Kodak Duaflex II

WITH YOUR
,;. j;"'- ._
KODET
LENS
··-<1
,"
DIRTY
LENS
Your camera can't see through a dirty lens. Keep it clean;
it pays. Use Kodak Lens Cleaning Paper and Kodak Lens
Cleaner. Never use rough, abrasive, or dirty material; you
will scratch the surface of the lens.
SUBJECT
PARTLY
CUT
OFF
This is merely another case of careless view finding. Keep
your eye on the finder image and keep the subject accurately framed until after the shutter clicks.
BAD
BACKGROUND
\
f
Action is lost against the tree. Always look beyond thesubject before you shoot; if the background is bad, chatige
your camera position, or move the subject, or both. (
SUBJECT
OUT
OF
FOCUS
This kind of fuzzy-wuzzy comes up when you take' pictures closer than 5 feet. Close-ups can be made with a
Kodak Close-Up Attachment.
LENS
There's so much more to color snaps.
Just
color
load
your
camera
Film Type
use Kodacolor
outdoor
snaps
low the tips
this book.
A for
with
flash
Film Daylight
in the bright
for color
snaps
Koda·
shots-
Type for
sun. Folgiven
in
OBSCURED
Usually, it's a finger in front of the lens; in this case, it's
the camera neck strap. Just learn to handle your camera so
your fingers or the strap don't get out in front.
lET'S
lOOK
AT SOME
fumbles
We will have a good start if we take a quick look at some
of the most common camera mistakes-and how to avoid
them. Keep them in mind and you will eliminate these
basic errors in your own work.
UNDEREXPOSURE
This is a snapshot of subjects in the shade. Poor details;
not enough light. For snaps in the shade use flash.
TILTED CAMERA
Result of not observing carefully enough through the view
finder, right up through the moment of release. Keep your
eye on the subject, through the view finder, until after the
shutter clicks!
OVEREXPOSURE
This happens if you expose film too long-if you make a
time exposure instead of a snapshot, or if you use Kodak
Super-XX Film for snapshots in sunlight.
CAMERA
MOVEMENT
The whole picture is blurred. It happens when you "punch"
the exposure button. Always stand steady, hold your
breath and release the shutter with a squeezing action.
Your subject won't run away.
DOUBLE EXPOSURE
Two pictures accidentally taken on one film. It won't happen if you wind the film immediately after taking each
picture.
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introduction
• The first part of this book tells you how to use your flash camera.
Take a few minutes before you load up with film to run through
the first few pages; go through the motions so that you will get the
feel of it. Get a set of good picture-making habits and you will get
consistently better pictures right from the start. Then you can
think more about what kind of picture you want-which brings us
to the last part of this book, where a number of picture ideas are
given. Here, too, are shown the most common boners and how to
prevent them, plus instructions for snapshots outdoors and time
exposures.
It's a good idea, before you start out on any important picture
trip, to shoot a roll or two of film (some with flash) to check yourself and your camera.
And don't overlook Kodacolor Film, the full-color film that makes
it a pleasure to take color snaps, indoors or out. Ask your photo
dealer about it, he is always glad to help you with your snapshots.
T. M. REG. U. S. PAT. OFF.
CONTENTS
Look it over
2
Caught
Film, Flash Lamps, and Batteries
3
Snapshots Outdoors
12
Close-Ups
12
Time Exposu res.
13
14
15
16
4
Loading
Taking
Color
6
Flash Shots
By Flash
On To Better Pictures
.
In The Act! .
Removing The Film.
7
Taking Care Of Your Camera
8
Let's Look At Some Fumbles
\\
10
taking care of
look it over!
your camera
Your camera is carefully made, inspected, and packed. It will faithfully make thousands of cherished snapshots if you will give it
reasonable care.
I
REMEMBER
FOR
BETTER
PICTURES
I
Keep the lens sparkling clean.
Hold the camera properly-still
squeeze the exposure button.
and level as you
Follow the flash distance table on page 7. This is
most important when using Kodacolor Film.
• With the tip of the thumb in the cutout, raise the finder hood as
far as it will go., When the camera is loaded with film, be careful
not to press the latch holding the camera back closed, or the back
will open and the film will be spoiled.
The EXPOSURE BUTTON is located on the lower right side for easy
thumb operation while the camera is gripped in the palm of the
hand. To reduce the chance of accidental exposure, the shutter
does not trip until the button is pushed 'all the way in. The exposure
button springs back when pressure is released; the second click is
not another exposure.
The TIME BUTTON is on the left side, next to the flash contacts.
In the uppe1' position, "1" (snapshot), the shutter will click open
and immediately close when the exposure button is pressed, resulting in a snapshot exposure. In the lower position (for longer
exposures), the shutter remains open as long as the exposure button is held in.
1
I
Set the
use.
Keep at least 5 feet away from the subject (unless
you're using a close-up attachment).
Face away from the sun.
Stop in and chat with your photo dealer, he's always glad to see you.
GIVE IT A "TRIAL RUN"
to get used to it.
.l,
load or unload the camera in bright light.
Use weak batteries.
TIME BUTTON.
This Kodak
Field
your
Case
camera
for your
end
yet
Duaflex
your
stantly
ready
for action.
The camera
while the sides of the case are spread
securely.
I
Frame the picture in the
4
I
Hold the camera steady
the EXPOSURE BUTTON.
Turn the WINDING
the flIm.
KNOB
VIEW
clear
back
FINDER.
and press
to advance
I.
" Camera
camera
Check the DISTANCE. (Keep at least 5
feet from the subject.)
3
5
leave the camera in the hot sun. It gets unbelievably hot on the rear window shelf of a car in the
hot summer sun.
DON'T
protects
2
Rub the metal contact 'button on the base of the
flash lamps on a clean, rough surface just before
001
is in-
is inserted
slightly to
the knobs and studs. The case sides spring
against
the camera
sides to hold the camera
removing the film
· .. Turn the winding knob until the protective
window and is drawn up to the film spool.
paper passes the
· .. Press the latch on the top of the camera and open the camera
back.
· .. Pull the winding knob out with a clockwise twist. Turn the
camera as shown and allow the film to fall just far enough from its
recess so that it may be grasped by the thumb and fingers. Do not
allow the film to unwind from the spool or it will be fogged. After
removing the roll of film, do not twist it tight on the spool, or the
film may become scratched.
· .. Fold under the end of the protective
the sticker.
THE m.M
For those "come-alive" color shots it's Kodacolor Film of course,
in the 620 size. Ask for Daylight Type for use outdoors in the sunlight. Use Type A for close-ups with Hash or Hood lamps.
For black-and-white
pictures, use Kodak Verichrome, Kodak
Plus-X, or Kodak Super-XX Film in the 620 size. Verichrome and
Plus-X are fast films which you can use indoors or outdooi·s. SuperXX Film is a very fast film which you should use only when the
light is poor, for snapshots with Hood lamps, or for the more distant
Hash shots. The table on page 7 tells you what film to use for various
Hash lamp-to-subject
distances.
paper and fasten it with
· .. Move the empty spool up to the winding knob end of the camera. Push in the winding knob and turn the knob to make sure it
engages the slot in the end of the spool. The camera is now ready
to be reloaded as described on page 4. Close the camera back,
making sure that the latch catches. Have the film processed
promptly, and reload with a fresh roll to be ready for the next shot.
THE flASH
WOULD
YOU I..IKE TO MAKE
YOUR OWN
PRINTS?
I
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LAMPS
For snapshots, set the time button at I-use SM or SF Hash lamps.
No.5 or No. 25 lamps can also be used if the time button is set
in the lower position.
• Ask your dealer to show you the Kodacraft Printing Kit. With
this kit you can make your own prints at home in regular room
light. For developing film as well, there is the Kodacraft PhotoLab Outfit and the Kodacraft Advanced Photo-Lab.
THE BATTERIES
Use two fresh photoflash penlite batteries. Be sure they're fresh and
strong; weak batteries let you down. If photoflash batteries are not
available, flashlight batteries can be substituted.
3
14
I
-,
now ••. let's load it
I
pictures closer than 5 feet, such as head-and-shoulder pictures of
people or close-ups of flowers and similar subjects, get a Kodak
Close-Up Attachment No. 6A. The attachment snaps over the camera lens. The subiect must then be between 3 and 47~feet from the
WITH KODAK
620 FILM
camera.
NfVfR
LOAD
THE CAMERA
IN BRIGHT
LIGHT
I
Press the latch on the back of the camera
and pull the back open.
Pull out the winding knob and place the
empty spool in the upper recess (if the spool
is not already in position); then engage the
spool with the winding key by pushing the
winding knob in with a twisting motion.
Swing out and hold the pivoted spool holder.
Place the roll of film in the holder so that the
pins engage the holes in the film spool. Press
the film and spool holder back into its recess.
Break the seal on the roIl of film. Pull the
end of the paper, colored side up, across the
roller and the opening in the back of the
camera; then thread it through the longer
slot in the take-up spool at the top of the
camera as far as it will go. Make certain that
the black side of the paper is toward the inside of the camera and the colored side out.
Turn the winding knob two or three turns
to bind the end of the paper securely to the
take-up spool. Be sure that the paper is
started straight on the take-up spool.
Close the camera back. Make certain that
the latch snaps under the lug to keep the
camera lighttight.
Turn the winding knob until the small hand
or arrow appears in the window on the back
of the camera. Continue turning the winding
knob slowly until the figure 1 is'centered in
the window. You are now ready for your
first picture.
4
color outdoors
Use Kodacolor Film Daylight Type, the film especially made to
capture all the wonderful outdoor colors.
For best results, avoid harsh, contrasty lighting. Front, flat lighting such as the clear, bright midmorning or midafternoon sunlight coming over your shoulder is best.
time exposures
When there is not enough light for snapshots and you have no flash
lamps, you can use 'a time setting to get certain pictures. Both
camera and subject must be still during the exposure, or the picture
will be blurred. This means using a tripod or other firm support to
hold the camera (it cannot be hand held). If placed on a flat surface, the camera must be within 2 or 3 inches of the edge, or the
support will show in the picture. Night pictures of still objects are
the usual subject material; pictures of people can also be made,
but they must keep absolutely still while the shutter is open.
To make a time exposure, push the TLME BUTTON down; frame the
picture in the finder, keeping at least 5 feet away from the subject;
press the exposure button; and hold it there for the length of the
exposure. Release the button to close the shutter; then advance the
film.
13
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f.
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I
I
snapshots outdoors
• Set time button on "I."
Be sure the button is all the
way up.
Caution:
• Frame the subject
Always remove new
lamps before cttcch-
in the finder.
ing or nfmoving f'us holder.
• Keep at least 5 feet from the subject (unless
you're using a close-up attachment,
see below.)
FLASHOLDER
Push down the lock slide, a.
Fit the small hole over the small stud, b.
Fit the large hole over the large stud, c.
Hold the camera and B.asholder as illustrated, pushing down on the reflector
with the thumb; then push in the lock
slide.
• Hold the camera S-T-E-A-D-Y, as shown.
Adjust the length of the neck strap so that the
finder is at the best distance for you.
t» Press the exposure
ing action.
The camera
clicks.
should
button
with a slow, squeez-
not move while the shutter
BATTERIES
• Advonce
the film. Always advance
the film
right away so there's no chance of making a
double exposure
and thus spoiling both pictures.
KODAK
CLOUD
Loosen the screw on the B.asholderback;
remove the back and take out the adapter.
Place two fresh photoflash (or B.ashlight)penlite batteries in the
adapter with the battery bases touching the contacts marked
"BASE."
To avoid accidental B.ashingof the lamp, be sure the cardboard
insulator is fitted into the bottom of the battery case. The contact
should protrude through the hole in the insulator.
Now insert the adapter in the B.asholderwith the batteries base
up, as illustrated. Replace the Hasholder back so that the LAMP
EJECTOR protrudes through the slot and tighten the screw with
the fingers.
FILTER
To bring out the clouds-to avoid a "bald" sky, use a Kodak Cloud
Filter No. 6A with black-and-white RImsin bright sunlight (do not
use with color film). Light-colored subjects will stand out in sharper
contrast against the sky, sea, or lake.
FLASH LAMPS
close-ups
WITH
THE KODAK
'j
CLOSE-UP
AfT ACHMENT
NO.6A
The Kodak DuaB.exII is a fixed-focus camera so that only subjects
5 feet from the camera and beyond are photographed sharply. For
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The button contact on the lamp base must be bright for good contact; rub it on a rough, clean surface; then push the lamp into the
Hasholder socket. Slide the guide studs on
the lamp into the slots in the socket, seating the lamp firmly. The lamp is quickly
released by pushing the lamp ejector up;
the lamp will pop out.
5
Beating It Out-What
molter
motion?
Serious Business-Eyes
meet,
"
WITH
SM
distrust.
It's belter
it ••
show
that way.
and minds
This is the
sort of picture that can be planned
or set
up only so for. For the actual picture, rely
and take some flash shots!
I
.. in mutual
does
if the drumsticks
on your unpredictable
subjects
..•
I
OR Sf FLASH LAMPS
• Set time button
on "I."
• Frame the subject
in the
table for lamp distances.
Keep at least 5 feet from
finder.
See
the subject.
Pie-"
• Hold the camera
How could grandma
be more characteristically
S-T-E-A-D-Y, as shown.
portrayed
than with a flash
shot like this? The lightcolored walls, here, reflected
• Press the exposure
button with a slow,
squeezing
action.
The camera
should
not move while the shutter clicks.
light back into the picture
for belter balanced
illumination.
- \;J}'1"
• Advance
lamps.
the
film
and
change
flash
~~ I
ielp me, please
~\
~Alrvt
Synchronization of Rash pictures requires fresh batteries which test
at least 3)~ amperes. Batteries which have been stored for long
periods of time will not be satisfactory.
\
Delight-For
shots
like this,
have
camera
loaded
NOTE
Keep
fingers
and
straps
away
~
from the lens.
.• Cramming-School
ty
ured
\
snapshots
long
will
after.
activibe
treas-
ready.
••
your
and
CAUGHT
IN
THE
act!
Pictures of people are vastly more interesting if there's something
going on.
Nature, as the pioneering scientists used to point out, abhors a
vacuum. Well, so does the snapshot camera. A picture of somebody
registering nothing is usually a dismal picture.
Here's a whole page of pictures revealing people in terms of some
activity-something
they're interested in. Because of that fact, the
pictures themselves tend to have interest. And notice the role that
your flash equipment can play in capturing these on-the-spot
action shots.
The trick, of course, is to make the pictures so that both the
people and the things they're doing are perfectly clear and understandable. Maybe the captions with these pictures will give you a
few pointers.
If SM or SF lamps are not available or if
even more light is required, No.5 or No. 25
flash lamps can be used if the TIME BUTTON
is set in the lower position. After the lamp
has flashed, be sure to release the exposure
button immediately. There should be no
bright lights in the picture.
DISTANCE
Exposure information
lamps in a polished
TABLE
is on the flasholder
reflector.
IN
FEET
reflector. The table below is for flash
temp-to-Subject
Film
Distance
SM or SF Lamp
Time Button Up (/)
No.5 or No. 25 Lamp
Time Button Down
VERICHROME or
PlUS-X
5 to 10 It
7 to 20 It
SUPER-XX
5 to 14 fI
10t028f1
5 ft'
6 to 9 fI'
10
KODACOlOR
TYPE A*
KODACOlOR
DAYLIGHT
No. 5B or No. 25B
5 fl'
TYPE'
*00 not use 0 Icmo-to-subject
distance
greater
mended"
or underexposed"
unprintable
negatives
In The Side Pocket- ••
There's a world of "character" and quality in this
shot-and all because it
plays up the man's intent in
gelling the 8·ball in the side
pocket. Note the simplicity
of the picture, too. Nothing
to distract us.
thon
CAUTION,
Since lamps may shatter when flashed,
Flashguard
provided.
COLOR
that
recom-
wjfl result.
use the Kodak 2-Way
Do not flash the lamps in an explosive
atmosphere.
c
BY FLASH
For full-color snapshots, just use Kodacolor Film Type A and the
usual flash lamps and shoot away. Be sure to use Type A film because it's made especially for flash and floodlight, and be careful
about judging the distance, follow the table above. That's all there
is to it!
Return Kodacolor Film through your Kodak dealer for developing, printing, and enlarging. Kodacolor Prints and Enlargements
are not included in the film purchase price.
7
• Defeat
The coach
Loomsis sending
in a replacement
armed
with do-or-die
instructions.
and so, on to better pictures ...
Baoties-.
Flash doesn't bother
babies a bit, and it
• So far we have been speaking of how to work your camera to get
crisp, flash shots. Now let's turn our attention to what to take. But
before we go on, let's consider what makes a picture good - to
others as well as ourselves. Usually the most interesting pictures are
those of people doing things, seemingly unaware of the camera they tell a story. If the background is kept plain, the story will be
stronger. For the same reason tell only one story in each picture.
Look at the pictures which follow and you'll get the idea.
THfRE'S
\
\
NOTHING
FANCY
ABOUT
flash
It's simply "Light, When And Where You Want It," indoors or
outdoors, day or night. And it's grand for snaps.
You've seen press photographers using flash. They've been doing it for years, and getting very fine pictures. Now flash can extend
the versatility of your camera to cover all picture-taking situations
-in black-and-white or color. With flash, there are no dark hours
left, no impossible picture-making setups.
There are brilliant days, but there are also times, indoors at night
and outdoors in the shade, when there's picture provoking festivity.
Whatever the occasion and wherever it may be, feel secure in the
thought that you are properly equipped to "get" the picture, and
have fun.
And don't forget flash for "filling in" those shadows. It is important for good black-and-white work if the subject is shaded or the
lighting is contrasty and it is particularly important for color work,
where harsh shadows would simply record as black areas with no
detail or color.
Here are a few typical snaps. Maybe they'll give you an idea
or two.
8
gives you opportunities for charming, unposed
shots.
+Crunch!-You
can take
your flash camera
to the
party-shoot
the fun, and
have fun too-no
to odjust.
Kitchen
Washing
having
Maid-
••
dishes, and
a wonderful
time.
,II
+
Ho Hum!-A
new baby
the house I Do you
camera ready?
have
in
your
Maestro-This
is ••
the type of spontaneous,
unposed
kid picture that
is possible only with
flash. This young maestro
was discovered
giving a
concert in the middle of
the living room floor.
1
gadgets
• Defeat
The coach
Loomsis sending
in a replacement
armed
with do-or-die
instructions.
and so, on to better pictures ...
Baoties-.
Flash doesn't bother
babies a bit, and it
• So far we have been speaking of how to work your camera to get
crisp, flash shots. Now let's turn our attention to what to take. But
before we go on, let's consider what makes a picture good - to
others as well as ourselves. Usually the most interesting pictures are
those of people doing things, seemingly unaware of the camera they tell a story. If the background is kept plain, the story will be
stronger. For the same reason tell only one story in each picture.
Look at the pictures which follow and you'll get the idea.
THfRE'S
\
\
NOTHING
FANCY
ABOUT
flash
It's simply "Light, When And Where You Want It," indoors or
outdoors, day or night. And it's grand for snaps.
You've seen press photographers using flash. They've been doing it for years, and getting very fine pictures. Now flash can extend
the versatility of your camera to cover all picture-taking situations
-in black-and-white or color. With flash, there are no dark hours
left, no impossible picture-making setups.
There are brilliant days, but there are also times, indoors at night
and outdoors in the shade, when there's picture provoking festivity.
Whatever the occasion and wherever it may be, feel secure in the
thought that you are properly equipped to "get" the picture, and
have fun.
And don't forget flash for "filling in" those shadows. It is important for good black-and-white work if the subject is shaded or the
lighting is contrasty and it is particularly important for color work,
where harsh shadows would simply record as black areas with no
detail or color.
Here are a few typical snaps. Maybe they'll give you an idea
or two.
8
gives you opportunities for charming, unposed
shots.
+Crunch!-You
can take
your flash camera
to the
party-shoot
the fun, and
have fun too-no
to odjust.
Kitchen
Washing
having
Maid-
••
dishes, and
a wonderful
time.
,II
+
Ho Hum!-A
new baby
the house I Do you
camera ready?
have
in
your
Maestro-This
is ••
the type of spontaneous,
unposed
kid picture that
is possible only with
flash. This young maestro
was discovered
giving a
concert in the middle of
the living room floor.
1
gadgets
CAUGHT
IN
THE
act!
Pictures of people are vastly more interesting if there's something
going on.
Nature, as the pioneering scientists used to point out, abhors a
vacuum. Well, so does the snapshot camera. A picture of somebody
registering nothing is usually a dismal picture.
Here's a whole page of pictures revealing people in terms of some
activity-something
they're interested in. Because of that fact, the
pictures themselves tend to have interest. And notice the role that
your flash equipment can play in capturing these on-the-spot
action shots.
The trick, of course, is to make the pictures so that both the
people and the things they're doing are perfectly clear and understandable. Maybe the captions with these pictures will give you a
few pointers.
If SM or SF lamps are not available or if
even more light is required, No.5 or No. 25
flash lamps can be used if the TIME BUTTON
is set in the lower position. After the lamp
has flashed, be sure to release the exposure
button immediately. There should be no
bright lights in the picture.
DISTANCE
Exposure information
lamps in a polished
TABLE
is on the flasholder
reflector.
IN
FEET
reflector. The table below is for flash
temp-to-Subject
Film
Distance
SM or SF Lamp
Time Button Up (/)
No.5 or No. 25 Lamp
Time Button Down
VERICHROME or
PlUS-X
5 to 10 It
7 to 20 It
SUPER-XX
5 to 14 fI
10t028f1
5 ft'
6 to 9 fI'
10
KODACOlOR
TYPE A*
KODACOlOR
DAYLIGHT
No. 5B or No. 25B
5 fl'
TYPE'
*00 not use 0 Icmo-to-subject
distance
greater
mended"
or underexposed"
unprintable
negatives
In The Side Pocket- ••
There's a world of "character" and quality in this
shot-and all because it
plays up the man's intent in
gelling the 8·ball in the side
pocket. Note the simplicity
of the picture, too. Nothing
to distract us.
thon
CAUTION,
Since lamps may shatter when flashed,
Flashguard
provided.
COLOR
that
recom-
wjfl result.
use the Kodak 2-Way
Do not flash the lamps in an explosive
atmosphere.
c
BY FLASH
For full-color snapshots, just use Kodacolor Film Type A and the
usual flash lamps and shoot away. Be sure to use Type A film because it's made especially for flash and floodlight, and be careful
about judging the distance, follow the table above. That's all there
is to it!
Return Kodacolor Film through your Kodak dealer for developing, printing, and enlarging. Kodacolor Prints and Enlargements
are not included in the film purchase price.
7
Beating It Out-What
molter
motion?
Serious Business-Eyes
meet,
"
WITH
SM
distrust.
It's belter
it ••
show
that way.
and minds
This is the
sort of picture that can be planned
or set
up only so for. For the actual picture, rely
and take some flash shots!
I
.. in mutual
does
if the drumsticks
on your unpredictable
subjects
..•
I
OR Sf FLASH LAMPS
• Set time button
on "I."
• Frame the subject
in the
table for lamp distances.
Keep at least 5 feet from
finder.
See
the subject.
Pie-"
• Hold the camera
How could grandma
be more characteristically
S-T-E-A-D-Y, as shown.
portrayed
than with a flash
shot like this? The lightcolored walls, here, reflected
• Press the exposure
button with a slow,
squeezing
action.
The camera
should
not move while the shutter clicks.
light back into the picture
for belter balanced
illumination.
- \;J}'1"
• Advance
lamps.
the
film
and
change
flash
~~ I
ielp me, please
~\
~Alrvt
Synchronization of Rash pictures requires fresh batteries which test
at least 3)~ amperes. Batteries which have been stored for long
periods of time will not be satisfactory.
\
Delight-For
shots
like this,
have
camera
loaded
NOTE
Keep
fingers
and
straps
away
~
from the lens.
.• Cramming-School
ty
ured
\
snapshots
long
will
after.
activibe
treas-
ready.
••
your
and
)f
f.
1~ '
I
I
snapshots outdoors
• Set time button on "I."
Be sure the button is all the
way up.
Caution:
• Frame the subject
Always remove new
lamps before cttcch-
in the finder.
ing or nfmoving f'us holder.
• Keep at least 5 feet from the subject (unless
you're using a close-up attachment,
see below.)
FLASHOLDER
Push down the lock slide, a.
Fit the small hole over the small stud, b.
Fit the large hole over the large stud, c.
Hold the camera and B.asholder as illustrated, pushing down on the reflector
with the thumb; then push in the lock
slide.
• Hold the camera S-T-E-A-D-Y, as shown.
Adjust the length of the neck strap so that the
finder is at the best distance for you.
t» Press the exposure
ing action.
The camera
clicks.
should
button
with a slow, squeez-
not move while the shutter
BATTERIES
• Advonce
the film. Always advance
the film
right away so there's no chance of making a
double exposure
and thus spoiling both pictures.
KODAK
CLOUD
Loosen the screw on the B.asholderback;
remove the back and take out the adapter.
Place two fresh photoflash (or B.ashlight)penlite batteries in the
adapter with the battery bases touching the contacts marked
"BASE."
To avoid accidental B.ashingof the lamp, be sure the cardboard
insulator is fitted into the bottom of the battery case. The contact
should protrude through the hole in the insulator.
Now insert the adapter in the B.asholderwith the batteries base
up, as illustrated. Replace the Hasholder back so that the LAMP
EJECTOR protrudes through the slot and tighten the screw with
the fingers.
FILTER
To bring out the clouds-to avoid a "bald" sky, use a Kodak Cloud
Filter No. 6A with black-and-white RImsin bright sunlight (do not
use with color film). Light-colored subjects will stand out in sharper
contrast against the sky, sea, or lake.
FLASH LAMPS
close-ups
WITH
THE KODAK
'j
CLOSE-UP
AfT ACHMENT
NO.6A
The Kodak DuaB.exII is a fixed-focus camera so that only subjects
5 feet from the camera and beyond are photographed sharply. For
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The button contact on the lamp base must be bright for good contact; rub it on a rough, clean surface; then push the lamp into the
Hasholder socket. Slide the guide studs on
the lamp into the slots in the socket, seating the lamp firmly. The lamp is quickly
released by pushing the lamp ejector up;
the lamp will pop out.
5
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-,
now ••. let's load it
I
pictures closer than 5 feet, such as head-and-shoulder pictures of
people or close-ups of flowers and similar subjects, get a Kodak
Close-Up Attachment No. 6A. The attachment snaps over the camera lens. The subiect must then be between 3 and 47~feet from the
WITH KODAK
620 FILM
camera.
NfVfR
LOAD
THE CAMERA
IN BRIGHT
LIGHT
I
Press the latch on the back of the camera
and pull the back open.
Pull out the winding knob and place the
empty spool in the upper recess (if the spool
is not already in position); then engage the
spool with the winding key by pushing the
winding knob in with a twisting motion.
Swing out and hold the pivoted spool holder.
Place the roll of film in the holder so that the
pins engage the holes in the film spool. Press
the film and spool holder back into its recess.
Break the seal on the roIl of film. Pull the
end of the paper, colored side up, across the
roller and the opening in the back of the
camera; then thread it through the longer
slot in the take-up spool at the top of the
camera as far as it will go. Make certain that
the black side of the paper is toward the inside of the camera and the colored side out.
Turn the winding knob two or three turns
to bind the end of the paper securely to the
take-up spool. Be sure that the paper is
started straight on the take-up spool.
Close the camera back. Make certain that
the latch snaps under the lug to keep the
camera lighttight.
Turn the winding knob until the small hand
or arrow appears in the window on the back
of the camera. Continue turning the winding
knob slowly until the figure 1 is'centered in
the window. You are now ready for your
first picture.
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color outdoors
Use Kodacolor Film Daylight Type, the film especially made to
capture all the wonderful outdoor colors.
For best results, avoid harsh, contrasty lighting. Front, flat lighting such as the clear, bright midmorning or midafternoon sunlight coming over your shoulder is best.
time exposures
When there is not enough light for snapshots and you have no flash
lamps, you can use 'a time setting to get certain pictures. Both
camera and subject must be still during the exposure, or the picture
will be blurred. This means using a tripod or other firm support to
hold the camera (it cannot be hand held). If placed on a flat surface, the camera must be within 2 or 3 inches of the edge, or the
support will show in the picture. Night pictures of still objects are
the usual subject material; pictures of people can also be made,
but they must keep absolutely still while the shutter is open.
To make a time exposure, push the TLME BUTTON down; frame the
picture in the finder, keeping at least 5 feet away from the subject;
press the exposure button; and hold it there for the length of the
exposure. Release the button to close the shutter; then advance the
film.
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removing the film
· .. Turn the winding knob until the protective
window and is drawn up to the film spool.
paper passes the
· .. Press the latch on the top of the camera and open the camera
back.
· .. Pull the winding knob out with a clockwise twist. Turn the
camera as shown and allow the film to fall just far enough from its
recess so that it may be grasped by the thumb and fingers. Do not
allow the film to unwind from the spool or it will be fogged. After
removing the roll of film, do not twist it tight on the spool, or the
film may become scratched.
· .. Fold under the end of the protective
the sticker.
THE m.M
For those "come-alive" color shots it's Kodacolor Film of course,
in the 620 size. Ask for Daylight Type for use outdoors in the sunlight. Use Type A for close-ups with Hash or Hood lamps.
For black-and-white
pictures, use Kodak Verichrome, Kodak
Plus-X, or Kodak Super-XX Film in the 620 size. Verichrome and
Plus-X are fast films which you can use indoors or outdooi·s. SuperXX Film is a very fast film which you should use only when the
light is poor, for snapshots with Hood lamps, or for the more distant
Hash shots. The table on page 7 tells you what film to use for various
Hash lamp-to-subject
distances.
paper and fasten it with
· .. Move the empty spool up to the winding knob end of the camera. Push in the winding knob and turn the knob to make sure it
engages the slot in the end of the spool. The camera is now ready
to be reloaded as described on page 4. Close the camera back,
making sure that the latch catches. Have the film processed
promptly, and reload with a fresh roll to be ready for the next shot.
THE flASH
WOULD
YOU I..IKE TO MAKE
YOUR OWN
PRINTS?
I
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LAMPS
For snapshots, set the time button at I-use SM or SF Hash lamps.
No.5 or No. 25 lamps can also be used if the time button is set
in the lower position.
• Ask your dealer to show you the Kodacraft Printing Kit. With
this kit you can make your own prints at home in regular room
light. For developing film as well, there is the Kodacraft PhotoLab Outfit and the Kodacraft Advanced Photo-Lab.
THE BATTERIES
Use two fresh photoflash penlite batteries. Be sure they're fresh and
strong; weak batteries let you down. If photoflash batteries are not
available, flashlight batteries can be substituted.
3
14
taking care of
look it over!
your camera
Your camera is carefully made, inspected, and packed. It will faithfully make thousands of cherished snapshots if you will give it
reasonable care.
I
REMEMBER
FOR
BETTER
PICTURES
I
Keep the lens sparkling clean.
Hold the camera properly-still
squeeze the exposure button.
and level as you
Follow the flash distance table on page 7. This is
most important when using Kodacolor Film.
• With the tip of the thumb in the cutout, raise the finder hood as
far as it will go., When the camera is loaded with film, be careful
not to press the latch holding the camera back closed, or the back
will open and the film will be spoiled.
The EXPOSURE BUTTON is located on the lower right side for easy
thumb operation while the camera is gripped in the palm of the
hand. To reduce the chance of accidental exposure, the shutter
does not trip until the button is pushed 'all the way in. The exposure
button springs back when pressure is released; the second click is
not another exposure.
The TIME BUTTON is on the left side, next to the flash contacts.
In the uppe1' position, "1" (snapshot), the shutter will click open
and immediately close when the exposure button is pressed, resulting in a snapshot exposure. In the lower position (for longer
exposures), the shutter remains open as long as the exposure button is held in.
1
I
Set the
use.
Keep at least 5 feet away from the subject (unless
you're using a close-up attachment).
Face away from the sun.
Stop in and chat with your photo dealer, he's always glad to see you.
GIVE IT A "TRIAL RUN"
to get used to it.
.l,
load or unload the camera in bright light.
Use weak batteries.
TIME BUTTON.
This Kodak
Field
your
Case
camera
for your
end
yet
Duaflex
your
stantly
ready
for action.
The camera
while the sides of the case are spread
securely.
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Frame the picture in the
4
I
Hold the camera steady
the EXPOSURE BUTTON.
Turn the WINDING
the flIm.
KNOB
VIEW
clear
back
FINDER.
and press
to advance
I.
" Camera
camera
Check the DISTANCE. (Keep at least 5
feet from the subject.)
3
5
leave the camera in the hot sun. It gets unbelievably hot on the rear window shelf of a car in the
hot summer sun.
DON'T
protects
2
Rub the metal contact 'button on the base of the
flash lamps on a clean, rough surface just before
001
is in-
is inserted
slightly to
the knobs and studs. The case sides spring
against
the camera
sides to hold the camera
lET'S
lOOK
AT SOME
fumbles
We will have a good start if we take a quick look at some
of the most common camera mistakes-and how to avoid
them. Keep them in mind and you will eliminate these
basic errors in your own work.
UNDEREXPOSURE
This is a snapshot of subjects in the shade. Poor details;
not enough light. For snaps in the shade use flash.
TILTED CAMERA
Result of not observing carefully enough through the view
finder, right up through the moment of release. Keep your
eye on the subject, through the view finder, until after the
shutter clicks!
OVEREXPOSURE
This happens if you expose film too long-if you make a
time exposure instead of a snapshot, or if you use Kodak
Super-XX Film for snapshots in sunlight.
CAMERA
MOVEMENT
The whole picture is blurred. It happens when you "punch"
the exposure button. Always stand steady, hold your
breath and release the shutter with a squeezing action.
Your subject won't run away.
DOUBLE EXPOSURE
Two pictures accidentally taken on one film. It won't happen if you wind the film immediately after taking each
picture.
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introduction
• The first part of this book tells you how to use your flash camera.
Take a few minutes before you load up with film to run through
the first few pages; go through the motions so that you will get the
feel of it. Get a set of good picture-making habits and you will get
consistently better pictures right from the start. Then you can
think more about what kind of picture you want-which brings us
to the last part of this book, where a number of picture ideas are
given. Here, too, are shown the most common boners and how to
prevent them, plus instructions for snapshots outdoors and time
exposures.
It's a good idea, before you start out on any important picture
trip, to shoot a roll or two of film (some with flash) to check yourself and your camera.
And don't overlook Kodacolor Film, the full-color film that makes
it a pleasure to take color snaps, indoors or out. Ask your photo
dealer about it, he is always glad to help you with your snapshots.
T. M. REG. U. S. PAT. OFF.
CONTENTS
Look it over
2
Caught
Film, Flash Lamps, and Batteries
3
Snapshots Outdoors
12
Close-Ups
12
Time Exposu res.
13
14
15
16
4
Loading
Taking
Color
6
Flash Shots
By Flash
On To Better Pictures
.
In The Act! .
Removing The Film.
7
Taking Care Of Your Camera
8
Let's Look At Some Fumbles
\\
10
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DIRTY
LENS
Your camera can't see through a dirty lens. Keep it clean;
it pays. Use Kodak Lens Cleaning Paper and Kodak Lens
Cleaner. Never use rough, abrasive, or dirty material; you
will scratch the surface of the lens.
SUBJECT
PARTLY
CUT
OFF
This is merely another case of careless view finding. Keep
your eye on the finder image and keep the subject accurately framed until after the shutter clicks.
BAD
BACKGROUND
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f
Action is lost against the tree. Always look beyond thesubject before you shoot; if the background is bad, chatige
your camera position, or move the subject, or both. (
SUBJECT
OUT
OF
FOCUS
This kind of fuzzy-wuzzy comes up when you take' pictures closer than 5 feet. Close-ups can be made with a
Kodak Close-Up Attachment.
LENS
There's so much more to color snaps.
Just
color
load
your
camera
Film Type
use Kodacolor
outdoor
snaps
low the tips
this book.
A for
with
flash
Film Daylight
in the bright
for color
snaps
Koda·
shots-
Type for
sun. Folgiven
in
OBSCURED
Usually, it's a finger in front of the lens; in this case, it's
the camera neck strap. Just learn to handle your camera so
your fingers or the strap don't get out in front.
I
details
OF KODAK
DUAFLEX
II CAMERA
..
FILM
Kodak 620; negatives 2J;'x 2}~inches, 12 exposmes.
LENS
Kodet 75mm f /15.
FOCUSING
Fixed focus, 5 feet to infinity (100 feet and beyond).
SHUTTER
SPEEDS:Snapshot and Time exposmes.
RELEASE:Plunger-type body release.
FLASH:Built-in synchronization for SM or SF flash lamps;
time setting for No.5 or No. 25 flash lamps.
VIEW
FINDER
Brilliant, oversized, waist-level.
FILM OPERATION
Easy loading, smooth film advance by winding knob, and exposme
window.
CONSTRUCTION
Durable molded and aluminum alloy body; Kodadm covered
metal back and hood.
FINISH
Anodized aluminum.
ACCESSORIES
CLOSE-UPATTACHMENT:
No. 6A.
CARRYCASE:Sturdy field-type carry case.
CLOUDFILTER: No. 6A-Use only with black-and-white films in
bright sunlight.
EASTMAN
~SZ-CH-AAX
KODAK
COMPANY
•
ROCHESTER 4, NEW
YORK
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA