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B. Safety Lock- The shutter release button has three settings to which
it can be set by rotating in the clockwise direction. Two of these set-
tings have safety-locking features of slight difference. The three posi-
tions are indicated by the red dot being placed at the bottom, at a
position of 45° from bottom setting and at the side, with functions
differing as per table.
A. Depress the shutter release button with the ball of the finger.
Press all the way in with a smooth and gentle action. There is no
need for strength or jerky action, which will induce camera shake and
affect picture sharpness.
* A red-colored LED will flash briefly in the left-rear corner of the
waist-level finder, when the leaf shutter closes and the shutter action
is completed.
11. Shutter Release Button
Bottom
Releases
Releases
Releases
45° left
Locked
Releases
Releases
90° left
Locked
Locked
Locked
Shutter release button
Motor Drive E & Speed
Grip E release button
Cable release button
Release with
Shutter
release
button red
dot positioned at
The shutter cannot be released, in the following cases: -
1. Shutter release button is locked.
2. Dark slide is inserted.
3. Film winding crank has not been rotated fully. (Same when the exposure counter is
still between "S" and "1".)
4. Shutter is not cocked.
5. Lens is not properly attached. (Same with extension tubes and bellows.)
6. Lens release button is being depressed.
7. All frames (15 on 120 roll film and 30 on 220 roll film) have been exposed already.
Remarks: Use Motor Drive E with red dot positioned at 45° left.
* If film-winding crank is rotated while depressing shutter release button, the shutter will be
released when the winding action is completed.
* A cable release or self-timer can be used with the cable release socket on the main body.
