Kodak Retina s2

Easy steps forOUTDOOR P ICTU R ES

@ Setting the shutter speede .g . 125 ( r / r zs sec )Turn the shut ter speed r ing (a) unt i l the f igure125 is against the red index mark. More onpage 9.@ Setting the distancee. g . f l (groups - approx imate ly 10-20f t )Tu rn t he f ocus ing r i ng (b ) un t i l t he symbo lon the d is tance sca le is oppos i te the set t ingmark (A ) . Mo re on page 10 .@ Framing the subject

and setting the exposureFrame the sub jec t i n t he v i ew f i nde r and t u rnthe aper ture-set t ing r ing by means of theb lack knob ( c ) un t i l t he po in te r i n t he v i ew-f i nde r i s i n t he m idd le o f t he ye l l ow sec t i on .M o r e o n p a g e 1 1 .

@ Taking picturesPress the shut ter re lease s teadi lv . More onpage 13 .

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Easy steps forI N D O O R P I C T U R E S

@ Using the automaticf lash-exposure sett ing

Se t t he b lue f l ashbu lb symbo l on t he shu t t e rspeed r ing (a) against the red index mark.Tu rn t he f ocus ing r i ng (b ) un t i l t he ape r tu re -se t t i ng r i ng t u rns w i t h i t - t he two r i ngs a renow coup led and t he f l ash -exposu re w i l l bese t au toma t i ca l l y . Mo re on page 16 .

@ Selecting the distanceEst imate the d is tance to the sub ject and seti t on t he d i s tance sca le by t u rn ing t he f ocus -i ng r i ng (b ) . The b lue sec t i on on t he d i s tancesca le i nd i ca tes t he range w i t h i n wh i ch i ndoo rp i c tu res can be t aken w i t h F lashcubes . Moreon page 16 .

@ Taking f lash picturesI nse r t a F lashcube , f r ame the sub jec t i n t hev iewf inder and press the shut ter re lease.More on page 17 .

FKODAK F I LMS

In your RETINA S 2 Camera You can use35 mm-size f i lms giving either 36, 20 or 12exposures (depending on the f i lm).Here are detai ls of the various KODAKColour and Black-and-White Fi lms . . .

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KODAK Films for Golour Slides

KODACHROME II Filn - world-famous forsuperb colour rendering and extreme sharp-ness. l t is avai lable as a Dayl ight Type Fi lm(ASA 25) for pictures in daylight or by thel ight from Flashcubes or electronic f lash; alsoavailable as a Type A film (ASA 40) for usewith photoflood lamps (34000 K).

KODACHROME-X and EKTACHROME'XFilms - faster than KODACHROME II Fi lm,having a speed of ASA 64. They are onlyavai lable in Dayl ight Type, suitable for usewith dayl ight, Flashcubes or electronic f lash.

High Speed EKTACHROME Film - extra-fastf i lm, ideal for pictures in poor l ight and formoving subjects where a fast shutter speedis required. This f i lm is avai lable as Dayl ightType (ASA 160), for use with dayl ight, Flash-cubes or electronic f lash; also as Type B(ASA 125) for use with 32000 K lamps.


KODAK Films for Colour Prints

KODACOLOR-X Fi lm - Splendid colour printsand co lour en largements can be made f romyour negatives. This f i lm can be used in day-l ight or w i th b lue f lash (F lashcubes or e lec-t ron ic f lash) .

Processing Colour Films

Deta i ls o f how to get your f i lm processed wi l lbe found in the ins t ruct ion sheet packed wi ththe f i lm.NOTE: Colour pr in ts and dupl icate s l idescan be made f rom your co lour s l ides. Youcan a lso have co lour s l ides made f rom yourKODACOLOR negatives.

KODAK Filmsfor Blac*-and-White Prints

Kodak PANATOMIC-X (ASA 32) - an extre-mely f ine-grain f i lm, ideal for real ly big en-largements.

Kodak PLUS-X Pan (ASA 125) - a medium-speed, f ine-gra in f i lm, wi th a wide exposurelat i tude.

Kodak TRI-X Pan (ASA 400) - an extremelyfast f i lm of moderate grain size, suitable fortak ing p ic tures in poor l ight ing condi t ions orwhen very fast shutter speeds are necessary.

Load ing t he camera ( i n t he shade )

1. Press in the la tch but ton (d) pos i t ioned onthe le f t -hand s ide of the base of thecamera . The camera back w i l l sp r i ng open .Open the back f u l l y , r eady f o r l oad ing .

2 . P lace t he casse t t e i n t he f i lm chamber (e ) ,and i nse r t t he f i lm t ongue i n to t he s l o t o ft he wh i t e t ake -up spoo l ( f ) , so t ha t someo f t he f i lm i s p ro t rud ing beyond i t . Gen t l ypu l l t he end o f t he f i lm t ongue a l i t t l e t othe r i gh t t o t ens ion t he f i lm . C lose t hecamera back.

3 . Sw ing t he rap id w ind l eve r ( g ) t o t he r i gh tas f a r as i t w i l l go , and repea t t h i s un t i l t helever locks.

4 . Press the shut ter re lease (h) , then operatethe rap id w ind l eve r once more . Repea tth i s p rocedu re . The f i gu re 1 w i l l now appea ri n t he m idd le o f t he exposu re coun te rw indow ( i ) - i l l u s t ra t i on No .2 . You a re nowready to take the f i rs t p ic ture. The expo-su re coun te r i nd i ca tes t he number o f t hep i c tu re you a re t ak ing .

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lmportant:Remember to set the meterwhen loading the camera

The meter set t ing is g iven on the f i lm car tonin ASA and D IN va lues e . g . ASA 64 -19 D lN .When the f i lm has been loaded, the cor rectmeter set t ing must be set on the camera,otherwise your p ic tures wi l l not be cor rect lyexposed.

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To set the meter , turn the camera ups idedown. Press in the re lease but ton (k) betweenthe ye l low DIN and ASA sca les, ho ld i t downand turn the b lack mi l led wheel s i tuated nextt o i t un t i l t he ye l l ow i ndex mark i nd i ca tes t heco r rec t ASA o r D IN speed .


OUTDOOR P ICTU RES

@ Setting the shutter speedYour camera has f ou r shu t t e r speeds : 30(1/ :o .sec) , 60, 125, and 250. These speeds aremarked on t he shu t t e r speed r i ng (a ) . I n add i_t ion to the speeds a l ready ment ioned therea re two o the r se t t i ngs : t he b lue f l ashbu lbsymbol (on ly used for f lash p ic tures, seepage 16) and B ( for ext ra- long exposures, seepage 19 ) .Day l ight p ic tures outdoors are usual ly takenwi th the shut ter speed set a t 125 ( r / izs sec) .

That is why th is speed is marked in red on theshu t te r speed r i ng .Turn the shut ter speed r ing (a) unt i l therequi red shut ter speed c l icks in to p laceoppos i te the red index mark.Fo r f as t -mov ing sub jec t s (e .g . spo r t s p i c_tures) choose the fastest shut ier speed '2b0(1/zso sec) ; use 30 or 60 ( r /so or r /eo sec) inpo.or l ight . (The camera must be he ld qu i tes t i l l , o the rw i se t he p i c tu re w i l l be spo i l i bycamera shake; th is is espec ia l ly impor tan iwhen the shut ter is set to 30. )

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@ Setting the distance

You can set the d is tance e i ther by the symbolsca le or the usual d is tance sca le . For qu ickshoot ing i t is adv isab le to use the three sym-bols on the d is tance sca le .The meaning of the symbols is as fo l lows:

6 : Close-uPs-+' (approximately 3-8 ft or 1-2.5 m)+ : GrouPs(approx imate ly 10-20 f t or 3-6 m)-/r^\c : Distant SCeneS' 'b-\ ( farther than 20 ft or 6 m)

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Turn the focus ing r ing (b) unt i l the appro-pr ia te symbol is against the t r iangular b lackmark. The f igures in red to the le f t o f thesymbols ind icate d is tances in feet .The d is tance sca le in metres is to the r ighto f the symbols . l t i s sca led f rom 1 metre to oo( in f in i ty ) . The dots a long the metre sca le bet -ween 6 and 3 metres represent 5 and 4 metres,the one between 3 and 2 metres represents2.5 metres, and the one between 2 and1.3 metres represents 1 .5 metres. The b lue l ineon th is sca le is on ly used for f lash p ic tures.


/@ Framing the subjectand sett ing the exposure

Look t h rough the v i ew f i nde r w indow. you w i l lsee a b r i gh t r ec tangu la r f r ame . Th i s showsthe l im i t s o f t he ac tua l p i c tu re t aken by t helens and he lps you t o f r ame you r p i c tu re . Theexposu re i s se t i n t he ye l l ow sec t i on nex tt o t he wh i t e f r ame .Tu rn t he ape r tu re -se t t i ng r i ng by means o ft he knob ( c ) un t i l t he po in te r i s i n t he cen t re

o f t he ye l l ow a rea - t he camera w i l l t hen bese t t o t he co r rec t exposu re .

N O T E : T h e t w o s m a l l m a r k s o n t h e w h i t e f r a m e i n t h ev i e w f i n d e r a r e p a r a l l a x i n d i c a t i o n s . S e e p a g e . l 9 .

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Hold ing the camera

I t is impor tant to ho ld the camera correct lyi f you want good, sharp p ic tures. Our twoi l lus t ra t ions show a su i tab le way to ho ld thecamera for hor izonta l p ic tures ( le f t ) and ver t i -ca l p i c tu res ( r i gh t ) .Be carefu l not to le t your f ingers or thecase s t rap obst ruct e i ther the exposure meterw indow o r t he camera l ens . Res t you r f i nge rl ight ly on the shut ter re lease. To avo id camerashake, s tand f i rmly braced when tak ing p ic-tures ( i . e . feet s l ight ly apar t and e lbows pres-sed in against your body, or lean againsta t r ee o r wa l l ) .'t2 www.orphancameras.com

Taking picturesand wind ing on

When you have f ramed the subject in the v iew-f inder sat is factor i ly , press down the shut terre l ease (h ) w i t h a s l ow squeez ing ac t i on -t he p i c tu re i s t aken . (The shu t t e r r e l easecan on l y be ope ra ted when a f i lm has beenloaded . )A f t e r t he exposu re , sw ing t he rap id -w ind l eve r(g ) t o t he r i gh t as f a r as i t w i l l go . Th i s t r ans -po r t s t he f i lm ready f o r t he nex t p i c tu re anda l so ope ra tes t he exposu re coun te r ,You r RET INA S 2 Camera has a doub le -expo -sure prevent ion dev ice. Af ter each exposurethe shu t t e r r e l ease rema ins i nope ra t i ve un t i lt he rap id -w ind l eve r has been used t o w indo n t h e f i l m .

When the f i lm is exposed

When the ye l low f igures 12,20 or 36 appearin the exposure counter , the end of the f i lmwi th th is number o f exposures is ind icated.Af ter the las t exposure, the exposed f i lm mustbe re-wound in to i ts casset te . To do th is ,press in the lock ing but ton ( l ) on the s ide ofthe camera, and whi le ho ld ing i t in pressdown the b lack knob (m) s i tuated beneath i tunt i l the knob c l icks in to p lace. Now operatethe rap id-wind lever (g) unt i l the exposurecounter s tops moving. The d iamond-shapedmark I Empore wi th p 20 wi l l now appear inthe exposure counter window. Operate therap idwind lever once or tw ice more to windthe f i lm leader r ight in to the casset te . Openthe camera (as descr ibed on page 6) in sub-dued l ight and remove the casset te .

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I N D O O R P I C T U R E Swith Flashcubes

Wi th t he Kodak RET INA S 2 Camera , you cantake p i c tu res i ndoo rs j us t as eas i l y as ou t -doors . Just br ing the automat ic f lash expo-su re con t ro l i n to ope ra t i on and use t he b luesec t i on o f t he d i s tance sca le f o r se t t i ng t hed i s tance , as desc r i bed ove r l ea f . Now p lacea F lashcube i n pos i t i on and you can t ake4 f l ash p i c tu res i n ve ry qu i ck success ion .Inserting the batteryTo take f lash p ic tures you need a 5 .6 v . bat -t e r y (e . g . a Ma l l o r y PX 23 , o r equ i va len t ) . Thebat tery f i ts in to a compar tment in the baseof the camera. To load the bat tery , push thecove r (n ) i n t he d i r ec t i on o f t he a r row : t hecove r l a t ch w i l l be re l eased and t he cove rdoo r w i l l sw ing f u l l y open . I nse r t a new b .6 Vba t te r y as shown i n t he i l l u s t ra t i on (pos i t i vet l ] te rmina l towards the cent re o f thecamera ) . C lose t he cove r doo r o f t he ba t t e r vcompar tment .

@ How to use the automaticflash exposure control

Br ing the b lue f lashbulb symbol on the shut -ter speed r ing (a) against the red index mark.Turn the focus ing r ing (b) unt i l the aper ture-set t ing r ing turns wi th i t ( i f necessary , a lsoturn the aper ture set t ing r ing, in the oppos i ted i rect ion to the focus ing r ing) . The r ings arenow coupled together and the automat ic f lashexposure cont ro l is in operat ion.

@ Selecting the distanceNote that F lashcube p ic tures can on ly betaken wi th in the range ind icated by the b luesect ion o f the d is tance sca le , i . e . bo ld 5 f t -16f t (1 .5-5 metres) . Est imate the camera- to-subject d is tance and set th is on the b lue sec-t ion o f the d is tance sca le by tur ing the focu-s i ng r i ng (b ) un t i l t he requ i red d i s tance i sagainst the set t ing mark.Do not cont inue to tu rn the focus ing r ing i f res is tanceis met be fore the des i red se t t ing is reached. Res is tanceind ica tes tha t the aper tu re r ing is a t the l im i t o f i t s t rave land tha t cor rec t exposure a t the des i red d is tance se t t ingi s n o t p o s s i b l e w i t h t h e p a r t i c u l a r f i l m i n u s e .

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NOTE: When the b lue f lashbu lb symbol i s aga ins t theindex mark , the shut te r i s au tomat ica l l y se t a t 30 ( l / lo sec) ,wh ich is the speed necessary fo r f lash p ic tu res w i th th iscamera ,

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O Insert the Flashcubeand take your pictures

Inser t a f resh F lashcube in to the socket in thetop o f the camera , so tha t one o f the fourf lashbu lbs is fac ing fo rwards . The bu lb i s f i redas the shut te r i s re leased. when the rap id -w ind lever i s opera ted fo r the nex t p ic tu re ,the F lashcube is au tomat ica l fy tu rned ih rough9.0 ' ' , so you are immediate ly ready for anotherf lash shot . A f te r tak ing fou i f lash p ic tu res , theF lashcube must be rep laced by

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f resh one.The F lashcube can, o f course , be removedaf te r the f i rs t , second or th i rd f lash p ic tu res .when f i t t ing a par t ia l f y -used F lashcube to thecamera , make sure tha t (a f te r the rap id -w indlever has been opera ted) an rn rs"d bu lb i sfac ing fo rward . l f the f lash fa i l s , i t p robab lymeans that the bat tery contacts need c lean-ing (w i th a rough c lo th ) , o r tha t the ba t te ry i sex h au s ted .

Flash pictures with othertypes of f lash units

You can use o the r t ypes o f f l ash un i t s w i t hthe RETINA S 2 Camera, prov ided that theyhave a d i rect contact in the foot to make con-tact w i th those in the accessory shoe ' Thef l ash un i t i s s imp l y pushed i n to t he accesso ryshoe (o) o f the camera. When us ing f lash-bu lbs , ' se t t he shu t t e r t o 30 (1 /30 sec ) ' l f youhave an e lec t ron i c f l ash un i t , you can use t hefaster speeds - up to 250 ( l lzsosec) 'The auto-mat ic f lash exposure cont ro l does not operateat these shut ter speed set t ings. When set -t i ng t he f i number and d i s tance , r e fe r t o t heins l r uc t i ons supp l i ed w i t h t he pa r t i cu la r f l ashun i t i n use . Se t t he recommended f / numberby t u rn ing t he ape r tu re -se t t i ng r i ng ( c ) un t i lt he requ i red f number i s aga ins t t he wh i t emark (p) .

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Time exposures(B-sett ing)l f t he l e t t e r B on t he shu t t e r speed r i ng i saga ins t t he red i ndex mark , t he shu t t e r w i l lopen when the shut ter re lease is pressed andw i l l r ema in open un t i l t he shu t t e r i s r e l eased .Th i s se t t i ng can be used f o r mak ing expo_sures of whatever durat ion is requi rea l t i reexposures) .For such exposures the camera must beplaced on a f i rm suppor t such as a t r ipod. Toavo id shak ing t he camera when open ing andc los ing t he shu t t e r , a cab le re l ease shou lda lso be used: a threaded socket is prov idedfor th is purpose beneath the shut ter re lease.When set t ing the exposure, turn the aper ture-se t t i ng r i ng un t i l t he f i number requ i red i sagainst the whi te mark (p) .Pictures of nearby subjectsFor photographs of sub jects a f d is tancesbetween 31 lz and 7f t (1-2 metres) f rom thecamera , t he uppe r l im i t o f t he p i c tu re i s shownby the two marks near the top whi te f ramein the v iewf inder , l t i s impor tant to rememberth is so that , for example, heads are not , ,cuto f f " in por t ra i ts .

Re-getting the exposurecounter by hand

Normal ly , the exposure counter never requi -res re-set t ing, s ince i t a lways re-sets to thezero pos i t ion automat ica l ly when the f i lm isre-wound. However , i f ever a par t ly -exposedf i lm is removed f rom the camera, the expo-sure counter must be re-set by hand.To remove a par t ly exposed f i lm in the dark-room, f i rs t open the camera back and removethe cassette. Then set the camera as for re-w ind ing (desc r i bed on page 14 ) . The exposedpar t o f the f i lm can now be pu l led o f f thetake -up spoo l .To br ing the exposure counter to i ts zeropos i t ion, ho ld down the lock ing but ton (q) andturn the sprocket ( r ) unt i l th is mark I appearsin the cent re o f the exposure counter window.Af ter re leas ing the lock ing but ton, turn thesprocket ( r ) a l i t t le far ther , unt i l i t cannot beturned any more. The exposure counter isnow in the zero pos i t ion. Before a new f i lmis loaded in to the camera, the la tch but ton(d) - see page 6 - must be Pressed in .

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Care of the camera

Avoid mark ing the lens or the v iewf inderwindow wi th f inger-pr in ts . Use a sof t lensbrush or a p iece of c lean l in t less c lo th toremove dust from these glass surfaces' l t isadv isab le to use a sof t brush occas ional ly toremove dust or o ther par t ic les f rom the f i lmt rack and f i lm chamber o f the camera.Though robust , your camera should be hand-led carefu l ly , l i ke any other prec is ion ins t ru-ment . An un lucky knock can cause damage.


Tips on the exposure control

The automat ic exposure cont ro l on your RETINA S 2 Camera rsad justed for sub jects o f average cont rast ( l ight and dark por t ionsequal ly d iv ided) . l f you encounter unusual sub jects , the fo l lowingt ips may he lp you to set the exposure cor rect ly :Somet imes i t is a good p lan to under-expose a p ic ture s l ight ly , e . g .to emphasize an "evening" a tmosphere, or for s i lhouet tes or fogp ic tures. To do th is , set the po in ter to the - 1 mark.For p ic tures "against the- l ight " i t i s adv isab le to increase the expo-sure by 1 s top. Set the po in ter to the * 1 mark. The set t ing o f f 1is a lso recommended for the in tense br ightness of snow and beachscenes. Set t ing to f 1 1 enables you to ad just the set t ing forunusua l cond i t i ons ve ry qu i ck l y . Th i s i s pa r t i cu la r l y impo r tan t f o rqu i ck shoo t i ng .

Accessories fory o u r r R e t i n a ' S 2 G a m e r a

The Ever-Ready Gase is one of the standardaccessor ies for your camera and should a l -ways be used. Your RETINA Camera is pro-tected Or

l*The Lens Hood keeps away stray reflectionsfrom the lens - l t is made of rubber and canbe kept on the lens mount permanent ly be-cause i t is sof t enough to fo ld down underthe camera case.

KODAK Fil ters offer interesting possibi l i t iesfor your RETINA Camera. There are f i l te rs foruse with black-and-white materials, e. g. toemphasize c louds, and f i l te rs for KODAKColour F i lms which may, for example, be usedto reduce d is tance haze in landscapes.

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The Close-up Rangefinder used in conjunc-t ion with the N Close-up Lenses (N l , N l l ,N l l la ) enables you take p ic tures a t d is tancesbetween 31 lz f t and about 1 f t f rom the sub-ject. With the Close-up Attachment and thethree R Lenses you can get even c loserphotographs in the range between 1 ft andabout 6 inches.

The Table Stand is part icularly useful forc lose-ups and for copy ing.The camera ho lderensures perfect camera stabi l i ty. The Docu-ment Stand makes document copying with theRETINA S 2 Camera a s imple task. There isa l ighting attachment for the Document Stand.

The Cable Release (with locking screw) ispar t icu lar ly requi red for t ime exposures.

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il Points to remember when using filtersMost f i l ters have a f i l ter factor. Before-taking pictures using these f i l ters, the f i lm speed sett ingshould be adjusted according to the f igurei given below.

Filters for Kodak Black-and-White Films

Light Yel low (F l)Medium Yellow (F l l )Yel low-Green (F l l l )Orange (F lV)Red (F V)Blue (F Vl)Ultra-Violet (F Vtl)Pola Screen (also for colour f i lm)

Filters for Kodak Colour Films

Skylight Fi l terDayl ight Fi l terPhotoflood Light Filter

Set back the f i lm speed se t t ing by . . . D IN

makes wh i te c louds s tand ou t aga ins t a b lue sky 2same as F l , but a more pronounced effect gfor landscapes gmakes d is tan t landscapes c learer bfo r moon l igh t e f fec ts taken in sun l igh t gfo r p ic tu res in mis t o r fog , a lso ar t i f i c ia l l i gh t p ic tu res 4for high-alt i tude and beach scenes 0cuts out ref lect ions 4

for dayl ight f i lm, reduces distance haze in landscapesfor a r t i f i c ia l l i gh t f i lm in day l igh tfo r day l igh t f i lm in a r t i f i c ia l l i gh t

NOTE: A f te r remov ing the f i l te r , remember to se t f i lm speed to the or ig ina l se t t ing .

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