SPARTUS No. 4 Folding User manual

INSTRUCTIONS
                        FOR THE USE AND CARE OF

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                               SPARTUS CAMERA CORP.
                                     715 W. Loke St.
                                      cHtcAGo 6, ttl.
                                                                 N G                        PRINTED IN U.S.A

LOADINC-cont.                      TO TAKE PTCTURES
  Drow out enough of the protective poper          Adjust the opticol view finder (F fiq.  1)
to enoble you to insert the nqrrow end into          for o verticol or horizoniol picture. Set the
the wide sloi of the empty spool. Turn the          time ond instqnt lever (H, fiq. l) to "I" position
winding knob o few times so thqt the film          unless you ctre toking q time exposure. Then
will begin to ro11 on the empty spool. Close          hold the comerq firmly ogoinst the body ond
the bqck of the cqmerq so thct  it  locks         siqht the subject. Moke the exposure by
securely.                                            pressing the shutter lever (G fiq.  t).  Press
  Look into the window on the bock of the      I   gently ond do not jqr the cqmercr. After tok-
cqmerq qnd turn the winding knob until you                   rrrYino thorrrv  nicfirre. be sure to turn the winding
see the worning hond. Then turn the knob      I   key until the number "2" qppeors in  the
very slowly until ihe number I qppeqrs.              tronsporent window ot the bock of the cqm-
                                                   erq. Repeot this procedure until the eiqhth
                                                                (losi) exposure hos been mqde. After the
     TO OPEN THE CAMERA                    lqst exposure, wind the film until no more,
                                             pqper oppeors under the window ond give  Press the button (C fiq. I) on the left hond
side directly under the winding knob. The          the winding knob severol odditionirl turns to
shutter section will qutomoticolly spring for-       mqke sure thot oll the protective pqper is
wqrd inio position.                            wound on the spool.
                                                        Before removing the exposed film the front
                                                        of the cqmerq should be closed.SETECTING THE PROPER STOP OR F VATUE
  The operture lever (D fiq. l) is ot the bottom              tlI         To ctosE THE cAMERA
of the nome plcte (E fiq. 1).                         t__...Hold the comerq with the lens focing you.                                                                                         ll  For most qveroge shots use Fl6, medium    e   Turn the opticci viewfinder, (F fiq. I) to the
opening. When light conditions qre unusuolly           right so thot it is in position for q horizontql
bright such os direct sunlight ot the seoshore          picture. Ii will then be in position to cleqr
or snow scenes, use the smqller opening F22.         the cqse when the shutter section is opened
For hozy, not so briqht shots, use F1l.                 or closed.

TO CLOSE TIIE CAMERA-cont.        www.butkus.us,  TAKING TIME EXPOSURBS-CONI.
  Ploce the thumbs on the two struts olong-          0, fis. i) under the front of the cqse should
                                                                                          Focusside the bellows with the other fingers on        be pulled down qnd used os q rest.
eoch hond grosping the bock of the ccrmero.       on the subject cnd press the shutter lever
Push downword with the thumbs until the           gently, holding lever down for the required
cqmerq is portly closed. Then slip the thumbs              lanalhrv   rrY      rr.   nf  lime
under the front edge of the corrioge ond
finish closing until it locks outomoticclly.        +      'i'
                                                     IMPORTANT
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          I       For best results, keep lens (K, fig .l) cleon
           UNTOADNG                +     ot oll times. The lens should be cleoned only
                                                  with o solt linen hqndkerchief or lens tissue.  Open the bock of the cqmerq by pushing                                       Do noi toke pictures qt q distonce less thqnthe button on top in the direction indicoted                                        6 feet. After toking time exposures be sureby the crrrow, qs before. Pull out the spring                                                         to reset "lnst' ond time lever" before tokingholder opposite the winding knob cnd the roll                                                        instqntoneous  shots.will be releqsed so thot it cqn be removed
with the fingers.
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        TAI(ING TIME EXPOSURES
  Time exposures qre tqken when the liqht
is not strong enough for snop shots. A  little
experience qnd observotion wili show you
how to gquge the length of exposure qccord-
ing to the omount of liqht.
  In toking time exposures set the time lever
(H, fiq. l) to T ond ploce comero on o toble
or qny sturdy piece of furniture. The leg