Kodak Retina automatic III User manual

Kodak

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Dear Photo Fan,

your

RETINA

automatic

III

you own a

fully

automatic

miniature

camera.

You can select any shutter speed

you

wish

right

the

top

speed

500

second.

You can take

rapid

action

sports pictures

iust

easi

lifelike

snapshots.

The

fully

automatic

mechanism

your

RETINA

automatic

III

will

always

select the

correct

lens

opening

for

the pre-set shutter speed.

Your RETINA

automatic

III iust

not

allow

you

make

any

mistake in exposure.

The exposure release "thinks"

for

you

and locks

itself

when the

light

too

poor

for

taking

picture

This is

indicated

a STOP signal in the

finder

Focusing

with

the coupled

rangefinder

your

RETINA

automatic

III is an easy

matter

seconds.

And

what

you

own

not

iust

any

automatic

camera.

the RETINA

automatic

III

and this means

all

that

best in camera design

and

offers

the utmost in

precision,

reliability

and

beauty

easy

take

pictures

with

your

RETINA

automatic

1111

Set

shutte

spee

Focu

ght

and

shoot

Turn

the

shutter

speed

ring until

the

required

shutter

speed

opposite

the

letter

and

the

setting

index

Move

the

outlines

the

double

image

the

bright

rangefinder

field

together

coincide.

Compose

your

subject

inside

the

luminous view-

frame

the

large-image

viewfinder

and

slowly

depress

the

exposure

release.

(Turn

page

for

details

the

appearanc;e

the

STOP

signal

the

finder

Setting

the

shutter

speed

For fully

automatic

picture-taking

with

your

RETINA

automat

ic III

you

can

use all

shutter

speeds

from

'ho

seco

nd up

' /

500

second_ The

figures

30,

125

, 250,

and

500

the

shutter

speed

ring (a)

are

fractions

second.

Turn

the

shutter

speed

ring until

the

required

shutter

speed,

second,

for

instance,

opposite

the

lett

utomatic

)

and

the

setting

index

(b).

Use

faster

shutter

speeds

500

second)

for

fast

moving

subiects

spo

rts

events.

the

shutter

setting

for

time

exposures.)

the

letter

should

happen

not

opposite

the

setting

index,

iust

turn

the

lens

opening

ring

(c)

until "An clicks

place

oppo-

site

the

setting

mark.

Focusing

look

through

the

eyepiece

the

large-image

finder

and

you

will

see the

subject

outlined

the

luminous

view-frame.

the

center

the

field

view

you

will

also

notice

round

rangefinder

field.

Until

the

camera

facused

for

the

correct

distance,

this

field

shaws a

double

image

the subject. Turn the

focusing

knab

(d)

until

the

outlines

the

double

image

move

together

and

coincide.

The lens

now

accurately

set

for

the

film

plane-to-subject

distance

Your

RETINA

automatic

III

also

lets

you

use

the

two

snapshot

zone

focus settings. See

details

page

15.

lower

picture:

Subject In

sharp

focus.

Middle

picture:

Subject

still

out

focus.

Sight

and

shoot

The

reflected

brilliant

frame

indicotes

the

field

area

and

prevents

faulty

view

ing. You can

hold

the

camera

either

horizontally

vertically.

When

sighting

picture

take

special

care

not

to get

your

fingers

front

the

honeycomb

cell

window

the

exposure

meter

When

you

have

your

subject

nicely

the

finder

slowly press the

release key (e).

Naturally,

the

shutler

has

be set

means

the

rapid

wind

lever

(f)

before

can be released.

advisable

operate

the

rapid

wind

lever

(f)

immediatly

ictur

e has been

taken

Your

camera

will

then

ways

ready

for

action

you

use the

built-in

exposure

meter

in the

normal

way

when

photographing

subjects which

are

strongly

back-lit

which

include

very

bright

area

such as a

lamp,

you

may

get

false

reading

and

underexposed

picture.

For subjects such as these

you

should

aim

the

camera

first

dark

part

the subject,

press the release

slowly

until

the

first

resistance

felt,

and

while

still

holding

down

the

release

button,

re-sight

the

camera

the

subject.

Only

then

should

the release

button

fully

depressed

make

the exposure.

Preventing

under

exposure

there

not

enough

light

take

pidures

selected

shutter

speed

with

the

type

film

the

camera,

your

RETINA

automatic

III

will

indicate

this

the

appearance

STOP

signal

the

viewfinder

and

the

body

release

will lock. If this

happens

you

must

change

the

shutter

speed

slower

one

or,

if 'ho

already

set,

you

can

take

such a

photograph

only

with

flashlight

See

hints

page

16.

Large i

mage

nder

reflected brilliant

frame and

STOP

signa

the

film

Always

laad

yaur

RETINA

automatic

III in the shade_

least in the

shadow

your

body.

open

the

back

the

camera,

press the

milled

lever

(g)

clockwise;

the

opposite

end

the

lever

then uncovers the

opening

button

(h). Press this

button

and

the back springs

open.

Pull the

rewind

knob

(i)

out

far

will

Ins

ert

the

magazine

in the

supply

chamber

with

the

protruding

end

the

film

pointing

towards

the bu

ilt-in

take-up

spool

"'---..:

Turn the

take-up

spool

its

flange

until

slot

points

upward.

With

the

lower

edge

the

film

against

the

lower

take-up

spool

flange

push

the

trimmed

end

the

film

into

this

slot

r---=--"-

''Iiii

that

the

tooth

one

side

the

slot

engages 0

perforotion

the

film.

Pull the

film

over

the

film

track

and

turn the

take-up

spool

its

flange

until

the teeth

the

sprocket

(k)

engoge

the

perforations

both sides_

8. Close

the

bock

the

camera,

pressing the back

agoinst

the

body

until

you

ear

lock.

Push

bock

the

rewind

knob

(i)

its

normal

position

and

turn

in the

direction

the

arrow

until

slight

resistonce

felt.

This takes up the slack

film

inside

the

magazine

Milled lever

Opening

button

Rewind knob

Built-in

take-up

spool

Film

transport

sprocket

Having

loaded

the

camera,

remember

• Set the film counter

• Set the film speed

• Set the film indicator

This

how

set

the

film

counter

The

film

counter

operates

from

No.

back

No.1

and

thus shows

you

any

tim

how

many

exposures

you

have

left

your

film.

Press

and

hold

down

the

film

release

button

(I); then,

e same

tim

e, press the

film

counter

advance

(m)

the

direction

the

arrow

many

times as necessary

bring

the

diamond-shaped

+-mark (between 1

and

36)

opposite

the notch in the

upper

edge

the

film

counter

window

(n)

When

using a 20-exposure

magazin

e set

the

diamond

+-mark

near

23.

Operate

the

rapid

wind

lever

now

the

limit

its

travel.

Press the

film

release

button

);

then

swing

out

and

release the

rapid

wind

lever

again

. Repeat this as

often

required

bring

the

film

counter

20,

depending

the

number

exposures in

you

magazine

you operate the rapid wind lever, the rewind knob should turn against the direction

its

arrow.

This

your indication that the film

being correctly advanced.

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