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Page 2: ...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 one stroke coNstRUctroN Eonv Die cast Black leather eovered Tnrr op Socxrr Standard American thread coifErNAtroN l Ns Aff ASHTEN S No 29 Kodak Adapter Ring or the lX inch Kodak Ad...

Page 3: ...Comeros im porled by lhe Eostmon Kodok Compony Be sure io fully de scribe your comero including the full seriol number with pre fix when correspondingobout it Be sure to sove the Certificote of lmport ond Ownership included with your comero l odak Retina llaCamera toble of contents Introduction Opening and Closing the Camera A B C s and Simplest Settings Shutter Speed Lens Opening Focusing Films L...

Page 4: ...ipment If you have any ques tions our Kodak dealer rvill always be glad to help you in any way he can nole Like any fine lens this lens should be cleanedwith lur To clean the 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 breathe on the lens or useKodak Lens Cleaner 2 To open the...

Page 5: ...n is exposedto this light b By moving the lever b to one of the settingson the lower scale you change the arrr ount of light reachingthe film C By moving the focusingknob c Llntil the double image in the range finder becomessuperimposed ou control the sharpnessof the picture The tinted oppeoronce of lhe lens is due lo o speciol cooting which improves the brillionce of block ond whitepicluresond th...

Page 6: ... sub jects I0 feet and be1 ond bring the small circle near the 2S footmark to the focusing index 6 q shutter speed Turn the knurled shutter speedring to bring the nnp Dor opposite thc 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 exposurescan also be made see page 2I The shutter is cocked automatically when the film is advanced D...

Page 7: ...ange fincleropening and you rvill see that part 8 of the picture is clear and part is tinted When the camera is out of focus the tinted image is separatefrom the clear image form ing a double image of the subject Move the focusing knob until the two images coincide to become a single image The range finder can be used only on still subjects To focus the camera without using the range finder estima...

Page 8: ...ed which can be vierved by transmitted light projected as slides ancl from rvhich color prints can be rnacle See your Kodak dealer for full color Kodacolor Prints and Enlargententsat 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 for generol outdoor ond w e l l l i g h t e d...

Page 9: ...ex posures REMA N NG on lhe tiln L2 3 D r o o u l l h e f i l m R e W I N D KNOB os lor os it will 9o Insert lhe film mogozine in lhe recess under fhe rewind k n o b T h e e n d o f l h e m o g ozine contoining lhe cross piece goes loword the re wind knob Push in the re w i n d k n o b o n d l u r n i f t o engoge the slol with lhe crosspiecein lhe mogozine 4 lnserllhe end of fhe film leoder in th...

Page 10: ...he lost exposure The film lever is locked ond fhe film should be rewound into lhe mogo zine see poge 171 lt lhe film lever locks ot ony time do not force if but check the counter lo see if it is set ot l Move the counler off I to releosethe film winding m e c h o n i s m r4 holding the cqmerq I olcl tlrc ciunerir us shorvn bcklrv Either positiorr is cornfortarbleand practiclrl you carnholclthe cam...

Page 11: ...ll lock rewind the film and unload the carneril page l7 Do not open the back of the camera until the fiIm has been rewound into the film magazine or the film rvill be fogged r6 unlooding When the last exposurehas been made the counter will be at I and the film lever will lock Pull out the rewind knob halfway pressthe nnrvrNDBUTToN as firr asit will go and turn the rervind knob in the direction of ...

Page 12: ...clirk Single Post Flasholcler AD prEn srrppliccl u ith our cantel ir on the F LAsH posr lreforc irttenlpting to connect the flash olclc rcorcl to the flash post Using ClossF lomps such os 5 14 or SF set the synchronizer sELECTonon X set tl reshutter speeclat any speeclup to and including L I00 cock the shtrtter rvith the film aclvi rnce lever ancl snap the picttrre UsingClossM Lomps suchos No 5 or...

Page 13: ...guord or other shield over the refleclor is recommended Do nol flosh the lomps in on explosive olmosphere Do not inserl flosh lomps in the reflector if the shutler is open the lomp will flosh ond o serious burn moy resull 20 time exposures enable you to take pictures at night out doors or indoors of still subjects using the existinglight Night pictures can add variety to your picture collection Th...

Page 14: ...he range of sharpness Your camerais ecluippedrvith a depth of fteld scaleso that you can read this range of sharpnesseasily before you take each pic ture The focusing scale combined r viththe lensopeningnumbersengravedon the shut ter barrel each side of the focusing index comprise the clepth of field scale The follor vingexample showsyou how to reaclthis scale Strl rject is 12 feet away ex posurec...

Page 15: ...Kodak Typu A Color Films is used Typ A film can be used in daylight KodokStondor d Flasholder converts your Retina to a fash camera It s light rugged and dependable A guide on 24 the reflector tells you instantly how to set your camera for fash KodokEk olvx Floshofder is adapted to all types of flash picture tak ing The built in battery condenser system assures dependable lamp firing and longer ba...

Page 16: ...htweight efficient viewels provide everything necessary for projecting your slides in a normally lighted room They are easyto carry and easyto use Justplrg them into the electricline and feed the slides through them KodokAulo Releose A delayed actiondevice that trips the shutter about l0 secondsafter it is set It is usedwith the Kodak Metal Cable Release No 5 26 EASTMANKODAK COMPANY Rochesler 4 Ne...

Page 17: ...s on fhe lomp to subiect distonce In this toble the correcl lens opening is shown for vorious distonces Use this toble with the Kodok Stondord or B C Flosh olders with the Lumoclod Reflector Kodochrome Film Type A Shutter dl l SO second fl16 4V2tl With Kodok Flosh Filrer No 8lC 5M or SF lomp il2 lft2 8 l il4 ils 6 rts I it I rort I rt I t l f r6 28rt 20ft I 14rtI ron I 7 l srt l 3 r supplementory ...

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