Kodak vest pocket B User manual

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'' Outdoor Exposure Guide
for the Vest Pock-et Kodak, Model B
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Ordinary landscapes show-
ing sky, with a principal
obiect in the foreground.
Snow. marine and beach
scenes.'btremely dis-
tant landscapes. Moun:
tains.
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 3\
one
second
No. 1
gl .tb" hours f-torn2/2
tro"is uft.it sunrise until 2rfi-\ours before sun-
;;t "; auvt whe., the sun is shining. If-pictures
;;;;tA; earlier or later in-the dav.than this
ilii.a, rt iii-t it a slishttu cloudv .oi hazv dav,
irse the next larger stop opemng than t'he one
specified--tG-largest stop- opening is No' 1' The
nts-h; the iumber the smaller the opening'
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RocnnsrER,
N.Y., U. S.
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Picture taking with tlte
VestPocket
Kodak
Model B
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Published bu
EASTMANKODAK COMPANY
Rocnosrnn,
N.Y.,U. S.A.
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Order Film by Number
All Kodak Films are distinguished
bv the numbers on the ends of the
ci,rtons. The number is also on the
cartridge, and on the Kodak.
L 127is the number of film for the
Vest Pocket Kodak, Model B.
Autographic Film can be usedin the
earliermoiielsof cameras,
and "N.C."
film can be used in Autographic
Kodaks.
Autographic resultscan only be ob-
tained by'using Autographic-
Film in
an Autographic Kodak.
IMPORTANT
When autograPhing film, bear
down $tith the stylus as heauilY
as the paper will stand without
tearing.
Before Loading
Before
taking any pictures
with your
Kodak, read the following instructions
carefully. Make yourself familiar with
thecamera,taking especial
careto learn
how to operate the shutter (seepage
11). Work it for both instantaneous
and time exposures
severaltimes before
Ioading the Kodak with fiIm.
The first thing to rememberis that
the light, which impressesthe photo-
graphic image upon the sensitive film
in afraction of a second.
when it comes
through the lens,can destroy the fiIm
as quickly as it makes the picture.
While loading and unloading, be very
careful to keep the red paper wound
tightly around the film to prevent the
light striking it.
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CONTENTS
Loading the Kodak
Making the Exposures
Opening
thetr'ront
Operating the Shutter
Instantaneous ExPosures
Diaphragm or StoP OPenings
Autographic I'eature
Time Exposures-Interiors
To Make a Portrait . .
Time Exposures-Outdoors
Flash-light ExPosures
Closing the Kodak
Removing the F
ilm
Finishingthe Pictures .
Loading the Kodak
rf\HE Vest Pocket Kodak, Model B,
I can be loaded or unloaded in day-
light. This should be done in a subdued
light, not in direct sunlight.
IJse film No. A L27 for this Kodak.
After the seal around the film is
broken, care must be taken to keep the
red paper tight on the spool or it might
slip and loosen sufficiently to let in
light which would fog and ruin the film.
To load the Kodak:
l. Push the sliding lock as shown in
Fig. I, to unfasten it.
Frc.
I.
Take the front of the camera by the
edgesand lift the end on whieh the lock
is attaehed. then draw out and remove
c
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11
13
16
22
27
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35
37
38
39
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that part of the Kodak entirely, as in
Fig. II.
2. In one end of the roll holder there
is a reel with a slit in it, on which the
film is wound after exposure.
3. Draw out the winding key as far
as it will come, and remove the empty
spool or reel by tapping the roll holder
on the palm of the hand.
4. Remove the band from around
the redpaper,
Fig. III, Page
7.
Give the empty spool three or four
turns,enough
tb bind the paperon the
reel. The paper must
and the full spool must
SLOT
draw straight
not loosen.
5. Unroll about four inches of the
red paper and place the spools into the
film pockets, keeping the red paper
taut. The slotted end of the empty
spool must be placed next to the wind-
ing key, Fig. IV.
Fro. IV.
6. Press in and turn the winding
key until it fits into the slotted end of
the empty spool, as in Fig. V, page
8.
The red paper must draw from the
underside
of the full spool.
Fra. III.
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f
- 7. Replace the front, first inserting
the end opposite the lock, FiS. VI; the
edge of the roll holder must fit into the
8. Turn the key and watch the red
window. After a few turns have been
given, a warning hand will appear; now
turn the key slowly until the figure 1
is in the center of the red window.
for theThe film is now in position
first exposure.
Press in the winding key
when turning it, to keep the
the key in the slot in the spool.
slightlSr
web on
Load your Kodak with Kodak
Filrn.
Look for this Trade Mark on the
box:
Frc YI.
groove on this end of the front. Press
the end on which the lock is attached
into placeand push over the lock, mak-
ing sure that it is fastened seeurely. " If it isn't Eastmart,
it isn't Kodak Film."
EASTMAN
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Making the Exposures
D EFORE making an exposure with
I-D the Vest Pocket Kodak, three
things must be done:
First-The shutter must be adjusted
for an instantaneous or time exposure.
Second-The diaphragm dial turned
to the correct stop opening.
Third-An unexposed section of the
film turned into position.
Openin$ the Front
Frc. I.
Opening the
Front.
Raise the lever near the winding key,
trig. I, and draw down the bed of the
Ko?ak until the side arms catch.
Draw out the lens standard by the
knurled finger grips, Fig. II, page 14.
Operating the Shutter
A
In the illustration, A is the indicator
that adjusts the shutter for instanta-
neous or time exposures.
The dial B eontrols the diaphragm
or stop openings indicated by the
numbers l, 2,3 and 4, which appear in
the eircular opening on the front of the
shutter near the letter B.
C is the exposure lever; one move-
ment, either up or down with indicator
A at "I," makes a snapshot or instan-
taneous exposure; and two movements
-one to open the shutter and another
to close it, with indicator A at "T,"
make a time exposure.
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Instantaqeous Exposures
"Snapshots"
Fdrsf-Move the indicator A to "I."
This adjuststhe shutter for Instantan-
eous
or Snapshot
Exposures.
Second-Revolve thediaphragmdial
B'by the milled edge,
until number I
is cdntered
in the ciicular opening,see
illustration
of shutter
onpage
11. This
brings the largest diaphragm or stop
open"inq
before
the lens. No. I is the
correciopening for ordinary outdoor
pictures,
suchasstreetscenes,
nearby
views,
etc.,when the subject
is in the
bright sunlight.
Third-To ma!<e
theexposure,
move
the lever C onceeither up or down.
Push the Iever until it clicks. Unless
it ispushed
as
far as
it will go,
no click
will be heard and no exposure
will be
made. Move the lever slowlgsoasnot
to jar the Kodak.
Time Exposures
First-Move the indicator A to "T"
(time). This adjusts the shutter for
Time Exposures.
Second-Revolve the dial B unti^
No. 1, 2, 3 or 4 showsin the circular
opening.'See
instructionsfor usingthe
diaohrasm or stop openingsgiven on
pases
l6'and 17;aisot-he
table
for mak-
ing Interior Time Exposures
on pages
31 and 32, andthe table for Time Ex-
posures
Outdoors
on page35.
Third-Press the exposurelever C
until it clicks. This opens
the shutter,
which norv stays open. Time the ex-
posure
by a watch. Press
the exposure
Iever in the opposite
direction.-This
closes
the shutter
Important-Neaer oil theshutter.
In case of accident.return the Kodak
to your dealeror to usfor repairs.
Instantaneous Exposures
. ttsnapshotstt
When making instantaneous expo-
suresor snapshots,
the subject shouli.
be in the broad, opensunlight, but the
cameramust not. The sun should be
behind your back or over the shoulder.
If it shinesdirectly into the lensit will
blur and fog the picture.
To make portraits outdoors, when
the sun is shiningbrightly, the subject
should be in the shade of a buildins
or a largetree, but with clearand unl
obstructed
sky overhead-use stop No.
3 or No. 4, place the Kodak on some
firm, steadysupport (do not hold it in
the hands) and make a shorttime ex-
posure. The exposurelever C should
be moved twice. up and downordown
and up rvithout a pause,
and care must
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