Kodak DUAFLEX III User manual

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DUAFLE)(
IIICAMERA
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Distinctive modern styling
and ease
of operation are only
two of the features built into
your camera. So let's take a
quick "run-through" of some
of the other advantages that
are yolrrs with yolrr Kodak
Duaflex III Camera.
lorge, Hooded Reflex
Viewfinder - You see
whot the lens sees"
Built-in Flush
Synchro-
nizqtion - A Kodolite
Flosholder con be tlt-
toched in seconds to
loke pictures ot night
-indoors or ouf.
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Double Exposure Pre-
vention - Ever mqke
on occidentol double
exposure? You con'l
with this comero.
Full-Color Pictures -
Lood Kodocolor Film
in your Duoflex qnd
you hove o color com-
erq. The world of col-
or is yours.
in
thefollowing
pages
you will find the simple but important
details
for takingpicturesraithAour
carn-
era.Follow theinstructions
carefullyancl
berewarded
u-tith
picturesqouwillbniog
and be proud to tlho*. Alio, beforeiti-
turing an7 important eoent,take a feu;
picturesto prooidepracticein the opera-
tion of your canxera
and a checkon Aour
equipment.
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Insert the tip of the thumb in the
smallcutout in the edgeof the hood
as shown in the illustration; then
raisethe finder hood asfar asit will
go. Close the hood by returning it
to its originarl
position.
Be careful not to depress
the latch
spring for opening the back of the
cilmerA while raising the finder
hood.
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IT STANDS GUARD
The mechanism of your camera
insures you against making that
common mistake-a double expo-
sure (2 pictures on one frame of
film). After making each expo-
sure (taking a picture), it is nec-
essary to turn the winding knob,
thus advancing the film, before
another exposure can be made.
Two slots alongside the expo-
sure button act as signal win-
dows. When the black signal ap-
pears in both windows, the cam-
era is ready to make an exposure;
when the red signal appears in
one or both windows, the expo-
sure button is locked and the film
must be advanced to the next
exposure.
If for some reason you wish to
make an intentional double expo-
sure or wish to operate the shut-
ter before loading the camera
with film, push the nusET LEVER
toward the exposure
button and then re-
leaseit.
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To toke ony picture, oll you do is:
SeltheTIMEBUTTON.
Check the DISTANCE.
(Keep ot leqsf 5 feel from subiect.)
PresslheEXPOSUREBUTTON.
When you aim your camera at a subject and
snap the picture, light reflected from the subject
passesthrough the camera lens to the film and
produces an invisible image of the subject on
the film.
You saf the time button to control the type of
exposure - "I" (snapshot) or "L" (long expo-
sure). Check tl're distance to control the sharp-
ness of the image that the light carries to the
film-anything 5 feet or farther from the camera
is photographed sharply. Press the exposure
button to allow the light reflected from the sub-
ject to record the image on the film.
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For best results,
load your camera with Kodak
No. 620 Roll Film. Each of the types listed on
the opposite page gives 12 exposures
on a roll.
Choose the typ_e
of film that best suits the pic-
tures you are about to take.
It is handy to order black-and-white films in
the new Duo-Pak.
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I
black
and
white
Kodqk Verichrome Film-Here is the fflm for out-
door pictures. High in speed, Verichrome is also
excell'ent for nigh"t photbgraphy with fash.
Kodok Plus-X Film-Combining speed and ftne
grain, this fflm is ideal for outdooi work and for
frashphotography.
Kodqk
Super-XX
Film-Usethishigh-speed
fflm,
indoors
or out,when the light ispoor.
c0l0r
Kodqcolor Film-Full-color snapshots are easy to
make with your camera. Just load it with Koda-
color Film-Daylight Type for sunny-dayuse,
or TuneA for fl"asf, shoti.Tuk" the eiposed
roll
or Type A for shots.
Takethe exposed
roll
of Kodacolor Film to a Kodak dealer for de-
veloping and printing. The purchase price in-
cludes developing to negatives. You pay extra
only for the prints and enlargements you order.
Itodacolor^Prints are 31'zx"316-inch,full-color
snapshots ready for mounting in albums. Koda-
coldr Enlargements 5 x 5 an? 8 x 8 inches are
available. I
I
lli*rr;rjirilitti
lil,i
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never
load
or
unload
your
cam
era
I Press
the lotch on the back of the camera
and pull the back open as shown in the
illustration below.
2 T!" gmqty spool is the take-up spool on
which the exposed film is to be wound.
10
note
Do nol breok the seol on
the roll of film before the
roll hos been ploced on the
spool holder-the film moy
unwind ond be fogged.
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in
a
strong,
direct
light
3 Swing
out qnd holdthe spool
holder.
Place
the roll of film in the holder so that the
pins engage the holes in the fil- ,sPgol.
Pt"ss thI film and spool holder back into
its recess.
4 Breqk
the seqlon the roll of film. Pull the
end of the paper, colored side
_uP:
across
the roller aid^the opening in the back of
the camera; then thread it through the
longer slot in the take-up spogl at th-e_tgp
of t-hecamera as far as-
it will go. Make
certain that the black side of the paper is
toward the inside of the camera and the
colored side out. 11
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Turn the winding knob two or three turns
to bind the end of the paper securely to
the take:up spo_ol.Be sure that the paper
is started straight on the take-up spool.
Closelhe cqmerq bqck. Make certain that
the latch snaps_under the l,tg to keep the
camera lighttight.
Turnlhe winding knob until an arrow ap-
pears in the window on the back of tfie
camera. Continue turning the winding
knob slowly until the figure "I" is centered
in the window. You Ir" now ready for
your first picture.
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POSITION IS IMPORTANT
Adjust the length of the neckstrap so that the
finder is at the best distance for you. Hold the
camera as illustrated.
With the sun behind your bock or over your
shoulder, locate the subject in the finder the
way you want it to appear in the picture. The
subject should be in bright sunlight.
Hold the cam-
era firmly and
pressthe exposure
button with a
slow, squeezing
action to guard
against camera
movement at the
moment of expo-
sure.
nOte:
Keep fingers ond slrops
owoy from lhe lens.
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SNAPSHOTS
1
2
Set the TrME BUTToN on the side of the
camera at "I."
Make certain that the time button fs all
tlre u;au
up.
Check the distAnce,
remembering to keep
at least5 feet from the subject-the Kodak
Duaflex III (Kodet Lens) is a fixed-focus
camera and only objects that are 5 feet
and beyond will be sharp in the picture.
Although q close-up
subiecl
oppeors
shorp in the finder,
do not moke Pic-
tures of subiects
closer thon 5 feet
unless you use o Kodqk Close-UP
Attochment
No.64. (See
Poge 26-l
T4
ca
uti0n
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3 Check the signal window next to the ex-
posure button to make sureit shows black.
4 Hold the camera steady, and slously
press
the nxposuRE BUTToN
until it clicks. If no
click is heard, the shutter has not been re-
leased and no exposure has been made.
Ary movement of the camera during ex-
posure blurs the picture; therefore, take a
deep breath and hold it as Aou press the
ex,posurebutton,
5 Advance the film to the next exposure
number by turning the wrNDrNG KNoB,
and you are ready for the next picture.
Get into the habit of advancing the film
immediately after taking each picture. 15
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LONG EXPOSIJRES
,t
Long exposurescan be made when there 'l
is nol enough light for snapshots.
Push the I
TrNrE
BUTToN
to "L" (long exposure). 6
For ar7
"L" exposure, the camera must
always be placed on a tripod (the tripod
socket is on the bottom of the camera) ot
other firm support such asa table. Do not
place the camera more than two or three
inches from the table edge, or the table
will show in the picture. Never try to hold
the camera in your hands or the picture
will be blurred.
Press
the exposurebutton in asfar asit
will go and hold it there; the shutter will
remain open until you release the expo-
surebutton. {
Exterior Views qt Night. Striking scenes l
like the one on the opposite page are pos-
sible at night. j
lndoor Portroilsneqr q window. To make
an indoor portrait by daylight, similar to
that shown opposite, have the subject
stand or sit diagonally in front of an un-
shaded window.
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For o picture like this,
reflect lighf onto the
shodow side with o
sheet. Set the lime
bulton on "Lr" then
press the exposure
button ond releqse
it immediolely.
For q scene like this,
set lhe time bulton on
"L"i fhen lry on ex-
posure of opproxi-
motely 3 minules,
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F-LAS${P$#TL$ffiqffiS
Pictures,either indoors or out, canbe made with
the aid of a Kodalite Flasholder and flashlamps.
Either "C" size batteries or a Kodak B-C
Flashpack may be installed in the Flasholder as
a power unit. The Kodak B-C Flashpack is a
battery-condenser method of flashing lamps
which gives longer battery life and more de-
pendable bulb-firing.
Flash lamps for use with the Kodalite Flash-
older must be either the SM, SF, No. 5 or No.
25. The use of the SM or SF lamp is preferable
if there is a possibility that the subject rnay
move. The No. 5 or No. 25 lamps give a little
more light to reach more distant subjects.
r8
attach
the
flasholder
ca
ution:
Do not otloch or remove the
flosholder with the lomp
inseried
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Ploce
lhe flosholder
ogoinst the com'
ero so thot the posts of f
he flosholder
ore inserted in the flosh sockets of
the comero, Hold fhe comerq ond
flosholder
os illustroled of the right'
pressing ihe flosholder ogoinst the
coffiero; then tighten lhe knurled
knob lo foslen the flosholder to the
comerq.
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