PICKWICK REFLEX User manual

INSTRUCTIONS

                                       FOR TAKING PICTURES WITH THE
                   PICKWICK
               REFLEX CAMERA


    CAUTION

  To obtain best results,
subject   to be photo-
graphed should be at least
8 feet away from camera.


                            M. M. Co.
                                           2222 DIVERSEY PARKWAY
                                              CHICAGO,  ILL.

                                                     MK 2IO

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The Pickwik Reflex camera is designed to afford          lent  resulrc when taking landscapes, groups,
 unlimiied picture-taking opportunities. Built for          portraits, indoor bulb shots and regular action
a wide range of uses, this reflex cam era will            shots.
 take group scenes, time exposures or action
 pictures. Follow the instructions given hereiq
 carefully, and your Pickwik Reflex camera wilT.
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  MECHANICAL DESCRIPTION
       OF CAMERA
A. PERISCOPIC VIEW FINDER
The pe{ifiFopic view finder has been consrructed
to giveffie amateur photographer an actual
size refldction of rhe picture being raken, in
the same proportions and size as the  f inished
print.
AA. V/HEN TAKING PICTURES.
Open top metal cove r caref ully and look down
 in ground glass enclosed under cover. Point lens
of camera at object you wanr to photograph. By
moving camera closer or farther from object,
you can reach the proporrions and size desired
in finished print. $Zhen this position has been
reached, press shutter trigger down fftmly, and        C. SHUTTER ADJUSTMENTthe picture has been taken.
                                            The instant and time adjustments on the PickwikB. SHUTTER                                                      Reflex camera is made by moving the indicator
Thhis  shutter has been carefully adjusted ro          at the right side of  car.r'era to either INST  orgiv,ve the maximum utility for the grearest num-
ber of standard shots, and will produce excel-        TIME.                              www.butkus.us
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 Be sure that indicator is pointing at INST.                                     On the back of the Pickwik Reflex Camera is a Hold camera firmly. Sight object in ground                                             knob that unscrews by turning.  LJnscrew this glass view finder. Press shurter rrigger down                                                knob as far as it can go.  \trfhen this has been firmly, and the picture is taken. Failure to                                                 done, the back cover may be easily removed hold camera absolutely still while taking pic-                                                         without any excessive pulling or pressure. When tures may result in a blurred. photograph.                                                      replacing back cover, see that ridged slots at
                                                   bottom of back cover are on both sides of pro-FOR TIME EXPOSURES                                                        truding ridge in camera case. Push back cover
Move lever from INST. ro TIME.   Place       on case forward, and turn knob from  left  to
 camera on any stable support such as window                                                               right as far as it will go, without excessive twist-
 sill or table so that camera will be absolutely          ing, and the Pickwik Refler is ready for action. motionless. Never hold camera in your hands
 for time shots. Sight object through ground
 glass view finder, press down shutter trigger and                              TO LOAD AND UNLOAD CAMERA hold trigger down in this position until you have
counted the required number of seconds, (5 sec-        Always load and unload camera in subdued
onds as a general rule, depending on amount of           lighc, never in bright sunlight. Place empry
light and rype of film in use). Now release.         spool in receptacle containing winding key at
If you wish to return ro INST. daylight shoot.         top of camera with slotted end in contact with
ing, remember to push lever back from TIME         winding key. Place film in receptacle at extreme
to INST.                                             opposite end (under the film retainer spring)
                                                          at the bottom of camera.
D. LENS                                              Break seal and pull in the red paper roward
The Pickwik Reflex lens is a fixed focus Graf        empty spool and thread through broadest side
lens. The only precaution necessary is to. keep        of the spool. Turn winding key two or rhree
the lenses clean. Be carful not ro scratch or          times until paper rolls on empty spool. Replace
break lens when handling camera.                     back on camera.
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TO WIND FILM
Turn winding knob slowly, while watching lower
red window on back of camera.  !(/hen  the
figure           ttl"  appears in the center of the lower               =I
red window marked "A",  the camera is ready              =I       Guarantce
for the first picture. Now, .wind knob forward              =I   The Pickwik Reflex camera is uncondi-
until figure "l"  aPpears in red window marked
                                                                tionally guaranteed against defective"B", then take second picture.  In this manner'                    =!-
                                                                                                        atwo exposures are taken for each number ap-             =I   workmanship and materials for
pearing on the film  roll.  One in '(d"-6ns                period of one year. If you find, how-
in "B"..dl                                                     ever, tha! your camera needs servic-
                                                              ing, return it to the factory with 50c
S7hen Number 8 appears in  center of  'tB'                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         =T:!-:I  and this guarantee to cover postage
window, you will have taken 16 pictures.                     =I
                                                          !   and handling. A service charge forlfhen  you have taken all the pictures' keep                                       T    parts will be added if camera has beenrurning the knob in same direction until  the
                                                                            =I   misused or broken.complete roll of film  (including the red paper
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Open back of camera as when loading in sub'
dued light, remove roll of film; now seal roll
with piece of gummed paper which you will
find on thc end of the roll, so that  it cannot
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