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.
T. M. REG.. U• •• PAT. OPP.

AND VIEW· FRAME FINDER
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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.

BLACK-AND-WHITE FILMS
Kodak Plus-X Panchromatic
film -An excellent film for gen-
eral outdoor and well-lighted
interior use. The low graini-
ness and high resolving power
permit high-quality enlarge-
ments. 20 or 36 exposures.
Kodak Tri-X film -An extreme-
ly fast panchromatic film of
moderate contrast, low graini-
ness, wide exposure and devel-
opment latitude, and color sen-
sitivity suitable for all types
of indoor and outdoor illumi-
nation. 20 or 36 exposures.
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KODAK FILMS
EXPOSURE INDEX
Daylight Tung"en
Kodachrome (Deyflght)
10
S"
Kodachrome (Type A) 10"" 16
Ektachrome (Daylight)
32
12"
Ektachrome (Type F)
20ft
16t
Plul-X
50 40
Trl-X
200 160
"With titer luch as Kodak filter No. SOl
"With ... luch as Kodak Daylight filter for
Type A Color fll","
twIth photographic ftood la",PI and filter luch
01 Kodak Filter No. 82A
ttWlth filter luch 01 Kodak Filler No. 85C "

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alvvays load in subdued light
t To open the back of the camera, press the
MILLED LEVER clockwise; the opposite end
of the lever then uncovers the opening
BUTTON. Press this button and the back
springs open.
2 Pull the REWIND KNOB all the way out.
3 Turn the built-in TAKE-UP SPOOL by it s
flange
until a slot points upward .
4 With the lower edge of the film against
the lower take-up spool flange, push the
end of the film far enough into the slot to
anchor it.
s Pull the film over the film track and insert
the magazine in the SUPPLY CHAMBER.
Then turn the take-up spool by its flange
until , the SPROCKET TEETH engage the film
perrorations on both sid es.
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6 When the' film and magazine are correctly
positioned, push in the rewind knob, turn-
ing it slightly if necessary. Make sure
that the sprocket teeth engage the film
perforations on both sides. .
7 Close the back of the camera, by pressing
the back against the body until it locks.
Setting the . Film Counter
Press and hold down the FILM RELEASE button;
then, at the same time, press the film COUNTER
ADVANCE
in the direction of the arrow as many
times as necessary to bring the diamond-shaped
mark near 36 on the FILM COUNTER opposite the
notch. If you are using a 20-exposure magazine, ,
set to the diamond-shaped mark between 20 and
25. Let go the film release button. Swing out the
rapid wind lever as far as it will go; then let it
spring back. Do this 2 more times to bring the film
counter to 36 or 20, depending on the number of
exposures in your magazine.
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The film counter always indicates the number of
exposures still available. After ma'king an expo-
sure with the counter at I, a transport lock comes
into operation; neither the rapid wind lever nor
the exposure release will then operate.
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Setling the l7i1m Indicator
Set the type of film loaded in the camera on the
FILM INDICATOR. Grip the rewind knob with two
fingers and turn the inner ring with the thumb of
the other hand until the triangular index points
14 to the type of film loaded in the camera.

Unloading· al_ays unload in subdued light
To rewind the exposed film, depress the CLUTCH
BUTTON in the base of the camera and pull the re-
wind knob straight out until you feel resistance
( about a quarter inch ). Then turn the rewind knob
in the direction of the arrow until the clutch but-
ton ceases to rotate; this is easily obs erved by the
small black dot near the rim of the button. The
film is now rewound into the magazine; open the
camera back, pull out the rewind knob all the way,
and remove the magazine.
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CLOSE-UPS, Dotted lines show
what will appear in final picture
relative to what is seen in finder.
Sighting the Camera
Grip the camera with both hands and look through
the eyepiece. To sight the pictures properly, hold
the camera at that distance from the eye :which
allows you
to frame the subject within the lumi-
nous view-frame. When the camera is held either
horizontally or vertically, note the two pointers,
one on each side near the top of the view-frame .
With clos e-up subjects from 2% to 6 feet, the sub-
ject must be seen within imaginary lines, drawn
between each set of pointers, and the oppos ite
sides of the view-frame.
The illustrations at the right, showing
the positions
for horizontal and verti-
cal pidures, are intended as a guide
for holding the camera steady; other
positions,
of course, are possible. Try
a few positions to see which is best.
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Focusing
Hold the camera in the picture-taking position
and look through the eyepiece. You will see the
subject outlined by the luminous view-frame. In
the center of the field of view you will also notice
a diamond-shaped rangefinder field. Until the cam-
era is focused for the correct distance, this field
shows a double image of the subject. To set the
distance correctly turn the focusing knob until the
outlines of the double image move together and
coincide, so that only one image is visible. The lens
is now accurately set for the 'film plane·x·-to-subject
distance. Practice focusing in this way with vari-
ous subjects at different distances-close the cam-
era now and then, and pretend that you have just
noticed a good subject and want to focus the cam-
era on it. Open the camera and focus quickly. Prac-
tice with the camera held in both the vertical and
horizontal positions.
*The fl lm plane location corresponds to the rear top edge of the camera.
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Determining . Exposure
In addition to the shutter speed and lens opening
scales, your camera shutter also has a light value
scale.
The proper light value to be used is deter-
mined by means of the light value table on page
21 or from a light value reading exposure meter.
On the shutter SPEED RING you will find a scale of
light values from 3 to 18. Now transfer the light
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