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4. Composing and Focusing While viewing through the finder, turn the focusing ring until your subject comes into sharp focus and choose the most pleasing composition. 5. Turn on Exposure Meter and Rotate Aperture Ring Pull out the rapid-wind lever slightly (20°) and depress the shutter release button halfway to turn on the exposure meter. The preselected shutter speed plus the two adjacent speeds ("60" and "250" in the case of "125") are visible on the right-hand side of the viewfinder. Trun the aperture ring until the central green LED dot glows which indicates proper exposure. (The f-stop you have selected is also visible in the small window above the focusing 'z: screen). If the central green dot does not glow no matter how far you turn the aperture ring, change the shutter speed. 6. Release Shutter Hold your camera firmly and trip the shutter. Then cock the rapid-wind lever for the next picture. (As long as the lever is at its preadvance angle, the light meter stays ON. If you push it back to the completely closed position, the meter is turned OFF.) •9

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4.
Composing
and
Focusing
While
viewing
through
the
finder,
turn
the
focusing
ring
until
your
subject
comes
into
sharp
focus
and
choose
the
most
pleasing
composition.
5.
Turn
on
Exposure
Meter
and
Rotate
Aperture
Ring
Pull
out
the
rapid
-wind
lever
slightly
(20
°
)
and
depress
the
shutter
release
button
halfway
to
turn
on
the
exposure
meter.
The
preselected
shutter
speed
plus
the
two
adjacent
speeds
("60"
and
"250"
in
the
case
of
"125")
are
visible
on
the
right-hand
side
of
the
viewfinder.
Trun
the
aperture
ring
until
the
central
green
LED
dot
glows
which
indicates
proper
exposure.
(The
f-stop
you
have
selected
is
also
visible
in
the
small
window
above
the
focusing
screen).
If
the
central
green
dot
does
not
glow
no
matter
how
far
you
turn
the
aperture
ring,
change
the
shutter
speed.
6.
Release
Shutter
Hold
your
camera
firmly
and
trip
the
shutter.
Then
cock
the
rapid
-wind
lever
for
the
next
picture.
(As
long
as
the
lever
is
at
its
preadvance
angle,
the
light
meter
stays
ON.
If
you
push
it
back
to
the
completely
closed
position,
the
meter
is
turned
OFF.)
•9
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