Kodak RETINA REFLEX III User manual

KODAK

RETINA

REFLEX

III

CAMERA

World-famous Retina quality

carried to new heights

this new single-

lens reflex

camera

which provides brilliant focusing and viewing at the

widest lens opening

and

an automatic

top-down" to a previously se-

lected lens opening.

Its

many

unique features add greatly to picture-taking ease and scope:

• Focusing

and

viewing directly

through

taking lens -you see what

will be recorded on the film.

• Interchangeable lenses available from

28mm

(wide-angle) to 135mm

(telephoto).

•

Automatic

dual exposure control-centering exposure control nee-

dle, either on the

top

the

camera

the finder, automatically

sets exposure.

•

Automatic

depth-of-field indicator -adjusts automatically for all

distances and lens openings.

Before an

important

picture assignment, a trip,

any special event,

expose a magazine

film and

make

a few flash pictures. This will give

practice

and

provide a check on

your

equipment.

CONTENTS

Page

Films 4

Unloading

Setting

Film

Speed

Shutter

Controls

Exposure

Control

Viewing

and

Focusing

Taking

the

Picture

Flash

Hints

Exposure

Control

Photo

Aids

FILMS-use

Kodak

135

Fihn

color

fUnts

Kodachrome

Film-For

color

transparencies for projection

from

which prints

enlargements

can

made

. 20

36 exposures.

Two

types are available: (1)

The

Kodachrome

Film

which has been

supplied for

many

years -(2)

Kodachrome

Film

which

faster with

improved sharpness and image quality.

• Use

Kodachrome

Film

for

Daylight for daylight pictures.

• Use

Kodachrome

Film,

Type

for

flash pictures with clear flash.

• Use

Kodachrome

Film

for

Daylight

for

daylight pictures

and

for flash pictures with blue bulbs.

Kodak

Ektachrome

Film-For

color transparencies for projection

from which

color

prints and enlargements

can

be made.

The

speed of

this film

faster

than

that

Kodachrome

Film. Available in Daylight

Type

and

Type

exposures.

Kodak

High

Speed

Ektachrome

Film-With

this new, extremely fast

color

film

you

can

stop action in low illumination and,

the same time,

get faithful color rendition with excellent definition. Available in Day-

light

Type

and

Type

Kodacolor

Film-The

color

film for color prints

and

transparencies.

Expose the same roll

film by sunlight

clear flash.

exposures.

How

get

your

film

processed-by

Kodak

ather

laboratory

offer-I

ing such

service

-is

described

the

instructions

packed

with

the

film

black-and-white

fil:m.s

Kodak

Panatomic-X

Film -

The

film to use

for

big enlargements

when high film speed

not

a factor.

combines exceptionally fine grain

and the ability to record extremely

fine detail. 20

36 exposures.

Kodak

Plus-X

Pan

Film -

ex-

cellent high-speed panchromatic

film for general

outdoor

and interior

use.

The

low graininess and high

resolving power permit high-quality

enlargements, 20

36 exposures.

Kodak

Tri-X

Pan Film -An ex-

tremely fast panchromatic film

moderate contrast, wide exposure

and development latitude, and color

sensitivity suitable

for

all types

illumination. 20

36 exposures.

LOADING-in

subdued

light

open

the

back

the

camera,

press the

MILLED

LEVER

clockwise; the opposite end

the

lever then uncovers the opening

BUTTON.

ess this

button

and the

back

springs open.

Pull

out

the

REWIND

KNOB.

ace the film magazine

the recess next to the

rewind knob.

Push

the rewind knob a

the way

turning it slight

if necessary.

Turn

the built-in

TAKE-UP

SPOOL

by one

its

toothed flanges until a slot points upward. With the

lower edge

the film against the lower take-up

spool flange, push the film end

protruding

from the

magazine far

enough

into this slot to

anchor

a per-

foration over the small pin.

Turn

the take-up spool by one

its flanges until

the

SPROCKET

engage the

perfor

ations

both

si,des

the film, as shown in the illustration.

After

making sure

that

the sprocket teeth en-

gage the film perforations

both

sides, 'close the

back

the

camera,

by pressing the

back

against

the body until it locks.

SETTING

THE

FILM

COUNTER

The

film

counter

located on the bottom

the

camera. Slide the film

COUNTER

ADVANCE in the di-

rection

the arrow as

many

times as necessary to

bring the diamond-shaped

mark

near

the

FILM

COUNTER

opposite the triangular pointer,

when using a 36-exposure magazine.

you

are

using a 20-exposure magazine, set to the diamond-

shaped

mark

between

and 25. Press and release

the film release button; then swing

out

fully and re-

lease the

RAPID

WIND

LEVER.

this 2 more times

to bring the film

counter

to 36

20, depending

the

number

exposures in

your

magazine. The

film

counter

indicates the

number

exposures still

available.

Important:

After

making

exposure

ansport

lock comes into operation; neither the rapid wind

lever

nor

the exposure release will then operate.

This prevents the film

end

from being pulled from

the magazine.

THE

FILM

INDICATOR

Set the type

film (black-and-white; color, day-

light; color, artificial light) loaded in the camera on

the film indicator located on top

the rewind

knob.

Grip

the rewind knob with two fingers

and

turn

the inner ring with the

thumb

the

other

hand

until the

dot

index points to

the

type

film

loaded in the

camera

The

film indica

tor

has no

effect

the

camera

mechanism; it

used as a

reminder only.

()~~~~~~

SETTING

THE

FILM

SPEED

The

film speed

the film loaded in the camera

(found on page 5

in instructions packed with

film) must be set

the

EXPOSURE

CONTROL

DIAL

your camera.

do this, press down, firmly, the

LOCK

BUTTON

on the top

the

camera

and, at the same time,

rotate

the

SETTING

WHEEL,

underneath

the shutter

housing, until the

notch

in the window, marked

ASA,

opposite

the

film speed

number

the

film

loaded in the camera.

The

illustration shows a

film

speed

10, which should be set if Kodachrome

Film

for Daylight were loaded in the camera. The

window

marked

DIN

applies to films

rated

by a

different method.

NOTE

: Resistance

may

encountered

setting

the

film

speed.

Continue

turn

the

setting

wheel

possible;

this

changes

the

shutter

speed

setting

automatically.

However,

the

shutter

speed

and

lens

opening

scale

have

both

reached

the

limit

their

travel,

it will

necessary

release

the

lock

button,

rotate

the

setting

wheel

until

the

lens

opening

scale

its

opposite

extreme;

then,

again

press

down

the

lock button

and

rotate

the

setting

wheel

reach

the

desired

film

speed.

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