{"id":1169,"date":"2016-09-06T03:43:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T03:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.instantoptions.com\/blog\/?page_id=1169"},"modified":"2016-11-17T01:15:51","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T01:15:51","slug":"basics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.instantoptions.com\/wp\/how-to\/auto250-127mm\/basics\/","title":{"rendered":"250 Auto to Manual 127mm: Basics of Function"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"1This camera is extremely easy to use. Like all Automatic models, it has its 4 main parts marked with numbers.<\/p>\n

Though not marked with a number, the first thing to do is to fold up the finder.<\/p>\n

It is on a hinge that locks in place with a magnet on the body.<\/p>\n

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different eye pieces<\/p><\/div>\n

A very odd thing about the 250 is that there are 2 versions of the finder. Both are made by Zeiss and differ only in the size of the peephole. I prefer the larger one, and for this second project, I am using one.<\/p>\n

It is entirely possible to unscrew the outer metal casing of the finder, and cut out a larger eyepiece.<\/p>\n

The inside didn’t change, just this outer shell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Marked #1, you pull the black tab up and the camera should spring open.<\/p>\n

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To take a picture you need to correctly set the exposure controls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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front; exposure controls, electric-eye and lens<\/p><\/div>\n

On the front of the camera are the film controls. Which is as manual as this camera gets.<\/em><\/p>\n

You set film speed at the bottom.<\/p>\n

Turning the ring around the lens will change the exposure.<\/p>\n

The little lens is the meter, electric-eye.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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focus closer, red arrows<\/em>; finder focus arm, blue arrow<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Pulling the tabs to one side brings the lens forward and allows you to focus up close.<\/p>\n

The finder changes to reflect the lens movement with a small arm attached to the struts, blue arrow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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stick people distance chart<\/p><\/div>\n

I don’t know why someone at Polaroid didn’t go through the small trouble of actually marking some real distances on this chart here.<\/p>\n

Instead, you get suggestions of focused distance by stick figures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"1Marked #3, is the shutter cocking arm.<\/p>\n

Polaroid suggests cocking the shutter AFTER you take a picture, so as to have the camera ready at a moments notice.<\/p>\n

But like any good photographer, you know a cocked shutter is not a good way to keep a camera at rest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The last thing to do is press the shutter release button.<\/p>\n

Marked #2, it is a plastic button cable release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And of course, this being an Automatic camera, uses a battery to power its circuits.<\/p>\n

As usual, its an odd size you would be hard pressed to find today.<\/p>\n

This will be a fully manual camera, no electric power required!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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