Kodak Retina IIa User manual

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DETAITS
Ftlttl
NBcenvn Stzn-Z4 x 86mm
Fu-rvr-KoDAK
135:
20-or36-exposure
I,ENS
ScnNrmrn RrrrNe-XeNoN-Coated SOmm f/2
LnNs
OprNrNc
s-f/2, f
/2.9,f
/4,
t
/5.6,f
/8,
f
/tt,f/rc
SHU''ER
SvNcrrno-Coupun-Cocked by film advance lever
Spsros-
L,l/2, L/5,
LiL0,
L/25,I/50,1/100'
l/250,1/500second,
and
"8"
Fr,esn-Built-in synchronization
for Class
F,
M, andSpeedlanrp
TOCUSING
AND Y'EW'NG
Coupr.rn ReNcr Frrvprn-Superimposed qage
VrBw Frrvorn-Optical, eye-level, combined
with range ffnder
FocusrN6 ReNcs-}y' feet to inffnity
DOUBT
E-EXPOSIIRE
PREVENfTON-Automatic
Frllvl ADVANOE
LEyER-Advances fflm and cocks
shutter with onestroke
coNstRUctroN
Eonv-Die-cast-Black leather eovered
Tnrr,op Socxrr-Standard American thread
coifErNAtroN l,[Ns Aff ASHT
EN'S
No. 29 Kodak Adapter Ring or the lX-inch Kodak
Adaptei Ring, Series
VI; Series
VIA Lens Hood
/! i..
l(odak
Retina
lla
Ca'tera
RETTNA-XENON f/2 IENS. SYNCHRO.COiIPUR
SHUTTEn
PRINTED IN U}IITED STATE9 OF AMERICA
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*importont: The film odvonce lever od-
vonces the film ond cocks the shuiler;
it should not be forced. lt locks when
the counler is sel ol l, olso when the
film hos been odvonced but not exposed.
SERrAl. NUA,IBER
- for positive identificotion
- is locoted in
front of lhe occessory
clip; keep o recordof this number. The
prefix "EK" is used to designote lhose Retino Comeros im-
porled by lhe Eostmon Kodok Compony. Be sure io fully de-
scribe
your comero, including the full seriol numberwith pre-
fix when corresponding
obout it. Be sure to sovethe Certificote
of lmportond Ownershipincludedwith your comero.
l(odak
Retina
lla
Camera
toble of contents
Introduction
Opening and Closing the Camera
A B C'sand SimplestSettings
Shutter Speed
Lens Opening
Focusing
Films
Loading
Holding the Camera- V
iewing
Taking the Picture
Unloading
Flash
Time Exposures
Depth of Field
Picture Taking Aids
Exposure Tables
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to
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t5
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23
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T. M. REG. U. S. PAT. OFF.
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o To get the most from your camera, take
time to get acquainted with it. Follow the
directions carefully, practicing with your
cameraas you go along. This is a precision
instrument, never force anything; if some-
thing doesnot work smoothly,review the in-
structionsabout its operation.
Before making any important pictures-a
trip, some specialevent,or any pictures ex-
introduction pected to prove valuable-
you should shoot a roll or
trvo of film and take a few
flash pictures. This will
give you practice and will provide a check
on )/our equipment. If you have any ques-
tions,),ourKodak dealerrvill always be glad
to help you in any way he can.
nole: Like any fine lens,this lens should be
cleanedwith lur". To cleanthe front or back
surface, first brush alvay any grit or dust.
Then wipe the surface gently with Kodak
Lens Cleaning Paper or a soft, lintless cloth.
If moisture
is necessary,breatheon the lens
or useKodak LensCleaner.
2
To open the comero
. . . press
theOPEN|NG
BUTTON
ond pull down
lhe fronl until it locks.
To close the comero
. . . this comero con-
not be closed if it is
focused for onything
but infinity. Be sure
the focusing knob is
pushed clockwise, os
you foce lhe lens, os
for os it will go; then
squeeze the two CIOS-
ING BUTTONS
WhiIC
closing the bed.
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the key to good pictures
Your
ComeroA BC's:
When you press
the exposure
button to take
apicture, light goes through the lensto make
an invisibleimageof the subiect
on the film.
q
By turning the knurled shutter speed
rin$,"a," you control the
lengtltof tirne
the fihn is exposed
to thislight.
b
By movingthelever,
"b," to oneof the
settings
on the lower scale,
you change
the arrrount of light reaching
the film.
C
By movingthefocusingknob,
"c,"Llntil
the double image in the range finder
becomessuperimposed,
/ou controlthe
sharpness
of the picture.
The tinted oppeoronce of lhe
lens is due lo o speciol
cooting
which improves
the brillionce
of
block-ond-white
piclures
ond the
color purity of full-color piclures.
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stondqrd settings
for simple snqpshots
For snapshots
of averagesubjects
in bright
sunlight,
usethe following settings:
With Kodochrome Film Doylighl Type:
Set
"a" (shutter
speed)
on 50 (L/50 second).
Set
"b" (lens
opening)
between
f
/5.6 and
f
/8.
Set
"c" (focus)
to bring the smallcircle,near
the l0-foot mark, to the focusing index for
subjects
in the 7- to lS-foot range.For sub-
jects 13 feet and beyond, bring the small
circle,
nearthe 2S-foot
mark, to the focusing
index.
With Kodqk Plus-X Film:
Set"a" (shutter
speed)
on 50 (1/50 second).
Set "b" (lens opening) o.t I I (f /LI).
Set
"c" (focus)
to bring the smallcircle,near
the l0-foot mark, to the focusing index for
subjects
in the 6- to 2S-foot
range.For sub-
jects I0 feet and be1'ond,
bring the small
circle,
nearthe 2S-foot
mark, to the focusing
index.
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q shutter speed
Turn the knurled shutter
speedring to bring thennp
Dor oppositethc required
shutter speed. The follow-
itrg speeclsare provided:
1, l/2, L/5, r/70, r/25,
L/50, L/L00, l/250, and f/500 second.
"8"
exposures
can also
be made; see
page
2I.
The shutter is cocked automatically when
the film is advanced.
Do not change the shutter setting from
I/250 to t/500 or vice versau;hen the shut-
ter iscocked.
A tripod or other firm support should be
usedfor speeds
slower than I/25 second.
N
ote: Never oil the shtrtter or camel'a
mechanism.
b lens
opening
I\{ove the LENsopENrNGLEVER
across
the
scale,illustrated on page 8, to regulate the
amount of light reaching
the film. This lever
clickstops
ateachopening.Bypressing
down
on it, the lever is easierto move. 7
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The openingis largestrvhenthe lever is
sct at 2 (f
tZ\ and smallestrvhen set at f
6
(ltt01. Each succeeding
largcr opening
lets
throtrghtu'ice the light of the one before;
for example,
f
/8lets throughtr,vice
the light
off
/11,and
f
/lt lets
through
twice
thelight
of
f
/ta.
The shutter speeclancl
lensopeningr,vork
together
to give the right exposure.
Expo-
srrrctables
are on pages
28 and 29.
c focusing
The range
fincler
of this
camera is coupled to
the lens. \loving the
FocusrNc
KNoB
until
the
trvo
images
in the range
fincler coinciclefocuses
the camera.
_ Careftrllv
look
through
thevierv-and-range
fincler
opening and you rvill seethat part
8
of the picture is clear and part is tinted.
When the camerais out of focus, the tinted
imageis separate
from the clearimage,form-
ing a doubleimageof the subject.
Move the
focusing knob until the two imagescoincide
to becomea singleimage. The range finder
canbe usedonly on still subjects.
To focus the camera without using the
range finder, estimatethe distanceby eye;
then move the focusing knob to bring the
proper distance
to the FocusrNc
rNDEx.
The
numbers on the FocusrNc scALErepresent
the camera-to-subject
distancein feet.When
using infrared film, use the red dot for the
index insteadof the regular index.
The two smallcircleson thefocusing
scale
are for the ts'o standard settings
describecl
on page
6.
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Kodok Films
Use
l(odclk |35 Film
For beautiful color-use Kodacll'ome trilm-
Dal,light Type outdoors,
Type A with flood
or flarsh,
20 or ,'36
exposures.
With full-color Kodachrome
you can cap-
turethevivid colors
of anautumn landscape,
of spring florvers,
of gaudy carnivals or
the gny colors
at a children's
garden
party, a
picnic,
a cherishedholiday. . .or the delicate
colors of that infant son or daughter. Yes,
with color
thereare
newfields
to conquer.
Kodachrome trilm is sent to Kodak for
processing
at no extra cost.It is returned to
you as 2 x 2-inch mounted transparencies
(unlessotherwise specified) which can be
vierved by transmitted light, projected as
slides,
anclfrom rvhich color prints can be
rnacle.
Seeyour Kodak dealer for full-color
Kodacolor Prints
and Enlargentents
at mod-
erate prices.
t0
For high-quoliry
enlorgemenls
. use Kodok Plus-X
PonchromoticFilm-fine
groin ond high resolv-
ing power permit high-
quolity enlorgemenls.
An excellent film f or
generol outdoor ond
well-lighted interior
use.
20 or36 exposures.
For poor lighr
. . . use Kodok Super-
XX PonchromolicFilm-
very high speed mokes
fhis
on ideol film lo use
with orlificiol light. 20
or 36 exposures.
For fine-groin
copying
use Kodok Micro-
File Film-on exlremely
fine-groin, slow, pon-
chromotic
film for copy-
ir,g printed molter,
mops, documents, efc.
36 exposures.
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looding
Load the camera
in subduedlight, never in
bright light. Kodak 135Film is contained
in
a lighttight magazine.
Reu;ind the film into
thismagazineafter the exposltres
lrutse
been
madeand beforethe cantera
back is opened.
Various Kodak 135 Films are describedon
pages
l0 and ll.
| . Lift rhe lock ond open
lhe comero bock.
2. Turn the knurled edge
of the counler in the direc-
tionof lhe orrow to bring the
diomond neor 36 to the in-
dex mork for o 36-exposure
mogozine. Bring the dio-
mond neor 20 to the index
mork lor o 20-exposure
mogozine. The counter will
move o mork every lime fhe
fifm is odvonced. lt will ol-
woys
show the numberof ex-
posures
REMA,N,NG on lhe
tiln.
L2
3. Dro* oul lhe film
ReWIND
KNOB
os lor os it will 9o.
Insert lhe film mogozine in
lhe recessunder fhe rewind
knob. The end of lhe mog-
ozine contoining lhe cross-
piece goes loword the re-
wind knob. Push in the re-
wind knob ond lurn if to
engoge the slol with lhe
crosspiece
in lhe mogozine.
4. lnserllhe end of fhe film
leoder
in the slofof the toke-
up reel. Do not try lo remove
lhis reel from the comero.
Give the flonge of the reel
o lurn with the thumb unlil
the film is wropped once
oround the reel.
5. Conlinue to lurn lhe
flonge of lhe reel with the
thumb, unlil the first or sec-
ond perforolion on lhe edge
of the film toword the top of
lhe comero is engoged by
one of the sprocket leelh.
The leeth of the sprockels
musl fil in the holes in the
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film.
Close
ond lock lhe com-
ero bock.
6. Press ond releose lhe
film lever butlon (orrow in
5);lhen
operolethe
filmlever.
Do this 3 fimes. Be sure to
moke o complete
stroke
with
lhe lever;
then let it fly bock
to its originol posilion.
Afler
winding three times the firsf
frome of film is in ploce
ond
36 or 20 on the film counler
is in position.
Advoncing fhe
film olso cocksthe shutler.
7. Rototethe film-type indi-
color with the boll of the
lhumb lo bring lhe nome of
the film opposite the index.
Note: When the figure I on the film counler reoches
lhe index, moke the lost exposure.
The film lever is
lockedond fhe film should
be rewound into lhe mogo-
zine (see
poge 171.
lt lhe film lever locksot ony time,
do not force if but check the counter lo see if it is set
ot l. Move the counler
off I to releosethefilmwinding
mechonism.
r4
holding the cqmerq
I{olcl tlrc ciunerir
us shorvnbcklrv. Either
positiorr is cornfortarbleand practiclrl; you
carn
holclthecameraremarkablv
steaclv
"vhile
you sqrreeze
the exposrlrebutton to takc:
the
picture.
using the view finder
Steadythe carnem
against
your face.
Focus
the camera a.sclescribedon page 8. Place
the rearof the findercloseenolrghto the eye
so that the entire frorrt frarrne
ciul l)e seen.
Conrpose
the picture, rnoving the camerA
an(lyotrr
hearl
together.
f::l
':
&j-,.
ffii.
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