I. 2. 1· 4· 5· 6. 7· 8. Shutter Release g. Exposure Counter 10. View Finder I I . Bed 12. Shutter 13· Lens 14· Focusing Knob 15· Range Finder 16. Buttons for Closing Front 17· Depth of Focus Indicator 18. Tripod Socket Lock for Back Button for Open ing Front Film Winding Knob Lever Controlling Clutch for Forward and Reverse Winding Film Rewind Knob Brake Lever for Rewind Knob Shutter Setting Le\'er 2
KODAK RETINA II BEFORE roading your Kodak with film, and before taking ;:tny pictures with it, read these instructions carefully. As the Retina - Kodak cannot be operated without film, a magazine of clear film base is provided for practice purposes. TO LOAD Use the Kodak Magazine loaded with Kodak Panatomic (F 135), Kodak Super Sensitive Panchromatic (SS 135), or Kodak Super X Panchromatic (X 135) Film. These films are available in 36-expcisure (24 x 36 mm.) lengths.
unprotected in the light; any slight lightleak through the slot will fog the film. Lift the lock I, page 2, and open the back of the Kodak. Draw out the film rewind knob 5, page 5, as far as it will come and insert the Kodak Magazine in the recess opposite the reel, with the end in which a cross piece is seen, towards the rewind knob. Push in the rewind knob as far as it will go and turn it until it locks. I nsert the end of the film in a slot of the reel, see illustration.
the sprocket, which engages the film perforations, a turn or two , to release this knob. 5 15 10 9 4 Now close the back of the camera and lock it. Turn the film winding knob 3 in the direction of the arrow until it locks. OPEN.NG THE KODAK Press the button 2, page 2 , and draw down the bed I I until it locks. Push the shutter setting lever 7, page 2, to the top of the shutter; then press the shutter release 8; now turn the winding knob until it locks.
time, press the shutter release and again turn the film winding knob until it locks. Enough film will now be wound on the take-up reel to avoid having the first exposure ruined by fog. Turn the exposure counter 9 (Ioca ted near the film winding knob) until the figure I is a t the indica tor, as shown in the illustration above. The film is now in position ready for the first exposure.
duced scale. In viewing, the rear of the finder i.s brought as close to the eye as possible with the camera pressed firmly against the face, as in the above illustration. All vertical lines in the subject should appear parallel with the vertical lines of the front frame of the finder. For vertical pictures the camera IS simply turned end up.
FOCUSING THE KODAK The . Kodak Retina II has a range finder which is coupled with the lens of the camera. Focusing is done by moving knob 14, page 10. This knob controls the focus of the lens and the range finder. Look through the eyepiece 15, of the range finder, page 5, holding the camera as shown above.
through the eyepiece, the film rewind knob 6, page 5, has not been locked in place. Turn this knob until the brake lever 6 snaps back to lock the knob. Two images of the subject will appear (one in a clear disk, the other-yellow); move the focusing knob 14 until these two images coincide, and only one image is visible. The distance between the camera and subject focused on can be read on the focusing scale if desired.
when the subject is 'properly focused with the range finder, the camera is in focus. THE SHUTTER The shutter ' is marked for exposures of I second and 1/2, 1/5, 1/ 10, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/250 and 1/500 second, as well as "Bulb" Exposures.
ap.d 1/100. Intermediate exposures carinot be made between iI/IOO and 1/250 or between 1/250 and 1/500 second. · Revolve the _knurled collar G on the front of the shutter until the figure representing the time of exposure desired is at the arrow A, page 10. Before an exposure can be made, the shutter must be set by pressing the lever 7 towards the top of the shutter. The exposure is then made by pressing the release 8, page 5.
STOP OPENINGS Stop openings regulate the amount of ligh t passing through the lens. These openings are enlarged or reduced by moving the lever B, see page 10. A knowledge of the comparative values of the stop openings is necessary for correctly timing exposures. The stop openings are marked ].2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, II and 16. Besides these apertures the Kodak Retina II with the Xenon].2.0 Anastigmat Lens has the marking ].2.0. This opening (J.2.0) allows twice as much light to enter the camera as J.2.8; ]'2.
use the next smaller stop, that is J.8 and 1/ lfJO second. The important thing to remember is the average exposure oj J.5.6 and T / 100 second. When the light conditions differ from the average, change the aperture, keeping in mind the basic exposure J.S.6 and 1/ 100 second. See the exposure guide on the back cover. (For Kodachrome Film follow the guide included with the film.) The smaller the stop opening the greater is the depth of focus or range of sharpness.
was made with Kod?k Super X Panchromatic Film for the picture on page 13. DEPTH OF FOCUS Depth of focus is the distance from the nearest to the farthest objects that will appear sharp in the negative or print. It depends upon the distance between subject and lens, the focal length of the lens, and the size of the stop opening used; the smaller the stop opening the greater the depth of focus or range of sharpness.
With j. I I, for example, everything from about 4 feet to about' 6.% feet will be sharp. Example 2: When the lens is focused for ten feet, turn the outer ring of the indicator until lois at the pointer; we then find that withj.5.6, objects approximately as near as 8 feet and as distant as 13 feet Example 2 will be sharp; with j. 16 everything from a little less than 6 feet to about 35 feet will be sharp. When the subject is 3.
HOLD KODAK STEADY When making ins tan tan eo us exposures or snapshots, hold the Kodak firmly against the face , see page 7, and when pressing the shutter release, hold the breath for the instant. If the Kodak is moved during the exposure, the picture will be blurred. CLOSING THE KODAK Before closing the Kodak, first make sure it is focused for infinity. Do not attempt to close the camera unless it is focused for infinity. To close the Kodak, press the two buttons 16, page 2, and raise bed I I.
the film winding too far arid tearing loose from the supply spool. While rewinding the film, a clicking sound is heard caused by the film perforations moving the ratchet next to the takeup reel. When this sound is no longer heard, give a few more turns to the rewind knob. The film is how rewound into the magazine. The magazine should be replaced in the aluminum tube, in which it was originally packed, immediately after removal from the Kodak, to avoid light leaking into the slot.
Kodak Super Sensitive Panchromatic, Kodak Super X Panchromatic and Kodak Panatomic Film are: Retina II Filter N~r Daylight 1.5 Tungsten 1.5 N-2 2.0 1.5 N-3 1.5 2·5 N-4 3. 0 By a filter factor is meant the number of times the exposure must be increased when using a filter. The N-r filter is recommended when only a partial correction of color values in a black-and-white negative is desired; the N-2 filter gives a better color correction and the N:3 a full correction with dayligGt .
KODAK RETINA II PORTRAIT ATTACHMENTS A, B, AND C While this Kodak can be focused for subjects as close as 3'u feet, permitting the obtaining of head and shoulder portraits, it can be focused for -much closer distances when the Kodak Retina II Portrait Attachments are used . By using the Kodak Retina II Portrait Attachments, large images of flowers and similar "still life" subjects can be obtained.
The subject must be at one of the distances from the Kodak given in the table below and those on page 2 I, depending upon which Attachment is used. Measure the distance carefully from the lens to the subject, and move the focusing knob 14, page 10, until the correct figure is at the focusing indicator, according to the table. The same exposure is required as without the Attachment.
KODAK RETINA II PORTRAIT ATTACHMENT B WITH THE SET AT Focus 37'2 feet 4 1/ 47'2 1/ g 7 DISTANCE SUBJECT TO LENS 16 inches 17 1/ 177'2 187'2 19 1/ 1/ 20 8 20;!i 10 217'2 22 23 24 2S 26 12 IS 2S 1/ SO Inf. SIZE OF SUBJECT SHOULD NOT EXCEED 1/ 1/ 1/ KODAK RETINA II PORTRAIT ATTACHMENT C WITH THE SET AT Focus 37'2 feet DISTANCE SUBJECT TO LENS I I % inches Ji 4 1/ I I 47'2 1/ I2Ys 12% 12 ;!i I 3Ys 13% I3;!i 14 g 7 8 10 I2 2S SO Inf.
EXPOSURE TABLE FOR INTERIORS USING STOP f.5.6 BRIGHT SUN CLOUDY CLOUDY SUN BRIGHT DULL White walls a n d more than one window . Yz sec. I sec. 3 secs. 5 secs. White walls and only one window. ~ sec. 2 secs. 4 secs. 8 secs. I sec. 3 secs. 5 secs. 10 sees. 8 sees. 15 sees. M edium colored walls and furnishings and more than one window. '"'" HAZY Medium colored walls and fur nishings and only one window. I Yz sees. Dark colored walls and furnishings and more than one window.
EXPOSURE TABLE FOR INTERIORS ~ The table on page 22 gives suitable exposures when using stop I5.6 . With stop j.2.0 give one-eighth; 1/ /I 1.2.8 1/ one-quarter; "f.4 "one-half; " "j.8 twice; 1/ f. I I II four times; " j. I 6 " eight times the exposure given in t he table on page 22. CLEANING THE LENS It is well to wipe [he from and back of the len \\'ith Len Cleaning Pape r or a clean handkerchief before using the camera. Never remove the lens.
OUTDOOR EXPOSURE GUIDE SUBJECT Near-by landscapes with little or no sky. Near-by subjects in open field, park or garden. Street scenes. Ordinary landscapes with sky, and a principal object in the foreground .. STOP SHUTTER OPENING SPEED ---- - J.5.6 1(100 ---- ---j.8 1(100 ---- Marine and beach scenes. Extremely 1(100 J.11 distant landscapes. Mountains. Snow ' scenes without prominent dark ob- - - - - - - - 1(250 J.8 jects in the foreground.
