im-
portant to note that the marked lines on the ground glass
and the cross-strips seen in the  f rame  f inder indicate the
limits of the camera field with the smaller picture size.
The Ever-Ready Case No. 22O is specialll' designed to
keep dust and dirt fronr the camera. It opens with a single
ntovement, arrd the camera is immediately ready for usetvithout taking it fronr the case.
A final word ! However carefully a canlera may be design-
ed and nrade, it can only take good pictures when it  iscorrectly used. It is the mind behind,the camera that makes
the picture, and the camera is merbly a mechanical devicef or carrying out instructions. For this reason, the finest
and tnost expensive canlera is no kind of substitute for per-
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