Controls In Detail; Film Advance Lever; Frame Counter - Nikon FM2 Instruction Manual

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Film advance lever
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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.
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Frame counter
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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 's no 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.