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COMPENSATION OF EXPOSURE - Continued

Repro-copying, slide-copy ing and photom icrography

Some exposure compensation may be necessary depending on the type of film and t he subject, or the original slide. The numbers in the tab le be low show the exposure compensatio ns in sh utter-speed

steps. Readjust the shutter speed according to the numbers indicated or reset the fi lm speed . T hree marks on the film-speed dial are equiva lent to one step.

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	Repro·copying & slide-copying
		Letters or figures		Letters or figures	Photo-
Type	B&Wor		on	on	micrography
of film	color photo
		light background		dark background
Panchromatic		1		1
film					+ I step
	compensation	+1 2	ste ps	- Tstep
for general use	necessary'

Exa mpl e 1. If the automatic shutter-speed setting is 1/125 sec. and the tab le indicates a one-step increase, reset the shutter-speed dial at 1/60 sec.

Example 2. If the automatic shutter-speed sett ing is 1/125 sec. and the table indicates a one-step increase, move the camera until the black needle of the shutter- speed sca le swings to 1/60 sec . Depress the memory-lock

lever to the left, and the exposure reading will be frozen while the camera is moved back for shooting .

Example 3. If a film of ASA 100 rating is. loaded in the camera and the table indicates a one-step increase, reset the film-speed dial so that the red dot appears opposite 50.

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