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automatic aperture lever fully counterclockwise, then push the lock lever to ”L”. Be sure to reset the automatic aperture lever to its normal position before mounting the lens directly on the camera. In the case of a lens with a lock lever, switch it back to the position of the white dot.

Film Plane Indicator

This mark, engraved on top of,-the camera body, indicates the exact position of the film plane. It is useful for measuring the exact shooting distance from film to subject in closeup photography. Distances on the lens’ distance scale are calibrated from this mark. It is not used in general photography.

Note

The aperture ring of an FD lens must be removed from ”A” before you mount the lens on any of these close-up accessories except for FD-U Extension Tubes and Ex- tenders FD 2x and FD 1.4x, which are designed for normal full-aperture metering.

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Canon F1-N manual Shooting with CLOSE-UP Accessories