Coronet Rapide Operating instructions

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Hold the camera in
your left hand and press
Button D with your
thumb. The camera
will 'open more ea,sily
i,f th-e front is tilted
downwards.
1 Preset the Shutter by
pressing
this lever (K)
downwards BEFORE
TAKING. EACH " PIC ..
TU RE. ',The 's'hutter
witJ not 'o'perate if you
forget to do this.,
Be sure the' Struts are
fully extende~ and locked
in position.
The camera is closed by
pressing
w'itH. your two
thumbs on the centres of
" the Struts.
Set th~s lever (E) for >'
Instantaneous Snapshots at
" I " Use" T" (Time
Exposures) for 'indoor pic .. '
~ures only (See page :8).

Open. the back of the.camera by sliding the
,catch (8) in the direction of the arrow.
Take your roll of film, size 20, and place it,
between the centres of the cradle 'wh'iCh
swings up for ease of loading.
Do
not break the paper seal on the film, until
you have replaced the cradle in position. "
Break
the seal and lead the tapered end o(t,he
red paper over the two rollers and into the
"longer slot of the empty spool, which should'
already be engaged with
the windin~ key.

'. JKeep your thumb on the roll' of film:, so that·
"it cannQt uncoil suddenly, and make, two or
thr,ee ,complete turns of the' winding key'.
SEE THAT THE RED PAPER IS ROLLING
STRAIGHT AND TRUE arid then dose the
>,'back of:the 'camera. '
Continue to wind carefully untHNo. I appears
in the red window 'at- the back Qf the camera.
On most makes of fHms there IS aseries of
pointers and dots before ,No.1 to warn you of
the approach of the number. Replace ,the
safety cover over ,the red ~indow.
WHEN WINDING, ALWAYS HAVE FRONT .
OF CAMERA EXTENDED TO AVOID,MARK~
ING FILM. " '

Fo~- Horizontal ,pictures such as groups
of .people or views hold the camera
this
way. '

·.
Forupr,ight pic,tures hold' it
like·this~
Compose, you r. picture in, the'
viewfinder, preset ,the shutter,
then squeeze the releaseg;.,e-n-t-I-y
,until _you hear 'the shutter oper .. '.
ate. Don't jerk the shutter release ,
or you will spoil your pi~ture .. As
soon as you have taken one snap-
,shot turn the film to the' next
,number irr(mediately, 'BEFORE
YOU CLOSE THE CAMERA.
You- will then ReVer make two
exposu res on the' same n~g~tive.

SUN BEHIND CA'MERA
Set the Shutter Indicator (E) to is', n(1/25th
seCe.).
Always 'take your picture5 with good sunshine
OR your subject. NOT shining into your lens.
This diagram
shows which are the best
positions for the sun when taking your photo-
graph. Always keep the sun in one of,these
positiC?ns. '

TIME EXPOSURES
To take ·indoor shots and portraits with day:..
light or artificial 'light a longer exposure. -is
necessary. ~
Firs~ set your shutter lever (E) at i." T " (brief
tJme). The camera must be placed on. some
firm support such as a'table, pile of books or
tripod so that it will be absolutely' still when.
the photograph is taken. .
-As
~ith all. photographs first "preset '.' the
shutter. After composing the picture press·
the button g-e-n-t-I-y, holding the camera firm,
and keep the button fully pressed in for the
required time as indicated in the following
exposu
re table.
EXPOSURE TABLE
IWell lit
room
near a window
.... 2-3
sees.,
Artificial light, two 60 watt bulbs at
4feet or less from subject ...
~ .. 5-7 sees.
Artificial· light,
two 100· watt bulbs
at 4feet or less from subject
...
4..;6
sees.
Photoflood I, wi,thin 4feet of subject
Isec.
Pnowf!oo({ U, viityhh, 4 feet of.subject
'. ·.J'$fi~.
2';
Inside buildings, chur<:hes, .et·c~
... 5-25 sees.
Outdoor
shots in bad light, shady
surroundings, etc.
... 0 ••
. ..
Isec•
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