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Polaroid Speedliner 95B User manual
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- Polaroid
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- Polaroid Speedliner 95B
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- User manual
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- English
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- 28
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WITil YOU R
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www.butkus.us HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
FIRST Read these A.B-C,s of 60.
second photography before you take
your first picture. lt will take only a few
niinutes and your very first picture will
be a success.
TH EN After you have mastered the
fundamentals, continue with the rest of o Howtocorrectyourpicturesonthespot. 13the book, which tells you how to get the
most out of your a How the process works . 15
o How to take flash pictures.. 16
o lndoor snapshots and time exposures. 17
o Helpful accessories. 1g
o Care of camera " ........... 20
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How to L0AD THE CAMERA
You can load the camera in as little as ten seconds - far less time that it takes you to read these
instructions. The picture roll actually drops in place. Do not load in direct sunlight.
FIRST, OPEN UP THE BACK'
Lift cutter bar as shown. Swing latch-lever down. Back will open.
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DO NOT BREAK
THESE SCOTCH TAPE
UNWRAP THE PICTURE Rott. Polaroid Land picture rolls are the only PTACE THE SP00t in the negative
ones that can be used in your camera. Open the box and remove slots so that Scotch Tape seal is
the sealed foil wrapper. Unroll gently, being careful not to break on top of the spool. the Scotch Taoe seals.
PICK UP lllE CAIIEnA like this. Squeeze
FotD LEADER BAGI( around roller, Lay it flat between it shut and swing the latch all the way
guides, Now close th€ outside cover. left to engage prongs, then all the way
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DR0P THE P0SITIVE (white) SWING ltlSlDE C0VER BACX as shown.
roll into its well. Draw out leader gently until stars ap. pear beyond roller.
PUtt THE TEADER TAB stralght out about l5' until it cticks CIoSE GUTTEn BAR and hold
and stops automaticaily atlhe words, ,,STOP PICTURE down firmlywith thumbNO. I Ready to Take." - off and discard excess -tearpaper.
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TO CTOSE THE CAMERA HOW TO
HOLD THE CAMERAPUSH l1{ 0l{ SLIDE REIEASE a n d
push all the way back. Then pick uP FOR A HORIZOI{TAt PICTURt,camera in both hands, lens facing hold the camera this way,you, Press down with thumbs on with your left hand through
both cover braces, squeeze camera the strap as shown. Hold
cover shut. camera firmly against face
and shoulder to prevent
motion,
CAUTloil: Be sure the
wire-frame view-
finder and focusing
track are pushed
back into place be-
fore closing camera.
F0R VERIICAt PIGTURES, there but you may find you can hold
are two convenient ways to hold the camera even steadier if You
the camera. The position shown cradle it upside down on Your
above is the conventional way - shoulder, as shown here.
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SET THE SHUTTER
Turn lhis shutter dial
Meter shows shutler setting directly
Leave knob at
"1" except for
time exposures,
The shutter dial adjusts the camera to the right combina.
tion of shutter speed and lens opening for the particular
scene. Your Polaroid Exposure Meter PR-23B tells you
which number to use, and you just turn the shutter dial
untilthat n umber shows in the little windowabove the lens.
Your camera has numbers running from 10 to 17. Notice FOCUS YOU R CAM E RA
the letters,,EV" above the window. This means that your Always estimate the distance in feet camera uses ,,EV"(Exposure Value) numbers, an exten- between the lens and your subject sion of the original Polaroid Land Camera number system which so greatly simplified the business of adjusting a as closely as you can and adjust the
camera for exposure. When you use the Flash Guide on focusing lever accordingly. With a
your flash gun, or if you use the Daylight Exposure Guide little practice you'll find that you can
packed with the film, be sure to use the red EV numbers. estimate distances very accurately.
They will always be printed in red, just as the numbers Careful focusing is particularly im.
In your camera are. portant at close distances. For our
Always set exaclly 0n the dial the number
place. (For showing a table actual- youlensca n feelopeningsit click andinto samplefrom thepicture,subject,standand setaboutthe focus.5 feet
shutter speeds, see page 15.) lever to the S.foot mark.
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AIM THROUGH THE VIEWFINDER
The optical viewfinder snaps open easily with a flick of the
finger. Now pull out the wire frame (mounted on the shut-
ter housing)asfaras itwill go. Pull bytheouterframewhich
will automatically pick up and move the inner frame into
position. Your viewfinder is now ready for sighting subjects
10 feet or more away.
INSERT SHOWS
BACK OF
SHUTTER
The camera will actually record slightly
PARA more of the scene than you will seeWIRE FRAME CORRECTION through the viewfinder. This helps to cor.
rect for small errors in centering and For subjects closer than 10 feet you must correct for paral. framing. You're now ready to shoot. lax to aim your camera accurately. This is done with the
wire frame. On the back of the shutter housing, at the top,
you will find two numbers. Under the infinity (nr) mark you ...CAUflOlf... will see the end of the wire frame the indicator for paral.
lax correction. Push in on the inside - wire frame until the in. Press the shutler lever
dicator is at the desired distance. For example, for this 5. s-t-o-w-t-Y picture, foot set between the indicator the 4-foot and 8.
foot marks. You hove now lqken the piclure
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PULL THE TAB out of the slotwith a single fairly-rapid motion, Do
not hesitate midway. Pull allthe way out untilyou hear a click and CIOSE CUTTER BAR and hold
the tab stops automatically. Pull straight out, not downward. down firmly with thumb.
The picture you exposed is now developing and the next picture Then tear off excess paper.
is in position, ready to take. l
LIFI PICTURE D00R and re- LIFT PICTURE CAREFULLY along perfor-
move the finished print, ation to avoid tearing. Then close and relatch picture door by sliding latch starting with oval cutout. back to original position. Your camera
is now ready for the next picture.
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How to c0RREcT Y0uR PtcTuRE 0N THE sp0T
Now- let's look at the picture you iust made. tn case it's not exacily whatyou want, here,s howto spotsome common errors and how to correct them.
INCORRECT EXPOSURE
This is easiest of all to
correct because of the
single dial which con-
trols both aperture and
shutter speed. The lower
the shutter number you
use, the more light will
come in through lens,
ma king you r pictu re
lighter. Use of a higher
number will make your
picture darker.
T00 DARK IUST RIGHT T00 LIGHT lower shutter- setnumberto a in lens opening- norequirddchanse hagher. shutter- setnumberto a
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How the PR0CESS W0RKS
Although it is by no means essential that you
understand the Land process to get beautiful
pictures, many camera owners are interested
in learning how the camera worKs.
The Land photographic process uses a light-
sensitive "negative" material which is some- UI
thing like conventional photographic film. Ordi-
narily this negative, after exposure, would be -o
developed, fixed, washed and dried, and then
used to make positive prints in another series
ofoperations. But in the Land camera, the nega-
tive and positive are developed at the same
time, by the same chemical reagent.
As the diagram shows, the negative and posi-
tive rolls are placed in their containers, with the
negative moving past the lens box and around along one edge allowing the mixture to flow out.
a roller, where it meets the positive sheet. The rollers spread the reagent between the
When the camera back is closed, the upper two sheets, and development takes place. A
and lower rollers press the two sheets together. true photographic image forms on the white
L As the sheets are pulled to process a picture, a positive paper (which is not light-sensitive). The
small sealed "pod" containing a jellied com. image is made of metallic silver carried over pound and attached to the positive sheet from the negative in preciselythe rightamounts
passes between the rollers and breaks out to depict the scene as you photographed it.
CONVERSION TABTE #10 : f /8.8 at I /12 sec. #13 : t /8.8 at I /100 sec. #16 : t 125 al I /100 sec.
FOR TENS OPENINGS #lt : f /8.8 at I /25 sec. #14 : t 112.5 at I /100 sec. #17 : t 135 al I /100 sec.
AND SHUTTER SPEEDS #12 : f /8.8 at t /50 sec. #15 : t 117.5 at I /100 sec.
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How to take FTASH PICTURES
Your Speedliner Camera has two nurlt-in flash
systems. One connection gives highly accurate
flash synchronization for regular flash bulbs, FOR ELECTRONIC FLASH
while the other was designed especially for
high speed electronic flash.
FOR REGUTAR FTASH BULBS:
Polaroid Flash Gun #2Q2is designed especially
for your Speedliner camera. lt clips right to the
camera on the accessory slide, and connects
to the shutter as pictured. Complete instruc- FOR REGULAR FLASH
tions are f urnished with each gun. (See page 19
for full description.)
Exciting "bounce flash" is now a cinch to use E TECTRON IC FIASH: with your Polaroid Land Camera and flash gun.
All you need is Polaroid Bounce Flash Bracket Your Polaroid Land Camera has a built-in con- nection with proper synchronization ("X" or#29O and some of the new fast Polaroid Land "Zero" delay) for high-speed electronic flash.Films. Bounce flash produces an evenly lighted
Cordpicture that has a "natural" look- much like The Polaroid Electronic Flash Adaptor
the pictures you've seen in many of the photo #490 connects the electronic flash contact of your camera with the cord of conventionalessays in the big picture magazines such as
LIFE and LOOK. With each bracket comes an electronic flash units. Proper synchronization
illustrated booklet on the advantages and for electronic flash is obtained only at shutter
opportunities bounce flash offers. settings #13 through #L7.
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IND(I(|R SHOTS and TIME EXPOSURES
You can have great fun and get excellent
photographs indoors with nothing more than
regular house lighting. With the new, fast
Panchromatic Polaroid Land Films it is possible
to get pleasing pictures on shutter llO with just
the light from a 100 watt bulb ptaced 18 inches
from your subject (use the 4OO Speed for this
sort of picture).
With the slower speed films time exposures will
give you fine,results. Try this method yourself:
1. For a time exposure move the Time Knob on
,,8", and thethe face of the lens housing to
shutterdial to 113. Usinglightfrom one loO-watt
lamp shining directly on the subject's tace 2 or
3 feet away, hold the exposure lever down for REST CAMERA ON TABLE. . . OR USE A TRIPOD
about 3 seconds. lf photoflood lamps are used,
or if outside light falls on the subject through a 3. Do not try to hold the camera by hand, be-
window, shorter exposures are possible. cause it will move and blur the picture. lf you do
2. lf the picture turns out too dark double the not have a tripod,you can use the support on the
front cover and set the camera on a table,exposure time on the next; if too light, cut the
placing it with the lens as close to the edge astime in half.
possible. A further aid to stability is a cable re-Always reset each time exposure to "B" for lease which screws into the shutter housing just -the shutter returnsto automatically when "l" it above the exposure lever.is released.
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POTAROID CORPOR.ATION
YOUR CAMERA MUST BE REGISTERED SERVICE STATIONS
.TO VALIDATE YOUR FULL YEAR GUARANTEE. 730 Main Street
.TO PUT YOU ON OUR MAILING LIST SO YOU WILL RE. Cambridge 39, Mass.
CEIVE FIRST-HAND INFORMATION ABOUT NEW DEVELOP. Box 277
MENTS IN 6O-SECOND PHOTOGRAPHY. Union, New Jersey
Box 8452
Chicago 8O, lllinois
SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS Box 269 Denrrer 2, Colorado
For repair and servicing under the terms of the polaroid
Land Camera Guarantee, send camera in original or com- Box 614, Apex Station
parabl_e packing, transportation charges prepaid to which- Washington 4, D. C.
ever Polaroid Service Station is nearedt you (see next 826 Cole Avenue
col u m n). Hollywood 38, California
Attach a separately-stamped letter giving nature of com- For Canadianplaint and enclosing sample pictures. Be sure camera is Residents only:tagged.to show your name and address. Repairs not Graflex of Canada, Ltd. polaroidcovered tne guarantee can also be made by the !y 137 Wellington StreetService. Department appropriate at an charge, or if more
convenient for you, by the local camera servici organization Torento, Canada
suggested by your dealer.
Your Polaroid Land camera is guaranteed against defects in materials or
period, any such defects will be remedied without charge (except for trans. fiUABAilMN workmanship for a full year following date of original purchase. During this portation) when camera is returned prepaid to Polaroid Service Department
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USE POLAROID'S SPEEDY
C(IPY & ENLARGEMENT
SERVICE
. . you'll want extra copies and en-
largements to give your friends and
relatives. These sparkling copies,
which match the quality of your orig-
inal print, can be obtained easily,
quickly and inexpensively, directly
from Polaroid Corporation.
Or, if you prefer, you can order your
own regular film negatives for use in
your darkroom or by your photo fin-
isher.
Enlargements, either in black and
white or hand-colored are also avail-
able at low cost. You will find instruc-
tions, prices and a handy order blank
packed with every Polaroid Land
Picture Roll.
Polaroid Corporation
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POTAROID MASTER COMPARTMENT CASS ^.
. . . for complefe POIAROID Photogrophy
This cose hos been corefully designed to provide spoce for
everything you need for ony kind of picture. lt is ruggedly built
of finest moteriols using the best of workmonship.
Arronge equipment os shown in diogrom below. Note ihot
the long comportments con be used for film or bulbs interchonge-
obly.
Your Poloroid Flosh Gun will fit the comportment provided,
ond con be left mounted on the comero if you prefer. The Filter
Kit slips eosily beneqth the reflector of the flosh gun.
CAMERA INSTRUCTION BOOK
POTAROID MOUNTS, AIBUMS
3 ROLTS OF FIL'IA OR, BUTBS
cAMERA (POSTTTONED AS SHOWN)
EXPOSURE METER
-"3 ROttS OF Fltrr^
OR BUIBS
\
MUI,TI.
PURPOSE
FTASH
GUIDE
crosE-uP rENs
KIT
6 ROLTS OF FILM
OR BUTBS
FTASH EUN
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