Nikon Nikon Nikomat FT, Nikon FA manual Holding the Camera

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HOLDING THE CAMERA

Many blurred shots are caused by unsteady holding of the cam- era. The basic shooting posture is: Hold the camera at eye level while looking through the viewfinder. Cradle it in your hands with the fingers of your eft hand wrapped around the lens barrel and your elbow propped against your body for support Grasp the handgrip 6 , with your right hand and use your index finger to depress the shutter release button and your thumb to wind the

film advance lever You can look through the viewfinder with either the right or eft eye, while the other eyes opened or closed. It's easy to adapt this basic posture to both horizontal- and ver- tical-format shooting To hold the camera steady, stand with your feet flat on the ground and slightly apart: if possible, lean on or against something strong and stable, such as a wall, especially when using slow shutter speeds.

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