Pentax Spotmatic II manual Draw your left arm to

How to hold your camera

In horizontal position	In vertical position B.	In vertical position C.
A. Hold the camera firmly	Hold your camera tightly to	Hold your camera tightly to
with your left hand, and	your forehead with your left	your forehead with your left
draw your arm close to	hand, and drawn your right	hand, raise your right arm
your body.	arm close to your body.	and draw your left arm to
		your body.

As a general rule, your camera should be held more firmly by the left hand which does not release the shutter. If you hold your camera with the right hand - the hand which releases the shutter - it may cause camera movement. Very often, pictures which are not sharp are due to movement of the camera. When you focus with the camera held horizontally (Position A), hold the lens barrel as illustrated. Cradle the camera with your left hand thumb and little finger. Turn the distance scale ring with your thumb and index finger. When holding the camera vertically, some people release the shutter with the thumb (Position B), while others release it with the index finger (Position C). Position C is more desirable for fast focusing and shooting. With the Asahi Pentax, whether held vertically or horizontally, you see your subject image through the taking lens, enabling you to compose, focus and shoot with a minimum of time and effort.

Reproduced for Historical & Reference purposes by Paul M. Provencher -	8
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