Page 2 - Contents
Contents INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 3EXERCISES ................................................................................................................................. 3MORE INFORMAT...
Page 3 - check the camera instruction book.
INTRODUCTION You have a 35 mm camera and want to take clear, colorful, snappy pictures. That’s easy. Inaddition to the camera, all you will need is the camera’s instruction book, this guide, some filmand . . . practice. EXERCISES The exercises were designed to let you see how the various camera sett...
Page 4 - shutter speed
KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera 4 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. The shutter...
Page 5 - light for every picture.
KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera 5 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 l...
Page 6 - THE SHUTTER
KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera 6 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; instructions in your camera instruction book.
KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera 7 THE LENS OPENING Set the shutter at its lowest speed. Use the B setting if your camera has one. Set the lensopening at its largest opening. Open the camera back and hold the camera up as you didbefore. Press the shutter release and noti...
Page 8 - THE LIGHT METER
KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera 8 Here’s how to load film in a camera step-by-step. Open the cardboard film carton. Inside you will find a plastic can that protects the film from humidity. Remove the metal container of film. Apiece of film sticks out of the metal contai...
Page 10 - Is this picture as sharp as the one before?
KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera 10 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 onone foot. Now press the shutter release as smoo...
Page 25 - Typical Existing-Light Exposures for KODAK ROYAL GOLD 200 Film; Picture Subject & Lighting; Bright or hazy sun on light sand or snow
KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera 25 Typical Existing-Light Exposures for KODAK ROYAL GOLD 200 Film Picture Subject & Lighting Shutter Speed Lens Opening Bright or hazy sun on light sand or snow 1/250 f/16 Bright or hazy sun (distinct shadows) 1/250 f/11 Weak hazy sun...
Page 26 - More Information; For more information, contact Kodak in your Country.
KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera 26 More Information For more information, contact Kodak in your Country. Kodak and Royal Gold are trademark.