User manual

stop is used for ordinary snapshots, the l ight wi ll be
so much reduced
that it will not sufficiently impress
the image on the fi lm and failure will result.
When making portraits out of doors, when the
sun is shining bright, place the subject in the shade
of a building or large tree, but with clear and un-
obstructed sky overhead-then use stop f. 7.7 and
use speed 25. By following this rule unpleasant and
distorting shadows on the face will be avoided.
In views on the water when the sunl ight is un-
usually strong
and there are no heavy shadows, dia-
phragm f.16 and speed 50 may be used.
If a smaller stop opening thanf.16 is used for snap-
shots absolute failure will result, except that f.22 may
be used for extremely distant views, marine or snow
scenes
or clouds, in bright sunshine, using speed 25.
To Focus the Kodak
Open the bed by pressing the hidden button on
the top of the Kodak. Pull the bed down until the
side brace springs lock it, so it is firm.
Do not allow the sun to shine directly on the lenses
with the bellows folded-this will fog the film and
cause a white spot or moon on the center of the print.
Grasp the lever at the bottom of the front stand-
ard and extend the be ll ows by pulling out the front
to the limit of motion, then clamp the front by push-
ing
the lever to the left. The indicator will then be
in a position
over the 100 foot mark on the index
plate. When focusing on subjects
that are closer to
the camera, use the pinion controlled by the milled
head
at the edge of the bed of Kodak, and rack front
forward until the indicator is over the division on the
scale which corresponds to the distance at which the
principal subject is to the lenses. The index plate on
the camera bed is divided for 6, 10, 15, 25 and 100
feet.
The index plate is scaled both for feet and
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