Length-Of-Film Reminder Dial - Praktica Super TL Manual

E) Type of film and length of film
The film type reminder dial (11) is to help you remember what kind of film you have
loaded in your camera.
Black-and-white film
Colour reversal film for daylight
Colour reversal film for artificial light
Colour negative film for daylight
Colour negative film for artificial light
The symbol corresponding to your film is set against the red marking point. You will thus always know which type of film
you have in your camera.
The length-of-film reminder dial (7) serves to mark the number of exposures possible with the film in the camera.
The selector of the length-of-film reminder dial (7) has to be set to the corresponding number (12, 20 or 36).
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F) Preparing for the exposure
Swing cocking lever (9) around as far as it will go and
let it glide back. (Move cocking lever only in winding
direction. Forced movement in the opposite direction will
cause damage!) Actuate shutter release (13).
To avoid inadvertent tripping, the shutter release (13) is
provided with a locking device. The release mechanism
is locked when the red dots on the knob and on the
outer ring meet. The mechanism is unlocked by rotation
of the knob through 90°.
Repeat the cocking and releasing procedure described
above once more and then cock the shutter again.
Rewind knob (18) moves simultaneously in anti-
clockwise direction.
The automatic exposure counter (12) now stands on
frame number 1. Special setting of the exposure counter
is not necessary since it starts working automatically
when the camera back is closed.
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