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Warwick No. 2 Box User manual
User manual for Warwick No. 2 Box. 5 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Warwick
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- Warwick No. 2 Box
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- User manual
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- English
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- 5
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I n s t r u c t i o n s
for using the
W A R W I C K
Box Camera
Takes the Standard
Size Film.
B B
Size of Picture: 3i" x 2i"
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IMPORTANT. Release the Clips on the top and right hand side of Camera.
How to operate this Camera. . Thjs will enable you to open the Camera as illustrated in Fig. 2.
Before attempting to take a Photograph, Attached to the front of the Camera youfirst make yourself familiar with the various move- will find the spool holders and the film windingments and fittings as shown in Fig. No. I , to avoid arrangement.mistakes.
Insert spool of film in the holder at the top of
HOW TO LOAD YOUR CAMERA. the metal interior, with the end of the paper pointing
This Camera can be loaded in daylight. But towards the back portion of the Camera.
do not load in direct bright Sunlight, always get Gently break and remove the gummed band
into the shade. that fastens your new spool of film. Lead the paper
Pull out Winding Key as far as it will come, at carefully over the rollers and across the opening in
the same time turning it in the direction of the arrow. the back of the Camera as illustrated in Fig. 3.
j Unfold the end of the Red paper and thread it
• . through the longest slot in the empty spool. Give A—Lens. B—View Finder. \e spool two or three turns to make quite certain
B—View Kinder '* the paper is held securely. Take care that this
C—Exposure Lever. i paper fits squarely into the slot, otherwise the D—Time Expo-lire Lever * film will not wind properly. E— Winding Key
F—Ciip. If, when fitting the Red paper into the empty
F—Clip. spool, you take the spool from the Camera, make
certain when you replace it that the slotted
end of the spool fits over the round hole in the
spool holder. (This is how the spool was fitted
when you received the Camera.)
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Now close the Camera. Refit it so that the Hold the Camera steady and gently press the
Winding Key comes next to the Shutter lever as shutter lever with the thumb of the right hand.
in Fig. 1.
Fasten the Camera together with the two metal The lever only has to be moved once ;
catches. Press in the winding key, at the same time either up or down, according to its position. If it
slowly turn it in the direction of the arrow until you is at the top of the slot you move it downwards
feel it engage in the spool inside the Camera. only. If it happens to be at the bottom of the slot you move it upwards. This single movement
Continue turning the winding key slowly, at takes snapshots.the same time watching the little red window at
the back of the camera, until Fig. 1, is visible. The
film is now in position for the first picture to be
taken. TIME EXPOSURES. After taking the first photograph, turn the
winding key until Fig. 2 is seen through the red If you want to take a photograph indoors, or
window, and so on until the whole of the six or out of doors when the Sun is not shining you must
;ight photographs have been taken. give a Time Exposure.
To do this, you must first pull out the Time
Slide (See Fig. 1) as far as it will come. TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS. I Rest the Camera on something solid such as SNAPSHOTS. a chair or table. (Never try and hold it in your
Point the Camera at the subject you want to hands).photograph. The subject must be in bright open
Sunlight, and you must stand so that the Sun is Press the shutter lever to the other end of
either behind your back or shining over your the slot, (this opens the shutter). Give the correct
shoulder. You must not photograph towards exposure (from J second to 4 seconds according to
the light or towards the sun. the amount of light). Then press the lever back
Make certain that what you are photographing again. This closes the shutter.
is centred in the viewnnder. And look into the Neither the Camera or its support must beviewfinder from directly over it, not at an angle. jarred in any way while you are taking the photo-
What you see in the viewnnder will appear in graph.
the picture. Never tilt the Camera up in order to
photograph the top of a high building. If you do, Be sure and press the Time Exposure
the building will appear to be leaning backwards Slide back again before commencing to take
in your photograph. Snapshots again.
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UNLOADING YOUR CAMERA. PITFALLS TO AVOID.
This Ca.mcra can be unloaded in daylight
but to avoid all possibility of fogging the edges of Do not attempt to take " Snapshots " either indoors, or in very shady places, or on dark days ;the film you must avoid direct light and do the you will only waste your time, your film, and yourunloading either indoors in an out of the way corner, patience.
or in the shade.
Do not leave the Camera about in the glaring
After the last picture has been taken continue sun for any length of time.
to turn the winding key until the end of the Red Do not let seaside sand or dirt get into thepaper has passed the little red window. working of the Camera, or you will have the shutter stick. Open the Camera as already explained.
Do not move the shutter lever more than once Remjve the exposed spool of film, taking care for " Snapshots."
that the paper does not loosen on the spool while
you are doing so. Do not fail to move it twice for " Time Exposures."
A gummed slip will be found attached to the
end of the Red paper. Moisten it, and then stick
the Red paper down with it. (It is best to fold
under about half-an-inch of the Red paper before DEVELOPING AND PRINTING.
moistening the slip). Any Chemist or Photographic Dealer will
The film is now ready for developing either develop your Film and make the necessary Prints for you at a most moderate charge.by your local photographic dealer or by yourself.
Transfer the empty spool to the bottom spool
holder, taking great care to see that the slotted
end of the spool is against the round hole in the
spool holder. (Otherwise the Winding Key will
not be able to insert itself).
Reload the Camera with a fresh spool of film
as already described to you.
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