Kodak Retina IIa

roking the
picture
I
.
\Iake the lens
and
shutter
settings.
2.
Cock
the shtrtter
and
adr,'ance the
film
"
with
a single
full
stroke
of
the filnr
advance lever.
3.
Fclcus
and compose
finder.
the
picture
in
the
4.
\lake the exposure.
Hold
the camera
steady;
it's a
good
idea to
hold
)'our
breath
rvhile
vou s-q
-u-e-e-z-e
the exposure
button.
o\\'hen
the
exposure
button
is
depressecl,
the
film
levcr
is released. It is necessarv to
prcss
rrncl
release thc filnr lever button
only
rvhen
)'ou
rvislt
to advance
film without hrrving pressccl
the ex-
posure
button
(as
in loading).
After
the
20th or 36th exposurc
hirs been
nrade,
and the counter
is
at
l,
the
filrn irdvance
lever
"vill
lock; rewind the film and
unload
the carneril
(page
l7).
Do
not open
the back of
the camera
until the
fiIm
has been
rewound into
the
film
magazine,
or the
film
rvill
be
fogged.
r6
unlooding
When
the
last
exposure
has
been made, the
counter will be at I
and the
film lever will
lock. Pull out
the
rewind knob halfway,
press
the
nnrvrND BUTToN
as
firr
as it
will
go,
and
turn the rervind knob
in the direction of
the arrorv. Clontinue
turning
the
rervind knob
until the rervincl lttrtton
stops turning. The
fihn
(except
for
an
inch or trvo of leader
strip)
is norv back
in the magarzine.
Norv open
the
back;
pull
out the rervind
knob as far as
it
rvill
go;
r'emove
the magazine.
It's
a
good idea to
get
your
exposed
film
processed
promptly.
The
Kodacraft
Minia-
ture Roll-Film
Tank makes
it
easy to devel-
op
your
own black-and-white
film.
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