Kodak EK6 User Manual

14
PRINT
CONTROL
Under most conditions, you will be taking
pictures with the print (Lighten / Darken)
control in the center position . However , the
lightness
or darkness of your prints can be
affected by such factors as temperature, and
type and brightness
of subject. The print
control helps you to compensate for these
effects,
especially in daylight picture-taking .
After
taking a picture , if you want a lighter
or darker picture of the same subject in the
same
location without changing the light ing
or your position, adjust the print control
before you take another picture . To take a
lighter
picture , move the control toward
Lighten; for a
darker picture , move the con-
trol toward Darken. The print control does
not automatically return to the center posi -
tion after you take a picture.
NOTE: Setting the print control toward
Lighten will not help you to get a lighter
picture if the red low-light signal appears in
the viewfinder .
If you use the print
control to adjust
lightness
or darkness for flash pictures of
subjects from 4 to 10 feet from the camera ,
move the
control al/ the way (two marks)
toward
Lighten or Darken. Remember, if you
take flash
pictures of subjects outside the
correct flash distance range (4 to 10 feet),
subjects closer than 4 feet will be too light,
and subjects farther than 10 feet will be
too
dark regardless of the print-control setting.
Temperature Effects on Prints
Best
picture results will be obtained when
the
temperature during print development is
between 60 and 95 ° F (16 and 35 °C). At
temperatures below 60°F (16°C), place
prints in a warm place-an inside pocket , for
example-as soo n as they are ejected from
the
camera , and leave them there during
development. Otherwise , prints may appear
too light. Be sure not to bend, flex, or fold
the
prints .
When the
temperature is above 95 °F
(35°C), set the
print control toward Lighten
to prevent prints from becoming too dark .
Don't leave prints in direct
sunlight or on
a hot
surface during development . Prints will
probably be too dark when developed at
temperatures above 100°F (38°C).
See
your film instruction sheet for com-
plete information.
Subjects and Lighting Conditions
In certain types of situations, you may judge
your subjects to be too light or too dark . For
example , if you are photographing a very
light subject in very dark surroundings, your
main subject may be too light in your print.
A
dark subject in light surroundings may
appear too dark . A subject in open shade
(shaded from the sun but lighted by a large
area
of the sky) may appear too dark .
When you
recognize these types of situa-
tions , before taking the picture you can
sometimes adjust the
print control to achieve
more accurate exposure of the subject. For
a very
light subject in dark surroundings ,
move the
print control toward Darken; for
a dark subject in light surroundings , move
it
toward Lighten. If you are photographing
a subject on an overcast day or in open
shade
and the red low - light signal appears
in the viewfinder
as you partially depress the
shutter release, your pictures will be too dark
unless you use flash. Moving the print con-
trol toward Lighten will not help to produce
a lighter picture .
14
PRINT
CONTROL
Under most conditions, you will be taking
pictures with the print (Lighten / Darken)
control in the center position . However , the
lightness
or darkness of your prints can be
affected by such factors as temperature, and
type and brightness
of subject. The print
control helps you to compensate for these
effects,
especially in daylight picture-taking .
After
taking a picture , if you want a lighter
or darker picture of the same subject in the
same
location without changing the light ing
or your position, adjust the print control
before you take another picture . To take a
lighter
picture , move the control toward
Lighten; for a
darker picture , move the con-
trol toward Darken. The print control does
not automatically return to the center posi -
tion after you take a picture.
NOTE: Setting the print control toward
Lighten will not help you to get a lighter
picture if the red low-light signal appears in
the viewfinder .
If you use the print
control to adjust
lightness
or darkness for flash pictures of
subjects from 4 to 10 feet from the camera ,
move the
control al/ the way (two marks)
toward
Lighten or Darken. Remember, if you
take flash
pictures of subjects outside the
correct flash distance range (4 to 10 feet),
subjects closer than 4 feet will be too light,
and subjects farther than 10 feet will be
too
dark regardless of the print-control setting.
Temperature Effects on Prints
Best
picture results will be obtained when
the
temperature during print development is
between 60 and 95 ° F (16 and 35 °C). At
temperatures below 60°F (16°C), place
prints in a warm place-an inside pocket , for
example-as soo n as they are ejected from
the
camera , and leave them there during
development. Otherwise , prints may appear
too light. Be sure not to bend, flex, or fold
the
prints .
When the
temperature is above 95 °F
(35°C), set the
print control toward Lighten
to prevent prints from becoming too dark .
Don't leave prints in direct
sunlight or on
a hot
surface during development . Prints will
probably be too dark when developed at
temperatures above 100°F (38°C).
See
your film instruction sheet for com-
plete information.
Subjects and Lighting Conditions
In certain types of situations, you may judge
your subjects to be too light or too dark . For
example , if you are photographing a very
light subject in very dark surroundings, your
main subject may be too light in your print.
A
dark subject in light surroundings may
appear too dark . A subject in open shade
(shaded from the sun but lighted by a large
area
of the sky) may appear too dark .
When you
recognize these types of situa-
tions , before taking the picture you can
sometimes adjust the
print control to achieve
more accurate exposure of the subject. For
a very
light subject in dark surroundings ,
move the
print control toward Darken; for
a dark subject in light surroundings , move
it
toward Lighten. If you are photographing
a subject on an overcast day or in open
shade
and the red low - light signal appears
in the viewfinder
as you partially depress the
shutter release, your pictures will be too dark
unless you use flash. Moving the print con-
trol toward Lighten will not help to produce
a lighter picture .

Kodak EK6 Specifications

General

Brand	Kodak
Model	EK6
Category	Film Camera
Language	English