Taking The Picture - Kodak RETINA REFLEX III Manual

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sharpness
is known
as
"depth
of field." The larger the
f!
number
(smaller
lens opening), the
greater
the
depth
of field
at
the
same
distance
setting.
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The two red
POINTERS
of the
automatic
depth-of-field
in-
dicator show, at a glance,
the correct depth
of
field for
any
distance or lens opening
set
on the camera. For
example, as
in the illustration, if the distance
setting
is 10
feet and
the
lens
opening
setting
is
t
/8,
the red pointers indicate
a
depth
of field
fro
m
about
7Y2
fee
t
to 15
feet.
TAKING THE PICTURE
1. Set the shutter speed opposite the black triangular index.
2. Set the lens opening automatically by turning the setting wheel to
center the needle between the exposure control pointers
.
3. Focus the camera by the rangefinder, ground glass, or by setting the
camera-to-subject distance opposite the focusing
index.
4. Compose the picture in the reflex finder.
5. Hold the camera steady and press the exposure release all
the way
down with a slow, squeezing action to take the picture.
IMPORTANT
:
For
good pictures,
keep
the lens and
viewfi
nd
er eyepiece cleon
.
Blow
off
cny dust
or
gri
t; then
wipe the
su
rfa
ce
gentl
y
with Kodak
len
s
Cleaning
Poper
or Kodak
l
ens
Cleaner
and a
soft,
lintles$ cloth.

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