FED 5B Instructions for Use, 1992
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After the second-third cocking picture
counter limb
17
(Fig. 6) will set opposite digit
“1” and will show the first frame prepared for
shooting.
For convenience in use the shutter cocking
lever has two positions: operating and transport
In the operating position the end of the lever
protrudes beyond the camera shield.
Shown in Fig. 6 and 7 are a film type and a
film sensitivity indicator limbs.
The film type indicator limb is arranged on the
picture counter. The conventional designations
of the film types drawn up on the limb are as
follows:
— colour film for day light;
— colour film for artificial light;
— black-and-white film.
Having loaded the camera, turn limb
18
until
the symbol, corresponding to the type of a film
by which you have loaded the camera, coincides
with index
16
on the counter.
Then turn limb
9
until the number
corresponding to the sensitivity of the film
loaded into the camera coincides with index
19
.
The indicator limbs will help you to
remember by what type of the film the camera
has been loaded when you want to take pictures
after a long interval.
6. Operating Procedure
So, you have loaded the camera and may
begin loading.
Having chosen the place for shooting, open
the camera case, take the cap off the lens and
locking through eyepiece
20
(Fig. 8) of the
view-and-range finder check how the chosen
subject is arranged within the field of vision of
the view finder.
In order to set the camera at an accurate focus
first turn dioptric correction ring
8
(Fig. 2),
focus the view-finder by your own sight.
Focus the lens. With this purpose by turning
distance scale
23
(Fig. 10) align two images
seen in the circle of the field of vision of the
view finder, as shown in Fig. 9, into one.
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
16 — picture counter index;
17 — picture counter limb;
18 — film type indicator limb.
Fig. 7
19 — film sensitivity indicator index.
