Universal Univex AF-4 User manual

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T*"  Model "AF-4" UniveX Camera is
constructed with lhe care and painstaking
application to details that one expects lo
Iind in lar more expensive cameras.
  Universal Camera Corporation manufac'        't
lures more cameras per year lhan any other
company in the world. The enormous pro-' {
duction facililies behind lhis camera make
possible ils high quality and amazingl,                           _At"ilJll?;acrness
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many advanlages over the convenlional  ';
rype of camera. But the real secret of its ex-    i
tensive popularity is economy and simplic-           ',
ity of operation.                                                                            ..,                                                                                    t',  UniveX Ultrachrome Rollfilm is inexpen-
sive, and it enlarges beautifully. The ama-   I
teur pholographer can shoot piclures with
                                  +til all day long at a- nc*rinal cosl, then
choose those at unusual interest for en-
largement up lo 8" by 10". This reduces  ":
the ultimate cost of sjeelessful pictures lo
a lraction of what it w'ould,pe otherwise.
  UniveX Cameras are oflicial equipment   I
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       Commercial photographers, youth                                         Organ.
        izalions, and other fields throughout the
       world. They are purchased    used by       persons who can afford high"rrJpriced
       eras as well as by lhose who need a good"*'-
      camera and can pay only a few dollais.
       UniveX has never side_stepped iis re-
        sponsibility of readership in rhe miniarure
      camera field. It has nol missed an oppor-
       lunily lo blaze new trails of enjoyment in
      lhe idea which it founded and pioneered:     I       "Perfect photography                                                      Cosf.,,t"       This de luxe folding AtcameraNewisLowa culmina-      i       lion of our vasl experience in bringing fine      photography within the reach of jl.'       -
   !Mr    rr                     go,*(r/. vI     r HE lens musl be kept clean in order
     to get grood, sharp, cryslal-clear pi;:
    tures with your UniveX. Wipe ihe
    lens carefully, withouf scratcliing il,
    each time the camera is removed from
     the pockel for taking piclures. Specks
    of dust on the lens-s-how on rhl pic-
    lure, particularly when grearly Ln-   larged.
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Your Model " AF-4" UniveX is an ex-
 cellent and thoroughly complete pho-
 tographic instrument.  It will give you
consistently and marvelously good
pictures if you will read these instruc-
 lions carefully before taking any pic-
lrrres, or even loading the camera
with film.
   Particular aitention should be paid
lo the paragraphs on Loading The
Camera and Removing The Film. If
lhe negatives are light-struck along
the edges it is because light has pen-
elrated between the edges of the film
roll and the spool flanges when load-
ing or removing lhe roll film. This
lrouble will be eliminated if the in-
structions are followed.
     TO IOAD
MCKIHC KTY              FIG. l. Open lhe
                      locking key at the
                  side of the rear
                        sight by rotating it
                     upward.
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FIG. 2. Swing the
 back cover to the       REAR
 rear by pushing              -r
 on the rear sight
 with the index
 finger. Draw it
 clear back with
 the fingers of the
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                       FIG. 3. Use UniveX
                     No.00 Ultrachrome
                          Rollfilm. It can be
                        loaded or unloaded
                     in daylight. How-
                       ever, it should al-
                ways be done in
 subdued light, not in the direct sun. place
 the sealed roll of film under the spring
 grip in the bottom cradle. Make sure lhat
 lhe flange with lhe "V" shaped nolch is on
 lhe same side as the winding knob.
FIG. 4. Place one
lhumb on ihe roll
of film, break lhe
seal on the protec-
live paper, and
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draw out the end of the paper unlil it
reaches to aboul Vz inch beyond the empty
spool.The red side of the paper is showing.

                   FIG. 5. Thread the end
                      oI the protective paper
                   through the slit in the
                empty spool as far as
                            it  will go. Start it
                        straight, hold the spool
               down, and give the
                 winding knob two or
     frytrtn 5          lhree turns forward,lo
bind the paper on the spool. Do not un-
wind more than this because light might
reach the film and fog it. Close the back
cover tightly and turn the locking keydown.

FIG. 6. Watch the
red window on the
back cover. Turn
the winding knob
until the warning        ftt&tL 6    il;ga,tz7       ffiffihand shows.

FIG. 7. Turn slowly uniil the ligure (1) ap-
pears. The film is now ready lor lhe lirst
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After each exposure, lurn the winding
 knob until the next higher number ap-
 pears. In ihis way the camera is always
 ready lor the nexl shol, and two pictures
 will not be taken on the same section of
 lilm.
  The UniveX Modei "AF-4" lakes both
 snapshots and time exposures. This length-
 ens your photographic day to 24 hours and
 enables you to take beautiful pictures in-
doors.
 TAKING SNAPSHOTS
Apply the same rules that govern
snapshot photography with any other
camera. The subject should be in
broad open sunlighl and the camera
must be pointing away from the sun.
FIG. 8. Press the       R ETEAS E
                                    gUTION.release button as
shown.The bellows      Bfl"l
vrill automatically
open to the proper
position for taking
pictures.                ig*'8

FIG. 9. Raise the wire
 Iield-Iinder, behind the
front plate, as far as it
will go. Be sure that
lhe shuiler is sel for
snapshots.The window
below the lens will
read "Snap."





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FIG. 10. Brace the back ol the camera
against youi lace. Look through lhe rear
sight, and locate the subject inside oI lhe
wire field-Iinder. Fingers must be kept
away  f rom the lens opening. Now hold
your breath for an instant and press the
shutler release lever in one direclion only.
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sure, the picture will be blurred. Turn the
     Iilm to the next number.
     The piclure will be what you saw in the
     finder. Standing farther away will include
   more of the subject. Standing closer will tl,,I   take in less.
    FIG. II & FIG.
)     12, To take pic-
    lures with the
   Iong dimension
    horizontal, hold
   lhe camera lo
   the  f ace in a
    horizontal posi-
    tion as shown.
   This method is
    parlicularly ef-
    fective for land-
  scapes, and
   other nature
    subjects.
    The camera
   should be on                              ,fgutz tZ   lhe same level
   as the subject lor best results. Thus, the
   operator should kneel when taking pic-
   lures oI a child or dog, or else elevale
   lhem to the height of the camera.

PORTRAITS
This camera makes beautiful "Close-Ups"
of persons, flowers, etc., without any spe-
cial portrait attachment. Excellenl enlarge-
ments can then be produced. Simply frame
lhe head and shoulders of the subject in
the wire field-finder, as in Fig.I0, and snap.
  For head and shoulder portraiis, the sub-
ject should be approximately 30 inches
Irom the lens. The background also will be
in sharp focus due to the special design of
the UniveX lens. This makes it possible to
increase the beauly of your piclure with
a scenic background.

TAKING TIME EXPOSURES
                    FIG. 13. For lime ex-
                    posures, pull down
                 the plunger at the
                  bottom oI the front
                      plate until the word
                "Time" appears in
                   the window located
               below and to the
                      right of the lens.
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FIG. 14. The most
imporlant lhing io re-
member in taking
time exposures is lo
keep the camera
steady on a table or
other Iirm suppori. A
leg is pivoted at the
right behind the          \ e--    LE9llr
thick part of the front
plate to  f acilitate this.
Swing down the leg to iis vertical position.
With the le{t hand hold the camera firmly
on the table or other solid base. The right
hand is now free to operate the shutter
iever, and the camera is PrePared.
Timing lhe Time Exposure
                (Outdoors)
Relatively short timing is required because
of the unusual speed of the UniveX lens
and film. The amateur photographer will
never meet any outdoor lighting conditions
needing more than one second for his Time
Exposure. He will quickly learn the re-
quired time intervals for various light con-
ditions after a little experimenling. In tak-
ing pictures, operate the lever first in one

direction lo open the shutter, then in the re-
 verse direction io close  it.
  Before closing the camera, relurn the
 plunger lo the "Snap" position and the leg
 to its horizonlal position. Otherwise, lhe
camera will not close.
 REMOVING THE TIIM
                         FIG. 15. After the
                               Iast lilm has been
                         exposed, lurn the
                       winding knob un-
                                       til ihe end oI the
                        proteclive paper
                   passes the red
                 window. Then
lurn the knob several times more lo be sure
that all of it is wound around the spool.
Open the back cover. Without removing
the spool from the cradle, lear off the
gummed seal. Moisten ii and paste one end
over about r/z inch of the end of the lilm
roll. Turn lhe winding knob several times
until the roll is sealed. Turn the winding
knob again until ihe narrow end of the
"V" shaped notch is pointing straight out-
ward.
  Pull back the spring grip, remove lhe
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spool from lhe camera, and wrap il imme-
diaiely and carelully for protection. The
roll of film is now ready for development,
which should be done at lhe earliest pos-
sible moment thereafter. This may be done
by a photo-finisher or by yourself. The
quality of the image on all sensitized prod_
ucts is relained by prompt development
after exposure.
  Before closing lhe back cover, lransler
lhe empty spool to the opposite cradle. Il
is now in position for lhe camera lo be
loaded again. It is a good policy to reload
as soon as lhe exposed film roll has been
removed in order lo be ready for the next
group of pictures. Load lhe camera wilh
Univex No. 00 Ultrachrome Rollfilm.
   FOR SERVICE
  Camera must be return ed, otnrcr to the
  NE,lREsf service station with yourguar-
  antee attached and 25 cents in stamps
   to cover handling and posrage. For beit
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