Kodak Retina IIc User manual

• You have purchased a truly flne camera. Utmost precision is combined with
unsurpassed performance; the Retina tradition of quality and versatility is
carried to new photographic heights.
The Retina lie Camera features -auxiliary interchangeable lenses - a
coupled rangeflnder combined with luminous "view-frame" flnder -the
Synchro-Compur shutter with light value settings -
full flash synchronization
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and a built-in self-timer -plus many other reflnements that set a new stand-
ard for photography.
Before
an important picture assignment, a trip, or any special event, shoot
a roll
or two of fllm and make a few flash pictures. This will give you practice
and provide a check on your equipment.
For those who have used a miniature camera before, the basic steps on the
next 5 poges
will help you to quickly use your camera. Detailed instructions
start on
poge 6.
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Filn'I
Kodak 135,20- or 36-exposure magazines; see page 8.
Load
•.. in subdued light only.
Open the back of the camera by
uncovering and pressing the button.
Pull the rewind
knob all the way out.
Insert the end
of the fUm in the take-
up spool slot; turn the spool by
either flange until the perforations
on both sides of the film engage
the sprocket teeth.

Place the film magazine in the
ply chamber, turn and push ir
rewind knob. Close the back 0
camera.
Hold down the FILM RELEASE BU
and slide the COUNTER ADV
repeatedly in the direction 01
arrow to bring the diamond-she
mark on the counter dial nea
opposite the notch for 20-e
sure magazines and near 3t
36-exposure magazines.
Press the film release button;
release it. Swing out the RAPID '
LEVER, Now, do this two more I
to bring the counter to 20 0/
depending on the number of e
sures in the
magazine.

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Settings
Open the front o f the camera S' y
pressing the
OPENING BUTTON toward
the word KODAK, at the same time
opening the front cover until it
locks in position.
Determine Exposure-
from the light value table on page
21 or from a light meterwhich gives
light value readings.
= .. Set Exposure-Set the shut-
ter speed by turning the SHUTTER
SPEED RING. Set.the LIGHT VALUE LEVER
(which also controls the lens open-
ings) to the light value determined
as
in A above.
Focus-Look through the eye-
piece; you
will see the subject out-
lined
by the view-frame. Move the
focusing knob until the outlines
of
the double image in the diamond-
shaped rangefinder field move to-
gether so that only one image is
visible. The lens is now accurately
set
for the correct camera-to-
subject distance.

Take the Picture
Look through the eyepiece so you
can see
all of the luminous finder
frame.
Press the exposure release.
Swing the
rapid wind lever all the
way out to advance the film and
cock the shuHer
for the next picture.
Unload
When you have taken 20 or 36 exposures and the film
counter is at 1, the film advance mechanism locks (see
page 13).
Depress the clutch buHon next to
the rapid wind lever.
'Pull the rewind knob straight out
about a quarter inch and then turn
it in the direction of the arrow until
the clutch buHon ceases
to rotate.
Open the back of the camera, pull
the rewind knob
all the way out,
and remove the magazine.

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Hold the camera in your hand
and press the OPENING
BunON
toward the word "Kodak"; at
the same time pull open the pro-
tective cover carefully until the
shutter panel locks
in position.
Move the FOCUSING KNOB down
as far as it will go to set the
focusing scale to
"inf." The clos-
ing buttons cannot be depressed
until this is done. Simultaneously
press the two CLOSING
BUnONS
on each side of the shutter panel;
then close the cover.
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Films
The Kodak Retina lie Camera uses Kodak 135 Film
COLOR FILMS
Kodachrome Film - For full -color tran s parencies
which can be projected on a screen or from which
prints or enlargements can be made.
Use Kodachrome Film Daylight Type for day -
light pictures, and Kodachrome Type A for flash
or flood- lighted pictures. 20 or 36 exposure s.
Kodak Ektachrome Film -Like Kodachrome, Ekta-
chrome Film produces life-like color tran s paren-
cies for projection or from which color prints and
enlargement s can be made. The speed of this film,
however, is
fa s ter than that of Kodachrome Film.
You can process this film your s elf or see your
dealer for processing.
Use Kodak Ektachrome Film Daylight Type for
exposure in daylight, and Kodak Ektachrom e
Fi lm Type F for 'Pictures with clear flash lamp s.
20 expos
ures.