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Instructions for Using

"Kodak Vollenda 620"

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POINTS TO REMEMBER
The lens must be focused at infinity
(.c ) bef ore the baseboard is closed. If
this is not done the camera may be
seriously clamaged.
Itead this booklet trough very carefully
before using the camera.

THE CAMERA.
!. Carrying strap.
2. Slide for opening the back.
i. film wincling k"y.
4, B utton for opening the baseboard.
i. Brilliant reflecting view finder.
6. Time-strut.
7. Release for closing the camera.
8. Tripod socket for horizontal exposures.
(). Direct View Finder.
LOADING THE FILM.
[)ressslide (2) situated under the carryirrgstrap in the direction of the arrow and
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open the baek. (Fig. 2.) Then swing the

lower spool holder out of the spool cham-

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ber, as shewn in Fig. 3, and insert the

film spool clrawittg out the flanges slightly
until the pivots catch in the holes in each
end of the spool. See that the worcl
"Tc,p" on the red protective paper comes
on the side opposite to the winding-key.
Then remove the adhesive strip which
encircles the spool, draw the protective
paper over both rollers and thread it into
the longer slot in the empty spool in the
other lilm chamber. (Fig. 4.)

The spool holder containing the ernpty

spool can be liftecl up for easier manipulation, after the windittg lcey (3) has been
clrawn out as far as it will come. After
the paper has been threacled on to the
empty spool and the spool holder replaced, push in the windittg key and turn
it round once or twice. See that the paper
is running squarely onto the spool (Fig. 5).

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Then close the bach: Continue turning the

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few turns a warnittg hand will appear

(FiS 6) ; go on turning slow-ly until you
see figure L in the centre of the r,vindow
(F-ig.7). The camera is now reacly for the
first picture.

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the camera springs out. Pull it out as far

as it will come until the catch (7) clicks
into position. The camera is now ready
to make the tirst exposure.

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Immediately after making each picture

wind on the film until the next number
comes into position. You will find it a
good plan to form this habit right at the
start; it will save you from accidentally
making two pictures on the piece of film,
OPENING TTIE FRONT.
To open the "Kodak Vollenda 620", press
button (4), where upon the baseboard of
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FOCUSING.
The lens mount ist provided with a distance scale divided into meters. The distance of the subject from the camera co.n
be measured or estimated. If you estimate
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the subject to be at a distance of,. for
instance, 3 metres, turn the lens mount
until the figure 3 comes underneath the
red indicator. The mark co means "Infinity".
The lens should be focu,sed on
infinity for all subjects 30 meters and
beyond.

SIIUTTER EQUIPMENT.
Ner.er oil the shutter.
The "Kodak Vollencla 620" is equipped
with a "Compur" Shutter (Fig. 8) with
,built-in delayed-action device. The device
releases the shutter about I0-I2 seconds
after it has been set. In this way it is
possible to photograph oneself without the
aid of a second p?.ty:

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STIUTTER.

g i r - e s e x p o s u r e so f 7 , % , ' 1 " , ' l r o , , ' l r r ,

1!ro, tltoo and 1/zroseconds, Brief Time (B)
and Time (T). The shutter is set by
turning the outer scale-ring (a) until the
exposure required comes over the little
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seconds intermecliate speeds can be given,

as, for instance, Llz, or % seconds. Between
'ltoo and lfzto seconds
no intermediatc
speeds are possible. To use the delayeclaction device, set the shuttcr in the norrnal
way by pressing lever (f) to the right, thcn
press button (S) bad(wards, and press
lever (f) still further to the right, as far

as it will go. Then release the shutter by

pressing lever (6) or the cable release.
which is screryed in at (c). The delayedaction can be used for all speeds between
1 and 1/rooseconds.

EXPOSURE.

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arrow just above the letter D of the worcl

"Kodak". For all instantaneous speeds of
L-tlruo seconds the shutter must be set by
pressing the lever (f) to the right ar far
as it rvill go. For Time exposures the
shutter does not require to be set. Besides
the markcd spccrls between 1 ancl 1/roo

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To decide the length of exposure requirerl

for different stops, the exposure - table
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stops are altered
by moving indicator (cl) uncler the shutter.
The largest stop aperture is 4,5 the smallest
t2. The length of exposure necessary
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It is recommended that as far as the light

conditions and sensitivity of the negative
material permit to use medium stops (8
or 11), in order to compensate for possible
errors in estimating distances. The smaller the stop, the less the amount of light
striking the film, and the greater the depth
of focus. Therefore, use as small a stop
as the light permits, in order to obtain the
sharpest pictures. The larger stops, 4,5
and 5,6 arc to be used rvhen the light is
bad and when fast shutter speeds have to
be used (as, for example, in sports pictures).

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TTIE VIEW FINDER.

The view-finder (5) enables you to see on
a small scale what will appear in thc

yolr see in that part of the tinder shewn

as white in Fig. 11, will appearr in the
picture. When you want to make a horizontal (lengthwise) pictltre, turn the finder
on its side and hold the camera as shewn
in Fig. 10. This time, only what you see

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finished picture, For upright pictures hold

the camera as shewn in Fig. 9. Only u'hitl
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in that part oft the finder shewn as white

irr Fig. 12 wiII appear in the picture.
In addition to the reflecting finder there
is the direct vision tinder (9). This is
particularly usefuI when some obstacle,
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also be used for taking pictures of moving

objects. Hold the camera in an upright or
horizontal position close to the eye. What
you see enclosed in the front "frame" of
the finder will appear in the finished picture.
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ALWAYS HOLD THE CAMERA LEVEL.

everything you want to take is not
visible in the finder, moYe back a few
paces until you can see it all, with the
camera held level. If the camera is pointed up or down, the distorted effect shewn
in Fig, Li results.
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HOW TO CLOSE THE

KODAK VOLLENDA

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To close the camerr,press the release (7)

situated below the lens at the front end of
the base-board (Fig. L4), and at the same
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time move the base-board upwards, until

the catch (4) snaps. Before closing, do not
forget to turn the lens mount back to co
(infinity) , otherwise, the camera may be
damaged.
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TAKING OUT THE FILM

After exposing the last picture turn the
winding key until the end of the protective paper passes the red window. Then
open the back of the camera. If possible,

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If the view-finder has been turned on its

side it must be turned back again to the
upright position before the camera can be
closed.
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avoid taking out the film in direct sunlight. Put the spool of exposed film back
in its original packing to keep it safe.
The film is now ready for development.
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The film should be developed as soon as

possible after being exposed.
Take out the empty spool and replace it
in the opposite film chamber. when
buyirrg film for this camero, always ask
for o'Kodak" trilm No, 620, as ordinary
3%XZ'A" film will not fit.

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Developing can either be carried out by

a photographic dealer or by oneself. Full
instructions f or this are contained in the

TIME EXPOSURES.

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book "How to obtain good pictures", whid

can be obtained from any Kodak dealer.
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I'-or time exposrlres always place the

celrnera on a firm support; it is best to
rrse a tripod. The "Kodak Vollenda 620,,
has two tripod sockets:the one (g) situated
nt the base-board is closed by a screw to
prevent dust from enterit g. This screw
can be taken out and reinserted by nreans
of a coin. If the camera is placed on a
table for vertical time exposures,pull out
the time-strut (6). Take care that the
camera is near the edge of the table, otherr,r'isethis might appear in the picture. For
Itofizontal exposures without a tripod
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pla,-e a suitable support (a pencil, for instance), under the edge oi the base-board
of the camerA.

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POINTS TO REMEMBER.
Before taking pictures practise workittg
the shutter, focusittg and holding the
camera. Before making an exposure make
sure that the shutter is set and the lens
correctly focused. When making the exposure, hold the camera level and still.
The us,eof the cable release helps you to
avoid jarring the camera; it should be
used for time exposures as far as possible.
It is important to keep the lens clean.
If the lens becomesmisty in winter when
taken into a warm room, wait a few
minutes until the lens has become clear
again before starting to take a picture.
Generally you should stand so that the
sun is at your back or orrer your shoulder.
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