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MARVEL Folding Model D User manual
User manual for MARVEL Folding Model D. 10 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Marvel
- Model / document
- MARVEL Folding Model D
- Document type
- User manual
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- English
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- 10
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- Film cameras
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INSTRUCTIONS
FOR THE USE OF THE
MARVEL
FOLDING CAMERA
MODET D
WITH F7.7. ACHROMATIC I.ENSView original page 2Page 5 · Read text
paperT;;i'ifl.'li,i?oo?t,11'ff:
s l i t s ( F i g . 4 , p . 6 ) i n t h e c o r e o f t h e
empty spool. Tu rn the key trvo or three
tinres to the right so that the paper will
. begin to roll on to the empty spool.
Close the back of the camera, which
u'ill lock by'simply pressing it against l1|'?
the top of the case.
Irlc. +
of the canrera (f ig. -), p. i ). This per-nrits
the left-hand end of the spool to fall
into place. The spring holder mav norv be
released so that the roll of film rvill be
held in place and rvill rotate f reel1,.
The paper seal on the full roll of
film nrav norv be broken to pernrit ):ou to
trnroll a little of the red paper by pulling Frc. 5
it up toward the empty spool. In doing
this make su re that it is the red side of Norv conrmence rvinding the k.y
the fnper ( not the black ) that faces you. while rvatching the red windorv on the back
I f the black side of the paper is facing covel' of the camera. Continue rvinding
)'ou, cnrefully remove the full spool and trrltil ):ott see the warning hand ; then turn ((turn it so that red side faces \/ou. the k.y very slorvly until the figu re l"
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appears. When this is in the center of is fairly bright, the lever should be placed
the red window, the camera is ready for beneath position No. 1. In brilliant sun-
the first picture. shine, place the lever beneath position
To Open the Camera No. 2. Position No. 3 is for time ex-
posures.
Press the littie button on the left-
hand side of the camera, directly under Clean the front of the lens gently
the winding k.y, holding the camera with a soft, clean handkerchief.
tilted slightly downward, and the shutter
You may now proceed to operatesection will automaticall-v* drop forward I
in position (Fis. 5, p.7). the camera, making sure first that the sun
does not strike into the lens. The light Before commencing to take any
pictures, it is advisable for you to note should be coming from behind you or
from one side so as to strike the obiectthe following carefull5':
and not the lens of the camera.
If you hold the camera so that you
are looking at the front of it, you will In taking your picture hold the
see in the upper right-hand corner of the camera firmly against your body and look
shutter plate, (Fig. 6, p. 10), a small pro- into the view-finder ( C), which will en-
truding lever (B). When this is pushed able you to get the picture just the wa1'over toward the letter "I", the camera is II you want it. Be sure, however, that )ouset for instantaneouspictures (snapshots). keep the camera level, so that what you
When the lever is pushed over toward see in the view-finder does not look
the letter "7", the camera i*-set for time crooked. Get your picture in the view-
exposure. finder by moving the camera bodily up-
At the bottom of the shutter plate ward or downward. Do not tip it forward
you will see the figures 1,2, 3. Beneath or backward, as that would give you a
these is a small lever (.4 ). When the light distorted picture. The amount of the
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rvinding k.l pointing dow-nw'ard. The thert turn the rvinding key until )ou have
view-finder has a srvivel action and ma)' completell'r'olled all the paper on to the
be turned around bv simpll' twisting it so top spool.
that )'ou can use it fo r either vertical, Before atternpting to l'emo\re the (I'ig. 7A, lr. 11), or horizontal, (Fig. 7 B, full roll of lilnr, the front of the canrerap. 1l), pictures.
should be closed.
I f volt al'e taking all lltstantalleous
pictu re (snapshot) , simpll' press the little
lever (I-ig. 6, D, p. 10) on the top of
the f ront plate of the canrera ro the right
once ; then inrnrediatelv take I'oLrr' finger
off it, and )'ou have ]'our' llrcture.
If you al'e taking a time exposure,
press the lever down and count the llunt-
ber of seconds exposure \-ou desire to
give the pictu re, and then let it go. For . Frc. 8
accuracy in exposllre check the number of To Close the Camera
seconds of exposure with a rvatch. For
Hold the camera lightly againstfurther instructions on tlnte exposul'es,see
page I 5. )'oLlr bodv u'ith the lens facing you. Place
the thtrmbs on the rounded lever ends
Having taken vorlr picture, make rvhich are located above the center of the
sure that you turn the u,inding kt1'until h inges, rvith the other fingers of the ((2"]-ou see the ntrmber' appear in the hands grasping the back of the camera
red rvindow at the back of the camera. (f ig, 8). Nou' push don'nrvard with the
This must be done after each picture until thtrnrbs until the canrera is partly closed.
\.ou have taken eight pictrrres.Yotr shotrld Then complete the action by slipping
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the thumbs under the f ront edge of the seal the roll so that it cannot unwind.
carriage so as to finish closing it. A slight By pulling the extension knob ( opposite
additional pressure will cause it to lock winding k.y ) rlightll', the roll will be
automaticallr'. released and you can remove it. (Fig. 9,
p. 14). The roll of pictures is now ready
To Remove the Film to be taken to ?n1, photographic depot
which will develop the film and make you Open the back of the case b1' press-
as many p rints of each pictu re as youing the button on the top of the camera
desire.in the d irection shown by the arl'ow, as
before. N{ake su re that the full spool is Taking Time Exposures
completely wound up, but do not u'ind
Time exposures are taken when theit too tightly as that might scratch the
I ight is not st rong enough for snapshots.sensitive surf ace of the film. Fold under
I f the clouds are not very heavy, do notabotrt half an inch of the red paper, mois-
expose for longer than three seconds.ten the piece of gummed paper which
With heavl' clotrds, the time will be be-
].ou u'ill find on the roll, and use this to nveen f ou r and eight seconds, according
to the strength of the light on the sub-
ject. A little experience and observation
will soon show you how to gauge the
length of exposure according to the
amount of light.
Neve r t ry to take time exposure
pictures by holding the camera in the
hands. For taking vertical pictures, erect
the flat lever on the front of the case by
Frc. 9 lifting it outrvard so that you can use it as
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a rest (Fig. 10). In taking crosswisepic-
tu res, .the side of the camera and the
front carriagewill serve as a rest.
The camera should be placed on a
small table, chair, box, or other firm ob-
ject so that it cannot possiblyshake. It
is essentialthat both the camera and the
subject !'ou are photographing remain
absolutely still until the exposure is
completed.
o
SEnns, RonBUCK AND Co.
Cruclco, ILL.
-l nd Other Leading CitiesView original page 10From the M. Butkus archive. Original publisher and archive notices are retained.
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