User manual

BEFORE LOADING.
Before ta king any pic tur es with the Fl exo K odak r ead th e
fo
ll ow ing in s tru c ti ons carefull y a nd m ake yo ur se lf perfec tl y
fami liar with the
instrument, taking especial ca re to l ea rn how
to
operate the s hutt er. Work it for both time and insta nt an-
eous e xp os ur es several times befor e thr ead ing up the film .
The first a nd most impo rt a nt thing for the amat eu r to b ea r
in
mind is th at the li g ht which serves to i mp r ess the photo-
graphic im age up on the sensitive film in a sma ll fraction of a
seco nd when it co mes thr ough the lens, can destroy the fi lm as
quickly as it ma kes the picture. After the fi lm ha s b ee n devel-
oped and a ll developer thoroughly washed out, it may be quick ly
tr ansfe rred in s ubdu ed white light to the fixing bath witho ut
injury. Throu gho ut a ll the opera ti ons of l oadi ng li nd unload-
ing , be extr emely ca reful to k ee p the duplex paper wo und
tightly a round the fi lm to preve nt the admission of li ght.
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ASTMA K ODA K COMP A Y,
Rochester. N. Y.