31 SPECIFICATION

Mechanical Shutter

By removing battery from battery

Operation:

chamber. Only mechanically controlled speeds

 

can be used.

Mirror:

Instant-return type with shock-absorbing

 

mechanism.

ISO Film Speed Scale:

ISO 6-6400.

Shutter Dial:

1/2000 to 8 sec., ”A”

 

(for aperture-priority AE or stopped-down

 

AE with AE Finder FN), ”B” (bulb) and ”S”

 

(1/90 sec.). Shutter speeds from 1/2000

 

to 1 sec., ” S ” and ”B” are in white,

 

2 to 8 sees. in yellow and ”A” is in red.

Shutter Button:

Two-step button with electromagnetic release.

 

Mechanical release when battery is

 

removed from the camera. Pressing it

 

halfway activates meter circuit, pressing

 

it fully releases the shutter. Can be

 

locked by setting self-timer/lock lever

 

to ”L.” With cable release socket.

Self-timer/Lock Lever:

Three positions: ”A,” ”L,” and ”S”.

 

At ”L,” the shutter button is locked

 

as a safety feature. ”S” position is

 

for self-timer operation.

Self-timer:

Electronically controlled. Selftimer/lock

 

lever set to ”S.” Activated by pressing

 

shutter button. Ten-second delay with

 

electronic ”beep-beep” sound. Number

 

of beeps emitted per second increases

 

two seconds before shutter release.

 

Cancellation possible.

Stop-down Slide:

For depth-of–field preview or stopped-down

 

metering.

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