Kiev-19M Instructions for Use
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4.3. Preparing the Camera for Shooting
Cock the shutter twice by lever
4
pressing on release button
5
after each cocking. At the next
cocking of the shutter the digit “1” of the picture counter is set opposite the index. If the camera has
been loaded correctly during the cocking of the shutter rewinding head
9
rotates.
When the film winding is not tight, it may happen that during the first pictures the rewinding head
does not rotate.
4.4. Shooting
The shooting process consists of the following jobs:
shutter cocking and film transporting;
determining the exposure (shutter speed and diaphragm);
viewing and framing;
focusing;
releasing the shutter.
The shutter cocking and the film transporting are carried out by turning lever
4
counter-clockwise
as far as it will go. In this case the scale of the picture counter turns through one division.
The free travel of the cock within 35° is envisaged for convenience in operation.
When the shutter is fully cocked, the lever is automatically returned to the initial position. When the
shutter cocking is incomplete, the lever remains in the intermediate position (in this case the shutter
must be additionally cocked).
To determine the exposure, direct the camera onto the subject so that its image would be arranged
within the field of vision of the viewfinder.
The field of measurement of exposure meter has an oval
shape, arranged in the middle part of the viewfinder frame
with the offset to the lower side of the frame. The
determining of the exposure mostly depends on light passing
through the 12 mm diameter zone in the central part of the
frame (ref. to Figure).
By pressing slightly on release button
5
switch on the
exposure meter. Keep button
5
in the depressed position until
the end of determining the exposure.
Note.
In operation with the exposure meter do not use the depth-of-field preview lever because it
can cause incorrect determining the exposure parameters.
