Nikon EL2 instruction manual Prior to Shooting

Prior to Shooting

Fold out the rewind crank and turn it gently in the direction of the engraved arrow until you feel a slight tension; this tension indicates that there is no more slack in the film cartridge. (Be sure not to rewind the film back into the cartridge.)

Set the shutter-speed dial to one of the fixed-speed set- tings (see page 13), advance the film via the film- advance lever (see page 14) and make two blank ex- posures to dispose of the initial portion of the film exposed during loading. While advancing the film, check that the rewind crank turns in the direction opposite the arrow. Crank rotation indicates that the film has

been loaded properly and is being advanced. Then, fold the crank flat for film storage.

After advancing the film two frames to dispose of any exposed film, the frame counter at the upper right of the camera will indicate " 0 " ; now advance the film one more frame to prepare the camera for taking the first exposure.

Note: Setting the shutter-speed dial to one of the fixed-speed positions (rather than to " A " ) prior to making blank exposures will provide for the most rapid loading as this action will pre- vent the camera from selecting a slow speed, as might be the case should loading be performed with the lens cap in place. However, be sure to resetthe dial to " A " if automatic operation is to be performed.