Kodak Retina IIa

Set the synchronizer
selector on
"X,"
select
a
shutter speed, cock the
shutter, and
snap
the
picture.
The
light
will flash when
the
shutter
blades
are
open at all
shutter
speeds.
nole:
Do nol
use
units floshed
by
meons
of
heovy-
duly
reloys
or solenoids.
Such units
moy
complelely
deslroy the
shuller
conlocts.
S upplem
e
nt ory Flosh-Ouldoors
. . . blue fash
bulbs are
used with
Daylight
Typ"
color
films
to reduce
excessive
contrast
with
back-
or
side-lighted
subjects in bright
sun. With
selector on
M use
No.
58
or No.
25B
fash
lamps.
A lamp-to-subject
distance
of
8l',
feet
gives
good contrast.
Use the basic
exposure
for
subjects in bright
sunlight.
Flash
exposure data are
given on
page
28,
and
on the reflector
of the
Kodak
Flasholders.
coution:
Since lomps moy
sholler
when
floshed, the
use
of o Kodok
2-woy
Floshguord
or
other shield over
the
refleclor
is recommended.
Do nol flosh
the lomps
in on
explosive
olmosphere.
Do not
inserl flosh
lomps in
the
reflector if
the
shutler
is
open-the lomp will
flosh
ond o
serious
burn moy
resull.
20
time
exposures
. . .
enable
you
to take
pictures
at night
out-
doors
or indoors
of still
subjects,
using
the
existing
light.
Night
pictures
can add
variety
to
your picture
collection.
The
"B"
setting enables
you
to
keep
the
shutter
open for
as long as required.
Place
the
camera
on a
tripod
or other firm
support.
Both
camera and subiect
must be
still
during
the
exposure.
To make a
"8"
exposure,
the focus
and
lens
opening
having
been set,
set the
shutter
on
"8,"
cock
the
shutter by
operating
the
film
ad-
vance lever,
press
the
exposure
button,
hold
it
down
for
the
exposure
time
required,
and
re-
lease
the button
to
close
the
shutter.
The
Kodak
TBI
Metal
Cable
Re-
Iease
No. 2,
available
from
your
Kodak
dealer,
can
be
used
to hold
the
shutter
open
for
as Iong
as
required.
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