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Page 1: Ilford Obscura

We believe in purity.

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l"'{ow ts set up a l)errkroom

l-occiing your Obseuro

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Tnking yaur phoicgraph

Frceessing ycur film & pr:per

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Welcome io y*ur Obseur$ Finhole Csnrercr. We hcpe r:rr"r:

lhis earne ro, plus your errlhusiosrn, with er little gr.rle{anee

{r*m u: sheruld yeu neer:l il, will {ire yaur irncgincrlion fae rente in:cges thct vlill lasi c Ji{etirre. ln our instsntr wrrrld.her e r; cr;r ob't:c, o{ cesire - er simple 1o uge esmeru thei willgive ycu the r:ppe riunily to te l<e ye ur tirne, lo erperinren.,1o rncke your own rule:i snd ultirnr:riely, creoie o photogrr:phthclt is tr"uly yc{rrs - being unique cnd beautifu'l 1c lcol< eit.

TnLe vc.r,r irmc i', rn.)d {nis bool<let cnd we will exr:lcrn-+. ^1 ,.- .- :. .. J^- ,.-.. |.t....... ".....--l ... -... ^1,.tA,.","r'llU L()lilljlll:, \)l yi)Jl i Ur yrrU. rr y()lJ r1!jr.r(Jrl!(llL UUrv, Lr

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Please enioy this wsnclerful comero ond renrember fashcrre your experiencer with the resl r:{ the world * becouseeveryrbody l*veE io loek el c photogrnphl

lf you wc;uld like ta leflrn more obnr.:t the crr-1 r:r{ pinhoiephologrcphy, fhen please visit our websile ond discerver

sorne nlsre histery ir:r yerr.lrsel{.

l{ you need some techniecl guidunee or ossisionce {rr:rn us

wiih ony'thing reloiing ta y*ur Obseuro produc*, fhen plecrse

eontoct us nnel we will be only tco hnppy lo he lp ycu.

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The body *{ yr:rrr Obser:rfi l:*n'}erc is rncrcle {rr:nr iw*i11"e rloCk, l!) boxas 1i01 slol reOTl/ Iogcfner. ll-)erc crcn.rognets on ihe sieies t* holel your" Ob:cr:ra elcsed,cleverly positicneel nol lo ecuse er 'r*{leeiian' on iheloaded pherir:grcphic lilrn cr pflper. Cn the {re nt panelelf yaur Obseurer yr:u will see twer snraller megn*is, whichloek the pinhole ccver in p!*ce. li yau push cr 6rul! lhepinhole eover iif will loek onto the olternste rncgnet cndcr'iher rever:l r:r hide ihe p,,:hoic'.

Undernesth is cr screw thresel fcr mounling your Obscure:o"lio:1r'p()c

Ther pinl'olc j'ier-t lo you ()hs:u"-r hc., bi.err che nriccrl:y

efched, 1o giv* yerr-r {antflsiic resul}s whr:n tnl<ing yor:rpirolcgrcphs.

It iE noi inrmediaiely r:bvicus hcwlo sccor:lc 1l-e l,c,dy r>{ your Orscr;,ns* ll:llerw ihese simple :teps...

* Turn ycur e bscurs so Xhat the serewthreo{:l is {ocing crwuy froin you cndlhe pir.lrole couer ,s or r llte loo.

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rnognet is nolv sJ the top.

o i- ::u Lrclj'r sidc; :ri ycr.rn Obscuro,ll'rc': gcnll/ lluil il',' cornniil {\Dflrt{.,,:..nar^r,, +1,..,,-,^ t ^,ru 5r'Yu uru Irr !r( Jur'c!.

Ropecr" liri; o fevr i,ntel. u,liji you .3te

u$ed to ilre :leel *{ your new Obscura

* 0pening onc clo:inp ,h" pi.hoi; .o;",shculC {eel quiie naturol. ll it dce:n't ihen lhi:is ncrnclly c leiilrighi hcnded thing. Simplypuil your ccmerc dpori, rctcie ih€ fronl pcrrel1 BC Cegrees, then pul ii bcck icgelher.

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h$t$f,ffimrmWe hove includecl r: sheei c{ slicke rswilh your Obscur<r, cnd you cl,n use,rs fc* c.r os rr)c:rly :rs y':u w,sh. Yo"r

ccn ever'! personolise y*u,- cc:llc}royourse l{ ond iI you j6, 1ir1'n piooscsend us cr phctogrr.rph r:s we woL,,ld

{cve ter see it.

Thrri: is o,r!) sl:cIfj' ih,ef rs ve ry usciulrrnd wr, slrongl/ recomn-enC yolr:se it. ln the :lnp leit c{ thn sheet, youwili ;1.{, rli o';iline s-it.le'with lwodingonal lines on ii, whieh reerd 'sightline'. Pleree trhe cumeru orrlu o {lslsurfcree with the trip*d se rew three dct:l're bot"ont c'.d lhe pinho:e :overicrcirrq cu,r:y f orr yo-.i. Prsil,or: ilr.ssticker on ihe k:ng llcp pcnel, with thepoint in lirre with the pinhcle.

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\{hal rir:es this e lever srliekef do?lf yor: lcck olong the sighi iinesbeior e y,ru loke ),cur prolog'<rpr,it will show you wh*t will be includedin y*ur imcge" lt':; only c guide bult:r very hcndy one.

Rer-lrernber i* shore yerr.;r pirturesof your decoroled Qbseurs, cn surF!ickr pr:ge.

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This is o great little gadgel lo hcve in your l<it. Follow ireinstrr;etions to sssenrble it snd we'll expluin how you useil l*ter cn. lt is {oirly waierproo{ bui ii you eJr rrrclnoge ioCestrcy cr lcse it, yor-l con clwcys downlocrd or print ll:e [ilefrorn our website. l{ you i::r *k ,."rs rer:lly nieely, we'll prcboblysend you onciher one in the pcstl

There ciN"e {e,ur boxes in your kit.Three oi fhem er: ntain phatogrcrplrictrlr'l or p{,iler"r onc onc is errlpl/ond has no lcbel {Sorryl).

This bcx cloes serve fl purpose.Open i* by rernoving fhe white liel

cnd yot' wi,! fi'rd ottolhcr 'i rside ' lid.

When you r€nlove lhis you will heive

3 frerys. This is o sheef filrr box. crndls designer{ so thof whor. you ploeccxpos*d tilrr or prr:er ;ns de ,1, youpul cn one lid. {,:llcweel by the oiher.O,tce <r,.semblr'r1, l;ghl v.,iir nol Lie

ci:le tc penetrole fhe box" Thls keepsexposer:} film and perper scfe te:

cievr:lop lnter in a dcrrkrcom.

We will exlrloirt more obctd u:inglhis lc{er.

N,Jntil you cre reoc{y tt: use ycl}rpholcgraphie film cnd paper, \vesugtiest you keep the prr:duci seclednnd in ers ccld o plaee os possible.Sonre pecple keep phoia mcteriolsin ihe {ridge but ony cool, dork plaeeis {ine"

Thct is errough ein whaf is in the bcx.l\ow let's help gel you slarted withusing the cr:nrerq itsel{.

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will expcse the film o. pcper to iight on<J theywill L,ecome'loEgeC', which will neke lhen

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l{ y*r: cre un{crnilinr with pinhole phoicgrcphy, fhen thisnext :eetrion will give yoL! s brie{ evervievrr on who+ taexpeet {rorn n pinhcle cfln'}ei'cr.

A pinhole {:ornero is very di{{erent tc o ccnveniionolc{:,rnero becsuse it dr;es not ircve u lens. A plnholeeornero hr:s on 'in{iniie' clepth of :lield which mesns,fhot with the right slze 6:inhole, your enlire imcge will !:ein equol focur, where inreiges toke,r wrll: c cJn,erc :ens

eern fcr exornple, hove ihe bcckgrcund blurred while thesubieei rrertter in ihe {oregrounel oppe{rrs shcrp. lf youwoni tc see this sinrple meihod {or yourself, iusi sticko pin 1hrough c.r piece o{ ecrd. hold il clcse over one eye

{i{ y,:r-r wear glosses *hen teike +henr o{f}. l"{old c fingero {ew inches in {ronil ,:i the pinhole yau've n'rnde onC yor:will see ihnl y*L:r {inger crnd fhe bcrckgrr:und cre in {ocus

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to w*rl< {be crble to 'see'l iusf nryoLJ' t:y{:} do. I lre brrEhler lhc :;gi}isource! lhe eosier it is fcr you to see.The same is true r;{ yeur pinh*lecsrnero" Lighl irovels in stroighl linesu,td vrl,ert ycu LJ:;e you' c0rlrero,il enlers through lhe pinhole ar-rd

conlinues cn to the photogrophiclilrn or UoO", ',r lhc bcrcl< of tirecr:mero. The brighter the light, the.irn, te .ire Fv^r,r.rrd +,,'r^ will be.

Also, the pinhole size hers {rn effecton ihc pholcgrcrolr y(\u u, e l.:k,nU,A srn:lll p.4lrolc wrll rccd cl longexpcsure time !:ut glive c shcrperirnage. i:qur:rlly, o lcrrge hole requiresn shorter sxposure time and giveso less :harp imerg;e. The good newsis we hove token er:re cf r:ll thst {oryou, wilh lhe cptirnum size ;:inhole{or your Obseu'rer cnel feeal lengtho{ }he conrero. V/ith the use r:{ theexpcsure coleulctrer, you only needto d,i:cicle orr ihe lighl conc{iticns togel starled snd have fun.

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ffimnKnmmm?Yes 6reoi, i{ you olready hr:ve cr dnrkroom, then th,ssection \,von't be o{ use 1c you but y,ou con re{er to theprocessing lerier in this bo*kle1.

l."lo - l'.'loi 1o worry yelu r:on eiiher r.rse o lob {or frienellyindividucl) thnt will frrocess your {ilm nnd poper for ycu.However, i{ ynu wr:nt to iully enioy ihe erecriive prncess o1

phologrcphy, 1llen y':u will neecl to sei up e, dcrkroanlo{ your orvn.

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A clqrkroam is o light tight spccefor ycu to prccess phctographienroterisls - er magicerl proeess thctwrll resulJ wilh ycu hovrrrg cr f ,rrol

inrr:ge th*t is tolally unique andtruly yor.,lrs"

You wil: rcco 1o block our oll :ight rn

the spcee you ore working in, {andlvc 3o itecrn 0lll. wncn you rnrnk

you hu.'e biockeci cll liglrl sources.turn ofi the light cnd wcril n nrinute{or your eyes to odjust. l{ you ore nolin tcicl dcrkness, then you will need1n block up those light sourres, suchcs <Joors, windows, etc, fl; even tresnrallesi errnount o{ rvhite light can.-. ":.- ". -...,. .-.-l-IU!ll )tJ' WOtK-

fn* u;*;rt*ut nrerteriols {cr blockingoutr the light ore block cord, eqnvos,blcrc< ciotlr, or r:ver1 foil, usecl wrlirnl(.lck loce

Where possible we don'1 expecl youic work ln tctol dr:rkness, sc you will.re<-.J c, dcrrkrcor.r solnlighl, whichwill provide oll the liqht you neerl.

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When using Multigrcde phctogrnphicp0per y&u e0n Lise a eiarls broxn/n

or recl sa{elight which ycu cdn seebut the phr:iegrophic paper efinnot.Wrrer' using i)rrecl Pq.iilivs p(.rt.,you will rreed u dr:rk recJ ser{ellghl.Wirlr pho"og'oplric frlrr yot-r willner:d t,: use eiiher a very dinr greern

solelighl or nolhirrg cri cril. T;ris rs lheeorreci wcry to ensure thert you elono* cceiCentnlly expose yolir frcrperor t:lnr lo :,qlll Yo,J corl frr)d lurrlerclelcrrlc clboul \clleii9hls on ourweirsile, or yol,r locol photogrophicdesler ean get lhese {r:r you.

Ynu wiil oiso necd o pri:cessir,g1,ork ond/or 1.oys for dcvtlop'ngyour photergrophs ond the ecnnectchemislry {r:r processing yourworl<. This in{ormetion is all easilyocces:ible on our webs'-c:, or crgoinyou eould sper:k to your lcceriphotr:grophic dealer whn will becble to help you {inC everylhingthct ycu need.

There ore qlso lats of {rienclly onlrnecrnologue phctography fcrunrs,where you con osk questions, nndrece,ve- rreip[ul r:dvice orrd tips {rcrnciher phctographers like you.

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Th* three golc{en ru[es of locdinE your Sbseur"o cr re:

l. Blpw tei remove any clust pr tjebrist_-.l--^ ^-.^t^ "^_^lltitutu tiuLt tu\c,

?. [3e in cr dsrkroon"l or be usingu dcrrkronm-ehnnging bcrg.

3. Alwerys ensure the pinh*le eover is elos*cl.

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pe;per in whiie lighl, then try Coingihe scrne ',vith ye ur eyes e losed.or rvith the light t:{{ in e dork room.Y;,u will bc surprisctJ h'rw quicklyyr:u crclnpi 1o this r:nd ii's grecito' build'na ycur co,rfidcncc irihondling pho|:graphic nrr:ieriuls.

$*parr:;te ihe twc pcrrts r:{ yourOhscr,:n. llrr:.i lny ihr: pc; ! wr'ro.rlihe pinlrcle {rthe bcse) onl* r:r flnlsur{cce with the screw threndfccing le{t cr right.

Remove t:l sheet c{ pholcgraphlepoper or iilm ironr iis [:oN and plcrceil into the bnse o{ your O!:scr:ra withl1-"- .,-., ,i. ,^- .;..l^ , ,^

vve ve eniij|eo -noT r/]e 1:I lsi r TOO

l;lhi so lltol lirc i,lm ,:r :ope r is r osy:c gei Oi.rl creu.r wit:rc'ul leirr: ovehonelled. Fleeise renrember ta e lesethe Lrax of {ilnr or pr:per you useC,111 r11,r:a;1 llrp .eql n' ,lr* cheeis l,O,t:".-.,,," "".,,,,,..^ r.. li,,nr

0nre you have plar*el your filrn orr)oDpr ,11.f vour Obr{::Jrc boso. .:lot{'*r'the aiher b*x with the pinhcle coverl,ur'L trt.i,:ir) unl,l lltc rrogritrls lorir il

buck inio plocr:.

Yrru, {):rsr.urn s ritrve: lcrr:Litig

sys*r:nr will keep the iilnr or pnperir\ pi(l(f" orrrr * il c.t,nle ,r bordr:,

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Wh*nr w*rkinE in dorkroonrc,rndilion.s, how do you kr,ow i{*he {ilrn or pnper is liglrf-s*n:iitive{*he conreet weay} t;p?

5hee1 {ilm is very ensy. eerch theetcI liln' hcs nolc rcs trlorg onn o. t]'eshort edgles. l{ these are in the toprighl, or the boitonr left, the enrulsionis {ecing up.

Photogrnphic pcper csn be checkecji:y one of iw* nreihods. When lnidonio rr '[lirl surfocc. lltc' po:r:' w:llhcve a slighx curve. lf i1 curvesL;p,rltcl. 'irr:n ll,c e.r'ulsion is ;;cingup. Anether r-ne*|roci is to leel thecorner *f tlre pr:per. The emulsiq:nsicle is slighiiy snrcolher 1c the iouclr,[:ut we don't reecmrnenil this rrethod{or nerv phctogrophers.

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l{ ycu wcnl lo |:ke mr:re lhan r:ne phciogrcrph c} s tirrewhen ycu nre ou*side {hen this is c grr:rcl piece er{ kil.,4 ciorkroorn-ehcnging bcg ir ligh+ prr:cf, with o zipp*denel ernc{ 'sleeves'io pui your hcrnds ihrough io the inside.The:e ean be purehasee! {rcm rncny retoilers. Thls cleverbcg ollows you to lood snd unlood photogrcphie {ilnrcnd paper {rorn youl" Obscrrr*, when you ore uwoy ironrs dorkrcorn. li is slso where the enpty bex prcvieled withycur kll cornes into use.

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Fcper cr filn: ihcrt you lrcrve exposeelesn be unlaseleei {rorn your ObseurcinsiCe the bcg oncl plaeed insirJe the3-tray box. Onee closed, the {ilm nnr:lpcrper is pr*ieetecl nnei the box ecrn

be renroved {rom tl're chonging baE.

By pleeing your (}bscurc inside thebag, plus the unexposed filnr orpoper. you con relood yclur eomercanel !:e recciy tc iake onotherphctogrr:ph. l{ ycu rernernber theprce1iee wiih the ploin piece cipr:per cr cord, *his rni:rkes this scmuch easier i* do.

To avold confusicn over whicl-r i:rox

's llre concci one, you con r,tl'er Ieol

{or ihe cne withor:t the lerbel, whie h

rvill be the enrpty box, cr use erncthernrethcd to nrnrk ihenr so thsl whenllrey o,e nsrde Ihe chc,nging br,g,yor.; will know by iouch, whieh is whieh.

ll you lrc,ven t uscd cr chorgirgbog before tlren ,t is :lst c goodideo 1o proci ce llrrs wiil-' o eicceo{ heovy pcrper.

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We believe thai photogrnphy :hould i:e {un. l-he m*re ycuexperinreni, ihe nr*re you will leerrn r:nd the r-r"lore rresiivcycu will L:eccrne when icrking pinhole photogrcphs. Ycu willquie kly lecrn hcw to cchieve some varli crr*i:]live resulls withiong expesr-,re iirnes. Stntien*ry e bieets like builclings will b*sherrp ond soliel, wherea: thing: thel nrove, surh ns w*fer;clnuds or even people, will give ycu o very dlfferentr resr.;lt.

Woter cnd eloucjs in the sky con appeor milky ond ffovrnepe*ple cnn c{.len give the {in'::l inr*ge o' ghos}ing' e{{ee1.

Your Obser.;rcr is {itied with o }ripad rncuni crdcptor, soil ce n be securerj cnlc o tripor:l lor e dditricnsl sierbility.

Despite y*ur Olrscr:ri: being light in weigh:t il is re nrc ocririystcrbla when leii on c.r :llcri surfercs cnd con c*rlcriniy beused ihi: l,voy.

When y*u hcrv* deciCed on tlre subj*c* thet yr:u wi:lrtc pholcgrr:ph, t:io ihe sighi lines to see whul will erncl

will nct he ineiuded in your inroge {iold yerr: ihis wns sl-lCllll G:ll{:{cri-

l..lcw il is iinre 1$ mcrlce use of y*ur--/:.o:rrr- Crrl<.r- oic>r . l;rerd ! c:lcble {ile on *ur webrite which will.|v? ),Ju in,-1 l)(J 5p{'f0 rc:lno o!ihe proelucts includecl in lhis l<il.

Turn tlhe lt:r b on ihe yeilcw tlicl unlilthni nunrL:er is visible !n the sloi

':'r "'re '"lt,le drsc. Decid.: on y{.)rit,

weerther/lighting *c:lndilions, theniurn llC-flJ the yeilcw ernd v,ihite

discs logeih*r, rin*il the tab an the

1r;il.:"v d :c r; i)o::rici o'tl^e r7n'::olyou ilnve chcsen.

l-he red line with nurnber ?;18 c)n

the white disc wil! ncrv sNrow yeuItcrr io't{,J )o\.,r e(lrost 'e -.hou'd bt'I i i: ,r hcw lrrng the p titole

'r,uershould be open {or.

Wh*n you crre ready, *pen lhepinlrole ccver. Cor.rnf *{i ilre timecr use s lvaleh, then clcse lhe coverr,r illn. l-{r" li)r'! €xp'- !,I r'' s, il's i:lo;rlprcciice io fcmeve yr:ur hcrnds lullyl'-orn your Chscurs. Ycr.:r harrds'at r ,./): lJ,- )b"-ri{r(i}, il. }t)t : ll:lknncJ :;r'rcrll viirr-ciions rvill rssul* in

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Ccr*rlllly re nn$ve the expcseC {ilnrcr !fiper eiiher in o Ccrrkrcoir or,i .i:.,,r' ioIk:rJC'r:.{-h1}

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l{ you, crre proeessing ycur own {ilrn ond paper, pleoseir:ll*rv the inslruclicns for ihese using ihe in{crrnq:tionsheets ovsilcble frnnr cur r,veLrsite. l{ y*u hcve cnyques*icns reloi;ng io ony cf the preiduc*r nr their use,pleose eontaet us cnd we will be hcppy te help.

{} nce you hcve c{eveloped your film or Mr:ltigrr:cJepoper, ycrr will be l*{t with a nega}ive. When you hoveclevelerped your Direci Positrive pr:per however/ you willhr:ve a posilive image. $arne peopl€ lil(e to di:plr:y theirrpirrhole phctographs in e neg*tive {ornrnt only finerl thisci {un cirefi r:{ photcgrnphy thct yor,r mny wish fo explcre

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