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Universal SINGLE PAGE User manual
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- Universal
- Model / document
- Universal SINGLE PAGE
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 7
- File size
- 2.1 MB
- Category
- Film cameras
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CAUTION: Do not carry this eamera in yourpocket unless it is carefully wrapped or in a carry-
ing_ case. Otherwise lint, and dirt from the pocket -itw_ill get into the shutter mechanism and put out
'of order.
IOUR Ur.rrvrX IS AN EXCELLENT AND
TEOROUGTILY COIIPLETE PICTURE
T.r\KING IIACEINE. It rvill glve you corr-
sisteutly and marvelously good pletures if
1'ou rvill but digest these lnstructions beforc
taking any pictures wlth your camera otr,:
before loadlng lt rvith film.
TO LOAD: Use lhgrvrX No. 00 Ultrnchrome
Rollfilm. Remove bock cover by presslng
Flg. I at poiut lndlcated by arrorv (FiS. 1).
'lltis eamera ean be londed or rrulonded In tlayllght. Elorvever, thls should alrva.vs be 4-one in a subdued light, not ln direet eun- light. wrTEouT iinberlNc cUMMbD SEAIJ ON TTIE PRoTEcTIvE PAPER -I (fi-s. 21, insert filnr spool in emptfciaiiiE-l qnde-r tbe sprlng grip, ivtth tUe u,id6 slotted I shoulder of tbe spool at same errd of cradle I as tFe wlde-sboulder appears- on the empty Il spool ln opposue cradle ( ris. 9). Fig.2 \ llView original page 2Page 3 · Read text
www.butkus.us HOLDING SPOOL IN CNADLE WITH
ONE EAND (Fig. 3), break gummed
seal on full spool and draw out end
of protective paper unttl lt reaehes
spool in opposlte cradle with about
$ tnch to spare.
(Red stcle of protective paper must be
to the back of camera.) Thread errd of
protective paper through the slit in the Fig.8 empty spool (FiS. a) as far as it rvill
go. Care must be exerclsed rsben thls
ls being done so that the protective
paper is started stralght on tbe rervind-
tng spool. Do not unroll too much pro-
teetive paper from the full spool or the
fflm rvill be fogged and spolled. Give
the rvindtng l;hob two or tbree forward
tufns (Fis. 4) 1e 5116-+lrl)r*i.raurbly
on thc spool. Thcn, securely replace
Fis.4 baek cover of canera.
WATCI1ING TIID RED WINDOW, turn the rvlnding knob untll the rvarning hand appesrs through the red tvindorv (F ig. 5), then, turn knob very slorvly until tlre figure I appe&rs in t.errter of rvindorv (Fig. 6). THE F'ILTI IS NOW IN POSITION FOR TIIL FIRST PICTIIITE. After each expostrre lle sure to n'lnd the film, brlnging the next number into Fig. 6 Fts. I positlon. This lnsures agalnst mnk-@ffi lng trvo ptetures ln the same eeetion of lllm.\\ N\View original page 3Page 6 · Read text
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TO I\TAKD PICTT'RItrS T\ ITTI I,ONGDI}IENSI()N OF' PI(-1'I'IR I' IIOIiIZ())i-
TAL ( l'ig. 9) . sintply f ollos' ubove instruet lons. holdittg cBlllern to
face in horizoutal positiou instead of vertiurl as iu Ifigurc 1O illlove.
RDST RESTILTS AND HAD RY KI'EPING TEIE CAUDRA ON T[II'
SAITIE LEYEL AS THD SUBJDCT, thus if n t)i('ture of a child or adog is desired, the ol)erator should assulne a kneelirrg position to
bring the (:anrera to the slrne level as the srrbje<'t. or place tbe sttb-
ject ou an elevation to the Barne leyel as the c&lnera.
I\IAKING PORTRAITS: This camera malies lroautiful "Close-Up"
portraits rvhit'h iu turn afford excellent ettlargetttents. It is also
cxcellent for nraking "('lose-f'Jts" of flos'ers arrrl siurilar strbjt'ets. No
special portrnit atta<'irnrt.nt of !rn)'liirrrl. sttclt ns is ne('(rssary for
"('lose-I'ps" rvitir otlrt'r ('anltrils, is rcrltiirorl. Simltlt frame heatl
and sltottltlt'rs of srtbjt,t't irr u'ire licltl-tittrlct'irs itr l'igure S illrrl sttlp.
I)()II II],,..]} .\NT) SII{)I'I,'!)IiII I'()N'I'Ii \I'I'S TIII.) SI'I',.IT.]CT SfIOI'T,Dlrl,l \J'l'lj1;r'lfr \'l'i'1,\. '!'{llil,lll l.'Ll.'l' 'r,'lli)ll 'l'rll,t l,l)\.<. I)rrr, '.,r
the speelal design of the UNTvBX lerrs tbe baehground of your por-
trait "Cloee-Ups" wilt also be tn sharp foeus. l'hus it ls possible toselect a pieturesque or st'euic background for 1'our portrait subJectaud thereby greatly enhance the beauty of your picture.
REIfOVING TnE FILII: After tbe last
filrn has been exposed, turn the l'inding
knob until the end of the proteetive
pflper passes the red rvindorv. T'hen
give Beveral adtlitional turns to nrtlie
sure thnt all of tlre protective paper is
rvound around the spool. Ilernove bneli
cover aud. \YITIIOI'T REIIOVI\fl
SI'OOL FROII CRADLE, rrroisten gurnnted
seal on end of protective paper aud
give n'inding krrob severtl atlditiourl
turus to malie sure that prott'r.tive
paper ie sealed by gunrmed senl. Then Fig. 11turu rvinding knob uutil narrorv end of
SPOOL HEAD R0TATING GII,OOVIJ is in eenter of cradle attd ottt-rvard (Fig. 11).
Norv, pull haek spriug grip and renloyrr epool from eamera, being
careful immodiately to \\'rilp same r.art'fully for protectiou. It is
ttorv rcady for tlt'vt'lollnrent. This nra]' bt dono b.v a photo-finisher or
by yourself. Films shoultl be develolled at errliest possible ulornent
after rernoyal fronl ('anrera. 1'he qrralitl' of the inrase orr ail seusi-
tized products is retained by prompt development after exposure.
BEFORE RDI'LACINQ BACK COVDR OIl CAMERA the empty spoolsL+Jd -ltrs be-of t'anrt'rfl..trarrsferredIt tois nopposite-good nlanr.radleto reloadt-o pethe-in enmernpositlonnFfordoonnextas-ari'cxposed filtu roli lrrrs l,r,{'rl rt'tttovetl, to l'-' i, :r,l)' for tlro lr(.'iL
pictures. Load the Carucra rvith t.lxrvrX No. 00 t-ltr:rt hronrr ll,.riltilnr.View original page 6Page 7 · Read text
UNIVEX ULTRACHROME ROLLFILM
UNrvnX ULTRACHROIIE ROLLFILII possesses extreme speed aewell as. high sensitivity to relativel.y rveak light rvhieh makes ltpossible to take good pietures in the early morning or late eve-rriug, and, J'et. your UnlvrX negatives rvill uot be over-exposedrvhen made under strong noon-day brilliance.
TIIE EIGEEST DEGREE OF ULTRACEROMATIStrI glves tt theproperty of rendering colors aeeording to thelr true relative im.
portance to your eyes.
I'HE EXTREIIELY FINE GRAIN AND CLDAR BASD OF UrvrvrXfrltraehrome Rollfilm make tt possible to obtain beautiful en.largements of your UrrvrX pictures up to 8 in. x 1O in.
IJwrvrX ULTRACHROIIE ROLLF'ILM is a produet of exeeptionalquality iu every respeet. PURCIIASE IT AT YOUR DE,\LER'SAT TEN CENTS (10c) PER ROLL OR SDND THIRTY CENTS
(30c) FOR THREE ROLLS (postage prepaid by us anyrvhere lnthe U.S.A.) to:
UNIVERSAI CAIIEBA CORPOBATTO}I
621 Fifth Avenue New York, It.g.A.View original page 7From the M. Butkus archive. Original publisher and archive notices are retained.
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