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2.

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dial

48)

Diopter adjustment

(page

dial

Exposure

dial

15)

compensation

lock release button

(page

48)

Accessory

Dedicated

Direct X contact

Shutter speed

flash

shoe

contact

dial

(page

(page
(page
(page

61)

61)

70)

44)

Exposure

ABC lever

Drive button
Display

Light button
(page

Strap
(page

Main switch
(page

Shutter
button

Battery

release knob

Self timer
Command

(pages

panel (page

10)

lug

3)

16)
release

(page

compartment

LED

dial

22,23

(page

17)

(page

(page

and72)

(page

23)

8)

12)

57)

50)

Shutter
button

Exposure
(page

Metering lever

Screen

Aperture stop-down

release claw

lock release

dial

(page

72)

mode lever

22,43

and

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(page

Lens release

(page

button

(page

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Mount

(page

button

76)

mark

14)

14)

39)

94)

14)

58)

Exposure

6

check

button

(page

10)

AF supplementary

light

(page

29)

Eye cup

(page

15)

Manual select

lever

(page

28)

Viewfinder

Eyepiece

Exposure mode lock
release
(page

Film

window

Camera back
knob

Camera
Sync terminal
Cable switch socket

Shutter curtains

button

22,43

check

(page

back

eyepiece

shutter

and

release

18)
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(page

(page

(page

76)

(page

57)

59)

70)

(page

18)

9)

91)

External

viewfinder

LCD

Auto select

Focus button

Rewind lever

power

lever

Focus

Rewind lock release

button

socket

contacts

Spool

(page

27)
(page
(page

29)

35)

dial

Battery

compartment

(page

12)

(page

21)

Tripod

Socket

(page

21)
(page

89)

(page

85)

(page

20)

fixing

Film
(page

Film chamber
(page

DX contacts
Data

shaft

18)

18)

back contacts

(page

18)
(page

86)

Camera back

release

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Film tip mark

(page

back

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pin

59)

59)

19)

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19)
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film

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21)

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mode

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57)

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19)

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44)

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22)
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74)

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20)

22)

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27)

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28)

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lit: In focus

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lit: Focus is behind

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lit: Focus is in front

(pages

29

and 35)

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subject

subject

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Exposure compensation
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48

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39)
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36)

counter
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timer

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indicators

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18)
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57)

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and

number setting

in multiple

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exposure

19)

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55)
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mode

Exposure compensation

55)

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44)

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speed

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46)

48)

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button

check

viewfinder display

hold time) can be changed.

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to save

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shutter button

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are

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time

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for focus,

performed,

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speed or any

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extended

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shooting.

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is

completed.

mode.

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buttons are

is released.

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turns

reached.

mode lever

operated

extended.

off in the

is

to ISO or CF.

set

while the display

The

following cases:

The display

panel

can

be
when viewing conditions
light turns on and

'LIGHT'

display

button

panel

off each
pressed.

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light turns off

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inserting

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release knob and

direction

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direction of the arrow to

the battery compartment.

the battery>

the

battery.

the

of

arrow

off before

turn it in the

until

it

slide

stops.

in the

remove

12

@

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Insert a 6V

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into the battery compartment.

Ensure that

in

those
match.

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compartment
on the camera's
the direction of

lithium battery

the

battery

the battery

with the edge

body, then slide

the arrow

contacts

compartment

of the battery

to

attach.

(2CR5)

and

mark

in

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[,

rf

release knob clockwise

battery

compartment

to fasten.

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power

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display

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continuous
the
the
turn the
times.
enough battery

power>

following:

main

There is sufficient battery

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Replace with a new battery.

Camera

switch

power

turned on.

not

will

knob into its

"E"

panel.

when

voltage may decrease
"E"

main

lf the

is low and will need

operate.

mark appears

battery

new battery, during

using a

shooting or at

mark may

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off then back on 2 or 3

switch

mark lights,

power.

power.

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low temperatures

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<Mounting

lenses>

Lens

release

button

Remove

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and the

Line up

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C

lens with the
camera,
clockwise

lens is firmly engaged.

the

<Removing
Press the lens

turn the
the way until
forward

.

Be careful
the inside of
removing

.

When
in the camera,
direct

the camera's

rear

lens

the mount

insert the

lens counterclockwise
to remove

replacing the lens

sunlight.

lens mark on

until a click

lenses>

release button and

it stops,

not to touch

the body

lenses.

do so

body cap

cap.

mark on the

lens, then turn

then

it.

the lens surface or

when mounting and

while film is

in

the shade,

the

is heard and

all

pull

it

loaded

avoiding

it

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<Attaching

Eyepiece
flng

a diopter

lens>

This

camera is

in

diopter

Turn

the diopter

adjust for
The

adjustment

(Diopter).

.

lf the

diopter cannot

using

the camera's
mechanism,
diopter

lens.

The

diopter

follows:

Diopter lens

Built

in

-3

FM
FM

+2

equipped with

a built-

correction mechanism.
your

adjustment

vision.
range is

be sufficiently

-3D

dial

to + 1

adjusted

diopter correction

use

a separately

adjustment

sold

range

rs

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as

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to +1D

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-2D

to

-1D

to

+3D

and

D

type

Eye

cup

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Remove

and

the

screw

a diopter lens>

camera's eyepiece ring

in

the

diopter lens.

L5

The main switch
power

AEL

on

(AE

lock)

and off and

mode.

is used

to activate

to turn the

the

<When off>

<When on>

.

the main switch at

Set
prevent

accidental

OFF:
When the

The camera's
ON:

The
AEL:

Use this
exposure
exposure
exposure even

lighting conditions change.

used
subjects
value is chosen as
within the

subject
through a background

brightness

page

red mark is

camera's

when

(AE
lock is used

photographing

when

when

or

frame.

that is constantly

values.

53.)

the click

operation.

not visible

power

is

off.

power

is on.

you

want to

lock). Automatic

to maintain a

when composition

particular

a

main

the

lt is

also

lit

with varied

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details, see

position

lock the

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often

backlit

brightness

subject

when a

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lock) mode>

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pressure

prevent

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the camera.

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the

feep

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relaxed
button

position.

camera shake,

your

shutter

your

gently.

.

Full

practice pressing

film,

your

elbows

when

breath

button.

arms and hands

press

and

the shutter

The

shutter release

in

two steps.

When

pressed,
on and the
functions

pressed

pressure

shutter is released
taken.

the

shutter release

use a smooth motion when

and

stabilize

pressing

button

the shutter

the

button

viewfinder

autofocus

are activated. When

pressure),

(full

further

and the

get

button to

pressing

the

shutter

operates

is

half-

display turns

metering

and

photo

used to

the

release

the

is

half-

button.

It is important
photographs.

caused
Practice working

to hold the
Unsharp

photographer's

by the

with the
compositions. Find
the

camera

against a building or tree

.

When

photographs

taking

slow, use a tripod to

camera firmly in

photographs

abrupt motion when

camera and making

positions

in

that

are comfortable for

places

dark

avoid camera shake.

ordef to achieve

are

often due to camera

taking a

vertical

both

you.

Propping

can often be effective.
or in

other cases where the

sharp

shake

picture.

horizontal

and

yourself

shutter speed is

or

T7

(1)

Open

{

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the camera

turning

arrow.

the release

Set
position

the camera

back by

back open

it in the direction

knob back

after opening

the camera back.

lifting

knob and

of the

in its

original

curtain

Shutter

The

shutter

tip

with the

when the tip of the

button

curtain

the film or

of

precision pad.

is

a

your

film is

finger. In

positioned

.

The first time
remove the
camera

.

Be

careful
back contacts.
them off

.

Load and remove

Insert the

fl
C

shown

Be

extremely

particular,

over

never

the

you

the camera be sure

use

protective

before loading

not to touch

sheet

film.

the DX and data

lf they become dirty clean

with

a soft cloth.

film out of direct sunlight.

film at an angle

on the diagram.

not to touch

careful

press

the shutter

cudain.

shutter

inside the

as

poke

it

or

release

to

it

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Pulling on the tip

Q
lU

draw out the film to the

of the orange " I " mark, then

the

over
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out),

spool.

the film is flush

sure

as shown

in the

the film,

of

(not

diagram.

position

it

set

bulging

@o

.

lf the

drawn out section of the film is too

long, do not try to continue loading the film.

Wind it

back up

adjust the

/l

-

press
The film is

the first frame
set to

.

lf
film has not
the camera

length.

Securely close

turn the main

the shutter release

automatically advanced to

"01".

"00"

flashes on the film

still

been

back and

@x

into the film

and the film counter is

properly

cafiridge to

the

camera back,

switch on and

button.

counter,

loaded.

reload the film.

the

Open

r9

Film with DX code

<Automatic

setting of

the ISO

film speed>

"DX"

When

display
DX

code and sets

is

panel,

displayed on

the

camera
the film speed

the

reads the

automatically.

The

automatic

range from ISO 25 to
.

When film with no DX

film

speed settings

5000.

code

is loaded,

film speed is automatically set to ISO

.

"DX"

lf

is not displayed on the display

to

be sure

the ISO manually.

set

22.)

the

100.
panel,

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20

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the

panel

DX

Film speed

film

speed>

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To check the

in

the camera, set the exposure

mode lever to
"DX"

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or

loaded in the

panel.

display
.

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set a different

(for

the film

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see

page

22.

film

speed>

ISO

of the

film loaded

"lSO".

the

and

speed

camera appear on

ISO from

that

push processing),

the

film

for

speed

manually"

example,

of the film

the

indicated for

on

film has

the

Once
exposed,
first
counter flash alternately.

and

film

second

been

advance stops

digits

of the film

fully

and the

@

First

and second digits

alternately

flash

,l With the

I

rewind lever in the direction of

the arrow while

lock

The numbers on the film counter
decrease
Once the

motor

the
film

counter.

ll

Check

4

stopped and that
on the
camera back and

.

Remove the film in

sunlight.

.

lf the end of the
cassette at film rewinding, set the custom
function on

.

Be sure to remove the
After the film has been rewound, the
camera
back

.

After removing the
as soon as oossible.

.

Note that if more

regular number of frames on the
been
during the developing

.

For midroll rewind, follow steps 1 and2
described above.

main

switch on, turn the

release

film

will not operate until the camera

has

taken, the last frame may be cut

pressing

button.

while the
film is

completely

stops and

that the motor has

counter, then open

a olace

film is left

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74.

been opened.

film, have it

photographs

the

film is rewinding.

rewound,

"00"

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