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Page 1: ...Kodak CAMERA rJ automatic m...

Page 2: ...ing for the pre set shutter speed Your RETINA automatic III iust wi ll not allow you to make any mistake in exposure The exposure release thinks for you and locks itself when the light is too poor for...

Page 3: ...hutter speed is opposite the letter A and the setting index Move the outlines of the double image in the bright rangefinder field together to coincide Compose your subject inside the luminous view fra...

Page 4: ...second Turn the shutter speed ring until the required shutter speed 60 second for instance is opposite the letter A a utomatic and the setting index b Use faster shutter speeds 1h 50 or 500 second for...

Page 5: ...facused for the correct distance this field shaws a double image of the subject Turn the focusing knab d until the outlines of the double image move together and coincide The lens is now accurately s...

Page 6: ...s advisable to operate the rapid wind lever f immediatly a p icture has been taken Your camera will then always be ready for action If you use the built in exposure meter in the normal way when photog...

Page 7: ...tomatic III will indicate this by the appearance of a STOP signal in the viewfinder and the body release will lock If this happens you must change the shutter speed to a slower one or if ho is already...

Page 8: ...up spool by its flange until a slot points upward 6 With the lower edge of the film against the lower take up spool flange push the trimmed end of the film into this slot r _ Iiii so that the tooth a...

Page 9: ...Milled lever Opening button Rewind knob Built in take up spool Film transport sprocket...

Page 10: ...y to bring the diamond shaped mark between 1 and 36 opposite the notch in the upper edge of the film counter window n When using a 20 exposure magazin e set to the diamond mark near 23 Operate the rap...

Page 11: ...eed ring d until the red dot is opposite the required ASA or DIN figure as for instance 50 ASA The film indicator a useful memory aid The rewind knob is provided with an indicator to remind you of the...

Page 12: ...to rotate Watch the black dot on the clutch button Then open the camera back in subdued light pullout the rewind knob and remove the magazine If you forgot to set the film counter it may happen that y...

Page 13: ...BS 26 High Speed Ektachrome Very high speed reversal colour film for exposure in daylight especially useful for dull light sports and action photography Primarily for processing by user ASA 160 BS 33...

Page 14: ...with every smaller lens opening down to f 22 Aim your camera at the subiect and look straight down on the needle of the exposure meter see illustration above left The needle indicates the automatical...

Page 15: ...which are the limits of the exposure meter measuring range To take full advantage of the existing depth of field for snapshots turn the focusing scale to the black dot near 10 ft for subjects at close...

Page 16: ...nchronizer position The lens opening is dependent en the guide number of the flash bulb or electron ic flash unit used and also upon the distance The guide number is specified on the packages of the f...

Page 17: ...l a slight resistance between 130sec and B The automatic exposure control is now disengoged Then set the required lens opening by turn ing the lens opening ring c The shutter will remain open for as l...

Page 18: ...use the finder and lens are spaced an inch or so apart and this is called parallox To compensate for such parallax at a distance of 3 ft the sub ject must be seen within imaginary lines drawn between...

Page 19: ...til the number that you have marked on the film magazine reappears in the film counter window Eyesight correction If you use spectacles but do not wear them while taking pictures and so cannot see the...

Page 20: ...i ng by the following number of divisions Light yellow f I 12 Medium ye llow f II yellow green f III 1 r ll r The above filters must NEVER be used with colour films Kodak Wratten filters for colour fi...

Page 21: ...e 50 ASA The table on the preceding page indicates that the film speed setting must be reduced by 1 division if a yellow green filter is used Your new setting on the ASA scale therefore be comes 25 AS...

Page 22: ...I 6 2 I 7 2 I 9 10 I 14 I 24 2 to 3 11 4 7 1 6 7 11 12 16 5 40 Xl 8 I from I 2 9 I 3 3 I 4 I 4 8 I 5 9 I 6 6 I 8 4 I 1 9 I 16 8 to 4 3 5 6 7 8 10 14 11 23 160 00 11 I from I 2 7 I 3 I 3 8 I 4 4 I 5 2...

Page 23: ...rts finder model b you can follow fast moving subjects more conveniently It is particularly suitable for sports shots and such subjects as children and animals at play The right angle finder permits v...

Page 24: ...K 0 D A K 591 744 A G STUTTGART WANGEN Printed in Germany Eng MS 2695 0161 Kn...

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