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Thank you for selecting the Anscoset II as your may want to take black-and-white pictures. In
new personal camera. You have made a wise that event, simply load your Anscoset II Cam-
decision, for the Anscoset II Camera will give era with Ansco Super Hypan, available in 20-
you all of the benefits of modern automation, exposure magazines.This is the fast, fine-grained
while allowing you to exercise personal control film that is the first choice of many professionals
when you so desire, over each step in the for making the pictures you see in newspapers
picture-taking process. With the Anscoset II and magazines.
Camera you will get fine pictures of the great- The Anscoset II Camera is so simple to use,
est variety of subject matter, over the widest and so reliable in operation, that you may be
range of outdoor and indoor picture-taking tempted to start taking pictures before you
conditions. have finished reading these instructions. '.
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Your Anscoset II Camera uses popular, inex- We suggest, however, that you read this (
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pensive 35mm ftlm, in 12, 20 or 36-exposure book first, checking each function and feature a.

magazines. Probably most of the pictures you of the camera as described. Only in this way
take will be in color, on Anscochrome or Super can you enjoy all the benefits built into this
Anscochrome, both of which produce full-color fine instrument.
slides for hand viewing, screen projection or
making color prints. But on some occasions you
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3 Exposuremeter pointers l9 E x p o s u r es c o l e i n d i c o t o r
4 Coble releosesocket 20 Zone focusingscole
5 Shutter releose button 2l Z o n e f o c u s i n gi n d i c o t o r
6 E x p o s u r ec o u n t e r 22 F l o s hc o n n e c t o r
7 Exposuremeter 23 " M - X " s y n c h r o n i z o t i o snc o l e
8 ASA film speed indicotor rtM-X" synchronizotionindicotor
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l4 E x p o s u r ev o l u e s c o l e 30 F l o s hg u i d e t o b l e
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you all of the benefits of modern automation
while allowing you to exercisepersonal contro
when you so desire, over each step in tht
picture-takirrg process. With the Anscoset L
Camera you will get fine pictures of the great
est variety of subject matter, over the widesi
range of outdoor and indoor picture-takirE
conditions.
Your AnscosetII Camera uses popular, inex.
pensive 35mm film, in L2, 20 or 36-exposur(
magazines.Probably most of the pictures yor-
take will be in color, on Anscochromeor Super
Anscochrome,both of which produce full-color ',..r
slides for hand viewitrg, screen projection or ;l',;,...,',.

making color prints. But on some occasionsyou

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HOW TO PUT FIIM IN YOUR
i t w i l l t o k e o n l y o m i n u t e ,i f y o u w i l l p l o c e
t h e c o m e r q o n o t o b l e o r h o l d i t i n you r
ANSCOSET II cAMERA lop ond follow these directions.

I Pull upward on the sliding latch (No. 27 ) at the left

end of the camera and open the back as far as it will go.
2 Insert magazine of film in the supply chamber, with the
light (emulsion) side of the film leader facing the lens.
3 Turn take-up spool at opposite end of camera with
thumb until slot with small tooth-like projection faces
you.

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4 Pull about 3/a,inch of full-width film from teeth in thin measuring spool (just ahead of
the magazine. Insert end of film leader in take-up spool ) project through perforations
slot of take-up spool and hook second hole on both sides of film.
in film over tooth.
6 Close back of camera and press tightly to
Turn take-up spool with thumb until film make sure that latch snaps into place and
is taut and lies flat in camera. Be sure that that the back is locked in position.
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7 Press shutter release button (No. 5 ) and

advance film by pulling winding lever ( No.
29) to right as far as it will go. Repeat
(usually) twice, until Figure I is opposite
red mark in film counter window (No. 6)
at top of camera. Shutter release button
must be pressed after each winding lever
stroke.
HOW TO SET THE FILM ,W
qNd USE THE AUTOMATIC

EXPOSURESYSTEM

Y o u r A n s c o s e t l l C om e r c t h o s o b u i l t - i n
p h o t o e l e c t r i ce x p o s u r e m e t e r ( N o . 7 l w i t h
o u n i qu e e x p o s u r e c o n t r o l s y s t e m t h o t
o s s u r e sg o o d p i c t u r e s e v e r y t i f f i e , w i t h n o
c o m p l i c o t e d l e n s o n d s h u t t e rs e t t i n g s .

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Turn the black exposure setting ring ( No.
L2) to bring the scale of figures on the bright
metal ASA film speed index ring (marked ASA
10 to f 600) to the position shown.
Before taking your first picture, you must
"set" it for the particular film being used. To
do this, pull outward slightly on the black ex-
posure setting ring ( No. L2) and turn it until
the white dot (No. 8) is opposite the ASA
speed for the film selected. (The illustration
shows the exposure setting and ASA film speed
rings properly positioned for Anscochrome,
Daylight Type, ASA 32. For other films, refer
to the instruction sheet in the film package. )
If the ASA speed of your film is not marked
on the ring, the indicator may be set between
numbers. For example, put the white dot half-
way between 16 and 32, for film with an ASA
speed of 25; halfway between 50 and 100 for
an ASA speed of 80, and so on.
 O ME A S URELIGHT
How to toke q light reqding.
Hold the camera in front of you at about chest height
and arim it directly at the subject you want to photo-
grarph. The red needle under the exposure meter win-
dow (No. 3) on top of the camera will move toward
the right, according to the amount of light reflected
by the subject.
lii.:.]::. For greittest accuracy and best results, especially
with color films, ttrke the reading from els close as
possible to the subject.

o sET EXPOSUR,E
How to set the shutterfor correct exposure.
While holding the cilmerel tts described above, turn
the black exposure setting ring to the left or right,
until the green indicertor under the exposure meter
window on top of the camera is centered over the
red needle.
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The exposure is now automatically set and
will be correct for all average outdoor subjects
which are illuminated by light coming from
the direction of the camera. If the light reaches
your subject from the side or back, you will
have shadow areas in your picture. In order for
your exposure meter to record a more realistic
reading ( and give y.ou a more correctly exposed
picture ) , it is suggested that you step close to
your subject (12 to 18 inches) to get a meter
reading of the light refected directly from your
subject. Now center the green indicator over
the red needle and step back to take your
picture.
F or an alternate method of automatic ex-
posures, see page 22.
There is a safety feature built in your new
camera. When your exposure is set, glance
down at the exposure scale ( No. 18 ) which
consists of a broken red-green line. If the red
dot ( No. 19 ) is opposite the red portion of the
Iine, a hand-held exposure cannot be made and
the camera should be placed on a tripod or
other solid support.
Important: If it is impossible to center the green
exposure indicator over the red needle, there
is not sufficient light to take a picture. In this
instance, auxiliary lighting-flash or photoflood
-will be necessary.
o FOCUS IENS
How to focus the lens on the subiect.
Hold the camera to your eye and look at the
subject through the rangefinder-viewfinder win-
dow (No. 28). In the center of the field of view
you will see a small bright rectangle, the range-
finder. Most likely there will be a double image
of your subject in the rangefinder.
 While observing the subject, turn the black
@ TRIP SHUTTER.
lens focusing ring (No. 16) to the left or right
until double images overlap, to form a single
sharp, clear image. The camera is now prop-
erly focused.
Note: Focusingis most easily done by using a well-
defined vertical line as the point of reference.
How to tqke the picture.
Hold the camera eye level and steady, resting
it against your forehead, cheekbone and nose
for firm support. Do not grip the camera tightly,
but cradle it comfortably in your hands. Center
your subject inside the round-corner bright
frame of the viewfinder.
Trip the shutter by using your index finger
only to press the shutter release button (No. 5 )
down.

Note: For close-ups, taken

at three or four feet, compose the picture inside the
four small corner index marks, rather than the round

After t,ip";iT;':fl.ilffi1'otnthe film windinglever( No.

29 ) to the right as far as it will go. This brings a new
frame of film into position and prepares the camera for
the next exposure.
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After taking the last picture on the roll ( exposure
HOW TO REMOVE number 12,20 or 36) rewind and remove the film in

tu this way:
t Unfold crank handle ( No. I ) in top of rewind
knob.
2 Press rewind button (No. 31) in bottom plate
FROM THE CAMERA of camera.
While holding rewinding button in, turn crank
clockwise until film is completely rewound into
the magazine. Rewinding is complete when the
film snaps free of the take-up spool and there is
a lessening of tension on the rewind crank.
4 Open back of camera and remove film magazine.
Films should be developed as soon as possible
after exposure.
The preceding poges tell you everything you
need to know to mqke outdoor pictures under
n o r m o l c o n d i t i o n s .T h e f o l l o w i n g p o g e s t e l l y o u
obout the odditionol feotures ond controls thot
m o k e t h e A n s c o s e tl l e o s y t o o p e r o t e o n d i d e q l
f o r i u s t o b o u t o n y p i c t u r e - t ok i n g o p p o r t u n i t y .
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u n d e r A R T I F I C I A LL I G H T I N G

T h e m o s t p o p u l o r s o u r c e so f i n d o o r l i g h t i n g
o r e p h o t o f l o o d b u l b s , f l q s h b u l b sq n d e l e c -
t r o n i c f l o s h u n i t s . B l q c k - o n d - w h i t ef i l m s m q y
be used with ony of these light sources.
H o w e v e r ,w i t h c o l o r f i l m s ,€ . 9 . , A n s c o c h r o m e
o n d S u p e r A n s c o c h r o m e l,i g h t o n d f i l m m u s t
b e u s e d i n m o t c h i n gc o m b i n q t i o n si f n q t u r q l
colors ore desired. See the film instruction
s h e e tf o r f u l l d e t q i l s .

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INDOOR PICTURESWITH PHOTOFTOOD TIGHTS

Use your Anscoset II in the same way as for outdoor pictures,

setting the white dot on the black exposure setting ring op-
posite the ASA speed for the film in use. For color films, use
the ASA TUNGSTEN SPEED as given in the film instruction
sheet. Modern black-and-white films have just one film speed.
For portraits, take the light reading from about two feet
from the subject's face and turn the exposure setting ring to
center the green indicator over the red needle. Be sure to put
the camera on a tripod if the red dot on the black exposure ff dgired, q cob
toch{d qs shown,
setting ring is opposile B, 6, 7 or B on the exposure value
f or tripping fhe sli
scale. Attach the tripod to the camera by using the socket
duce the possibility
(No. 32) in the base plate of the camera. m o v e m e n tq t s l o '

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 INDOOR PICTURESWITH FLASHBULBS

With the Anscoset ll Comero you The Anscolite @II Flash Attachment is
ccln to ke pictures with oll of the recommended because it is compact, in-
p o p u l o r e c o n o m i c q l ,r e o d i l y q v o i l - expensive and highly efficient. It will give
oble cleor ond blue floshbulbs, even lighting over the entire picture area
using ony good-quolityflosh unit. and correctly exposed pictures in either
black-and-white or color with low-cost
AG-l (clear) or AG-IB (blue) flashbulbs.
Regardless of the kind of flash unit or
type of flashbulbs, install the flash attach-
ment as shown, with the connecting wire
plugged into the shutter flash connector
(No. 22).

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3
Set the red lever ( No.
lI) (located near the
top of the shutter hous-
irg ) to "M."
2 Be sure the white dot
(No. 8 ) on the black
exposure setting ring is
opposite the correct
ASA speed for the film
ln use.
3 Focus the lens and note Turn the black expo-
the camera-to-subject sure setting ring ( No.
distance on the footage 12) until the subject
scale ( No. 15 ) as shown distance on the expo-
by the position of the sure distance scale ( No.
white index dot ( No. 15) is opposite the
17 ) on the lens focus- index letter ( No. 26)
mg rmg. for the flashbulb you
are using.
See chart next page.
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I,IOTE: The red flash index dot
( No . 24) on the exposure setting
ring must be within the area in-
('r
dicated by the orange {" line
( No. 23) . If it is not, take the
picture from a different distance.
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INDOOR PICTURES WITH
ETECTRONIC FTASH
Correct exposures for electronic flash ( strobe )
lighting are determined in exactly the same
way as for regular flashbulbs, with only two
exceptions:
(<X"
I Set the .red lever (No. l l ) at rather
than at "M."
lf the comero-to-subiect Set subiect distonce
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distonceis: opposite
More thon 7 feet A
7 f eet or less
The red flash index dot on the black expo-
sure setting ring must be within the area in-
dicated by the red "X."
Condensed information on exposures by reg-
ular flashbulb and electronic flash lighting is
given in the chart ( No. 30 ) attached to the
back of your Anscoset II Camera.
 www.orphancameras.com Set the self-timer ( No. 10 ) on V
and press the shutter release button
in the normal manner. The lever
HOW TO USE THE

wry
must be set at V for each self-timed
exposure. The camera must be on
a tripod or other support when
using self-timer.
Time exposures
Exposure tables and guides as well
DETAYEDACTION as exposure meters will indicate
long exposures under certain con-
SHUTTERRETEASE ditions. Mount the camera on a
b
tripod or other firm support. The
tripod socket is located on the bot-
tom of the carlera. Turn the ex-
t T h e s e l f- t i m e r i s q c l o c k - l i k e d e v i c e
posure control ring (No. 12) to
the letter B which sets the lens
opening at maximum aperture-
which deloys the octuol operotion of
f /2.8. When ready to take the pic-
t h e s h u t t e rf o r o b o u t 1 0 s e c o n d so f t e r ture, press the shutter release but-
t h e s h u t t e rr e l e o s ei s p r e s s e d .T h e s e l f - ton, op$p a cable release and hold
do e length of the exposure
t i m e r i s h o n d y f o r o n u mb e r o f p u r - r e cable release screws
p o s e s ,t h e m o s t p o p u l o r b e i n g t o o l - et (No. a ) on the top
l o w t h e p h o t o g r o p h e rt i m e t o g e t i n t o aln
is
the picture ofter tripping the shutter. d.
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Set white dot (No. 8 ) opposite ASA Film
Speed, given in the instruction sheet packed
with your film.
(example: ASA 32 for Anscochrome)
Set red dot (No. 13) opposite exposure value
(E,, ) number ( No . L4) for existing light con-
ditions, &s indicated in the instruction sheet
parckagedr,vith your film.
(example: Ev 13 for average subjects in bright
sunlight with Anscochrome)
Set white dot (No . 2L) opposite correct figure
on zone focusing scale (No . 20) .
(examples: for scenes,set on lowest figure; for
groups of people and average subjects, set on
the middle figure; for close-ups,portraits, etc.,
set at top figure )
E X P O S U R EV A T U E ( E v ) S Y S T E M
Your Anscoset II Camera has a full range of Ev
numbers (No . L4) from which correct expo-
sures can be set, without using the photo-
electric meter. Instruction sheets with most
films now show an "Ev" number for varying
light conditions.By setting the red dot (No. 13)
,i;i'ii,:,;,; opposite the recommended
ii# Ev number, correct expo-
sure will result.
Ev numbers 6, 7 and 8
are engraved in
red as a warning
reminder that
these speeds are
too slow for satis-
factory hand-held
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THE ANSCOSET II

This precision comerq hos been

monufoctured from the highest
quolity moteriols. lt is guorqnteed
b y , A n s c of o r o p e r i o d o f 1 2 m o n t h s
from dqte of purchose ogoinst de-
fects due to workmonship or mo-
teriqls used in monufocture. lt will
be repoired or reploced without
I chorge when returned by owner or
deoler to Ansco or outhorized
Ansco repoir qgency. This guoron-
tee is volid only when the registro-
tion cord pocked with your comero
is filled in ond returned to Ansco,
Binghomton, New York within ten
doys of purchose.
S C O , B I N G H A M T O NN
, EW YORK
INDEX Anscolite II Flash Unit. . . . . . . I7 How to Set Film Speed. . . . . . 9
; Automatic Exposures How to Take Flash
i (Matching Needles) L2 Exposures 17-19
I Curnera Care 23 How to Take Indoor Pictures 15-19
i Electronic Flash tg How to Take Light Readings. . l l

f nv Svstem ZS How to Take Outdoor

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n A Pictures l l-13
Films For Your Camera zo a
, Identification of parts
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; Fixed-Focus Camera 2L 6"-era . . tJ
3,4,5
Floodlamp Exposures 16 Loading of Camera 6,7,g I
Guarantee for Anscoset II 24 SeH Timer . . . 20
;r Holding the Camera 13 Special Light Reading
ti Technique
Ho* to Focus LZ L2
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Ho* to Remove Film Taking Close-ups . . . . . . 13
' From Camera . . L4 Time Exposures Z0

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FITMS FOR YOUR
ANSCOSET II
CAMERA
Atry 35mm film can be used in your
Anscoset II, but to get the very best re-
sults from your camera and to take fullest
advantage of its capabilities, we suggest
Anscochrome and Super Anscochrome for
color slides and Ansco Super Hypan for
black-and-white negatives. These superior
films are the products of Ansco, America's
oldest photographic company-a supplier,
since 1842, of. highest quality sensitized
products for amateur and professional use.
ANSCOCHROME@ AsA Fitm S U P E RH Y P A N @
Speed 32. * The wisesl choice for ASA Film Speed: 500.*
toking noturol-color slides for screen This is on exlremely sen-
proiecfing ond prinl moking under sitive film which gives
overoge condilions. you the benefit of high
speed wiihout socrificeof
fine groin or piciure clor-
ify. An ideol qll-oround
block-ond-white film.
S U P E RA N S C O C H R O M E *Alwoys check instruclion
ASA Film Speed 100.* The ideol sheet pockoged with film
film for oction ond sporfs pholog- for lotest informotion.
rophy when lifelike color slides ore
w o n t e d o t e x t r e m e l y h i g h s h u i fe r
speeds, or under unfovoroble light.
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