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Important notes Always keep the meter switched off when not actually taking readings. Leaving the meter switched on will rapidly exhaust the battery. It is also necessary to keep the meter switched off when mounting a Super-Takumar lens on the Spotmatic camera body. If it is switched on, the tip • of the automatic diaphragm release pin of the lens will hit the pin release plate inside the camera body and it may get damaged. 2 - When removing the Super-Takumar ,,,,• yv . , 50mm f/1.4 lens from the camera body, do not place it on its threaded end without the rear mount cap in place, or you will scratch its rear element lens. 1. I-) t ._ B Ai ct, c>\ v^E'..-, Af o9 ..e..'z:O' oo Lo Oxclss' Pei vt ,. 5 - When the index of the shutter speeds turns to red, it indicates that the shutter and film speed settings are off the meter's measurability range. Change the shutter speed setting to a faster or slower setting. Refer to page 15. When the meter is switched on, the lens (any Super-Takumar lens) is in its manual position even when the diaphragm preview lever is in "AUTO" (automatic) position. When the meter is switched off manually, or automatically after shutter release, the lens returns to its automatic position when it is set in "AUTO" position. 18

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Important
notes
•
Always
keep
the
meter
switched
off
when
not
actually
taking
readings.
Leaving
the
meter
switched
on
will
rapidly
exhaust
the
battery.
It
is
also
necessary
to
keep
the
meter
switched
off
when
mounting
a
Super-Takumar
lens
on
the
Spotmatic
camera
body.
If
it
is
switched
on,
the
tip
of
the
automatic
diaphragm
release
pin
of
the
lens
will
hit
the
pin
release
plate
inside
the
camera
body
and
it
may
get
damaged.
-
,,,,•
yv
.
,
When
removing
the
Super-Takumar
50mm
f/1.4
lens
from
the
camera
body,
do
not
place
it
on
its
threaded
end
without
the
rear
mount
cap
in
place,
or
you
will
scratch
its
rear
element
lens.
2
I-)
1.
ct
,
t
.
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c>
\
B
Ai
^E.-
v‘.
,
Af
o9
O
'
o
xl
o
O
sP
ei
..e..z:'
Lo
cs'
When
the
index
of
the
shutter
speeds
turns
to
red,
it
indicates
that
the
shutter
and
film
speed
settings
are
off
the
meter's
measurability
range.
Change
the
shutter
speed
setting
to
a
faster
or
slower
setting.
Refer
to
page
15.
vt
,.
5
—
When
the
meter
is
switched
on,
the
lens
(any
Super-Takumar
lens)
is
in
its
manual
position
even
when
the
diaphragm
preview
lever
is
in
"AUTO"
(automatic)
position.
When
the
meter
is
switched
off
manually,
or
automatically
after
shutter
release,
the
lens
returns
to
its
automatic
position
when
it
is
set
in
"AUTO"
position.
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