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Film-Advance Lever Frame Counter
The film-advance lever simultaneously advances the film, cocks the shutter and operates the frame counter. It also switches on the exposure meter in the Photomic finder. To advance the film, stroke the lever with the right thumb in a single stroke (or series of strokes) totaling only 120
°
. A builtin locking device prevents the shutter from being released unless it is fully cocked and the film advanced a full frame.
At the completion of film advance, release the lever and it will return to the 20
°
standoff position ready for shutter release.
Note: Do not apply pressure to the film-advance lever while making an exposure.
The frame counter operates automatically to show how many frames have been exposed. When the camera back is opened for loading, the counter is reset to the “S” (start) position, two frames before “0”. Once the camera is loaded and the back closed, each film-advance/ shutter-release sequence will cause the frame counter to advance one position until the maximum
20 or 36 frames have been exposed. The dial of the frame counter is calibrated with dots (for odd numbers) and figures
(for even numbers), and with settings of “S.” “12,” “20” and
“36” in red.
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Table of contents
- 5 Foreword
- 6 Preparation for use
- 6 Installing the batteries
- 6 Checking the batteries
- 7 Loading the film
- 8 Prior to shooting
- 9 Memo holder
- 9 Setting the film speed
- 10 Operation of camera controls
- 10 Setting the shutter speed
- 10 Setting the aperture
- 11 Film-advance lever
- 11 Frame counter
- 12 Self-timer
- 13 Unloading film
- 14 Holding the camera
- 15 Shutter release operation
- 15 Operation via cable release
- 16 Focusing
- 18 Infrared photography
- 18 Film-planeindicator
- 19 Depth of field
- 19 Depth-of-field preview lever
- 20 Depth-of-field indicators
- 22 Exposure measurement
- 22 Determining degree of exposure
- 24 Exposure control
- 24 Metering range
- 25 Extreme low-light metering
- 25 Time exposure
- 26 Eyepiece shutter operation
- 26 High-contrast lighting
- 28 Stop-down exposure measurement
- 30 Exposure compensation adjustment
- 30 Adjustment for focusing screens
- 32 Adjustment for film compensation
- 33 Multiple exposures
- 33 Mirror lockup.
- 34 Flash synchronization
- 35 Ready-light.
- 35 Finder illuminator
- 36 Tips on camera care
- 38 Changing the lens
- 39 Coupling lever lock/release operation
- 40 Changing the view finder
- 41 Changing the focusing screen
- 42 Focusing screen selector guide
- 43 Focusing screen selector chart
- 44 Accessories
- 46 Features/Specifications