The back may now be opened and the film removed. Press down on the rewind knob, and rotate
clockwise to lock back into position.
FILM ADVANCE / COCKING THE SHUTTER
The film advance lever is a single stroke mechanism, ie pushing the lever to the full extent of its
travel will advance the film one full frame and cock the shutter. Hold the camera with the lens
pointing away from your body, push the lever with your thumb smoothly in one continuous motion
until it reaches the limit of its travel. Do NOT allow the lever to snap back against the camera
housing - this has been known to cause damage to the shutter speed mechanism - instead just
smoothly move your thumb back around to the initial position and release.
FILM COUNTER
The film counter dial is automatically reset when film is rewound. The counter will advance up each
time the film is advanced.
SETTING SHUTTER SPEED
IMPORTANT!!! NEVER CHANGE SHUTTER SPEEDS WITHOUT FIRST COCKING THE SHUTTER!!!
In
the worst case, you may do major damage to the mechanism. At best, you will find the shutter
behaves erratically for a few frames.
The shutter speeds are located immediately next to the accessory shoe and are contained on a dial
numbered B, 30, 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 60, 125, 250. and 500. "B" will open the shutter for as long as you
press down on the shutter button. "30" is 1/30th of a second and is the synch speed for flash. "1" is
for one second. All other numbers are the denominator of a fraction of a second, of which the
numerator is the number 1. In other words, 1/2, 1/4th, 1/8th of a second, and so on. You may
wonder why 1/30th is out by itself and not between 1/15th and 1/60th as would appear logical. This
is because the 1/30th setting works differently than any other, timing the full opening of the shutter
to coincide with the maximum light output from the flash.
To change speeds FIRST COCK THE SHUTTER. Now grasp the speed selector knob and gently pull
up while rotating the red arrow to the desired speed as marked on the dial. You will notice that the
knob moves easily from 1/30th counterclockwise until it reaches the 1/15th mark. At that point
resistance will be felt, and a noise like the winding of a clock will be heard. This is normal as the
slow speed mechanism is engaged. The speed selector cannot be moved counterclockwise farther
than the 1 second mark. DO NOT TRY! To go from on second to 1/30th you must turn the knob
clockwise all the way around past B. Likewise, do not attemp to turn the speed selector clockise
past the 1/30th mark.
SETTING AND USING THE METER
Match needle systems are no longer common and are confusing to the new user. In practice, it is
really quite simple. Not convenient, mind you, but simple. Note the match needle window next to the
winding lever is in the way; I have to use my fingernail. Rewind the film
until no resistence is felt from the film.
