This manual is your guide for using the CineKodak Special II ,Camera to full advantage. We have arranged the detail, as far as possible, according to its relative importance. You can use your camera successfully if you understand the sections on the film chambers, loading, unloading, setting the film meters, and basic camera operation. BLrT the Cine-Kodak Special II Camera is designed for versatility. After you are familiar with the basic camera operation, read on.
contents Film Chambers Loading Th e lOO-foot film cham ber The 200-foot film chamber Setting the Film Meters Unloading Basic Camera Operation Winding the camera motor Setting the speed dial Focusing the lens Setting the lens opening Depth of field Using the finders Making the exposure Tripod Picture Controls Effect Photography A nimation by single-frame exposures Use of the single-frame shaft Using the crank attached to the single-frame shaft To hand crank the camera To run down the camera motor Ii ow to
how to use the Cine-Kodak Special I. Camera FILM Any 16mm, single or double perforated film can be used. Detailed information about Kodak 16mm films is given on page 35. THE FILM CHAMBERS The Cine-Kodak Special II Camera has a 100-foot film chamber as standard equipment. An important feature is that film chambers for this camera are interchangeable. With this feature you can quickly change rolls of film with little loss of action in the scene.
to remove the film chamber Do not remove the film chamber when the camera is run down all the way. See the section on winding the motor, page 14. 1 Push the APERTURE COVER BUTTON to CLOSED. This prevents exposing the frame of film positioned in the aperture and locks the camera mechanism. Do not attempt to remove the film chamber with the aper· ture cover button at OPEN. 2 Raise the CHAMBER RELEASE until it snaps out.
to r~place tha film chamber 1 Hold the film chamber in the left hand and the 'mechanism half of the camera in the right hand. 2 Match the DRIVE tration below. COUPLINGS, as shown in the illus- 3 Swing the film chamber up as far as it will go. It must be engaged with the LUG on the mechanism part of the camera. 4 Push in and down on the chamber release. 5 Move the aperture cover button to OPEN.
LOADING the 100-foot film chamber The 100-foot film chamber is supplied with a 100-foot and a 50-foot Cine-Kodak Film Spool. Save these spools and use them for take-up spools when you load the camera. A short strip of film is provided to practice threading. note: If the motor is run down, turn the motor crank a few turns before threading the film chamber. 1 Turn the DOOR LOCK and push it toward one-half turn counterclockwise then swing open the door.
5 Refer to the illustration. The white line represents the path the film mZlst follow. 6 Engage the film perforations with the sprocket teeth, and place the film between the GUIDES; then push the clamp until it snaps closed. 7 Follow the white line between the guides and the PRESSURE PLATE. S Pass the film in front of the pressure plate as follows: Pull back the pressure plate; then exert additional pressure on it to make certain that the PULLDOWN is free of the film channel.
10 Open the sprocket clamp. Thread the film along the guide line and between the sprocket and the clamp. Fit the film perforations over the sprocket teeth, which already engage the film coming from the supply spool. Close the sprocket clamp and make sure that it snaps into place. 11 Attach the end of the film to the slot in an ' empty then wind the film a few turns around the core, in the direction of the arrow, to take up the slack and to make certain that it is attached securely.
3. The film must move evenly along the path designated by the threading guide line. 4 . The film loops must be maintained. It is possible to run film through the camera without taking satisfactory pictures, when the pulldown does not en-' gage the film perforations. This is because the main driving force comes from the sprocket. Always make certain that the pulldown engages the film perforations.
4 Unroll about a foot of film and fit the square hole in the spool of film over the square base on the supply spindle. (If the film chamber is off the mechanism part, unroll about two and one-half feet of film.) 5 Refer to the illustration. The white line represents the path the film must follow. 6 Thread the film between the SPROCKET and the upper sprocket clamp. Engage the film perforations with the sprocket teeth; then close the clamp.
8 Pass the film in front of the pressure plate as follows: Pull back the pressure plate; then exert additional pressure on it to make certain that the PULLDqWN is free of the film channel. (See the note under step 9 if the film chamber is detached.) Slide the film into the film channel and between the STUD and the front of the camera. The film must be all the way in the channel so that the film perforations are engaged by the pulldown. Release the pressure plate.
- -- - -- - -- ----_._- - - 12 Attach the end of the film in the slot in an empty TAKE -UP SPOOL; then wind the film a few turns around the core, in the direction of the arrow, to take up the slack and to make certain that it is attached securely. The film must be attached so that the square hole in the spool will fit over the square base on the spindle.
I SETTING THE FILM METERS There are two film meters to watch when yo u are exposing film. The CHAMBER FILM METER is located on the back of the 100-foot film chamber and on the side of the 200-foot chamber. It shows the number of feet of unexposed film remaining in the chamber. The CAMERA FILM METER is located under the carrying handle. It shows the number of feet of exposed film in the camera.
L I Have the film processed as soon as possible after it is exposed. See the directions that accompany yonr film.
BASIC CAMERA OPERATION winding the camera motor Make sure the EXPOSURE BUTTON is out. Bring the down from its position on the top of the camera so that the square hole on the handle engages the square end of the winding SHAFT. Wind the motor in the direction of the arrow. Stop winding when the warning bell sounds. About 35 feet of film can be exposed with this winding.
For normal screen action in silent pictures, set the index mark opposite 16. Sound pictures are projected at 24 frames per sec· ond. If sound is to be added to the film, set the index mark opposite 24 for normal screen action. Any camera speed faster than projection speed will produce slower-than-normal action in the projected picture. Conversely, any speed slower than projection speed will produce faster-than-normal action in the projected picture.
film. The Kodak Cine Photo guide and the Kodaguide Movie Dial contain on-the-spot movie-making information. See your Kodak dealer. depth of field In addition to the distance scale, all Kodak Cine Ektar lenses have a DEPTH-OF-FIELD SCALE. Depth of field is the distance measured from the film·plane marker from the nearest to the farthest point that will be in sharp focus. The smaller the lens opening, the greater the depth of field. To read the depth-of.
note: When the rear finder is used with the: Regular front finders with lenses, sight through the small hinged lens. Use the BLACK parallax correction scale. Sports finders (marked in red) for 25mm and 40mm lenses, sight through the small rectangular opening at the top of the rear finder. Use the RED parallax correction scale. Other sports finders and regular front finders without lenses, move the small hinged lens out of position and sight through the hole in the rear finder.
fle x finder while the camera is running, and do not hold it open when starting the camera motor. making the exposure See that the camera is wound. Set the speed dial, the focusing ring, and the lens opening ring. Make certain that the aperture cover button is at OPEN. For normal operation, see that the SHUTTER LEVER is at OPEN. Push the exposure button all the way in. Hold it in and up for the length of time necessary for exposing the desired scene, or lock it in position by pushing in and down.
PI CTU RE CO N TROLS Kodak cine lenses A wide variety of lenses are available for use with the Cine-Kodak Special II Camera. See page 40. No adapter is necessary for attaching lenses to the camera. You will find two slots on the lens mount inside the KNURLED COLLAR. Match the locating pin on the lens to the slot which brings the index marks for focusing and lens opening to a convenient reading position. If the lens is not in the taking position, the index marks will be on the bottom of the lens.
the masks The set of six masks packed with your camera is used for effect photography. Detailed information about masks is given on page 28. variable shutter lever The SHUTTER LEVER is used for (1) closing the shut· tel' when it is necessary to reverse or advance the film without exposing it; (2) exposure control; (3) fades and dissolves; (4,) sharpening images of moving objects; and (5) out-of-focus background.
edge of the button. One frame is exposed each time the release lever is pressed downward. When not in use, push the release lever back into the camera. the frame counter The FRAME COUNTER and the camera film meter are used together to make accurate runs and rewinds in single·frame, and double· and multiple-exposure work. The counter is numbered from 0 to 40. audible shutter warning If the exposure button is pressed with the shutter lever at CLOSED, a buzzing noise will be heard. Stop the camera.
EFFECT PHOTOGRAPHY animation by single-frame exposures Animation has a wide variety of applications. It is used in television commercials, in travelogues to trace the path of travel across a map, in graphs, in titles, in the assembly or disassembly of manufactured products, etc.
frame shaft. Write to the Eastman Kodak Compan y, Rochester 4, New York for details and manufacturers' names. using the crank attached to the single-frameshaft -Place the hand crank on the single-frame shaft and push down on the crank release to lock the crank on the shaft. To move the film forward, lock the exposure button in and turn the crank in the direction of the arrow F; to wind the film in reverse, lock the exposure button in and turn in the direction of the arrow R.
Move the shutter lever to CLOSED and attach the hand crank to the eight. frame shaft. Lock it to the shaft by pressing down the crank release. Place the rectangu· lar opening in the handle over the shaft; then push in and hold (or lock in) the exposure button. Turn the crank in the direction of the REVERSE arrow. The buz· zer will sound when the shutter lever is closed.
tor stops. When the motor is completely run down, release the exposure button and attach the film chamber; then continue winding in reverse. In this manner you can wind back the entire roll of film. how to make fades and dissolves If fj. A fade-out is a gradual darkening of the end of a scene until it is completely blacked out. A fade-in starts as a black-out and gradually lightens until the scene is properly exposed.
to dissolve-Fade out, wind back the film; then fade in. Standard dissolves contain either 40 frames (about 2V2 seconds at speed 16) or 60 frames (about 3% seconds at speed 16). For most purposes you can gage the duration of the fade·out and fade·in by counting. When exposing at 16 frames per second, two complete turns of the eight·frame shaft are required to wind back the film exposed in one second. When exposing at 24 frames per second, three complete turns wind back the film exposed in one second.
exposure control-If the light is so intense that even the smallest lens opening will give overexposure, move the shutter lever to Y2-0PEN (equal to one lens opening smaller) or to 1;! -OPEN (equal to two openings smaller) . to sharpen images of moving objects-To sharpen the image of each frame showing rapidly moving objects (sports events, industrial processes, waterfalls, etc.), move the shutter lever to Y2-0PEN or 1;4OPEN. This shortens the exposure time for each frame and results in sharper pictures.
and the frame counter is at 23. At the end of the first exposure the film meter reads 12 feet and the frame counter shows 16. Wind the film in reverse with the hand crank, as shown on page 23, until the film meter again shows between 7 and 8 feet and the frame counter shows 23. Make the second exposure. Stop exposing when the film meter shows 12 feet and the frame counter shows 16. Stopping at the exact frame the second time requires some practice.
therefore the image in the finder does not show the effect of the masks. Because the light rays reflected from the subject cross as they pass through the camera lens, the left side of the subject is recorded on the right side of the film and the top of the subject is recorded on the bottom of the film. Remember this simple rule: Always place the solid part of the mask on the same side as the subject you wish to record.
important: Do not use a lens opening smaller (in area) than / /5 .6 when half masks are used. If this rule is follow ed, the line formed by th e overlapping areas, at the junction of the masks, will be less conspicuous. If possible, compose the scene so that this line is across a dark area of the picture. If the light is too bright, avoid overexposure by using a filt er or by setting the shutter lever at Y2 -0PEN or lM -OPEN.
frame your subject in the reflex finder. Remember to insert the mask so that the solid part is on the same half being photographed. Follow the same procedure explained for using vertical masks. the oval and circular masks-The use of either of these masks will produce a projected image of the corresponding shape of the mask being used. These masks are inserted in the same manner as the other masks. When using the oval or circular masks, keep the important part of the scene in the center of the picture.
stop the camera, place or take away the person or object, and continue filming. Whenever people or other moving objects appear in the scene, make sure that there is no movement while the camera is stopped, otherwise register will be imperfect. twin results-To have the subject appear in the same scene several times, do this: Use a black background, or if the scene covers too large an area, cut a hole in a black piece of paper, and hold the paper two feet in front of the camera lens.
l titles for films Almost every motion picture requires titles to explain shifts in subject material, or to clarify certain types of action. Users of the Cine·Kodak Special II Camera can make their own titles. to make titles with the Special-Many times a shot of a sign or a name, made outdoors, is sufficient to bridge a gap in a film story. At other times a typewritten, hand-lettered, or printed title, or a close-up of a map or folder may be more desirable.
t ,I by means of the single-frame shaft. This may necessitate removal of the camera from the table_ With the camera returned to the same positioJ,l in relation to the graph paper, and a new scene or title before the camera, place the block so that the trailing edge is at exactly the same place as the leading edge was when the wipe was started. Uncover the new scene by one square, expose a frame, and so on until the scene is entirely cleared.
F I LMS FOR THE CINE-KODAK SPECIAL II CAMERA All 16mm films eith er single or double per/orated can be used. Cine-Kodak Reversal Films Four 16mm Cine·Kodak reversal films are available in 50·, 100·, and 200-foot rolls. Scientific processing, without additional charge, is done by Kodak process· ing laboratories. All Cine-Kodak film can be dupli. cated in black and white. Kodachrome films can be duplicated in full color.
Panchromatic is a very fine grain, medium-speed negative film intended for use in making original negatives from which prints are to be made for b,ackground proj ection. It is also suitable for general exterior photography. Super-XX is a high-speed negative film of medium graininess. It is particularly suited to newsreel work, where photographs of important news events must be obtained under poor lighting conditions. It can also be used for production work wher ever the need for emulsion speed arises.
CAR E OF THE CINE-KODAK SPECIAL II CAMERA Proper care of the Cine-Kodak Special II is essential to satisfactory performance. The film channel and pressure plate must be kept clean at all times, the front and rear outside surfaces of the lens used must be free of finger marks and dirt, and the reflex finder should be cleaned whenever necessary. The outside and inside working parts of the camera must be oiled regularly.
To replace the pressure plate, fit the small slot on the edge over the pin on the aperture plate. Be sure the pressure plate seats properly. , to clean the reflex finder When the reflex finder is used for focusing, the top surface must be kept clean. If dust collects inside the reflex finder, slide the magnifier lens to the right, hold the camera upside down, and blow into the finder with a rubber pinch bulb or similar device. To reach the mirror, remove the lens from the lens turret.
tached to the cork. Just touch the points indicated in the illustration so that a drop of oil runs down the sides of the shafts. After oiling, run the camera at normal (16) speed. Start and stop the camera several times to allow the oil to spread over the bearing sur· faces. Wipe off the excess oil. Oil the inside of the film chamber at the points illustrated. Remove the screws from the supply and take-up spindles and place a drop of oil on the studs. Do not lift the spindles off the studs.
PICTURE-MAKING AIDS lenses There are seven Kodak Cine Ektar lenses availablethe finest lenses ever made for 16mm motion-picture cameras_ The longer focal-length lenses give a telephoto effect ; they will also magnify obj ects close by, give concentrated field coverage, improve perspective, and eliminate undesired backgrounds_ The ISmm lenses cover a wider-than-normal field and are called wide-angle lenses. They solve the problems of filmin g in cramped quarters where backing up space is limited.
8.7 ° x 6.5 0 . Focusing Range: 2 feet to infinity. No adapter ring needed. Series VI Kodak Combination Lens Attachments. 102mm f/2.7 Kodak Cine Ektar Lens-Gives 4 times the image size of the 25mm lens. Angle of View: 5.4° x 4.1°. Focusing Range: 3 feet to infinity. No adapter ring needed. Series VI Kodak Combination Lens Attachments. 152mm f 14.0 Kodak Cine Ektar Lens-Gives 6 times the image size of the 25mm lens. Angle of View: 3.6° x 2.7°. Focusing Range: 6 feet to infinity. No Adapter Ring needed.
filter and there is no contrast between sky and clouds. Filters also cut bluish atmospheric haze on distant scenes. I The following filters are recommended for black· and· white photography: CK·3, G, A, and Xl. All are supplied as Kodak Combination Lens Attachments . . . In senes sIzes. Additional information on filters comes with your film. Kodachrome filters The Kodak Skylight Filter is for use with Koda· chrome Film Daylight Type.
.. back of the camera. Images are seen as they actually appear to the eye right side up with lefts and rights maintained. An especially valuable accessory for any filmin g that requires extensive use of the reflex finder. The magnifier also has an adjustable eyepiece to accommodate individual vision . The Reflex Finder Image Magnifier must be fitted to the camera at the factory. It cannot be used with the 200-foot film chamber.
Cine-Kodak sports finders These open-frame finders provide an image of normal size and make it especially easy to follow action. The sports finder can be used with the 100-foot film chamber only. Kodascope projectors The Kodascope projectors answer all yo ur needs for sound or silent motion pictures. The projectors come equipped with powerful 750-watt lamps amply bright for average projection. A 1000-watt lamp can be used for large audiences. The proj ectors are fitted with a 2-inch 1/ 1.
The Kodascope Royal Projector is designed to give the best in silent movie projection. It operates on both ac or dc, 105 to 125 volts, both forward and in reverse and has a speed control knob for rapid rewind. The Kodascope Analyst Projector, illustrated above, 60-cycle ac only, can project movies in normal fashion on a screen and also on a table top in natural light on its own built-in screen. It also operates by a remote ,control switch of immediate forward or reverse operation.
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