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Introduction
  This comercr  is  c  fine  instrument,
built  with  precision  to  insure  con-
sistent  photogrcrphic  excellence.    It
should olwoys  be hondled  cqrefully
in occordCInce with the simple instruc-
tions given  herein.  You  will  be  re-
worded  for your core with  uniformly
sotisfqctory pictures.
  Before  storting  to  toke  pictures,
fomiliorize  yourself  thorouqhly  with
the mony feotures of the comerq.
               Locrding
       -No.  Use          127 film.  You  will  qet B
full size exposures 2YzxIsZ inches per
roli. Remove the bock  of the cqmero
by roisinq the lockinq device on both
ends  of  the  comercr.  See  thot  the
empty spool  is in the top receptocle
r,yith the notched end engqged  with
the turninq  key.  To do  this tum  the
-windinq        knob  in the direction  of the
orrow  until  the nqrrow  edqe  of the
winding  key  is  in  the center  of the
opening of the spool crodle. The notch
in the spool end will now slip over the
key ond  foll  into the correct position.
Alwoys  turn the windinq  knob  in the
direction  of the 6111ery-do not  try  to
force  it bockwqrd.
  The roil of film mCIy now be ploced
into the lowerwww.orphancameras.comreceptcrcle. Drqw  out

Figure    I
A.  Bcck Locks           F.  Film Winding  Knob
B.  View  Finder         G.  leg  Rest
C.  Shutter Lever         H.  Instqnt and Time
D.  Lens                     Lever
E.  Front Cover Release   l.  Aperture  Lever
    Button

LOADING  (cont.)
just enouqh of the protective poper to
enqble you  to insert the norrow  end
into the wide  slot of the empty spool.
Then  turn  the windins  knob  so thot
the film will beqin to roil on the emp-
ty spool. Now repioce the bock of the
cqmerq qnd moke sure  it  is securely
locked.
  Look  into the window  on the bock
of the comerct qnd  turn  the winding
knob until you see the wqrninq hond;
then  turn the key  very  slowly  until
the Fiqure "I"  crppeCIrs.
   After  the  first exposure  v"ind  the
film  until No. 2 oppeors  in the center
of the window.  Repeot the procedure
until  the  eiqhth  (lost) exposure hos
been mqde.  After the lost exposure,
wind the film until no more pqper CIp-
peors under the window  ond qive the
knob severol odditionol  turns to moke
sure  thcrt oll  the protective  poper  is
wound on the spool. CAUTION:  Re-
member to wind  to next number ofter
eocn exposure.                             17r,4{*+j              Unlocding
  To remove the exposed roll. of film
remove the bock qnd  then  turn  the
winding  knob  until  the ncrrrow edge
 of the windins  key  is in the center of
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UNLOADING (cont.)
the openinq  of the spool crcdle.  The
spool  cqn  then  be   lifted  from  the
comerq  without  forcing.
       To Open the Ccrmerc
  Press the bution  directly  below  the
iens ond  the  front  cover  will  quto-
moticolly   spring  forword.   After     it
springs out pull   it forword  to  its limit
qs on qssuronce thot  it is in its proper
n n q i i i n n
          To Tcke  Pictures
  Cpen  the view  finder by  liftinq  the
top  with  thumbnoil.  Now  hold  the
reor  of the view  finder  to your  ey€
onci center the  subject. Then moke
the exposure by  pressing down  the
shutter releose  lever.  Press qently.
Do not jor the cCImero. The exposure
is moCe on the dqwn  stroke. Allow
tlre releose to spring up immediotely
qfter the click  is heqrd               ri Selecting the Proper Stop or F Value
  When  the operture  lever  is pushed   k
ioword the center the lens hqs q speed
vcrlue of f 16, crnd when pushed toword
the siCe the operture opening  is equiv-
olent lo f22.
  For most  crveroge  shots use   f 16
(lorqe) openins.  Use f22 (smoll open-
inq) when  light conditions ore unusu-    tI Il
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Selecting thc Proper Stop or F Value  (cont.)
clly  briqht such os in direct sunliqht
ct the seoshore, snow scenes or distant
Iondscopes.

  To Close the Front of the Ccrmera
  Grosp  the cqmero  with  the fingers
of both honds under the bock  of com-
ero  with  the thumbs  on  top  of  the
front cover. Press the front down un-
 til  it clicks closed in o locked nosition.

       Tcking  Time Exposures
  Time exposures cre token when the
liqht  is  not  strongr enough  for snqp
shots. A  little experience qnd obser-
vqtion  will  show you how  to gquqre
the lenqth  of exposure  occording  to
the qmount  of lisht.
   In tokinq  time exposures press the
time  lever down  qnd  ploce comero
on o toble or ony  sturdy piece of fur-
niture. The leq under the front of the
cqse should be pulled down ond used
qs a  rest. Focus on the subject ond
press the shutter lever  gently,  hold-
inq   lever  down   for  the  required
lenqth  of time  which  cqn be  deter-
mined {rom the exposure  tobles  thot
come with  your  film.
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Imporlcnt
  For best results, keep lens clecrn crt
qli times. The lens should be cleqned
only  with  q  soft  linen  hondkerchief
or lens tissue. Do  not toke pictures
of a distonce less thon 6 feet.  After
tcrkinq time exposures be sure to pull
out "lnst onC time lever" before tok-
ing instcrntoneous shots.

             Guqrantee
  This ccrmerq is guqronteed  qgoinst
defective workmonship  ond moteriols
for o period  of  I yeqr.   If service is re-
quired,  return ccrmerct to fcctory  with
this  guorontee,  enclosing  $1.00  for
hondlinq qnd postoge.
                          furlkus"uJ
  Should  your  Comerq  require qny
of the  followinq  repcirs,   it  will  ex-
pedite motters  if you  will  send your
remittonce occordinq  to the followinq
schedule of the sqme time thot you
mcril us your  Comercr.
Cose            ... ..52.75 Ncme Plate  . . . . .S0.50
B q c k              . . . . .  1 . 5 0 L e n s               . . . . .  1 . 0 0
Shutter Assembly.  1.50  Bellows Assembly  2.00
V i e w F i n d e r . . . .      . 7 5 F r o n l C o v e r . . . . .  1 . 0 0
Winding  Knob.  . .   .75 Bcck Lock          .50

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