Photak REFLEX I User manual

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Your REFLEX I is a metal c^rrtera with a large
brilliant picture image screen that enables you to
see the complete picture before you take it. It is a
"ready to use" camera that has a flash shutter which
permits indoor and outdoor picture taking with
either black and white or color film.

                                      EachYour REFLEX I uses standard size 620 flm.roll of 62O frlm will make 12 exposuls5-5i2s  2r/+"
x 2r/4".

The following pages contain information to help
you use and enjoy your REFLEX I Camera. If you
use it and care for it as instructed, it will give you
great "picture taking" pleasure for years to come.





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www.butkus.usTHE CAMERA       I.  TOADING
 This camera has been designed to provide a simple
 and ea-sy me_thod for loadihg yourhlm rapidly and
 securely. Always remember that film shouid be
 loaded in dim light. Care should be taken to see
 that the film doEs not unrotl looseiy d";i"g th;
 loading process. Such a condition will ca.rsJ fog-
 ging of the film and spoiled pictures.

A. To load, press the film
door lock (No 5, Fig. 1)
in toward the camera and,
when the back cover is
slightly open, swing the
back cover DOTDTN-
WARD. (See arrows in
Fig. 2.)
                   Fig. 2.
B. Hold camera upside down and swing film
holcler up and out (dotted lines in Fig. 3 ). Spread
ends of film holder enough so that roll of film fits
                      between the two locating
                       pins. Push film holder
                    back into film well and
                        pull up 2 or 3 inches of
                         the film paper (as shown
                        in Fig. 3).


                    Fig. 3

C. Now pull the start of
the film paper (see Fig.
4) until you have suffi-
cient film paper (colored
side up) to permit your
threading it into the
larger slot of the "take-
up" spool at the top of
the camera.
                                    Fig. 4,

                      D. Now turn the winding
                 knob (No.  I, Fig. 1)
                      clockwise for two  or
                           three turns to securely an-
                      chor the paper into the
                      "Take Up" Spool. Make
                         sure the paper is securely
                      held onto the spool and
                                    is winding straight before
                          closing the Camera Back.


\7hen closing the back,
 be sure the pin on the    r
 camera back locks shut in
 the film door lock. (See
 Fig.5.)

                                    Fig. 5.

www.butkus.usE. Now you are ready to
wind film into place for
the first picture. Turn
winding knob (clock-
wise) until Figure 1 aP-
pears centered under red
film window in back of
camefa. You are now
ready to take the first pic-
ture. Repeat this proced-
ure for each succeeding         Fig.6.
picture number. (See Fig.
6.)
NOTE. For black and white pictures use No. 620
film (12 exposures to roll). For color, use No. 620
Kodacolor (9 exposures to roll). Use Kodacolor
Daylite for outdoor snaps and Kodacolor Type A
for indoor snaps.
     2. TAKING THE PICTURE
A. Set the shutter for all snapshots or flash pic-
tures by moving shutter control lever (No. 6, Fig.
1) to position marked "INST."
B. The "TIME" position is used only when taking
pictures indoors without the flash attachment or
outdoors when there is veiy little light. To take
                           pictures under these con-
                          ditions it is necessarv to
                       hold the camera in a verv
                         secure position while ex-
                    posure is being made.
                          Press Shutter Release Lev-
                         er and hold down the re-
                        quired time for exposure.
                       (See Fig. 7.)         Fig. 7.

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C. Open the  viewfinder.iiiiiiiliiiii.ii,...:',,'."'i'"
                                                                "ii1in                                                                            , J;itt,hood'(No. z, Fig. r ) by                                                                   iirffi...;i5r+iiinserting thumb in open-
ing provided and lifting
hood to upright position. Fis.o  8.(See Fig. 8.) The scene
in  the pictgre image
screen (No. 3, Fig. 1) will
be the same as the picture
on the film. (See Fig. 9.)
                              Fig. 9.

                  D.  Hold the  camera
                          steady, using both hands
                           at waist level, (higher or
                        lower for special effects),
                   and adjust the direction
                      of the camera until you
                        see in the picture image
                         screen the image you want
                       in your finished picture.
                Now press the shutter re-
                         lease lever, (No. 9, Fig.
                         1), toward the lens with
                        a slou, sruootb action un-
                                      til the shutter "clicks.r'
                          Fig. 10 shows correct pic-
        Fig. 10           ture taking position.
NOTE. Be sure camera is held steady and does not
move while you press shutter release lever, as any
movement when the shutter is open will blur the
picture.

3. REMOVING www.butkus.usTHE FILM
A. After the last picture on a roll of film has been
taken, (No. 12 in the red window), turn the wind-
ing knob clockwise until the end of the colored
protecting paper on the film roll passes the film
window and is completely wound onto the "Take
Up" Spool.

B. Open the back of the camera under dim light
and lift film spool out of camera. (FiS. 11.) Fold
the end of the protective paper under and fasten it
with the gummed sticker. Now remove the empty
     floT under the film holder spring and place:pgolit in winding position at top of cameia. You are
now ready to reload camera.





CAUTION. Be sure film roll, when out of camera
or when loading and unloading, is kept in tightly
wound position at all times, as any light getting
onto film will fog the film and spoil your pictures.

4. TAKING FLASH PICTURES
 Your REFLEX I Camera has built-in synchroniza-
 tion and requires no special adjustmenti for taking
 flash pictures through use of the REFLEX I FLASII
ATTACHMENT.
 This Flash Attachment uses bayonet base type flash
 bu-1b9. It operates from two standard size-'tC" dry
 cell batteries, or a standard flash pack for "Iong
 life" as is available for this size attachment.
 The built-in "Test Lite" on the back of the Flash
 Attachment handle is for your convenience in
 checking for "short circuit"'and for telling you
 at all times the condition of your batteries.  I-t uses
 a standard flashlight bulb which is replaceable.
 The high- quality polished reflector is designed to
 give you full value of your "flash".





l.  Test Lite                  5.  F-lash Contact Pins
2. Battery Cap              6.  Reflector
3. Bulb Ejector Levcr       7.  Contact Ring
4. Flash Bulb Receptacle

www.butkus.us    INSER.TING     A" fJnscrew the battery
                        cap, (No. 2,, Fig. t2), at    BATTERIES                       bottorn of flash attach'
                   ment handle and insert
                 two size -"C"  ffashlight
                         batteries. Be sure bat-
                         teries are fresh. When
                        flash attachment is not
                         being used, it is suggested
                  you rernove batteries to
                       insure longer. life. (See
                         Fig. t3.)
Fig.                          qdifJ
After batteries are put in, screw cap back onto plas-
tic handle. BE SURE THAT IT IS ON TIGHT
AND THAT UPPER EDGE OF METAL CAP
IS BEARING FIRMLY AGAINST CONTACT
RING (No. 7, Fig. 12). Like an ordinary flash-
 light, unless your battery caP is screwed on tight,
you are apt not to have good contact with batteries.
ATTACHING FTASH
UNIT TO CAMER.A
B. Attach your REFLEX
I FLASH ATTACH-
MENT to the camera by
inserting the two FLASH
CONTACT PINS (No.
5, Fig. 12) into the flash
contact receptacles (No.
10, Fig. 1), on the side
of the carnera. Push pins
in all the way until flash
attachment is bearing on
the side of the camera.
(See Fig. 14.)

INSER.TING FTASH BI.'IBS
C. To insert flash bulb into Flash Bulb Receptacle
(No. 4, Fig. L2 ), turn bulb until bayonet pins onsides of flash bulb align with notches cut out in
center opening of reflector. Bayonet pins will thus
pass through reflector and into flash bulb recepta-
cle of attachment. Bulb will now snap into place
and will be held firrnly until ejected by Bulb Ejector
Mechanism.

                  D. To eject bulbs after
                         flashing, hold flash at-
                          tachrnent with face of re-
                        flector away from you
                         ,;iq:i. and press Bulb Ejector
                                                   ,,,'' ",  Lever (No. 3, Fig. 12) on
                                      r;"..,-,ri' back of flash attachment
                   handle. Bulb will  be
                         automatically ejected and
                                                                        is                                       t s   your flash attachment                     ready for loading with
                          fresh bulb. (See Fig 15.)

PHO-TAK "TEST LITE" on your Reflex Flash At-
tachmerit will automatically tight up any time that
there is a short in the flashing circuit of your flash
attachment or your camera. Should the light be on
when the flash attachment is not attached to the
camera, you will know that the short is in the flash
attachment. Should the light come on only when
the flash attachment is attached to the camera, you
will recognize the short circuit as being in the
camera. S/hen the short circuit is corrected, the
Test Lite will go off. (No. l, Fig. I2.)

www.butkus.usTo check the condition of the batteries in your flash
attachment, touch any metal object to both flash
contact pins (No. 5, Fig. 10), on the flash attach-
ment. This will light the Test-Lite. If the light
 glows weakly, you will recognize your batteries as
 6eing weak, and if the Test-Lite fails to glow, it
 will lndicate that the batteries are too weak and
 should be replaced.
                      9o4**'u>             cAUTf QN:
l. When making the above test for batteries be
sure that there is no flash bulb in the attachment,
as it will be discharged when you make contact be-
tween the two flash contact pins.
2.  If for any reason the Test-Lite is "on", indi-
cating a short in the circuit of either attaclment
or camera-DON'T INSERT A FLASH BULB
until short is found and corrected and Test-Lite
goes off. A bulb inserted when a short circuit is
ir.sent will discharge immediately uPon insertion.
3. Be sure shutter control lever is at "INST."
4. Be sure base of flash bulb is clean. If in doubt,
rub base lightly across any slightly abrasive surface,
such as cement, Plaster, etc., to clean.
5. Most batteries have a shelf life of 6 months and
must, under normal limited useage, be replaced
 after this time.
6.  Insert flash bulb after flash attachment has been
 plugged into camera.
7. Eject bulbs with the bulb eiector lever.
8. Keep a firm grip on BOTH camera and flash
 attachm-ent when being used together.
 With proper care and use, the REFLEX I Camera
 will selve you well and efficiently for many' thou-
 sands of pictures.

REFTEX I FTASH CHART

      Film                          No. 58
                                          (Blue)

   Verichrome
 Ansco             5-7 ft.  6-10 ft. 8-r4 ft.
   Plenachrome.
 Kodak Plus X Ansco Supreme           7-r2 ft. 9-r5 ft.
Kodak Super XX
Ansco Superpan  5-10 ft. 10-16 ft  2-zO ft
   Press
     acolor
   (Type A)     Under  *4-6 ft.   (Indoor)       3/2 ft.
     acolor
   (Daylight)                         Under
                                    *4Vz ft.   (Outdoor)
    se Portratt attac ment for  lstances u     r 5 feet.
                             Fttfil
If you are going to take pictures out-of-doors on a
 fairly briqht day or flash pictures indoors, orrho-
chromatic t1,pe films such as Plenachrome and Veri-
chrome are satisfactory. If your picture will be
taken on a fairly dull da1,or if your flash pictures
are going to be made at some distance, use the fast
panchromatic type film such as Super XX or Super
Pan Press. For color pictures in bright sunlight, ise
Kodacolor Daylight film, or indoors by photoflash
bulbs, use Koda.6lor Typ" A filrn.
Your Reflex I uses size 62O film and takes lZ ex-
posures zl/rn" * 2I/4".

MTSTAKES TOwww.butkus.usAVOID

DOUBLE EXPOSURE
Be sure to wind film to the next exPosure after snaP'
ping each picture.
BLURRED PICTURES
Hold your camera steadY. Be extra careful when
pressing shutter release so as not to jar the camera.
..C{JT OFF" PICTURES
Aim your camera at the center of the subject you
are photographing and be sure you are not too
;1,"r"'. Don?t .itu.tg"" the position of the camera after
you have looked i"n the viewfinder' In taking close-
uDs or portrarts, allow a little extra sPace in your
      finder above the subject's head to,comPensate"ie*for difference in position of the viewfinder and lens'
TILTED PICTURES
Hold camera level-don't  tilt camera at angle'
FOGGED FILM
Don't aim your camera directly- at-a strong light or
the sun. Us! a lens hood or shade the lens with your
hand. Don't load the camera with film in direct sun-
 light and be sure that the film is tightly wound' IJse
 th"e same care when unloading the camera' Avotd
 using out-dated film.
UNSATISFACTORY FLASH PICTURES
Don't stand too close to subject. Be sure batteries
 are inserted properly and are fresh. See that all
                                                 base contact pointi ar'e cl6an. (Wet the top of the
 of the butb wittr your tongue to increase electrical
 contact.) Bulb -.rtt be hitd frrmly. Be sure bat-
 teries are fresh.





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REFTEX I ACCESSORIES
REFLEX I FLASH ATTACHMENT #4.95
Your Reflex I Camera has built-in synchronization
and only requires the Reflex I Flash Attachment for
taking flash pictures.

REFLEX I CARRYING CASE #4.95
Protect your Reflex I Camera with this specially
designed cowhide leather case that permits use of
the camera and flash attachment without removal
from the case.

REFLEX I FILTER-PORTRAIT LENS KIT $4.95

 Consists of  :
 l.  Sunshade-filter holder for shielding the lens
 from direct sunlight.
 2. Yellow filter for pronounced cloud effects.
 3. Portrait lens for taking close-up pictures and
 portraits under 5 feet.
 4. Leather case for storing above lenses.