Ansco Rediflex Camera Manual

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HOW TO USE
REDIFTEX
THE ANSEC
CAAAERA
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Your Ansco Rediflex tokes 12
pictures this size Q/a x 2Ve)
on Ansco 620 Size Film. 

vI OURS WAS A 
ISE CHOICEI
Your Aosco Rediflex Camera is a modern. com-pact, reflex-type camera designed to take qoodpictures under any iighting conditions. TttJ in-expensive Anscoflash Type I-sold separatelv-_quickly converts the camera into a synchroniiedflash camera,.making. indoor photogtphy as easyas outcloor prcture-takrng.
. This sturdily-constructed cameta, made fromdurable polystyrene, a stout plastic material. isengineered to give you the beit possible pictureswith the least effort. Its...

. SUPERPAN PRESS :.s exceptional speed and is
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On all of these films your Rediflex takes 12pictures 2/a x 2t/a inches on Ansco 620 Size Filrn.
YOUR REDIFLEX tS SO EASY TO USE-You
dont need to be an expert photogtapher to get
good pictures with your Rediflex, but you should
read the following instructions catefully. Then
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taking, read Better Photography Made Easy, a
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VIEWING IENS
SHUTTER REI.EASE
8 for Bstb Expossrest for lnstontoneous Exposures
HOOD RETEASE CAICH
REI.EASE TO OPENBACK OF CAA4ERA
EXPOSURE WINOOW
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FIGURE 2
NOW FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
t. OPEN THE BACK OF THE CAMERA bypushing the release button, (Figure 1) just belowthe hood release catch, to the right-as indicatedby the arrow-and pulling outward on the back.Be sure that the empty film spool is in the topcompartment.
2. SWING UP THE SPOOL CARRIER from thelower or empty chamber. Holding the two endsof this carrier slightly apart, (being careful notto bend them permanently out of position), dropthe fresh spool into place and make certain thatthe two pins...

3. THREADING THE FILM: Break the sealon the roll of film and draw the red or greenpaper over the metal roller (nevet attempt tothread the paper undet the roller) and acrossthe mouth of the cone. Be verl certain that thered or green side of the p.rper- is out and rheblack side faces the inside of the cone. Nosthreed the pointed end of the paper into rhelonger slot of the take-up spool. Give the windingknob two turns to bind the oaoer and assure its
FIGURE 3
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6rm grip by the take-up spool, (Figure 3). Make
certain that the paper is centered on the take-up
spool so that it will wind evenlY.
4. CLOSE THE BACK OF THE CAMERA and
turn the winding knob until the figure 1 appears
in the red window in the back of the camera
(Figure. 4). A pointing hand and 4 dots in suc-
cession will be seen just before the figure 1
appears in place. Your camera is ready for the
first exoosute. 

NOW YOU CAN MAKE A SNAPSHOT
To n-rake a snapshot gxposure, first be sure that
the time lever (Figure 1) is in the I (Instan-
taneous) position. Hold the camera as shoq/n in
Figure 5, select your subject in the viewfinder
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