Remember that the camera's auto exposure con-trol works only with constant light sources such as sunlight or photo floods and not with an instan-taneous source such as a flashbulb or an electronic flash. Setting
the
synch
selector
To
set
the
camera
for
flashbulb, lift
up
the
milled
synch
selector
ring
around
the
shutter
-speed dial
and
turn
it until
the
bulb
symbol appears
in
the
selector
window.
For
speedlight,
follow
the
same
procedure
until
the
lightning-bolt symbol appears.
The
table
below
shows which
shutter
speeds are
acceptable
with
different
types
of
flashbulbs
and
speedlights.
Flashbulb
Symbol
1/1000
1/500
1/250
M
FP a
MF
x
~(Speed
light)
'--
__
-'I
=
Synchronized
'--
__
--'I
=
Cannot
be used
1/125
Caution
: Flash
units
without
a
hot
shoe
may
fire
accidentally
when
being
slipped
into
place
or
when
a
flashbulb
is
inserted.
Although
not
recommended,
acci-
dental
firing
may
be
prevented
by covering
the
hot-shoe
contact
on
the
camera
body
with
electrical
tape.
Shutter
speed
(sec.)
1/60
1/30
1/15 1/8
1/4
1/2 1 2 4 B
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