Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Retina Automatic I Kodak
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Dear Photo Fan! In your RETINA automatic I you own a fully automatic miniature camera - a truly happy combination of RETINA precision and RETINA progress. Hold your RETINA automatic I to your eye, sight your subject and press the shutter release - that is all.
outlined by the bright line frame. Depending on the subject you may sight the picture with the camera held in either the horizontal or vertical position. The two illustrations on this page are meant as examples. When sighting a picture take special care not to get your fingers in front of the honeycomb cell window of the exposure meter.
below, the camera is, for instance, set to the medium range (••) - from 8 ft. to 16 ft. - The snapshot zone for each lens setting is at the same time automatically indicated in the finder by a light signal (dots).
If, for instance, the light is too poor for automatic exposure, the release button is automatically locked, i. e. it cannot be pressed down to release and a STOP signal appears in the finder. You will have to use flash is you still want to take the picture.
arrow until a slight resistance is felt. This takes up the slack film inside the cassette. d. Safety lever e. Opening button f. Rewind knob g. Built-in take-up spool h.
Operate the rapid wind lever now to the limit of its travel. Press the film transport release button (i); then swing out and release the rapid wind lever again. Repeat this as often as required to bring the film counter to 36 or 20, depending on the number of exposures in your cassette.
After the last exposure the film must be rewound into its cassette. To do this, press the reversing button (n) in the camera base and turn the rewind knob (f) in the direction of the arrow until the reversing button ceases to rotate. (Watch the black dot on the reversing button.
fine-grain emulsion ensures negatives from which big enlargements can be made (ASA 80 . BS 30 °). Panatomic-X Film: A high-definition panchromatic film giving exceptional image sharpness by virtue of its thin coating, very fine grain, and freedom from halation and light-scatter.
For time exposures turn the shutter ring (p) until the required aperture is opposite the setting mark (q) on the green scale for time exposures. The automatic control is now disengaged. The shutter remains open for as long as you keep the release button pressed.
Changing partly exposed films If you want to change a film that you have only partly exposed, first rewind that film into the cassette (page 12). Rewind only as long as the reversing button rotates then stop. This will leave the trimmed film leader outside the cassette.
for daylight exposures 2 Wratten No. 80B (light blue) for using Kodachrome and Ektachrome Films, Daylight Type for Photoflood exposures 3 Kodak Polo Screen for reflection control and sky darkening with colour film 4 Example You want to use a yellow-green filter (F III) for a shot on black-and-white film.
An important point after buying a device Kodak Retina Automatic I (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Kodak Retina Automatic I yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Kodak Retina Automatic I - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Kodak Retina Automatic I you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Kodak Retina Automatic I will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Kodak Retina Automatic I, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Kodak Retina Automatic I.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Kodak Retina Automatic I. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Kodak Retina Automatic I along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
