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- Page 1 KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents INTRODUCTION ... 3 EXERCISES ... 3 MORE INFORMATION ... 3 SOME CAMERA BASICS ... 3 THE SHUTTER ... 6 THE LENS OPENING ... 7 FOCUSING ... 7 THE LIGHT METER ... 8 EXERCISE #1 ... 9 EXERCISE #2 ... 11 EXERCISE #3 ... -
Page 3: Introduction
INTRODUCTION You have a 35 mm camera and want to take clear, colorful, snappy pictures. That’s easy. In addition to the camera, all you will need is the camera’s instruction book, this guide, some film and . . . practice. - Page 4 KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera All cameras have three basic settings. They are: Shutter Speed Lens Opening Focus To get a good picture, you need to adjust the shutter speed and the lens opening settings to control the amount of light entering your camera.
- Page 5 KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera To get good pictures, the film in your camera needs to be exposed to the same quantity of light for every picture. On a normal sunny day, you will use a fairly fast shutter speed and a medium lens opening so that the correct amount of light will reach the film and you will get a properly exposed picture.
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Page 6: The Shutter
KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera Find the shutter speed settings on your camera and learn how to change them. Your camera instruction book will explain how to do this. Shutter speed settings are usually numbered 30, 60,125, 250, 500—or on older cameras 25, 50, 100, 200. -
Page 7: The Lens Opening
Now it is time to load film in your camera. Get a roll of KODAK ROYAL GOLD 200 Film. It comes in two lengths—one for 24 pictures and a longer length for 36 pictures. Either will do. If you are undecided, get the 24-picture length to start with. -
Page 8: The Light Meter
ISO number marked on your film container. The higher the number, the more sensitive the film.* With KODAK ROYAL GOLD 200 Film, set the meter for 200. ISO numbers are commonly referred to as the film’s “speed.” Very sensitive films are called “high-speed”... -
Page 9: Exercise #1
KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera EXERCISE #1 The one most important thing to remember about taking a picture is to hold the camera steady. Pick a subject in bright sunlight. Set your shutter at 125, your lens opening at f/16 and the focus at 10 feet. - Page 10 KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera Now take a picture of the same scene holding the camera in your hands. Stand with your feet firmly on the floor or ground and your weight distributed evenly so that you’re not balancing on one foot.
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Page 11: Exercise #2
KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera EXERCISE #2 We adjust the size of the lens opening to control how much light goes into the camera. The size of the lens opening also controls how much of the picture is sharp. A small lens opening makes more of the space in the picture appear sharp. -
Page 12: Exercise #3
KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera EXERCISE #3 Select a scene to photograph that has something near the camera as well as far away. For instance, a tree branch or a person 5 or 6 feet away from the camera and a house or other scene in the distance. - Page 13 KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera Using the same scene take the same picture but this time use a small lens opening. For this exercise set the lens opening at f/16 or f/22, the shutter at 60, and the focus at infinity.
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Page 14: Exercise #4
KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera EXERCISE #4 Sometimes it is nice to have the background out of focus. For instance, take a picture of a flower blossom that stands high enough off the ground so that you can see both the blossom and a background scene when you look through the camera. - Page 15 KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera Now take the same picture but set your lens opening at f/16 and your shutter speed at 125. (Put your example here.) Result: Both the blossom and the background will be sharp. The background probably takes...
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Page 16: Exercise #5
KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera EXERCISE #5 Take a picture in full sunlight. Avoid all shadows, shade, or dark backgrounds. Have someone doing something about 10-12 feet away from you with the sun shining on him or her. The basic exposure settings should be set at about 250 with a lens opening of f/11 focused at 10-12 feet. - Page 17 KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera Now take a picture of someone in the shade. There is not as much light in the shade so you’ll have to let more light in to the film. The setting will probably be set at about 250 with a lens opening of f/5.6, or wider if it is really dark, focused on the subject 1-12 feet away.
- Page 18 KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera Now take a picture with a combination of sunlight and shade. Here is where a light meter is really handy. If your camera has a light meter, use it. If you do not have a meter, you want to let enough light into the film to see things in the shaded part of the picture.
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Page 19: Exercise #6
KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera EXERCISE #6 One of the advantages of being able to adjust your own camera settings is that you can use very fast shutter speeds to get sharp pictures of moving subjects. Try this by taking a picture of someone running in a sports game, or a pet running or jumping in the air, or someone bouncing a ball, or a car passing by on the road. -
Page 20: Exercise #7
KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera EXERCISE #7 Just to prove to yourself how nice it is to be able to use a fast shutter speed, try taking the same type of picture (as in Exercise #6) but using a shutter speed of 30. Your subject should be in the shade, so you can use this shutter speed and a small lens opening on your camera. -
Page 21: Exercise #8
KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera EXERCISE #8 When the light is shining from in back of your subject, it’s called backlighting. With a normal sunlight setting, your subject will turn out very dark—just a silhouette against the bright back- ground. - Page 22 KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera Now take the same picture with the camera set to properly expose the shaded front of your subject. If you have a light meter, move up very close to your subject and use the setting that the meter gives you.
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Page 23: Exercise #9
KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera EXERCISE #9 With an adjustable camera you can even take pictures at night. Try a picture of your house after dark with all the lights on. Your meter won’t help you here. It will see too much darkness. Set your shutter at 30 and open the lens to its widest setting. -
Page 24: Exercise #10
KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera EXERCISE #10 Most adjustable cameras have a shutter setting for time exposures. This means that the shutter will stay open as long as you press the shutter release down. If your camera has a shutter setting of “B,”... - Page 25 KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera Typical Existing-Light Exposures for KODAK ROYAL GOLD 200 Film Picture Subject & Lighting Bright or hazy sun on light sand or snow Bright or hazy sun (distinct shadows) Weak hazy sun (soft shadows)
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Page 26: More Information
KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera More Information For more information, contact Kodak in your Country. Kodak and Royal Gold are trademark.