User manual

No. 3A Panoram Kodak 15
A quick and easy way to get a group in true
semi-circular form is to swing a piece of string
not less than twenty feet long, from a peg near the
camera, or held by an assistant, and line up the
group on the arc described by the free end. If
the group is unusually lar ge the subjects can be
arranged two, three or four deep; the tallest in
the rear and the shortest in the front rank to
avoid covering any faces.
Avoid horizontal lines in either the foreground
or the background, and keep away from a straight
board fence or a clap-boarded house. Such
backgrounds are undesirable with any camera
and especially so with the Panoram Kodak.
Trees, shrubbery, or open spaces are the most
suitab l e.
Vertical Panoram Pictures
For subjects that have more height than
width, such as a high waterfall, a ravine or
narrow gorge, or a high mountain, the Kodak
will have to be operated in a ve rti cal position.
Stand the camera. at eye level, on a tripod or
other firm support, and adjust the hood of the
finder to an angle of 45 degrees (where it will
catch), and look into the mirror in the hood of
the finder, an inverted view of part of the subject
will. be seen.
With the camera in this position the width of
the picture will be shown, while the height and
depth will be indic ated by the V-shaped lines
(EE, Fig . I, page 4). A little experimenting will
yield some interesting and pleasing results.