The Anscoflex Camera Manual

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ANSCOFLEX CAMERA
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							The designers and engineers of
Anscos Camera Plant and Ray-
mond Loewy Associates have
combincd their skills to bring
you this ntodern, convenient,
color-styled, reflex-type camera,
Its modern design incorporates
many fine fcatures not usually
found in incxpensive reflex cam-
erxs.
You need not be an expertphotographer to tahe good pic-
tures wirh yotrr Anscoflsa - jg
is simple to use. You can take pic-
tures as close ls five feet. How-cvcr, rcrd rhror.rgh thcse instruc-tions crrefuUlrnd pmctice op-
crating it rvithout film beforet.rk.ing thc first pictures. 
						

							
THE CAMERA FRONT
The aluminum front of the camera is not only a
protection for the camera lens, but opens to form the
iight shield for the viewing lens. Care should be used
to always open and close the camera by carefully
pushing. on the extension piece at the bottom of the
cover Plale.Make certain that the cover plate is raised all the
way to the top so it does not obscure the viewing lens,
THE CAMERA BACK
To open the camera back, the front plate must first
be raised ro form the light shield around the viewing
lens. Then, press the red button just behind the vien-ing lens. This releases the locking catch and thehinged back can be easily swung open. It is closedby merely pressing the back into position until aclick indicates it is locked.
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							TAKING
THE
PICTURE
COMPOSE THE PICTURE
Take time to compose your picture in the view-
finder on the top of the camera. The difference be-
rween just an ordinary snapshot and a photograph is
r little time and thought given to how the subject
looks in the viewfinder. Just check, are you cuttinS- peoples heads ofi in the viewfinder; is there a tele-
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head; is there a line of clothes or other distracting
object in the background ? Try to -make.your pictures
teli a story, yet k;ep them simple and- uncluttered
\7hat you sie in ybur viewfinder will make your
final print.
One of the best rules of lighting for the average
picture is to locate your subject so the sun is coming
brr., yo.,, shoulder.This wiil give a good front light-
ing for even distribution of light. However, with a
litile practice, interesting and pleasing pictures can
be trken which are backlighted or side-lighted.
MAKE THE EXPOSURE
An exposure is made by depressing the red shutter
release button on the side of the camera. This button
wiil remain depressed after the exPosure until the first
turn of the winding knob in the process of winding
the film to the next number. This locking action pre-
vents the user from making double exposures in error.
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							Be sure the camera is held steadv and levelwhen making an exposure. Depress-the shutterwith a firm, slow motion to avoid movement ofthe camera. Make sure that the shutter releaseis pushed in ALL THE 
Ay. NThen you press rheshutter release button, more rhan one distinctclick will be heard. You have not taken a oic-rure unril the button is depressed ALL THE SAy.Practice this a few times ind it wonr give yorrany trouble.
WIND THE FILM
After each exposure the film is wound to rhe nexinumber in the red window on the back of the camera.Turn the winding knob one-quarrer rurn (as far as:].re action of the knob allows) and rerurn to original:osirion (bar horizontal to bottom of camera). Repeat::is action until the nexr number appears.Now that you have pracriced opening and closing- e camera, gomposing ancl taking the picture, and:rdins the 6lm- 
						

							
LETS LOAD THE CAMERA
Open the back of the camera and
make sure ao empty spool is in the
upper chamber. Put a sPool in bY
pressing the spool against the spring
on the left and fitting the slot of the
spool over the stud on the sPring.
Then lower the spool and fit the slot
on the right end over the key. Turn
the winding knob a quarter turn
to be sure the sPool and keY are
properly engaged.
To simplify loading, this camera has been de-
sisned so thefilm retainer is built into the back
so the film is loaded in an easily accessible spot.
Spreading either spring, fit the roll of film
into the holder so that both ends of the spool
are held in place. The roll should be in position
so that the film unrolls with the printed side of
the protective paper uPPermost.
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							Break the sealing band and bring the end of the paper up over the back ofthe camera opening and thread the pointed end into the wide slot in the take-up
spool. Be very careful ro see rhat the film travels straight across rhe opening anddo not attempt to thread the film under the roller at the edge of the opening.
Turn the winding knob a few turns so the film is securely fastened to thespool. Close the back of the camera
and continue winding the film to6gure 1 by turning the winding
knob back and forth through its fullrange of action. A pointing handand a series of dots will appear inthe red window on the back beforerhe figure i. This winding actionrverages between 45 and 50forwardrwists of the winding knob. Thefilm is now in position for the firstplctufe. 
						

							
UNLOADING THE CAMERA
Vhen the last (12th) picture has been
taken, continue winding the film until the
backing paper disappears from view in the
red window on the back and the film is en-
tirely wound on the take-uP sPool
Open back of camera and press back the
spring at the left of the chamber. This will
release the film so it can be easily removed
from the camera. Hold the film firmly so
that it will not unroll before it can be se-
cured with the sealing tape.
Remove the empty spool from the lower
film chamber and put it in place in the
upper chamber so that it will be in position
when you next use the camera.
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