Nikon FM2 Body only, 1683 Controls In Detail, Film advance lever, Frame counter l

CONTROLS IN DETAIL-----------

Film advance lever ®

The film advance lever also functions as a lock for the shutter release button . The shutter release button is unlocked when the lever is pulled out to the standoff position. To advance the film, wind the lever to the right all the way until it stops. It auto- matically returns to the standoff position the moment you take your thumb off it. A single, completed stroke of the lever ad- vances the film by a single frame and simultaneously cocks the shutter.

Frame counter ®l

The additive type frame counter is graduated from S· ·1 24 - up to 36 in even numbers with odd numbers indicated by white dots in between the even numbers. Even if there 'sno film in the camera, the frame counter is operative, advancing by a single frame every time the film advance lever is fully wound. After frame 36 of a 36-exposure roll of film, the counter will not oper- ate even if you repeatedly press the shutter release button and wind the film advance lever ; film will be advanced, however, until the actual end of the film roll. The counter is automatically reset to S when the camera back is opened.

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