Folmer & Schwing Auto Graflex Camera Manual

DIRECTIONS
FOR OPERATING THE
Auto Graflex Camera
Folmer & Sch wing Division
EASTMAN KODAK CO.
Rochester, New York

Sketch showing Shutter Adjustments. Parts are lettered
as on Camera
DIRECTIONS
Tl r man 1 puration rj-f—xhe 'Auto Graflex
Camera is extremely simple. By carefully
reading the following instructions its opera¬
tion will be readily understood.
Open the Camera by unlatching the spring
catch at the top near end of handle. Pull
the top up until it locks. Set mirror by
pressing lever H down as far as it will go.
The focus is adjusted by turning the large

milled head on the right side of the Camera
near front. The correct position to hold the
Camera for general work is against the
body. Ah parts are so arranged that the
hands fall naturally into proper position
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Push lever H down until it locks.
Depress disk D and revolve mail letter
“I” stands directly opposite the white mark
on lever H.
Wind the curtain by turning key A in
direction indicated by the arrow, until the
desired aperture appears at F. The Graflex
curtain is made in one long piece and con¬
tains apertures varying from “full opening”
to G of an bum. When the Wtc*- T”
appeal's at F, the cur.am is zviae oj en The
other apertures “T” (for time exposures),
iG, Va, A and A follow in rotation as key
A is turned.
For slow instantaneous work set curtain
aperture index at “O.” The rising mirror
will open the exposure, and the dropping
curtain close it, giving equal to 1-5 of a
second exposure.
Remember the curtain cannot be adjusted
‘ wiikcW brst pushing lever H down until it
locks. The exposaj 1. is mane by * :.:ssing
lever E located on left side of camera (not
shown in diagram).
To Reguilt * 1 the Speed
To govern the speed, turn milled head B
until tension number appears at G. The
numbers run from 1 to 6—the highest num¬
ber indicating the greatest speed.

The following table gives approximate de¬
grees of speed in fractional parts of seconds,
obtainable with the tension numbers i to 6,
and the various curtain apertures,
TENSION
CURTAIN APERTURE |
NO.
M INCH
% inch % inch
V /2 Inch
6
1000
330
160
-75
5
825
270
130 60
4 655
215 105
50
3
490
160
75 35
2
330
105
50 20
1
175
55 25
10
To decrease speed of shutter, release ten¬
sion of spring by pushing escapement P
back and forth.
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Depress and turn disk D until the letter
T is directly opposite white mark on lever
IT. Release mirror by pressing lever E.
Wind curtain by turning key A until “T”
appears ar F. If the curtain is already
wound and any one of the apertures 1V2,
Ya, 3 /&, or Vs appears at F, then release the
curtain by pushing lever M, until letter T is
shown at F.
The exposure is made by one present £• or
lever _d vv 1 cud o pens ,uc oij.ui.cer— a second
pressure of the same lever closes it.
If the curtain is fully wound so that the
Vs aperture appears at F, a change to any
other aperture can be immediately made by
simply pushing lever M.
FOLMER & SCHWING DIVISION