Handling The Caseand Lens Cap 12-15 Mounting The Lens And Setting The Aperture Ring T O The "A" Mark - Canon AE-1 Instructions Manual

Align the red dot on this type of hood with
the notch in the bayonet mount at the front
of the lens. Then lightly push the hood into
the mount and turn it until it is tight.
vvnen nor in use, rne n w u
can ue
mounted in reverse on a standard or rome
wide-angle lenses, in which case even the hood
will f i t perfectly into the camera's case.
4 Mountina onto the Camera and
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~ i s m o u s i n ~
Pre-Mounting Checklist
1. Make sure the camera's stop-down lever
is not locked for stoppeddown metering (see
p.
55).
If it is, a red warning dot will appear
beside the coupling lever inside the camera
body.
2. Make sure the automatic aperture lever at
the rear of an
FD
lens is not set for manual
diaphragm control (See P.
56).
3.
Before mounting an
FD
lens, make sure