Kodak Cine Special II Operating Instructions

This

manual

Kodak

arranged

have cording

You

understand loading, unloading, setting basic

camera

BLrT signed the basic

correct way

raphy-for

for

many

You

in

knowing all you

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is

your

guide

for

Special

II

,Camera

the detail,

to

full advantage. We

as

far

to its relative importance.

can

use

your

camera

the

sections on

the

operation.

the Cine-Kodak Special

for

versatility. After

camera

to

operation,

use

your

animation,

other

special applications.

have

a fine, precision camera.

can

camera

for

fades

about

you

read

it.

using

the

as possible, ac-

successfully

if

film chambers,

film meters,

II

Camera is de-

are

familiar with

on.

There

for effect photog-

and

dissolves,

Take

Cine-

you

and

is a

and

pride

contents

Film

Chambers

Loading

Setting Unloading Basic

Th The

the

Camera

Winding

e lOO-foot film chamber

200-foot film chamber

Film

Meters

Operation

the camera motor

Setting

the speed dial

Focusing the lens

Setting

the

lens opening

Depth

of

field

Using the finders

Mak

ing the exposure

Tripod

Picture Effect

Controls

Photography

Animation by single-frame exposures

Use

of

the

single-frame

shaft

Using the crank attached to the

To

run

Ii

ow to

make

Other uses

single-frame

hand

crank the camera

down the camera motor

fades

of

and

the variable shutter

shaft

dissolves

Using the frame counter

Mult

ipl

e exposures

with

mask

without masks

Titl

es for films Duplicates

Films

for

the

Camera Magnetic

film Care

of

Camera Picture

sound

the

Cine-Kodak

making

Cine-Kodak

track

aids

for

Special

16mm

II

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how

to

use

the

Cine-Kodak

FILM

Any

16mm, single

can

be

used. Detailed

16mm

films is given on

Special

or

inform

page

double

35.

perforated

ation

I.

Camera

about

Kodak

film

THE

FILM

CHAMBERS

Th

e Cine-Kod

film c

hamber feature terchangeable. W c scene. another 200-foot film cham bers

hange

is

that

rolls

You

without

ak

Special

as

standard

film c

ith

of

film

can

also

loss of footage.

II

Camera

equipment.

hambers

this

with

change

for

feature you

little loss of action

from

are

also available.

has

a 100-foot

An

important

this

camera are in-

can

quickly

in

one type of film

Interchangeable

the

to

2

to

remove

the

film chamber

Do

not

remove

run

down all the way. See

motor,

page

Push

the

1

APERTURE

prevents exposing aperture attempt ture

and

to remove

cover

butt

14.

the

locks

on

at

film

COVER

the

OPEN.

chamber

the

section on winding

BUTTON

frame

of film positioned

camera

film

chamber

when

the

camera

to CLOSED.

in

mechanism. Do

with

the

is

the

This

the

not

aper·

2 Raise

3

Swing chamber

the

from

CHAMBER

film c

hamber

the

RELEASE

until

down to disengage

mechanism

half

it

snaps

of

the

out

.

the

camera.

film

3

to

r~place

tha film chamber

1

Hold

the

film

chamber

anism

half of

the

in

camera

the

in

left

the

hand

right

and

hand.

the

'mech-

2 Match

tration

the

below.

3 Swing the film

must

be

of

the

camera.

4

Push

in

5 Move

note: always plings.

the

when

you attach an

run the camera for a

DRIVE

COUPLINGS,

chamber

engaged with

and

down

on

aperture

cover

empty

as shown in

up as

far

as

it

will go.

the

LUG

on

the

mechanism

the

chamber

button

film chamber to the camera,

moment

release.

to

OPEN.

to engage the drive cou-

the

illus-

It

part

4

LOADING

the

100-foot film chamber

The 100-foot film chamber is supplied with a 100-foot and

a 50-foot Cine-Kodak Film Spool. Save these

spools

and

the

camera

tice threading.

note:

If

the

turns before threading

1

2

3

motor is run down,

Turn

the DOOR

and

push

Push

the BOSS of the tension lever toward the

SPROCKET

spool

from

Push

in

clamp.

4 Unroll

about

in

the spool of film over the

PLY

SPINDLE.

nism

part,

use them for

. A

short

the

LOCK

it

toward

until

tak

strip of film is provided to prac-

film chamber.

one-half

OPEN;

it

locks; then remove the take-up

the take-up spindle.

the

CLAMP

RELEASE

one foot of film

(If

the film

unroll

about

two feet of film.)

e-up spools when you

turn

the motor crank a few

turn

counterclockwise

load

then swing open the door.

and

open the sprocket

and

fit the square hole

square

chamber

base on the sup-

is off the mecha-

5 Refer to the illustration. The white line represents

the

path the film mZlst follow.

6

Engage and clamp

7 Follow

PRESSURE

S Pass

pressure on free

if the film

STUD

all the way

tions

s

note: The pr essure plate must be seated entire film channel tion.

9 Observe

the exposure button for the film is draw the film rectly and

the

film

perforat

place

the

film between

until

it

snaps closed.

the

white line between the guides

PLATE.

th

e film

in

front

of the

Pull

back

the pressure

it

to

make

of the

film channel.

chamb

er is detached.)

Slide

the

film into the film c

and

the

front

of the

in the channel, so

ure

are engag

plate.

and

ed by

the

prop erly engaged

the

film in the film channel

corr

ectly

through

threaded, th

e film will be

will pile up without going

ions with

the

GUIDES;

sprocket teeth,

then

push

and

pressure

plat

certain

(See the

e;

plate as follows:

then

exert

that

the

note under

hannel

and

additional

PULLDOWN

between the

camera. The film must

that

the

film perfora-

pulldown. Release the pres-

ly

within

with

the

. See illustra·

and

an

instant; then release it.

thr

eaded, the pulldown will

the film channel.

driv

through

If

it

is

en by the sprocket

the film chan-

the

step 9

be

the

press

If

incor

nel.

When the film is the loose e until an

nd

additional

properly threaded

of film

and

foot of film is

hold

in

, take hold of

the exposure

run

off the supply

button

spool.

note: 1/ the film chamber is not attached to the mechanism

ca

part of the

follows:

Rotate the channel; into the channel. that the pulldown draws the film through the channel. It

may be necessary to move the film in the channel slightly til the pulldown engages the per/orations . The sprock et must tum easily and the pulldown

channel.

mera, insert the film into the film channel

SPROCKET

th

en open the pressure plate

until the

Tum

the sprocket clockwise a few turns

pulldown

must

is clear

and

draw the film through the

slide the film

0/

as

the film

so

un-

is

-

6

10

Open

the the Fit

guide

the

film

sprocket

line

perforations

and

clamp.

between

over

Thread

the

sprocket

the

and

sprocket

film

the

teeth, which

already engage the film coming from the supply spool.

Close

the

11

snaps

into

Attach

TAKE·UP

the

core,

slack

and

The

film

the

spool

place.

the

SPOOL;

in

to

must

will fit

end

the

make

be

sprocket

of then

direction

over

the

film

wind

certain

attached

the

clamp

to

the

of the

that

so

square

and

make

the

slot

film a few

arrow,

it

is

attached

that

the

base

sure

in an' turns

to

take

square

on

the

along

clamp.

that

it

empty

around

up

the

securely.

hole in

spindle

.

v V double check

these

points

Press

the

exposure

the

following attached clockwise a few

1. The spools must be seated all the

2. The sprocket clamp

to

the

spindles.

release

conditions

camera

turns)

:

must

for a moment

(if

the

film

mechanism,

be closed.

chamber

turn

way

and

the

observe

is

not

sprocket

down on the

3.

The

film

must

by

the

threading guide line.

4. The film loops

move evenly along the

must

be maintained.

path

designated

caulion:

taking satisfactory pictures, gage the film perforations. This is because the

force comes from the sprocket.

pulldown

It

is possible to run film

engages

Close

door

lock

in

the

direction

the

tension

will

ride

rear

FOOTAGE LEVER

supply

nole:

Never force the door.

object

may

be obstructing it. Forcing

spring at

the

200-foot film chamber

the

The

accessory 200-foot film

the

mechanism

ner

as

on

the

it

13) as

to

load

chamber

film foot spool. Save spools film is

the

film

toward

lever will

against

spool.

hinges

and cause

the

100-foot film

mechanism

described

the

200-foot

is supplied with a 200-foot

when

you

provided

through

when

the

Always

film perforations.

chamber

CLOSE

of the

and

arrow.

turning

When

automatically

the

film

on

the

will

ride

If

it does

not

light

leak

chamber

half

of

the

camera

chamber

half

(page

for

the

100-foot

film

chamber-The

the

spools

and

load

the

camera. A short

to

practice

threading.

the camera without

pulldown

make

lock

it

you

certain

by

'one-half

close

does not en-'

main

driving

that

pushing

the

close so

take-up spool.

against

the

the film

close easily, a foreign

door can cause

.

is removed from

in

the

same man-

(page

3);

replace

4)

and

unload

chamber.

200-foot

and

use

them

for

take-up

strip

the

turn

door

that

The

on

the

it

(page

a 100-

it

to

of

nole:

If

turns before threading the film chamber.

the motor is run down,

1

Turn

the

DOOR

the

door.

2

Hold

the

FILM

the

spool

from

3

Press

in

the

two

SPROCKET

LOCK

METER

the

two

CLAMPS.

turn

the

counterclockwise

ARM

to

the

SUPPLY

CLAMP

SPINDLE.

RELEASES

motor crank a few

and

remove

right

and

remov

and

open

the

e

8

4 Unroll

in spindle.

part, Refer

5

the

6

Thread

about

the

spool of film over

(If

unroll

to

path

the

the sprocket clamp. the

sprocket

7 Follow

guide

the

and

loop is formed.

a foot of film

the

film

about

two

the

illustration.

film

must

film between

Engage

teeth;

threading

PRESSURE

and

fit

the

square

chamber

and

is off

one-half feet of film.)

The

white line represents

follow.

the

SPROCKET

the

film

then

close

the

clamp.

guide line between

PLATE,

so

that

the

square

base on

the

mechanism

and

the

perforations

the

proper

hole

supply

upper

with

upper

film

8

Pass

the

film in

front

Pu

ll

back

the pressure

pressure

is free

9

if the film the film of the channel

on

it

of

the

chamber

channel

camera.

so

that

to

make

film

channel

and

The

the film pe

the pulldown. Release the

of

the

pressure

plate;

certain

. (See

plate as follows:

then

exert

that

the

note is detached.) Slide between the STUD

film

must

be all the way in the rforations pressure

plate.

the

and

are

engaged

additional

PULLDqWN

under

step

film into

the

front

by

note: The pressure plate film channel tion.

9 Observe

note: part of the camera, insert the film into follows:

Rotat channel; the channel. so

that the

may

be necessary to move the film in the channel slightly until

pulldown

th e turn

easily

channel.

10

and

properly engaged

the

th

e exposu

the film

draw rectly

spool

channe

When the loose until off

If

the film chamber is not attached to the mechanism

e the

Follow plate

re

is

the film

thread

and

will pile

l.

the

end

about

an ad

the

supply spool.

SPROCKET

then

open the pressure plate

Turn

pulldown

engages the perforations. The sprocket

and

the

thr

and the lower tween the sprocket Engage

the film

then close the clamp to

must

be seated entirely with

with

the

PIN.

See

film in the film

button

for

an

correctly

threaded,

through the film channel.

ed, the film will

up

without

film is

properly

of film

and

hold

ditional foot

until the

the sprocket counterclockwise a few times

draws the film through the channel.

pulldown

eading

pulldown

must

guide line between

guide;

and

the lower sprocket clamp.

perforations

hold

channel

instant;

then

release it.

the

pulldown will

If

unwind

and

draw

from

going

through

threaded,

in

the

exposure

a half of film is

the

film channel as

is clear

and

slide the film into

the

film through

take

the

then

thread

the

with the sprocket te

the

film

in

position.

in

illustra-

and

press

it

is incor-

the suppl

the

film

hold

button

run

of

the film

must

pressure

film be-

eth;

the

If

y

of

It

the

10

11 Locate

marked

the

with

TENSION

the

LEVER

size of the spool used.

to

the

left of

the

stud

12

Attach the

TAKE-UP

the core, slack The

the

end

of

the

SPOOL;

and

film

th

in

the

direction

to

make certain

must be

en wind the film a few

attached

spool will fit over the

film

of

that

square

so

--

in

the

arrow,

it

is

that

base

---

slot

in

turns

to

attached

the

square

on

-

--

an

take

securely.

the

spindle.

-

----_._-

empty

around

up the

hole

in

- -

v V double check

Press the exposure

th

attached

counterclockwise a few

1.

2.

3.

4. The film loops

caution: takin

g satisfactory pictur es,

gage the film perforations. This is because the main driving

co

force pulldown claw engages

clockwise to lock it.

these

points

release

e following

Th

e spools

spindles.

Th

e sprocket clamps

Th

e film

by

It

is possible to

mes from the sprocket.

Replace

conditions

to

the

camera

mnst

be seated all the way down on the

must

move evenly along the path designated

tlJ,e threading guide line.

must

run

the

film per/orations.

the

film

chamber

for a moment

(if

the film

mechanism,

turn

s) :

must

be closed.

be maintained.

film through

when

the pulldo

Always

make ce

door;

and

chamber

turn

the

the camera

wn

does not e

rtain that the

turn

the

observe

is

not

sprocket

wit

hout

handle

11

n-

I

SETTING

THE

FILM

There exposing film.

The

of

the

200-foot

exposed

The

carrying

posed

camera or

when

motor.

thumb.

After meter until

Additional film to allow mits

you the film for

actual

To

chamber

hamber, proc

c of

unexposed meter. p

end

ing

ber.

The

film.

METERS

are

two film meters to

CHAMBER

100-foot film

chamb

film

CAMERA

handl

film

is

the

Set

loadin

at

95

the

met

to

and

reset the

Subtract

upon the size of

Set

the

FILM

er.

remaining

FILM

e.

It

in the camera.

load

ed, when a film

film c

hamber

the

film

g the film

for

all film spools.

er shows '0.

footage

for

handling

run

off

still have

pictur

e taking.

camera

is replaced w

eed as follows:

film registered on the

this figure

answ

er

camera

METER

chamber

It

shows

in

METER

shows the

meter

chamb

has

the

leading

the

is

the film

watch

when you

is located on the

and

on

the

side

of

the

number

the

chamber.

is located

number

It

must

chambe

is removed to

by

rotating

er

of feet of

under

of feet of ex-

be set each

r is

run

it

set

the

camera

Run

off

the

time the

repla

down

with your

leader

been supplied on all rolls

and

50,

film

ith

processing.

and

trailing edg

100, or

meter

another

Note

the

This

200

feet of film

when one film

partiall numb

y used

er of feet

chamber

from

the

roll of film

numb

meter

50, 100,

er

of

at

this

or

200, de-

in

the cham-

feet of exposed

numb

er.

are

I

back

the

un-

the

ced,

the

film

of

per

es of

film

-

UNLOADING

12

Th

e usable le camera c

hamber

Run

EMPTY.

leaves

in

bright

door

, pull down the tension lever,

spool

from the

film

door, run

the

camera

The

the

film

sunlig

ngth

meter

end

of

channe

ht

tak

of film

shows

off

until

the

l.

or

strong

e-up spindle.

has

been exposed when

O.

Be

for

e opening the film

the

trail

er as follows:

the

chamber

film

can

usually be hea

Never open the

artific

ial

and

the

film meter shows

rd

as it

chamber

light. Open

door

the

remove the full

L

Have the film processed

as soon as possible after it is exposed. See the

I

rections yonr film.

that

accompany

di-