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O. 2 FLEXO MAN U AL .
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Time Exposures in the Open Air .
When the smallest stop is in the lens the light admitted is so
mu ch reduced that time ex pos ur es ou t of d oo rs may be made
th e sam e as inte ri ors but the expos ur e must be much shorter .
WITH S UNS
HI E -Th e s hutt er can hardly be opened a nd
closed q ui ck ly eno ugh to avo id over e xpo s ur e.
WITH LIGHT CLO UDs-Fro m Yz to I seco nd wi ll be sufficient.
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<\1 1TH H EAV Y CLO U Ds-From 2 to 5 seconds will be r eq uir ed .
The above is calculat ed for the same ho urs as mention ed
ab ove a nd for objects in the op en air. For ot her h ou rs or fo r
obj
ec ts in the sh ado w, under porches or und er tr ees , no accu-
rate dir ec ti ons can be given; e xp erien ce on ly ca n t eac h the
pr oper expos ur e to give.
Tim e exposu res cannot be made while the Kod ak is held in
the hand. Alw ays pl ace it up on some firm supp ort, such as a
tripod, c
hair or table.
STOPS.
Th e st ops s hould be u sed as fo ll ows.
I . TJ-IK LA RG E ST -F o r all ol-d inm -y in s talltan eo us ~x po s uy es whe n th e
sun s hine s.
2-3 . TH E MIDDLE-F or in s tantane ous e xp os ure s when the s unli g !lt is
unu sua ll y st ron g a nd the re a re 11 0 he av y s had ow s, such as in views on t he sea
sh o re, or on th e wa ter, or in tr opi ca l or s emi · tr opi al clima t es; a l so for inter ior
tim e exp os ure s, the time for whi ch is g ivell illlhe t able on p age I I and 12.
J.-4. TH E SMA L L EST- F o r lillie e x po sur es o ut d oo rs ill clo ud y w ea th er.
N eve r foy 1'nsl anta" eO Ii S ex pos ur es. The 1 im e r eq uired (or lim e ex pos u res 0 11
cloudy d ays with sm all es t SLOp will ran ge from ~ seco nd to 5 sec ond s, acc OId-
ing to t he li g ht. The sm a ller th e stop the s harper th e pi lure .
Wh en setting the st ops a lw ays ~ec that the one to be u se d is
brouglzt to tlte center OJ tlte tens wh ~ r e it catches.
Ab so lute failure will re s ult if the s malle st sto p is used
for snap s hot s .