Kodak Signet 40 Instruction Manual
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GONTENTS
looding 2
Unlooding 5
Kodok Films 6
Setling The Shuiter And lens I
Focus l0
Ronge Of Shorpness I I
Toking The Picture 12
Ihe Simplest
Flqsh
Portro Lenses
Core
Picture Toking Around The
Photo Aids
Deloils
Settings 14
Pictures
The
Of
Comero 25
Clock
16
24,
26
28
32
o
You can
Kodak's
rvill
getting
tions, keep
as
it appears
Before
special
be
proud that
finest
cameras.
give excellent
acquainted
the
camera
in
the manual.
making
event-shoot
pictures. This gives
your equipment.
Should
your Kodak dealer
you're
Your
-
results
with it.
handy;
any
important
a magazine
you
practice
you have
will be
glad to
now
new
Kodak
if
you will spend
As
you're reading
then
practice each
pictures-a trip
of film,
and
additional
give
the
owner
of
Signet
40 Camera
a few
these
oper.ation
including
provides a
a few
check
questions,
you a helping
one of
minutes
instruc-
or
some
flash
hand.
on
T.II. Reg.
U.S. Par,
Of.
EASY LOADTNG
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Never lood or
I
Open
the clilection
2 Push out
thumb.
ne\t
Drop the
to the knob.
re$/ind knob
unlood
tlie back by
of the allow,.
the REwTND KNoB with your
and turn it until
magazine.
N{ove tl-re
3
wide slot in
Note: In cose
turn the SPROCKET
rrr-u ADvANCE
the take-up
you
con
4 Drop the end
the take-up
magazine
until
dlum. Hold
move the
and
the slack is out
z
in
bright, direct
plessing
the r-ercrr in
film magazine in the
See
pictule.
Push in
it
engages
LEvER until the
drum is up.
not move lhe film odvonce
fhe toke-up drum.
toword
of the film into
dorvn the edge of
film advance lever'
film.
of the
the
lighf.
recess
the
the
lever,
in
slot
the
5 Close
place. Move
locks.
6 To
rcrdv
o. Push
the
bottom
lvhile
the film
stroke.
Let
advirnce
moving
Let
lever
b.
Push
the
the release
locks.
c.
Advance
the
fiLn
advance
is nou'
in
position,
the
back.
the
the film
and
hold
edge
advance
the
release
until
nnd hold
film
go and
the
N{ake
film
advance
for
the
of the
go and
it locks.
the rer,vind
advance
film
for
lever.
locks.
sure it
tlre first
nrx'rNo
back
of
lever
lever
again
the
thircl
The
snaps
lever
until
e.rposrrr.e:
nnr,resn (on
the camera)
is noved
move
the
release
one
stroke.
rvind
until
tirne
first
frame
one
film
while
until
in
it
it
FILM ADVANCE
LEVER
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7 Turn the nxposunr corrNTER
direction of the alrowis opposite
magazine-the
zine.
picture
the led 20 for a 20-exposure
red 0 for a 36-exposure
The counter r'vill move tr mark for
taken. 1l u;ill
ber of erposures remaining
exposure counter rvill
is film in
I
the ntrme
Nole: To
lo irip the shutter,
on
tripped,
A. Press
B. Move film
C.
the camela.
Rotate
the rrr,rr-rypE
of the
qdyqnce
the
bottom fronl of lhe
do this:
qnd
hold
odvonce lever one stroke.
go
Let
of lhe releose ond
lever locks.
film
the film if
the
until the index mark
ahoays shou; tl'te num-
on the
not l,vork unless there
rNDrcAToR to
or
rewind
if the
opposite
the
o coble releose wos
double-exposure releose
comero wos occidenlolly
rereose,
qdvonce
dial
film.
index
film
in the
maga-
each
The
bring
mark.
useC
until
the
UNLOADING
Never
unlood
After
the
tlre lrat.k
the film
1
Hold
in the
direction
2
Continue
turn
the rervind
the
film
magi,rzine.
u'hen
rorr
rertind
3
Open
rr ind
knob:
rnagazine
20th
is
operred.
into
the
is
The
fecl
crarrk.
the
tuln
fall
in
or
the
nurvrNn
of the
holding
completely
film
a
camera
into
THE
bright,
direct
36th
erposure.
il
is rrlcessary
magarzine.
r,EvER
arrorv.
the
knob
cneNr
rervound
is
completely
lcssening
back; pull
lhe
camera
hand.
vour
CAMERA
light.
and
before
to rewirrd
To
clo this:
mzrrked'iervincl"
rewind
lever
clockrvise
until
into
rewound
of
teniion
over
out
ancl
on
the re-
let
ancl
the
thc
thc
COLOR
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I
Kodqchrome
joyed
jected
Film-This
millions. The
by
any of the easy-working
in
Kodachrome
(KlSs)
flash lamps).
Kodqk
yourseH
chrome,
Type F
and
Available in
Ekrochrome
have
or
"reversal"
itk a
transoarencies.
Ektachrome
Type F
and
lamps).
Available
6
is the favorite color
full-color transparencies
Film is
available in both Daylight Type
(K135F
20- and 36-exposure
Film-A fast color
processed
by
process
Film is
available in Dayiight Type
Kodaslide
for use with clear wire-filled
fflm
your photoffnisher.
that
produces
film that is en-
can be
Projectors.
you
can
that
brilliant
magazines.
process
Like Koda-
(E135F for use with clear wire-filled
in 20-exposure
magazines.
pro-
color
(E135)
flash
l
{"
i-
BLACK
Kodok
Ponqtomic-X
micro-fine
zuper-size
Available
Kodqk
Plus-X
average
skin
texture-ideal
able
in
20-
Kodok
Tri-X
medium
latitude.
where
page
adverse
26.
AND
l^/HITE
grain
and
enlargements
in 20-
and
Film-This
lighting
conditions.
for
or 36-exposure
Film-You'll
contrast,
It's
ideal
moderate
for
lighting
Available
in
Film-Ifere's
high
resolution.
r,vith
crisp,
36-exposure
is
a
moderately
Its
nost
outdoor
magazines.
like
this
graininess
sports
pictures and
conditions
20-
and
B6-exposure
a
new,
For
brilliant
magazines.
pan
seisitivity
ancl
ultr.a_speed
orr.l
ar.e
modern
those
r,vho
tone
renclering.
fast
film
to use
smooths
incloor.
shots.
film
*id"
other
snaipshots
encounter"d.
magazines.
film
rvith
rvant
out
Avail-
having
""por.,r."
S""
for
SETTING
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THE
SHUTTER AND
N-EN5
SHUTTER
s p E E D s
E
N s
L
(t
P E N I N G s
Shutter
shutter
Ihe
100
opcn ts tong irs
Shutter
exD0sule.
The lens
through the lens,
least amount
islargestanclletsinthegreatestamountof
3.5
speecls are
stays open u'hen the
slorvest shutter
(I/400
seconcl). Atthe
1ne snUtteT IetciLse Iever
speecls and lens
opening controls
The iens opening is
of light wherr
(f13.5).
r-nNs opENrNG
The
used to
speed is 5
openings
set
valy the length of tin-re that
shutter release lever is
(1/5
"B"
seconcl)-the
setting, the
iue
set to
shutter rvill stay
the amount of light
smallest
(.f
at22
The lens opening
/22).
lrcl(t
rs
produce
that
and
lets in the
?ressed.
fastest
clown.
colrect
passes
lightu,hensetat
porNrER
can
be set bet$'een
the
is
openings.Thepointerhas..clickstops''ateachmarked
openirrg and at the red dot.
To set
the shutler,
ring
uniil lhe
desired
setling.
shutler
speeds. Ifre
speeds
ond
TER
COCKING
"B"
for ihe
Never
oil the
To
sel lhe
POINTER
desired
much light
on.
the
Kodqk films.
flosh
lens
ulong the
sefting,
The
exposure guide
correrl lens
piclures.
SHUTTER
"8."
LEVER
sefting.
opening,
os 22i
openings
See
lurn
Do
nol sel
shuiler must
To
do this,
until it
shutter.
scole
The
opening
1 I twice
poge
the
knurled
SPEED
pointer
push
cotches.
move the
until
os much
the
on
at 1/50
I6
for
speed
pOtNTER
befween.two
be cocked
down the
Use c
|ENS
it
click stops
l6
lefs
in twice
os
rewind
knob gives
second
informotion
control
is
or the
for o/l
SHUTtriood
OpENING
st
16, ond
lor lhree
obout
the
qs
so
Shutter
Cocking
LEYCT
Lens
Shufter
Speed
Pointer
T**
5
ts
ti
* 6
Opening Pointer
4
1..s
P'r
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