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GENERAL INFORM A TlON
Holding the Camera Steady
A FUNDAMENTAL principle of
all
cinematography is
camera
steadiness.
We cannot too often repeat, nor too
firmly
emphasize, the importance
of
holding the Cine-Kodak steady.
Remember, the best pictures
are
made on
a
tripod-
so that the more nearly
you
approach tripod rigidity, the
better your pictures will be.
Audible Shutter
Warning
WHEN the Cine-Kodak Special is
run with
the SHUTTER LEVER
at
CLOSED,
a loud buzzing noise
will be
heard.
This serves
as a warning
that the
shutter
is closed
and that
no
attempt should
be made to take
pictures
without
further
adjustment. After
a
"fade-out," a winding-
back
operation, or
any manipulation
which
involves closing the
shutter, it may happen that the
next scene
is started
with
the
shutter
still closed. If this occurs, the
audible
signal is heard. It is then
necessary to wind the film back
to
the last starting
point, open
the
shutter,
and
start again. Thus there need be no film wastage
or
failure
to
photograph
the desired scene.
When the film is being wound backward for a
lap
dissol
ve or a
double
exposure, the
audible
signal
will
be heard if the shutter is closed as it
should be.
Finder
THE eye-level finder consists
of
two
parts;
the FINDER proper,
which
is
attached
to the mount of the I-inch f.1.9 lens and to the
adapters
for
the 15 mm. f.2.7 wide-angle lens
and telephoto
lenses;
and
the SIGHT
located
on the top of the camera, to the
rear (see
Figure 22,
page
24).
In the SIGHT there is a small lens
.
This lens should be pushed down
and
not
used with
the
finder attached to the adapter for the telephoto
lenses. The
lens
of
the
sight should be pushed up and used
with
the
finders on the regular
l-inchf.1.
9
lens
and
the 15 mm.
/.2.7 wide-angle
lens
.
.
When
the eye-level finder is used for making
close-ups, it
is
necessary
to
correct for
parallax.
Since the
finder
necessarily
is
separated from
the camera
lens,
it
"sees" a
slightly different
view
or
field
than
is
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