GENERAL

STEPS

OF

PICTURE-TAKING-Continued

Setting the ASA film speed

The
ASA film-speed dial has a scale
calibrated
from
ASA 25
to
1600
with
two
dots
between
numbers
to
indicate
intermediate
settings, such as
32
and
40. Press
th
e film-speed dial lock inward
and
turn
the
milled ring
around
the
film-speed
scale until
the
red
dot
appears
opposite
the
speed
of
the
loaded film,
and
the
exposure
control
system
automatically
adjusts itself
to
match
the
selected film speed.
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Setting shutter-speed

dial

at

A (Auto)

The
shutter
-speed dial sets
the
Nikomat
.

ELW

for
either
automatic
or
manual
exposure
control.
To
set
the
dial
at
A
(Auto),
turn
the
shutter-speed
dial clockwise until
the"
A"
is
opposite
the
dot.
The
automatic
exposure
control
locks
the
shutter-
speed dial
to
prevent
accidental shifting
of
the
setting.
For
shooting
under
manual
exposure
control,
please refer
to
page
41
.