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Instructions
for Using
"Kodak
Vollenda 620"
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POINTS TO REMEMBER
The l ens must be f ocused at i nf i ni t y
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bef ore t he baseboard i s cl osed. I f
t hi s i s not done t he camera may be
seri ousl y cl amaged.
I t ead t hi s bookl et t rough very caref ul l y
bef ore usi ng t he camera.
THE CAMERA.
! . Carryi ng st rap.
2. Sl i de for openi ng the back.
i . fi l m wi ncl i ng k"y.
4, B utton for openi ng the baseboard.
i . Bri l l i ant refl ecti ng vi ew fi nder.
6. Ti me-st rut .
7. Rel ease for cl osi ng the camera.
8. Tripod socket for horizontal exposures.
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Di rect Vi ew Fi nder.
LOADING THE FILM.
[)ress sl i de (2) si tuated under the carryi rrg-
strap i n the di recti on of the arrow and
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open the baek. (Fig. 2.)
lower spool holder out of
Then swing the
the spool cham-
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ber, as shewn i n Fi g. 3, and i nsert the
film spool clrawittg out the flanges slightly
until the pivots catch in the holes in each
end of the spool. See that the worcl
"Tc,p"
on the red protecti ve paper comes
on the side opposite to the winding-key.
Then remove the adhesive strip which
enci rcl es the spool , draw the protecti ve
paper over both rol l ers and thread i t i nto
the longer slot in the empty spool in the
other lilm chamber.
(Fig. 4.)
The spool hol der cont ai ni ng t he ernpt y
spool can be l i f t ecl up f or easi er mani pu-
l ati on, after the wi ndi ttg l cey (3) has been
cl rawn out as f ar as i t wi l l come. Af t er
t he paper has been t hreacl ed on t o t he
empt y spool and t he spool hol der re-
pl aced, push i n the wi ndi ttg key and turn
i t round once or twi ce. See that the paper
i s runni ng squarel y ont o t he spool (Fi g. 5).
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Then close the bach: Continue turning the
winding-key and watch the little red w-in-
dow in the back of the camera. After a
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few turns a warnittg hand will appear
(FiS 6) ;
go on turning slow-ly until you
see figure L in the centre of the r,vindow
(F-ig. 7). The camera is now reacly for the
first picture.
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Immediately after making each picture
wind on the film until the next number
comes into position. You will find it a
good plan to form this habit right at the
start; it will save you from accidentally
making two pictures on the piece of film,
OPENING TTIE FRONT.
To open the
"Kodak
Vollenda 620", press
button (4), where upon the baseboard of
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the camera springs out. Pull it out as far
as it will come until the catch (7) clicks
into position. The camera is now ready
to make the tirst exposure.
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FOCUSING.
The lens mount ist provided with a dis-
tance scale divided into meters. The dis-
tance of the subject from the camera co.n
be measured or estimated. If
you
estimate
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the subj ect to be at a di stance of,. for
i nstance, 3 metres, turn the l ens mount
until the figure 3 comes underneath the
red i ndi cator. The mark
co
means
"Infi -
nity". The lens should be focu,sed on
i nfi ni ty for al l subj ects 30 meters and
beyond.
SIIUTTER EQUIPMENT.
Ner.er oil the shutter.
The
"Kodak
Vollencla 620" is equipped
wi th a
"Compur"
Shutter (Fi g. 8) wi th
,bui l t-i n
del ayed-acti on devi ce. The devi ce
rel eases the shutter about I0-I2 seconds
after i t has been set. In thi s way i t i s
possi bl e to photograph onesel f wi thout the
ai d of a second p?.ty:
TTIE "COMPUR.S' ' STIUTTER.
g i r - e s e x p o s u r e s o f 7 , %, ' 1 " , ' l r o , , ' l r r ,
1!ro, tl too
and
1/zro
seconds, Bri ef Ti me
(B)
and Ti me (T). The shutter i s set by
turning the outer scale-ring (a) until the
exposure requi red comes over the l i ttl e
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arrow j ust
above the l etter D of the worcl
"Kodak".
For al l i nstantaneous
speeds of
L-tl ruo seconds the shutter must be set by
pressi ng
the l ever (f)
to the ri ght ar far
as i t rvi l l go. For Ti me exposures the
shutter does not requi re to be set. Besi des
the markcd spccrl s between 1 ancl
1/roo
seconds i ntermecl i ate speeds can be gi ven,
as, for i nstance,
Ll z,
or % seconds. Between
' l t oo
and
l f zt o
seconds no i nt ermedi at c
speeds are possi bl e. To use the del ayecl -
acti on devi ce, set the shuttcr i n the norrnal
way by pressi ng l ever (f)
to the ri ght, thcn
press button (S) bad(wards, and press
l ever (f)
sti l l further to the ri ght, as far
as i t wi l l go. Then rel ease the shutter by
pressi ng
l ever (6) or the cabl e rel ease.
whi ch i s screryed i n at
(c).
The del ayed-
acti on can be used for al l speeds between
1 and
1/roo
seconds.
EXPOSURE.
To deci de t he l engt h of exposure requi rerl
for di fferent stops, the exposure
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stops are al tered
by movi ng i ndi cator (cl )
uncl er the shutter.
The l argest stop aperture i s 4,5 the smal l est
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vari es wi th the stop used, as fol l ows.
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St op 4, , 5, 6 8 11 16 et c.
It i s recommended that as far as the l i ght
condi ti ons and sensi ti vi ty of the negati ve
materi al permi t to use medi um stops (8
or 11), i n order t o compensat e f or possi bl e
errors i n esti mati ng di stances. The smal l -
er the stop, the l ess the amount of l i ght
stri ki ng the fi l m, and the greater the depth
of focus. Therefore, use as smal l a stop
as the l i ght permi ts, i n order to obtai n the
sharpest pi ctures. The l arger stops, 4,5
and 5,6 arc to be used rvhen the l i ght i s
bad and when fast shutter speeds have to
be used (as, for exampl e, i n sports pi c-
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TTIE VIEW FINDER.
The vi ew-fi nder (5) enabl es you to
a smal l scal e what wi l l appear
see on
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finished picture, For
the camera as shewn
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upri ght pi ctures hol d
i n Fi g. 9. Onl y u' hi tl
yol r see i n that part of the ti nder shewn
as white in Fig. 11, will appearr in the
pi ct ure. When you want t o make a hori -
zontal (l engthwi se) pi ctl tre, turn the fi nder
on i ts si de and hol d the camera as shewn
i n Fi g. 10. Thi s ti me, onl y what you see
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in that part oft the finder shewn as white
irr Fig. 12 wiII appear in the picture.
In addition to the reflecting finder there
is the direct vision tinder
(9) . This is
particularly usef uI when some obstacle,
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Fi g. 11
sudl as a crow,d,
i og the camera
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preYents you from hold-
at wai st - l evel , f t shoul d
also be used for taking pictures of moving
objects. Hold the camera in an upright or
horizontal position close to the eye. What
you see enclosed in the front
"frame"
of
the finder will appear in the finished pic-
ture.
ALWAYS HOLD THE CAMERA LEVEL.
If everything you want to take is not
visible in the finder, moYe back a few
paces until you can see it all, with the
camera held level. If the camera is point-
ed up or down, the distorted effect shewn
in Fig, Li results.
HOW TO CLOSE THE
KODAK
VOLLENDA 620
To close the camerr, press the release (7)
situated below the lens at the front end of
the base-board (Fig. L4), and at the same
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ti me move the base-board upwards, unti l
the catch (4)
snaps. Before cl osi ng, do not
forget to turn the lens mount back to
co
(infinity)
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otherwise, the camera may be
damaged.
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TAKING OUT THE FILM
After exposi ng the l ast pi cture turn the
winding key until the end of the protec-
ti ve paper passes the red wi ndow. Then
open the back of the camera. If possi bl e,
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avoid taking out the film in direct sun-
light. Put the spool of exposed film back
in its original packing to keep it safe.
The film is now ready for development.
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If the vi ew-fi nder has been turned
si de i t must be turned back agai n
upri ght posi ti on before the camera
cl osed.
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Developing can either be carried out by
a photographic dealer or by oneself. Full
instructions f or this are contained in the
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book
"How
to obtain good pictures", whid
can be obtained from any Kodak dealer.
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The fi l m shoul d be devel oped
as soon as
possi bl e
after bei ng exposed.
Take out the empty spool and repl ace i t
in the opposite film chamber.
when
buyirrg film for this camero, always ask
for
o' Kodak"
tri l m No, 620, as ordi nary
3%XZ' A" f i l m wi l l not f i t .
TIME EXPOSURES.
I' -or time exposrlres always place
the
cel rnera on a fi rm support; i t i s best to
rrse a tripod. The
"Kodak
Vollenda 620,,
has two tri pod sockets: the one (g)
si tuated
nt the base-board
i s cl osed by a screw to
prevent
dust from enterit g. This screw
can be taken out and rei nserted by nreans
of a coi n. If the camera i s pl aced
on a
tabl e for verti cal ti me exposures, pul l out
the time-strut (6) . Take care that the
camera i s near the edge of the tabl e, other-
r,r' ise this might appear in the picture. For
Itofizontal
exposures without a tripod
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pla,-e a suitable support
stance)
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under the edge
of the camerA.
(a pencil, for in-
oi the base-board
POINTS TO REMEMBER.
Bef ore taking pictures practise workittg
the shutter, focusittg and holding the
camera. Before making an exposure make
sure that the shutter is set and the lens
correctly focused. When making the ex-
posure, hold the camera level and still.
The us,e of the cable release helps you to
avoid
jarring
the camera; it should be
used for time exposures as far as possible.
It is important to keep the lens clean.
If the lens becomes misty in winter when
taken into a warm room, wait a few
minutes until the lens has become clear
again before starting to take a picture.
Generally you should stand so that the
sun is at your back or orrer your shoulder.
It is also possible to take pictures with
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f
acing the sun,
sfle that the sun cloes not
into the lens,
but
' if
you do,
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